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Stretch Winning l2 Games By

Trouncing Senators 13-6‘

NEW YORK. May 1—(AP)- Clevelands Ilaclians stretched their whim"! sneak to 12 games rcclay by trciuicing Wisllllngton 13-6 at

Professor 5. A. Rockford paid this tim the halter of one horse to the Washington and lock a, teas

saddlehorn of the other and ran

i f fslt Wednesday and Erllirnletl’ Galjllilnt make up. a behind them. lwldlnk onto the iew pairs of shoes oi special design horses tail. He actually overtook

th 2.16 1-4. ‘file Prof. ’l§§sF1r§.-.davl§ rIEByiClY for a real come: back this year and predicts 2.10 with ease over what he has named ‘the two-minute track" at Summerside. H; |qyg it is Well shaped, lllhlilllllfl fut and that before long there will i» a lot of horses belnl INDIW! afor the races over it.

Andrew Perry has purchased the good pacing mare Hilda Budlong 2, 2.20 1-4, from Wilbur Lawless, Ken- sington. Hilda's record is also the Mgyitlnao pacing record for two- year-olds and was m de at Char- lottetown Old Home eek in 1940.

it meeting of the Chatham. N. n. race track committee was held at Ohaiham on the evening of April 23rd for the purpose of discussing araoe program for the coming year. It was decided t0 hold an Old Home Week under the auspices of’ the Miramldll Agricultural Society. July 1st and 2nd, providing Bill Lynch of Halifax can arrange to bring his bit Midway to Chatham on that dale. Two days racing on the Giatham track would be held in connection with the Old Home Week and Midway shows pnd ii plang materialize there no question but that great crowds of

pla will attend and ‘Cliatham m track. the mecca of sport fol- lowers in the clays of ol will re- new its glories. If. however. Mr. Lynch finds that these dates con- ‘lict with his arrangements the Society will put on one day's rac- ing on July 1st and probably other laces later.

Harley Harrison. who has been training horses the past few: seas- ons at Buctouche, is moving his stable to Chatham in the near fut- ure. At present he has two horses- volrida 2.08, owned by Joseph Napke. winner of five races with iour of his miles paced in 2.10 or better last season. and Protester p. 2.10 1-4. i. 2.14, that was such a. good winner for T. C. Collette the season of i940. He is now owned b; Leonard Barrieau, Centre Acadia, N. B. This horse was brought back to New Brunswick last fall from Prince Edward Island.‘ He has been lofted all winter and is in the ink. When Harley arrives at Chat- ‘am he will receive several addi- tions to his stable including Mart Hathaway 2.04 1-4. owned by Mac O'Brien, Nelson. N. B.. and two green pacers owned by other par- ties in Chatham.

Adventure Magazine carries a lpfendid story entitled ‘Ilte Great l000-Mile Horse Race. It appears that one day in 1895 the Editor of a small weekly newspaper in Chad- mn. Nebraska. had some space to fill and did so by contending that the home bred horses of the west were greater than the eastern itirf champions, and proposed a 1000- mile horse race to settle the ques- tion. He little knew what a contro- versy he would stir up. The item was copied in newspapers all over America and finally a telegram reached him from Buffalo Bill. who was putting on his Wild West show it Chicago's Columbian Exposition, to the effect that he wanted the loot-mile cowboy race to end at his bhow stadium. and that he wuuid add $500. to the purse.

A lccal committee was

quickly formed and they got together $500.

mflklhl; a purse of $1.000. Other llrizes were offered such as saddles "WlWf-s. blankets. etc. The com- miltee laid out, a route (liroiigh towns at which each competitor had to have his horse and self check- td. The contestants were limited to o horses. Nine entered the sin- ular contest. These included cow- Ys with great reputations as rid- e“ and 5588c coach drivers. all men °l ellverience. representing =evcn different states and having the cu- bhonious titles of Rflttlesnake Polio ‘Racist: Devil Doc. as well its milder

The race started at five o'clock the momlng of June 19th. 1893. on the outskirts of Chadron. with thou- "hds of excited people gathered to give them a send off, A gun was irtd as a starting signal and it Was answered bv thousa lilb of shots "m" "W507 Tevoll/C-‘s and those of onlookers. The horses become tar. rifled and reared and pitched. then dHFhcd headlong across the prairie (jlge great thousand-hills race > -

At first they kept well together. hen accide llli such as sprained ‘fnllons and the wcissitudes oi’ tra-

el commenced to slow some of them "°- M Sioux cit-t. almost half way aim!- Dflo Middleton. a very pic- “i-esoue character. was first. He shred his stetson hat to the pretty

“e28 who were lined up with bou- ‘vim oi’ flowers awaiting the to-be "v07. A litt!e furthrTon hi; hot-go m: out. but he continued with his

~ W: "WIM- Then Rattlesnake Iowgd otok the lead only to be fol-

ke (he next day by the slow if; ‘o l-he outfit. the lest in gei- mle gay-John Berry. Glllemle. in n eavor to keep up with him

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gill stand for the season of b4? at O'Brien stables, Al- erton, Fee $20.00.

Mares taken care of on paslllfQ pg] leek.

Berry and beat him stop, Ford Dodge.

to the next

Then two or three rain days in- tervened and horses pu ed shoes and several dropped out. At Iowa, Fhlls Berry was still ahead with Gillespie and Rattlesnake Pete a short distance behind. Pete had to drop one of his mounts and to keep up the courage of the second he had recourse, so the story oes, to whis- key. a quart of whic he divided between himself and the horse. but that temporary stimulant did not last very Ion: and they were forced to drop out before they reached Waterloo, Iowa.

Meanwhile the reliable Berry was ‘-

plugging along and was Joined by a newspaper reporter who stuck with him clear through to Chicago, with the exception of intervals when he filed despatcfies at tele- graph siatinns en route. Gillespie. whose indomitable will kept him going. was not far behind Berry at Waterloo. but spying a circus there he decided to visit it for relaxaion and was given a stipend by the sholw people for riding a bucking mu e.

At the village of DeKalb. Illin- ols about 70 miles from Chica o, there were officials with bugg es whme Job was to accompany the riders and see that the horses were not gcadecl beyond their limits. Berry was the first to secure a guardian and changed over to Pois- on. his best horse and the one that he had nursed along for the final dash. Meanwhile Gillespie and a cowboy named Smith were only an hour behind Berry, and finding‘ out that the distance was 5o little that gave them encouragement and they made every effort to overtake Pois- on anrl his rider. Berry, however. was of the stuff that heroes are made. and despite the fact that he almost starved himself to lighten the load of his horse and was near- ly dead with fatigue. he kept on.

“Then he reached Michigan Boule- yard there were thousands to cheer him. Women waved parasols, flow- ers were tossed to him and no re- turning hero evcr had a more en- thusiastic reception. At the Exposi- tion grounds Buffalo Bill was walt-

J- in; 1n person. with his long flowing

hair and big cowboy sombrero mark- ing him as one man in a million. A signal, the firing of a buffalo rifle. informed those inside that the win- ner was arriving. but it was diffi. cult for Berry and Poison to make their way through the mob of shout- ing cowboys. Cossacks. Indians, and others who made up the great Wild West show.

Colonel Cody saw that Berry was just ready to collapse so grabbed him in his arms and pulled him off P son's back. “Well done. John, "ex- claimed ilre great Indian scout. "the race Ls yours." But according to the conditions the winning horse had to be examined by the Humane so. ciety Officers to check his condition and given a certificate thathe had not been abused. They pushed their way to Polsonh side and one oi’ them running his hand down his withers received a kick. in the pos- terior for his trouble. The others decided that there was nothing wrong with the steed that showed such llveliness with his heels. and the certificate was forthcoming and the thousand dollars paid over to John Berry.

A check on the other contestants found that there were some tricks play-ed in an effort to win the coin, even to having the horses freighted part of the distance and such-like schemes. A check up showed that Berry's horses had gone through cold. rain, neat and dust, over roads that were sometimes quagmires. sometimes rocky and hard. through woods and plains. a distance 1040 miles. in 13 days, 16 hours. an average of more than 75 miles a day. and that in the final day Ber- ry on his horse Poison had cover- ed 150 miles. the last 80 of them in 9 1-2 hours. Never in the history of the horse had surll a contest 0i’ speed and endurance been staged- certtzlnly there has never been such a one recorded as the great oow- boy race of 1893.

Vic Flemmingk two sons. Billy and Jimmie, have joined the forces in the U. S. A.. but son Charlie re- turns with his Dad to help train the 22 members of Vic's string.

A meeting of the Nova scotia Harness Racing Association which was to have been held in 'I‘ruro next Tuesday afternoon will in- stead be held at the Norfolk Hotel. New Glasgow. on the same date. Tuesday, May 5. at 4 pm. ‘Ihere will be a banquet that evening at which leading horsemen from Nova sc-‘ntiia and the other Provinces will ateri ,

Twenty years ago Peter Henley 3. 2.08 1-4. was being prepared for We thi-ee-year-old stakes. Peter Henley went on to beccme one of the great performers of his day and generation, taking a record of 202 Then in the stud he was likewise a successful sire. Jean Henley, three time; 9.10 in one afternoon last September at Brldgewater, is his daughter.

Twenty years ago Banardo 1.59- 3-4 was advertised for sale. He was nurchased by a patron of the late Ed fleets and the "Grand Old Man" raced exhibitions with him over lfflCKg drawing immense attenti- ances.

Hoof Beats for Mli-y has n lead- ing article-Frank Walker the Starting King. by Tom Gahagan.

2 1-2 games in me League.

'1lie Itidians inaulcd four Wash- inxtou pitchers for 16 hits. in. cilldlng four doubles, four triples and a home run, Les Fleming hit the hcmer with one on 1n a me- run fcurth inning,

American

Tlzers Bombard Yanks

Detroit's Tigers bombarded three ltcliers for 16 hits and lambasted he Yankees 7-2 at New York to snatch second place in the Amey. ican Leaguestardaigs from the world champions,

Paul (Dizzy) Trout held the Yanks lo four hits in gaining his third mound triumph of the year against one lcss.

Marv Breuei" started for the Yankees and was nicked for 10

hits and five runs before giving way to Hank Borcwy in the fifth.

Brown; Maul Red Sox

St. Louis Browns mauled three of four Red Sox pitchers at Bos- ton for a 10-6 victory.

Jchn Niggeling. who collected four decisions in six tries against the Sox last season, picked up where he left, off by gaining the verdict in the first meeting of the clubs this year.

White Sex End Losing Streak

Chicago White Sox broke a sev- en-game losing streak behind the six-hit pitching of Jchnny Rigney. defeating the Athletics 5-2 at Philadelphia.

The 1055 was doubly disastrous to the A's. who lcst the services of second baseman Billy Knickerbock- er in the seventh. He broke a thumb l_n deflecting rookie Bob Kennedy's sing c.

Lotion...

(By SCOTT YOUNG) (Canuuian rress stair vn-itcr) (NEWS o1 Canadian athletes in tile

armed iorces will be welcomed 101‘ inclusion in this weekly lecture and should be sent to "Athletes at Will", ‘The Canadian Press. 44 Victoria. at, Toronto).

TORONTO. May 1-- tCP)_— Quality of athletes in the Canadian armed services has been demon- strated forcibly during the last few months liy_ UICVGXCGHEHt performan- ces of Victoria Navy, Wlnnitxg Navy and Ottawa R. C. A. F. in hoc- key and ‘Trenton R. C. A. F. in basketball.

But athletes in uniform have been prominent in other than strictly military teams. Johnny Acheson, who finished the season with Ot- tawa. Flyers. spent much of it with Toronto Marluoros in lne Ontario Hockey Association.

LAC. Tony Golnb, R. C_ A. F,, was with Windsor Alumni ‘n the On- tario senior laasketball linal. This outstanding athlete. chosen athlete of the year in a Canadian Press poll lust your. has played with two civ- ilian teams since‘ he enlisted. Dur- ing last fall his crushing line- smashes helped. Ottawa Rough Riders to I the Eastern Canada championship and a few weeks af- ter the football season ended he was posted to Windsor where his fine play hel d Alumnls strong but unsuccess ul blcl for the On- tario crown.

Had Coaching J oh

Staff-Sgt. Addie Bell has turned in his services‘ outstanding coach- ing job this year. His Pmtsg: in Prairie Terriers had plenty of nat- ural abillty but a more important factor in their drive to the Liar:- adian junior hockey uhamnw-nship was his excellent coaching and their reat team spirit. a result o: his

splration. .

Sgt. Martin Platz, R. C. A. F, un- fortunately is out of sport for the duration. A star with Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1938 and 1939 and remembered by Eastern football fans for his great Rlay in the 1939 Canadian final wit Ottawa. Platz has been a prisoner in Germany since last year when nis aircraft was sli.v_t_dyli_ln._eigust-aliena-

stand. a group in which Nat Ray, the Canadian reinsman, is shcwr. receiving congratulations from Mayor Jimmie Walker of New York on winnin the first Hambletonlan Stake wit Guy McKinney. That was in i026. The Itfaritimes. too, had their Starting Kingin the late Frailk Power, who for so many years gave the ward Go at Hali- fax. Charlottetown and Fredericton, as well as other tracks. Mr. Pow- er's fame travelled far afield and he was engaged by a western Cau- ada racing circuit during holidays on one or more occasions. Had his duties permitted it he could have spent all his time starting horses. Frank was renewed for his “Pull Up." and when that admonition was

'ven. a driver could be sure there would be no Go.

A meeting of the Cape Breton Horsemews Association was held at North sydney. Thursday evening, Aprll23rd.Plar. were made for the season's racing and Malt McAdam, well known Glace Bay horseman. wag elected President. He succee’ Ken MacDougall as head of the Club. Mr. MacDougaIl. well known here. has taken up residence in Moncton where no doubt lie Wlll conumx- Ills interest in harness racing.

Following were among those ores- eng at the meeting: C. Ballard. Sydney Mines: W. Airey. C.W. Suth- erland, Di‘. H. G. MacDonald. Re: Allen. Innis Fowler. Able Nadaff. Billy Hood. North Sydney: ($1911 Hartrigan. Centreville: Hugh a0- s“,e¢n_ UnnSr North Sydney. Frank Home; Glace Bnv; Danleld igne- Klliop, sydncy and J09 H“ » l“ “Tito. n vole of thanks had been extended to the Nomi Sydney Fire D~~1rtmeni for the us" oi’ the" m“ m which p, hqld tire meeting it. concluded with the singing 0f the National Anihflli-

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Piatz played a few, weeks in the fall of 1940 with Regina Rough Riders while lie trained there.

Lieut. Bev Piers. a tennis star in the ‘Marltimes a few weeks ago, l5 president of the Halifax Fortrcs-a Athletic Association and is trying these days to round up enough baseball talent for an army team in the city senior league.

Training With N: vy

Jack Thomson and Gordon Petric of the Regina Rangers arc tiaun- ing with the navy at Ri-gma. Among other hockey players train- ing there are Bob Brmvnridge and Hal Brown of Flin Finn Bombers

Percy Williams of Vancouver, famous Olympic runner, is station- ed at Edmonton as a co-pllot with Canadian Airways ‘Draining Ltd. When he finishes a course in in- strument flying he'll become a. full- fledged pilot and "captain" of the shi he flies. Canadian Airways ira hing fliers pilot planes in which student observers at the No. 2 Ob- servers School. R. C. A. B. take practical training. Jack Frizz/silo. one of the slickesi; backs Toronto Balmy Beach had last year, headed a. class of R. C. A. F‘. pilots gradu- ating at Camp Borden last week.

Maple Leafs Tie Ironsides 9-a.1l

The Charlottetown Maple Leafs tied 9-9 with the Ironsldes in a softball game here inst night. It was played on the Ironsldes‘ dia- mond.

Lineups:-

Male Leafs: Bill Doug as MacDonald. ackie Brown. Billy Doyle, Louis McCloskey. Harry Shama. Abraham Zakem, Bennett MacDonald. Albert Burke. Henry Peters. playing coach Douglas Mac- Donald

Ironsides: Louis Trainer, A. Doyle, Billy MacDonald. Nell Young, Ralph Livingstone Richard O'Brien, John Walsh, Allison Poole. Greg Flynn. Ed Lund.

_Coach¥Vince Dolron.

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Pirates Defeat Dodgers 7-6

T0 Stop Streak At

Brooklyn Winning Six Straight

NEW YORK, May 1—(AP)—'Ihe Pirates scored two runs i:l the ninth inning on a wild pitch and an error today to trip Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 at Pittsburgh and cut a full game off the lead of the Na- tional League champions,

The defeat. ending a. six-game winning streak for the DodBers, re- duced their margin to three games over the second-place Pirates

Arky Vaughan, a former Pirate, committed the costly bobble wrlth the bases loaded after he had sent the Dodgers ahead in the first half of the ninth with a double.

Ken Heintzelman went the dis- tance for Pittsburgh and chalked up his third straight victory, Fred Flizsimmons started for the Dodg- ers and was knocked out lIl the. fourth inning, but Brooklyn came back to tie the score and saved his iii-game winning streak against the Bucs.

cards Win In 10th Laslilng out with home runs, the Cardinals caught Boston Braves in the ninth inning at St. Louis and beat, them in the 10th. 8-7. in o

wild ame in which 33 players partic ated.

Comng up with a man on base and two out in the ninth. 1th the Cardinals two runs be mi. Stan Musial smashed his second home run of the game to tie the

SUMMERS") HORSE BABES

DOMINION DAY ' July 1

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New track, new stables, new stand. $300 purses.

Willard MacDonald,

Secretary.

li-:1's"-'ai‘l

BOWLING

RESULTS

Y. M. C. A. BOWLING ALLEYS

Wednesday and Frldly Afternoon Ladies Play-of "ednesday Al‘ noon

score. Ken O'Dea hit for the circuit _ in the 10th inning for the winning gxlgtegugslérke 159 149 169 mam“ Mrs: Kennedy 140 112 i-ii Mr. G dne" 146 107 198 “l” l’°““d Glm" m2. craarig I 15a 202 184 The cubs pounded five New Mgitgllziqi-L 202 157 155 fflktttlsi’ta.“éléiti‘ , My - » S tflr : Sllrglgtilillzugalillzlsng weak at mm Mrsll Bgnop 155 n2 231 The Giants themselves notched £31325 18 hits off three moundsmen in Mrs‘ Damn n3 120 134 the free-swinging _con_test which Mrs- Bureé 145 132 133 was featured by big innings on * T6ta1_233o_

both sides. Reds Nip Phil: Battling to keep out of the lea-

gue cellar. the Reds turned back a ninth-inning threat to defeat Phil-

I7 Thoroughbreds Ready

For

68th Running Kentucky Derby Today

High Singie—Mrs. Bishop-Bi. High Three-Mrs. Jenkins-Shit.

HOLY NAME BOWLING PALACE

Bunnies League

adelphia 6-5 at Cincinnati for _‘-'“' ' ' *- Bunnie; Shakes:- tlieir first victory in 1H6 starts. B‘ Arsenaun 1 168 157 J Williams 183 107 188 E Moorside 89 174 160 s. Kennedy 120 129 10a J_ Squarebriggs 181 164 229 0f l T0t8l—2294. Jam Tarts:- W. Monteith 159 140 191 B. Dooley 122 216 133 J. Burgcs 196 183 159 R. Hood 201 112 212 M. Burgoyne 226 129 131 i‘ Totai-zsoo.

By Sid Feder

Associated Press Sport Writer

LOUISVILLE. K32, May 1—(AP) --The last piece in the jig-saw puzzle that passes as iii Kentucky Derby will be fitted into place tcniori-ctv. and 17 three-year- oId tlicroughbrsds will iry for the $65,225 that; gees to the one that can do it,