FEBRUARY 18.- 1943 {till

m8 lee ltacing Meet Get . Fastest Times Of Season ' ‘g l t

d‘ Chalked Up Yesterday As Island Horses Win 4Even ts

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Juanita

quarters in 29

for the Maritime trotting title tween Millie Knlmuck Evans went to

gvans quarters ill 31, 29 3-4 and 30 1-2 mantis befcrc going down to de-

feat.

T1..- meet wi‘l be continued today when the pacing championship of the Maritlmes will be decided be- tween two horses from each Club. in addition other classes arc on the another

and that will make for great day's racing.

flow They Raced Free For All

Aubrey Dillon. Symbol Harry and naval Jim came to the wire. They got awnv orl the third score snd at snd to a break to drop back and it was be- tvrcrn Royal Jim and Aubrey Dillon with the former staring off the Dill- on horse's final spurt to win m;

neck went

the eighth they were neck. Symbol Harry

host. bv a neck. Second heat: Again it was

wonderful heats. (‘lass /\ Pace

Island owners horses copped four out of fiyo race; "h". mtQr-pIOVLIICO ruins’ most between horses from the ,h|“fn,n.:|':|l:° v ‘cm, of garetsnouidr ‘stmgliltictiortarfllllylg; (nub o‘ (m . I

on the mu W11)‘ 0 u 0 a. ar . raccy Hanover ch

only Nova Scotia victory of the day out of the four- cage? ti‘:

ltors had entries in with Millie Kailnuck, Royal 11m, w," N. s" and Axworthy being the other winners on the m";

Over a lightning-fast track and under brilliant sunshine the iar est crowd of loo racing fans saw the fastest times of the season being chgik- ,4 up and saw practically every heat produce blanket finishes‘ Thr sf the sixteen heats were raced in better than S0 seconds with the ma? srlty of them all under 31, with Royal Jim, Ggnrgg "ugh" h" pa"; from Braekiey PL. and the Eastern Driving Club's Tracey Hanover |

1-2 seconds to hang un the fastest times of the d‘ so n! Feature race of the dav. a batbtele‘ " and June the Brent Island getter ill straight heats with the mare forcing Millie to trot

n- other battle royal all the way sot“, Aubrey Dillon was again dangerous s: she finished very fast but Royal Jim had too much speed a5 he won h" a length in 29 1-2 seconds. It

~ We: the acme story in the third and ' final heat as George Hughes‘ first pacer went the quarter in f0 see. 0716s to win by half s length. Three

on the se n4 _ 0nd heat °91~ree§§°r§nrl°'r§§§ trig] had a battle royal the entire qum-g. er with Nell Cochatodale always in the running. so feet from u... ll..- tlaady I-Ial still had a half flnghsd gertll-“reftootg hi? inn-bunt byTaliéesd. e n’ i‘ H t! N1 throwing aeashoe ieasl gltlsrhamérl-leed m‘ the “"31 lleflt was drawn whim 19ft it a batte between Lady Hal "id Trflmy Hanover but the East. em 137M118 Club's entry had too ""1011 Speed ss he won the hose

quarter being paced in 30 1-2 see- ond

s. Millie Wins Trotting Title

First Heat: Speculation was rife M10118 the big crowd oi spectators “E311” Evens from Dartmouth and Millie Kalmuck from Southport trotted up the track to take the word for the first heat of their inatch race for the Maritime l" [P951118 title. They got sway on the

rst score sad st the eighth they were neck and neck but June Evens lumped it off and an." Willard Kelly took Millie under the Wire two lengths w the good. Second Heat: But June Evans made s race of it sll the way in the second heat ss the winner lmlud ‘h! quarter in 39 3-4 sec- onds, They went away on even terms and raced: like a team right to within 30 yards of the wire. June was a neck out in front but:

m!‘ "we by a Ierlsth with the last’

The field of three were s lftglg l‘ l“ F" ‘wil’ ls they went but when

up for tho first heat

they finally lot the wol- t prov

to be another hot bsttl: 1i'-Iali.' lug 5"“ m"? WM Only a difference 0f imlles but in the finnl eighth Lady He! opened up a length, 1nd W" Tm” Renew one held it to lilo wire with Neil Ooehstomlg an

blltihs back.

You Got Smoother- ioolling Shovss... Ouicllsr and Easier

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SlllVlllli

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Mods to Canada cl tho sumo plant us Gillsllo Razors one liadss.

Inlay the Luxury of on

Ml. GILLETTE SHAVE

the Island mare came on with a driving finish m take the heat. Third Heat: The final has“, w“ s repetition of the second. Up to the final 2s yards it was anybotl-rs race but again the champion had

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No doubt about it. and this ac- WTWIB l0 the opinion of ninety-

nlne percent of the large crowd that witnessed the program yester- days ice race meeting between horses from the Eastern Driving , Club of Dartmouth. N.S., and Isl- and horses furnished the best rac- ing and produced the fastest times ever witnesseddrere. a a

From the first heat to the final one the cream of the stables of the two driving club's l.‘ oduced a day of racing that will long be remem- bered. Favoped with brilliant sun- shine, a fast track and handled by a capable and efficient group of officials there wasn't a. dull mom- ent and the fans are eagerly look- ing forward to today's program when even more exciting and fast- er racing is promised.

Millie Kain-luck ‘proved once again yesterday that she is capable

Canada. a, battle all the way as she carried off the trotting cham- pionship of the Maritimes with her straight heat victory over June Ev- ans.

O I O

But the Eastern Driving Club's entry was a formidable opponent all the way. Especially in he last two heats. In the first quarter a break put her out of the running but. in the next two the Isis-ud- owned mare had to be st her best. to stave off the determined chsl- lenge of the Dartmouth entry,

too much brush in the final yards and trotted off with the heat and race by half a length.

U I I But what the big crowd probably got the most kick out of was the performance of the popular Heath- erbell. As the old campai er came

(lacs ATM

This race was probably the most spectacular of the day and the}; four heatsln decide after the three entrants had esch won one of the first three. Juanita Axworthy driven by L. Kelly who piloted two win- ners home during the afternoon was the victor but it was onlv by the matter of inches.

llestherbeil Goes Great In“

Plllt Holt: Featured: by the re- turn to Island tracks of the old- favoritc Heatherbell, in competition with Lustv Frisco and Juanita Ax- worthy. the 17-year-old Heather- bell warmed the hearts of his fol- lowers as he took the lead right from the word and in s blanket finish with Juanita Axworthy was announced the winner as he trotted the quarter in 30 3-4 seconds. From start to finish it was a great heat lvith the old campaigner staying off the finishing spurt of the Ax- worthy more. Lusty was

third.

Second Heat: The big crowd was pulling strongly for Hcathcrbeli in win the heat and race and for over- three quarter; of the distance he appeared as if he would but this time Juanita Axworthy finish- ed too fast and won the heat with another old campaigner Lusty Frisco driven by an equally old osm- paigner Tom Holmes nipping sec- ond placeby an eyelash. q Third Heat: Heatherbell was again in the thick of the fight as they battled it out the entire length of the stretch but Lusty ‘Frisco sent the race into an extra heat as be caught Heatherfbell right at the wire with Juanita Axworthv who had gone tn a break two lBIiZliJS

back.

Fourth Heat: ft was a blanket finish among all three. Riglt from the won-l go the three rocsi in s line right to the wire and ten feet awav it was rrext tn impossible t6 pick out the leader.‘ bltt as they trotted under the wire Juanita Ax-

Heatherbeli to take the heat and race with Lusty Frisco not half a foot behind .on the outside in third place.

Class B Pace

"Walt N‘ See. Willard McDonald's gooa pacer who is showing better form every time out was a little too fast for Bryne Hal and Princess Kalmuck as he took the race with a 1 1 1 summary. But although winning in straight heats the winn- er received plenty competition from tile other two. In the first heat Byrnc Hal led right up to the final twenty yards only to lose out a; wait N’ sec and Princess Kal- muck finished fast with the form- er winning by a head from the Kslmuck mare.

In the second and third bests Wait N‘ Bee had too much "lick" in the final 100 feet for the other two entries. Bvrne Hal provided the competition in the second quarter ‘as he chased the southport-owned horse right to the wire with Prin- ficss Kalrnuck third and in the final

est the Ksimuck more copped her second 2m:- place as ghe finished s

<1 local course, dirt or ice. in a g0

down in front tho first at lead- ing the two Island horses the crowd started to cheer madly and they were tickled pink as he trot- ted under the wire in first place. O I

heat he won but it was only y a matter of inches that he was beaten in the final three. 1'1 years old, Heather- beli gave his best performance (s: number of years and although 1t

was the onl

nevertheless it was a grand per- formence by the one-time holder of the trotting record at the Char- lottetown Driving Park.

I i O

First place and a resulting bye in the playdowns is at stake to- night when Saints and Y.M.C.A. clash in a sudden-death game at the Forum to break the deadlock that at present exists between, them, each having finished the regular City Hockey League sched- ule with 14 points apiece. And from

resent indications the game should be one of the tid-bits of tho season.

I

surprising abil- ity all through eir schedule of games seemed to have the leader- ship all tucked away at one time but. the Y team. after several dis- a inting performanoessucldenly h t. their stride in their last few gamu to race into s. tie and th after it had appeared at one time as if they would have s. battle on grog‘ hands to even gain a playoff

r .

O I I Since the close of ths- schedule both squads have been holding stiff workouts as the coaches en- deavored to whip their charges in- to tip-top shape for the playdowrla. There isn't. a sign ‘of injury on either lineu and tonight the order for both wil be to play wide-open hockey from the opening whistle to

the final one, _ .

Loser of tonight's encounter will meet the Navy in the semi-finals. There will be two games, played on a total-goal basis and regardless

O l Saints, showin

\

worthy. poked a noes 111 "out 01's: which s uad will have to stack

he Navy. they can rest assured of the toughest kind of en- counters both times out, for like the Y squad the “Tars" have been showing vastly improved form in their last. two starts.

Lady l-lai (McNeill) 1 2 2 Nell Cochatodsle (C. Willis) 3 3dr Time: 30, 30 1-2, 30 1-1.

Winning horse owned by Scott and Redmond, Eastern Driving Club.

Championship Trot

Millie Kalmsck (W. Kelly) June Evans (G. Turner) Time: Si. 29 3-4. 30 1-2. Winnln horse owned by Willard Kelly, outhport.

Cllll A Trot

Juanita Axworth-y (L. Kelly) I-Ieatherbell (Kidney)

Lusty Frisco (Holmes) Time: 30 3-4. 31 1-4. 32, 3i

up against

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Winning horse owned bv Wet. Turner, Wlnsloe. Class B Paco Wait N’ see (W. Kelly) 1 L I Princess Ksimuck (McDonald) 2 3 2 Bvrrn Hal (Clarke) 3 2 3

Time: 31. 30 1-2. 3i. Wlnrlng horse owned by Willard McDonald, Bouthport.

Officials

starter: D. K1 McLeod.

Judges: H. Walker. I. nhey, ll. Murphy.

"two's: 5. lifotflcron. A. Hodgson,

length be ind Wait N’ see with Byrne I-f another length back of the flying leaders. BUMMARY Iron For All Royal Jim (L. Kelly) l i 1 Aubrey Dillon (Turner) 2 2 3 symbol I-Is (McKennm 3 3 3 ,""me~ l0 l- . 39 i-2. ‘i0. Jvinnlng Mrs! by Gsorlre t-fushcs. Ive-whiny l" CI. A Pa“ l Tracey ilsnoysr 0am s i l

R. Wood. R. Abbott. Announcer: W. H. postca-

turncd out he wasn't the winner‘

Practice For

All-Stars

0n Friday

Coach Johnnie Squarebriggs of the Charlottetown Abbies Team has called a practice to be held at, the Forum from 1 - z PM.

I-‘rlday, Feb. 19th.

the following point to be on

The Abbies will meet the win- ners of the Amherst St. Pats- Am- herst Rangers-Moncton - Bathurst series here on Friday, Feb. 26th in the first game of the Maritime Senior Hockey Playoffs. The ner of this series will tackle Moncton Service League for the P.E.I.-N.B. Senior title.

Coach Squarebrlggs requests that players make it

hand for Friday's

workout.

P.W.C.: Cudmore (YJVL MacAdam (S.D.U.)Z

Goals :- Fun-aler- (S.D.U.):

Defense: - MacAdam

11.)‘ Levi (R.A.'F‘.lZ

(Y.M.C.A.) .

Forwards r - Whitlock

mv) :

(RAF)!

, Brown (R.A.F.);

Whitlock (Y.M.C.A.)Z : Milne (Navv); Dickie (Ar- Poulain (R.A.F‘.\: Kane (Y.M.C.A.); Wool- rldgc (Y.M.C.A l; Lawlor (Y.M.C.

5.): Forbes ( S.D.U.) :

tagne

of giving any ice trotter in Eastern» oudmm-e tagne

(S.D.U.): Mahar MacDonald (Navvlzx ‘Fraser (Navy) 15rd.’

(YJVLC (S.D.U.) 5

plQYCTS named on

star l

ist. Remember When

(By The Canadian Press)

Montreal Calladie

er Roy Marclland day to replace Chicoutimi player key’; all-tinle great

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