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Our kiend Wilfrid Todd. Boston. Mass.‘ has very kindly sent us an official program of Bay State RICQWIY. Foxboro. Mass., for its first night racing meet September lst. It is well gotten up. giving a description of the best bets on the program, the handicappers selec- tions, the trackmens selections and It shows the best performances of lach entry. There is a notice that In the event of rain four races (4 dashes) shall constitute a com- Dlete program and no admission refunds will he made or rain cheeks issued after the fourth race.

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The first race, the 2.28 class for three-year-olds, was won by Bax- ter Hanover in 2.18 2-5. The second race for 2.28 class two-y-car-olds was won by Dark Chief. The fourth race was wou h_v Holly-wood Cochato 2.02 1-2. owned and driven by Earle Avery, Woodstock. N. B. It was three-quarters of a mile and the time was 1.38 3-5. Traffic Grattan (J. O'Brien) was sixth. Tab Hanover won the Junior‘ Free For All \ 1th Free Spirit, owned by F. Violet e. Edmundston, N. 13., and driven by Earle Avery". Tip Abbe was entered but did not start. Last Tuesday evening's racing was rain- ed out and we have no results.

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The ninth annual Standard Bred Horse Sales Company riuctioii will be held at Harrisburg Pa.. Novem- be: 3rd to 8th. The sales dates are the 5th to 7th. Included in the yearling consignments will he those from the Hanover Shoe Farms. the Village Farm. Peninsular Farm. Fairmeade Farms. Bonnie Brae Farms, Green Acres, Victory Acres, Grand View Farms. as WEII as ad- ditional listings by private con- slgnors. Among the high class horses offered will be Peter Song. Jr. 2.00 1-4, Frank Spencer 2.05, Spartan Hanover 2.03 1-2‘ Direct Win (3) 2.03 3-4. Enac 2.04 3-4 as well ll dozens of other fast re- cord trotters and pacers. From this ule last year came Time Counts 2.06 4-5. Spencer Scott 2.07 1-4. Miss Knox 2.11 2-5 etc.

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The richest stake for two-year- old trotters on the Grand Circuit was won by Rollo at Indianapolis last Tuesday. He was piloted by Dell Cameron. who is rapidly be- coming one of the top drivers in the U. S. A. His summary was 7-1-1. Egan Hanover, one of the highest priced yearllngs 111st fall. won the first heat in 2.06 3-5. then

_Roilo won the next two in 2.05 1-5. 2.07 1-5. The Governor's Stake. 2.15 Trot. purse $4.000, was won by Peaceful Abbey in slraight

beam. Morris Mite 9-2-2.» best time 2.01 4-5. The 2.20 class‘ purse $1.500. was won by Advance Counsel (Mahoney) with 1-1-1, bcst time 2.07 2-5.

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Even Song 1.08 3-4. noted brood

mare at Walnut Hall Farm. Ken- -

tucky. is now the dam of the two ftstest trotters ever produced by one and the same brood mare. Vic- tory Song 1.57 3-5. world's champ- ion four-year-old troticr in a race and V010 Song 4, 1.57 3-4. that

died shortly after taking his record. i

In addition she has produced three other two-minute performers. a‘ record unequalled by any other dam of harness horse speed.

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We regret to learn that Trulo F. 2.06 1-5. a winner of ten of her 14 starts this year. died August 10th. She was owned by Walter F. Found, Merced. California, form- erly of New London. P.E.I. Every- one predicted that she would eventually take a record close to two minutes and the loss is a sev- ere one for our good friend Walter

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The 84.000 two-mile trot at Roosevelt Raceway ‘Friday i1ii:ht,l August 22nd. drew an attendance 0f 26386-21 record for any night racing plant in thc United States‘ or elsewhere for that matter. A serious accident marreQ what would otherwise have been a re- markable contest. The field of 15 of the fastest trotters in the Un- ited States got away to a very good Itart but when the 10th light pole was reached Kaola. that start-

ld at the pole. went down. Two other horses went over her and drivers Henry Thomas. Charlie

Witt and Franklyn Safford became part of the wreck. Kanla and Irontlersman ran around the track several times before they were . caught and Kaolawas pretty badly battered around the ankles. i

The injured drivers were tnkcn‘

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t HAMILTON ‘IIACE TRACK SEPTEMBER 24th FIRST IIIIAT 1:45 EM. Inlrlel Close Sept. llih lend your Entries to Edgar Iryenlon. Hamilton, Lot II. P.E.I. FOUR CLASSIFIED EVENTS "u." IN PRIZES Iefreohinenh Served on Grounds Aloe Peri-Maine! Betting Signet- EDGAR BIIYIZNTON Iaifllon. Let 1G, P.E.I.

by Alcyone. owned by Pic Mc- Cormac (Joe Hennessey) 1-5-1, grin“ cfigcakdeli, ‘zlggmbe ,"’,,",'°":§‘“'fd ‘lyilimn Budlong (Mehan) 2-1-2. " ' ° "m "

l ncst time 2.13. No. 3 Classified Trot

other starters. best time 2.20 2-3 by Bonnie Dale. O

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tq hospital where Henry Thom“ still remains. Franklyn safford, “m1 plenty of bruises to show for U" 0311139111118. had no serious in Juries and drove two nights after- wards. but Charlie Witt had frac. lured ribs and other injuries. The \\ll1i"i61' was Chestertowri, a son 9f Scotland and Phoebe Hanover, owned by Walter Smith of Lios Angeles and driven by sanders Russell of Stevenson, Alabama. Chestertown. will be remembered as the winner of the Hambletonlan at Goshen last year. Sanders Rus- sell has been a successful ownerl and driver of horses for several years and it was a great compli-. merit to him to be given the mount I behind Chestertown, 1 .. i I

Henry Thomas, interviewed after he TBZHIIIEKI consciousness, said he! thought the accident was due to‘ Kaela crossing the right hind rm; and catching the heel of the shoe of‘ her front foot. A shoe was pick- ‘ 90 1111 on the track later which. Seemed to confirm this theory. There have been quite a number of bad accidents at raceways in the U. S. A. this season but fortunately no one-unless it is Mr. Thomas-

Fresh from their victory over

the Reece Juniors Ev McNei1i’s Junior Kinsmen start out in their hunt for the Island crown here tomorrow afternoon against the Summerside Kinsmen and fans should witness another great ser- ies between two smart junior clubs.

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Right at the <peak of their game when the chips were clown. Kinsmen played the steadier bail 1 in the last two games of the City playoffs to carn their city title. As is usual in games that follow- ed the pattern of last. night's

b , ‘ . ‘ . w: hie‘: ‘ail; $31011; "gigircei: breaks decided the issue but. the

h _ winners had the necessary abil- smas ups heie-boys be careful

ity to take full advantage and as a result today they are champ- ions.

don't ride the other fellows wheel or set your wheel in front of his horses feot.

i i o _ ' ' T Disappointing in many of theirl Nlbblé Hanover, in the stud at‘ league games Kinsmen suddenly Hanover Shoe "arms. appearstobel hit their stride in the playoffs i" comm? we» 9-5 918M 0f hi5 first and after losing the first en-l (T01! of foals have already raced‘ counter came back to take two into the 2.10 list‘ notably Grand, in a row-the first two defeatsl Parade 3- 2192 1'51 D61‘!!! DB1’ 2.05‘ the Reece team suffered this sea- I l

1-2. Flyung Duches 2.177 1-4. His son-and if they continue to‘ yeflfllflks which will be sold at show the same defensive brand of 337145111111. will no doubt com-j play Ev McNeillfls charges will be,‘ "land 1118b prices. Another slrel very much in the thick of the that is doing well is Peter Songl fight for Island honors. l 2.00, that at one time might have] ‘ ' ' l been purchased by Island breeders, but the opportunity unfortunately] l

There is no doubting that Char-I lie Hogan's junior band from thel

was passed by. probably due to. western centre pose a distinct; the fact that it was wartime. In threat. In two games they have: many of the summaries we note played before- local fans they

sons and daughters by him-win-

fielded a big. strong, smooth work-l ners.

ing team well equipped with pitch-l ers and carrying plenty of bat-l ting punch. and if Kinsmen ean' get by them they should go far in Maritime playdowns. .

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No doubt some of our Maritime horsemen will be going to Ken- tucky to the races. Last year it will be remembered that Tracey I I l Hanover p, 2.03; l_ 349‘ wok p“. But notwithstanding the result‘ in the International raves the” Kinsmen as City champions are; and won one of them Tana-sans in for congratulations on a job‘ sales are magnets which draw well done by a‘ smart junior squad many, and among consignments ' ' thereto will be yearlings from Two l Gaits Farm. Gainesway Farm and ‘other breeding centres. The trot. ‘lters will he sold September 29- 130 and October 1st. Walnut Hall Farm sale of y-earlings will also be held during the meeting.

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There was plenty of racing over .Maritime tracks the past week. Labor Day as usual giving an op- portunity for great crowds of pen- . ple to see the trotters and pacers in action. Moncton. N. 8., meet. ing drew a banner attendance. thought by starter Rankin Mav- l Laine to be quite as good as that 0f I119 $5.000 Free For All meet ‘in July. The winner of the 2.28 _ trot first division‘ was Miss Peggy [Lee (Gessner) with Louise Fingo l 2-2-2, four other starters, best time l2.14 2-5. Second Division of the l same race was won by Junior Hal, owned by Tracy Irving, Shediac. with Bonnie June (Beers) 2-3-2, five o\1er starters. best time 2.18. The 2.17 trot and pace was won

Fans will witness another pro- vincial title tussle Sunday after-l noon also when Summcrside A11- Stars play the Abegwelts in the, opener of a best-of-three series for the intermediate title andl this like the Junior series is ex-i peoted to produce close-knit strug- gles all the way with the series. expected to go to the three game limit before a winner is decided.

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In exhibition games during the season the two teams have been breaking about even. Usually it has been a case of winning one and losing one but now with everything at stake the brand of ball should be much better. Both teams'are crammed with power and speed and if they stand up defensively encounters should be I thrilling ones.

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Speaking on Canada having Olympic hockey representation a Hamilton. Ont.. columnist says:

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Time, 2.1a. 2.1a. 2.11 4-5. The 2.21 Owmpm 6am?‘ Ne? Mme"

Trot and Pace was won by Anh C1622. owned and driven by l, George A. Callbeck. with May Todd (Leighton Spence) 3-2-2, Battle ‘ Bill 2-3-3‘ two other starters. best , time 2.13 3-5. The Free For All was a great race between Harry

"With restrictions relaxed so that it is possible for a team like Montreal Royals, amateur only by suggestion, t.o enter the games on Canada's behalf. the stumbling block now is the Montreal club. which cannot see how a layover

Direct and Kavola. The latter won from the , _ Quebec Senior League the frist heat and Harry Direc. can be secumL

IPIIE n21. two. McKyio Cash 5-3-3, I i i

inc ldge Alex 3-dr: Oinzanna “Roy, m. b“ d p l

l 3P" he“ “me 2'03 3'5 by Harry heavy gchedultia l: ti: Qugbel): sllgopa. I . "PW °“"°d.b1'.-71'D-M9hl"d- and their absence for the time needed in the Olympics would

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races at Montague Monday after- nnon. No. 1 Classified was won by

.. Prince Budiong, owned and driven Mo“ Canadian lop-mgr“ mums

‘ ‘ are in the same position. being lgi“_a‘fi‘?t'_°lg clam“? l" are? committed to schedules and so. “ g - "M m" "B ‘G4 5°‘ unless some juggling is done in

Donald) 2-2-4; Miss Knox (W. Mc- Neill) 5-5-2. two other starters,

the case of the Royals, they will pass 11p the invitation. as will

th I ivas won by Nell Kalmuck. owned n er eadlmz teams‘ whlch means ‘

and driven by Willard Kelly; George Mac (Stead) 4-3-2; Mar- gengaylony ion L. (T. Semple) 5-2-5; Eva , Worthy (Collins) 2-3-0. two other starters. best time 2.10 2-5. The No. 3 Classified was a nice win‘ for Just Betty. owned by Dr. R. F. l seaman and driven by Don Sea-l man. She was sixth the first heat‘ but won the next two quite com-l fortably. Nellie Worthy (Buell)

was 1-9-6; Marjorie Budlong

(Semple) 3-4-2; Mary Merk (E.

Semple) 7-2-4. five other starters,

best time 2.14 by Just Betty. The

2.20 Trot went to four heats and

was won by Bud Kaimuck. owned

by John Lndner and driven by

Claude O'Brien with 5-0-1-1; Bon-

nie Dale (W. Kelly) 2-1-2-2; Archie Lee (Stead) 1-2-3-2 three

that actually, Canada is no farth- er ahead in the matter of repre-

Pirates Management Surprised By Reports

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PITTSBURGH. Sept. 5 - (A?) -Renoi-ts that Hank Grlsnberg has soured on the Pittsburgh Pir- ates and will seek other connec- tions if he dei-‘des to pi-ojong his playing career beyond this reason today caught the Bucco manage- ment by surprise.

"My guess is that If Hank plays ball. 1t will be right here in Pitts- burgh." said Roy I-lamey, Pirate general manager.

Oreenberg was "not accepting" telephone calls at his ‘hero.

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‘ but‘ it is expected all four squads

will start their top flight hurlers ‘ in an effort to chalk up the open- ing victory.

Elizabeth Lantz l Captures Junior Singles Title

Junior tournament concluded _\e=. terday afternoon, when Lantz defeated Norah DeBlois 6-2. 4-6. 6-4. to win the Junlcr Ladies Singles title. in a closeflv conksted match. might liavc walked off the courts victorious. In ire fi:st set. Eliza- ; bclh hold thc ullpcr hand prettv well on iritn thc opening games of the sccond set. having a threc tel one game advantage over her opponent when Norah rallied to put on a strong drive with well placed shots to win lhc sci, six games to four. Elizabeth started nut strong again in the third sci tn take the first game. but Norah, diiilng hard to the back line evened it up a few mlnutcg later. only to have her op- ponent run it up tn fcur games to one by taking three straight. Qnce again Norah applied the presure. winning thc nevi two games to make If

Elizabeth.

hext game. and from there on it was a nip and tuck affair, with Norah advancing game of tieng it. up before Eliza- bcth garnered the final and d8- ciding game Io will the match.

als which is to bc payed (w; if. ternoon at 3:30. when B. DeBlois and J. Milli-r mect A. 13951015 Md Mrs. R. Large for the ladies doub- les title. the presentation cf “ma; to the winners of lite different 9v. r-nts, will bc t-‘re climax to a vcrv successful tournament and ' tennis activity at the Charlotte. town Tennis club,

(OP) -- Nature-lover Arthur smm-l rescued a crab which he saw v/iilk-

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

lPlayoffs FOI.‘ Island

Baseball Crowns

Junior and Intermediate Island baseball playdowns get. underway

; at the Park diamond here tomor-

row afternoon and local baseball

fans are expecting two of .the most hotly contested games of the season when Summerside;

squads clash with city title bear- ers.

In the opener Junior Kinsmen fresh from their victory over the Reece team meet Charlie Hogan's Summerside Kinsmen juniors in the opening game of a best-of- three series for the Island junior crown. Sunimerside. regarded as the strongest Junior squad ever to represent the western town are distinct threats for Island suprem- acy while followers of the local Kinsmen feel that their squad has hurdled their siiffest hurdle in defeating the Reece youngsters.

The junior game gets underway

at 1:30 sharp. Intermediate Abegweits and Summerside All-Stars open their

bcst-of-three series at 3:30. and judging by the exhibition tussles the pair have engaged in fans arc awaiting a baseball treat. Hurling choices for the games coulyi not be learned last night

All members of the Abegweits

are asked to be in uniform for to- morro\v‘s game.

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The Charlttetoilvil Tennis Club

Elizabeth

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(hrough the encounter. and

Ihrcc sames in four but taking no chances olf oslng out at that point. took the

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Following the ladies doubles 91n-

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Start Here Tomorrow

liics Winners Over All Stars

Last evening on the Knights of Columbus softball diamond the All Stars lost. a close decision to the Vics by a score of 13 to 11.

The girls showed considerable improvement over the first game and played better in every depart- ment.

They lined up as follows:-

Vics: H. Murnaghan‘ R. LeClalr. R. Drew, G. Joseph, M. MacDon- ald. C. Roberts. D. Drew. B. Gal- lant. A. Coady.

All Stars: M. Lund. J. MacDon- ald. S. MacDonald. L. McMahon. B. coyle. J. Weir, J. Bryenton, A. Senfner. P. Keough. M. Walker. P Crawford.

Score by innings:-

Vics . 114 1024-13 All stars 000 3530-11

Next game Monday evening at1 (1 o'clock; Alerts and "ics play this ' morning at 10.30.

Bearcats Take Series Lead

TRJJRO. N.S.. Sept. 5 - (OP) - Truro Bearcats. Nova Scotia base- ball champs ol 1046. scored a ninth- inning tally to defeat Springhill Fencebusters 3-2 here today in ihe fifth game of a best-of-seven semi- f‘inal series for the prownclai cham- plnhship.

The win gave Trura a 3-2 edge on Springhlll in the game stand- inzr. The ncxt meeting lv ll be in Sprinizhill Monday.

Decision tn play the seventh game. i1’ necessary. on neutral grounds in Halifax brcke up a dis- pute which had temporarily sus- pended thc series. Each team had wanted tlhe final contest on Its own diamond.

Baseball Results

NATIONAL

Brooklyn 300 000 022-7 11 0 _ New York . 012 010 002-6 I2 2 Behrman. Hawen. Haugstad.

Casey and Edwards; Jansen. Ken- nedy. Beggs and Cooper. Philadelphia 000 000 001-1 (i 1 Boston 010000 011-2 a 0

Leonard and Semlnick; Spahn and Mast.

AMERICAN

Bot-ton . . 100 002 301-1 13 2 Philadelphia 40000113x-9 a 1

Dobson. Dorish, Harris. Mur- phy and Partec: Marchildon. Flores. Christopher and Rosar. Guerra, Cleveland 000 000 303-6 Chicago 000 100 000-1

Gettel and Lopez: Haynes. rist and Tresh. Dickey.

New York .. 000 000 002-2 Washington 100 000 111-3 Wensloff. Starr and

I-Iaefner and Mancuso. INTERNATIONAL

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8 1 7 0 Lollar;

Newark 000 000 003-3 7 1

Syracuse S03 I00 102-15 18 0 Houtz, Tote and Deinlnger;

Bebber and Bostiak.

Buffalo 013 000 000-4 10 2

Toronto 400 271 101-15 1B 2 Rogovin. Kerr. Appleton and

Moroariki: Hamlin and Betta. Rochester . . 210300200412 1

Montreal 000000002-2 4 4

Surkont and Marshall; Ger- heauser. Smoiko. Nothe and Cainpaliells.

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A few evening's ago I had a 1on8 gut with a gunner friend of minc about. shooting conditions 50 years ago although neither of 11$ 091"!’ Qid enough to shoot that long back. The records shc-iv that this ECFIIDE mot his first black duck ~16 years ago the 20th of this month (Aug- ustl.

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w¢ drew comparisons regarding‘ the length of the shootinfl “"50”! in those days with wflai they lire‘ today. By these days l mean n11)“. where from 32 to 50 years 1180- Th" goose season opened in March ns goon as the first flocks of gcesel arrived from the south \\I’1III1 Wflfil sometimes as early as the 5th. It was generally March 17th., Si. Pit-