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1m folhwinq letter from Herr! O.B,1en_ Mberton, corrects an enror we mlde 1n lest weeks nostcisztch notice in Down the Back re where Billy copes first bueewwe on a Charlottetown track was in a ma. against Mac Aubrey. Minn Di- me and others. That was Billy's gecond race in Charlottetown. Hill first anlleflril-Il“ W" “l” d." 2”‘ v10“, to the one you m - I may add that I owned Billy C0110 ma, day-fl Harry is correct and here l; the summary-

Charlottetown. August 22. 1929-

Bmy cope (McNeill) 1. 1. 1 Jessica the Great (MacKin-

llitili . . . . . . . . . . . ...... Thane Jackson (Callback) . g cnlzicn Peter (l-Iorsman) ...

Qllffll Helen (Oliver) 4 3 4

Time: 2.1a, 2.12 2-4. 2-14-

t ll , du credit must be were so severe that he never had cllimlllllln-fl- hfiltgiinj-[irlxy forehaving bred both a chance to demonstrate his real Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester

g7’? cQpe and Lucky Lindy. may out, of a high class mil“ i Harry imported to this PTO- , Billy Cope was sired by 11B- 2.09 1-4. and Lucky Lindy by ccLneI Aubrey 2.16 1-2. Both re- con-al all their training at Harry's lllliliiS and Billy, after Winning i! race at Kensington. tppeared 0n the Charlottetown track as above m, mworea his record to 2.12 a-4 and “'91s then 501d. to Wellington

hlchlelli.

Billv llvas raced by Well with 5pi(‘illii(‘l success and then was sold to the writer who won a lot o! races wizh rim. then sold to Jimmie Pow- er who had still further success ulth the redoubtable Billy —m08tlY (ifiYCll by Pat McKenl-ia. Billy was ‘ililliy a high class horse and

‘to now race on. would have pro- bably taken a record of 2.08 or bet- ter. He could pace a. quarter in an seconds very simply and the writer remembers when Earle Rfllfl‘. M. P. visited here some years n, Billy cope flashed a last quar- ter in 29 seconds»

Lucky Lindy 2.09 1-4, also bred bv Harry O'Brien, made his first ' nrance at Summerside and won y taking a record of 2.16 l-2 u: uiris sold to McNelll and Rey- mcnd. He had a wonderful racing ca‘ or and was one of the fastest hmsca that ever stepped on Chas- iotietolvn track. One July morning when the track was none too fast Isziw Mr. McN-eill give lllm B. tim- ln up mile with the first half in 1.15 and the last half in 1.01 l-2. That clay over a parlor track he cciild have paced a half in a. min- iii! and over a mile track in con- siil ably better time. S0 hats off to Hfillv O'Brien, who has bred and tiwnod a lot of good ones and who last season brought out the green pacer Lady Hal. now racing suc- cessfully over the ice.

DonaldM.Duggan. Sslde. paid us n shortrwisit on Thursday. It

uni. indeed a pleasure to renew our (‘qHIliIIiHIIOC with this great horse- man min authority on horse breed- ing, Mr. Duggan was born here but spsilt most of his years in the Unit- ed States where he saw some of the great races and can recall very llififiiy old-time champions of fifty ymrs or more. l-Ils knowledge of thc foundation blood lines is un- lurpasscd.

He was good enough to give us a (‘Opy of an article written by W. H. H. Milrray. January 1'lth, 1890. entitled-Elan Allen and H Great Race With Dexter. ‘Ihese horses were at that time the fore- most trotters in America. and their ccnicst for supremacy is one that will evel‘ live in the memory of those who saw it. Some time we hope to publish this article which is ore of the finest pieces of des- clliiiive writing of a race event we ever read.

“is week's The Harneaq Horse hns mi article entitled Memories of Zcmbi-o by John Hervey. Zom- bro 2.11 is the sire of San Phenols- co 207 l-4, sire of Lusty Frisco 2.0'l- 1-4. It is remarkable the resem- blance between Lusty Frisco and his elriudsire. Particularly in the photo which appears on the second llllse vilien Zombro is held by the wile of his owner. Mrs. Backers

zit", Hervey has this to say about iinioro: "Tiliat stallion has always

Wilnicd a special place in my re- Rairl. I fell in love with him when i“ "yllllflfl-yeiir-old he made his “f§",“l\‘l”lll1 filmbuign of l6 races of “lflulle won 13, many of them ‘gblls- lliled horses. He was owned

inOe-lifomls

by Gear Beck _ then e. little arbor slit-r;

“IlnIAJlAng .Hehadgothold

for almost nothing of a brood mare called Whisper. by Almost Light ninB. son of Almost 33. He bred her to McKinney in the swinlg of 189i, when was a -year- old and stood or s. all fee be- foirestartingtcther Hrhatfall he lowered the record for four- year-old stallions to 2.12 l-2 to high wheels. i

McKinney, who was then owned andracedbyQADurfeeofuls Angeles, was mercilessly used by that genial n and Backers pat- terned after him. The campaign

old was long and exhausting- but the next season as a four-year-old he made a. stud season before re- turning to the races, and the or- deals to which he was bjected

powers. so stopped at 2.11, made

when five.

But horsemen on the coast un- derstood him and began breeding to him generously. The first crop of Zombros-it is not to be wondered at~were not all that was expected. This was due to his not being in condition to get high-class ones; but among those sired by him in his five-year-old form was the splendid filly Zephyr 2.07 1-4. that was brought east and raced liantly on the Grand Circuit. From

time onwards Zombro. as a sire had arrived. He was brought east by the owner‘ and I had a look at him. I found him a mas- sive rugged stallion, a very dark, rich brown in color with the finest and friendliest or dispvfiltl°lll~ Lel-

when I stood before him, that I was in the presence of a truly great animal."

In 1905 Zoilnbrewer. sired by him. was foaled. Her dam was MSW Bales 2.26 l-4. Everyone knows the history of this mare. how she YM- ed s0. Welland took a record of 2.04 1-4 and became the dam of Peter the Brewer 2.02 l-2 and of Elizabeth, the dam of the kink 11f trotting kings-Greyhound 1.55 1-4. The present day chambliln 51H. Volomite 2.03 1-4. was sired by Pet- er volo 4. 2.02. and his dam is Cite- Frisco by San Francisco 2.07 1-4. by Zomba-o 2.11.

No season that I can remember of-certainly not 1n recent years- hag produced as many or exciting programs of ice races as this Iaas. Providing the weather does not ln- terfere there are a lot more to come, with some even more excit- ing hook-ups talked of. It is ex- pected that the Eastern Driving Club of Dartmouth will pay us a return visit for a two day meet- March 11th and 12th. They enjoy- ed themselves lest year and are anxious to come back age-lil-

The two-year-old Volo 8on8. which William u. strong paid $5.- 000 for last fall at Walnut Hall Pam's-annual yearling sole. 8P- pears to be one of the tops at Or- lando, Florida. He has been a mile recently in 2.22 3-4. with the last half in 1.0’! 3-4 and the last quarter in 22 seconds. Mr. Btrang was the owner of Twilight " sons. that won the two-year-old Kentuc- ky Futurity in 1936. taking e- 1B0- ord of 2.03 i-2 and won the three- year-old division in 1937, trotting the second and final heat in 2.01-

1,, 1-4. Her dam. Even sons. ls also

the dam of volo Song. and she is the dam of the Brand trottinB stallion Peter Song 4, 2.00.

The many friends of Ernie Me- Tague will be pleased to lmow that he has returned home from hospi- tal and that as usual he is in ex- cellent spirits.

A great horse story-The Plum- tom filly-which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post a5 lnltilli- ments, is now in circulation. The Horseman and Fair World ell-Vs! "For an entertaining visit to idle barns, paddock and track and some pleasant hours with the kind 0f horsemen you may meet every day. we leo- mmend The Phantom Filly.

A lot of good horses are being of- fered for sale in this week's issue of harness horse apers. Homer D. Biery. owner of ttle Pat 1.59 1-2. advertises ten. Mr. Blew 011 W‘ count of war work has to cut down his stable te two or three. as he will not have an opportunity v! seeing them race only very W11- slonally. Others are horsemen call- ed up by the draft or others whose

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Traro Springs Big upset in

1.333%. ii". “".."°"".".r....‘°.§”;.' e ggea the Maritime hockey season, Tun-o Beaicats laced Halifax Navy 5-2 tonight and advanced to the tri- provlnce senior hockey semi-finals by taking the home-and-home

It. was the first defeat of the season for the navy team, Halifax city series winners and favorites to enter the Maritime filial against i119 Clllle Breton hockey league The sailors and Truro,

league Halifax

2 2 5 that, Zombro made as a tIiree-year- series 8-5.

champions. tied a-a at two nights ago.

New Annan Wins From Airmen 5-3

On W dnesd _ n1 t team froem theaé. (LEA) F“ agcgilflflr-l

merslde crossed sticks with the New Annau boys at the Crystal Rink. New Annan defeating the Air Force v 5-8. Both teams played good clean flit hockey. The air force boys but up a stiff resistance, but_ missed a number of sure chances to score.

A Powell scored two goals for the R- C» A. F. and Underwood one. Mills and Tuplin scored two goals ggiee for New Anna-n and B. Hon

The Lineups:-

.‘ii..“i’.'ifitij°‘i.li‘ 55.15.? stat.‘ sir. s“ ».'i§l..t"s""= W" °~ "we

Hose. E. sswse- “elm-aru- ““““““*~ . . . F; , Er ; - fence. Smith. Brooksgclilfilgwags, gullslilvgyanhrlgrlégerwood. Powell, Lewis, Referee. E. Harris-S

Canadians Cfzances Of St- Pals advance _ Making Playoffs Hinge Defem"? Na"? On Games This Weekend

i a. miracle. apparently, would help

(By The Canadian Press)

The chips will be down for Montreal Canadiens this weekend, when they meet Brooklyn Amer- icans twice in games that might well decide whether the Canucks are ever going to uull themselves out of the National Hockey Lea- gue cellar into the playoffs,

Every once in a while during the season, Canadian; have given signs of hitting the stride that was emected 0f them before the seascn started, and pulling them- selves out of the cellar. but each time something seemed to go hay- wire. The result has been that the Montrealers were always threat- ening to pull _ up higher in the lten 1118s. but never quite making the grade.

Just about their last chance seems to be looming tonight and tomorrow night. A double win would give them a three-point lead that they might manage to protect over the remaining five games. A split over the weekend would leave them still one point behind and it would take a start- ling reversal of form for them to make up the difference. And only

them into the playoffs should they dlrop both games.

As far as who gets into

To meet Truro

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AMHERST. NA, Ibb. fl-(GP)

11101189! Amherst 8t. Pots lost 14-3 to Saint John Beavers tonight.

they advanced to the Maritime senior hockey semi-finals by dint

m, of s 9-0 victory scored Wednesday

playoff; l; concerned. the Mon. in the first-game of the home-end-

encountere are only ones that matters, other scheduled games may have lilgitfl a bearing on. the positions which the other terms finish,

Toronto and Chicago clash twice in ames that could mean much to 0th teams. The Leafs could. with a. double win, move to within a game or the league- leading Rangers, and would still have a game in hand for a chance to slip into the lead in the re- maining games of the schedule.

A double win for Chacigo, on the other hand, would put them into a. second-pace tie with To- ronto, and position that would be made into a iQhIGE-Wfly tie should Boston win over Detroit in the only other game scheduled.

Experts See New Brunswick

By Harold Atkins

T“ "‘ Press Staff Writer

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S'silie Academy Defeats W.K.S. 5-2

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A hocke te f - merside Agaderrlil; olworeuciie a from West Kent School, Charlotte- tovm. 5-2 in a fast exhibition hoc- key Same at Summerslde last night, It was played in connection with illgvAiadgmyz lost sports. to

e5 B" 80 away l. good start and at the end of the 111-51; Period had a 2-0 lead on the west- ern team. But in the second m- slon the tide began to mm and the Academy boys slammed home W!‘ 8oals to take s 4-2 lead. In the 111181 Period they added another Goal while Char‘ ttetown w” hem scoreless. SUMMARY First Period

1—-W.K.8. Bagnsll Morris.) 3—W.K.S. Cudmore. Penalties-None. Second Period

8--S'Side, Walker 4—S'Blde. Becky (Woodside).

(Cudmore,

5——S'Side, a, no, Woodside). m“ (mam 5—5'5ld . M N ill (Pe . _ Penaltiesi-Wglkir. "y, mm rel-loll

‘f-ggide. Woodslde (Dilrant. lee. Penalties. Walker. McNeill, Jud- 50H.

_______ mum's ivswsmrms

NEW rams-n, main-toe» The government has issued an order 1X1"! the Price and size c! news- p_apers. W81‘ work takes so much time they cannot secure any pleasure from ownership. Alli the worthwhile one; seem to be snapped up quickly, howevengand it appears there is never any lack of purchasers 1°;- good racing material,

We received letters lsst evening from Ollie Rudderham. CI/pe ‘fret. on and Mayor H. M. Sweeney, Bridgewater, too late for publica- tion. They will be pllbliilled in full next week and are very interest-

Gontact Gluh Bowling

(FEBRUARY 23) CAPITAL BOWLING ALLEYS SUMMER-SIDE P-EJ.

WELLINGTON‘!

T. Nedon 141 I63 1T6 E. Cooper 150 1'12 102 L. Robinson 1.80 I84 192 I-l. Swartman 115 119 166 M. Stevens 116 1U 196 'I‘0te.l 2340 IPITFIRES B. Axworthy 128 I61 298 M. Kane 144 156 161 H. Pomes 157 135 98 E. Chikofsky I55 112 150 L. Clement 100 118 106 - Riel 2183 HURRICANE! l. Bilckley Ill 179 I44 E. Bomervills 153 11B 99- 1'... Smith I98 1U l5! V, Gin-gm; 7B 241. 1M John Doe 103 113 U Totsl . I- ngstltbglsllton m 1w i=0 v Stewart m o4 no M.Spsfford 147 l" 9° M. Dewar 122 139 14o o anssou 14a ul rm l

‘rota i906 High Single, Mrs. L. G. Our-

1. High Three. Mre- i». A- Mill"- wu. W- _..,,.._

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QUEBEC, not. 27—-(CIPJ-Plale- glass skips around these parts who have been following the Maodon- ald’s Brier Tankard playdowns for the Dominion champlcrlship since its inauguration in i927, feel that this is the year the West's downin- ation of this coveted granite award is due to end.

With the tmlrnament being play- ed here for the first time in its

home series.

Doggediy defending ite original

three-goal lead. st.

Beavers 2-2 in the first

goal in the last session.

Pats held

period. rave up a goal in the second and then matched the visitors’ single

Amherst now meets ‘rruro Bear- cets for the right to go up against the Ca/pe Breton Hockey League champion; in the Maritime final.

BOWLING

Y.M.C.A. BOWLING ALLEY! Friday Afternoon Ladle! League

A win for Detroit over the Bruins 591mg"... wouldn't do much for the Red M, 3515mm 15a 1" H4 Wings except move them that L, 131mm 126 205 12,; much hlrther out of involvement H, Jgnkjns 111 138 1,1,3 in the Canadian-Americans feud, A. Bin-rem 194 155 10g E- Bellini: 136 as as Total: 2009. ‘ihumbs-uph. M- Brady 109 14o as R» k , gorked I44 120 155 . aszar ln As Curling Threat g. Pfictgn. .32 l3; 1.2 . - H8 9B 137 189 Total: 1992. event. but as third under “Stan" Strikers:- Raiuse in i940, he showed a sound M. Cudmore 1B1 218 100 Slime. Another member of his G- Basmli 14s 11a 9a team, w. P. "Bill" Bickle, also is E- MMWHI-ld 132 141 H0 rated among the best in the game H‘ Mmigmm” 137 157 196 and has the western knowledge of L‘ cm? , 159 10° 141 curling. He learned his early curl- Tomi‘ m“ o. ~ irig at Gladstone, Man. 31gb Hau._ i Carrying Prince Edward Island's u. Woolner. 15a 12o m b01186 Ls W. R. Ci-ulcksfiazilrs, who J. MacDonald 129 109 19o sought the crown last year. The N. MacDonald 201 199 106 Charlottetown skip has showed the T- Gmetl 13° Wl 114 advantage 0.1 g, season's experience L. Bearisto 99 76 94 in the playdowns by his outstand- giftglzsg‘ M cud 21a 1 _ , _ g e: . more- . “g p°"‘°m‘“"°° ’“ ‘akin? P" High Three: N. MacDonald-SSS.

history at the Arena from March 2-5, pie-game speculation: i; rile as to the merits of the outstanding curlers throughout Canada. Picked as the likely rink to bring the Tankard east again is Daniel P. Connolly's of the Bat-burst club in New Brunswick.

Since Murray MacNeilPs Halifax team of J. E. Donalloe, C. l... Toney szld J. Machines won the ward back in 1927, the Tankard has nev- er been further east than Hamilton. which along with Kitchener, has brought the title twice to the On- tario Curling Association.

Manitoba has easily outshiaded other provinces in the event, hav- ing captured the {Pankard nine times, While another western pro- vince. Alberta, has taken the Do- minion crown three times.

Quebec. Prince Edward Island. New Brunswick. Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario halve yet to win the honors.

Dan Connolly, with his twin bro- ther Joe. has been campeilmizig for the Brier aiward on three previous oecmons. 1931, 1932 and 1936, He ls considered by the easteners to have n, sound all-round game, and capable of competing against the wide-open pucktig play or the neuter draw match which won the Canadian OTOWII for Howard Pal- mer's Alberta rink last season. .

Nova. Bcotia also sends out one of its best entries in some time under F. T. Heblb of the Bridge- water club. It will be the first time Hebb has skinned q rink ill the

The South" Shore Hockey League

‘Phe first game of the semi fin- als for the Arnett Cup was pill-Yell in " J , ru " * night bot/ween Middleton and Freetown with the former coming out on to}?

of a 4-2 score with a large crowd m

in attendance.

The outstanding players were

Muttart, the brilllrn‘ forward for c,

Middleton who carried the brunt of the attack for his playmates and Paynter in the Freetown net who stopped 31 shots to 19 by Bell. McKenna was leading point-get- ter with two goals on well ex- ecuted plays. R. Gardiner of Free- town was deserving of mention in that he held down the centre lane during the entire 60 minutes of play.

Summary-

Flrlt Period:-

1. Middleton. H. Muttart.

2. Middleton, J. MacKenns (M. Bradshaw).

Stops: Peynter 19: Bell 9. Second Period:-

8. Freetown. G. gamers.

4. Middleton. L, Sobey.

I. Freetown. W. Auld.

g. Middleton. McKenns (Doug- ey . . Stops: Pavnter l; Bell l1. Third Perlodl_

No Score.

Stops: Paynter l0: Bell t. Penalties: Drummond (2). Referee: John Green.

ALBANY PLEASANT CIRCLE WJ.

Led! members of Albany Pleas- ant Circle Institute met at the home of Mrs. Arthur MacKav on Heb. 19th for their monthly meet- ing. Ihe president Mrs. Keith Osmeron presided and called the meeting to order. Collect for Club Women ms read in unison. Roll c111 was responded to with a hint on ironing. cleaning and pressing olo'l‘es. There was a good attend-

ance of members and several vis-

fter

I were present. After the read-

vincial honors.

The other eastern bid ‘(or (the Tasiikand comes from this province with J. A. Ross Jrfs Huntingdon

foul-acme carrying the oolm, A1. Do

though none of his rink has play. ed 1:1 the Brier tourney, Ross h“ considerable curling experience s.- monk his players as they s" equally adept at the from n; wlth the granites.

Seeking Manitnbak tenth no. mlnion championship is J, Ken Watson. whose name is recalled g3 the winner of the award in 193g for the Strathcoma club. labelled as one of the most colorful figures in the game because of hi; 11mg. ual style, but deadly geourwy, w,“ son will make his appearance with his brother Grant" who m, vice. skin on the 193a team and like