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From the following 11st of horses will be picked mcse 111111 11-111 rep- resent the Victoria 111-11111; Club in the Lnter-iilnrltllne lxlcts u! Halifax and Dartmouth next week- dnd. They will leave on Wednes- day morning 1.11 charge or tne‘ caretakers with Lorne Kelly as, club representative. lsveryone wlhl wish them success 111 Lne.r speed conuzsts \\'lLl‘l the s;;lc11nl.d1y' seas-l oned trotters and paccrs of tile, Nova Scotla. 4:1llU:l——-\Vdit N'See. owned by George Cvregory; Ronlcol

owned by won Aiciwelh; Reuben} bee, LWllJll by lyzlllnct Belllarrkl l-lunlcr lcvcl, .\l . llcnmygy owned by lluiltc woos; l..l1i_\' “o1-

ihyilld, owned by C11 Vole Abbe, ow 110d by ltoiiic Vvood; May Todd, owned by Rankin Mc- Lalnc; Archie Lee, ovl 111111 by Roi- lle Wood; tiny llarvc t., cwnedl by liar’. Link, .\'e.'.1e \\.\'....>11,o\\11- ed by Harold. Cudnlore; Jimnue A, owned by FELT‘! Arunlg; Just FliCKkLfHVXlCU by lla.oid Cudnwse; Hazgl 5gp Qullgd by (trans \V.ll:s, Kingston; Billy Aubrey; owned b)’ Cyril 51111111, Hunter River; C. Albert Bunions. Owllvd by BIB!“ Hewett

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Real Moncy 2.09‘. 111.11‘. brother to Cold Carﬁl 1.081. Llkiill, ‘Fara Hammer. 1-ic was sold by Rollie

Wood to Dr. ll. u. ltfacDollald, North Sydney, bu: has since pass- ed into 1'11 ilzmds of Douglas H. Fraser. \\'..h. 11s brccdllg 11nd individuality’ he looks like =1 com- ing star.

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W0 haw rcceiwd from Pall‘; 3011,1513 proprietor of Bay State Rnceyvay. l-“oxboro, Mass, a list uf stakes and other events that will be raced at the summer meeting which. starts on June 10th and concludes July 31st. Fall dates are, starting September 6th and continuing untll November. There are two $12,000 stakes. s $10,500 stake trot and a $10500 pace with numerous $1,200 and $1.400 stakes. Altogether it is s. most ambitious and extensive array of racing op- portunities and were Joe O'Brien situated as ha was ‘last season it zppears to us that he would take l big hunk of the prize list, but Joe no doubt will be setting hi: lights for even bigger targets.

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We welcome w our columns that grand horseman, George D. Oland of Sydney and Coxhcath, N.S.. who has been one of the lending dealers in horses in Cape Breton for many years. George writes: "I regret to inform you that our mutual friend Robert McGowan died Friday in Mara- Iumish, NS. fie was one of our best and everyone will miss him. Bob had many high class trotters and pacer: 11-1 his day and one of the best oi’ them was: Our Peggy that you raced successfully. I was sorry to see that Wabrhlnl was shipped to the States. I had hoped that. he would go to your Prov- ince. He should be the best sire in tho Maritiruc: or perhaps in Ciluarla. fJlnpc he will be a real success in his new i1o11le.

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“As a young man I travelled all over P. E. I, buying horses. I shin- ped hundreds of horses in the old days. ycs, as many as 63 111 one shipment and went back and bought 4O more ‘wn ucek; after- wards. ‘f llkerl the ‘island horses

and I liked the pcnplc. They cer-

tainly bred great roadster: and“ carriage horses ill those days. plenty of style and action, sound and handsome. 1 used. 1o boast that in the old days I knew every man on P. l}. I. that ever bought or sold a horse, but nearly all of them have passed away with the, exception of the younger ones likcl Well McNelll. I had u great liking ‘ for Richard Stead. He was u

young man in those days and I

bought lots of horses from his

father Robert. Other men that I" dld business with. were Albert

Dunphy, George McDonaldSouth-

port, Arthur Essery and his father

Creorge Essery, John Horne, Don-

ald McMillan, St. Avards, George

fiandrahan. Aubrey Mutch and

scores of others, and I must not

pass J. P. Woodbury, whom you

will remember at the Queen Hotel,

and of» course there is that un-

forgettable horseman. err-Mayor P.

S. Brown of the Revere. He was

s wonderful man in every way. a

great story teller and very like-

able. It is sad to look back and

think of all the good friends who

have left us.

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“In the old days the Island seemed to be fullof good stand- ard bred horses, the get of Park- side. Brazilian; Parkwood, All Right, Black Pilot and Commodore Ledyard. In those days before ‘All.’ advent of the auto the best mar- ket was in the United States and there was l. great demand for good carriage horses and stylish drivers, good big standard bred horses with a. turn of speed. Doc- tors were great customers of minc and they placed such reliance cn me that they would write me and depend on my pick. The livery stables were also good customers and the farmers in addition to their work horsu always had to have a good driver which they could hitch to a buggy and really make a show. Those things are all past and gone now.

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"Prince Edward Island was also the best place to buy swd draft horses, largely because clever men hadgono to the Old Country and picked great sires. I handled picn- ty of the get of Banister. WM was the greatest sire that ever came to the Marltimes; McQullem Crown Rights and scores of oth- ers. Now it seams the bulk of the Island horses are lmPWWd ‘mm Western Canada. I remember well when W. A. Brennan brought Parkside. a son o1’ Clay, from the Palo Alto Farm in California. to Summerside. Ha~ stood at a fee of $50.00, but the reputation of tlhe Farm was so great. that he did quite a lot of business. There were many good Parksldes and some poor ones but the horse oun- not do it all. Parkside mares crossed with Captain Aubrey have been among the best producers of speed that I know of. But tmlch- lug on Captain Aubrey, I do not think any horse ever came to the Marltilmc Provinces that sired so many good race horses and i! they were not race horses they were good, useful horses. ‘They were made illEe horses should be made. with the right kind of feet and legs. I never saw one with a bad head and I cannot recall any that were bad actors.

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SUMME-RSIDE ALL-STARS

As these two teams will likely meet in the Provincial playoffs this game will indicate how both sides stock up.

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i.1.1\v-.1'.»- “Queen of the Blades" Bur lra Ann Scott answered her critics at St. Moritz yesterday by winning the ladies’ Olympic ﬁgure skating crown with what was termed a brilliant display and de- spite the opinion of at least one European couch who could not recognize Barbara's greatness a short while ago, the pert young Ottawa Miss will now have to be ranked among the many great lady performers of the past.

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The entire Dominion will alc- claim Miss Scott's latest triumph, a victory she had been eyeing ever since she took up figure skating when she was but ten years old. It has meant hard hours of practice and training but she will have gained satisfaction i11 llilVlll/g att-aixled her ambition. in the competition that preceded her latest victory Barbara Ann showed a mastery of the blades that (l-rew do\vn the acclaim of all who watched her perform and when it came to the final test, peril-zips the stiflcst one. she show- ed she was a real champion.

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The ﬁnal chapter of the fLrst section cf the City Basketball League will be staged at Prince of Wales auditorium tonight pt ‘I 0'- dciock when Ray's and Prince of Wales clash in a postponed en- counter that should develop 111m s fast, evenly fought encounter.

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Abla to go into a. tie with the Millionaires by a victory tonight. the Walter GOSS-COBChEd crew who have been the surprise pack- ages of the league to date. are expected to summon all their ar- tillery in order to bring this about. Strong defensively and offensively 1n their winning effort against what is now o. strong Navy team, the colleglans gave a fine perfor- mance and if they can come through with another one tonight Millionaires are going 1x: have their work cut out for them.

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But Millionaires themselves will prove plenty tough to beat. Sev- eral times this season the team have been trailing with time run- ning out on them, only to stage comebacks that hauled the games out of the lire. They do not favor this method o! winning but the fact, that they can do so speaks volumes for their fighting spirit and tonight's encounter should be one that will not be determin- ed until the final whistle has been blown.

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game against Prince of Wales ‘Thursday night at the Forum and for over hall of the game it ID- peared as if the welshmen were going to cause a big upset. How- ever, they ﬁnally wilted before the incessant closing attacks of the winners to have victory snot- oilcd from them, but at the same time it is now quite probable that the best of three series may go the limit of three games and there is still a possibility that the finals may bc between Saints and P. W. U. Saints are expected to win from Summerside in two straight and ii’ the local Colleg- inns should come through what n whale o! a. series that would make. -l-

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A game tllalfwill hold plenty of interest for Saints takes place to- day at Sackville between Mount Allison and U. N. B. It is an in- tel-collegiate ﬁxture and on the outcome may depend just which team will face the local Univer- sity crew in the N. B. -P. B. I. finals. Both squads have already taken victories over St. Thomas, the other entry, which just about 11111.1; the cllatham team out of the running.

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‘Poday’: game at Sackvlllo will mark the first meeting o! the teams this season and should either win by any decided margin Saints’ opponents might be decid- ed then and there. In the mean- time Saints by their performance against Dalhousie show they Ire about ready for the defence of their crown and in this writer's opinion they should again fscetha Nova Sootis champions for the final test of hockey strength between Maritime colleges.

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Boston hockey wrims are try- in: to make, out a great case ﬂoainst Murphy Chamberlain bo- cause Milt Schmidt. tripped by him. and tossed into the boa-rd: in a scuffle for the puck with Bill Dun-nan. may be out for three weeks. 1111s is n Boston calculat- ion, which probably can be rc- duced quite a bit.

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THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

72 Rinks Ready For Opening Confederation Bonspiel On iMonday

By train, plane and even auto- mobile crack curlers from Morl- tlme centres, Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland are today converg- ing on this capital city for the opening on Monday of the Second Confederation Bonspiel—undoubt- cdly the Provinces greatest curi- ing classic a11d also one of the biggest affairs of its kind to be held throughout the Dominion.

Staged for the ﬁrst tﬁzne last year on more or less of a. trial basis the event met with far more success than the originators of the idea ever dreamed of and this year. marking its second anniver- sary the bonspiel has been made an annual event on the Island's winter sports program.

The game has come a long way since its advent here 80 years ago. At that time there were a more 36 curlers taking part in the game. but on Monday '72 rinks. embracing a. total of 288 expon- ents of the game will send the granite rocks down the smooth surfaces of nine sheets of’ ice. ﬁve oi’ them being at the Forum and the remaining four in the quart- ers of the Charlottetown Curling Club. Before the last rock 1s sen‘. on its way late Friday night some of the keenest curling competition in Island history is expected to be witnessed.

A total of nine magnificent tro- phies will be competed for during the ﬁve-day curling spree. Out- standing among these will be the battle for the British Consuls ‘rro- phy, an all-Island competition be- tween rlnks seeking to represent the Province in the Dominion Tankard at Calgary next March. Two rinks from the (Iharlottcwwn club which are yet to be decided will vie with rinks from Alberton, Sumlmersldle and Montague and this phase of the bonsplel will prove one of the highlights o! the program.

But the eigfht other beautiful trophies will be justas eagerly sought after. They include the Maritime Central Airways trophy and eight individual prizes to the rink winning the Confederation championship.

The Imperial Oil Ltd. trophy and eight prizes for the winners of the Reserve Championship.

The R. T. Holman Ltd. Trophy together with four individual priz- es and an additional four prizes donated by Curran 6a Briggs, Ltd.

The British-American Oil Com-

pany Tankard and eight lndlvid»

ual prizes.

Prowse Bros. Trophy for inter- mediate knockouts along with four individual prizes by the some mm and four additional prizes by Ctlr- m1 a Briggs Ltd.

The Wholesale Groom o! Cher- lottetown Trophy along with eiglht individual prizes.

The Island Construction Co. Ltd. Roadmakers’ Shield and four individual prizes, and an addit- ional four prizes for the runners- up donated. by A. Pickled d: Co.

Four prizes don-stud by W. W. Wellner Co. LML. for the winnsrs of the Mystery Competition

And windln! up the lengthy trophy and prim list are special

gents who spare the horses or adjectives when riding a high dudgeon. They ue in full cry against Chamberlain with even the gifted John Gllhooly making such silly remarks as the one that Murphy was afraid to go on the ice after the incident. O O f I0

The late Frank Calder who al- ways held his head in times of stress and was known to his inti- mates as the "Sfonrn Rider," used to say that he knew of Q game which could render sane men more silly than hockey.

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Ii: is that kind of a. game. Apparently it is the top tempera- ture producer of ‘them ell. Any sports editor can tell you that. Some of the mall that comes in signed by people whonryou know to be calm and hard boiled at moat times. makes them seem ai- most moronic 1n their outlook when it comes to hockey.

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m Boston they can produce those whlrlwlnds pretty fast. In anye event the club hasn't done any official protesting. nor has there been any indication from King Clancy that the injury to Schmidt was anything other than an accident.

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prizes donated by H. M. Simpson Co. Ltd. and G. H. Taylor's, Jew- ellers.

The social end will also be well looked after with banquets sched- uled for the Charlottetown Hotel and Charlottetown curling Club during the week, and a Moccasin Dance at the Forum Tuesday night. Visiting curlers will also be guests at luncheons at Montague and Summerside.

ATTENTION RINKS!

“The "Draw and Games Com- mlttee",of the Confederation Bon- spiel announced last night that registration of rinks would get underway tomorrow (Sunday) night at 8 o'clock. The committee re- quests as many local rinks as pas- slble to register early in order that play may get started early on Monday morning.

The ﬁve-day event could very well be termed "The Islands Curling Week". Stars of the "bosom and stone" game will b1» in action from early in the day until late ‘at night; the best of sportsmanship will prevail at ail times and the goodfeliowshlp e11- gcndcred will make firm, lasting friendships.

Officers and chairmen o! gin; committees follow;

Treasurer and Cilalrnlan of Fin- ance Cozrlmittee-P. W. 'I‘ur11er.

Chairmen of Conunlttzes:

Special Revenue —Jack square- b11885.

“Whites and Prizes-L. B. Mac- Mlllan.

Deputy Chairman-RB. Conrad.

16¢ and Property-J. a. Fraser.

Contingent-F. R. McLaine.

Draw and Games-N. J. Ander- son.

Entertainment-Frank Acorn.

‘Transport. and Reglstrationk Col. G. E. Full.

Banquet and Luncheon-R. R.

FEBRUARY 1. 194s

On a wanrn spring evening in May long years ago, ‘when I was

barely old enough l0 recognize; the sound of a gunshot. 11 conti11u-~ al roll of gunfire from ille North- east of our home prompted me to ask father who was doing all the shooting. "That" he replied, "is Charlie Kelly and other gun- ners shooting muskrats at W1sner's"

It was the practicc in those dnys to shoot muskrais in the splng

By JACK SULLIVAN

ST. MORITZ. Feb. 8-401’)- Barbara Ann Scott o! Ottawa. glamor girl of the winter 017mb- lcs. beat chippy ice and‘ 24 oom- petitors today to make her dreams colnc true and bring Canada its first olyulplo ﬁgure-skating crown.

Wearing Ne. 13 on the sleeve of her white, fur-trimmed costume. the blonde, blue-eyed ball’. na of the lee lanes deﬁed the "hoodoo" number to succeed Norway's Sonja Henie, who won three Olympic titles. before the war.

The dlmpied world and Europ- ean champion made spins, spirals and loops look like child's play as thousands of spectators in" the stands and on snow-covered. sun- bathed hills around open-all- Ol- y-mpic Stadium shouted hoarsely. "Barbell, Barbeli"-pet Swiss name for the 19-year-old Canadian.

Eight of the nine judges railed her ﬁrst on the placing sheets and the other gave her a. third for I1 piacings. Nine would be the best score possible.

Miss Scott's victory marked Can-

months. One could llcur the barrage start at Wisnel-‘s anytim after. late April and 1t would ontinuel some springs until well on 111 June. May was the big month and some evenings as many 115150 shots would be counted. I- was later to learn that Wisners was not the only place where muskruts were shot ill the spring.

The East River‘ above Mount Stewart. with Allisory Creek as the centre of operations, was the Mecca of gunners on spring even- ings and the marsh. zls night fcll, was lit up with the flashes o1 the old nluzzlc loaders. The lntorrlber of "rats" shot along the headlvulcrs of the Elast River every spring ill those days was almost unbclicveablc. Not long ago on old timer who usml in particl- Ilfile in the annual spring shoots told lne that he considered it a poor springs work wl1c11 11c didn't shoot 150 muskrats.

The price per pelt in those days

adlfs ﬁrst championship at the

1 1948 winter Olympics and boosted

the Dominions total in the tea-m standings to 10%, based on a 10- 5-4-3-2-1 compilation for the first six places. Frank Stack of Win- nlpeg gained the fractional point for Canada by ﬁnishing in a tie for sixth place in a speed-skating event last week.

Sweden still leads the 28 coun- tries participating in the 10-day Olympic program which ends Sun- day. The Swedes have 79 points contpared with '70 for Switzerland, 531'. for the United States. 51 for Austria. and 481-‘, for Norway.

Has Big Lead

I11 winning the figure-skating championship, Barbara Ann gained a total of 163.077 points on t0- dny's free-skating and the earlier compulsory ﬁgures combined-al- most 5", points and l3 placing: above the runner-up, Eva Pawlik of Austria.

But it didn't take the judges‘ verdict for the crowd w know

seldom exceeded fourteen cents (l4) pelt but that sum in the good old days represented more buying power then $1.14 today. 25 or 30 years ago 1h~ muskrnt population of this province appear- ed limitless. Every marsh and mill pond held its myriad of

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that Barbara Ann had won. The moment she stepped on the ice and took a few warm-up cups across the speed-skating track. they sensed they were watching the chalmlpion.

The two other Canadian entries. Marilyn Ruth Take and Suzanne

Morrow, both of Toronto, tried

Ottawa Girl Makes Dream Come True With Masterful Performance

hlrdbutbodioobldﬂilmiadlg ﬂcultics along with nearly w.” other girl on the rink. w» ‘Mu was 12th with I10 piecing: u‘ 143.722 points. Mia Morrow ma; with I1’! and 163.655.

Barbara Ann adlnitted that g; didn't go all out on the rough t“, 610W? 111 8P0“ “W l- morning hockey game and a hasty ran-cu. 111g. She didn't have to. Sh; n; good enough to win oven with one of her more conservative showings.

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She was precision personified,“ ‘cold as the ice on which she p“. formed. But in the crowded dress. mg room she thawed out and, 1-s- dlcntly happy with the big sum overqconfeased to reporter; ti“; "I've never been so tired in my life."

"1 was very careful. This wu the chance I'd been waiting m all my life. 1 didn't want to mm it."

The historic victory for the youthful Missscott, perhaps can. son's most publicized sports p". sonality o! all time, was mt m; only bright spot for the Domls. lon’s Olympic colony. Reuters News Agency reported that tho Inter. national Olympic CMZmlltkQWhJch struck the international hockey tournament from tho Olympic program because of a jurisdiction- al wrangle arising out of n. do- mestic dlsputo over Ansel-lean hoo- key representation, has decided to give the tournament official ol- ympic status.

Only the Amateur Hockey Ann- ciatlon team of the U. 8.. one o! the groups involved in the die- pute, will not be included as an Olympic entry. Tho A. H. A. ll- ready has been eliminated in the nine-power tournament.

Coach Frank Boucher of 1.11: Dominionh RQAF. Flyers, Vhl battled to a scoreless tie against Czechoslovakia today. ts optimistic that the Flyers can bring Canada he: fourth Olympic hockey crows in the ﬁve times the winter game! have been contested. Canada no! is in a second-place tie with Czechoslovakia. two points behind Switzerland, but can win the tith by sweeping the last two games-

agslnst Austria tmlorrow on! Switzerland Sundsy On form, m Plyers can do just that.

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