.l .1 -.

i

AIR CUSHIONS FOR CARS, TRUCKS, CANOES, at . l Al»; amt CARRIERS Per Sate, Sure Motoring, Equip your car with-

' L FIRESTONE TIRES

sou navms‘

McCall-Frontenac Dealer Phone I234

ifikiwflied Oi>6

Gt. George St.

IIOWII

-The- t l. . y jiiicitsiiiizioii .;_.,_._.._......c.......c.__..._........I

$0M

PAGE EIGHT ‘

THE CHARLOTTETQWN GUARDIAN

MOTIIR -0lL

Phone 383

iAnnual Physical Fitness Dinner Last Night At

itlithiiiisi’ Bar-e little?" f Iie Caught It (Says IIBI 1

“'1Iic

role in lctics in

the advancement of ath this Province

Charlottetown Hotel

Physical Flitness Depart- nicnt, under the supervision of Col. W.W. R/eid, is playing a wonderful

nd would ht-lp mall)’ ptrcsent to ri e to fame

Whltlock‘: Pond,

Dundas. has yielded gqfnr; good catches of high

- SPECIAL .-

79e on gallon

Guaranteed 100% Pure BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINERS

LAWLOIVS AIITII SALVAGE

245 Fitzroy 5t, (Opposite Forum)

Stan Musial To llliiiergo Operation

. , . - . and rcminence as their fox-bears C1115‘ 11°11‘ 5111" 1'11“ r°adsn11aYe __. ___ Stewart A Ivft-Ncill. Silllifllfif-t Old 'I‘rot and Pace, purse $400; nriiii; tfikillihn IIIIISIIZIIIZCILIIII liadTpI-lis Honor Li. Govcmor J.A. becogne plfliflnidgza FIT‘: pglllzrféii side. recently rcturncd tttun _n 2.29 Trot and Pace. purse $400; polled Tilursdzii‘ night with ilic Bernard stated last night during k°fl11rlgytililefsor ‘he firs"; m, or the}. NEW YORK May km?) four months trip to CIIIIIOHIIII. Free For All, purse $5.000. large attcndtinfi at the shonnig the course of a short address 111 1" "a were rewmdea will,’ -—The World Serlel 6111111111111 Stewart ls a retil horse lovci" and; ‘= of baseball films n, u“. Armour; the sccond annual Physical Fitness fiii1a11cztches V“ few went um 51;, Loni; Cardinals, flreldy he- ll wfln B-I he E01 his fcvt lirmlyl The Free For All is sponsored it-s ivhen close lo 20o lirospctlive Dilinlcr held at the Charlottetown d." {he one ‘mung weigh, and net with Tultlple tropbleshsluf- W1 011 m! 5°11 119 C°111m9l1¢¢d1 by the Beaver Curlin lavcrs were on lizind to watch H019» . “"11 l ""1"" 591' "I" '7' looking ovcr tlic \'lll‘IlillS stockl Aloncttin which has as (Wiggibegf Ijhe‘ screening of thrcc 111F111“ T11" 111111191" 11110115"! 11y uvvvards,““°'“1‘°1"1’°‘1.‘1‘."%1’°“"d mark today when their great first farms. "rlicre tins tmc i _lI 111101“, ship of 200, one of them being M13 that pi-ovcil tliilcrrtil-iniig nnti lil- of 246. both boys and girls and pro-I‘ Last sundl-ay May 4H,‘ ‘he water baseman. Stan Muslal. was ested him l:articiil:ii'ly' anti tlic‘ Gay. In order that they may d9- tcrcsting. ‘ sided ovru" by COI- Reld» W115 1111} was nnu-ky and (vondillgrls ml g0 111111111 1° 1111“ R11“ 1111l1¢11111' owner happciictl tn bc Airs. Sus-I rive a revenue they are selling 'I' + +_ 1- outsttinditzzg success all the wayl favourable as on the previous sum citis and was ordered to under. M1119 Perry W110 11115 F1 11-11111 91' sweeilstakcs tickets for whltih hun- It has hccn a long time since, tlirc-tigh with i'ct1i‘cS<‘11\fl11‘f°5 119i dav and the catch was consider- 3" ‘m 11111111711111“ "pcmlwm brood mares and tlic tzood stun-t dreds of requests have come in s0 mut-li llltt‘i‘t'.‘.<l. wit» (Wirimlifldi ing lircscnt from schools as far’ ably "gm" but ‘m. trout Mk9" Muslal, left behind when ard bred-stallion Sciintoi" Pcrkins. already. This is the lprge5t purse in anything ncritiiniiti; to hzisc- i l\f»"1'll1-\\'f~\'1- m 11111 Prolific}! 11s T19; were cquauy as good as me “eel; the rest of the Cards entrain- 2.02 1-2. Shc also has $011K‘ tlior-1 ever offered by a track in the hall anti with thv buys and fzins ‘ 111511 111111 ‘15 1m‘ w“ ‘11151311115 before. As yet no angler has iict- cd for Pittsburgh, hooked pans. oughbrcds of iiuzli class b:-ccdiii:.1!\faritimes for open competltl°n_ talking c~\‘t'i' iln- cumin): prospects A fcziiiiro of the evening “'11s I119 ‘cred the 3 14 pound nun-l; bu; ulze on a. plane leaving here Incidentally. it \\'1i.\' at this farm‘ The owner of the winner will cer- “m1 11"‘ 111111 11°11‘? 1111'““’11 1110111111 i p1'°5"1.11a11°11. 111 beauuh“ 5111'“ we are expecting that inout up to I 1810 101133‘ l0r 51- 141111111 110119- that Pliar Lap tiicd. tltc wondcij tainly pocket, g bl; wad o; dough at every opporiiitiitl- it hot-times :§il1J]l)CI.llCt-§hé3\'1‘1l1§1;]‘izgoggiiilg Lgfesenrztag; 3 11111111115 811d bcller $111 be hook- ‘ 1111:’! fliglflddllllbdnal K811111111- horse from Australia that had‘ more r-vitleiti with czich passin: . t and nded berm-c “m, s out , nn y o cu a p y-scan, broken even. running Wcnrd in R, a ,Rupe) Allen’ we“ known day that IIlf‘ game is hcndcti for] ,l:_v wt~_ll-kiiovt\ii' sportsfollowers of ed Ia e a e ,1 Dr. Bob Hyland, would gain the Aritipotics and was slnicd to‘ contractor of Halifax, has retired 115 111111111051 ‘111115011 m 11011115’ i 1 m0 c.1111 and mo PIIISICHI Fitness 011° C11ar1°11e1°wn11511e11111a"1’e' Mn.‘ IIFI-mlsflon I" 1105mm": ‘he compete in a svritns of races; a-j the fourteeii-year-old Victor Lee. . '1' ‘I. ‘I. '1' , 1311118111110111‘ 119"“ 111111 11° ‘31111119011111 1111111 gnei FUIIICIII. gainst the bcsi IIIOI'OII_EIII)I'C(IS in‘l'J 2-07 t. 2.16. that made his first And 11. appears as Y” 111" 11111 i ,111"111‘1°d 111131113 111° 5119515 “"9" better than 4 pounds on thc ‘Id hate lo Ienvn the line- Ihe u s A I, was nn0r“.a,.d_<‘ racing Start In 1936 a! a threk Rcconnaiscincc Rcgimcnt Ivillii; 111-1 110110!‘ 41-16111131111111 911N111" Ha had just i-ilffrxcd a largo 0100i iip right iiiiiv.’ Musliil [amt-nt- claimed that tlicrc was arsenic in‘ year-old pacer. taking n record “"11 be nctvcunicrs in iiit‘ City‘ Bcitiaid. His ‘Wei-hip lilaivl‘ or plnnlp, gqlllrmy wnrlris ‘to the} ed. "It hint hurting much to- the soil but the analysts did not that Year of 2.14 1-2; He ended Le=ag-ue' AI 1111051211‘ and from “m i Elm: A-ICDOHZLW RIM E AICIImIS 311111001‘ and ca“ on‘ 51min“: 11191 any‘ show it anti vcicritiarian Dr. .\fnl-.I1lS track career as a trotter, win- Emma-l souwes H 1001i’; as h0g1 i of T.giiisli,‘R<~\.cRoy Vcssey- 111111" bu" 01 111° 7°11 11e11vee11 111.5 111K105 Dr’ .C' R" 111111111313 “"11" my m“, me mum, n, dmm as Hing me 224 trot’ second division‘ ion willnct haw n Mlilflfi yin the ld:\"H3LI‘IJDl, Messrs. Tfiirlner. lle proceeded to light tnvigilif-‘ILQ; physicianuit ti“, not“ who“, peritonitis. at Old Home Week. August 13th “11111811111111. 1.1111 111? 1'"1'1“'."l 11“‘,‘1°~" F1“. “11- C- _-_ f1" 1°“ <1_r.v it sometimes lwvs. it acids-m lIit~ (‘imnnani 510]), recom- _______ ‘from a field of seven ‘rowers and‘ team nio icadl to sicp tutu titci J.\\.F. MtCaLum, Jr., principal of falls) ‘when Suddmly l)“, r091 l-nlnnv mcndvd u“ operation at “we Stewart was soon on friendly: taking‘ a record of 2.16 In the breach and r1101“ n“ “Wmmlfi “film Q-ucw Squaw SSIIOOI Enid H'w' 1110110811 1° 511C011“ and the hnei “"11 -‘1°1‘1"11 "1113 71411111111113’ terms with trainer Prod Scofieldl interveniiiil years he was one of h"? able IlIIl1l1|1II.v1-(1]n31 1111111111911. 1 Rm‘ 11111111111111 of 111...?“ Ken“ Svhool play out at ‘an alarmmg IIGWITRk- 1 m 11111511!“ 1111311 "In 11° 11° who asked him if he would lilac‘ ilic busiest horses in Canada. He “on m c»: III-II '1'“ U 11mm nIPddrIlIla-II3011111111 J - D- c" by surpnsc ‘he mm“ MW We} 1101111111111“ 1“ 111' 1" S1‘ 1411115- to help tlicm out in curing for thci Iiud many changes of ownership. mum“ 1 n M on“ I1 1° 1

first. Dr. Arthur Hopkins of Cooks- villc. Ont.. and the next year Mrs. F‘. E. Hopkins. In her ownership as a four-year-old he won four races and reduced his record to 2.11. As n five-year-old 1n 1938 he was campaigned by A. G. Proud. foot of Campbell's Bay, opt" and he kept him on the move from May until December. Book shows 22 races and lri 16 of them he either won a heat. or the race. He ended the season with a record of 2.08 and the honor of having paced a half over the ice in Toronto in 1.01 1-2.

horses thcy wcrc netting rczidy tni race at Santa Anita in April, Stewart said nothing would please‘ him better and so he put in a very delitzlitful winter ioggine my training in his shirt sleeves in the most beatiiifiil surroundings that nriiurc could (IPYISP. Tlic lopt performer in the stable is Dani Graitan 2.01 1-4. but there nerel several others that‘ ilave promise, and are probably winniniz their. share of the money at Santa An- lta. Unfortunately his visa ran out and he reluctantly bid adieu to sunny California. I-Ioiv would you like to livt- there permanent- ly, we asked? "Well, I don't think so." said Stewart, "so much sun- shine zeta a bit on ntirfs nerves. Here we have changeable weritlicr‘ Ind I guess it. would bc hard for us to get used to the other kind."

The following year he took part in 21 races and won i3 but his best year ivas I940 when he raced in the ownership of .1, s, Rlvlmr Donnacona. Que. In 14 toulrii races he won six and took a rec- ord of 2.07 at St. Hyacinthe, Aug- The Riverside Driving Club. ust 8th. His opponents in the Free Vernon. was one of the most ac-j For All were Dominion Grattan tive in the Province last \viriter.12.06 1-2. Colonel Tom 200. Lawyer In all eight race meets were held. Grattan 2.04 3-4 and Highland each packed with interest and Frisco 2.03 1-4. Victor Lee won the tough competition. A pleasing first heat in 2.07. Dominion Grat- feuture at the conclusion of the tan won the second in 2.07 1-4, season was the presentation of Victor second. Victor won the prizes to the winners. A special third heat and race in 2.07. prize of n beautiful blanket donat- ed by M. W. Wood. Southport. for the horse scoring the most points was won by the pacer Star Jun- ior owned and driven by 16-year- old Elmer Praught Cherry Valley.. who was first in seven races outi of eight, with an aggregate score of 31 points out of 35. Golden Au- brey, owned and drivcn by Levi Young. Emscliffc. was second with, 28 points and tliirri prizc ivrts won] by Michael Pctcr. owned by James} Ryan of Avondale.

In 1941 he made 1a starts and‘ ivon either a heat or race in all of them. That winter he passed to the ownership of Al Langille, St. Stephen. N13. and in i942 made 14 starts in the Maritimes. He won heats from Chestnut Bars 2.08 1-2 and Dudey Patch 2.06 1-2. Hr could not defeat them but. made the free-for-alls very interesting at every start. In i943 he appear- ed in the stable of Roy Creamer. jmade eight starts. had two win- ning brackets. one of them a free-for-all at St. Stephen. which he won in 2.08. We did not find him in the Year Books of I944 or

George '13. Gav. hfoncion. is_ putting on tltrcc afternoon's rac-~ Ing at lifoncton Spcedivriy. Wed-i

nesday. Thursday and Fridayfl I945 but in 1946 he raced at sev- July 23-24-25. Th3 program is-' crztl meetings as a trotter owned July 23I1L~227 Trot and Pace.‘ by Rupe Allen of Halifax. He purse $100; 2.21 Paco. purho $400; made good at that gait. his best Junior Free For All. purse $700.1 race being at Charlottetown. July 24tli—2.21 I-‘ncc. liursc $40011 -—-—-

219 Trot, purse $400; 2.19 Paced Friends of Victor Lee- and they Purse $430. July 25th W Thrive Ycnrl are Ieuion-will be glad to know

|that Mr. Allen has arranged a very happy and comfortable re- treat for the old warrior to spend his declining years In. A Halifax poet has penned the following tribute which appeared in Frank Fowler's column in the Halifax Ilerald. under the nom de plume of “Honest Abe." .

me Wqaiia, oven

I was talking with lulpe Alien And it certainly pusaiies me How a man could really love a horse 1 Like Rupe loves Victor Lee.

And we strolled down to the Com- mans

The races to see

And we saw him win his last. race.

This great horse Victor Lee.

At fourteen he is retiring

To live down by the sea.

And roam the pastures of Margaret's

May God spare you. Victor bee.

St.

The Year ‘

iiL/IYP" s NAVY ‘i CIGARETTES

CITY HALL

tension will be held following i. extension of club activities to

GIIAIILOTTETIIWII KEIIIIEL GLIII MEETING

- strcriou or DIRECTORS 1 i

AII dog owners are invited Io attend as a general dis-

tlilt ell breeds will be represented.

And Rupe will get another horse This you will surely see

But. he’ll never get another

He loved like victor Lee.

The announcement that races _____________________ (Continued On Page 9)

MONDAY, MAY IZth-J P.M.

the election with reference to include Trials and It is hoped

Newconicvs zirc usually I‘)lIs[‘d upon morn or 1:1» as "n .ik sist- ters" but such will not ht- tlit- tast- wlih tiic Army squad. if anti when iltelv pct in. In the ranks of the vcgiinctit are f‘\pl‘l'l[‘lIi‘\‘(I bzill-iosscrs who urn rcnrly in intike a rc-ciitry iiiio iiic uttmc and who will prnvitlv- stcutliinl; ill- tflur-nre In the younger liq-s who will be breaking in.

1' 1' + -I~ Anrl vottirurv to tIPIIlPfiIlS cxprcss-

‘rd \\'Iif‘fil‘\'f‘l‘ II‘..’1 rciixiiiclii 1i‘1il1I l is (IIEPIIMFCI IIIFH‘ \\ili licnti Hitti- ing of lilo tiilicl‘ <‘IilIl\ In I\\li ml‘

ihrcn cases ilicli‘ liiiculi will Pii-‘vl other ("luhs somewhat Iiut iv-i iii tho extent of wcnkctirnl: Uiiiifl‘

Rovers OI‘ Anchors. + + + rl- That. is one iliinr. I1;l.~(‘I)ZiII ti.‘ '

rials will sldixsicli. Notiiiiii: wt"

. -,_~ 1a leaguv more than to have a weak squad attempting in iniitlc on even terms with SIFOIIIZLI‘ tiiirs and well realizing [his lncnl cf-

ficl-als will. iii future lIl(‘(‘llil',', .it- 1 tempt to get the teams inafitlxcd as evenly as possible so as to pra- vide the ball-hungry local fans‘ with one of the best balanced City League schedules in years. + + ~1-

Wlille plenty of stress is litrng placed on netting the courts nf‘ the Charlottetown Tennis Ciii-i in shape and this phase of the ivorkl is getting along rapidly. officials} also are planning renovations to the grounds and cluhhousr- m r71 effort to restore their tmvc mag- nificent appearance.

-I- -l-

Laclc of membership. consequent lack of funds and liitcrcst during the war years rcsulicd in deicficr- ation to the clubhouse, fences anti 1 stands. It wasrvt anybody/‘s fault‘ but just a matter of not bclnt: able to do anything about ii. New however this ‘r5 to be all changed during the revitalization period that Is at hand.

+ 1!- 1- -l'

Spectators stands are tn ln~ ro-I t l

erected; fences and netting are to he repalvd and painted; the club- house ill come in for a lot of attention and when it is tum- plctcd the grounds, buildings and courts will once more present thc attractive nplicuruntre that was so much remarked upon in the late 1930's. + -l- -l- ~I- 1 It will be an expensive proposi-i tic-n this ycars officials are Ull-1 ricrtaking. However the spicntiitl response to the mcitibersliip c.‘- paign plus the intr-rcst heir-g shown by non-active followers of the game bodes well for the suc- cess of the efforts and before iliel season concludes it is rxpnctadi the Club will oncr- again boast as. largo ri list of mcmiiers as it tlirl in ‘its heyday.

REMEMBER WHEN

By The (lanndlxvn Prcsl

Walter Hagen. the old strategist who refused to be counted out, won this fourth British golf open champ- ionship 18 years ago today at Mulr- fleid. Scotland. "The Haig" dup- licated his previous year's score of

292—-1mside wfnen he clinched his ihtird title-to lead Johnny Farrell by six strokes.

Cf‘. Dcugnn. t‘lIl(I L W. Shaw, I5- lnnd rclircsciiiativc on the Nation- al Physical Fitness Board, sent tlioli" regrets at being unable to attend tho function.

During tho evening. tinnouiirc- incnt nf ihc donation of tivo tro- phics was IIlI‘(Ir‘ by Mes "s. Percy Gay nnd CI". Arclici". Ilifliiflgbl“ of

fir) to IIII‘ host fIII<l"'lII1(I 'ii the coming, IIIICIXSJIIJIIIS

iflcic att

LIic Aichvr ’l'ro|ilil' (zoos , iviiutzcrs of the inirrmctliaie stticoli scrim, hciwctn Wcsi Kent and}

Qiircn Squat-n. i Two dciigliiftil solos ivcrr rend- crcd by Mrs. Yvotnnc Murray WILII

i I

Km], Thcnllnoxh sh Cluhnlu nii=ic during tile cvcning being n.9,.‘ “n, 1M1.’ lush?“ mm U“, YIfiVdCd by ancrchcstrti from the v‘ and cziiiglii iliE- ilrcivn trout 11111 Rrca11l1alhsn11vc R/“gment vith I'.l~ have ii:tiid~. Tile tisii, Band‘

Chuirnin-vi CUI- Rcid in his open» ing rttnarks told of his pleasure’ in having such a large attendance which had risen from I40 last year in 245 iliis yczii‘ adding that the gatlicring was representative of the entire ISIGnd.

Speaking cf the Department's pro- gram generally, Col. Reid stated that a great dcuI of the success ai- tained was tlirouzii ihc kindness and t-oopcratitcr of volunteer work- crs throughout the province whose help liatl IICPn greatly appreciate/i and WIIOIII ho wished to extend at this time a ltrnriy vote of thanks

111.: w; pounds. lllllt‘ nun. and measuring 35 1-2 lllphps

,.'.>t tiff iiic Ilt7(JI\' in u itwi

Bariiaralinn Scott Was i9 Yesterday

TORONTO. May 9 Ezivbarli Ann Scott. Oitawn miss “I10 figure Siiélilfll-f cliumpionstiip last. winter cclsbrnttd tcr 19th birtltl day in Toronto today. Among other

ICI’) the winsoiiic won inc world

things sht- ttticnricd n radio pi'o-11°1'111°11' (‘H9115- gl-mn and r3135 H, be guest at a‘ In a brief i-cvicw of iiic winter Ilollsc imly [0njg]-ll_ program he 111d the audience that hockey and skating had been very _ ._._. successful with tln- interszlioiastlc ice racing prcginm going over

splendidly in its first year's trial. Looking ahrzid to the future, Col. Rcld said that track and field WOfIf was to be stressed heavily. On com- ' pletion the Memorial Field at Vic- toria Park which is to be dedicated to boys who have fallen In the pest conflict would be second to none

Buddy Baer’s Wife Sues For Divorce

saoaaivmnroicaiir. May 9-

(APi-Mrs. Ruth Boer, \\‘If(- or in Canada and it was hoped that Jacob iBuddy; Bricr who twice in Sepicmbet’ a Iravk £11111 110111 llliSll0i‘l‘$SflIII_\‘ fought Joe Louis 111111-1118 “Wllld be 1101-11 011911 10 B11 for the heavyweight champion- Island schools- Efforts would ulw

ship, yesterday filed suit for orro charging extreme ci'ue1l_, M1?‘- BIIEI‘ asks $150 n monli‘. for

be‘ made, he said. In having like ficlds in Prince and Kings Coun- ties but he urged his listeners to

support. possession of tlicir ioint have patience as at the present chcquing account. tlicit- apurt- time facilities throughout ihe Prov- mcnt lioust- fitrriiture and tlzcir incc we're limited.

I941 automobile. In concluding Col.‘ Reid asked

the volunteer leaders throughout the province to do all they could during the summer months to aid the Physical Fitncss program and assured them that fullest oo-oper- ation would be forthcoming from headquarters in the City.

lit-Governor Bernard

Scottish Ilookpy Season Ends

(By BIII MIIITIMIIII

Governor Bernard as guest spQk- er of the evening told his listeners the event would be n memorable one In their lives.

The Physical Fitness program II playing a wonderful role in ad- vancing athletics. he stated, and in maintaining the athletic prow- ess sliowm' by Island athlete! in the past.

Paying a tribute to supervisor Bill Reid, His Honor siltcd the Province was to be congratulated in

DUNFERMLINE. Ftfc, Scotland. May LL-(OPJ-Tlie 7 I-Z-montii Scottish hockey season. spictd with tlirontcncri strike action by Canadian players and Mllllcred with a rousing game that excited "V011 1111111‘ SW15. curled tonight. And ihr: Canadians will icave tor 01111111111 Mar 17 wiili ilie best ivishcs of thousands of fans.

The 70 Canadian players, brought

in St-ollatid for the season. gave the customers the most cxlilhrat- int: hranti of hockey over 5931] in the country. Many nf the players

have said they will return to runner-up Scc-iland nr-xt season. But many wealthier clubs In England are

-———~——————~——————- dangling before ihcm the lmt, or

'1'KEEP Your: om! m ORDER

We do all kinds of repairs. All work guaranteed. BIKES TO HIRE

IILL'S BIKE REPAIR SIIOP

Phone 2572-1 25 Pauniore St.

n-i ore m ont-y play. '

for next seauon‘:

The players. nearly all Juniors,

aquawkcd loudly at the beginning of the season for better but tho difficulties out and the Scottish Ice Hockey Association cnme ivcckly rnisc of £2

salaries were ironed

through with ri IOs ($10) rmri the

players sniilrrl down in pIHylIlR "heads itp" hockcy. The game caught on remark-

ably well ln Scotland end "sold-

ut" signs were posted for almost

every game. There now are more than 500.000 tans and more rinks arc scticduied lo hi- built. ls soon es seemed

having him (Col. Reid) at its tread. who hes laying out a program that would help many in the audience to rise to fame and prominence.

Before concluding the speaker called upon Mr. Percy Gay to set for Lhxee cheers tor supervisor Reid. the cheers being given heAi-t- iiy by the large gathering. follow- cti by the singing of "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow."

Ills worship Mayor McDonald

His Worship Mayor McDonald. also rcprcsenlln the Premier of tho Province. at or expressing hll appreciation of bcitig invlti-d lo ht.- tend the dinner, paid tribute to the work being carried on by the Physical Fitness Department and told the gathering the Premier Ill solidly be ind the movement. II closing His Worship timed the b0» and girls present tn be athletu —