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AUGUb'f 23. 1915 THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN ‘ PAGE NINE A `~

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For Parents. Teachers. Pupils. 1

ers. H orsemen

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invited to contribute to The Farm. The Dairy, The Turf. and Good roads departments ot the Guardian ,mmf by question, correspondence or otherwise. Answers will be biven by experts to all questions of general interest and space will be given to any article that will in any way help to advance Prince Edward Island interests.

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A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE POTATO

The dasheen, a comparatively new

edible, threatens the supremacy of the potato. lt is being cultivated in Flor- ida with much success and with much profit to its cultivators, according to an American journal devoted to the gardening industry. The dasheen stalks grow to a height of from four to six feet. The plant has shield- shaped leaves, not unlike an ele- phant‘s ears. Each hill of dasheen contains one or two large \spherical corms or bulbs, which grow to five pounds in weight; round them are developed numerous tubers. Both corms and tubers are like the potato in composition, but they contain less waiier. One plant will produce from four to ten pounds of tubers in good rich soil. Both corms and tubers have an agreeable, nutty flavor and are easily digested.

The cook can serve a dasheen in

the same way that she serves a potato, and she can also prepare the blanched

A naturallinen belt has A mm-cw black edge with stripes of green and black running vertically for trimming.

g ’ rua DAIRY

MILK PRODUCTION

In connection with invesigations car-

shire. England, it was found that though high yield and low fat content and low yield and high fat content do not, invariably go together, yet in the case of cows yielding under 400 gallons of milk. the milk contained an average percentage of 3.92 of fat. The percent- age decreased with an increased mitk production, and the milk of cows yield- ing over 1,000 gallons contained'only 3.48 per cent. fat.

The importance of milking at regu-

lar intervals was shown by the fact that of_the 18 samples containing less than three per cent. fat in the morning milk. no fewer than 13 were con- tributed by a farm where the intervals were very unequal. It was observed that, while the lengthening of the night interval tends to raise the yield of milk and lower the percentage of fat in the morning milking as com- pared with the evening milking, it has little effect on the total weight of fat given at cach milking.-Michigan Farmer.

‘ KEEP CREAM SWEET.

if the finished product is to be of

high standard it must be made from good raw material.

“When creameries have to use old,

soured cream, the quality of the but- ter will necessarily be lowered ami bad milk hurts the quality of cheese," said J. L. Sammis, of the College of Agriculture.

` It is desirable to remove the animal

heat from the milk as soon as possible after it is drawn, and ice is usually recommended. On the farm, however, ice, but according to Mr. Sammis, the same purpose can be served at very ` little expense by putting the milk as soon as drawn into a cooling tank. Such a box placed between the pump and the watering troughs so that all the water passes through it will keep the cream or milk at a low tempora- ture until ready for delivery.

A concrete box can be made on the

farm that will serve excellently for this purpose. it should be provided with a cover, and shaded to keep the water cool when the pump is not run- ning. There are also several forms of wooden and galvanized metal tanks for this purpose on the market. Some of these are now insulated and cov- ered so that they retain the low tem- perature for some time.

DAIRY BARNS

_Consider comfort of Cows in Plan-

ning the Stable.

Stable constuction is a subject

that is commanding considerable at-

shnotsy forced from the corms in hot! tention 'at' resent and the arran e

houses, as she does asparagus. The leaves when tender, can take the place of spinach.

THE FIRST WRONG BUTTON

One wrong action may set the whole

life awry. Evil needs to be bolstered up, else disclosure and punishment ensue. The bolstering process neces- sitates a second wrong action, and so the process is continued indefinitely until the whole life is abandoned he wrong doing. The undermining of character and the consequent degra- dation of life all began with the first wrong deed. He who never begins evil-doing will never suffer for it.

“Dear me," said little Janet, "1 but-

toned just one button wrong, and that makes all the rest go wrong," and she tugged and fretted, as if the poor but- ton wera at fault for her trouble.

"Patience, patience, my dear," said

her mamma. "The next time look out for the first wrong button. then you'l| keep the rest all right.”-The Methodist Times.

AUTUMN MILLINERY

There are some distinctly new

thtngs in the early autumn hats. The influence of the bright crotonnes which were so popular for garden frocks and hats, and even crept into nockwear for informal use, is doubt- less responsible for the bright and somewhat crudely colored flowers made of bits of cloth or linen and even fringe. The knitting erase has also put its seal on hat ornaments, for many are trimmed with nothing more than a small bunch of fruit or flowers crochettad of coarse wool in bright colors.

Moire ribbon with picot edge is

also one of the new touches. Nar- row widths are joined to cover the crowns of the wide velvet brlmmed sailors. The brims are bound with the ribbon--and this is another touch. One very effective hat made entirely of black velvet has a binding about the brim and a twist around

:Inc crown of narrow white moire rib- on. The new shape is copied from the

italian soldier's bersagiiere. The col- or is that of the` original-myrtle sreen-and the only trimmins is B lllise pancake of natural cock feath- ers rising a little above the crown and falling gracefully to the right should-

Fr. Of course, the hat is worn as- ant. The soft French feits are well liked

and shape themselves to suit the wesrer‘s face. Garden and country hats have taken to themselves both originality and beauty. Some are of Klazed muslin, including the role! f0i’ trimming; some are of old fashioned. big-cheated gingham, and this is also quite a favorite with good dressers for the one-piece house frock. Brilhi orange straw is trimmed with red and yellow n-un. a white linen bindins for brim and to encircle the crown and sreen linen tape for leaves. A 51061 straw hat is trimmed more elaborate- ly than usual, with a wreath of daisies made of yellow linen fringe with green centres. Anyone so inclinéd

and skilful enough can make flowers

, D . S ' ment of one the writer visited recently may be of interest. All of the main considerations of convenience, saving of labor, comfort for the cows, clean- liness and sanitation were combined with the utmost simplicity and small expense. The cows were quartered in the basement of the barn, and while not occupying all of the room, 20 or more cows were kept in a space per- haps 50 x 60 feet. The equipment consisted of a row of ordinary clean stanchlons built along one side of the stable, with a manger and feeding alley in front next to the wall.~ The bull pen was in one corner, and gates were arranged between the posts which supported the barn above, thus providing a separate room for the lcows which were soon to freshen.

COWS HAVE LIBERTY.

The stanchlons were placed closer

together than usual, perhaps three feel. apart, as the cows were only con- fined in them while feeding and being milked. No drops nor gutters were required behind the cows. and the en- tire fioor was kept well littered with straw. The animals were allowed i0 spend the greater part of their time at liberty, and were consequently requir- ed to forego any pleasure or satisfac- tion that might have been derived from the use of their horns. They were as quiet as a flock of sheep and as clean a lot as one often finds. Their flanks were practically as de- void of filth as their backs. The silo was placed at one end of the feeding alley and a grain box at the other end, thus allowing feeding to be done with the fewest steps possible. The ar- rangement ~of the stanchlons was most simple and convenient. As the cows were not confined in them much of the time the rigid kind could be used. The arrangement for opening and clos- ing was most simple and convenient. A narrow board was loosely bolted to the swlnsinz Dart just below the girt that holds the tops, connecting a num- ber together,\so that several could be opened or closed from one end, and a single latch at the end securely fast- ened the whole line thus connected.

s'rAe|.s cl.:-:Arena Nor A nalnv

p cv-loss.

By this plan of stable arrange-

ment the daily chore of stable clean- ing is avoided, and it was only neces- sary to scatter straw about the floor as occasion required. About once a week or ten days the manure spreader was run in and the litter was forked into it and hauled direct to the fields. The manure was thus all saved, the liquids as well as the solids,» and spread on the fields with the minimum amount of labor. ` There are numerous stable! that mlgnt easily be arranged to accommo- date the cows in this simple manner. It is much more comfortable for the cows than to remain constantly in the stalls, or, far worse to be turned out in the cold to "exerclse.’-' And if room is lacking why would it not be economical to construct a covered yard or runway? The amount of poor space in the instance ;eferre¢’lmi‘.g

t 140 s uare ee D0 COW-

" Bbw q walls eight to ten

of linen and tint to suit the demands `:;1;;_hi:§h\*=“%|"" mr mmm." to _m'mm_

of the case. No one need worry about reproducing nature. ven Dare- sols have the bright, crude note. OM

showin a double friil around the han

die ot yellow will s red sdlillz

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31211:: oirsgg? :ewlldn ng: lleclrflen and the saving in labor 'would afford a good interest on the iuvntmost. to

ried out on a number of farms in York-'

'say nothing of the cows' comfort and other advantages.

Of course, where bedding material is

limited some provision would have to be made for this supply, but the ad- dition to the manure supply would more than make up this cost. Where corn is grown in excess of the needs for silage the stalks are frequently shredded and this material used for bedding. But where there -is an abundance of straw this is a splendid way to dispose of it.-Edw. Hutchins, in Michigan Farmer. _Mm

§ _ POULTRY

A Good Way to Make Nest!

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An excellent method of making nests

is to make them bottomless by just nailing the sides together and resting this frame upon a shelf a little wider than the box. The apartments should then be half filled with nesting mater- ial, which may be changed every few weeks by simply removing the frames and sweeping the shelf clean. This is the easiest sort of nest to keep free from vermin. Hay and straw is poor material for nests. It is too bulky and unyielding. Seed and chaff from the bottom of the hay bin are better, be- ing of finer material. Best of all is cedar excelsior. as it helps to keep the vermin in check. Nesting material may be removed and placed out of doors for cleansing every week, but it is best to furnish new every month or so.

There arc many varieties of the nest

which might be mentioned. The more advanced breeders of fancy birds are using the trap nest almost exclusively. This hardly seems practical for the poultryman who keeps birds for the eggs particularly, and it is scarcely necessary unless one is building up an exclusive strain for breeding. Ono should have n building equipped with trap nests from which eggs for hatch- ing are obtained, a fact, if one be en- gaged in the business on a large scale, it will pay him to build up his flock in this way. _

Fumigatlng the Nests .

Solldly built nests may be fumigated

readily by burning out the old material We accomplish this without burning the box, in the following way: Choos- ing a rainy day, when the grass is wet, the nests are taken outside, a quant- ity of sulphur placed in each one, and the dry material set on fire. When it gets to burning in good shape the box is turned upside down, causing the smoke to penetrate all cracks and joints until not a single louse, flee or mite can remain alive. if this is done once a month during warm weather and two or three times during the Fall. Winter and Spring, vermin will not in- fest the laying boxes to any extent. This is also a good_method to use in clcnziing the boxes in which chicks have been hatched.-C. H. Chesley, Michigan Farmer.

LAVING BOXES

ln putting up laying boxes for the

hens the main point to be considered is the question of keeping them clean and sanitary. The greatest danger is that they will soon become infested with mites and lice, hence the neces- sity of having the boxes so constructed as to be easily cleaned. Separate boxes are best. Section nests afford too many harboring-places for vermin, while single boxes may be taken out- side and fumigated at frequent inter- vals.

Boxes should be of a size to fit tho

hens, thus the larger breeds should be provided with larger boxes than are ne- cessary for the smaller. Nests should not be so large that two or three hens can crowd on at the same time. The number of nests should be about one for every three hens in the house. Some poultrymen use separate boxes placed under a shelf along one side of the building. It is a good plan to have the nests in scmi-darkness, as hens prefer seclusion when on the nest. Al- so, the birds are not so liable to form the habit of egg-eating if the nests are not fully open to the iight. This perni- cious habit is unusually contracted by accident. The nesting boxes form a tempting 'place to scratch if they are located in a strong light; an egg is broken, it is eaten. the habit is form- ed. Dark nests will not overcome the habit, once it has been contracted, hence it is much better that tho birds never learn the vice. ,

§ THE FARM

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PURE-BRED COWS

Nine years ago the Live Stock

Branch of the Federal Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with cer- tain record associations representing breeds of dairy cattle, began to record the performance of pure-bred milking cows. Each record association agreed upon a standard of yield for cows of its respective breed to qualify for re- gistration, while the Live Stock Com- missioner formulated regulations un- der which the tests were to be carried out. At the end of each year a report of the work has been issued, contain- ing a list of the animals that qualified for registration during the year, their breed, age, ownership, milking period. production of milk and fat and such other information as might reasonably be looked for in an ofiicial report. Each year the work has increased un- til the seventh report. just issued, con- tains no less than 152 pages of infor- mation. During the year 418 cows qualified for registration, including 196 Holsteins, 128 Ayrshires, 35 Jerseys, 9 Ouernseys, 14 French-Canadians and 36 Shorthorns: The highest records made were: Shorthorn, 15,595 lbs. 540 lbs. fat; French-Canadian, 10,767 lbs. milk, 458 bla. fat; Guernsey, 11,445 lbs. milk, 520 lbs. fat; Holstein, 23,- 717 lbs. milk. 834 lbs. fat; Jersey 15- 1211 lbs. milk. 754 lbs. fat; Ayrshire, 10,090 lbs. milk, 729 lbs. fat.

This report .for the sscqnd time

contains an appendix containing the records of cows which produced suf- ficient milk and fat to qualify for registration. but failed to calvs with-

An 16 months after the oolnmeneo-

ment of _the test, ts required by the

reglsfgntions. This report is of spe- ciali terest to dairy farmers who are anxious to build up the milking qualitfssnf their herds. Copies will be sent to those who apply for them to the Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa.

'BUILD THE BILO NOW

The silo promises a safe place to

store corn that is overtaken by frost when inihe milk stage. The crop will then make a, fairly good quality of sil- age if it is put into the silo at once.

The silo fumishes succulent, palta-

able feed of uniform quality. that is always near at hand _

The silo preserves the corn crop

with the minimum amount of loss, as the entire plant is made fit for food,

The silo doubles the number of

dairy or beef animals that can be kept on a farm.

The silo economizes space. time.and

building costs in providing storage room for the crop.

The silo equalizes the suupply of

feed by carrying a surplus over, in good condition, from one year to an- other.

The silo can be used for ensiling clo-

ver or alfalfa during a spell of 'wet weather, when it would be impossible to cure it -for nay.

The silo furnishes the most econo-

mical, convenient feed for supplement- ing short pastures during a period of drought.

A silo is the best insurance against

an early frost.

A silo this year may be worth two

next.

Perhaps you can get along without

a silo; but you can do better with one.

Don’t expect your cows to be great-

ly benefitted by looking at your neigh- bor's silos.

' AMONG THE -;

HORSES

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Amy Lee. 2.14, thc second dam of

Lottie Lee, 2.06%, won second money in the first M. and M. back in 1887.

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Russell Boy’s fifth heat in 2.04% is

a new world's fifth heat pacing rc- cord for stalllons, reducing Our Col- onel's 2.05%.

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Flower Direct’s two heats in 2.00%,

2.02% totalling 4.031/4, lowered the twoheat race record for mares held by Evelyn W. 4.03%.

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Rusticoat 2.081/4 is the fastest three-

year-old trotting .stallion of the year in a race andthe season's first new 2.10 trotter for Axworthy.

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Peter the Great 2.071/4, has not had

a. new 2.10 trotter in 1915, but four that previously entered the charmed

circle have reduced their record.

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The Zombro mare Mary Warren,

who would not do on the big line, is winning again over the twice arounds and last week trotted a third heat in 2.12%.

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Electric McKerron's fifth and sixth

heats in 2.13% are new world's re- cords for trotting staillons on half- mile tracks and his seventh heat in 2.15 may be a record also.

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Only three drivers won twenty or

more races on the Grand Circuit in 1914. Of these, Tommy Murphy heads the list wiith forty-two winning races to his credit. Walter Cox comes next with thirty-four. and the veteran Pop

Geers follows with twenty-seven.

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Montreal's first Grand Circuit meet-

ing had over 200 'of the best trotters and paccrs in the land as well as the world's greatest drivers, including Geers, Murphy, Fox, McDonald, Snow. McDevitt, Andrews, Valentine, Mar- vin aml others to pilot the famous steeds in their contests for Durses with a value of $40,000. The meeting was easily the biggest thing of the kind ever held in Canada.

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Ima Jay. the clever trotter. won her

seventh $1,000 stake race of the sea- son at Itokport, Ohio, taking the 2.30 trot in straight heats, Ohio Bond, owned by Charlie Hayes, of Columbus who also owns Independence Boy, 2.01%, now a cripple, after carrying the field to the half in 1.05%, the first heat, dropped dead at the first turn from choking. The driver got out of the sulky unhurt. Ohio Boy was a live year old trotter by Red Medium.

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Nettle King 2.20%. by Mambrino

King. achieves another honor. She is the first more to produce two 2.05 trotters, viz: The Abbot, 2.031/4. and Bonlngton, 2.04%, whose average re- cords are 2.04. The nearest approach to this in average records is Expecta- tion, dam of Major Delmar, 1.59%. and Justice Brooke. 2.09%. Other produc- ers af extreme speed are Nancy Hanks, 2.04, dam of Admiral Dewey, 2.04%. and Lord Roberts, 2.07%. dam of Grace. 2.04%, and Czarevna, 2.07%. Nettie King, by the way, bg. ing also the dam of The Huguenot, 2.07%, is the dam of three whose re- cords average 2.05%.

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hsm ion trotting mares to prove s

General Todd. 3, 2.06, is a new pac-

ing sensation to drop into the lime-

light. . ’ '

Adbel M’s fourth heat in 2.10 was

the fastest fourth heat of thc year for trotting stalllons, but the next day Peter Scott trotted a fourth heat in 2.08%.

a- s s - May Ellen, by Belmont, paced a

miie in 2.07% at Pocomoke City, Md.. last week after winning the free-for all. This is the fastest mile paced by- course.

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John A. McKerron 2.04% added

two new 2.10 trotters to his list last week; Deroche. 3, 2.07%. the fastest three-year-old of the year, and Hon- eysuckle 2.09. '

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The average time at Grand Rapids

was a fraction less than 2.06%, the fastest of the season so far. It was more than a second faster than at the

opening meeting 'at Cleveland. . K

Aconite, who was second to Russell

Boy in 2.02%, io one of the biggest surprises of the Grand Circuit. At Cleveland he “looked like a mutt." to quote one follower. But what a dif- ference a few weeks make.

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Although Frank Bogash Jr., did not

break the record of 2.02% established by Yeduo at Montreal the previous day he showed some wonderful paces in the free-for-all. He did the last quart- er of the second mile in 28 seconds, which is at the rate of a mile in 1.52. The best mile he put up was 2.03.

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The distancing of Sadie S., in the

2.14 trot at Montreal was the disap- pointment of the opening day of the big meeting: Todd Temple, with Snow up, won this race, after Deroche. driven by Geers, had won the second and third heats 2.09% being his time, repeated in the thrcc heats in which he finished first.

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The second day of the Montreal

meeting saw Yedna owned in Peter- boro, Ont., established a new Canad- ian record for a competition mile by stepping the distance in the 2.08 pac- ing contest in 2.02%. Ycdna had won the two previous heats with compara- tive ease, ami her time in the final heat was the feature of the day.

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Peter Scott, the horso for which

$30,000 was paid before he had ever won a race. landed the King George $5,000 stake for 2.08 trotters in strai- ght heats on the second day of the races at Montreal, his bcst time be- ing 2.09%. Victor Star raced second and Duchess third. The 2.10 trot the same day went five heats and was taken by Lizzie Brown. The fastest time was 2.07%, made by Mirthful in the first heat.

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Native Judge reduced -the world's

record for two-year-old trotters on a half mile track, held by Don Marque 2.181/4, to 2.16% at Monroe, N. Y. the other day. He is by Justice Brooke, 3, 2.08%; dam Native Belle, 3, 2.06%. He is owned by Brooke Farm. Chest- er, N. Y., and driven by Bud Murray. He made his companionship perform- ance after winning the two-year-old trot in slower time. Bud Murray drove three winners that day.

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There will be horse races at the

Ottawa fair this year from Septem- ber 10 to 18. The list of events is as follows:

September 13-2.24 trot ..

2.24 pace

September 14-2.18 trot

2.18 pace

September 15-2.12 trot

2.09 pace .. . ..

September 16-Running 95 miie,

Running 'Vg miie.

September 17-Running 6-8 mile.

Running 1 mile ..

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There were two interesting races

ut St. John on Saturday, a free-for all and a trotting class. The free- for-all wont five heats, the first being e. dead heat between Victor and Nat Alcyone. Victor took the last three heals after dropping the second at Nat Alcyone. The best time was 2.27, made in the last heat. Tile trot went four heats, iowa Parole taking the first, second and fourth. Ed. C. got thc third. The fastest time of the race, 2.28, was made in the lest heat. ll lil ll

Directum I., 1.58, and Williams,

1.58%, holders of the two champion- ships, who raced at Montreal this week were shown on the track on Saturday at an interval in the races, and each was generously applauded. Directum I. was fouled in 1907 by Directum Kel- ly from lzetta R. He is s handsome chestnut stallion who looks as if he could cat up any distance set him. Hc is of slightly stockicr build than Wil- liam. William is a bay stallion, three years younger than Directum. He is out of Lizzie C., by Abe J. More slend- eriy built than Directum he is not quite such a fine-looking horse.

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The feature of the Grand Circuit

races at Montreal on the opening day was the Queen May Stake for 2.06 pacers for which n purse of $5,000 was hung up and won by Judge Or- monde, C. A. Valentine‘s black stall- ion, driven by the owner. Judge Or- monde won the third and fourth heals of the race, ami finished second in the second heat. His victory was some- thing of a surprise, Russell Boy be- ing the choice of the pools. but .mak- ing a poor sho`wing. Judge Ormonde stepped the distance in'2.04% in the third heat. this being the best time made during the afternoon on a track that was very fast.

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There were stirring limes at the

Van Buren races if what some of the papers say iis true. Pat Doherty, of Sydney, and a former resident of Charlottetown, took his horses there to race, and for a time it looked as if it was going to come out on the wrong end of the proposition with Dan Paine. in the first heat he was set back to last place after winning on the charge that he had cut oil Don Wilkes. This caused the veteran horsemen to get his irish up and it wa.sn't two minutes before he offered to race Dan Paine against Don Wilk- es for $500. The offer was'nt accept- ed, but Dan went on and beat the

if ll good brood mare after her retirement.

bunch anyway. taking the next three heats readily.

' Billy M., 2.03%. broke the track re- cord at Urbana, Ohio, last week,_ step- ping a miie in 2.08%.

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Geers seems to have found the key

to the somewhat erratic Russell Boy, ami the horse now sports a record of 2.02%.

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The Eastem Maine State Fair at

Bangor was on this week. So also was the fair at Caribou. Both had interest- ing raciug programmes.

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The 2.20 pacers raced six heats at

Cranwood in the average time of 2.11%. Bird P., a daughter of Nicol B., 2.08%, was the winner.

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Frank Bogash Jr., Braden Direct

and Flower Dlrcet will meet in a $3,000 special race at Milwaukee. Sept. 13, the opening day of the Wis- ‘ ,cousin State Fair.

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C. H. K. Bililngs,_of New York. the

new owner of William, has owned the champion mare, gelding and stallion in Lou Dillon, 1.58%, Uhian, 1.58, and

The Harvester, 2.01.

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Flower Direct now carries a record

of 2.00%. She is surely one of the greatest of pacing mares although silo still wears the umlerharness. All tracks and all company seem alike to her.

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Italian Aubrey, who won first mon-

ey in the 2.11 trot at Burlington, figu- res in The Horseman's cartoons last week. The artist shows the horse made up like an organ grinder play- ing “a winnig tune.”

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Buster Brown, 2.10%, the big pacer

that was campaigned onvtile Bay State (‘ircult last year, hung up a new rc- cord for the Parkway track. nt Brook- lyn, `N. Y., the other day when hc stepped a mile in 2.13%.

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Mayor Todd got away with thc ircc

for all at Alhertou the other day, boating Vesta Boy and O‘l<‘lannigau. 1-iis Worship took thc first, third and fourth heats, the second going_ to Vesta Boy. The best time was 2.20%. \i¢ ll Ill

Vcna Grey, a no-record marc by

Guy Axworthy, 2.08%, out of Vena Epauiet, by Epaulet, 2.19. was recently sold by George McGee, of Oradell, N. J., to John L. Dodge, owner of Holly- rood Farm. for $3.500. She is credited with a trial in 2.11%.

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ln the first day's trotting meeting

at Goshen, N. Y., Nathan Axworthy. owned by Andrew Allbridght, of Now- ark. established a new world's re- cord for three heats over a half mile track in the 2.12 class, trotting in 2.09%, 2.101/4,, 2.09%.

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Since being shipped to St. John the

(lochato colt owned by Wilfrid B. Eat- on, of Calais, has been sold to Messrs Cone and Groves, also of the St. Croix valley. This colt is three years old and is so well thought of that he is being entered against aged trotters.

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Two very successful meetings were

pulled off in the western part of the province this week. The races were all well contested and the attendance was large. The country tracks are of- fering sufiiciont inducements to the city lmnscnlcn to take their racers up way from home ihesc days, and tl\c‘ public are -thus getting better value for their money.

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There is talk in Fredericton of a

local hotellnan taking up Bert Lint’s offer to race A Gallic of (Thence, 2.14- %, against any horse in New Bruns- wick for $2,000, a side. lf the race is arranged it will likely bc pulled off early in October. The name of the horse the hoteiman is backing is not disclosed, but it is thought to be James K. Ncwbro. 2.13%.

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\Villian1, 1.58%, ihc world's champ-

ion pacing stallion, has been sold by A. (‘. Pnnctta, his owner, to (‘._ K. G.. lililings, the New York lmr.'4cmu|\. for $35,000. William, in n mntcli rncc n‘ North Rallilnll the other day ¢ic|`4~:\i cd llirocfulu 1. and cstnblishcd new records. Billings never saw thc horsi- unlii thc day. Wlllinnl, it is said, will be withdrawn from ral-ing and pinc- cd in the stud.

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lfrnnk Bogash won the fren-for-nil.

thc evcni of rhicl" inicrcsf ai thc Grand (.`ircllit rni-ns at Montreal on Saturday, in .straight limits. Noi only did ho justify his having been fnvnr- ltc in thc pools by winning, but hc stepped ihc last heat in 2.03 without much apparent effort. Hnl. S.. won the 2.15 pace in straight hcuts, doing the second heat in 2.00%. The 2.05 pero was won by R. ll. Brett. also in straight heals.

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At Goshen, N. Y., lust week nnoth-

cr world's record was smashed. it was in the mile dash to high wllccl suikics. The three contcsinnfs were money winners ln thc 2.12 lrot on 'l`uesdny. Harry J. S.. drawing the same sulky which John li. (icntry drew when he pm-_eil n lnilc in 2.0711, defeated Stafford and llnfllcs. The winner trotted the mile in 2,15, which is a world's record to high wheels over’ a half-mile track.

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The success of,tl\c races ai Gar-

field not long ago has whetted the ap- petite for more of the same kind of sport and there will be another meet- ing thcre on September 4th. The card will include a. challenge race between McKenna's Zealot ami Wediock’s Der- by. a 2.35 trot and pace and a three minute trot or green race. This pro- gramme oughf to nttrnct rl lnrgr-_ gathering. The race between Zcnloi and Derby should add to the inlcrcsf. l If ll

The free-for-all at New Annan nn

Wednesday was taken by liilda S.. in straight heats. Vesta Boy. the old Grand Circuit campaigner. was the contenrirr, taking third place in the first heat and second in the other two. The best time was 2.24. made in the final heat. The 2.24 trot and pace went to Arcola. who llrahbcd the last three heats of n five heal cont:-si. Premier copped the first heat and Quecnsboro-

.the .sport provided was excellent.

The Old Glory Sale takes place No-

vember 22 to 27.

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Tommy Murphy heads the drivers

for the second's honors of- marking five new 2.10 trotters.

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So far this season geldings have

not made much of a showing on\ the big line. Stallions have the first call

the mares the next.

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J. Malcolm Forbes, 2.08, has been

sent home. which evidently means that the fast sou of Blngen, 2.06'/4, and Santos will not be sent after a better mark this season.

STORY OF PETER SCOTT.

Worth $3,600 three years ago now

held at over $30,000.

About three years ago at a horse

sale held in Cleveland, a dark bay three-year-old stallion that had been registered Peter Scott, being a com- bination of thc names of his sire, Pet- cr thc Great, and ills dam, Jennie Scott, sold for $3,500. This was con- sidered at the time by most horsemen to be far in excess of the colt‘s real value, as he has showll nothing ex- ceptional ill the way of speed and a- bout thc only thing to commend him was good looks and a good pedigree.

iiowever, B. year later, after the

young trotter had stepped a public mile around 2.10, that shrewd horse- man, Walter Cox, saw his way clear to pay $9,000 for Peter Scott. This astonished the rank and file of the trotting turf, for. although the sagac- ity of (fox had never been questioned, this seemed an exorbitant figure and few indeed believed the horse worth anywhere near that amount. Subse- quent events proved beyond a doubt that Cox had a superior knowledge of horse values, for after finishing sec- ond to 'l`oulmy‘ Murphy's mare, Lassie McGregor, 2.06%, in the Merchants and Manufacturers' stake for trotters at thc Detroit Biuc Ribbon meeting last year, in which race, he won two heals. with onc in 2.05%. Cox sold the horse to Murphy for $30,000. The critics did not actually say that Mur- phy was insane when they learned the price hc paid for the trotter, but their thoughts ran in that direction just the same.

They couldn't figure how the earn-

ing capacity of the horse would justi- fy the payment of a figure like that, but apparently the critics were once more in thc wrong. Already this year Peter Scott has won over $10,000 for Murphy, and he has at least a dozen more engagements tc fill before snow flies, ami it is but reasonable to suppose that in the hands of such U. capable horsemen as Murphy. the stallion will earn nearly his full cost price before he goes into winter quar- ters.

An interesting fact in connection

with Peter Scott is that his dam, Jen- nie Scott, is n Canadian bred mare. She was bred by Hugh Scott at Cale- donia, aml was sired by Brymn, 2.15, a son of Simmons, and her dam was Aetna, by Aberdeen.