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Tho annual meeting of the United States Trotting Association for District 11 will be held at the Scotla. Hotel. "Pruro. next ‘Tuesday 1L2 p.111. All mcmbers who can make it convenient. to attend will

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curlers here the past week for the Second Confederation Bonxaiel was J. H. Dewitt of Woodstock. N. B., who is greatly interested in harness horse racing, owns sev- lfll prospects, including a sou of Volomlte 2.03‘_-, anal is an cntiixt- iastlc member of the Vl/oodstock Driving Club. -I- + + -l~

Thls afternoon our Island horses and hcvsemen wlll be in cCflIlJPE- tition with the Halifax speedsters. A first class program cf two aft- ernoons has been arranged and it l; expected that the largest gath- erings in years will view the races.

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Tomorrow is clwing date for the $1,000 stakes projzrumnlcd for Plcwuls big race meet and celeb- ration. If you have not secured an entry blank, telegraph orphonc your horse's nalnc l0 C. E. Eng- lish, secretary, Pictou. NS, stat- ing class to which eligible and in- dicating your iutcntzou of enter- lug.

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Tho threo fastest pacers ever bred in Canada were: Winnipeg. 1.57%; Kinney Direct 1.59. and Frank Bogash Jr.. 1.59M. Winni- peg, that set the world‘: gelding record for paccrs, 1.57%. was bred in Calgary. being sired by Merry Direct and his dam was Calgary Lady. Ho raced from 1926 to 1932 and won over $33,000. lrn1927.after ho had won races in from 2.01 to 21B he was sold to E. J. Baker for $5.000. which at the time was tho largest price ever paid for a gelding, and placed in the hands of sevp Palln, who gave hhrn his worldfls record of 1.57%. Kinney Direct was also bred in Calgary and sired by Merry Direct. He hcd one or two good seasons rac- ing but never won anything like the amount of money that his ll- lustrious half-brother did.

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Frank Bogash Jr.. was bred by l. C. Warner, Sand Hill, Quebec. being sired by the former Indiana. pacer hank Bogash, 2.0331. and his dam was Phyllis Stanford. by Stanford. As ifsix and seven- yosr-old he was raced through the Provinco of Quebec and at nearby meetings in New York Etate, 1nd in 1912 started in 13 noes. winning cvcry one of tllcnl. Nlhrrally a campaign of that. kind attracted tho attention of the Grand Circuit's leading drivers, Thomas W. Murphy. and when meetings opened in 1913 on the G. C, Frank Bogash Jr. vcas stak- ed in all the top pacing events. Ho met. formidable opposition right at the start. losing his first three races to Del Ray and his next two to Leafs J. But Mur- phy was never a man to hurry his horses, and invariably his stable mad-o a none-too-brilllunt early season. Frankie's first vic- tory on the Grand Circuit was in the $10,000 Chamber of Commerce purse at Detroit. He. won it. tek- Ing s. record of 2.03%. That race opened the eyes of leading horse- men and served notice that Mur- phy had s new star in his string. From then on he was almost un- Mutable. winning nine out of ten starts, his only loss being to feats ,1. Ho ended up with a record of 2.01%. in winninc the lree-for-all ppoo st. Lexington. Kv.

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Grand Circuit his winnings had

pdned the $23000 mark. That strenuous season didn't seem to pffect. him and when he started out in 1914. although ho was up against the fastest. frce-for-allers I the world, he won eight out. of

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ten starts and. lowered his record to 1.59% in the second heat of his race at Detroit, making him the then world's champion pacing gel- ding. His only defeats were from Dlreotum 1, that afterwards took a worlds pacing record, and Flow- er Direct, 2.00, then in her prime.

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Ho made only one start. in 1915 and won it. The next year ae appeared among the free-for- all pacers on the half-mile tracks In the four seasons he raced be- fore being sent back to the minor orafis. on’. of 4') starts he won 212. ivas second in seven and third in the other. Very few horses that raced had more admirers than this Canadian pacer. Tommy Mur- tlhy said he was one of the nlces‘ horses he ever campaigned and his caretakers were in love with him. He ‘wore most of the rigging: that goes with a hoppled pacer. including knee boots. shadow roll. quarter boots and tendon boots.

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The E. M. Smith starting gate which made its appearance at Santa Anita, California, last spring has been re-designed for 1948 and the car will make use of three engines, which gives it an ex- tremely fast get-away. so fastthal no horse can catch it. Th; sup. porting arm for the rubber barrier opens forward and away from the horses and is said to easily clear the track in less than a half-sec- ond. It's good performances have interested owners of thoroughbred tracks and there ls talk of them using it in place of the “stalk sys- tem of starting now in vogue.

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Ono of the best trotting pros- pects for this season is the bay gelding Jim Brewer, 2.08 2-5. by Lord Jlcn. 2.00%, dam Josephine Brewer by Peter the Brewer. 2.02%. Ho won four events at Saratogn Raceway last fall and ls reported to have been timed c quarter sway from the wire in 29 2-5 smonds.

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Pagllaocl, 2.09%. now in the stud st Frank McKay's farm, East Royalty, is one of the best bred sons of Lord Jim, 2.00%, his dam being also the dam of one of the greatest vmoney winning“ ‘tr-otters of all time. Peter Astra. 2.01%. We have always been interested in Pagllacci as a potential sire of trotters, and crossed on mares by Calumet Budiong, a son of Peter the Brewer. 2.02%. there should be every reason to expect results.

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According to the United States ‘trotting Asoociation office there are a potential 21 new purl-mut- uel tracks getting ready to operate under State licenses in the U.S.A. for 1948. They extend from Mss- sachusetts to New Orleans and even in the State of Maryland. a. home of the runners, there are applications for three tracks. at Laurel, Ocean City and nearby Washington. D. C.

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The Prlx dfAmci-lque, richest trotting stoke in Europe. was held at the Vlnconnes track. near Paris, France, Sunday afternoon. Jim. 18. The distance was 2.000 meters, or about 1% miles. The track. not e f-ast one oven when it is in its best condition. ls up and down hill, which naturally prevents fast time being nude. Mighty“ Ned won the even‘. from a very large field, stopping at go

e second horse was tho French-bred Qul Qul and third place was won by tho French horse. 10rd Maire The fourth place went to a Bel- gium trotter.

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Mighty Ned was aired by Vol0- mite, 2.03%, and his dam was, Nedda. Guy (3) 2.00% by Guv Ax- worthy. He was bred at Walnut ‘Iall Farm. l-fe was 3-3 in the Hambletonian stake for two-Year-

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The roar of rock. and skip the swish of broom will give way tonight to the roars of (the hockey public when the W.K.S.—Q.S.S. Im- terscholastic series for the Archer Trophy re-opens at the Forum. A City League playoff game between

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(the Navy and. Prince of Wales College team, originally scheduled has been postponed due to (the illness of Navy personnel.

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Tonight's game wlll be the sec- ond game of the best two out of three series. The Queen Square team took the opener by a 5-2 score. A skate will follow the close of the contest. It is expected that a. large number of supporters of both tecms will be on hand for this all important gamie.

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While (the Second Confederation Bonspiel has gone clown into sports history the event should not be allowed to pass without tribute be- ing paid to those who made the Bonspiel the success that it was. Too often responsible workers in connection with such an undertak- en go unlrc-cosgnized when the focus of publicity is concentrated on competitors. The officers and ccmmittee chairmen of (the 1948 Confederation Bonsplel follow:

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Treasurer and Chairman ofFln- tmco Contmittee—P. W. Turner.

Chairmen of Ccmtmittccs:

Special Revenue-Jack Square- bvrlggs. '

'l‘r0phles and Prlzes—L.B, Mac- Mlllan.

Deputy Chairman-AXE. Conrad.

Ice and Proiperty-JA. Fraser.

Conttlngezit—f~‘. R. McLainm.

Draw and Games-N. J. Ander- scm. Entertainment-Frank Acorn.

Transport and Registration - Col. G. E. Full.

Banquet and Luncheon-m. R Bell.

Referees-WAN. Lord.

Reoords—E. K. MacN-utt.

Programme and Publicity -L(. Col. J. D. Stewart.

Dances-—W. It. MacNelll.

PEI. Curling Association visolry Committee — Louis Monrtague.

Rules -- T. A. Campbell.

General Executive Coirmittee- T. A. Campbell (chairman), N. J. Anderson, J. F‘. MacLeod. F. B. Conrad, RW. ‘Burner. RSI’. Jar- dlne, A. W. Mlattheson. R. R. Belil, W.R. Cruikshank.

.Chaplain-R<~v..T. E. Mc-Lennnn.

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Surpriso team of the winter Olympics, tlhe Royal Camodzlan Air Force hockey team ls also the sur- prise team of Canada. says Ivan (Spectator) Miller.

Having battled through all and sundry ln the Olympics to compile the enviable record of seven wins and one tie, the Airman have oc- ocmvplished a minor miracle, inso- fmr s: expectations were concern- ed.

Few. if any, in Canada antiaipat- ed the Flyer-s would finish any- wltero high in (the final (Olympic standing.

Possibly no one expected they might eventually win!

And yevt the Airmen not only won, but they won because they had the best goals for and against svorage, giving up only five coun- ters in eight eanietaplsyed!

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Am pick-up team winning the Olympics rates tom credit! Any team of similar caliber gaining five “MIUROUTS in eight. ganncs rates scmelihlng more than oredltl

The 1,000-to-1 shot came through and the Dovm-lnio-u will loin in offering its warmest commendation 1o the Flvers. They not a great job of w-innuig. but they "ondructed themselvu. like cham- wlons in every sense of tho word and their critics (sind we don't ex- ‘ludo ourselves) will gladly cot ‘nimble pie and toss s heartfelt salute.

The brdtmch ls all the for its umxmctiedness vmrpleteness l

Hockey: Tonight

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Monotone Wins Final Game 0i Schedule i 11-10 From Halifax

HALIFAX. Fob. 13 --(CP) - Moncton Hawks graduated with top honors from the regular schedule of the Mari-time Big Four Senior League tonight as they shaded Halifax Cresoents 11-10 1n a free-scoring rough and tumble classic at the Pbrum here.

A healthy lead paid off as a Crescent drlvescored fouirgoalsin the last elgtht minutes while Mone- tondldntget near- the nets. Allan (Rock) Sullivan. star of Crescents tonight, drove in the last counter at 19.59.

Summary:

first Period

1-—-Moncton, Gresko (Agnew)... 5.47 2—Moncton, Bessette

(Ramsay) . 9.05 3—Moncton, Ram ay (Imonti) 9.59 s-l-fallfsx. Gaudet.

(Gray, Sullivan) ................ ..14.02 '--Halifax, Powell

(McGregor) ...................... .. 14.39 S-Moncton, Bessette

(Gagnon. Agnew) . 15 10

Penalties: A. SullivanrLeger: Second Period

7—Moncton, Leger

(Bessette, Ramsay) B-Halifax, McGregor

(O'Neill) ........ .. 9-1-Iallfax, Robertson

(Hennon) . . ................... "($.45 10—1\foncton, Ramsay

(Paulsen) .. 8.47 1l.—Monctun. Gaguon

(Gresko) .. ................. ..10.45

l2—Monct0n, Jod-oin (Paulsen, Whitlock) 13-~Hallfax. Hannon

...... .. 11.50

(Robertson) .. . . . . . . . .. 18.33 Penalties: Metcalfe (miscon- duct). Gaudet, O'Neill, Agnew

(major), Sullivan, Im-ontl, Met- csife.

Third Period 14—Moncton, Whltlock ....,0.22 iii-Moncton, Imonti

(Ramsay) . ................... .155 16—I>l:illfax, Young

(Harmon, Robertson) ....... ..'I.55 l7—Moncton, Gresko

(Agnew) ill-Halifax, Sullivan (Gray) 12.40 ill-Halifax, Sullivan (Gray) 14.25 20—I-Ia1ifax. McGregor

(Charlton) 14.36

21—-Hallfax.Sulllvan ".&.;'..;.;;'A.s.> Penalties: Gagnon.

Winning

Rinks or

Confederation ‘Spiel

Winning rinks 1n the Second Confederation Bonspiel follow:

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP British Consols Trophy

J. G. Hayes rink, Bummerside

Personnel included: F. McRac Eead. N. A. McLellan. 2nd stone, I‘ A. Morrison, mate, J, G. Hayes skip . Runners-up: Charlottetown rink. included, A. O. l". Gill, lead, Clif- ford MacDonald, 2nd stone. Ster ling MacDonald. mate. J. C. Mc- Laughlan, skip.

CONIEDERATION CHAMPION- SHIP (Mnrltlmo Central Airways Trophy)

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J, G. Hayes rink. Summerside.

Personnel included, F. McRae. lead, N. A. Mcliellan, 2nd stone, ‘l A. Morrison. mate, J. G. Hayes, sklp

included, W. Cudmorc, lend. Frank Cox, 2nd stone, John Bquarebrlggs, mate, F. Acorn. skip.

HERVE CHAMPIONSHIP (Imperlll OII Trophy)

W. R. Cruikshank Rink, Char lottetown. »

Personnel included: Prbd Dris- coll, lead, J. A. Likely, 2nd stone. H. C. Atkinson. mate, W. R. Cruikshank, skip.

Runners-up: Charlottetown rink

included, W. Cudmore, lead, Frank

Cox, 2nd stone, John Bqusrcbriggs

mate, F. Acorn, skip.

friendly, personal service; they also prefer tho inherent qoocl quality of tho‘ clothes we coll . . 1 w. enjoy servinq‘ thou men. for no [now that tho lino qualify and c1000 rnooun. servlco is what wlll mull them want to hero always;

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Runners-up, Charlottetown rlnl.

ELIMINATION CHAMPIONSHIP (no losses) (R. '1'. Holman Trophy)

C. C. Richardson rink, Sydney. N. S.

Personnel included: G. Wilde. ‘cad. B. O‘Brien. 2nd stone. B. Stevenson, mate, C. Richardson. skip.

Runners-up: Newcastle. N. B. Rink, A. Bell, lead, B. Dalton, 2nd stone, R. W. Cracker, mate, C. L Casey, skip.

British American Oll Tankard George Hawkins rink, Ch'town. Personnel included, Wm. Mo; Neill, load, P. Keyes, 2nd sumo,- F. R. Mcualne, mate, Geo. Hawkins. skip. v Runners-up: Fredericton. N. B., rink: H. H. Pickard, lead, R. Mac- Farlane, 2nd stone, Gordo" Touchie, mate. J. Sears. skip.

Morrlson [Melba Trophy

R. S. P. Jardlno rink, Ch‘town.

Personnel included, T. W, l... Prorwse, lead, E. D. Nicholson, 2nd stone, l-I. L. sear. mete and B. S. P. Jardine, skip.

Runners-up: River Hebert rink. Arthur Cochrane, lead, Alex Stew- art, 2nd stone, R. 0. MacDonald. mate, Dr. Cochrane, skip.

Prawn Bron. Trophy

G. G. Gordon Rink, Monhgue.

Personnel of rink Included, C. 3t. Clair Trait-tor, lend, A. E. Bul- llvan, mate, G. G. Gordon, skip. up, River Hebert rink included, John Moss, lead, Wm. Baird, 2nd stone. Harry Stewart, mate, W. T. Kelly, skip. -

Wholualo Grocer!’ Trophy 1". B. Conrad rink, Clftown.

Personnel of rink included, Alan MaoMillan, lead, W. Pickard, 2nd stone, J. Burden, mete, P‘. B. Con- rad, skip.

Runners-up, lydnoy, N. l., rink included, F. R. Stephens, load, R. G. MocGregor, 2nd stone, G. C. ModJonald, mote, L. G. Israel, skip.

Iaulmnkorl’ lhleld

H‘. W. IhoDonold, Olflmfll.

Personnel included, W. '1‘. Wior, load, J. H. Heloffs, 2nd lfnnl, R. Bpillm, mate, Dr. W. MacDonald,

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Runnoro-w. B. N. Gunning zit. 5t. Btophm. N. B., included, J. A. MoAlllstoq, 1nd. l. lull, 3nd atone, P. M. Chrko, mete, H. N. Ganong,

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. 1001B, 10b. ll-Iawronce (Yogi) Berra odd todey ho has mailed to Now York Yankees a signed cunt-flat that. "In all right-better than tho first one

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FEBRUARY 14. 1948

Our wildlife, particularly uphld game birds, due to natural con- ditions beyond our control, are passing through a perlOd of deep distress. It fills one with n feel- ing of helplessness to watch valuable game birds die for want of sustenance. Hungarian part- rldgo ore dying in ever increas- ing numbers. This lastcold snap when the temperature in Charlotte- town dropped to l6 below Zero and in the twenties in outlying country district: was more then

Tho J.G. Bayes rink o! Bim- mersldo made a clean sweep o1 tho major competitions of the Second Confederation Bonsplel when they defeated the Frank Acorn rink of Charlottetown, yesterday. in the finals fq- the Confederation Cham. plonshlp and the Maritime Central Airways Trophy. The score was 10-8. lt. was the sixth straight vic- _tory for the strong Sttmmersldo aggregation.

Wednesday the l-layes rink won the Provincial championship, the Consols Trophy and the right to represent Prince E Ward Island ln the Dominion Curing Champion- ships to be held at Calgary next month, \

The Reserve Championship and the Imperial oll Trophy ‘was won by the Cruikshank rink of CIIII-v lottetowui who defeated their club.

final match by p, score of 11-10. SYDNEY RINK WINS

Of the eight trophies up for competition in the Confederation ‘spiel, only one will leave the Province. five were won by Char- lottetown rinks, one by Summer- sldc and another by Montague Club representatives.

many of the birds could stand.

since the 1st of January were able to ccme through intact. .

On Monday afternoon o1’ this week I sow 3 I-Iuns that wandered llstlessly over the snowy wastes, wings drooping and with only enough strength left to make short flights and without the energy to Iight their way in to any feed station. A quarter mile farther on I flushed a covey of l9 that were full of pep. They got up with a drumming of wings and scaled off across several farms before allghtlng. It was plain that this covey had been well looked after. Once birds begin to lose weight flue to food shortage and their body heat wanes they are liable to freeze to death once the thenrnn. meter drops to 12 or 15 below zero or less then that in extrcme cases. They are Just like miniature furnaces. Keep stoklng the fuel (food) to them and they'll "cnerate a lot of heat, slop staking a furnace and see how quick the ‘emperature in the house drops.

I was talking to a farmer from Nine Mile Creek this week. He told me that his kiddies had adopted a lone Hungailan part- rldge and were feeding it every day. It always spent the nights in a grain bsrrack. The temperature dropped to n new low. 14 deg. below zero. at ‘his promises on Friday night of last week. Sutur- day morning the partridge failed. to appear for its morning feed. The kiddies found lt later in the day. It had crawled in between two_sheaves in the barrack and Had frozen to death during the night. Th; farmer said it was frolen solid and wondered why as it was in 300d flesh.

If that bird had have been in s covey containing over 5 or s it would hove been alright. Once the number o! partridge in o covey "OP below 5 in number they are liable to run into trouble with the 001d if the temperature drops to 12 or 15 belt-w zero unless they are fairly fut. It is feared that more cartridge died this past week due to freezing then at any other W310 "ll! winter. It will be some little time before the full extent 0f tho casualties will be known,

The Kid and I adopted two covey's this winter . one o; i0 "H! the other of 6. We have been feeding them beside a unsll barn that alts beside a thorn hedge a "hert distance this llde or m, Peoples Cemetery. They are fed at lent every 2nd doy wlth- a VHPMIy Otf food such as grains of different kinds. swooping; from 5 hay mow, Chick Starter and rolled oats mixed Illh shore sand. I made the rounds of the Wholesale houses and collected damaged pflrk- us” of rolled oats . packages that rltl or mice had knwwed holes in.