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Cheater Smith. Along in June 3' was placed in the hands of James (Roach) MacGregor and very quickly attention was drawn to him because of his bursts of extraordinary sPeed- Thai 3'9" '19 took part in 28 races. won ll.vwnI three times second and three times third with money earnings of 31.733. which left him eligible to the 2.22 pace. '

it was his campaign ll! Qllabec City that really drew the attention at horsemen all over to him. On the night of Oct. 17 he won the B3 pace in Quebec City in 2.06 1-5. 2.08 25. Conditions were by no means favorable and the time made by him stamped him as a future star. -

Many offers were made to Mr. Perry but he wisely decided not to sell. Then came his great cam- paign the past season. which start- ed with his winning at Summersid: on July 23 in 2.06, setting up a new track record. He also won the free-for-all in Charlottetown and other points. his total wins being 21 out of 27 starts. with his last 14 straight wins. But most creditable of all was his meeting and defeating the fastest pacers in Quebec City on Sept. ii and winning and setting up a new track record there of 2.02 3-5.

Hundreds of the best horses in Canada and many from the United States have been raced over that famous speedway but it remained for Andrew Perry's pacer to set the time mark at a figure that may possibly stand there for a long, long time unless lowered by him. Incidentally the purse at Quebec was 312,000.

He also won at Richileau. Mont- real and then at Blue Bonnets he met the fastest pacers in Canada in a- 37.500 stake and won both dashes with driver MacGregor looking over his shoulder at the struggling field behind. The time announced 2.03 3-5. a new track record.

By the way. Blue Bonnets was built for the runners and when the runners lost their popularity was made into a half-mile harness rac- ing track and is fast becoming one of the popular sport centres in the Dominion.

Our congratulations to our friend Andrew Perry.. who was always one of our best supporters when we were connected with the Ex- hibition Association and who has been through the years a splendid harness horse enthusiast. and also to Mrs. Perry who so capably as- sisted Andrew in all his endea- vours. And we mustn't forget the fact that it was James MacGre- gor who made Bay State Pat into a reliable race horse and whose patience. kindness and avoidance of the whip and ability to balance him with the right shoes and other equipment and also the nerve and skill to drive him - these were the real reasons. aside from his breeding and ancestry. that made him worth the amount the buyer paid for him.

The following dispatch from Del.

are, Ohio, appeared III I New

rk paper last week: ”SanderI Russell. 55. of Stevenson. Ala. .30 day was listed in good condition at Jane M. Case Hospital. The harness horse driver was ini yesterday when a two-year-old filley he was driving went down and he was thrown over the trol- ter's head. He suffered a skull fracture and broken collar bone in the spill during the third race at the Grand Circuit meeting here.

It is Mr. Russel that has Richard Logue of Sydney horses in his stable and it was Mr. Logue's two- year-old trotter. trained by Mr. Russel. that broke two world re- cords at Deleware last week, pre- vious to the accident referred to. The writer is well acquainted with Mr Russell and spent a few days at his home in 1952 and we deeply regret the unfortunate occurrence above.

One of the most popular harness racing features in the United States is the Little Brown) Jug. a stake for three-year-old paccrs that is raced annually over the half-mile track at Deleware. Ohio. Many of our friends will remember the movie shown by our friend E. Frank Acorn of last year's Little Brown Jug and can recall the enormous crowd that witnessed it.

This year it was raced on Sept. 22 and drew one of the largest attendances on record. The purse was 366,683. The winner was a black colt owned by John Frohc- lich of Brookville. New York. a potato farmer. His Quick Chief was the first horse he ever bought and. all season he had been outstand- ing and in this. the crucial race of his career. he was a winner over the fastest three-year-old pacers in the world. His first mile was in 2.00 1-5. just a fifth of a second slower than the world's record. and he won the third and final heat in 2.00 2-5. He was driven by Billy Haughton - who prior to this year did practically all his racing over Roosevelt and Yonkers half-mile tracks.

This year he has had stake horses and has been a winner or contend- er in a number of trotting and pacing stakes raced on Grand Cir- cuit tracks. The 40,000 fans made Quick Chief a favorite and in the first heat he showed his heels to Knight Chief by four lengths. The race was in two divisions because of so many starters. The second division was won by Dottie's Pick, a daughter of the sensational sire Adios. and she was driven by Del Miller. She won her division by half a length in two minutes, a world's record for filly pacers on a half-mile track and she also tied the world's record for ihree-year- old colts. set by Tar Heel in the 1951 Little Brown Jug. The first five finishers in each of the divi- slons met in the final heat and this is the way they placed; Quick Chief. Dottie's Pick. Meadow Ace. Rapid Chief. Sea Eagle, King Creed Convair. Knight Chief. Cheetah Goose. and Reed's Knight. Time 2.00. as mentioned before. Later. no doubt. the enterprising Mr. Acorn will probably have the movie of this great race for showing here.

The famous Kentucky trots are

on this week and pan of next ween at Lexington. KY. It is a ga;her- ing of harness clans that has no equal. The Red Oval. as the track is called, holds more world's re- in-ed cords than any other two harness horse tracks. The meeting extends over ten days and those days and the days preceding them are about thetbusiest that can be found any- where in the sports world, The days prior to the races and during the races morning hours are spent visiting the various forms from which come many of the greatest trotters and pacers in the world.

is the sales at night where hun- dreds of yearlings that have been schooled for a couple of months previous are brought into the ring and the wealthiest owners in the sport.and their trainers compete in bids to carry off what, are con- sidered the best prospects.

old friends. over Canada and the United States go there not only to see the sport of harness racing, to catch a little bit of the excitement of the bidd- ing ai the sales. but also to clasp the hand of a friend. Thinking back over the years and following this meeting as we do. has seemed to be any disappoint- ment with it. Almost every year

that makes Lexington continue to hold its place as the most popular racegoers' gathering spot.

world is the Lexington for two- year-old trotters. It had its start in 1875 and the purse was S200. The winner was Oddfellow. The time of the mile was 2.44 1-4. The present record is Main McElwyn's back in 1929. time 2.02 3-4. Last year it was won by Butch Han- over. driven by Joe O'Brien. The second heat in 2.02 4-5 was just a shade slower than the record. However. probably the greatest performance of all at Lexington last year was the winning of the Cimmaron Ranch two-year-old trot by Scott Frost in 2.04 2-5. 2.00. a world's record of course and something that may never be duplicated.

meeting is the Kentucky Futurity for year the stake was worth 863,120 and was won by Harlan, by Delvin Miller. in 2.01. 2.02 3-5. This year the favorite for the stake is Scott Frost. 2.00, owned by Sol Camp and to be driven by Joe O'Brien. We will all be looking for- ward to it and if Scott Frost is in good form it is possible that he will set up a new record. The re- cord Protector. driven by Bi Shively won in 2.00 flat. If Scott Frost wins the Ham- hletonian he will become the larg- est money winning harness horse in history.

continuing for a week. sales will be held of the various t'arms' offerings. it is the oldest harness horse sale in the world and there is something magnetic

pnonel two nulls win! I will 0! 4.03 4-5, also shattered "the two-heat world mark of 4.05. set by Titan Hanover. He was dn'ven by Wayne Smart, who has been remarkably successful with trotters and pacers this season. Galophone had in the early part of the season been driv- en by Billy Haughton. He is owned by William T. Mayhury of Maine.

anout it that draws people nom nu parts. many of whom have no no- tion of buying a cult or filly. into the ring this year will go dozens of the finest bred trotters and pacers. all in superb condition and with careful chooling so that they will show to advantage.

Among the four leading farms that will place their youngsters on display and for sale is Walnut Hall and Walnut Stud. the two oldest breeding farms in America. Also Poplar Hill, Two Gaits. Galnsway Farm, Frost Hill Farm. Castleton, Ky.. Oct. (5 in which Scott Frost Hayes Fair Acres. 1-ii-Lo Farms iand Galopbune will be pitted again- and others. -st each other and provided can-

To our surprise, we regret, we ditions are right, a new worlds notice that Clarence Gaines is sell- record will certainly be made- ing his studs, his brood mares, all his colts and fillies and also his farm. if it can be disposed of, which means that he will be retir- ing from the breeding ranks on a large scale but will no doubt con- tinue his interest either as an own- er of race horses or as a small scale breeder. Mr. and Mrs. Gaines were the originators of Gaines Dog Food, which became so popular that they sold it for over a 31.000,- 000 to General Foods Ltd. They are just the nicest people you could meet anywhere and love horses. No doubt they want to take things a little bit easier.

Some wonderful prices are real-

Now the horsemen are all look- ing forward to the meeting in the Kentucky Futurity at Lexington,

Another attraction at Lexington

Racing has been going on at six Maritime tracks the past week, with the exception of a few can- cellations due to the weather. Last Saturday night at Moncton Speed- way Morielle Woody. owned by Kennedy and Michael of Charl- ottetown and driven by Mr. Ken- nedy. stepped the fastest mile in the eighth dash, 2.11 3-5. With the same field in the fifth dash the three-year-old Barcena Hanover. driven by Roy Creamer. was the winner in 2.11 4-5. a new record for this wonderful little pacing machine. She was second to Mori- elle Woody in the eighth dash.

Then again it is a meeting of Horsemen from all

there never

there is a record of more broken ized at the sales in Kentucky. Last Prjngess H' lime” was 24' In or some sensational performance year 0!! the advice of Thomas g.'(':n2:s'Anl"1g'gl sff:r'"l(J.daai:i5gu;:?

Murphy, the Allwood Stables of Far Hills. N'.J-. paid 535,000 for intruder and they also paid 535,000 for American Way from Gainesway Farm. in 1952 Smashaway brought 346.000 and in 1951 Gosling. a year- ling by Goose Bay. brought the record price for a pacing year- ling of 355.000. Among the buyers that will be there we notice the Gray Brothers. Jere and Percy of lihode Island. They are worthy sons of their father with whom the writer made a trade at the Old Glory Auction in Madison Square Garden New York. Nov. 10. 1913. I traded a pacer with a mark of 2.20 for the mare whose name afterwards changed to the Rexall Girl.

was 1, 6. Connie French (C. Smith) 6, 1. Island Star (Cormier) 2. 2. Time 2-15. 2.18 2-5. The second race was won by Madeline Smart (hern- ard). Royal Budlong (Cormier) 2. Time 2.18 2-5. in the third and sixth races Jean B. Lee (S. Ken- nedy) was 1. 4. Mason's 49 (O'Brien 5, 1. Time 2.15 2-5, 2.14 3-5, The seventh race was won by Mae Federal (H. Cormier) and the old reliable. C. Albert Budlong (Mac- Allister) was 2. Famous Boy (E. Smith) 3- Time 2.17.

The oldest stake of the trotting

owned by Sol Camp and

They had a regular record- breaking "speed-lest" at Truro last Saturday night. with no less than five horses taking new marks. Clayton MacLeod distinguished himself by driving three of the winners. in race one the old re- liable Nell Kalmuck (Harrison) nosed out the trotter Patrick Budlong (G. Turner). Time 2.14 4-5. In race two Scottish Wick (Williams) won. Jolly Mark (Fur- ness) 2. Time 2.17. In races three and six Josedale Clansman (D. Turner) was 1, 7. Jerry's Night- mare (LeBlanc) was 5, 1. Barbara Ann Queen (C. Smith) 2, 3. Time 209, 2.10 3-5. Races four and seven were won by David G. owned by GE. MacLeod. Westville. NS. and driven by Clayton MacLeod. Time 2.13 2-5, 2.13 1-5. Both were new records. The trotter Scottish Wick in winning race two also took a new record. And in race five Money Worth, owned and driven by Charl- es Nelson of Truro was the winner in 2.17 2-5, a new record. Mr. Price (Whelan) 2.

We understand that Bay State Pat, 2.02 3-5, recently purchased from Andrew Parry, Summerside by Jean Jacques Beaudoin of Mont- real will be a starter in the Jr. Free-for-all pace. purse 35,000 at Younkers Raceway, N.Y. tonight. And that he will also start in the 515,000 invitational pace to he raced at Blue Bonnets Track, Mont- real on Oct. 15.

The most important stake of the three-year-old trotters. Last

driven

Earlier in these notes we ment- ioned about the world's record performaces made in the three- year-old pace at Delaware. Ohio, and now we find that on Sept- 21. Galophone. that has been playing second fiddle to Scott Frost, 2.00, in their several meetings this seas- on bas shown surprising form by winning the Old Oaken Bucket, three-year-old trotters purse 36,000, and at the same time shattering three record marks. His first heat was in 2.02 2-5, a new world's record over a half-mile track ftr three-year-old trotters and his sec- ond heat in 2.01 2-5 was another new one. The previous World's record for three-year-old trotters over a half-mile track was 2.03 held by Titan Hanover and Galo-

.59 1-4 and is held by In 1952 Sharp Note

Winners at Sackville last Sat- urday night were Richland (Ratch- ford) 1. 1, Eddie Hoosier (S- Walk- er) 2, 1. Time 2.12, 2.14 4-5. The winner is owned by Ernie Smith of Sydney. In class A trot and pace Gahagan (Shaw) was 1, 2, Royal

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barred duc. .. would soon get wise. They'd come in high over the en- circling ring of gunners and then sit on their tails and come down... and stay regardless of the shoot- ing on shore.

There's a heavy concentration of ducks awaiting the ' gun

an no wanna I In happen. saves an awful lot of ducks from fly-. in hm”, hm, dug" on me open, Between five thousand and eight It won't be long new , mg morning, He” is 3 case in thousand black ducks were edu- 2.ll) n.m. cars roaring d

quid Pond between Hill A stiff soul and they stuck it hours. was a solid. black canopy of ducks chuckling in my sleep. Duck hun- over the pond while others were tors like farmers just reap what flying everywhere in all directions- they sow.

: Saturday. Oct. 1. 1955 The Guardian P1 9-

an awful ” sending his dos point: On a Saturday evening. ated i ikl .Afte to St t 'u 1 out ll!'-0 "115 H30?!" 0' both!!!" three weeks before the season was ihat evgnihlgetggyc did:?tso:0mQ lrxi tr; toracereev: ouatwttfh ” less ISA. '!"d rice Sun” Ind due to open a party of gunners to the Pond at tree-top level... no fully without distrnbing my roots. 1- - S U38 0!! the Pond W83 lined up at the north end of Pis- sir just about one and a half gun-lhalf and end up by failing

the Adam's shots high.

Creek. liuw some of those close mouth- master was blowing ed duck hunters fool themselves out for two-at times. My pillow wasn't wet informants tell me there with tears that night... Twas

her. I hope to be on llI& another session of watc lights shimmer on distant and waiting for the dawn to caress my check. It WI E, a another story and memory morrow night... how good or '

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but many inland pot-holes. dams and lakes have been vacated weeks ago. Many possibly would have left on their own accord. as the tidal flats bec' as October nears. but the majority took the hint when the air vibrated from shot- gun blasts. Many hunters are taking a chance on a bet they'll return in the morning. Some will win their beta. the majority will lose.

its a fore-gone conclusion therelll be a lot of disappointed duck hun- iers when the sun sinks to rest tomorrow night. The Run and pheasant boys are in a different category. If they have the am- bition to get out and walk and the art of holding the shotgun straight they'll have their choice of white or dark meat for Sun- day's dinner. I was shooting with a chap once. He hadn't much to say when he kept missing Huns but when he failed to ruffe the feathers on a goose at twenty yards he vowed the barrells were crooked. Thats a common alibi. I remember once the Southport farmer tried to talk me into be- lieving the barrels of his lthicn were sprung. it was just one of those days that come to us all at times. i

There has been quite a bit of? pre-season duck shooting this sea- son of the hit-and-run variety mostly but a few made a real job while they were at it apparent- ly working on the assumption one might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. Sometimes I wonder what would happen on the open- ing morning if a shot hadn't been fired at ducks all season and no one shot before the legal open- ing time... one half hour before sunrise. Ireally dont have to wonder... the slaughter of ducks would be terrible.

This columnist is convinced that a spot of pre-season shooting, not

Bank (Given) 8. 1. Time 2.15 3-5, 2.15. Gahagan is owned by Dr. George Bishop. Lexington. Ky. Royal Bank by Jimmy Given, Hali- fax. in the BB Pace Suffolk Chief (E. Moreside) was 1. Just Rita (Cruickshank) 2. Time 2-17 4-5. The winner is owned by Cmdr. G. H. Buntain. Charlottetown. Class A trot and pace was won by Guy Tucker (Killam) with 1, l. Gracie Lou (S. Walker) 2, 5. Esso (E. Moreside) fl, 2. Time 1.17 1-5. 2.16 1-5. The winning owner is B.J. Mitten. Moncton Race eight was won by Signal Hill (R. Leighton). Hi Gal (L. Walker) 2. Time 2.22 8-5. And race nine was won by Jenny Belfast (L. Walker) Pepper

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