oscslisgajc 194s

DOWN

ITHEI

BACK STRETCH

V p, J. Graham writes us from siephen that Lone Ace 1.0914 been purchased by J. D. Me- of that city. has arrived and

L. ‘Mil

I: a tower of strength to harn- _ horse sport ill this commun-

--0__ Allison Langille. who camoalizn- . victor Lee 2.07. Tile Bake: o; 1.4_ Tracey I-Ianover. 2.03 and ,ny other gooc. ones the past m vears. has purchased widow's . '2, 2.00 from Sullivan 8c Maw- 'nner.‘. Macbias. Maine. and has lsa bought a farm about ll mile ‘ m st, Stephen. He hopes to oc- upi‘ it about the first of tile year nil in the evcillnzs trains Wid- ['5 Pride and il couple‘ of other . mbers of llis staple at the near- y St. Stephen track. This looks lie zoorl tactics on the curt nf the " Allison. who is a welcome wherever he hangs his hat.

_Q_.

e all like abouquetonee ,. a while It is a well known fact ‘M. g word of praise can often 91p one to tide over the rouizh M; and touwh SDOI-s which we u; in life's battles. In the mail t evening we received just such communication from Dr. L. Roy ohnston oi Greenfield. Nfasss n of Prince County's oldest and n .est living physician -— Dr. , A, Johnston, Tignisn It was sn houghtflll that we are rcpcatinu _ v "Just a not: at Christmas mic to thank you for the very |ny hour; of pleasure afforded .. during 10s! bv your column- .. the Back Stretch. I do not “We vou fully realize what it u“, to we Islanders away from one. As 1 alt and read the Back rotch I can visualize the same

I Ell

l guess w

tv Nash 2.00. Lo .- I-Icster Hanover llalgI-j. lsai-lzaret a. 2.01 s-4. ehonogmn; - 3M 1-4. Rev-my a. 2.0a. Pro. bationcr 3. 2.00 1-2. Can-lay 3. L08 3-4 and Helena Mite i. 2.00. 1-oi

last fall's sale wiped out all re. cords as re s the number of ivevlinss aold at a thousand dol- .lars and over. There were It! that mqusllvd 0r topped this figure. with the hishut price alssoo. .. pew record price for a trnttslg and $10. for a yearag pug", .150 a new Ncnrrl.

shortly after the Juvenile went out and took s record of two minutes. and is now credited with ggfb£fifleli trifle“ Dost sieason over 2m l-z to 2.04 i-zm“: n“ ‘mm

1—o-1

surely wmothluz Irsat should

be cxpectedhfrom the math-u this I

10118 no tfhaé we c . "m W913!" and nwuifii ‘twang:- f_ul transition caused by the an. oition oi a pair of toe weights which started her off on tha trot 1111M‘ brine a champion pacer. ft was the ex-Canaciall trainer Vic Hgmlfllldvrhlgo save llcr both rec- or s. a 1 I Bmy n: swords recordto The W

alnut Hall pragflgg '1" -and also leading sire oi America ofdnew ‘performers and fast rec. l" Der onne i 194s . mite .00 11,2 its‘: has bielenvolo

, [liar faces nne sees at. the race ects on the Island. and it is the; m best thiniz to a reunion of id friends, n-ioin-

ks like the i044 ill be ‘Blazer and‘ ' in the Ti cs The recent imports of speed uld add considerably to the petition. I hope and trust the n: Year Will have lllanv pleasant . g in ‘Wig for you. With everv

l. fir

o4 wish. I am aimerel -—-()-_ The Christmas number of The ess Horse has arrived and no ubt many are doing the slime in; as we have done. looked it vei- from cover to cover. It is a mi worthwhile publication and credit to those who complied i_t. t contains write-ups of Kings unsel 3. 1.00. Mr. EJ. Baker’ mat world champion, Eva's Bov - 2.0’! 1-4, holder oi the work's Eecord ffor twp heat race by two- ear-old trottsr in a race on half- mile track. championship records rcttlnz and pacins- ieadinl race Illuling flutters and pacera of l ma, great campaigners of 1043. In article on horse trslnirlll in ine entitled "blade in Frozen luins". irlving particulars of colts but have made good that were liven their early speed lessons and in the Pins Tree State. the Wathan Stable 1n 1943 with photos of Mighty II. ll. 2.02 1-2, with Wendell up. It was from this stobl Dale II. 2.00 was purchasers

fi John l-fsrvsy has written a

than tut

(‘ti

INUDI of iinclugivc. uce one or more which trotted mots the 2.05 list with one excep-

1101-. Pifty vssrs ago ill 1801. the yo; of the World‘; Fair in Chicag; which many old-timers will re- member‘ as a tremendous elm‘. the lcacing race winning trotm- was Dandy Jim 2.09 3-4, by Young Jim. the sire of Bingen 2.06 1-4, Dandy won thirteen i- in m. enteen starts and was ha top free-for-aller of the racing while in his prime. i?

We notice where the old-timel- Charles A. Valentine. familial-iv known a; "Valley". who has been wlththe runners for several rears has returned to his first love- the training of trotters and mo- ers—and is out to campaign s stable in i044 Charlie Valentino when in his prime could race a pacer with the best of thorn and was particularly expert with hon. plied pacers. having few rivals In srlillsling one to the wire in a tiaht

Moi 011M119 Mnbrfly. known s the "Little G1ant"-—hc weighs Ilaout 110 Ib6.—COI‘iI.Inll0S a winning

streak with his stable of U. B. A. horses at Duffel-ill Park. Toronto. Canada. We confess that we did

much of a chance when he not. in

z~the rough and tumble of racine

over the ice or frozen clay at ierln. but this slick pair of hands 8nd‘ quick eyes which piloted so manv horses to victory over half-

miiy thrillinp story. one that will alike the pulses oi all IIOISCIIIIIII but. entitled, “The World's Fair

l 1B03."—bock l. 10ml

It trottcrs and pacer; oi

hut that are most Intel-calm! A tribute In Little Pat 1.58 3-4. manv times champion, is made more in- teiestinlz by the inct that hc is nw placed in retirement. s. pell-

mer of his lamented owner. the h

luc H. D. Biery. Sullivan Broth- trl and Mawhi . Mschias. inc. come ill for a two-pane write-up which is well deserved. a above are just a few items elected from dozens in The Har- lela I-Iorsa Christmas number. sell White who is nearing the utentv mark. has izivcn rec II l. or better to ninety I-rottcril. 111'. s vespect he heads all harn- tal llorselnen livinlz or deaci. while in Palin. who gave a world's re- Nlfl to many horses including Greyhound 1.55 1-4. lasds al m of the past and present in re- nrd to putting horses in the 2.05 1111s. l-lis total is 73. No less than line of these have entered the mule two-minute circle with last you‘; representative Eddie D. 4. m. be sold to the hiqhestnnn 109i sold to the hichclt bidder at recent Harrisburg sale. This llllon Tommy Berry has set a III llilzll mark fol" 2.00 performers Illnv single year. he having iziv- fll the foliowig new recgrsst Car-..

_ Amy OTHER -U LITY-Mli.

mile tracks in New England States. was nothing daunted by the mud and flyini! particles oi ice and is in irood.

The out few d sloilh bails have been beard ovary k and corner oi good old P, evsrythipl wears the appearance oi brilzhtmaa and gladnesl so ao- oropriatc M. this season o! the year. After all. what is nicer than

dds behind a said horas th a walall buffalo r0 tucked is pfllibla that

around one’! It

there will be souls displays oi speed on Great Street - morrow but if so dus precautions will have to be taken to prevent accidents. This time-ho rod cus- tom dates back to alltiqu ty as far

as Charlottetown is concerned. and we hope it will never dis out. —_o_-

This concludes our Down the Back Stretch for 196i. Next week our Annual Review of Harness Racing In the Maritimes will ap- pear. which we hope to make as complete as we possibly can. Mal‘ we take in: nil our readers interest and our correspondents for the newsy notes they have sent in. and we also wish one and all a very Merry Ullrlllmll-

CHANGID XII” Before the war. Britain Pwdlmd

onvthir-d of 110:" IOOII. ‘WW $11G Pro‘ duces two-thirds.“ _ o

for their kind

COMPARE 119.1%’ WITH

BRAND l-‘oli DNESS-VALUE

this opportunity of tnank- ‘

17,1 DETROIT. Dec. 23 — ,Detroit Red Wings. loaning their- spare goalie to the opposition the third period. defeated the New

‘York Rangers 5-3 in a National

Hockey Lcasue mime tonight bc-l for! s. s Ken McAuley was injured. young Harry Lumley. l8. of Detroit rc-l placed him in the Ranger nets.

SUMMARY

| adian Air Force, put up for cnmpe Commands across Canada. by Dcifllly “WWI”? was awarded to Eastern .Alr Communal. last week. Inalld was not only ahead of its Iivc slalcr but had sold "an impressive pro fig ljepuly Nil-Mir In ruling OIl

Ps

1—New Ylllég. I-Iiller l-Detrpit. ‘Oarveth (Quackenbush. 8-Dctroit.

llotre flame Outstanding Sports Surprise

The lust-minute 416101111 Notre Dame football team Lake the schoice of that eyebrow-lifter as the outstandinii sport! 511F971" of the year in the United States

wasn't a surprise.

in the poll only six failed io

name on their ballots. the 80 placed it no.

list Tile New York Yankees’ vic- tory at‘. second

Steve Loch to Paul Anderson 25 seconds gay-Q Great Lakes urllph over the footed Irish In a Notre Dame was a top-heavy fo- vorite.

grcement about that 5111137159- 111° scribes bouttghgein listed ransins from not ilitilre Charlie would have 3:“ g ' ' - dent to the astonishing picture of Max Beer lecturing 0n training.

Keep Mirlardis

able to personally present the trophy. flllfl Marshal G. 0. Johnson. CB.‘ Mf‘. Eastern Air Command. on the outstaudllli! Pf"°""""" under Mm. for the campaign. setat. 81.000000 of “.115. "great enthusiasm and a splendid spirit of cooperation throushvul "l" Command." I

"THE qlsatirrrcrowiv GUARDIAN

THE FORUM

CHRISTMAS IIIIY SKATING —3—5 "d 8—1°P-M- FOR PLEASURE AND coop HEALTH

JOIN HUNDREDS AND HAVE A FINE TIME

KEEN

ICE. STIRRINC MUSIC. HAPPY FRIENDS

SEASON TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS.

SKATING FRIDAY AFTER NOON.

liTllllic NEWS

Detroit Red Wings Defeat N. Y. Rangers 5-3

_ (AP:

Grossol 12.52. Penalties — Jackson. Heller. Lis- combe.

in Second Period 4—New York. Mahaffy Keller) 3.54. 5—Detroit. Bruneteau I-Iowe) 4.37. tl-Dctrolt. Grosso (Eganl 10.53. lliiscombe.

(Warwick.

llm 5.646 crowd. When (Liscombc.

ifl-Detroit. Bruneteau ; Howel 19.44. Penalties-None. Third Period 8—New York, Gooden

13.28. Penalties-None.

First Period ( Demarco.

Heller) (Mallaffy)

Brown) .

12.31. Carveth (Jackson.

REMEIIIEER WIIEII

By The Canadian I-ress

For a brilliant season cn the tlridiron. Tony Goiab cf Ottawa Roughridcrs was named the cut-

stailcling Canadian athlete o; 194i. two years aizo today. Gclub is now a Flying Officer ill the Royal Can- .adian Air Force overseas. -iAPI—- I 0f the ' by Great i that

NEW YORK. Dec. 23

Grey And Green Patches For flperational Troops

was such a surprise

0f the 80 scribes participflflllll annual Associated Press include that and B0 of l on the ---—~ OTTAWA; D12. 2.3 --lC1'J-- De- fence l-Ieauquslicrs tonight an- nounced that soldiers of the rc- cniiy-ciislmilded Canadian 1th and

in the World Series 9100'

r

To Flood Guv’t Pond For Skating

t0

Government Poild will be flooded provide an outdoor skating

rink I01‘ childrcn, it lavas announc-

ed Yfsterday. Ml‘-

SF. Kkzvic szllid

arrangements for 1.1m flooding ha‘; been made at a meeting he had

with a special ccminittte from the. Province h“! ‘he first ‘gay council’ mcmdmg C°““°III°"\I-J:eather of the season yesterday chaknmmiwitli the temperature eight

TI___

It:

I

Th]; oohugn l; roservcd ior news‘ ‘of local Interact. but Idvlrllllllll | of s newly nature may be Inserted i Y at live cents a word. strictly Wy- I llhlc in advanceu"

~ FUNERAL TIIIB MORNING -- ;The funeral of Mrs. James Flood. i ..lll take place fronl Prank Hen-l . lrvsscys Funeral Home this rnorn- l mi: at n0. I

EARNS COMMISSION — Chi Sam Machin. formerly stationed at No. 8 S.P‘.'I‘.B. with the Serviel Police has been commissioned as is now sta-

Z n ‘l. I'- 5 F n 5 s» 3. E o an 5 er '< WI E >1 F.

Enlzlllnd. and served in the Firsi Great Wag- with the British Gren- adier Guards under Lord Gort.

LAID T0 BEST —- The funeral of Mrs. Leslie J. Stacey was held yesterday afternoon from ‘rrlnltv Church where service was held bl- Rev. Mcliennan. The pail bearers were: Hon. '1‘. W. L. Prowse, Messrs. T. Ray Cuonlorcm Lloyd Wellner. W. A. Gaudet. 11.1 C. Bohsker and Gordon Hughes. Service at the grave was conduct- I ed by Rev Mr. McLennan. Inter-'

a.--.-i.-.-.-.-.-.-..-_~,-,-

Charles Dougan,

and Councillors RC Chandler and Earle MacDonald.

in; sports service units since last autumn said idea is that the

Ml‘. Doyle, who has been pron 0t- activities among the and the colleges that the

older school

children will look after tho clean- lng of the ice surface and super-

vise skating". lcuslmess etc.

st salons, I-Ic

preventing spoke to the

boys of West Kent and Queen square schml yesterday and 551d they were enthusiastic over

the idea and promised their

full

co-opern lion.

British Government's

LEATHER suas-Tlrirra souolrr IN BRITAIN

LONDON. Dec 23

—iCP)- The slloe trade

YCSEQYCI‘ 10591109013’. undcr Harold

fflllt, dillnetci‘ ‘of civilian leather supply, ls “OYIUIIE lo find n perfect leather.

Shoe soles have bccn mudc

iron; seaweed, reclaimed tires par-

liamentary narchrnents.

Postman.

fivhfifilbvys and pcliccmeil, as m.“ 118a P185. try out lIlfSf! crsatz shoes and they i\l‘f‘ checked fortnightly for pz-rforilliiilco.

the continent f or

Tile scientists are also combing ideas- -alld ex-

periments are being performed on

German cardboard

slices, paper

shoes from Finland and Italy and

marching bOOts from

Ronnie-ls

dcfezlicrl ai-mv.

Salt. substitute that fort along ille last miles

From all lions i0

these 5CIITCIIIIIKS, Mr. flilcl some lcarllel‘ W111 carry British of the

road to war

A 46-yard touchdown pass from 8th divisions and tllo rcfilltiallliithl iltll division no longer will weal" t1: patches previomiy authorized.

lil future. tho grey and 8P9?" (mlnond patch of the Atlantic and Pacific COIIIIIIRIICIS. respectively. \\'lII b: born by llll command Opel‘-

beiore the tzamc untied a 10-14 I"I- previously unde- izame ill which

Although there was liilll- disil- haIEsseIrIdIsIlIlIEpIrIIIes “Aglasothtléi: “M1111 these commands‘ I isicn prcvioiuiy were (11511115111511-

I5 pd hy grey and green diamond

Bill Cox-Bucky I-Iari"

isinil by rcd and blue

notches.

__..___?__ -- in tile. llame m

I Shield

Victory Loan

The Inter-Command Fifth vICIl0i:l_\")“l4IllhIe\t£:\e1:1d‘:1e this‘ Rig-é Eastern Air Corn- mommaluls in sales per will" pom” o; u... 11.0 A1‘, total." said t- award.

arlciet expressed rclrct at not. beins l-ompllmented Air vlre 4|.- OIIIl-er ComlnllndIng-in-Clllcf of of personne: In both selling and subscribing to victory Bonds. The quota was almost doubled with total sales

In a recent message. Mr. dc C

, which the Deputy DIIIIIFU‘!

Mr VIM Marshal Johnson. In ncroplini the "Whirl. commended

heartily all service and civilian personnel In Eastern Air Commilld- stating that "Ills cooperation of all unit committees Wu; nlilgnlflcenl. and Illa response of service purchasers showed a gratifying appreciation

of tho Iaalao at stake In this Important phase of the war."

‘the shlold consists of a silver plaqul‘. bearing the lino and a Hinze of maple loaves In relief. mounted upon a black oak base. Below this. a

for Air S. l. lie lltlrterel. l

JIIOIIIII trocps as well us ])I‘.l‘.'wl;l"il1CI' m.‘ M“. ll°1'\l3l‘-P11l1l' Qll-Dioyetl ill iriilninllihcr guests CilPIl week. at. a cost 081N195 11ml 515111“ cgabllshnwm“. of illcro than S225 a week.

REITA-YS KINDNIESES

OF SCUTII AFRICANS "LACKPOOL. England. Dec. <CP\_ Mrs. James Nichols

i i1 ilcl‘ husband, she had de-

.l lo entertain l0 to 15 dcinlll- UOICilIllI .\‘i‘l‘\l{‘?ill(‘ll as

Ill doing u she will be carrying

Troops of zllu disbanded 7th div-l out the “M. o; ha. husband wh0

had EIVfll frca hospitality to more than 4C‘) overseas 5?i‘VIC(‘II.L‘ll from

‘l

ilflV-"Ilis- "1131 111°“? (‘I m“ B.“ ‘JIWI i940 until his dciltil recently. He‘ (“alnaml did so, he said. as veplaynlsllt for

he mrvLv kiudrnrsos resolved

during l6 years he spent in South ca.

_ I1 _ Country ._'__‘

‘ollfo’... w...

I I I

i

declared Io be lhr result 0f

I

amll award iii-u. indicates that mm... Air Comm-and h... IHIII the‘ shield for the Fifth Victory Loan campaign. ‘Illa trophy will again be

a) for competition nut Bprinq.

I

NATIVE ORIGIN TIlf.‘ liz-xme Alaska Is dcllvccl from native- word moaning Great

WHERE'S YOUR

BUTTON.

GRANIPAW?

w | llc=lll here anti as a imril-i

acting B: counsel for tile__B-oai~d.

1T5 IN THE ASH CAM WITH THE OTHER TRASH! I. THOUGHT I'D LET vou LOOK AT A HUMAN BEIM’ FER A CHANGvE-“DON”!

"THE BROKEN O-INM

ment was in the Peoples ceme- tery. l SUB-ZERO Yves-rum - This sub-zero

. .v.-3\.'.<-'-'-'t'.'-'.'..'.-

v I a a

l l i I-

. elm.‘ curly yesterday morning. The warmest during the day, accord- Iing to Weather Observer Warren. A Burns at the Charlottetown‘ Experimental Station, was three above. Last night it was growinc. colder again. and a-t 9 o'clock 1..

was seven below. The tempera- ture reached zero once earlier this month.

DEATH 0F MRS A. H. GOR- DON - Many friends will regret to learn of the ceath yesterdayI of Mrs. Gordon. wife of Dr. A. H. 1 Gordon of the Montreal GOIIEFHII Hospital, a distinguished Prince Edward Islander and brothel" ofl Mr. J. P. Gordon. city. Death oc- curred at her homo ill West- mount. Mrs. Gordon was former- ly Miss ueltrude Currie, of Wind- sor. N.S. Besides her husband. she is survivor. by two sons. Capt. Donald Gordon. R.C.A.l\'i.C.. new stationed at OLIJJVR. and Mai. Alcximdcr Gordon. on service ov- erseas. also bv one daughter. Jean, at home.

QUEEN SQUARE CLOSING -

cered several numbers which were

School. Jingle Bells —— Eight boys. Willie Christmas -- Leitll Sweeney Step-dance —- C. Ryan. Harmonica IQOIQCIIOIIS — Art Doucottc. Ill o

in NC

‘BIIDCL Silent Night —- Chorus. buys. God Save the King. At FINED ulypsiimw. r. T. n.

RULES — A local wholesale deal- pr was fined a total of $75 or 50 days in jail when found lzuilty in the City Police Collrt yesterday .uf SOIIIIIII Atlantic calmed salm- on and Plvulullth Brand chicken paste without having the maxi- nlum price fixed by the War- time Prices and Trade Board. Stipendiary Magistrate K. Martin heard the case which was adjourned from last week. The firm ivrls assessed $50 and costs or 30 days for selling the salmon at an unauthorized price and S25 and costs or 2O days for sellinlz the chicken paste without first having obtained price author- ization. The case was prosecuted by tht- Wartime Prices mid Trade Board. Gordon R. Holmes

of

CO

Ill

Bv J. R. Williams

HE sez IF mew I