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Saint John 1w“°"““ m ‘Egg: race meet; to be ‘Egg: Path truck, wéiicli . aged by cc "' "ovzdgfhkfld "fit-era Johnston. The latter zvnilfllw" l‘ “"1” “" ddmgn to the list ‘of owners. He a ,,,,,,t;y acquired Pixie Bud ong and 32;,“ Hgrvestel‘ 2.10 l-2. Pixie has ,, t not 00911 rmed whde 015:1? hoafitggg Lost season she took part

‘rower-d to a. very active with W"? 01'

staged 0V" M Alexa!

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in 1a F868,: or dashes and Ls charg-

wlm winnings of $1,570.12 mak- -- -

fig her eligible to the 2.17 pace. i‘):

This mare is by Jerry Harvester, .-.'i “ - ed here some years ago iii for uli against Toll Gate

2W 3-4. Lctikliig casually over the

he)“; careci of Jenn Iini'_vest_el' it 5Z1,“ in us that she will fit. in

"n" well in hcr class iiere. She is of the improving kind und will no

doubt take u faster record this sea-

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gm‘. Alexander. St. John, N 13.,

pa; treated a mild sort of sensation

with a ncw addition to his stable-

H3! B, Direct 2.01. This horse was R m‘, ‘refirj ego heralded as a sure two-minute pacer, in fact a most brilliant career was Dffidlfitecl T01‘ him. He lived up to reputation in 194g, winning at-nong other events m,» ohio Pacing Dr-rbv which car- ried 11 purse of $2.000. The time of thc three heats on a heavy track was 2.06, 2.05. 2.05. Ho did not race so ivcll 1X1 194i but gain a good ac- count of himself last season.

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At Sarntoza he won s three- quarter mile dash in 1.32 1-4 in Junc, and at Lexington, mtcbcr 7ili. was caught in u photo finish in 2.02 1-2. Ho was timed a work- out mile over the Samtoga, N.Y. track in 2.04 and won heats in races st Canton and Inndon, Ohio, in 2.00 flat. He is an exceptionally well made horse. wide of chest and degp through the heart, has a. slick way of going, the best of manners Ind looks like interesting com t- ition for other Maritime free- or- sllers. Latest rumor is that Happy L 2.03 will find l. new home here.

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Mr. Alexander is training Betty's Dream. I. lovely colt out of Betty l. 2.07 which he wmpsigned so successfully some yesrs ago. This colt weighs over 000 lbsn. has s beautiful cost. is nicely broken and possesseg manners and is lurely s race prospect-

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The mbovo IN but n few of the It, John Ind vicinity owned horses. In s few weeks they will be train- ing in earnest over the track and ready for first, of Jilly races. It is certainly great to see the old loyal- ist city, when racing was once so

pulsr, coming buck so strong. E.

Roi‘ Willis, who lives st West- fleld, 8.3., will no doubt be do- iightod ls hs has often mentioned lisppy memories of Moose Path track in tho dsys when he cam- gslgned such champions as $986111 l nd 1.19.

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Our good friend Kerb Campbell lill been undergoing ‘treatment in tho Prince Edward Island Hospital the past two weeks, and has re- sponded splendid] . It won't be long until we see im around again giving his cheery greeting to many

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p; 1919 the world's fastest pacer was s horse called Sleepy T°m 2-13 l-i. The previous world's champion was Sleepy George. bred in Ohio. Sleepy George acquired his world s record when fourteen veers of ego. s fest which no other fourteen- yssr-cld horse has ever scocmplish- ed. Aside from being s. worlds champion pacer his successor. Sleepy Tom, was; blind, and the slorv of his life reads like s “best refer." For a blind horse to accom- plished what leopy Tom did 970V- eii sensational and caused his mm! to be handed down through the generations until practically every- one in Ohio is familiar with it.

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Not n-iany blind horses are raced. particularly pncers. and one who (Ices race them takes quite u clinncfi bezaiuv they have to rel)’ fibwlumy on guidance from the ilrivcr and hills: have absolute confidence in him. The driver oi‘ u blind PKWY must prossess sensitive hands and concentration of mind; his thoughts must not wander and he uni-st not turn his head '10 ace what i-hfl others are fining. We remember ivht-n that cm huuvcli iii n I'M"? arid (You-n ivczit blilvi p: or. ditvel‘ and ihrcn other l.. 0'. Wrillllfllel" nothing wcizso occi red than some broken harness and (Home i0 Illky wheels.

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Th: Ines“. otitstantlinu hliud WY- ivlrlitr that we have record of was, Rhythmic 2.03 1-4. Next to blind- Mss. lameness is the most serious

ndicap in a race horse, but clever trainers and caretakers have often overcome this and gone through an mtirc season with a lanai-legged

rec and collie out on toil. 10¢-

Tclnrny Murphy, whose name is not yet forgotten when great train- "s are mentioned. won two renew- al! oi ine ifamous Charter Oak llilrse with bad-legged horses-RT. C. and Chiicoot. In 1011 the former Vim all his engagements notwith- “ending that he had foot trouble. '01s Broom worked very hard on him with hot tubbing and moss. This care brought its reward. Chilcoot. who held the world's record on ‘be until it we; lowered by 'l'lie Yank, wash Canadian trotter of

°mlfle that cussed into Murphy’! ands in i913. Ho had tendon trouble but by extra care the ten- ‘im was kept sound enough fzr him

race "and wlnsomeof tha greatest kes an the Grand Circuit, and “with: record of 2.04 1-4. Had he ll sound he would have taken FM‘! low record as he was one the fastest‘ trotting stallions thnt W" "#01166 on s race track. The "i" remembers seeing him as :t"'°-year-old during the ice races Mow m m4 and admired the

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T u; Guy the Tramp 2.01 l-2,

important races with cripples. His system of care seemed to keep them going when others had felled. It was lu 1922 that he had one of the fastest cripples of all-time in the now great. sire Abbedsle, 2.01. Al- though he did not take part in many races with this son of The Abbe, yet on the few occasions that he was a. contestant he showed that if nature had provided him with a sound set of tendons he would have been a. moi champion.

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A norss iamilidr to Maritimers that Walter Cox rlced unsound was A Game of Chance, bought in 1914 and ruued by the late Bert Lint. of Fredericton, N.B. This horse show- ed lame early in the season of 1916 but Cox gave him a slow pre- paration of double headers and gradually caught up with the trouble. He won some big stakes and the big free-legged pacer cnded the season with a record of 2.02.

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He followed that up by giving Frank Dewey, another pacer with bad underpinning, a record cf 2.01. Frank Dewey was a full brother of John Dewey 2.12 1-2, sire of the dam of Millie Kalmilck 2.08 l-2.

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Going back into history of champion pacer; we can refer to Star Pointer, the first horse to pace in two minutes-he took s. record of 1.59 1-2, and Napoleon Direct 1.59 l-2. 130th of these had faulty under- pinning yet they placed their names high on the scroll of fame. Point- er‘s tro ble was with s bad ankle sprsine when he was n three- yesr-old. To keep it cool and under control meant careful grooming, plenty of moss, cold water bandages and soothing linlments.

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Napoleon Direct, sin of Sampson Hal 2.02 3-4. sire of singing Sam 2.10 1-2, was hampered by 1e trouble. The grand old man Gears, made a special study of him and kept him going, when others thought he would be in the discard. When Gee-rs got him really in shape there was not s pacer in training that could catch him. None of the

greater flight of speed or could show a. faster brilsh than Napoleon

bothering him.

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Ono of tho most common troubles that causes lameness in race horses is corns. This is caused in pacors by cross firing, the toe of the op- posite hind foot hitting‘ the uarter at the junction of e har and bruising it. This causes corns which gradusll grow down to the sols of the foo. Among the great horses that have raced with this handicap were R.T.C. 2.04 1-4. Hal Pointer 2.02 1-2. Direct 2.04 1-2 and Palo Alto 2.08 3-4, Pulo Alto was the sire of Parksido 2.21 1-2 that sired many cf our best trottors and pscers of s decade sgo.

Continuing the list of great cripples we may mention Braden Direct, that took a record of 2.01 1-2 and was the sine of Mary sue 2.17 1-4, the dam of HMJPY L 2.03 l-4. Aaron L. 2.07 1-4. Direct L. 2.00 1-2 and others. Prince Loree was sold for $50 as a three-year- o.d. care brought him to the races and he became the world's champ- ion double-gaited trot/ter- and pacer. He figured with foe Axworthy in the trade which Walter Cox made with the Pastime Trotting Club, Cox receiving a sum of money and just a. fair trottor for the two three- year-olds. You will remember that 14c Axworthy Wns the only horse to defeat Peter Volo 2.02 and went on to become the world’; champion trotting stallion with a record of 1.58 1-4. which remained at that notch until lowered ,in 1941 by Spencer Scott 1.57 1-2, by Spencer. Prince Loree took a record pacing of 2.01 and trotting 2.04.

-_o._ Last but not least was the Iowa stallion Mignols, that broke s bone in one of his ankles. 1-le was taken care of by Fred Cameron of this city, trained carefully and later ivon several stakes on the Grand Cir- cuit and took s. record of 2.04 l-4 .._o_

Once again we pav tribute to the Victoria Driving Club officials and the horsemen for their successful ice racing season, now closed. Pat Power i185 given some interesting particulars regarding it and we find on checking lip that 53 horses took part in the races, of which 13 were trotters iind the balance pacers.

_0_. In common with horsemen all over the Province we record our

deep regret at the passing of Ira W. Douglas which occurred early this week. Mr. Dougias was a great lover of horses and owned two or three performers. _I-lc interested lumself in the sport and helped it along in muny ways such as being lrcasurer of the Victoria Driving Club. Judge at the ice races and for several years has been Patrol Judge during Provincial Exhibition atid Goodwill Races. Few men Cllld flllfllbfir as many friends. To his bereaved family we extend our sincere sympathy.

Capture Quebec Senior Title

MONTREAL, March M-(Clfi- Ottowa (mmmandos defeated Morn treal R.C.A.F. 8-2 ht to cam. use the Quebec Senior cck Lou. 8'00 championship and the ebec Senior Hockey crown. ‘They now enter the Eastern Canada. semi- final I05 me DATIIIIIIINCI’ champion; ship on e an up agains ‘rotrcntc R.C.A.l".

‘The Commandos, taki full sd- van o of their heav er mo the Flyers down before them slthoilgh the teams were held score. less in the opening frame.

Pto. Neil Colvllls and Heut. Cor. don Poirior were the stats, scoring all their team's goals to best the Aimsn. with three ouch showing

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With the passing of the 581110118. juveniles and juniors out of the Maritime hockey picture and the completion of the City Hockey len- gue with the Navy winning the title in a sudden-death encounter, it

sung its swan song, but such may

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If present efforts succeed fans may yet be privileged to witness the staging of what has always been a red-hot series ever since its inception several years ago. The Island intercollegiate crown hasn't been decided yet but Prince of Wales P es to the late- ness of the season are still bending every effort to have the series staged.

Yesterday s member of the team was at St. Dunstenh endesvoring to arrange suitable dates for the fixtures but in conversation with him last night he had nothing de- finite to report. However, although the outlook at present is not of the brightest the P.W C, team feel that the title whidh they hold at present will be‘ decided.

Saint Dunstan’; players are also anxious for the games take place. Tied for first place in the City Hockey league regular sche- dule the wearers of this year's red and whito uniforms feel and right- so that they will be able to re- capture ths trophy that eluded them last season in one of the most startling upsets. of the season.

Make no doubt sbout it they are keen and anxious to stone for that setback of last season. By all methods of reasoning and judging by performances the Saints were the better team last year but that they got upset was mainly through the fight and determination of the

P.W.C. team. l I

P.W.C. will be facing much the same conditions this year. They can hold or. to their title by just lsying by and not having the series played but they want no part of this at all. Fans may be of the opinion that the Saints can take their measure but the champions want to be shown.‘ . -

Not for s minute l.ll season long would the City teem or its followers admit the Saints were the better squad. They still won't and that is just the reason they want to get the SD.U. team on ~,the ice and prove it to every body's satis- faction, including_th_eir own.

Now it appears up to the Saints to accept the challenge being hurl- ed at; them by the P.W.C. team— we hold the title come and get it- whether it will be accepted or not remains to bc seen. But if it is hockey fans will witness a series on s. par with any played during the winter. Past performances count for nothing when these two rivals mash they give everything every minute in order to be returned the winners U O I Montreal Canadians, faced with many tough assignments all through the regular N.H.L. schedule face their stiffcst one of the season to- night as they clash with the Bos- ton Bruins in the fourth and u-liat may be the final game of their Stanley Cup semiziinal series. O I

Winners of three straight with "Lady Luck“ being on their side in two of them Canucks must halt the rampaging Bruins tonight or else pass from the picture. The "breaks" have been against them in the last three games and they are deflnitjv on the spot in to-

Spectacular

Walls Seantlcbury's third annual ice follies at the Ikrum. were 17 acts on the program and from the opening one to the grand finale the big crowd saw the cast, composed entirely (f local talent. put on a show that was colorful, spectacular, and pleasing.

The revue was under the disting-

M.M., and Mrs Blake.

The entire cast last night showed vast improvement over the two previous performances and direc- t.r Wallle Scantlebury. who sever- al years ago started with a mem- ‘nership of but three and has since watched his class grow to the pre- sent number of 25, is to be espec- islly commended for the fine per- formance given last night. There wasn't a dull moment throughout as the performers went through their different acts with an ease. precision and smoothness that would do credit to much more experienc- ed figure skaters.

Every act W83 deserving cf the loud applause which accompanied the performers off the ice- s; they gracefully skated to their dressing rooms. The entire class was seen in the first number on ths program which proved colorful and interest-

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M Shells Prsught and George scant ebury, both young performers were seen in a specialty number that went over big with the crowd.

Miss Pat Clarke and Bill More- slde were spectacular and fancy in their interpretation of ths 14 step

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A flashlight waltz, performed by Miss Leah MacDonald and Miss Barbara Doyle was one of the pret- tiest numbers on the entire pro- gram. It was a pretty sight ss the two young ladies wnltzed sround

Ice Follies

alt the W. Director Wallis Scantlebury and

There hi- young son, George, gave a great G131

ibition of icerobatics. Several tricky acts were performed by the father and son, with the latter showing an adeptncss on the zzladels that was silrprising to say l e st.

"I a Miss Eliza/both Lanlz and Miss

uished patronage of Iiieutenant-‘Coleen MacLean WBTB witnessed in Governor B. W. LePage and Mrs! ,L:-Page, Premier Thane A. Camp-i was felt that hockey locally hadme‘

a well-performed act the Killian. The most thrilling event on tile

, is Wlr-‘qzrograqi was the Red Riding Hood ..p Mayor B. Roy Holman and‘ Group Captain E. A. Blake, O.B.E.,i

specialty. The Red Riding Hood part was taken by Miss Leah Mac- Donald. granny by Miss Thelma Caxmdy and the Wo.f by Bill Moreside. It was performed under a spotlight with the familiar fairy tale of Red Riding Hood being acted out upon the ice surface.

Miss Maureen Brown and Wallle Scantlebury performed well in a waltz number with Bill Moreslde and Miss Barbara Doyle giving a fox trot rendition.

A trio by Miss Jsyce Rodd. Miss Maureen Brown and Wallle Scantlebilry was well received while Bil Moreside, a, rapidly improving figure skater drew a big round of applause as he finished his solo

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Miss Sheila Praught, Winsome young lass. received another big hand as she was seen in a number with direct-J Scantlcbury.

Iieg Mitchell thrilled the crowd with well executed ice antics, his hand act; being particularly well performed.

Tony. the educated horse was one of the features of the evening. This humorous act was pcrfrrmed by Bill Moreside and Clair Aucher acting as the horse, J. Austin Trsinor, C.D.A., the doctor, and Wallle, rlngmaster.

A club waltz by the entire class was performed smoothly while the Efflfld finale. featuring the flags of the 16 united nations was color- ful, spectacular, and glamorous-g 0:121:13 ending to s fine perfom-i-

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Down The Alleys

Friday afternoon Ladies League Chile's Awa’:— "

M. Clldnlore 156 131 164 I... Gerry 126 154 142 J. McDonald 166 137 164 E. Henry 232 152 15B Jeeps»- J. Rogerson 174 205 123 E. Wooiner 165 181 160 D. Gillies 161 I37 176 A. Barrett I21 147 llB E. Hazard 177 160 156 Spitfires:- G. Bagnall 122 161 122 L. Blnns 143 194 223 A. Starratt 198 170 163 M. McNeil] 2 163 180 B. Howatt 165 107 172" Go Gctters:- H. Mintgomery 209 211 228 M. Brady 104 116 90 H. Baker 83 101 91 D. McDOnuld 218 113 222 I... Beuristc 198 146 109

High Single: E. Henry. 222.

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Winnipeg Wins From Regina 4-2

WINNIPEG. March 26—iUP)—- Winnipeg R. C. AFJBombers made it two straight iii the western senior hockey semi-final when they defeated Regina. Army Capitals 4-2 here tonight in the second of a best-of-flve series. iviliiiijleg won the first game Wednesday 5-1. The third game will be at Regina Monday night

Remember When

(By The Canadian Prossl

One year ago tonight Joe Iouis, now in Uncle Sam's army but still heavyweight champion of the world, successfully defended his title for the 21st tme by knocking out Abe Simon, "Long Island giant" at New York. in a benefit fight, before a crowd of 17.000. Louis weighed 207

night's meeting. _ . o

Even n win tonight won't make the prospect look much brighter for staring them lu the face will be urnther tourney to Boston and that isn't the most pleasant pros- pect in the world. Bruins are tough to beat nt any time but are just that much tougher when playing on home ice. I O O

Toronto Maple Leafs the other Canadian team still in the running for a crack st the $50. Stanley Cuo aren't. facing an altogether rosy outlook either. They have better prospects than the Canadiens but s. win tonight would disastrous from whatever. angle one views it.

Detroit snowed their strength Thursday night when they niled up that big lead in quick order and then held the hard-striving Leafs to two counters the rest of the distance. Wei-balanced with the best goalie in the league looking after their netmindlrfg chores, the Wings are going to take a lot of beat II hem home sud Leafs will have to display much better form then they did on Thursdav if they are to go back to Detroit for the fifth game still with s IiO-sn chance of upsetting the National League champion}. .