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On a post card dated Vancouver, March 13th. received from Rankin McLalne. Director of the Provin- cial Exhibition Association. is the following . . . "Have been here for seven days and have not seen I horse. There are very few out here. Have met some former Is- landers who were asking for you and others at home." ...British Columbia is not harness horse con- scious. As far as we are aware there are only one or two harness horse tracks there, but the runners hold forth both in Victoria and Vancouver. probably due in the fact that a great many of the first settlers were Old Country people.

Dr. George Bishop was delighted I few mornings ago to greet a new arrival foaled by Calumet. Mary 213 1-2. The sire is Josedale Hoosier 2.07. Both are owned by the Docior...The first foal sired h this Province by that good pec- fng stallion Jollity 2.05 1-4, I1’- rived early this week and accord- ing to Emmett Gallant is a very husky. fine looking youngster. He is owned by Archie lferguso Southport. .

At Grindstone. Magdalen Is- lands last week the valuable brood mare Rosebud 2.19 1-2 died sud- denly. She was owned by Phillip F. Turnibull. who has a very likely colt from her. Murphy Britton. that he is having registered with a View to racing later. Rosebud was bred by the late George H. Reddin and sold to Harry Murphy of this city. who gave her her record and sold her to Mr. Turnbull. She was fooled in 1931 and her sire was Bud Axworihy 2.14. full brother to the former world's champion trot- tcr Lee Axworthy 1.58 1-4. Her dam was Karsavina by Peter the Great, granddam Widow Lola by Onward, great granddam the Wi- dow by Wilton. Karsavina was sold at the Old Glory sale in New York. passing into Mr. Reddln's ownership. She was considered at the time to be a very valuable brood mare. Her sister, Widow Maggie 4. 2.24 1-2. is the dam of eleven including the famous sire Mr. McElwyn 1.59 1-4. Benelwyn 4. 2.01 1-2, Miss Mcillvwyn 2.04 1-4. He-rbelwyn 2.05 3-4, etc. She is the granddam of Sister Mary 4. 2.00 3-4 and many other fast per- formers.

John 1-‘. Bears. Brooklyn. P.E.1. has a much admired filly sired by Real Money 2.09 1-2, dam. Dorothy Dix by Watson Peter 2.15 1-4 by Chestnut Peter 2.01 1-4. She will be two years old in July and has every appearance of being fast.

Louis G. Najac. Providence. R.I.. well known to many Maritimers particularly residents of New Glas- gow, N.S., has been honored by being elected secretary of the Rlicde Island Driving Club at its annual meeting last week. Mr N.1jac's harness horse column which appears in the Evening Bul- letin, Providence, and other pap- ers. is widely read throughout the eastern United States.

Secretary A. D. Napke, PO. Box 102. Newcastle. N.B.. is sending out entry forms for the Miramichi Stake Racemto be raced July 3rd at Chatham. N.B. No. 1 Stake is for 30 class horses and has a value of $1,000. No. 2 is a Free For All Trot and Pace. purse $400. and No. 3 a trot and pace class to be named at a later date. purse $300. The nomination fee for the $1.- 000 stake is $10. payable March (list, with a second payment of $20 May 15th and a third payment of 520 June 15th. This stake has been raced for several years at Chatham and has been a popular one with owners. drivers and spec- tators. It was won last year by Andy's Right. owned and driven by B. C. Cruickshan-k, Halifax. in straight heals. Skipps.-r's Pride 3-2-2. May Josedale 2-3-3. Louise Protrs‘or 6-4-4. Nova G 4-6-6. Pet- er H. M. 7-7-5. Alibaloma 9-ll-7. Pcggy Lynn 5-5-dr. Bonnie Cl:-gg 8-10-dr. Major Boy 10-9-dr. Time 2.13 2-5. 2.13, 2.14 2-5. Andy‘: Right 2.13 was a six year old geld- lug by David Guy D.. bought at the Harrisburg sale the previous fall. In Mr. Cruickshank's hands he looked like a possible 2.10 pacer.

The $1,000 230 class trot and flee stoke raced July lot. 1008.

was won by Starlight Direct in straight heats, Billy Protester 3-2-2. Catherine Volo 2-3-4. Don 1-‘ingo, 8-4-3. four other starters. best time 2.22 2-5. The winning horse was owned by H. W. 5. Al- lingham. Gagetowfi. N.B.. and the driver was‘ Orin Jardine.

A Summe side horseman has requested the summary of the Josie the Great - Peter Reaper race we referred to last week in which Peter, after getting out in the lead the first heat and hold- ing it to the three-quarter pole finished fifth. Then being tucked in the next two heats behind Josie was 2-2. Our inquirer also wants to know more about Josie's cam- paign that season, so here we are ...Charloltetown. Aug. 17, 1938, 2.16 Pace — Josie the Great (Con- roy) 1-1-1: Peter Reaper (Mac- Kinnon) 5-2-2; McElwyn the Great (F. Callbeck) 2-5-4; Killer- ney (McKinney) 3-4-3, Aaron I... (J. O'Brien) 4-3-5; Ann Trogdon (Cummings) dis. I-lime. 2.10, 2.09. 2.10. The mi die heat was a new Maritime recor for Maritime bred pacing mares.

Later that year at Woodstock, N.B., on September 23rd. Josie the Great (Conroy) won the 2.15 trot and pace in straight heats. John Dean 2-2-3. Harry Van 3-3-2. Time 2.10 3-4. 2.06 1-2, 2.07 1-2. The mid- dle heat is the fastest mile ever paced by a Maritime bred mare over a Maritime track. Josie‘: career that year was really pheno- monal. She paced four miles in 2.10 and won five other heats in 2.09, 2.07 3-4. 2.07 1-2, 2.07 1-4 and 2.06 1-2. Altogether she took jart. in fibtcen races winning eight, was five times second and once third and divided first and second monies with Dudy Patch at Truro. She was sired by Captain Aubrey 2.07 1-4 and was owned by Lester Bickertonf Amherst, and trained and driven by Johnny Conroy. Faster times have been made by other Maritime bred . pacers on State of Maine tracks. At Old Or- chard mile track July 5, 1948. Janet Dale by Playdale. formerly owned by Willard Kelly. Southport, won in 2.06 2-5 and at the same mile track July 14. 1948. Ann Clegg. formerly owned and bred by Geonge A. Callbcck. Summerside. won in 2.06 1-5. That good pacer Billy Conn 2.12 2-5 by Calumet Budlong. is out of Josie the Great 2.06 1-2. Last year Billy won eight dashes. He is owned by Ensor Bowness. Summerside.

One of the most heroic feats of the trotting horse days in America was performed by Trustee, a son of the imported thoroughbred Trustee. out of the trotting race mare Fannie Pullen. A wager was made by the owner of Trustee that his horse could trot twenty m-iles under sadd-le within sixty minutes. It was promptly taken up. He actually stepped the gruel- ling route in 59 minutes 35 1-2 seconds. or at a rate of better than a mile in less than three minutes.

‘Those kind of races with lots of

bets on them were features of the early days before tracks were in operation. Another was turned in by the trotter John Taylor in 1857. He trotted thirty miles to harness invl hour 47 minutes at San Francisco. His average for the route was close to 1 mile in every 3 1-2 minutes.

There are horses racing today with ages ranging up to seventeen years but there has never been anything to compare in the annals of racing with that immortal trot- ting mare Goldsmith Maid. She appeared on the race track of 16 different states and on 50 differ- ent tracks in 48 different towns from 1865 to 1877. and her journeys included three transcon- tinental trips from California to Massachusetts. Only twice during all her racing years did she finish out of the money. Ir:,123 starts she was 7 times first. 18 times second. 7 times third and once fourth and she won 350 heats out of 428. When she was twenty years of age she equalled her world's one mile trotting record of 2.15 and that was to high wheeled sulky. an race winnings totalled $206,482 and these were greatly increased by exhibitions against

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SKATING" T0-DAY .

Arrmioon ans EVENlNG........8fol0

Battling at very close quarters to a 2-2 draw at the Forum on

Thursday night. saint Dlll’lStB'.1'5 and Abbles sure rounded off their seml—final playoff series in excit- ing style that gave local hockey fans plenty of smart hockey and fast. rugged action, with Saints emerging the series victors.

Ever since. S.aln'ts ‘took a close 5-3 victory over Jackie Kan-2’a puckstqrs in the series opener on Monday night, -we felt that the final game was going to be a close action-packed tussle, that would leave the final decision in doubt right to the final bell and that is just. about how it turned out ex- cept that there was even more ac- tion and good hockey than antic- ipated.

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By far the smartest encounter seen here in Intermediate A play this season. both squads hit a kit‘.- lng pace right. from the opening first period on. and came up with some really tricky passing attacks that should have paid off with many more goals scored than there were. except for some smart rear- gunrd action on the part of the defence on both taems and out- standing goaltending.

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The goaltending was one of the hlghlight features of the game. with Hooper of Abbie: and strain of Saints at the top of their form all through the encounter. with attacking forwards hammering around their nets all evening. the boys had to stop rubber from all angles. and although performing solid all night. both cnme through with sensational stops at times during really hectic moments. Nei- ther let in a soft goal all night. and were beaten cleanly on the brace apiece that did get by them.

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Going into the fray trailing. saints by two goals on the serles.; Abbles held their opponents score-[ less for two periods to pick up at goal in each for the deadlocklng counters on the round and made the final ouizcome of the series as unpredictable as the weather go- ing into the final session.

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Playing detéi-mined. top-notch hockey all night. the Saints until"- ing efforts were rewarded in the final frame when they came through with two well-earned goals to tie up the game count and re- gain their two-goal advantage which they held onto grimly for the remainder of the game. and tout: the series by a. '7-5 margin.

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Although cleanly played. the game -was not without. its little side play on the “manly art of self dc- fence" when during it particularly hot session in the closing minutes of the game. Ralph Josey and Joe Mahar tangled in a little fracus all their own. the origin of -which can probably only be explained by the boys themselves. Most evety- body's attention was concentrated on the play that was centered up in the saints end of the rink. which _had moved there from the Abbie zone only a few seconds before. when all eyes were suddenly turn- ed to approximately the Abhle blueline where the fracas started. At first glance it appeared thnt Josey was endeavouring to disrobe Mahar by pulling the latter's sweater over his head. with Manar objecting strongly to the treat- ment.

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Whether or not the boys had swapped a couple before that time this writer couldn't: say. and the fray was broken up before any ap- parent damage had been done and both were banished to the "cooler"

for five minutes apiece. But it didn't end there. Fans were just settling back in their seats again when the boys renewed hostilities amid a. confusion of tlmekeepers and " ‘ fans, the warriors fin- ishing the battle on the broad of their backs in the passageway be- tween the boards and the seats. where coaches. referees and spec- tators finally broke it up. It was excitement while it lasted but it is hard to say whether the play- ers themselves received any great personal satisfaction or not. but we do know that they got an Id-

Tl-TE GUARD1AN.

Saints Meet

CHARLOTTETOWN

Crystals In

Finals Opener At S’side

The Cinderella team_ of |Island hockey, the Summerside Crystals. who after squeezing into the play- offs of the Prince Edward Island Physical Fitness Hockey League by the skin of their teeth. kept right on rolling along to enter the league finals. will play host tot he St. Dunstan's hockey sextet at Crystal rink tonight in the first game of a best-of-three’ series for the Island hockey crown. If the rejuvenated Crystals continue to play the hockey that they have shown in their last four games. they should prove a tough obstacle for the University boys to hurdle.

Tonight's game is expected to be the hardest-fought game of the current season.

The S.D.U. team will probably be harder to subdue than either Prince of Wales College or the Charlottetown Vics. but the Cry- stals, packing their present scor- ing punch. should come out vic- tors. Joe Mahar and Cliff Ber- nard, the sensational young play- er from Tignlsh. will be the boys to play tag with in this series. and the Crystals in-tend keeping a watchful eye on them. Prince County hockey fans will also see Stanley "Hammer" Deighan of Summerside. Rogers of Borden and Jim Ayers of Wellington in action.

It is expected that Dr. Vince Gran-t will, in this important con- test. stick to the line-up which suddenly brought the wobbly Crystals back into the hockey pic- ture. If the weather is right. there will probably be one of the larg- est crowds ever to see a hockey match in Crystal rink. assembled to see this important game be- tween the two finalists. St. Dun- stan's University and the Summer- stale Crystals. — S.

Curlers Home From Vancouver

The Prince Edward Island re- presentatives to the Dominion Curling Championship competi- tions arrivcd yesterday from Van- couver.

The rink consisted of David “Tud" Macl..eod, Danny O'Rourke. Doug. Saunders and Heath Saun- dams and all team members report

wonderful trip with unrivaled liospl-tality. While in Vancouver they met numerous Islanders in- cluding Lloyd Manuel who is a student at the University of Brit- ish Columbia. and is articled to a chartered accountant.

Although the local curlers ran in«‘.o a streak of bad luck in their matches. they did make the Van- couver newspapers in another cap- acity, that of being the bes-t-dress- ed men on the ice. The Van- couver Daily Province refers to them as follows: “The Talk of the Town tiny tankard for best- dressed honors went to the Prince Edward Island com-pe-titors, but only after much weighing of evid- ence and due to the fact their lead man. David McLeod. took off his sweater. The Charlottetown gang wears royal blue shawl cardigans. trimmed in red and white. They affect the solid dark blue Glen- garry with red nob. Very neat; but matched by several rinks. But they go the extra mile. Underneath they w 2' yellow tartan shirts and ties of e same clan."

Sussex. Juniors Defeat 0'leary in Semi-Final Opener

SUSSEX, N.B... March 1'1 (GP) — A Maritime junior hockey semi-final series opened tonight with Sussex Rangers defeating 0'- Leary. P.E. 1.. 11-6. The second. deciding game will be played here tomorrow night.

Rangers took command fun the start md banged homo five first period goals against one for the

8-2 lead.

scored a blue for O'lury. Ber- nard and I... Harrie were the other visiting scorers.

Islanders, who shot only mother- single in the middle frame while. Sussex counted three times for en’

Leanne and A. noun-on both '

0. S. S. Ties P. S. S. For City Ch‘ship

Lead by the sharpshooting of young Charles “Whiftf" MacDon- ald. who notched up three goals. Queen Square School sent the Prince Street School puckstcrs down to a lopsided 9-1 defeat at the Forum last night and earn a league leadership tie with the P. SS. boys in City Interscholastic Hockey championship competition.

It was the final game in the league schedule and now forces the two team into an extra play off series which will get underway here next week for the city title.

With the exception of the early part of the first period. when Brian Lewis broke away on a solo ef- fort from behind his own blueline to notch up Prince Street's lone tally for a very smart play, the Queen Square pucksters had everything pretty much their own way and skated circles around their opponents. ' .

Breaking into the scoring only 38 seconds after Lewis‘ opening goal. the Q55. squad banged in three in a row to take a 3-1 edge by the end of the period. and continuing the pressure in the sec- ond added three more to run their count to 6-1. Going wide open on the play to score three more with- out a reply from the opposition in the final session. their opener coming in the first-30 secomfi of play. they wrapped up the game going away in style for a decided eight-goal margin.

Other goalgcttcrs for Queen Square were MacLcod. C. Ready. C. Carroll. W. Burke, R. Trainer and Gillis. all garnering one each. the latter also chalking up three assists.

The following are the lineups and Summary: -

Lin-cups:

Q.S.S.: Goal. R. Carroll; defence. C. Ready. J. MacLeod. R. Kelly. McGuigan; forwards. C. Gillis. W. Burke. C. MacDonald. R. Trainor. B. Trainor. B. Kelly. C. Carroll, Richard. Duffy. Kays, LeClair.

P.S.S.: Goal. Douglas; defence. MacDouga1l. Taylor, Tanton. Cud- moi-c: forwards. Lewis. Turner. Mc- Fadyen. Leitch, Boswell. Carson. MacLcod. Hood, Whitehead.

Referees: Jack Kane. Walter Lawlor. '

SUMMARY

First Period 1-—P.S.S.. Lewis 2—Q.SS.. MacDonald (Gillis) .. . 3-Q.S.S.. Macl..eod (B. Kelly) _. 4—Q.S.S.. C. Ready Penalties-—-Gillis. Second Period 5-—Q.S.S., Carroll . 6-QS.S.. acDonald (Mac d) . .. Pena1tles—McFadyen. Third Period 7—-Q.S5.. W. Burke 8-Q.S.S., R. Trainor (E. Kelly) tl—P.S.S.. Gillis .. .. 10-Q.S.S.. MacDonald (Gll1ls)\ . Penalties: MacDouga1l. B. Kelly

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-ma STANDINGS '

The following are the final lea- gue sf.andings:—

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Gunar 2.04,

The sportsmervs meeting held in -the City Hall, Charlottetown. on Friday. March 10th for the pur- pose of re-organizing the Queens County branch o.‘ the RE. I. Fish and Game Protection Association saw a Large number of sportsmen in attendance. Farmers from out- lying districts filled many seats in the Hall and displayed marked enthusiasm. The number print at the meeting crowded the one hundred mark.

The balloting resulted in a swing from urban to rural control, The Queens County Association may

now be called a farmer game as—_

sociution. Out’ of twelve executive members nine are from the coun- try and three are from the city The vice president is a farmer sportsma-n from" Pownal. Vernon, Mt. Herbert, Pownal. Bunbury. Mount Stewart. Wlnsloe, Rocky Point. Victoria and Brackley are represented on the Executive Board.

Just how this. setup will work out remains to be seen. The great bulk of Queens County hunters live in Charlottetown and yet have only three representatives on the Executive. When Executive meet- lngs are called. it may be difiotut to have enough members present to form a. quorum and thus be able to transact business. During per- iods of bad roads and stormy wea- ther it will be quite 9. chore for Executive members living it long distance from the city to attend.

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The timely thaw gave our upland gimme birds a much needed breath- er. If the icy crust had lasted much longer. casualties would have oc- curred at an alarming rate. As it was only a small percentage died. It is Nalure‘s law that the older and weaker members of a species go first. thus the weeding out pro- cess may ha\'e been a blessing in disguise as we will be assured of a hardler and healthier breeding stock this spring. In some sections west of Summersizle the losses am- ong Hungarian partridge was heav- ier than in east Prince and Queens and Kings counties. The western sections experienced a much heav- ier fall of snow this winter.

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Reports coming in from outly- ing districts indicate that the 1-luna: are sustaining losses from predo- tors. One covey of 14 birds in the Vernon River area has been out down to four by a large Goshawk (locally called hen hawk). In the Hermitage district a pair of ravens were 'seen to swoop down on I covey of Huns in a field. One parc- ridge that was slow on the take- off was cornered by the ravens and when last seen they were having ll tug of war with the luckless bird. The observer who reported the tn- cident to me said he was too far away to be of any assistance and it was only a matter of minutes before their victim was pulled apart.