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beginning of the season and took a record of 2.13 and was lust nosed out in. 2.10 by Peach Eut- un that you will remember was mm by Hany Hirsch for 37.500 10 parties here. My more ltlfted 50 time; and was only out of the money six times. Another good mare I had was Fii ert 2.09. She wan two races in .10 and 3-10 '25, also won three heats in 2.11. 2.11 1I5, 2.11 25. (Filbert was haught by Rlmous'l parties from Walter I-lennessey of this city) and was nine times second. Early in August a horse stuck his on 1" right in front of me on he iirst turn. so I had to pull her out right quick and hurt her ankle behind. We got her fired and turned her out for the rest or the season and I am 210881111 her now and she looks to be OK, again. She is a handsome mare and is very llkeabie.

”Another member of the stable was the four-year-old I-lumdale. This was his first season racing .md he took a mark of 2.17. Sis- ," Mary I-loo .thst we bought (mm Claude O'Brien and that I gave a mark of 2.18 NS last year at Old Home Week in Charlotte- town, took a new mark of 2.15 and was just photoed out in 2.13. This mare has improved very much and I believe will be much .,,.ug,- next year. After racing wag over in the fall I kept work- lng her and she was a mile in 2.1.3 to a jog cart and I have hopes of her being a 2.10.pacer next year. Her trouble here was lhat she did not get away fast enough but she made up for it in the last end, frequently step- ping halves in 1.05. one has to have them go away well now in classified races where eight of them arc practically of the same upecd. .

"I drove a real good colt this summer called Peter Brooke 3rd.

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1 won with him in 2.11 easy and

later won a rise For an in 2.12 in the mud and the following week worked him in 2.09. last half in 1.03, so the owner de- cided to lay him over and stake him next year as he is only a 2.22 clasp pacer. So out of the six horses I raced I gave four of them new marks and I call that a lot of good luck. I drove some 125 heats and won . around 40 firsts and a good many seconds and thirds and out of the money about nine or ten times in all my summer's racing. I saw some real good racing on our track! here. Indian Land, Joe O'Brlen's gtar, paced in 2.04 2l5, L.l';.M. in 2.05 and Seattle Han- over in 215, etc. As for the trot- ters there are some real 300d ones here. I-lerry Hanover trotted in 2.06 also Projectile and there were a lot 'of others that could beat 2.10 easily. At present I am wintering eight head and every- thing is looking real good up here for next summer. I would like to add that I really missed old Home Week but I surely en- joy reading Down the Back Stretch. Here's hoping to hear from you soon." - - - Thanks. Harvey. and our congratulations on the good success you have had and our hopes that it will be even greater the' coming year.

And now we hear from Walter

5. Found, Merced. California, an Islanders who has more than made good in that wonderful

country - - - "Dear Dan: With the help of the mallsn I am for- warding today a small box of California sunshine Just so you may know old friends mean a lot. Good wishes and good health! We have had a very open fall-pram tlcally no rains through the month of-November. Although it is a little early, we are due for rains in the valley and snow in the mountains: otherwise, this land of milk and honey would be devoid of the makings. This has given us a chance to do a little work on the coils. Currently, I have one yearling coming 2, two 2-year-olds coming 3; Prudent Found comigg 6 (I last race; in

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1951-hurt a tendon): and Patrick Primrose, who has not raced since the close of Santa Anita and Bay Meadows meetings. Inasmuch as he started eight times and won eight in these two meetings. and that gall the good stables shipped East at their close, there were no classes at the fairs to which he was eligible. as he was con- ditioned out of all the free-for- all races.

"In July, shortly after the close of Bay Meadowlythe Stock- ton track was real good, and we set him down against the fence with no prompter or help and with several watches. he made the trip in 2.00 25. then planned to send him against the clock at either Santa Rosa or Stockton as a mark, it would not particularly

hurt his future, since his money winnings leave him still in the 2.18 class, but unfortunately he

injured himself slightly in the stall. and we had to lay him up for about three weeks. if all things go' well, will probably point him to the East next sea- son and try to take a cut at some decent stakes. The coming 2-year- old, V. I. P. Primrose, who is by Peter Primrose 2.01 U4 and out of Waruma F. 2.01 US (inclden t-ally, she carried him all through the 1951 season-he was born about four months after the close) is a big, rugged colt, and we are still struggling with him on the trot. because as you know, a fair trotter is better than a good pacer. In a little less than two months he can show a three minute clip. but is the big, rough. bullying kind, who is hard to get interested in his work. This early training won't make much differ- ence lf we do have to throw him on the pace after a fair trial has been given.

"The gelding. Hawkins I-loss. coming 3, is a half brother to Imprudent 3, 2.05, record taken

at Santa Anita last spring three months after I sold him. He is out of Ruth F. 2.05 1H, who was herself a great race mare. and by Peter Primrose. He too has been at the track for only about Twith a mile in 2.36 he gives prbmlse of being a real pacer. The other 3-year-old, Miss Statement, is a full sister to Galley Slave, dam, Virginia D. If we do go East it will not be until probably July, and most likely will hit Westbury and Yonkers. -Sol Camp has secured some real prospects for Joe to work on, plus the big stable he already has." Thanks. Walter, and we hope that Patrick Primrose takes a record well below 2,00 the coming season.

& Son of Fort Fairfield, Me., well known to all Maritimers; some of the tops of whose stable were purchased by Cecil Letcher. Sprlnghlll. and Bill Stiles of Woodstock, will be training some for other Maine owners this year. as the following information received from Coi- onei Jim Calklm Woodstock. will show - - - News of our horsemen friends in Maine: Harold Birm- ingham. owner of Bordervlew Farms in Houlton, has sold a half interest in his good young mare. Madge Hy 2.08 to Stan Wathen vs: Son of Fort Fairfield with a view to having her winter training in the south and later campaigned on -the big time. Madge Hy. a very attractive five- year-oid mare took her record over a Maine track this past year and should do well for Wendall; who does the training and driving

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Wendell will also traln for the Bordervlew Farms. the well built

p two-year-old colt Harold 8. Jun-

ior. This good prospect, named after his owner, is by the farm sire Bell Boy 2.01 and out of the well known dam Voile Lee, al- ready established. having pro- duced Sam Hy 2.05, Flaxey Lee Gnattan 2.10 1l5, V. Hy 2.10 215 and Shirley Hy 2.14 U5. Winter training at Pinehurst where the Wathen stable has wlntered for many years should give Harold 13. Junior a real break.

Next Saturday our Maritime Harness Racing Review for 1952 will appear in this paper. It will give the total amount of purses paid out by every track in the Marltimes. the leading drivers with their percentages. new track records made, the number of miles in 2.10 or better, where they were stopped and by what horses and drivers, fastest performers on Maritime tracks. fastest Marl- time Bred performers, Maritime race winners, Maritime horses that reduced their records and Maritime horses that took trot- ting or pacing records in 1952. Our drivers away from home, new speed brought in with the name. breeding and a short history of performances and other interest- ing particulars - - - Before next week's number appears Christmas will have arrived and we extend our best wishes to every one of our readers and hope that it will be a most enjoyable one for them.

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eluded among the hunters inter- viewed were five who attended the Queen's County meeting who had registered thlr votes in favour of

voted for it and yet left the meet- ing far fmm satisfied. . . .

This is quite understandable to those who have attended Fish and Game meetings. Every second member has some pet idea he wants to put over and the pros and cons and what have you are argued until everyone winds up with a headache and are in a mood to vote for most anythingso long as it means getting outside for a breath of fresh air. From whet I can gather the resolution adopted lay the Qu en's County Branch is contrary the wishes of at least. 7594; of Queen's County gunners. The meeting was at- tended by 24 membe 5. Three vot- ed against the resolution, at least two abstained from voting, leaving nineteen to all intents and pur- poses in favor of the resolution. One sportsman who attended sum- med the meetind ' up in a few words: "Everyone seemed pretty well satisfied to having October ioth as an opening date until a member arose and spoke at length. He stressed the point that they had to take into consideration the welfare of the elder hunters who couldn't stand being out in rough weather, etc., etc., and the whole question became a. mixed up at- a .”

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To this columnists way thinking October 15th is a little

work, no great. hardship on anyone

chance. Not only will the birds be larger and in better flesh, they will also be wiser and better able

life span of a Hun is short, they are ready for the scrap heap in five years, and days in a l-iun's life are the equivalent of years in

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If 14 days were cut off there is bound to be considerable unfav- ourable re-action. The hunters who specialize in ducks and. geese wouldn't. mind in the least but the outdoorsmen who put in their leisure hours tramping the stubble fields and swales after I-Iuns and pheasants would feel as if they were being discriminated against. Upland game bird hunting does not require much preparation. It's merely a matter of a. pair of light walking boots or shoes, a coat or jacket with roomy pockets, a shot- gun and whistle (the whistle is for calling in the dog. if a dog is available).

I talked to two prominent inn keepers this week. Both were agreed that October ioth as an opening date would not interfere with business to any extent as the non-resident hunters who visit the province regularly each fall in quest of 1-luns and pheasants have expressed opinions that the season opened a little too early as later in the month the birds were in better flesh and made for sportier shooting.

Another unexpected element, a sort of dark horse as it were, has emerged in favour of a later open- ing date...the farmer who doesn't hunt. The first week or 10 days in October is a busy time on the farm . .outdoor threshing, potatoes and turnips to be harvested and shipped to early market. etc. Many farmers who express annoyance at hunters roaming over their land during the first part of October adopt. a. more lenient attitude to- ward this form of outdoor sport later in the month. The,prohih- iting of hunting during the first nine days of October will go a long way toward improving fann- er-sportsmen relations. Meet a P. E. I. farmer half way and you'll find, 99 times out of a 100. that he's the most agreeable person in the world. .

High-Pressure Sporis Opposed For Youngsters

W N. Dec. 19 -(AP) - The National Education Associa- tion Thursday struck out at what it called high-pressure sports com- petition among youngsters of elem- entary or Junior high-school age.

A committee completing a three- year study condo ed such things as little league aseball, "little" -bowl games, midget football and "biddy" basketball for youngsters 12 years old or younger. (For real mites. by the way, there's even "iddy blddy” basketball).

The committee said hlghly-org- ariized competition gives youngstersl an exaggerated idea of the Import- ance of sports and may even be, harmful to them. 1 The views of the committee wercl

summed up in I 48-page booklet entitled: "Desirable athletic com- petition for children."

These views were amplified by the committee's chairman Simon 1.. McNeely, at a press conference. Mc- Neely is a specialist on health and recreation for the United Statcs Office of Education.

McNeely said highly-organized sports for youngsters has grown rapidly since the war.

fear highly-dompeti e sperms may be injurious to health at this age. He said doctors listed dangers from over-exhaustion or bone in- Juries. -

McNeely said youngsters mature at different rates. and that those who stand out in sports at the age of 12 or so usually are boys who have matured faster than others.

The committee' suggestion: In- formal intrsmura competition for children in upper elementary

grades and physical education for all youngsters.

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