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g 111m were nine starters. four 3M thgm being newcomers to the guaritimes. that is to say they did '1 not race here last season - The Z-Walnut Abbe 2.06 1-4. Tip Abba 32.05 l-4. Royal at Law 2.04. and -Mi5hty Hanover 2.02 3-4. Jollity. l fastest heat winner of last year- 205 l-4_Happy L., The Great G., Dale H., and Rhea Mae had battl- ed it out time and again during ma, lt was generally felt, how- ever. that Joiilty, who had won st Amherst the week previously, would carry off first honors, and he did not disappoint his backers or owners. Perfectly driven by

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of a pocket in the first heat and do the front, winning by a ck. I-lu won the second heat o-hifldlly and lvas never headed in Tlhe final. His closest competitor '" was Mighty Hanover 2.02 3-4, that T-was 2-2- . and showed great im- . rovelnent over previous races. lllappv L. 2.03 l-4, was second the third heat and Tile Great G. 3-3-7, Dale H. 5-5-3. The Walnut Abbe "14-4-5. Tip Abbe 9-7-6. Rhea Moe .. S-B-dr. Royal at Lalv 8-8-dr. The fgperfornlance of the last two pacers - was very disappointing to the L-lrlany friends of the owners and a Slot of ptpple were of the opinion ;that Rhea Mae, because of her “previous races would give Jollity a 7 real battle for top honors, but she Lwas definitely off and Royal at glow has not yet exhibited the g form he showed at Roosevelt ' N Y.. last season. The Jollity. is owned by Mori- d Lahey. Halifax.

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Tile 2.15 Trot and Pace. The rsvinning of this event by Symbol ‘filarry 3.09 l-4, was a tribute to zthe balancing and training skill -af Cilcster smith. who piloted ‘Bonnie Budlong to most wins lust season. Our information is that :"Sml'.hy" took off the hopples v-lnd changed the shoes and Sym- I bol Harry was a real bearcat. win- “ liing the first two heats notwith- .f. standing hard drives by his op-

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third heat by little Bonnie Bud- icmz. well driven by Put McKenna. Giftline got into a jam the first . heat. was a close second the sec-

3-3-4, Alice Clrattan 5-5-5, Peter , Direct fi-G-dr. Time, 2.09 3-4. 1.11. 2.11 1-4.

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2.23 Trot and Pace, First Divis- lon-Scolty McKarie, owned by \ Charlie Craig, Halifax. and driven by Pat McKennrl. proved the win- _ ner of this event after being nosed rt out the first heat by Lee Reynolds, owned by W. G. Stewart. Scotty's summary was 2-1-1, Lee Reynolds rl-l-Il. Judd 4-3-2. Josedale Lady , 1 -4. Time, 2.10 1-4, 2.14 3-4, __ - -4.

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-.. There was a good turnout on ZThursday to see the races and ;fsst time was made ill three of ~_-the events. no less than six miles -.lielnil stepped in 2.10 or better. I. which shows the track must have ;been fast and the horses in great rcondition. The 2.26 Trot and Pace rwas won by Peter at Court. coli- .,;verted from the pace to the trot, ._ with a summary of 1-1-4. Alta. K. ~» 5-5-1.‘ Morgandale Ace 2-2-2. Pearl

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7-dr. Time. 2.15 1-2. 2.16 1-2.

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-~ ed. llnd was drlvlen by E. Haley. Antigonish.

rm e starters in this event and i... e lately acquired Basil Hanover. 1.; l- 1-4. again proved a winner for aowner W. G. Stewart, New Glas- z 0W. bllt lost the third heat to _< lsllacci. All three heats were o-‘Zillllt. with Basil Hanover winnin! btiie first by a neck in 2.10 and the yg-ltcond by about the same notch. 11"" lasing the third in s great rdrive when P gliacci raced him s-llillne through the stretch. Lee Zlltkiiiop trotted a good race and ’ ‘l! 3-3-3. Time, 2.10, 2.14, 2.10 1-2.

__Q_ Classified Race—Josedalo Hoos- ltl‘ 2.01. owned by C. Walker, Hail- and driven by Billy Hood. was Billiilht heat winner but was ‘lllieiy pressed by Jean Henley and Nate Hanover. Jean Henley was i Nate Hanover 2-5-2. B0B- ‘lu Boy a-a-s, Gay Lsw 3-0-0, ‘ill 5-4-4

in . Time, 2.00, 2m J-4. - - The track record pacing for “"1 Ola-sow is 2.0a 1-4. held by Hal B. Direct, 2.04 1-2. The track record trotting is 2.00 i-2. held by llilile Kalmuck. -

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M120 Trot and Paco was raced 1W0 divisions and the first re- fitted in a victory for the popular “sills 8am. who displayed sur- rm: ll! good form. This is also at- m uted to Chester Smith's driv- wgmllllld caretaking ability as in h" rill! the first heat he eiglaliod ‘m ccord oi 2.10. Belle of rook- eatsfirved notice that she is a d “will pacer b being sec-

l 0. U. Volo thi Pl Di t your", DIM“ G Mr“. o rec. ~ ' - , Manches- im Alberta sixth. The second

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7",‘ E‘ Wm Ireland‘ ‘ldazness 1e one us rom ma“ chm ylgstgrday afternoon Bu": eleven three-year-olds and ‘ ‘iii..- four-year-olds had made h“; payment for the Futurity which will be held Old Home 15th to 10th. 1n the Bright Spot l, Old Futurity there ll rnlireo (550012 g, gm“ . s . onatlolkllMcmno s Scott 0. Cor Bright Soot ass n reduced her rec- ord from 2.11 3-4 to 2.10 and 11ml. predictions made for her eagy in the reason,

1 Oxford N. 8., one mflglttfyJollllimand one 'frorn Bath- N, p, In the Four-Year-Old wrltv one each ‘frog’: giaford.

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two clays race meet was held new Glasgow. N. 8.. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Featur- ,d by the Maritime Pacing Derby. . 5900 stake event which at- ed the fastest horses in the I mm provinces, Wednesday after-

crowds ever seen at the mon flying Track and result-

any Maritime Interest had event since spring when it was

mi promoted, and reached the "culminating point when the horses

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2.23 1-2. was driven Southport.

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2.14 1-4. and was driven McNcill, Southport; Class B‘ Pace —Marjorle Budlong 4-4-1-1. M155 2-1-2-2, Neil dale 1-5-dr. Royal Jim 3-2-3, Dr. Budlong 5-3-4. Time. 2.16 1-4, 2.16 3-4. 2.20. The win- ncr is owned by L. Rankin. Mount Herbert. and was driven by Willard Kelly. Class B. Trot-Eva Worthy Juanita Axworthy Virginia Kalmuck 2-4-2. Guy 3-2-3. Miss Peter McKinney 5-6-5. Time 2.20. 2.18 1-4. 2.17 3-4. owned by Dr.

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rood Cochato 2 Harry Direct 3-4. 2.07. The track was n Highland Blade's performance was considered s very excellent one.

ert Parker, noted race ed at Cleveland. Ohio. 13th, aged sixty-six. He was suf- fering from an infection and sed away in hospital. Among ther drivers he was hel highestklreiilrard “DQ413110? man n y ac w c

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O'Brien. °r'a‘3iahd'"°“ b her record by one se trotter Coronation Mo. 2. another trotter. l-fii. Winnie Scott s, w; Miss Ginger 0., Time. 2.11‘ 2.20 Trot and Pace. final heat- Sitrjlging 8am 2, win-

The four winners in each divis. ion then raced a final heat to de- termine the winner of the race, Bright Spot finished first. Bing- g Sam second, Winnie Scott

At the conclusion of the races on Wednesday David Neima of New Glasgow. an ardent follower of the sport, presented James Moriarty, co-ovlmer with Fred La- hey. of Jollity. with a beautiful gold finishe matlc of th

The promoters of the Covehead race track which is situated about ten miles from Charlottetown. must have been pleased wit tendance their first mee the many expressions of approval regarding the grounds and track so recently constructed. morning turned to a beautiful aft- ernoon and upwards of 1.500 spec- tators watched the events with the closest interest and enjoyed the races very much. Space only per- mits the names of the- winners of these matinee races which were run off as afternoon classes Twilight Races, which started at six o'clock.

._()_ Three-Year-Old — Nell muck i-1-l, Bonnie Spruce 2-2-3. Millie Kalmuck 3-3-2. B The winner is owned and by Willard Class A. Pace-June French l-l-i. Jane Harvester 2-3-2. Raymond Budlong 3-2-3. best time which is one second fastcl" than June French's record. The winner is owned by J. Pope Clark and was driven by Len O'Meara. Class A. Trot-Mclleills Pick l-1-1, Kelly's Nightmare 2-2-2. best time The winner is owned

Hanover. best time 2.14 Free-for-All Paco was Highland Pri

all?“ 'li's°-’7s","r.s°"" 00005.0: Iloltll 91:0 Ientlli driver a prospect. Price U00.

d racing trophy emble- e first Maritime Pac- ing Derby. Mr. Neima received an ovation at his presentation. Rob- ert Thompson, President of the New Glasgow Gyro Club. presented Johnnv Conroy, driver of Jollity, nd Jollity's groom with floral wreath was fes- tooned on the neck of the champ- ion by admirers. George R. Hooper was the starter.

Preston McIntyre. Montague, and was driven by L. ollins.

_.()_. Twilight Races—Class A. Trot- Ima Kalmuck 3-1-1, Valley 1-4-4, Rexworthy Happy K., 4-2-3, time 2.22, 2.21. The winning horse is owned and was driven by M. McGuigan. Mon- tague. Class A. 1-1-1, Peter Grattan Bonnie Bernice 2-3-3. Time. 2.27. 2.28, 2.27 1-4. is owned and was driven r-ruellri, Covchead. The starter for the afternoon was D. K. MBOLBOll and for the Twilight races, James Arbing, Charlottetown.

_Q_. Our Truro correspondent. J. l-l- Read. was an ardent onlooker at the Wednesday afternoon races at New Glasgow and has very Kindly sent us a complete score card. H that the track was good. the attendance the racing extra goo of-town visitors which was Horne. Charlottetown.

__Q.._ Otto Irvine. Mars Hill. Millie- was the starter at the four-days| meet held at Cumberland. Mainel July ilth to 14th. The 2. TIOi was won by New Hope. best time the 2.14 Pace by Prime Min- time 2.11 1-41 the 2.16 Trot was won by Madeline Han- over, but Josedale Frisco won the fastest heat-lib; the was won by Certain, 2.15. and the 2.14 Trot b

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SPORTING NEll/S

MONTREAL. July za - (cPi _ ‘$128110 AP. station at Rock- ox m. Ont. led the men's section 3 z e track and field meet of No. raining command, R C.A F_, here today capturing 21 points. with e UPlB-lld-S. 0nt.. contingent sec- ‘lllldlwlill 16 points. The Montreal {Verges school ranked third with sch “It lthe wornen of the Montreal t 00 ed their division with a otal of 21 points. Rockcliffe women were second Wlilhlil and Uplands third with 10. $1.. Crawford (Moose) Burgess of thc R. C A.P‘.. who is stationed at Three Rivers. Que. won the fea- ':“'°.°[l°_:l!}ll°.=v§ll.l_9°l!l. etlos_iho

vhiilooi Add ldcllourt Still Lead Doubles

fltfiels Whitiock and Jack Mccouri, i! continue to lead the Brighton

orseshoe Club doubles tollrna- iii?‘ .Zi°§.~§’.‘§‘.i“‘i..‘." ‘i"l‘.°.““.. m“

n McCourt. g y Jack

The leaders enjoy an a point, m. VlllllflEe over the runner-up com. blnatlon of Phillips and Bruno 1n third place are Jeffrey and 11112181 Wlill Z3 Points but with three more games to play than the two leading teams.

Winners of second and third Pl“? Wlll Play a best two out of three series to decide the team n, meat the winners in the find] which will be a best out of five competition.

FQIlOWillB ls the standing to

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' mm GP w L . Whitlock-McCourt 21 l8 31,356 Phillips-Bruce . 2i 14 7 2g Jeffrey-Dalziel . 1'1 11 5 2g McDougall-Evans 2i i0 11 20 Murley-Buote .. 21 a 13 is Connolly-Martin 16 6 10 1g iorston-McLellan 19 5 14 1o Gallant-Crockett 11 2 0 4

tlallura Inducted Into ll. S. Army

BUFFALO. N. Y.. July 28 —(APl — Jackie Callura, 20-year-old Hamilton, Ont., boxer who» once held the National Boxing Associa- tion featherweight championship. was inducted into the United States army today after being in- formed by Buffalo induction cen- tre doctors that he could have been deferred because of old in- juries. | Callura said. however, he wish-l ed to enter the army and become an American citizen.

ll. 0f 0. Softball Same Rained 0ut

A softball game between the Royals and the Hitrlghts in the Knights“ of Columbus Softball Lea- gue was ralned out last night. It. will be played over the week-end.

The playoffs in the league will get underway Monday evening when the Aces and the Tigers meet in the first of a best out of five series to decide the team to meet the Wings in a best of seven ser- ies for the league title.

Tennis Tourney To Begin liug. 15

Ail players desirous of entering the tennis tournament at the Knights of Columbus recreation centre, scheduled to begin on Aug- llst 15, are asked to hand in their names to Mr. Elmer Blanchard or to Mr. Jack I-lennessey immedi- ately.

The bald eagle is protected from all hunters and collectors through- out thgi-lnited States. _ _ V trotting colt in a race in 1942 and the fastest four-year-old stallion in a race in 1943. Adios 2. 2.02. was the leading money winnin two- ear-old pacer in i942 an set t s world's record for age and gait over half-mile tracks- Zili 3-4. Court Jester raced un- defeated in 1941 and established a record of winning more money- $00,000—than any other two-year- old pacer that elgr raced.

How quickly ones hopes are dashed to earth is shown by the sad happening to Volo Song a few weeks ago. Purchased for $30,000 by Edward J. Baker. 8t. Charles. Illinois, early last spring. he won the championship stallion stake at North Randall. Ohio, July 10th and set up a new world's record for trotting stallions iri a race

1.57 3-4. The same afternoon the two-yoar-old colt Al iers. thi“ cost Mr. Baker over 10,000 last fall. won in straight heats, best time 2.07 l-4. and to cap it all. the Pree-Por-All Pace was won by Mr. Baker's King's Counsel in straight heats. best time 2.01. Harry Fitzpatrick. who has rapid- ly forged to the front in the past two or three years and succeed- ed Sep Palm as the driver of Mr. Baker's horses. was jubilant

d expressed it. ‘lgslklrig ‘Li.’ at. week after- wsrdslat liiirilorn. Wilson Vol‘: song n a nos. and showed 00310 pah and distress. vet-

QIMIIIIBQ erinery decide! that thus was no chance for recovery, the brook was such a severe one slid he was des-

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entries for Old Home Week races. August 10th a 13th close Manda‘. Jul 31st. Secretly J. .

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Team From No. 2A. N. S. Wzns RelayAt Montreal

course in 4153.1. 1»; g Rockcilffe was seoacttliamsbntrlucvtl). Blwwe of Uplands. third.

wUl:l°-th3e1:$.8._ at Charlottetown , m", madeflfgdmmiigsgfielflgelgllgl; Still battling for a plarrol! t o; w, o“ om 15° Walter‘ despite their third place stand ng Brown o; Toronto. ‘FQ h” Kemp, in the league R. C. A. 1". Sergeants n1 Qgkfleim N_5_ and LAO Em take on the Alrcraftmen in the ohm-n Gen, or Montreal ' The first iiame of the wekkiy double- women's coo-yard rel“ w“ taken header bill of the City Softball bv the Montreal wireless school League- li- Wlll be the last twin bill with a team made up of Cpl. Pat of the League as the gchedule clos- ‘Oxoggisrlnmfifstlllaiit Alngus. Que, Awg es on Thursday night. I

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Jean Head of Conquest. Basin. and Airclfaftmen. solidly perched in a‘ AW2 Toni Gerstmsn of Montreal. plflyvll opot can move up closer t0.‘

_ I Officer, by a victory but n lossl " "C — would not make a great deal oil differenile that l; as far as being in the playoffs is.concerned. u o . But with the Sergeants it is a? - - much different matter. Navy, and,‘ Close Decision ~1 so» m no» or their lie-l and rt defeat could be as disastrous? as a. victory would be sweet. These '*"‘_ thrlee telarlns bilge beentraclng geek; all n80 01‘ e past wo ort ree NEW YORK. Jilly 33 — (AP) - weeks. each taking turns in leading‘, Lee Q- Mlillfll’. NEW YOTK htBVY- the other but tomorrow’; game is’ weight, won a close decision to- really n‘ "q-uelny one, night over Elbert iTurkey) Thomp- - u s son of Los Angeles, in a dull 10- Sergeant; will h. qni, 1n gnu round bout before a relatively strength w take the second place‘ small crowd in Madison Square squad ave,- the hurdlgs and fufth.‘ Garden. Mlllfliy Weighed 206 3-4. er consolidate their position before and Thompson 207 1-4. km ilflme of the season on Thursday‘ really "cruclalf

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Pick-ups meet the Officers

This year's ‘softball league has

NATIONAL 0911340117 Dwdlwed one of the closest » M. went to Flight Sergeants I. J. ham” 1°’ hmwrs W" wllmgssed Bodnoff and S. R. Cole, wireless.

all teams in the league came flghl’ gitr olllunlfllgl-son ggzlixllg.’ 12:19; l

Pittsburgh 0. New York 4

Chicago 4. Brooklyn 1. here" It is a good many years since

down the stretch with all still hav- .

AMERICAN mg a chance °l a may“! limb a1“ ade, Long Branch. near Toronto.

Philadelphia 5 t though in the case of a couple of Boston 15. Detroit s. New York 13. Cleveland ‘I, Washington 2. Chicago 8. the “m5 and they are looking ca?

INTERNAIWONAL when it is expected some really Montreal 3 Baltimore 1L scintillating games will take place.

Rochester 2. Jersey City 0. Montreal 0. Baltimore 2 Rochester 7. Jersey City 0 Buffalo 2. Newark 3

Tomnw 3_ Syracuse 4 in their relative strength.

' Jimmy Foxx who a few yearg ago

‘ was threatening Babe Ruth's home

run record with his mighty bat has

been removed from the active list.

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Canadian resg Stu f Wr ter rcwoved JktTft lrxxl {r33 “s: _ acv laers nree

LONDON, July 2s —tCPl—~ rho .0 nffsnhus o, “buupengacnmQen,

Southern England sports meetpro- Th “em said just ma. m. . grassed towards the high jump moi“; and n was buried ‘m ‘tiring?

dell an American columnist: l

event when the lield annouoier nooks and comers o; the spent , . t the radio, was poundin out wamcd amlei“ “id me hundreds pages across the continent. ft was $1,... reports u; me “m; and

0i SPBNBWYS lllat l “Yin! b°ml> the familiar end to another corne-

Wfls ill the Vl¢lllliY~ The "Wei "m" back attempt the windun of an , ' - rial l shot away and the l-lrllleJ- effort by a once great “blew m gsessagékasfailed to reach base.

A “Dllille 0f minutes llllfil‘ ll“? recapture the grip he once held on announcer shouted: “The bomn is the public maginaflom nearly overhead. all tllose who can t o o illwld Pike C01"- l-le °ll ‘he Venerable Connie Mack once Blflllllll’ called Foxx "tho greatest all-round