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Joe (ygrien, now located in New Q|a5gow_ paid a shorl; visit at Christmas to Charlottetown and received a warm welcome from his _ms.ny friends. He is nicely settled 1;. a new stable and has the follow. ing horses: Dudey Patch 2.06 1-4. Tony Harvester 2.09 1-4. Little FOX g 11 1-4, Major Bowes 2.10 1-2. silent Joe 2.10 3-4, June Peters i3) 2.15, Glamor Girl and a seven- months Calumet Buawng filly. dam» Betty s. 2.07. Joe says New Glasgow horsemen are an811118 101' a free-for-aller and hope t0 861i one that will be capable of lzlvins a lot of opposition to those already in the Maritimes. He likes his new home very well indeed and looks forward to havinl; v- swd string 0! horses w race this season-

Bud Howard of sherbrooice, son- in-law of Mayor B Roy Holman. 15 here on a. short- visit, Mr. Howard ha: a number of horses 1n training under Jimmie Boutilicris guidance at sherbrookd and there is a. pos. sibility oi’ his stable campaigning in me Maiitimes this year. We hope so.

We had a letter last week from our good friend Charles P. Bar- rett, Park Hill, ontario, proprietor of Spring Creek Stock Farm. Char- lie says that he is in good health and breeds and trains a few just to lzrep his hand in. His Bennett Volo‘ 2.04 1-4 occupies the stall once the home of the celebrated Grattan Royal 2.06 l-i, and is making good. He recently sold three colts to a man in Wisconsin, one a pacing gelding three years old, the fastest one he ever raised.

Years from now when writes scan the pedigrees of the great pacing performers they will find a large number carrying an infusion of the blood of Gratta-n Royal. We have of- ten related in these coloumns the story of that horse, how Charlie Bar- rett attended an auction in Chic- ago the fall of 1911 and came home with a. three-year-oid colt by Grat- tan. out of a Robert McGregor mare. The price paid was less than 8300 and Mr. Barrett had no idea that he had picked one of the greatest pacers that ever lived and one of the greatest sires He de- veloped him the next spring on his farm track and towards fall he showed so much speed that he do. cided to race him over the ice Toronto. There he won and, and if memoryserves us correctly, set up a. new ice record, heading all the free-for-allers in one of the races.

The following spring he was gold for $5_000 to J. E. Gray of Tor- onto, and placed in the hands of Nat Ray for training. Grattan Royal had such extreme speed and could turn on so easily that it is thought by some he was asked for two fut halve: and quarters before ho wag legged up. Anyhow he hit his knee and instead of being laid away until the injured member could be restored to complete use- fulness, owner Gray, who had en- tered him in many heavy stakes, wanted him raced. He met the best pacer; of the year, won some races. but the knee bothered him and finally he injured his tendon so severely that his racing usefulness was gone for ever.

No one considered him as a sire lo ho drifted away, finally landing ln Ohio near where his sire Grat- ian had stood. There he was practically neglected too. However, the three colts bred by Mr. Bar- rett whifie Grattan Royal was in his possession commenced to show up so well that the astute charlie made a beelinc for Ohio and searched around until he located the horse he sought He returned home just about the time that big money was being passed for Roy Grattan and Louie Grattan, and a mighty good price for llred Grat- tan. Both raced in high form that season and the next year Roy took l- record 0L2 0i l-4, for Murphy and won several big stakes on the Grand Circuit. Louie Grattan went on to take a record o: two minutes and was one of the greatest mares of her era.

Grnttan Royal in ihc stud was so sought after that iris fee 11nd to be raised finally to $500 and breed- ers all over America sent mares to

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nis court. To enumerate the get of Grattan Royal and the deeds they ‘nave done would take many pages. Suffice to say that Grattnn Bars l 50 1.2 won over $70000 in stakes one season -the greatest money winner of all time. Widow Grattan 2 00, Prue Gratttan 2.03 1-2, Tur- zan Grattan 2.04 1-4. were also winners of $25,000 purses, and as Charlie often remarked, “Everyone said, those Grattans are H-l"

B0115 o: Grattan Royal have been great sires too, also grandsons and now there is a regular Grattan tribe or family growing greater all the time, so you can see Mr. Bar- rett has reason to look back with pride on what he has done for the harness horse industry in Canada and the United States, In the Maritimes we have a repre- sentative of the Grattans in All Grattan 20B 1-4, record taken at Charlottetown last August. He was the fastest pacer in the ‘Maritime Provinces in 1941. In Ontario, as the saying is, “the woods are full of them." and at every race meet the Grattan tnbe usually occupy a. dominating position What one good sire has meant to Ontario in money turned into the breeders —mostly farmers -is incalculabie. A fact to be remembered in estimating the speed preponderance of Grattan Royal is the fact that. the mares lued to him are what would be con- srdcred by modern breeders as of the most old-fashioned type of breeding. A mate by Gladstone pro- duced Fwy Grattan 2.01 1-4. A mare of Monbars breedingproduced Grattan Bars 1.59 L.2. similarly the dam of Louis Grattan was not of the fashionable type.

The writer on a. visit to Park Hill, remembers seeing a very ordinary looking mare hitched to a. t in front of a store, and Charle_ who was with me, pointed her out as the darn of one cf tire great Grat- tan performers then topping the big stakes. What would have hap- pened iz Grattan Royal had been atandi definitey say, but it is likely that he would have produced speed far in advance of anything hitherto known of. Another striking thlnl; about the progeny of Grattan Royal was the fact that no matter how homely looking the dam of the foal sired by him, the offspring was a1-

at most invariably breedy looking and

of handsome or almost handsome appearance.

In closing the above short ac- count of a rather remarkable man and a remarkable horse the writer would like to suggest that someone secure from Mr. Barrett all the facts regarding Grattan Royal and the family as he knew them, and compile them into an article. It would not only be a most interest- ing one to read but would be a. va uable one from a. horse historic- al point of view.

The United States Trotting As- sociation‘ will each year in future award a bronze medal to be worn on the colors or the leading winn- ing race driver. This is a good move and there in a possibility that it may be a Maritime driver that_ will have that honor in some fu. ture year, The past season drivers Willard Kelly and Billy Hood each had 112 points, with Joe O'Brien close on their heels with 110. This compares very favorably with points made by leading drivers on the Grand Circuit and other cir- cuits in the states.

The Directors of the Charlotte- town Driving Park were the first to award ribbons and prizes to leading drivers, grooms. etc. This popular feature is being adopted in part by associations ail over the Unitui States and some in the Maritimes.

Highland Worthy 2.03 1--i_ by Highland Scott 159 1-2. was re-

cently purchased bv Mayor H M. Sweeney of Bridzcwater, N. S. and will be prepared this season for the free-for ai‘s in the Mari- times. Highland worthy has been a real race horse all through his career. In 1940 hc started in 12 races and had 10 winning brackets. The past season he raced in high form and during the latter part of the season headed The widower 1.59 1-2 and other good ones to the wire over a half mile track. With Victor Lee 2.07. winner of 15 out of l6 starts in 194D, owned by AFison Langilie. Hartinnd. N. 13.. All Grattan 2.06 l-4. Rainey G. Henley 2.06 and some to come. as well as Aaron L 2.07 1.4 and a few others we mgiht mention_ the free-for-alis of 194.’! look as though they would prove highly interesting.

In a. letter rroeived from Cl. isiondin Thomas, now located at Bathurst, N. B . he encloscs an ex- cellent snap oLKay Douglas, four- months-oid filly sired by Laurel Hanover 1.59 l-4 dam. Wanda. Voio 207, owned by Dr. L. D. Dens- more. Bnthurst. She is wcli develop- ed for her age and has all the marks of class. as one won't! natur- niiv expect from such breeding. Mr. Thomas says that the Doctor will have her entered for the 1944 futuritv at. Chariotiettolvn and to imk out. for her There is no one we would rather see with a good One than Dr. Dcnsmorc. He has been a splendid patron of the rac- ing game for years and makes it his hobby.

Vic Rowntree. western. Ontario, noted trainer nf race ilorscs who has brought out such good oer. formers as A'l Gratt-an 2.07. Tom Grnttan 2 05. Bedford Grattan ‘l 08. Oakhurst Queen 2.11 1-4. and has raced san Ton, Benverdale. victor Lee 2.00. just to mention n few. may possibly be open for en- gagement as trainer of a racing stabi~ the end of this year Tilere are few men who know the racing game as well as Mr. Rowntree. who is equally at home with a trotter or pacer a colt of an aged ho-se. His good Ihumor and re- lin.bi'itv are also factors that make him a favorite with horsemen tnroughout the years

In our Annual Review of Harness In the Maritime; which an-

in Kentucky no one can by

Lem Franklin No. 2 contender For Louis ’ crown

PATTERSON N.J.. Jan. 2—(A?) —1'.em Franklin, Ohio heavyweight, tfifndwsfn‘ "é%n’§"_'r§.°‘3‘é'§“t§5E title in the yuew quarterly ring rat- ings announced lcdzly bi’ the Na- tional Boxing Association. Buddy Baer, who meets Louis Jan. 9, is the third heavyueght considered aoréhy of the rank of logical con-

n er.

The rating committee, headed by Fred Saddy of MZHVAURHZ, takes pride in the fact, 11s s stern, balseti on actual rill ccmpellicn, ias demonstrated its accuracy, and it strip?“ ‘.‘.‘.‘5..%{§..“‘é‘f%i ‘ti. 21ml a n on . l o its champions-Gus Lesnevicu, Tony Zrlie and Sammy Augctt-cver New York Ccminzsslon ch. MODS,

The logical contenders m each division are"-

Heavyweight

Contenders-Billy Conn, Lem

Franklin, Buddy Baer.

Light Heavyweight

Contenders-Elly soosc. Ken Ov- erlin, Booker Beckwith. Mose Brown.

Middleweight Csntenders - Cefcrino Garcia. George Abrams.

Welterweight Contenders-Ray Robinson, Frit- zie Zivic, Young Kid McCoy.

Lightweight Contenders - Bob Montgomery, California Jackie Wilson,

Featherweight

Contenders-Chalk? wright, Bob- Poison Ivy, R. chard Demos, Jackie Callura. Banlamweight Contenders-mono ii-tczi). g i i I-‘lyweight =‘

Ccntcnder-lazkie Patterson.

Remember When

(By The Canadian Press)

Lou Amllers macic ills‘ mark as the leading contender for lne world. lightweight boxing cnampicn five years ago tonight when he out- P0119691 Frankie Kiicx at New York in a 10-rouud bout.

- NAVAL UNITS __<.CQR°.1PE;LSY_°FBLHPB? 1)

The destroyers Farndzile, Kipling, Hasty anti hclspul- accounted for the submarines which dltclnpttd to sink brltish supply ships and mer- chantmer: bound 101‘ ‘robrul; and Bengasl, while supporting Axis sup- Dly vessels bound for Bardia.

"During the advance of our aruiy in Libya inc enemy appeared to have ‘been lnaking special efforts to interfere ulilhcur supplies by sou." Admiral Cunningham said.

"In this they nave llzld little suc- cess, while our counter-attacking forces have done a great deal of ex- ecution."

He said there were indications Gcrlnnn sublnuluncs are in ihc East. crn Mediterranean "iii considerable numbers" but that his forces were leaving 11o stone unuuned l0 meet the menace.

1n the shelling of Halfaya. and Bardia, Admiral Cunningham said the British naval force; including both destroyers and cruisers, poured explosives into the Axis bascs for

i an hour with no sign of an- swering fire.

The reason this dawn assault went unchallenged, he explained, was because the Axis guns "were too busy replying to our army's artill- cry." lie said Rolumclls remnants ap- parently were falling buck upon re- serve supplies m, ‘lripoil where they might make a; new strong stand against the British push.

War—25_Years .. Ago Today

(By The (‘in 1 Press)

JAN. 3. 1017-4111 l made gains on the Tigris in Me opuluniiu, oust and norlheast of Kut-ci-Amarn In East, Africa British [one ream- ed Tiogoxvaii R.ver. 11 m les north- west of Kilalucaue German army made iurilhcr gains in Rumauia.

JAN. 4, 19i'l—Russ‘ans evacuat- ed the Dohrudja. G.rmz.:l.s attack- ed Britisn lines after heaty bom- bardment ezlst of Almentieics but were driven off.

n1’ this

poured in Wczincszt uc ympcr, we lil('Ol‘l‘L‘(‘ c (111011 Us".- ciin Britten 2.09 with bring llli‘

fastest DfiCilig mare over bred in the Maritime Provinces. We confess we do not, know how we slipped up on this. The fustrst ililfilll! mare ever bred in the Maritime Provin- ces is Josie the Grunt 2.0.; 1-2, by Captain Ailbrcy 2.07 l-2. This mnrc was in good form for several years but made her best performances the season of 1938. These are the highlights: Charlottetown. August 17:, 1-1-1. time 2.10. 2.09, 2.10: Fredericton, September 17th, 5-1-1. time. 2.07 l-4. 2.10. 2.08 1-4; Wood- stock. September 23rd. l-1-l. time 2.10 3-4. 2.06 i-B, 2.07 1-2. Josie also won other races that season when she was in the ownership of L. F‘. Bickcri-crl of Amherst. and driven if Johnny Conroy.

The annual meeting of the Vic- forln Driving Club will be held at the Queen Hotel on Tlacsday eve- ning. January Gth. There will be a banquet in the main dining room cf 0:2 hotel at 7.30 p. m. and the meeting will be held immediately after the banquet in the parlor of the hotel. All members are rrquest- cd lo be present to receive the an- nual report and financial report and to plan activities and elect I- ficeu mr this I03 ..

Juvenile hockey To be organized In Maritimes

KENTVILLE, N.5., Jen. 2-(OP) -Juvenl1e hockey will be organ- ized throughout he Maritimes for the first time this wntcr. C. Mur- ray Didge of Kentvillr. Secretary- Rrgisirar" of the Afaitt-me Amateur Hockey Asscciaticn, announccd to- night.

Following policy laid down at the last annual meeting, the M.A. H.A. will back the move financially and organire provincial plrlydowns xvith the wlnntrs meeting for the Marilimc crown.

Miners blast Victoriqs 8-3

GLACE BAY‘, NB, Jan. 2-(0?) —Glace Bay Miners blasted North sydney Victorias 8-5 tonight in a fast game to climb out further in the Citlle Breton Hockey League leari.

Tile circuit leader's, counted once in the opening pcricd and then rapped four goals past Jinuny Fos- ter in the second. winding u with three in the final session. V cs got one of their goals in the second and the remaining p.111" 111 the third.

Mce White and Vince Gallagher spearheaded the Miners’ offensive. com-l coming up with a pair _of goals. Charlie Phillips got assists

on three. _ droll got the Cornwzfi tallies with - northwest of Nicscotv, was part of .~ ~_ -

Hard-working B111 _sne:dcr led Jack Eugen gettir: the lore Pat»- ,,,§,’.‘Cs“,';“,j§{?_§,.§ 18 51362,? imgilsmlg 11 i)0\\‘Cl‘fl.i1 ciefcnsive line, 3g,‘ 151,1“, hlbaflqzfimsfi§g the Vics‘ _n vet ‘rig two goals scare after Cornwall was in front m,“ ' This due was cracked when the c3511.; Bridge N '1 ' ' and flsulma thegwthlfd. - ‘ nt-u army/took Staritsu on New ' '

Frankie Frisch says ‘Baseball can take it’

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2—fAP)-— Frankie Frisch said today "base- ball can take it" when war starts gang em off the bottom of the

"1'don't know what this war is

80111810 d0 W ‘he game." “fink-i? )iflC€ tic with Nnv Y-Jk Rargvrs - . , . . Cllmllifllwd fli- fl hflsilital where 110 Emmi u remote ciianre of =1 ling SiPIlDDEgXIl la mild up W111i an 01d fro» injury. i110 c.l"cu'.t lertlelsliiu nu.- » . .1161. ._ .. ,,. , xh. R . ., 1*,‘ k- fhi,“ “but I'm certain it won't xvicck u rnwy Sm“; w; aglihs; me lowly (Continued Um age l) ~l“@ i?‘- tr %>fil-l_llfi>fwhlv ‘Kl 31s —8Y\Y1l10l‘€ ma" m‘? 33195 will sixth-place ls:o.kiy'n Alnericalls —~s_.______.' ;_.___- — ..-.___-*~" iogtgrgxssix°ogtlzvsbgrzl higgfigg" “u wreck th nation, yen if me d.d ; ' = 3; g r 3_ t , i ‘ b’ ‘ - s“ (were! 19w d-uiy punohesd’, iglrgght WM“ D e Ran 0 5 “ma y‘ A; the southern claw o! the Phat left the dangerous German 1e Pnwbumh pirates. manager The game w“, EEO give Leafs, Red army shaped up, the Red drive defensive salient in between at _ bentrves the Uflwd stilt/rs M955 No‘ 1 n 0 Gum’: Dryl-cm was $\\'ll1vf.}‘lf1l€_ around itiozhalslc Mozhalsk, 57 miles west of Moscow y, recreation as u war-Am“ morale a C|\ - f} .11 m, Rwy; ~ from 3 Tmliilt ~i“?'"‘1 mff“? "Quill?" —-'~~~~*——— , bundcr mud i, 5 m1) can hell) - ._ ‘ wkdbu,‘ and PAH n: l-uggnliice ‘\l.izfllllll._‘xh, sm-lnc .30 . mow h - 1111105 $0UliiC.L5[ of 1.10 exposed ‘

fill the prescription."

If the draft dccimaies his rela- tively young Pirate lineup, Frankie

wisec racked :—

“I'll play myself."

Frisch (iaesrft expect to resort to l-hakcxluvncy.

Flyers hand Pats 4-1 setback

CORNWALL. Jan. 2—(UP)— Cornwall Flvers made the mcst of the breaks to hand M ntrcal Pats

. termite Elmer Matthews Ulxzaiy f t" f ' k . 1 =' .- - . - ' ' '

9' 4'1 dam‘ in a Q-sH-I“ 3mm ail-Elly‘. ilililb . RH$5MWPOIISI1 bolder m [an m P15‘; In t ' t tl ii played hem tonight and cymb m_ p“, the fonml ‘mum Chm 9 i110 German summer advance" (CI-Hi 1 0 ‘represcn due par a.- to a. three-point lvud in the league Blqck Hwy; who a,‘ kn‘, ‘ “ The correspondent of Pravda, men‘ a‘ 1 “i lumlml 1°?! "5 00ml) 1'4 standing, " ‘ “ " Moscow Communist newspaper, be held l‘ Cmlmmn- N- B" w”.

Fred Gardner, Steve Laloski, Larry Thibcault, and cliff Malin-

Bril . sistent

Leafs have Chance to break Tie for second

(Canadiaunrcss) Toronto Maple Leafs have a. fair

LOOK OUT BELOW?!

(ling ucwn 1.110 leading spots ~1

Driiion, in sixth place. is behind the Bcston pair, Bill Cow- ley and‘ Bibby Bauer. 1‘(‘$j).(‘il\(‘!_\‘,

the yzuixit cclizmn.

11.‘ cuci of ‘.110 w cloud for l-hc 5 are also lneeiing the incon- Americana. The league-leading chine will hardly have to fear a. threat to 11s pcs. ' ' almost assured snuad. Hcuwwcr. if lhcy do lose and ‘Toronto wins the teams would Lo in r1 first plfiPE fie. Detroit's filth pic e Rrcl meet the cellsr-dw Canadiens in the other two creek- end games and i1e‘e is an

"on with n win £1221.

YOUR WEEK-END

..e"r seco:d-

“wee Gcrlnan strongpoinl. L50 their hands, the RlBSlflng in fourth and ‘hind tivoul

plans iron: Lire (tiiiiif:

con‘ to Knlugu.

from staritsa to Boston ma.-

pears necessary for

lat 1119 Dill-mil full buck on V_\'l\.-1i!i.'1_ irom I\I0:~.0O\\' Smolensk scene oi H headquarters. lt is some miles from Moscow between the capital and

Wings ling Niont-re a1

oppor- ‘ ‘ i0

front

OURS OF HEALTH APPY SKATING

FORUM-TO-IJAY-

With lvialogyarcsiavets back in ed further to have blasted the Ger- Icngiii to the rzill line from Mos-

ln oxlcr to straighten their line Kaiuga, to use the German term, it therefore ap- the fighting more defensive battles, to 140 miles

"(ported to be the new Moscow front

and is hail first major city within the former

reported from the Kaiinin-Staritsa that Staritsa, 125 miles

FROLIC

2-—SESSIONS—-2 3-5 AND 8-10

Boys Parliament ls prorogued

appear- loll-mile SACKVLLLE, N, 13., Jan. 2-10?! —-'I‘he 19th session of the Mariti Tuxis and Older Boys Pztrliame was prorrogued late last night fol- lowing election of a speaker part] lenders and camp rcprcscrltutivcs. V Speaker ior ihe 151-11! parliarricni is Ronald Mont, Halifax. With Fran] Phillips. Woodstock, N. B.. as alter- naie. The new party leaders arll Reconstruction. Orval 'I‘roy, 00d‘ stock; alternate, Phillips; Construp tion, Ronald Drysdale, Halifax; a)-

Nazis,

230 air Minsk.

Drysdaie, Phillips. George Jonel, Pownal, P. E. I._ Bruce Keddy. Dart‘ mouth, N. S., Wendell

OUT OUR WAY OH.COME on» r JU5T wam- A SNAPSHOT TO sENo TO A COUPLE ol= KID NEPHEWS 1N - THE EAST!

no , WES ,1 CAIN'T BRING. MVSELF ‘r0 DO iT-—— NO.‘ TEN YEARS FROM NOW YOU'D HATE ME LIKE A NEWLYWED HATE?» A TATTQOER THAT PUT "DAlQY" ON Hi5 CHEST!”- SUGAR, YOU HAVE NO CONQClENCE" vou SNAP n‘!

By. J. R. WiiiamsOUR BOARDING HOUSE

GUN" BUT

I COULD 1F IT WAG A

NOT THET/ NOT ON VOUNC-J, INNOCENT NEPHEWS!