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The annual meeting of the 'blilted Staten Trotting Association was held at the Huntington Ho- tel, Pasadena. California, March 22nd and 23rd. Formerly the an- nual meeting had been held at New York and Chicago alternate- ly but a very pressing invitation Pxlended by the Western Harness lltlclntzv Association. Los Angeles, of which Bernard Kearney, ui- rector of the U.S. T. A. is genemi manager and secretary-treasurer, was accepted. All those who at- tended certainly were glad of the opportunlty of seeilig Crllifolliia almost at tis.br.-st and witnessing wonderful racing at the S20 mil. lion Santa Anita track. The meetings occupied two full days and a lot of business was disposed of.

Matters lll'0llL:lli. up at the an. nual meeting: of District ll (Mar. itime tracks) held at Moncloli. ittrre discussed and it was not found possible to change the rule with regard to over-age horses. A lot of study had beeli givell tlils matter and it ivas found mm only 801 horses aged fifteen years and ever had appeared on us. l.A. tracks in 1051. and their licrceiitage of money wiliiiiiigs was small. For years there had been. coiilplaixits regarding the licrliilttlng of aged horses to race. iiianr of them being noticeably lame or unfit. It was felt. too, that noiv that so many classes are being given for two-year-olds and three-year-olds and there is such 3 SIIDPLV of young horses ivailable that race tracks will not stiffer for want of entries and it l'.lll be more of all incentive for miiiers to breed their mares to the many stallions 'in service. The

suspension: on three Maritime drivers were lifted and two of t hem will receive probationary

licenses upon application.

The -case of Dornan versus Der- by which had passed through va- ilous districts of the U.s.'rjA. since 1950 was finally disposed of, It was ill the 520.000 trot at Yon. xers. N. Y. in August. 1950. that the trouble occurred. Joe O'Brien was driving Martha Doyle and finished. third. Henry Thomas who finished fourth claimed in- trrfercnce. stating that Joe had ('lli in and taken the less from under Dutch Harbor. Joe denied this. Tile judges did not scc any interference. neither did the pat- l'0l Judge but Thomas brought in some evidence from other drivers which helped to substantiate his claim.

. The case was taken up at Les. ington and a. decision given in favor of Thonins. It was appeal. rd by Mr. Derby to the U.S.T.A. full board in December. 1950. and they passed it back to the New Y0l'k board to get further iiifor- mation and decide upon it: last fall they decided in favor of D01". nan. owner of Dutch Harbor. Mr, Dcrby. owner of Martha Doyle. W-Jain appealed to the full board of the U.S.T.A. He had Joe O: Brien with him and he stated that it. was not for the money illi ttolvcd the is n niuiti-millionaire. but he believed Joe's statement that he did not interfere with Dutch Harbor. and he wanted the matter cleared up. Joe made 9

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The f4llIllIlllf(i hrcil racing silli- iion -l0I.I.I'l'Y will stand for nerv- lco at the owner's stable. Klnllorli. for the season of 1052. Fee, 340.00. For mares met by appointment any place on P. E. I.. the for will he s50.0o. For the convenience of breeders in W'clii. Prliirc. this lior.-ac will be at Hurry O'Brlcn'lI rtnhle In Alherton on each Wednesday. Iicgilining May is fill August Isth from 1iii.m. till 1:30 p.ni. and at Tignisli on same clays from :!:30 till i o'clock.

p Seiflcmcnt will he miiilr at iinic' 1' service.

cillicr cash or iioti-. with return prii-ll:-go If mari- proves not with foal.

J. L. lillil.l.IGA.V'. (lwiicr. l'linne Klnlmrli ll-2.

One of the Marliimcs' lea over ii Ii:ilf-mile track. lie lips

SIIMIOE HAllllEOTER 2.0414 . lleg. lie. 79.

Lick" 2:10 (V5; "City Harvester" 2:ill: "St-af0rth" 231!) U5; "New Look" 2lll; "May I-Iiirvester" 2:i.'l V5: "Dr-an Swift" 2:15: "Joey Harvester" 2:l.'l; "Lindy II" 2:14; "Chocolnic Dip" 2:13 H5, iind "Freddie Scott" 2:14: also "Doctor J. A." 2:12, who holds the Maritime record for three-your-olds, etc.

Slmcne Ilarvexter crosses well with the Budlong mares.

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splendid impression on au those present and the vote was unani- mous in favor of Mr. Derby, Martha Doyle's owner.

Mr. Lawrence 13. Sheppard of Hanover Shoe Farms. was re- elected president and a very fine tribute was -paid to him for the great amount of time and effort he gllas given to the affairs of the Association. l)on R. Millar was re-elected executive vice pre- sident and he mid his staff also came in for fine compliments on tliclr excellent liiilidlliig of the Association's ufl'alrs.. Pleasing features of the visit was ii recep- tion given by Mi'. and Mrs. Berli- ard Kearney at their beautiful home in Pustidciiu and a dinner given by the Western 1-Iarllcss .Associatlon to the directors. driv- icrs aild owners which was held fill the Ttirf Room at the Santa iAnit:i track. Guest speaker of the l('VCllillg was the celebrated actor 'Ch:irlcs Coburli. who is also at lliariicss horse owner, his driver 'nlid trainer being the famous JJ:ikc Rodinali. Mr. Coburlrs fif-

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

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upset is becoming

quite in hockey circles this spring as the result of the unpredictable events which have been occurring ill the ploy-offs

throughout. the Dominion. Two weeks ago there were few if any people who would suggest flint the Ilalifax Saints would oust the

ltecn minute spiel was greatly en- ijoycd and the whole evening was ,very pleasantly passed by the over 200 guests present.

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Of course we Maritime direct- 'ois. F. C. Mccurdy. Truro, J. ll-lcnry DeWitt. Woodstock. and the writer. were very interested in seeing the race track and we were all present on Saturday afternoon March 22nd. It was a good race; program and the attendance was over l5.000. Betting on the pari- lmiltucls totalled over 5700.000. lwitli 590.000 on one dnsh. Santa Anita race track is undoubtedly one of the finest in the world, built at it. cost of over 520 mil- lioli. The flowers in the centre field and at the approaches are lnlarvclous and it costs over 580.- i000 zi year to look after them. The track is a mile oval. over 100 feet wide and they are continually working on it and keeping it in condition. The grand stand is over a quarter of ii mile long alld fully occupied would hold some 30,000 people. It and the paddocks would hold between 30,000 and 40.000 people. We understand that on a good day when the runners are going strong two to five mil- lion dollars will pass through the mutucls. The proprietors have leased it to the Western Harness Association from March Ii to May 10. v

That Saturday afternoon we saw Joe O'Brien win an event and his horse paid s47.:';0 for 52.00. We also attended the races on the succeeding days of the following week and on two occasions Joe's horses were made favorites. He had second best standing among the drivers when we left. There is no doubt about it, Joe has great driving ability and slzingl him up among top flight men like Harry Fitzpatrick. Guy Crip- pen. Roy Fundei-bunk, Clarence l-Iansen, Harry Burright. Everett Osborne. Neil Houslctt. Ralph Baldwin. James Dennis and a dozen others we could rncntion.' we certainly could recognize his

skill. Joe is very popular with the other drivers and he and Betty (Mrs. O'Brien) are invited.

to all the functions.

Early Tuesday lnorning we lcft' for the race track. Illl lnvltatloiil having been given me to drive' fsomc of Joe's horses. Over 100 thorscs were being trained that lmoruing. among them the cham- lpioii trotter of 195i. Pronto Don

yl.59-.'-.. and numerous fast poccrs land trotters. The track was lit- erally full of horses at times.

Theli it was being watered and harrowed so that one had to keep a sharp lookout when horses were going away and finishing. Joe had warmed the horses up and they were ready for some fulr miles. The first one I sat behind was Vonian Clllcf 2.06',.'-.. that last year as a two-year-old won over s28.000. The first mile with him was in 2.l7'..i. worked alongside of a trotting mare with a record Inf 2.04'.. We stepped the last t,cighth around 15 seconds. The second mile Joe said to cut him

loose at the eighth and I did. The mile was in 2.I5'.-.. with the last eighth in 143:. seconds.

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Islanders in four straight games in-the Nl.lil'lI.I.. playoffs. And who would have bet that the Dc- troit Red Wings would eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs in four straight games? It was common knowledge that the Wings were considerably stronger ihlin the Leafs but few thought they were as superior as tllc playoffs made

them out to be. To bet that the 'Lclifs would be defeated four str;ii::hl was dangerous. g:inibliil;; in view of the Toronto club's grclit pla)-off illSl0l')'.

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After the Montrclil L'.;ili.i(liclis llllll won their first two games from the Boston Bruins in bril- liant fashion how miiny expected the Bruins to come back and

win the next three in a row midi the favorites to win the series? Judging by the season's play not too many fans had a right to. And none could be blamed for how was a person to know that Hill Lnycoc and goalie Jim Henry would catch fire and make life miserable for Dick Irvin and Company. As a matter of fact Sugar Jim had been ra- ther weak in the first two games but once the series shifted hack to Boston he found himself llnd has been practically unbctilziblc in the last three outings. o o .

The first upset in the Mari- timcs probably occurred when the youthful Saint Francis Xavier hockey ls-am defeated New Gins- gow Rangers for the Maritime senior title. Before the series commenced most hockey author- ities and the New Glasgow team themselves believed the Rangers were II pretty safe bet. to win ilic Maritime crown. It looked even more certain when the Rangers won the first game from St. F. X. by a 5-0 score. But the Colleg- ilins who kept improving as the

scrics progressed, came back to lake the favored New GIns;:oiv team. 0 0 0 c

There are still :1 iitlnilicr of titles to he considered in the Marilimes and there might yet be more upsets. If the l-Iulifax Saints defeat the Saint. John Beavers in the lil.M.H.l.. finals

we would probably call it. llll ilp-I. sct nlthough we will admit ihziti the I3:-:lvcl's liarc lost. a lot oi" their power as llle result of in- juries to Johnny Arundcl. Al Buchanan and Bill Mccraclccn. We don't know enough about the comparative strength of the Hall- fax Toppers and the Ahbies Juve- niles to suggest any such thing as an upset but we do know that

should the Abbie Intermediates defeat the Fredericton Capitals tonight in Fredericton it would

be the Maritimcs biggest upset in years. I O

The playoff prices in Saint John have been Increased. accord- ing to an advertisement in the Saint John papers. The new prices show box seats selling for 01.00. Reserve sculs go for 01.40 and rush for 5100. Students are admitted for '55 cents. The ex- plrlnalion for the increase in prices ill that the additional money is being used to pay the M.A.lI.A. their required share during the play-offs.

Boxing fans will remember the night last summer when Harry Poulton knocked out lloward bes- lie of saint John in the sixth round of their ten round exhibit- ion bout. Those who were at the Forum that night saw Poulton in one of his better fights and they saw Harry lacing his Saint John opponent with merciless rights and left: from the opening of the bout until the end in -the sixth. Leslie was downed several times and although he didn't Impress too much as a boxer he did show I great willingness to fight.

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The first game in a home and

home series for the Maritime Juvenile hockey title will be played at the Forum tonight

with the Charlottetown Abegweits meeting the Halifax Toppers.

Both teams have had impress- lvc records in this season's play and tonight's battle is expected to be one of the keenest waged here among the younger players in recent years.

The Toppers won the right to represent Nova Scotla in the Maritime finals by eliminating Dartmouth. Windsor. Truro and Sydney in that order. They won all their eight. play-off games, having their toughest time agliint. Sydney Eastmount A. C. They defeated the Sydney team 8-7 in Sydney and 5-4 in Halifax.

The Abbies have defeated the best of the juveniles in P. E. I.

First Game In Maritime Juvenile Finals Tonight

game they trounced Bathurst il- 9 in a sudden-death game for the N. B.-P.E. 1. title. In the island pleydowns they defeated Sum- merslde twice while losing once.

The Toppers are coached by a well-known Maritime hockey player, Syd Clark. Clark played in Cape Breton during the late thirties and early forties. In Hal- ifax he is now a traffic cop.

Both teams are expected to be at filll or nearly full strength for tonight's game. Centreman Frank I-Ianlon of the Toppers. who was injured early in the play-offs may not see action.

Following is the Abbies lineup: Goal. 3. MacLean; defense, David Nicholson, Ed Kays. James Moore. A. Mullins; forwards. F. Kenne- dy, I. Kennedy. M. Macl-ladyen, W. Dunn. W. Purcell. J. Square- briggs. C. Carroll. P. Davey. C.

and New Brunswick. In their last

G ITKOFY.

A i-imid that almost filled the ('liul'lntte-lown Forum was treated to a full evening's enjoyment last

night at the colorful Ice Follies o 1952.

resented under the t-apalile direction of Wally Scantlc-bury

the 1952 Ice Follics were judged by competent observers to be superior to anything yet shown by local talent along this line and the appreciative crow'd re- sponded with loud applause as the clever and youthful skaters went through their various per- formances. Featuring pretty girls. striking costumes and skillful skating along wltli several liumnrous acts

scrap with Bobby Mill taking the part of Morrow nnd George Scuntlcbury acting as Phil Vitale. To add to the fun Charlie Hues- Iis took the part of ii blind re- ferec.

These three young men also participated in several other hum- orous ncts.

Costumes for the Follies were outstanding and added much to the beauty of the figure skaters. Make up artists for the skaters were Mr. J. Austin Tralnor, C. D, A., and Mrs. Triilnor.

Young F1-ankle Lnrkln. of Mont- d-':e- isg now-making.-q-uitei a. name for himself in Ontario. Last Mon- day night he fought in llamllton with Toronto's Alan Mel-lat . the same MoFater who foulzh nine

boxing champion Jimmy Carter several weeks ago. McFater was awarded a TKO win over Leslie in the seventh round but the decision of the referee to stop the Hill! was hcatedly protested by crowd. It was iatrr revealed that Leslie had dislocated his thumb early in the bout: .

A Hamilton sportswriter report- ing on the fight had this to write the following day: "Never let itbc said that Howard Leslie can't lake It. The copper-coloured youngster from Saint John. N. B. took every- thing Alan Mt-Pater had to offer for seven rounds at the Munv Pool last night and when refer;e Jack silvers halted proceedings in that stanza the large crowd al- most went into hysterlcs and threatened to .scalp the official."

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Ivan Miller. Sports Editor of the Hamilton Spectator had I:l.IiS'l0 say "Although many fans felt.that. referee Jack silvers erred in stop- plng the Mcllilter-Lulie brwl in the seventh round the Toronto of- ficial wuii absolutely right in halt- ing the scrap. It wasn't because Leslie. game ls they come. was being mauled. or that his left eye wasjpractically cloned but ” t the saint John boy earlier in the scrap had dislocated his right thumb. Qnwater. heavy at 145 pounds. appeared to tire at time: but he was always in command. He started out fast. Ill: ' d put facile away in the first two rounds and men fought off the Mai-ltinfer when usllo got up off thh floor and carried the fight. to the Toronto boy. At that Murater flirted with trouble too frequently for his liking for Latin vaunted punching power was lulu in evidence and he threatened re-

rounds with the world's lightwzlglit.

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Large Attendance At Annual Ice Follies

ague. put on a clever specialty in which he showed good form and promise of developing into a real- ly good figure skater.

Included in the programme were the following numbers: Grand Parade and practice ses- sion. This represents a scene from our rgculor class practice Donalda Mill. Pamela Pelike Misses McDougall. Gallant. Burke, McCnllum

Joam Mill. Shirley Doiron Arlene Lovers, Beverly Huestis

Figure 8's Barbara Whitlock-Wallle Scam- lebury

Janet Mlngo. Andrea Layers Beverly Doyle, Bonny Shepherd Miss Barbara Whitlock

the crowd was treated to a i'ar- Deanna Mm, Dianne Mann; it'll Dml-'T4'lmm9 lllill N'll('f'l9fl Adele Beck, Carol Ann Hogan hours of hard work. practise skiit- p,mi.1 Bu,-den. Judy Stewart in: and preparation by Mr- Marina McDonald, Kathleen Sc.-intlebury and his "enthusiastic )3(,wicy' palsy Mccn-gar, Legetla Yoltng cast. Martin

The l)P0l!l'ilmm9 90mmPllC9d Teresa Gallant. Jeannie Mc- witli a grand parade iind prac-pougnii tise session at eight o'clock and Vera Edwards, Yvonne nan. it was more than two hours aim" later before the twenty numbers 14 yep. Jcnn ML-Dougnu and in the Show had been completed. Danna-

Mixcd in with the figure skut- cm-mod). sine" ing and acrobatics was ii Phil Claude." MCMHIML Bony Dry. Vitalc-Johnny Morrow hockey den

Teresa Gallant and partner- Clnss Waltz-Finale

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Q. S. S. (Winners In Iioop Game

A Queen Square School bus- kctbnll team last night defeated ii team from St. Peter's school 34-12 in an exhibition game play- ed at St. Peter's.

G. McGulgan with 16, was high point-getter for Q. S. S., while Ray Muclflnnon with four top- ped St. Peter's.

Lineups and Icoring points: Q.S.S.-G. Mecuigan. 16. R. Hughes -1, if. MacDonald 2, B. Kelly, C. Carroll 6. F. Smith 6-

St. Peter-'0-A. Sutherland 2. Pratt 2. MacCallum. V. MacDon- ald, It. MacKlnnon 2, MacLean, Ray MacKinnon 4, D. Jay. Led- lweli 2-12. -

Sport. Briefs

-(AP) - Kurt Simmons.

gearlt. U.B. army.

emergency operation today. Dr. B

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SHIP SIIIIT FIIISIIIII

loll: of I'll: levolopol IIIII

also prlliu. Any roll of I u- pooiln only 40 oonbu Ioprlnh I cents each. Hall Illa lorries. clni-Iottotown

putadly with punches thatsdld Mentor no good whatever.

held in the office of the

NOTICE '

,'l'he postponed Annual Meemg of the Charlotte- ' town Driving Park & Provincial Exhibition will be

St.. on Wednesday, April 16, 1952, at 1:30 PM. I I a. II. nun-ram. sec":-eary. I

Association, Graft George

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IBANKFURT. Germany, April! ner- is flying back to the United States tomorrow to

become Kurt Simmons. pitcher. Philadelphia Philliea, National League.

ST. IDUIS, April 4 -(AP)-The injured left eye of baseball pitcher Bob Blaybaugh wu removed in an

Albert Homer. who performed the

runner. sold today he will not en-

Aprll lo marathon race -which he has won seven times. The 04-year- gghprlnter ernphuilied he was not

A large number of inquiries are being received by the Department concerned in respect to date of is- suance of the Resident Angling and Hunting Licenses. For the infor- mation of those concerned licenses will be in the mail this morning (April 5th) and should be avail- able. at all places where they were sold last year on Monhay. April 7th. A license is a. very necessary item of equipment on the opening morning of the trout season (April 15th) so attend to this little chore while it is fresh in mind. 0 O O This year National wildlife Week is the week April 6th to 12th in- clusive. April 10th is the birthday of the late Jack Miner. the great Canadian naturalist who devoted ii lifetime to the cause of wild life conservation. Our wildlife is a na- tional asset in every sphere. mort- lng. tourist. educational. etc.. as well as in food. April 10th will see the northward spring migration of Canada at its peak and judging from appearances at present the flight bldsi fair to be a record breaker. I I O