‘. big

, an: . FEBRUARYLZQQQ flé-“j

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a-THE n

f foe races l ‘Ice: gllllgnaefig-noon. Five r71 l‘("s'b{,-¢;11 flvc for all to colt

m; _\

‘d by clfllfll‘, (ff Thzen 1 . .. -11c . -

i-i midflo x1.4e11nd dozens

s and 1750975

\\"‘1;1n:=1's on MBPll-lme Jswclt was In bllillltfis 11 for years. but about _, . ago retired, to live a hle in ancouver.

~ (L: safillgcllvler verv well but Hf ll] hrcffil‘ b91111! b3 in the plinoipal 190051159 '..},"l1\'c11- lillle harness racing M‘ 511.1, lnl-bia mid lllfll» W415 ‘ ‘~ Perhaps

, v |11u'\‘ i: coming into -1_ He was the princi- . cf i"an'po1"t powfl’ ll’) i war. and new arm- flat mechanical a e1; 1e is not sufficient ‘mm. at; (wn-lvmstsnces, particu- llll‘i. The mu‘e 1s f4 fir“: c‘<a== and a’ ‘llflffi? u» llfcgellv is not used :11 purposes. Bovs o enlisted in the i: 1 and amtmunlion Vil- mms pat, 31m‘! well with the y... 5mm of them were very .14 5y m.»- e-ihvl pack animals. ‘kl pew- ccnsidwable of l1 klck l” .17.“. Wang, 1Q use it. We re- ". ypvv well the fun it was w. new i111- bruises some of 4.. hm rrrfvfl around on their liiihfl‘ extremities.

J<

‘aw-w

Wled 1n sine from one ilflll mule that I saw one M“, 1151-; wccr) cver after it was 11-1 .. m: from a direct hlt r111 ll silcll. to an enormous one

~me ovrv 1'1 hands, captured "lllY shell fire broke on an ll column at Passchen- s g1";- drone’ Bfld EH1 CV- ;_- _\ 1:1 of footing. and serm ncndlll. HL" vicissitudes 0f W81’- {arc Tin 11:011. if not better. I113“ as swanky

we have

lcck cll. llnio-s 0:10 has been throu h l.

vlrl e the last one he 00111 119% 1h.- cal-e that is eslowed andmules 1n the army. . units have hay cnop- h~1y is dampened and 1-1; _ pieces and plac- <1 ill 11c. .0 lhsre is :10 Waste. Th9 hcrsesnre fcd on rope lines sup- parted bv stakes. In the winter put lhcll covering for housing 1s used. Grooming is carried on twice lilf1_\'.lll(2‘.'ll11‘lg$ and prior to feed- lag i;1 111.- allcrncon. About two llzllrs a (lllY is the usual amount clgrcztnulg exercise laid down bY npllalicns. ll. hlls been found that grooming circulates the blood and 1111i 1111‘ axlimal in fine fettle and <1 is l-cqursd lo keep up Z1.

~

Th: lllllifr of 1917 was the worst hFrallzc m a hundred years and lie Canadian corps horses and mules Sllficrcd very severely as make i111», long trek latter , 1016. Tllcv o'clo- clll clrryillg up ammunition "‘1 lllr 111l1d in the batteries. "s cl them were lost in _ .1111 llolcs which they fell lilll) in alvoding the roads which ' 1:llcd ill the blackness azulc was the short- ltrcat many were taken c111 the relieving r;- r , durillg the night of

which was a very

captured by a l bov was a beautiful lllrsillut 111 1~ loci. It was

Qllc 111112- was C11

not. long

1:1

llflnlc lilo lrail was hot with re- Qllffls icr 141a whereabouts of this funicular animal which belonged l p"

. 1 of the noblllty. The Can- W110 took him over t ~ 1. a camouflage school kl’ a rouric, lllld judge his sur-

1111"‘ 1111121 on tile morning after

f-‘rlvll an officer walked up to the limiter" calling 111m by name, gd lllc rcccgnltlon was mutual.

"lid" W“ fldiusted amioabl 111:1 dent closed. The w ' r 11v touching incidents g ‘fill lteznnne affection shown d: Y‘? ll°"-= 101' the horses in their 1111189. Qlic occasion was on loav- mghMilt-llbusch on the Somme the ‘a toi November 26th, 1916. Them

1 lcomor 1n Mal-llnptuoh that ,.qa,t~l~_¢l".\" llud to p155 through - t “as always under shell fire as

I‘ .- 1

‘T33: as 111a light started to r1111. 1111@11‘1'“‘°‘!.°" “"35 11°“ "9 a lll \\lll101lt casualties. e

l“ ‘W101 was . ‘ - - lust getting through Elba a sllrl] klll('(l the lead pair of wagon The cll-lvcl- julnrpcd off his “undgllmltfil lll) the head of the 1,, n“ 115111 who was struggling WM “ll luld burst into tears. H: m“ ltsrcrillv have remained there l 11$ lllc but for cxnrades.

Figures ro‘¢~;?d_;

n ‘ y Roger Dun- {gggg-‘sfll-lvc Secretary of m; We‘ W Ill-s Trotting Asooiaiiou. m, Gum-it ‘lilo lcial purse; raced

mm K llc 1941 season took o. “rain! gal/fl‘ the 194) total. Ac- trqygem nndmuEi lll 1.11s office the 1:1 u tzonIQI“ "wd f“ " l”

“l o! $l.'l9B.'1l0 1n

book for 1940 listed ass 111m. 11,155“; 1,911 Year Ben; which will lllclgflfcnetlllligwhdat 5'

1 “s Q “"1 (‘ll tho increase and a- _ raced for, i; not _r-.~ase in number of

‘Iv . .‘*'“- l1§cln€|nlv¥ageia11lS,§_Z0 last week lco ‘M-“l-wfi! rt Mount

11 .1i:.*‘;.l%"-'“%=*.'.:..F:.l":t‘:: irarklinnflllll 05:1?’ f‘ {a 111g nlgzgf 3gb H: was ro'd m 4 . cd the f l.

I BOB; . ‘ vhgrellykshl-M Grand Cir-

ylll-lorlnthnvialnilvnfm

-;l‘l"l1?.. CHABQQITEITQWN, . GlJARQl-‘P-N. _

Percy F‘. Clemons of St. Georges. Ontarlo. died at his home Jan- uary 19th. He was one of the best breeders of Holstefn-Fresian cltlo in Canada and was also a

turf history is Lee Hanover 2.‘ hoe Karl/rotor. 2.16 1-4. Lee Han- over ls the fastest tl-ott/er ever bred in Canada. Readers of the Canad- ian Sportsman will remember "nnny splendid articles written by Mr. Clemons in that paper.

A great sire and great race horse on gassed owav recently 1:1 Peter lhe Jewer 2.02 1-2, by Peter one GTf-‘Hl/ 2-0"! 1-4. drm that famous pacing ‘have Zombrewer 2.04 1-4. also clam of Fhabeth. the dam of Greyhound 1.55 1-4. world's cham- pion trotter. Peter the Brewer was sold in the yearling dispersal of the Laurel Hall Farm in 1919 and

day afternoon.

Fast times were chalked up every class as the Brackley Driving Club staged another meet; Thursday afternoon. Fast and a good crowd of made the meet one of the best stag- ed yct and it is the Club's intention to hold another meet next Wednes-

Brackley Point Ice Races

in

Pt. ice

spectators

Silent Mao after finishing third 1n the first heat of the Free-for- all pace came through to take the

was 50113111.; by John LL sqadm. o; next two and race in duels with

Cleveland, Ohio. who sold 111m to Ed Stout of Pontfaclvfichivan, for

Bessie Scott ind Jippy K. Mr. Tilly, showing great trotting

$8.0m as a three-year-old. He was flblllly was 1-1-1 in the Class A then turned over u; the Tgrcnlo trot while Helen K. after finishing reinsman Nat Ray for training second in the first Ileat took the

and racing. His oareel" as a four-year-old Was a grand one. for besides taking his

two final quarters in the Green Race to head the summary.

SUMMARY Free For All Paco

Silent Mac (Proud-e)

Bessie Scott (Rodd)

Jlppy K. (Hugllesl Time: 31 1-2. 32, 32.

Class A Trot Mr. Tilly (Stewart)

Ethel Bellini (Carr) Time: a2 1-2, as, 3a.

lav-nil tutor-n war-n

M»- 241- van-

Green Raol

Helen K. (Andrews) Frisco Girl (McKinnoni ‘ss Ola (O'Neill) Scotty Mao (McKay) Races again next Wednesda

nhooww

21 12 33 44 y.

record of 2.02 1-2, he won tho richest stakes on the Grand Cir- wll» 111011161111: the Charter Oak. the M. and M. and the Transyl- vania. Among the horses he met in that lriumrphant career was the $25,000 cit-Maritime trotter. Bill Starch. 2.04 1-4. 1t was Bill Sharon that forced Peter the Brewer to hi! record in one of the most mem- orable contests of the year. Soon aftetrhilletcgrnltralgn he “:5 réetil-ed e su, .11: pure asc o ,- Willi-am M. wrlglll. the 11111111131’ E- Madnnald powder king, and placed at the I‘ Grmfes head of the newly created Calumet I" Gem’ Farm. Lexington. Kentucky. when T°l"l“’2119 Ml- Wright died he was sold at auction with the rest of the farm holdings and passed to the owner- ihlya Hanover shoe Farms. where e .

The Year Book of 1941 nrobablv credit l-1!m with more than 200 standard performers. 38 of these in the 2.05 list and two. Cal- M umet Adam 1.59 3-4 and Edna Brewer 2.00. 1n the two-minute 12st. His WFIOHIICFS were largely c-f the trotting gait. 20 of his 2.05 perform- ers being lxotters and 1R pacel-s. His Insist. trotting performer is Flora Hanover 2.01. although his ' l-est known daudlter Tl""“h"Ul"— Reynolds 2.1a 1-4. winner of the M- Brad-v Hambletorllan Stake 111 ma. A- N- Y°YK° mum the great race horses which Fl- "new he sired 1- the stallion Calumet R PM Budlong 2.02 3-4. owned by Frank L" Hmgm‘ McKay, East Royalty. Thlal-wm"

In addition to the United States ‘Trotting Association's alward of a. badge fol- leading driver during the season. be worn on the driving Jacket of the recipient, the Grand Circuit has awarded a. crest or medal to its leadin driver and greatest money waning" driver. ("Drvrflfll- These things are all to the good A. Burke and will give added interest to our W. McNeill sport. _ gaiwllworl

—-- . o or anc

Volomiie 2.03 1-4. by Peter the R. Bradley gfellllkgakldalilfg stallion 111g VlQaJrIl-‘ut Total~323i.

ll rm, .xngon, en uc y, whose book is closed for 1942. dc- All Sfaraz... cording to the Year Book for 1941. Q Esgery ls credited wlih 29 new standard R, 911111911111 performers. 24 1:1 2.10 ocvfomcrs. y papa-son l0 1n the 2305 performers. two in p power the 2.00 performers. 23 of his year- A Shem-en 111185 averaged $1.617 fl-t the Wal- T0m1_29g4_

Strikers:-

J.‘ MacDonald N. Mat-Donald ‘Ill. Garrett

. Bear s m“ Tetel-ztiit.

Spitfires- lshcn

Bowling

213 147 119

94 1'33

145 184 1'11 126 126

llfi 113 146 118 96

Big Four League

170 215 194 P00 215

nut Hall yearling sale at lexing- High 51,1816 A_ Map-arm“

ton 111

to by Dr, Ogden M. Edwards. Wal- nut Hall Farm would never have purchased Volomite and placed him in the, stud, because he was a small horse and of a very dllatol-y dis- position. In other wold; he tcok a lot of waking up to gethim to race well. but Dr. Edwards liked his blood l1nes-sil"ed by Peter Volo 2.02. dam Cita FrL=oo by San Fran- cisco, great granddam by Election- eer and back to thoroughbred an- tecedents. Maritime

st fall. Yes, and if the har- nigh three A_ Mcparlane ntss horse greats had been lsiened Corvettes 4 pm. A“ stays 1 PL

—Fcbruary-

Second Round

1R6 1'78

303 222

303. 707.

lo-Davls de Frasers vs. A. .3. f. 12—Tanncrs vs. Stanley Steamers.

17—A.S.I. vs. stanley Steamers, 1-, u, jntgfeet- l9-Davls 6r Fraser's vs. Tanners.

Y.M.C.A. BOWLING ALLEYS Friday Afternoon Ladies League

High single: n. MaoDorr-l" 218. Hirll three: M. B’shop 547.

HOLY NAME BOWLING PALACE

Intel-national League Schedule

ed in Volomite because he is the 24-51551119!’ Swim"? V5» D- 5? F'-

slre of that outstanding troitcr and 25~Tfilll1el5 VS- A51- -1‘\larch—

Maritime Chanlpicn. Watchim 4. 21/7. ovmed by Alderman Frank Adams, Halifax

Charlie Mgson. the Maine train- er, had a. good stable of prospects at Pine Ridge, NC. He holds the season's "track record with the

S-‘Tanners vs. Stanley steamers. 5—AS.I. vs. Davis d1: Frasers.

Third Round

l-W-YNT-Old P801118 filly. Wllllllfl’! lO-Davls 61: Ifrascrs vs Tanners.

Ways. bv Abbedale 2.01 1-4. which 12_St3]fley Swamers v5_ 5,3,1,

showed 2.30 1n her work a week 17__A3_1_ vs, Tanners, alzoflrho thl-w-vear-old pacer Noht 111-1). a». F. vs. Stanley Steamers.

Hawk by Abbedalej in his stable 1s ;4__A5_1_ vs_ Dgvls g; "new

dlspllwlll! B5 ml1°l1 WW4 B5 Pace" 26-Stanley Steamers vs. Tanners.

of that ago show.

Toy wen still racing on January 10th at Dufferin track. Toronto. and the fastest mile that day was stepped by Winch-n Grattnn in a moo with Jane Harvester. Donna Direct and Pine Rid-IQ Bev-l-lev. Winston was l-1-2, Jane 3-3-1. Donna 1-4-4. Pine Ridge 2-2-3. Best time in second heat. 2.11.

Miners win 6'-5

-Apr1l-

Fourth Round Ill-Stanley Steamers vs. ASI.

J-finners vs. Davis 6r. Fl-asers. 7-D. dz F. vs. Stanley Steamers. 9—A.S.I. vs. Tanners. lie-Stanley Steamers vs. Tanners. its-Davis a; Erasers vs. ASL

Fifth Round

zl-Tanners vs. Davis d: Maseru.

In overtime

23—A. s. l. vs. stanley steamers. 28—A.S.I. vs. Tanners.

3(\—StBl'll€y steamers vs. D. 1ft F.

0111mm an, 11.5.. no. t-(orl Gllco Bay Miners eked out a 6-5

-l\lay—

vlctory over Sydney Millionalrtfi 5~Davls at Frasers vs. A. S. I.

tonight on the slrflwlh 0! W0 W" el-tilne goals and further squash- ed the Mfllonslxcs’ chances of en- tering 11142 Breton Hockey

League pla .

Two goals in tho lost minute of overtime turned the trick for the 1 e leaders. After the teams h gone into the extra play tied at 4-4, Sydney tallied ln the sev- enth minute. But with little more than a minute left, Moe whim lted it. up. and then Pat Dosblens belted in the winner with only Cornwall five seconds to play.

CORN WALL.

tho night. The winymlln from Mont-rem

gums, believed a new sen or mound. y Powell Ibo got a dney. Ind Boon Baird two of the Miners‘ scores.

Canadian 1168111115 f-h 1rd m

nookgd coolest. It was I

50 p-l- cent of A-nerun

ca: l2 yeml g‘ older 111cm no elm mom oo-

IIGENL- '

.1 qndnmmnntldsbblQfll-l

£011.81‘! lllflr yx-nl-s. He. @101 I

Myers seven game willless

game 00 RC4; per shutout 011 Cornwall

w“ given & 1S-

Feb. snapped

Cornwall Flyors Snap losing streak

streak It was Deoblens‘ second goal of marched back 11110 third place 1n

between Conny Dion and

CHICAGO -- ((7.9) - More than Bwvrette. Dion llxdcivf‘fl‘elm_:ltl°§bw

ice

111

7—Tanne1"s vs. Stanley steamers.

3-40?)- their

and

mar whooting the Qucbsc scnlor Hockey’ will" thereby as they handed Q

z’. t he.’ tonight. ran his scoring streak to l9 ail-night d 4'9 eg-rly so“, “and m

11111111 of the 011ml“: "m1- fl‘ for was he only Will 9! ltlrrlnfl goallmugnug: [AQ-

urbco Aces a 1-0

1W6

Airmen 3 Canadiens 2

I11 n. fast and exciting game of hockey. the Royal Air Force team defeated the lighter Juvenile Can-

2 adlens by a. score of 3-2 last night

at the Forum. The game was keen- ly contested throughout and not until the final whistle dld the los- ers give up trying.

The airmen got away to a. good start by slamming in three count- ers in the first period. l/fcMastor, 511981 811d Currie were Ute marks- men. However the Juveniles sprang to life in the second and scored tholr first goal while holding their °DD0l19nts in check. MoCourt got the‘ tally with O'Neill drawing an azslst.

The third chllkker found the Ca- nad.cns goulg all out in an effort i0 pull up with the ail-men. Their efforts were soon rewarded 1111911 McCourt accounted for another

1 1 - 7 S: will the assist going to Mar

On several occasions the juven- iles came within inches of lielng the count but the airmen put up a stiff defence whi;|1 they were un- able to penetrate. The applause of Canadians‘ rooters was turned u; groans when a goal they scored was disallow-ad. '

T719» RlYmBn. who had previously gone down to defeat at the 111111115 of the juveniles in a previous en. counter. skated off the ice with the victory last night evening up the series of exhibition games.

Big_B0nspie| T0 be staged" Here Feb.l|,l2

The biggest curling event in y-ears will be staged at the Char- lottetown Club beginning Wedneg- day next when teams from Sum- nlerslde and Montague will battle with Charlottetown entries in the Macdonald-Brlar playdowns. The ultimate winner will represent the Province in the Dominion champ- ionships at Quebec City early ln Malcll. Already Sumlrlerside has four teams entered and Charlotte- town five. Montague has not yet reported but at least two teams are expected from that club. Hereto- fore one ‘team from each club met to fight lt out for provincial hon- ors. The lnovatlon this year of having any number of teams enter for one roaring scramble for Que- bec representation will be worth watching. The personnel of each lanai-e? will be published early next

Truro Bearcats win 7-3 from Pictou

TRURO, N. 8.. Feb. 6-(0?) - Truro Baal-cats pulled up to with- in l. half game of the second-piece Plctou Regal; tonight as they took tho measure of Regal-l 7-3 in an A.P.C. league hockey game.

Frankie Foley staged a single- period hat-trick for Truro, getting three goals in the second session.

Remember When

(B The Canadian Press)

Jack SharkoyZl-l second comeback fight ended with the flTIlel" sallfll‘ 105mg on 01mg to Tony Slluoco at Boston s x veal-s alto tonight- World heavyweight champion three yeals previously. Sharkoy slowed up badly near tho cnd c-f the bcllt and smleeo easily nutvunehetl hm win the judlzcs‘ decision.

. wan a 20-rounrl (l?

Silent Mac, Mr. .TillyAnd Tommy Barns‘ Says Louis Helen K. Are lVznners At Greatest 0f All Heavies

By Gail ‘Fowler Associated Press Staff Writer

B _ ‘ION, Wash, Feb. 11- (APF-Torltcny ‘Burns, Carladarl- bcrn former worfd lleavywvsight champion. lrolzvrs thcrougily 111 the power of thought and Jco Lou‘s' fists.

01' the former, more later. Of the latter, the 1915-191 world puglks- tic siar says he believes Louis will go down in rllg l‘l=.to'y as the "greatest l'1I3\'y\l‘€'§’l1b of ail time."

TwInkle-evrd Tcmtnv, almost as busv as a fighting mall 111 l1‘s day as Louis has becn during 111s cal-- eer. f; now dispensing beer and good cheer in a busy tavern flare in the Pacific Coast town across Puget Sourd from Seattle.

(Tommy Burns. h:rn Noah B"'ll=;- so at Hanover. On June f7, 1531,

=l011 f n1 Mel- Francisco.

vln Hart 1:1 San Feb. 23. 1906. and held the iitle ("'11 Christmas Dav. 1968. when Jack

Johnson in Svdrev. NS.W.. "whip- red Burns so tcrrlflcaYv that 11o- llro jumped in and slon-ptd the fight in the 14111 rou11d."1

You'd never guess that Elle portly. bespectacled, svfl-spzken. srnlliWZ ZZW-pcunder behind inn rcer tan; was 00 years rld last illlne 17 And you'd never gves: "Wt at five fcei- 6 1-2 inch»: and

one of 13w lightest men over to hofd l-ne hcalyweigllt crown.

Bu‘. this fellow 1111111 hardly a Wrinkle 1n his rmrotlh face and hardly a trace of ‘gray 1n his soarulv thatched rate i= the Tom- mv Burn: who holds the 'e"0"d for a quick knockout 111 a champ- ionship fight,

A few weeks alzo Tommy skityrd the rope 10') tim=s in a m’nu‘e and 5"- scconds. “Not. bad for a fallow whose leg: were swollen with anh- ritis seven years ago, e11?" he asks.

As a Man Think!

Ask Tommy whence spouts the elixir cf youth he alp . ently has discovered. and he'll atuw=rz

"It's all 1n thlnknz, What. one il1inks-tllat i= what one is. I found the secret of l’fe and hap- piness within me and I nearly nod io die before I got dcwn lo narih and harried what makes ilrngs and people go. "

Seven years ago. Burns relates. he wfls taken w‘t1"1 arthritis and various oonrpllcations-“simp‘v b:- cavse I had fcrzotirn how to live and wasn't takng cave of nlvsc-lf. While still 111 tile hospital I began studving a certain iylce of meta- physical thoughi-not a religion- so I left the h"=n‘.ta1, went home and cured myself."

Recently he mimeogralallcd ici- icrs lo llundrsds Cf friends all over the country and explained his method of living, gfst of which 1s tips on diet and breathing. flunk- ing constructively and hel ng others.

Tommy ouillnrs 11k: fight careor something like ill-Is: Ha goi- $1.25 for his first fight a1. the Delrcll- Aiflellc Club. back around 1903- and was declared a prolovsicnal. He was only a lfllf-pounder illlen.

I11 1906. fighting as a. heavyt- weight, although he barely s: ed 1'10 pounds. he defeated Marvin Hart in Los Angeles for the world heavyweight cllrmxfonslllp. ‘Tncn. with himself as his own manager -he never hired a pilot-Burns defended his crown 14 times in i-wo years and 10 months. fighting 111 England. Ireland. France. tho United States, Australia and New

17f) pounds 11c wvs