C.-moinued from pace I

, Back Slrelch&

Mal'lIIlIl9l' about my mare Gretch- ,n viunsel 2.12. by Chief Counsel 1-,; 12. Winter has'arrived. it "mi sixteen below this morning ant. ire are not driving uch yet. H it a letter 'from I fellow in ,i ..innessa. Manitoba. and he was g.,.,,,; six miles a day and would no eight soon. We never did go (ital many slow jog miles. You M... quite a number of good h,.,.....- up there and the particu- ia, about them are very interest- ,.,.; Thanks. friend Warren. for ...u.- kind letter. We appreciate it ',-pi-y much.

'.i.- welcome to this column I nllll'll horseman and driver. W. L. '!liIl" MacGregor of Brandon. Mallllnhh. who enclosed I " ing with It vlclnre of Grand Circuit driver Ralph Baldwin. who cam- palglls horses for Two Gaits Farm. Carmel. Indiana. and was one of ihe leading money winners in the I) 5 last season. In the photo he is .linwn in the sulky behind Ex- rrlonl Chief. that he gave I rec- ...-ii of 1.5!! (V5. He is I native of Bi-niiilon, Manitoba. Here is Bill's it-ztt-r . . . "This letter is written ll: iunvey thanks and sincere ap- ul't'tlr'llIl)n of your Maritime Har- ltitfxo Racing Review in The Guard- ian tinder date of Dec. 31. 1954. '1 no paper arrived at my home as . uili from someone. I am I tic-ii-rner. almost 65 years of age. llll there is something very ap- ,..-aling lu me in my mental pic- ...”-, purely imaginative. about llliII' island. its people and es- pPilall.V its rural aspects. I have rt-.-iil books depicting scenes and pi-onh-, also have met many who rains West I have often asked yilmin mo and always found you one known by the people asked.

'Wll knowledge of you goes 1.2. k through the years and I have i-.-...l your contributions from time t.. titiic I.ike yourself I have in-.-n associated with the horse I...-iin-ss for many years and es- ;-.-ii.iIly the Standard breeds. Re- ri-nilv I had I deal with I Nova stotizi fancier. Richard Wludyka nl .N'irlney. trading Mitchell 2.09 I 3 hr Chief Counsel. and taking ill trade Bctty Belle 2.10 U4 by llcllc Boy. darn Belly Budlong by llw unll-bred Maritime sire Cal- lllllt'l Budlong. I anticipate Brady llitllttlflr or Dr. Baker as a cross for her in a future breeding pro- rrnni My son and I are jogging wit-n head. three Brady Han- morts rising three. four and five. .lmse full sister. Brady Shoelace

9'-r which we return to Bay Mea-I V .vs in a 30 day meet. iiawkns il'I.w'5 and Patrick Primrose hau a god season in 1954. e'lpeCl8ll." in the fall meeting on the mile. trnck. Hawkins won the 2.14 pace, I mile in 2.0! U5 and the 1 H16

in 2.09 U5. He was I close third I in the free for all in 2.00 its.

Then in the California bred free

for all 55,000 added one and one-, sixteenth mile. Hawkins Hoss;' won in 2.09 MS with his mile in

2.01 NS.

"Misstatement. I kvear-old trotter won for me in 2.08 U5 and was in the money I couple of other times. We have two green ones coming out this year. three and 4-year-olds. The 3-year-old is out of Miss Counselatine, sired by Prudential. He looks promis- ing on the limited work. The other. VIP Primrose by Peter Primrose 2.01 3l5. dam Waruma F. 2.01 U5. paced in 2.12. last year but was held over. I have not been to Del Mar but even there they have been abnormal rain. Joe is training the Camp stable there. He beat Art Nylsnd for the U.S.T.A. directorship. I hope to go East this summe and then I can make one more trip to the Home Plate. If it so turns out will plan more time on the Island and hope to renew more acquain- tances." We and your many friends hope you will come back and spend more time this. Char- lottetowns Centennial year.

we were delighted to have a letter from Charles Maclnnis of London, Out... as follows:-"We enjoyed this write up about Joe O'Brien. which I am sending you. and we do enjoy your.Down the Back Stretch which my father. Ambrose Macinnis sends me from the Guardian. I also retain many happy memories spent with and at the 0'Briens-by the Way. please convey our warmest wishes to Claude when you see him. I re- call one week-end we spent at the 0'Brien's in Alberton. They had so many visitors that about seven

of us had to sleep in the barn loft. Claude included. I have thought since about the amount

of meals served that week-end. Mrs. O'Brien must have perform- ed something like the miracle, the "loaves and the fishes." Regard- ing Charlott.otown's big anniver- sary. they are having the same

here and they are having the people write to old friends and relatives inviting them home.

Even Guy Lombardo has made arrangemen's to return to his home town. I feel this is I good idea. also it would be wonderful if they could arrange to have Joe

Snort Echoes

From Prince county

rt Linuereua team to top all former aggregations of that Ill;

has come out of the west to cop

the Schoolboy Curling Champion- ship of Prince Edward island. The Silliphant rink wasn't given an outside chance by its most ardent supporters before. and even some time after the stones started to roll. They were play- ing in an alien rink again ' I P. W. C. foursome that had at least two of the Island's top notch schoolboy curlers on its roster. O O O

Jittery II In ingenus speaking her first lines In I Broadway play, the boys went down to a smashing It-2 defeat the first time they met the P.W.C. boys. Out of sympathy for ths Sum- mermerside boys. the news re- port made it look I little, closer than it really was. But gradually Silliphant. Lefurgey, Daley and Morrison settled down and began to play the game they are cap- able of. They came from no- where to win three straight vic- tories on the final day. two of them against P. W. C. to win the Island title.

0 O 0 i)avid Sllliphant. the skip is the veteran of the quartet in

point of experience. We saw him delivering stones when the broom was crowding him in I close battle for height. The two 8-6 vic- tories that qualified them for the Dominion finals were real tests of the young skip'I coolness un- der fire. He had to throw the stone that -meant I trip to Syd- ney, or I heartbreaking miss af- gjjmjggjg

nings ago and entries were taken and the list appears elsewhere in this paper. Starting time will be two o'clock and competent offi- cials will handle the races. Next week there will be three elimin- ation races to decide on horses that will represent the Club at the lzgartmouth meet February ill and

James Harrison's iirticlc on Joe O'Brien has delighted our friend S. Thane Belyea. l-'rederu.'ton, N. 13., who writes: "It I remember. the Iirst time I saw Joe was in Fredericton in the fall of 1938. He

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covered Wllh drifting iinuw and I couldn't identity the species but they were diving ducks and no. ,JUlIdlU1' river birds. The Old aquaw and Golden-eyes iWhist- .ersl appeal to be quite at home amid the ice tloes. l was partic- ularly interested in how the Hun: were faring and kept a close watch. Nearing l.ougneran's(1i-eek I spotted something around the base of I telephone pole....a dark rink that moved. The wind had hallowed out I circle in the snovr around the pole and left an 8- inch area of bare ground. I stopped the car and was amazed to watch ll Huns pop out of the hole one after another and scur- ry off across the crusted snow. They had been pecking and scratching for grit.

This covey appeared in fair shape Ind I later found where they had established headquart- ers on the sunny side of an aban- doned house. Grassy patches I- round I cluster of lilac bushes showed signs of continued usage. This covey will manage to pull through if I thaw is not delayed too long. On Wednesday I stood on I windswept slope with my muscles aching from the frost that seeped through layer after layer of sweaters and wondered how many Huns managed to sur- vive even on full stomachs. l visualized the scene in late Oc- tober when the stubble reflected a golden sheen as the wt-storing sun settled to its rest and a sleepy swale beckoned with the promise of I hidden covey. ()n this day it was a different set- ting. The glare from the ice- sheathed snow hurt one's eyes

ler getting so close. The tense situation would have fazed many an older curlers, but David shou- ed away the butterflies, and made his shot. His dad, Ralph Silliphant, was a member of Summerside's most famous hoc- key forward line. Jack Schurman and Chick Gallant teaming up

with him to make a trio that Summerside fans will long re- member.

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Dee Leiurgey. the mate. II also a curler of some experience who. reports have it. did not falter when the pressure began to pile up. Dee has felt this pressure often when toeing a pitcher's

and the male. its lonl (MM Ind bull

crust, of bare Ilders pointing Ikyward.

rushes buried under the was marked by I cluster

Sometimes I think we don't half appreciate Indian Summer when it's with us. . . . The response to the appeal to help save the covey": has been most encouraging. Tons of wheat and shore sand have been bag- ged and distributed and on Fri- day letters went into the mail addressed to every school teach- er in the rural sections of the province to be read to the pupils under their charge. The letter explains what cause led to the covey's being in dire straits and what to do to help the lions. Pheasants will also ben- efit. It is hoped that the let- ters will make the school chil- dren "partridge conscious" and cause them to help any Iovey that happens tube in their neigh- borhood. . . .

Our farmers deserve credit for the manner in which they rIl- lied to the aid If the birds even before the appeal for aid went out. I was told today of one farmer who fed I covey in his farmyard on one of those even- ings when the frost was making the buildings creak and out of pity. and on the off chance they'd take advantage of shelter offer- ed, left the barn floor door Ijar. in the morning he found them bedded down out of sight in I pile of chaff cosy as bugs in a rug. The Hun is an opportunist if ever there was one.

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On Thursday evening I talked to a farmer-sportsman in the Or- well district. He is feeding six covey's of Huns totalling thirty- six birds. There is one covey of four and three of six, seven and eight each and ii in the other two. They'll scrap among them- selves over which covey will have first chance at the dining table but forget their differences when bedtime draws near and unite for warmth to tide them through the bitter night. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for a thaw of sufficient duration to bare some slopes. Snow is an essential for hauling manure out to the fields and bringing home firewood, so don't keep them crossed too long for fear it all goes.

On Thursday evening. February

The Week at 8. II. II.

Last Saturday night the studenLsi

of St. Dunstan's took part in three events7a hockey game. I basketball game and a play.

The basketball game. played in the college gym against the team from U.N.B. was won by the Saints by I score of 57-41. From the beginning of the second quart- er onwards nobody doubted that St. Dunstan's would win.

At the end of the first half we led the Red Raiders 38-15. the main marksmen for the Saints be- ing Jack Reardon and Gus Dorais. who, by the way. was playing with I broken finger on his left hand.

The second half saw S.D.U. lag in I certain extent in their scoring but nevertheless the team kept ahead of U.N.B. by I very wide margin.

The end of the game saw St. Dunstan's the winner by the lop- sided score of 57-41.

The chief scorers. as in almost

all basketball gamcs played by the Saints were Reardon and Dorais. Reardon. with his spec-

tacular hook shots and Dorais with his dipsy-doodling had the fans on their feet cheering madly many times during the game.

Bob Mooney. inch for inch prob- ably the best guard in the Mari- times. was third in the scoring and showed his guarding ability probably better than he did in any other intercollegiate game. One incident will prove his ability. A certain player on the U.N.B team scored several baskets during the opening minutes of the game. It could easily be seen that if he kept up his scoring he could be I real threat to the victory-bound Saints. Then Mooney was "put. on him" and the short. stocky player from New Hampshire so riled up

10th the monthly meeting of the Queens County Branch Game Association will be held in the Prince of Wales College Auditor- ium. Whether or not the program instituted to feed the Hungarian partridge is achieving results is a question that will be taken up. The meeting will commence at 7.30 to allow the youngsters time to view the pictures before It is too late. Some of them have to be home at I certain hour. The heat will be turned on later as a "hot. subject" is slated for dis- cussion with no holds barred.

'the would-be star that his shots .begIn getting farther and farthc away from the basket, one of them going clean over the back- board.

Strong games were also played

by Slowey, Kelly, Shea. Farmer and Swift. Reardon amassed 25 points. Dorais 16. llviooney B.

Slowey 4. Kelly 1. and Shea I.

The hockey game. the second played by the Saints this year in the intercollegiate series. was held at the Charlottetown Forum with the team from St. Thomas. Uni- versity Is opponents. St. Thomas won the hard fought game by a score of 7-6. At the end of the first period the Saints were in front by I score of 3-2 but the second period proved the Saints' undoing. The St. Thomas team scored three unanswered goals to move ahead by I score of 5-3. In the last period St. Dunstan's again outscored the Tommies by I 3-2 score. the last. goal for St. Dun- stan'I being scored by Gaston Roy with two seconds left to play. The final splurge. however. was not enough and the game ended 7-6 in favour of St. Thomas. Gaston Roy scored three goals for the Saints. d-.-fenseman Rodney Maclnnls scored two and Cerry Burns one. Outstanding in the game were Lewis MacDonald. Rodney Mac- Innis and Gaston Roy.

The play. "Antigone." present- ed by the St. Dunstan's Dramatic Society in the auditorium of the Queen Charlotte High School was St. Dunstan's entry in the Prince Edward Island Regional Drama Festival of the Dominion Drama Festival. The presentation, which was adjudicated by Mr. Andre van Gyseghem. British actor. and directed by Rev. Adrian Arson ault lost out to the Irish comedy "The White-Headed Boy.” present ed by the Little Theatre Guild of Charlottetown in the Drama Festi- val. However. congralulations are offered to the director and the very capable cast for I very fine showing. Better luck next yearl

The annual U USC formal was held in the college gym on Mon- day evening and was largely at- tended. The local World University Service this year is under the capable direction of Richard Wedge and congratulations are forthcoming to him for managing the formal in I very fine manner.

Intramural hockey is going full blast on the campus this week and will continue to do so in the remaining weeks of winter. In in- tramural sports before Christmas the Grade XII class won both the football and the basketball championships. If one will be

Saturday. Febmlry 5. 195511.. cursin-

LORNE VALLEY

. 'Mr. Peter Macheod and Mr Ralph Nicholson were vlsltnre to Montague on Saturday.

Mr. and Mrii. Charles Mac- Leod. Roseneatli. motored to Lorne Valley on January 3. while here they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Murdock MacDonald.

Mrs. Roy Macbeod. Charlotte- town. spent the week at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs Angus Nicholson.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Myers. New Perth. motored to Lorne Valley on January 30. while here they visited Mrs. Myer'I parents. Mr. and Mrs Daniel Shaw.

His many friends in this vicin- ity Ifl sorry to learn that Mr Alexander Marifay. Strathcona.

excused for looking ahead I wee bit it seems that Grade XII will also win the hockey champion- ship. Sparked by such men as "Buck" Davey the Grade XII team defeated the Intramural all- stars by the lopsided score of 7-1

You have been presented with the main items of importance on the campus this week. so. until next week. from S. D. U. to all of you. health and happiness.

slipped and foil near I receiving I bmkn boon hip. All join in wilhllj early very.

MI. and Mrs. Edward and son Lea. " , Lorne Valley oI Sundq. here they were gualh Ci-InI'I parents. hi-. ed Munro Macdnth.

Mr. and Mrs. George Jar. qiud. were recent visitor! . Lorne Vauey. while here they

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guests of their Ion-in-law daughter. lit. and Mrs. MacDonald.

Mr. Heath Macorath and m Lloyd Maononald motored D llnntague on business u 11 ary 3.

Mt. JIcktI MacLaod.'GlI1B3 town. spent the week-and January 29. with relativea 1 friends I Lorne Valley.

Mr. Reuben Mccannell was 8 gusst of his son and dltidltdb in-law. Mr. and Mrs. George Mo Cannell. Montague on January h.

Mrs. Alex lliacintyre was I recent over night visitor to Monit- gue. the guest of Mr. and Mn.

I). B. Maclntyre. -AH.

THE CANADIAN ARMY RECRUITING TEAM

WILL BE AT

LEGION HALL. TIGNISH - 7 Feb. 55 LEGION HALL. ALBERTON - 7 Feb. 55 LEGION HALL. O'LEARY - 8 Feb. 55 ARMOURIES. SUMMERSIDE A 8 Feb. 55 LEGION HALL. MONTAGUE - 9 Feb. 55 LEGION HALL. GEORGETOWN-9 Feb. 55 TOWN HALL. SOURIS - 10 Feb. 55 LEGION HALL. MORELL - I0 Feb. 5!

Mon 17-40 (45 for tradesmen) are invited to discuss I career in the Canadian Army with the Recruiting Repro- sontntzive. No obligation is attached to your enquiry.

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li ff r id record of 2.07; . . . , . slab, and his poise under fire has ital): dlilu.-vreardlng four. I trotter afggaiffkmibhlstoning l;ineddz::;:nA1;.r0aI,ndLD:::gt developed steadily with his ex. out of Kay Carcoe 2.10 U2. win. , I I k. . ,. Th E. I H perience. The other boys. Bill T” "'91 ""”A""e by Prince Richard 3haA:l'esmIl:,iisrcaItrienisl:ei'ol')reri5ctrlty dlacrt-ilwyztid Tells” sedtfrlddrgrld 5553 D51” Md A" M””l5”"' are 201. Highlight Patch 2.18. I 7- H" of my good mend. Jenyjo-BN8" drove Direct L and nu. comparative newcomers to the '"aMld gelding by Laurel King Sheen Ill Sui-nmerside." lished third. R. M. Webber was the '”"''l"3 Kama bl" "WY handled and Betty Belle. 3 1-33 l!ICeI”- We Hnarm. that day and before he an. themselves like veterans in this

hope we shall have some decent horses from these seven. Five of them are pacers.

first important test. and deserve

full credit for their share in this

unexpected victory. O U

nounced lhe result of the third

. . 1 heat. I said, tliobby. here is some- owned by M55 Peggy Sande! h01m.thing you can announce. Three

M Ro5cYm.e' lllgnglizslhaniidlxag I lull brothers won first. second and "me Bymglngu I me U S T A in 1 third niuney, and two full brothers "Isa" ah Ac wit?! Slenbirapher .drove two of them.' I sent the tljwnegvlby Max He'mpt' Mecham ' account of this race to L. G.

Plebe. I 3-year-old pacing colt

.

"in the past I have enjoyed Laurel .Grande 2.06 U5. Judge xdamson 2.08 US. the Five isle champion In Quebec in I953. Star

The Sunimerslde Aces. in their first hockey game of the season. look definitely stronger than last

I I)uffy of The Harness Horse. and year's "Intermediate "B" Mari- llwl alyia : lllt rdnlbtmillf zdarnili l-)1 Allison Amlret Minnesota. I he” .b."t pmbabll he hm 59.9" ' ""9 member "I last 3'9”5 team lllllll elor thye ggeat little trotting tied with wins. Brook's Honor. l rCpe"”"" M ""5 '" ms Hpelwnua "med 1" make ""9 1955 W"3d'

.ot watching races. He wrote back They look good to take mmpieie

, - I v I dl d th t r owned by Ernest Wilcox. . ylllllplllinllfgm sol gravplllbliy mldarveht :JI'I:):T1el. Ind.. and Jamb. I trot- :10 "'9 "ml 5a'd,h9 had "EV"! flu" i'h8I"E6 01 I-he Weslem Leaf-Zu2.l Illolmlv 2.10 U4 Your story about ter owned by Dr. W. R. Marquis. i""559d 5 I3” 1”” ""5 1" 15 IMF and it is doubtful if Ilie otherl