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mdolo C- Grattan 2.01 3-4. the black pacing stallion that parties m cape Breton were hoping to buy, has been disposed o! by Wes Litt of Stratford. Qllllillo. to a Quebec rty and will be raced through err circuit.

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Amonl the fast rbcord horses that will be racing through Quebec this season are Pioneer Hanover 2.10 1-2. Gentleman Jim 2.02. Brady Hanover 2.02 1-4. Saratoga 2.03. aemus 42.08 3-4. Prince Guy 2.04 1-4. Ednle C. Grattan 2.04 3-4 and Mabel Hanover 2.08 12. all “m. chased last fall or this spring. The pick of the bunch is Saratoga that has paced half-mile ovals in 2.0a 1-2 and was one of the trio or great half-mile stars in the United states last season.

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Remus 2.08 3-4 is the largest horse raclllz. trotter or pacer. l-ie stands well over l"! hands. is a son o; Protector 3. 1.59 1-4. and took his record on the trot. Although such t. gigantic individual he trotted half-mile tracks almost as good as mile tracks. He is now on the pace but may be shifted back to the trot if he does not perform well ct me new gait.

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The most raced horse in Amer-jg; last season was Bert Patch 2.07. lie is oi the wear and tear iron- sided kind and took part in thirty- five events in i942. Has been rac- lns for several years and always brought home a big slab of the bacon. Bert Patch is now in training at ldnaston under the guidance of Bted Craii. who has been so suc- cessful with the son of Bert Patch,

ago. He and his stable companion 101a Grattan, have been gtsked 1n iyeveral important meetings ln the

Our Ontario correspondent 1g beck with a very line letter of which these are extracts. . .“You would like Mr. Van 2.04 1-4. lie n; worth $1.700 of any man's money; a lovely big chestnut stallion, never makes a mistake.” The reference is to the 800d trotter sold in the recent Manchester Ilhrm dispersal that Was bought by Alex Parsons g Lennon. Ontario, the gentleman at owned Tom Grattan 2.05 1-4 Mien he raced at Glarlottetown Goodwill races two years ago, My, Parsons always has half n doscn or more trotters and pacers racing lilfl‘ l! llWI-lys ready to sell if the price suits. O tar ur n 1o friend was 1nd see OI l-featherbell 2.08 18-4 get: ‘till! the cad bouquet and states, I am sure you will agree with me 1n this regard." i-ie was speak- ing to Earl Rowe. MP. for Duffer- in-Slnicoe. Ontario. Mr, Rowe be- llevu his horse Peter Chiicoot 2.04 1.4 was cull-e the equal w any of the w" But would be racing in the time circuit and this takes in Oran-an’ Axwfirtuiy Qiilllzkil, poi-pee - I WW - 1-4. all of which. e need against, _-Q_.

Marithne circuit he thinks willhtieoet the best of them the com- ing season. lie-continues. "With the importations of the past few mouths I am sure Old Home Week Vi}! produce banner racing for the lorers of the Sport oi’ Kings. I hope I can make it."

A " 800d race meeting has been lull-owl at New hamburg. Ont- lrro, for the nights of June 2nd and 9th. It will be unaer the lights of course. Floyd Milton, who raced Grafton Axworthy 2.01 1-2. iiow Owned by Heber Sweeney. Bridge- aillirr. has nine head in training for Hes Litt and himself at the New fmblll‘! $186k. It is the place Fare the Canadian pacing derby P rill arwually. I believe Ducey W“ 1-06. the ill-fated free-for- ailei that Joe O'Brien drove so §ll°@ly. could have won it last year. Bree where Ben Pboley of Tide ago, N.B. driver of Chestnut Bars - . was at the Manchester Farm dispersal sale. but did not notice {vvllore he bought anything. Note ._ Pfielllfll/e Just heard that Ben t, ° W i185 izrlle to work in a millil- ous factory and that Tom Etter has Chestnut Bars 2.06. '

‘T ll f '_e riends of Chappy Clhap- ilkllllllys that he has ten head and oi look- fit and ready for ihc ‘Bmwn- They are staked through pa“ °i Quebec and are mostly “will”! by J. W, Brown, New Lis- gjmfi. In the String lg n roan mpg-e, aster Parade. that reminds me of Ruby P. 2.04 1-4. ‘Nuff said! u {-9.1 Concluding these notes f mnl‘ mcnlrori Angie Allen of Halifax and Cobb Miller are at Weston, lrlfllll Toronto. They spoke very mfillly of Johnny Conroy. whom 1 sy worked with for several years. will to see the "King's Plate" "ilceil 8nd I am sure you will he lllld to know that Her-b Hilton's ‘mlmel made a good‘ showing. but it‘ °ll8 shot won. I cannot get in- uefflllfll ill the bangtalls." Thanks hour friend from Ontario. who y‘ ll$s to remain anonymous. and "ill hoping he will be with us 91d Home Week.

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The writer has always been inter- “led ill ahead and of course has Rent up to date with the perform- "lilil! of the sprinters. human arid animal. One of the greatest of all hmmi" llpririters oi’ course was Jesse Owens. but for pure speed you have to hand it to the dogs. hllllllil a recent trial of a. gray- $Yld flamed Never Roll. at the mo "Fr News. track he was clocked 5 Lyell-i in 5.20s seconds, qr about mwtuseconds. Jesse Owen's world's doubt sboutdt the speed of uie go“ l‘ eglgll-gilfyini‘: and Nelyer Roll

' - n! our wor d's re- WPGB and sharing a. fifth.

--°_- hull Question has been asked. “f: much faster is a greyhound ll l horn. and‘ could Never Roll w u‘ lfliliflfy parade of Count "t. present great thoroughbred "Wmlm- The answer is yes, up to a ‘ llld that would probably be n Quarter of a mile. After that Wl-lld be all Count Fleet,

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animals Kcttiu! w r d- ins start. which“ 52%.: "52... llllll-lld a bis advantage. There is an ncident on record of Jesse Owe" bell-in: a horse at a. hun- P-Nd yards. both from a standing 5""- Tile Breyhoundh tremendous £96611 is due to lightning-like re- flexes. but the longer the race 168s the stamina they have. At t_ e elld 0f the quarter mile Mr. Grey- hound would be slowing down very rilpidly while the horse would be ill-ii Bell-lull nicely tuner.‘ up.

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357 yell-fillies have been enter-e by 59 owners for the 20th Harn- bletoniarl Stake which will rlwed in 1945. The record entry was in 1942 when the entry list was 3'22. The entry _iee was $10, for each colt named. Hanover show llhrms led in number- of colt; with 84. Walnut Hall second with 69. Alrnahurst Farm 17, with other stock farms and nomlnaforg mak- llik up the balance.

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The two Hanover Shoe Far-ms SlNs Lawrence Hanover 3, 2.00 3-4 and the dead Calumet Chuck z,

Dean Hanover 3, 1.58 1-2 and Mr. McElwyn 1.59 1-4 are next with 18 each. Scotland. Walnut Hall Farms stallion. has l8 representatives. Voloimlte 2.03 1-4, 13. Guy Dav 2.04 1-4. 11. Pmtector s, 1.59 1-4, Guy Abbey 2.0a 3-4. lo. and Lord Jim 2.00 3-4, 3.

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Jimmie Power has imported from Ontario the four-year-old Pacing mare Miss Lee Togo 3. 2.14 1-2, by Corporal Lee 2.04 1-4. she started in ten events last season and has winning brackets In three of them and is eligible to the 2.27 pace. lVilss Lee Togo l5 a well built. nice cispositioned mare with good legs and feet and should improve great- lyefltglis season and pace in 2.12 or

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Joe O'Brien was a visitor from New Glasgow early this week. He W“ “willful-filed by Tom McKinley 0f Sydney. N.B.. owner 01' Coron- ation McKillop. Joe was looking for caretakers. which are as scarce as hens’ teeth, not only in the Maritlmes but also in the United States and Upper Canada. It looks as though that this factor togeth- er with a shortage of equipment may be the two most trying things that hamess horse trainers will have to contend with this season.

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The estate of Walter Cox. lte notec.‘ Grand Circuit driver, wta ed 3835.306 and was atcilmulaled over some Titty years. Cox started out as a. boy in a butcher shop with- out a dollar in the world. He com- menced trading horses then train- ing them. He made successful ln- vestments which brought him good return-l. and like most horsemen he sled a comparatively rich man. Not only that but he was a meat philanthropist. always willing to lliye a handout to anv deserving acquaintance. A considerable portion of his estate was willed to employees and horse- men fr-lenris in need. For these and other good qualities Walter cox will long be remembered by the racing fraternity cf which he was one of the bright stars as a race driver.

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This week has been a, particul- arly sad one for the trainers loc- ated at the Charlottetown track. with rain or near rain every day and cold as an added disacyant- 1189- N0 800d workouts have been chalked up. booking back through mommy's flies we cannot reca-il a rnuoh lat/er season than the pre- sent. However. as we mentioned last week the horses have had a lot of mac.‘ work and a lot of glow miles and they will come very quickly when they get a few good workouts, We have not heard of any horses being lame or knocked out and high hopes are entertained for many of them which we trust will be realized.

__O_\_... ‘Illrere passed away at Point Ed ward, C.B. last Sunday at the early age of 47. a horseman who has left quite an impress on the racing an- nals of the Maritimeshollle Rud- derliam; tall, thin, lithe. with a quiet unassuming manner and a pleasant smile. Ho raced for riiimy years over our tracks and W115 ul- ways in the forefront of the battle. Few could excel] him in handling a liervy or highsirung horse and he has to his credit having racco Tracey Hanover 2.03 to 111s fastest performance in the Mnritlmes- a 2.06 mile in the 2.12 Trot and Pace

2.04, lec. among the sires iri number- o! colts entered. each having 22. it

Greatly disappointed at the best- ponement oi two games out of three players of teams comprising the City Softball league are mak- lng efforts to have the two games played as a doubleheader attract- ion over the week-end and although nothing definite is known at the time of writing it is quite probable that the encounters will take place.

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The idea is certainly a good one from whatever angle one views . The uncertain weather has player.‘ ha/voc with the schedule and if the two games could be run off at the above mentioned time it would mean that starting next week's schedule and with c. promise o1’ bet- ter cooperation from Mr. Weather- men the schedule would be right up to date and it WOlllC. be unnec- essary to arrange open dates during

the week.

Players on teams concerned might do well if they got in touch with officials of the opposing clubs and see if this matter could not become a reality. Armv now have two games to play with the navy and Y having one each. Army would he forced‘ to take par-t in both encounters of- the twin bill but according to word received from the Training Centre they are not only willing but quite eager‘ i0 get into action. I 0 O O

While not receiving as much pub- licity as the City Iseoigue neverthe- lass soft ball fans in Holy Redeem- er Parish have been organizing a. league that appears likely to be a verv successful one. They are get- ting a. new diamond into tip 10p shape and with four teams enter- ed competition throughout the lea- gue schedule is slated to be at a high pitch. ‘

Efficient officers are llfidllllg this league and are doing every- thing possible to ensure its success from the first time the umpire calls play ball to the time the last out is called at the end of the season. Various leagues have been in oper- ation in this part of the city the past good many years and have always been successful and there is no rmson why the same degree of success should not follow this year's softball ‘encounters. I O

Golf, also heading for a banner

tlon LOCAY when the first stage of the President's match will be play- erl. This competition is always one of the most keenly fought of the season's matches and this year's entry list is expected to be the larg-l est in years increased greatly by‘ the addition of e. good number o1 players from the Royal Air Force station here. t '

Just when they have him fiiiured as all through, Freddy Fitzsimmons oi the Brooklyn Dodgers VDODS up with a masterpiece of hurling. He has done ‘it innumerable times in the past especially with the chips down and last Monday old Fitz came through again when needed when he handcuffed the St. Louis Cardinals to give his team an rill- important victory‘. v

Fitz’ work drew lllcnly attention and here is how a Brooklyn writer describes it: _ _

l Leo Durocer is a stirbborn. hurd- noscd guy. l-ie kept insisting that Stout Frederick Fitzsimmons could still pitch. iltterly ignoring rill evidence bearing on the subject since September. 1941, and the coll- trary opinion held by most of us who are helping Leo manage the Dodgers. ‘ .

Yes, the Lip is stubborn and hard-nosed; also birlllnciided and egotistical. wily, ‘i1 he weren't all these things Brooklyn would be ihe ere-league leaner today. If he hasn't started the burly Flatbush bovylinz alley proprietor. said F.B.A.P. could not have beaten the world champs. 1- - -

fit the Provincial Exhibition. Chur-

wlottetoiyn. August 15th. 1939. with-t

iii one-half second of the track re- cord held bv Bud Weriger. It was the fastest heat of a great meet» ink in which such horses as Jane‘ Azoff 159 1-2. Happy L. 2.06 1-4. Ralney G. Henley 2.06 and other noted steeds performed, Other horses he racer-i- ihat season were sunny Hal 2.12 1-2. Quaker- Girl 2.09 1-2, Guy Britten 2.04 1-4.

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1n 1940 Ollie was back on the circuit ngnin winning several races with Peter at Court 2.12 1-4 and Tracey Hanover. and races or places with Sunny Hal, Silent Joc mid silent lirtac. Shortly after he be- came ill ‘and the sad news was re- ceived lhat he was a patient in the Nova Scotla Sunltorium. From time to time encouraging news as to his condition circulated among horsemen friends who kept ln touch through letters, It was this season that Ollie expected to race his two-yenr-olo in the futurity, but the Grim Reaper intervened and cut short the career of one of the most popular relnsmen in recent years. Horsemen friends here when notified. all expressed deepest re- gret and wreaths were forwarded by the Provincial Exhibition As- sociation and Victoria’ Drivlllll as ute messages o ll°l'l°l" l‘ wuuxfi.‘ go with him to his 18.51’. resting place.

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SAINT JOHN. N.B.. June 4 - (QP)._'1'he ggim, John city council today named next Friday Bil all’ force day" here. The program will 1mm” “Twas c civic luncheon and a demonstration by "W 3-0-5-

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The startling comeback of Freddy

tine most dramatic thing that has happened to the Dodgers since they staggered last September and: the Redbirds flltted by. Fitz has pitch- ed only three times in the lust seasons—falling w last four‘ innings in each of two starts and reliev- ing once. O l O

Durocher had fired Rube Mellon gt the Cardinals in a recent first game, "Pen days ago the ganglinll Melton had‘ beaten the champs twice in the course of a four-flame series in Brooklyn. Yesterday they had him undressed and in the club- house before he could drawn a 1011K breath. A five-run rally in the first inning paved the way for a ‘Ho-n Cardinal victory behind Mort Coo- per's one-hit pitching,

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With Fitz cranking up his ancient arm on the warmup mound‘ between games. odds soared prohibitively that the streaking Redbirds, trail- ing be only a half n game. would

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smcoc-E/Fvssran 4 your old record 2.04%. 5 year old record 2.04%.

will be at O'Brien Stables, Alberlon, most of the season.

Term 20.00 at Alberkm. Terms- 5.00 away from home.

Owners TRUBO DRIVING CLUB

Fitz, who'll be 42 next month. is»-

By SID FEDEB. Press Sport Writer

NEW YORK. June 4 —(AP)~— Old man chalky Wright did a. favor for the slim crowd that turned out 1n Madison uaze Garden tonight by taking only five rounds to flatten Phil Terranova and thereby qualify for another shot at the featherweight champ- ionship he once held.

After flooring the mot-zuit youngster from the Bronx with a struieht right-hand rifle-shot for an eight-comb n the second round of this scheduled io-rourid- er, and then punching his time to a bloody smear in the next two hears, Chalky finally pulled the trigger on his big gun at 2.48 of the fifth and Phil took the full count.

Fish and Game News

Details of a speckled trout contest. sponsored by the P. E. I. Fish and Game Protective Association, were discussed last night at a quarterly meeting of the organization. It was held at the City Building, with the president, Mr. Harry Tidnlarsh, PPQSlCllXlQ,

The contest. is open to Association members and began at midnight. June 4. IL will close at the end of the fishing season. Only fish taken on artificial lures are eligible. Mr. William Rlx of Charlottetown has been selected as official welgher.

The judges are the president. the vice-president and the secretary- treasurer.

The association decided to re- quest the federal department of National Resources to improve the ponds and inlets of the National Park to encourage the breeding of water fowl.

1n another resolution the assoc- iation recommended that 30 per cent of the appropriation of $2,000, voted by the provincial legislature for fish and. game purposes. be de- voted to the propagation of game birds.

The game birds committee in- formed the meeting that eight members of ilie association had purchased nine liatchings of rinz- neck pheasants which will be re- leased for hatching. In addition three cocks slid five hens had been given tlv». association by the New Brunswick Fish and Game Assoc- iation. Arid Mr, Ariliilr Burke of Southport gave another two hens and one male towards n name hat- chery which the association plans.

M1‘. Raoul Raymond of Soutl-iport has offered to 11011";- -- ‘sleds and

59850" Sll-‘illlffi illlil Club ¢°llll1l°l1'~n letter of appreciation will be seni~ lii

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Members suggested that the as- sociation take up the rliiltter" of eradication of foxes and skunks in the National Park. The annuals were said to be causing havoc in the ranks of domestic poultry on farms lii the area.

It was announced that another meeting would be held later this month when it was hoped that Mr. James Catt and Dr. Needler. both prominently connected with the de- pzirtment oi‘ fisheries. would be present and give addresses.

‘Files Complaint Against Umpire

BUFFALO. N.Y. JllllP L-IAP) -Genel'nl Manager John C. Stigl- mcicr of the Buffalo International League baseball club today filed a complaint against Umpire Butch l-feirline with league president Frank J. Shnughilessy. It was the first time since Stiglmeicl‘ became general manager three seasons ago that he has taken such action.

Stiglmeier said that in last night's grime at. Toronto where the Bisons lost their seventh straight game 52. Henline overruled the two base umpires in the eighth iii- riing when Toronto scored. three runs.

Prcsidenfs Matches Today

Competition for the president's prize opens this afternoon at the Belvcoero Golf Club, it was ann- ounced yesterday. A large number cf entries are expected. including several members of the Royal Air

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The competition is an annual ev- ent ior a prize donated b the president who this year is r. . W. L. Prowse. It is a handicap tour- nament. played lii five stages.

The course is reported in first class shape.

slip into first place before the sun slipped behind the Missouri hills. That was the setup. '

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St. Louis 0. _ o ‘lkuc. the old gaffer wasn‘t around at the finish. The last the

fans saw of him was in the top half of the eighth inning when he stood at the rim of the Dodger duk- out. his tousled, wet black hair gleaming in the warm sunshine, his gray uniform a sweat-stained mess as he pleaded with Dulocher to be allowed to liitfo: himself.

Up In that time he had turned in a truly amazing performance. For one thing, the champs had eiglit left-handed hitters batting against him. For another, Fitz lack- ed‘ the control that was his chief stock in trade back in his prime. He walked six Cardinals and was in the hole against almost every hitter. He got Into more trouble than the Italian Army; but, by