We are greatly pleased to have a letter from Alderman J. I-tarry Brecn of Halifax. N. S. Harry and Frank Adams are two of our earliest horsemen friends in Hall- fax and both were mainstays of the sport and we are glad that they are still so interested. Here's Harry , , , "I was indeed glad to hear from you and note you are stili keeping horsemen informed of what goes on in harness horsr doings. The rumor of Frank Adams or myself importing any- thing this fall is absolutely ru- mor. We have at home this winter the following: WhiZaW8.V 2.10 2X5, Watchini's Imp. John Jollity and a seven-month old weanling from Whizaway by AT- got Pointer 2.07. Whizaway was not bred this year but will be in 1954. watchimls imp is N two- year-old full sister to Walchims Julie that is rncinil in l'v'"”- 5"” was not eligible to the two-year- old stakes here so we trained her carefully up to a mile in 2.30 with in 17 seconds and liked eighths her very much. As she had H0 l'at't no then stonncd. SN ii larger than ot hcr Wdll'hiI11 FONS l have secn. and I have seen them all as yrarlinSS- "John Jollity is owned by John Jewell. He bought him on the island this fall. His (lam is June PP,LCl'S, I believe -she is b,y;L Peter G. This follow is a deaf. duplicate of his sire. not too bi: but very well made and a perfect legged colt. He is now receiving , '.'indergaricn .lcsson.s and we are , taking our time ground breaking with him as he is very alert and would learn to do the wrong things very quickly if hurried. The weanling by Arizot Point” 2,07, dam, Vvhizaway 2.10 2f.'), is seven months old but. could be ale crushed oats when five (lays old and has not missed a rial since, vvhiuway is r. ixondcrfuli mother and this lad surc , results of being healthy Wilhlllt xxliitci zood body. He is aiinost , I, at present. has a wlxl while strip on (not, a hcautifu ly hody. heavy honed and we think a very nice colt. Whizaiway should i b d - .-he is , :V'i:d,cfiT1. .”.ii.. :fmAelabT:T'lalc and 3&1” Ti; ,:fff,,E,f,',;r f,);r':'flm, 'E,'ll,l,1siaiian had the doubtful distinction her dsm. Camilla Hcdxer;i'gt&g Trot unit 5-3-2-I-l-i Oaklcv -'ii.l.”' t”,l'”'ai,”1"b”h'",'ff',,l;;"h'.;, fl 4 is by Hed"cwood La -. . X .; ,C . , 1.I4.ag2g2' 1, EB . ill 10 s I pi :1 . Camilla was 2 TOM. mcrl iyiwggwki”laTfm::j2'1'2'3'R:) he.” Tiinel Eilsliu H'amCsdliltgii1i,iTlii liildiidiiz lxliltneulaci: cl-I0 '1 80”” hm” "'"”i . l" m. o - l.d i) h h ' ” is C" ' C. ' ' She has your in the 2,10 1,5t, iuounom ltltusmign atmfl (xs;L;lp'enx',1iai'ei'age of 1.9 minutes per game. "About the middle, of October John Jewell took two Jollity roltsi in Saratnga and rlrllvrrctl them to Kngic Allen. Tliey are the prop-A S. tConi ii wi ii 5- - -2-?- . . i . . arty or Frrd Lnliry of Dari-.Gamc n,wC'haM,cl 'naY:ni)n(,)1Sg6”.:i npponeiiis to. the ice let its point -mum. us also dcltvercfi to Eai'lc:1.l'2 Hm" R IMM-Kmnom Vrioiii that it isiitso. He has the Avery ”B yunkgrs (om. xdisagpmnlaz-3-3..3 Man; Cmmwm (Bambi reptitation old belinil Quitle rial solid menti ona 03'. Ear e cggc . ' per ormer an aso a coo u one. for not horse when he was I iii-o-tiff? hE:'3;'?;':- ,,'1'is'JI'1,:”lPR ;l:I:1l;iVl'llFn he played for several weeks year-old and in fart niatlc n nfi'Chn'm,,, wafa hmjm hmimmliii the NOIIA League this season tempting offer for him. I-in turn-i from Indhna am. wag an Om" hr was rcgarcird as the most color- ed out too sniart a horse for us.' i ' lful chai'actci' in the circuit. A fel- I believe if lir can ho straighten- ed out he has ability in trnt.' enough to be a useful horse tori ':Iarlr. Anyhow, he will have all try with him. "As you know, l”i'ank Adnnisl and niysclf ncvcr did any bcttinzl to speak of. We had the horses hecause we just, liked them and enjoyed the Fairs and summer afternoon's racing. As I liavv only liiati-him's Inip as a prospect to train and race I probably will "Tm FORUM DATES OEO. 15th To 19tlI AATURDA 17-. I General Skating ........... .. 3 to 5 tMcDonaldi Lady. 4-3-4-6-ro: Mud ro: Don Anibulator, i mier, 8-8-9-S-ro: Princes 6-dr. U2, 2.X) 1H. 2.2? U4. The time . I XYRS 7'””.l' "WEN" (W H -lmrhngt H0,very heavy as no one wanted a 1 fast l'Ct'0fd. SHOWN T I g l Hilda 33.. mm" art, Southport, and driven by Pe- OOWH THE BACK STRET-OH weaken and get something to go along with her. This is a long letter, Colonel, but I have enjoy- ed writing you as I sure do miss the old crowd and so many of them have gone that I have rated among my very best friends. This takes me back to when I was still at school. I had bought with my entire savings some tickets on a more of yours, Miss Aicyone. You won the race after a number of heats. but I had taken cold feet and sold my tickets. After that she won the fourth heat and race. When you see George Callbeck ask him if he happens to be in our town to drop around and I will take him out to see Watch- im's filly. terested now that he has Watch- im." . . . Thanks. Harry, for re- plying so promptly to our letter and we are sure horsemen friends all over the ltiaritimes who rc- mrmbcr what you have done for horse racing, will be glad to wei- conic you back again into the racing game. As our readers are aware. Argot Pointer 2.07 was owned and raced by Mr. Rreen for sevcrfil years prior to hcinsr pur- chased by ltoracc Willis. Horses owned by him a few years previ- ously were Sully 2.08 I-"4 and Star G. 2.09. They were but two of the many raced over the years by Harry. Here's the race. ilarry mcnlions: 4Mar'- Princo Baron Queensboro Baron Bri'.t' C o r h a t In Lake, G-3-T-.3 ' T : Pro- Etta, 3-1- Time, 2.19 U2, 2.18 (V4, 2.19 1-1-2- 5-2 Sharenl Simpson) 41 slow then but trucks were A... i i At that same meeting Mayoiw odd. owned and driven by Hani-ll ,mond Kelly, won the 2.35 trot in straight heals. best time. 2.20 U';'. owned by Alfred Stew- ter Conroy. won the Free For All Face with 2-I-l-l. best time had no minutes ported to the United States antii sold at the Old Glory sale and bought by a Halifax horsontan.. The 2.17 niixcd was won by Hild;i' j.i d' .'i t ' l t . I: an mi ""0" N Tom” mm” ' ilow worker who saw him play fo:' off if carried too fast to fill! first' turn. The following year he was raced on the Grand Circuit and took a record of 202. And here-': a letter from Yvon Couture, Rimouski. Que. . . . " think your readers might like to have the following news. The racing season closed here October 18 and the leading driver was Harvey Cormier, wall known train- er and driver front the Haritinin Provinces. Harvey had 208 starts, was 73 times first and was only nine times out of the money. The horses he raced this year were Sister Mary I-loo that he gave I mark of 2.09. Lady Cash, that low- rrod her. mark from 2.11 (V5 to 2.10. Miss Forbes Chief, a three- I know he will be in- . - . :i 'i. ti't .1-iaiiiax, Scpf. IT. 1914. 2.24 .uixeci., 1” ”m” l ” purse 5400. Miss Airyone Kinnoni ;"i?iTGTi?:Ti;iGnTEEN forward Palladino is a long time buddy of Connie Bonhcmmeu The Islanders newest Vince "Bip" M a r (1 cl Clements and H u b Bcaudry who have been SW31 l3V' orites with Island hockey fans dur- ing the past three years. The 24 year old Paliadino hails from Sud- l bury, Ontario the home of Clements land Bonlicmnie. In fact he once Aplayed on a line with them in ,juniui' h-ockry During the past two years he played with the Sioux Indians and before that he played amateur hockey in San Francisco. . e . Vince is a right winger who has sren a bit, of action at centre ice. Bonhtmnic and Clements are both going well with the Sioux Ste. Marie Michigan Indians. Neither player has been scoring too many goals but both are working liard and cai'l')'lHlZ their share of the burden. In one game it week or more ago Bon- licmmc scoied the winning goal as the Indians defeated the North Bay Traprpers. O O The man whom the Islanders med to keep them rolling in the Mai'ltiiiic Major Hockey League is big Butch Stahaii. Last year with Ottawa Senators in the Quebec Senior League Stahan played 56 games. scored three goals. assisted on 13 more and spent 118 minutes in the penalty box. His time in the cooler was exceeded only by Gordie ilodgson of Shaivinigan Falls who to his credit. Stahan's average was R shade bet- ter than 2.1. O O Lest we one the impi'es.sion Siahan spends all his time bashing four seasons claims he was a standout in the Q.S.H.L. and would be a standout here, . . . But now the question is will he listen to Tommy Gornian when tlic Ottawa owner advises him to come to the Maritimcs. stahan figured he was a free agent. when he left Ottawa this year to act as playing coach of the Fembrokc Lumber Kings. The C.A.H.A. claim he is not free but. the civil courts in On- THE GUARDIAN. The Charlottetown Islanders were as hot as the weather was cold last night when they cooled on the league leading Halifax At- lantics 9-4 at the Forum before the largest orowd of mectators here this season. Displaying the most potent power attack yet unleashed by any com- bination of players in the M.M.H L., the Islanders capitalized on three Halifax penalties to subdue the league leaders. 'I'he re-vitalized Islanders scored three goals within the space of 56 seconds in the first period when Pete Wywrot of the visitors sat out a penalty. They battered that mark in the second period as the Atlantics played two men short. While Wy- wrot and Bloom sat. out minor penalties together the Islanders blasted three more goals past Roy MacMeekin in only 43 seconds. The Claude Robert, Paul Sain- don, Orin Carver string led the Islanders assault by accounting for eight of the goals. Between them they iiccqunted for 17 points with Sain-don getting seven, Rob- ert six and Carver four. It was a terrinc harvest: for the Islanders' latest. power string. Car- ver and Saincion eaoh fired three and Robert, the brilliant icc gen- eral. got the other two. The Atlantics were badly dazed by the deadiiness of the Islanders attack in the first period and they didn't. come off the ropes until the Oetroif-iH”Top Spot After Win INDIANAPOLIS. (AP) -Detroit Red Wings rolled into top apct in the National Hockey League Fri- day night on the heels of a 3-1 cun- quest. of Chicago Black Hawks be- fore 3,39. non-partisan fans. with the Bruins at their training camp in Saint John he returned here. and told about it bright. young Drospect. That prospect was Milt Schmidt. who has developed into the greatest forward Boston ever owned Uncle Miltie. as he is known around N. H. L. circles is still Bos- tonls leading forward. 0 O 0 MacKie later played with Johnny Squarebrlggs for the Baltimore Orioles and afterwards performed with Pittsburgh Hornets. He saw service in the Quebec League with the Quebec Aces and played with Windsor in the Michigan-Ontario Cll'C'.iil. For a time he played with tario rule that he is clear of all obligations to Ottawa. Unless Stahan. himself. wishes to come tthts way it is unlikely that we will see him. . 0 0 At. any rair we don't. expect him here until after Christmas. The year-old that took a record of 1 , i 2.11. 1-Ium Dale, that he raced I”"d'” WY ”"-'f ""99 mm ;,.,,..1eued mi, "awn Ind low games before December 25, all of cred his mark from 2.i7 V5 to 2.13. also Pontiac, formerly known as Historian. that he raced in tho Free For All at Charlottetown Old Home Week and won in 2.06 US. the fastest mile. paced in tthe them with Glace Bay Miners. The four M.IM.H.l.. clubs have a five day lay-off between next, Wednes- day and the following Monday. To help out the defensive duties next week coach "Bucko" Trainor is an amateur team in Detroit-0n- tario circuit. For a time he played with an amateur team in Detroit. before. returning to the Maritimea and the Glace Bay Miners around 1941. From Glace Bay Macxle mov. ed up to New Glasgow. I O 0 There will be a number of coin- cidenoes when Mac-.Kie skates onto the ice Mrmday night and all of them won"t. be strange, The fans and both hockey coaches will recall lots of bye-gone nights. Don Per.- nlston as well as Bucko Tralnor. knows MIcKie well for Tiger once played under Penniabon with the Maritimes this year. He also Mimi” "I Willi! "NW" MNKW Quebec Aces. The last time he drove Argot Pointer the fastest 1" Mmd” mfhlf f'""'- played here for an Island team mile paced there in 1951--2.07. , "Bucko" Trainor was probshlv Other horses he raced succossi'ul- MMK” "A ” mrmer Charloluh a VOUHII school boy sitihi amoni 4,, fro," his stab" we", Berk), lawn sfl'.!'. who once tried out wlihluu; hm. 5 E Smith 210 15. Peggy mm 2” the Boston Bruins. He has been - Cm ,. "V Country & City Skat.ng I to 10, .................L.d WEEK-EHO DELIGHT 1 V5. Sapera 2.20 W5 and Filbert 2.09. A banquet was held in Har- veyls honor at the Hotel Manlnr Continued7n'pa'g-e-To THE FRIENDLY SKATE FOR COUNTRY AND cm PATRONS The m..:0.i;'iW . or THE WEEK cnovvn FoRUM' PRICES: AIDONY The GOT-RATE :1.” SEATS GLACE IAY vs. SALE - HOLDING SEATS - IODAY - SATURDAY AT 9 GENERAL BALE - MONDAY AT 9. FOR 31.15. 151' 8 ROWE '- 31.15.' FOR THIS GAME THE JINX MUST IE IROKIN 81.10 SEATS FOR Soc. B - BEDIAIg!NG - Ooe. STANDING ROOM - SEATS ALL SOLD -- 50c. around hockey for a long time and has played with a lot of good teams throughout Canada and the United States. In recent years he has played with New Glasgow in the ' " A.P.C. League. He makes his limiir. lln New Glasgow where he owns it i welding business. 0 O O Macxie played with the ilottetown Junior Abibies I when that team went to the Mem- i orial Cup finals before bowing out lot the picture to the Toronto St. Michael": Juniors. That was prob- ably the greatest junior team ever produced here. In 1933 he played with the senior Abbles against the Halifax Wolverines and the Hall- fax Club later went. on to win the Allen Cup. MacKie teamed up with Harold cross on defense. The year that IMaoKie tried out MON.. DEC. 21 ISLANDERS , . Char- . in 1931 1' W L '1' Pts. Halifax .. . . 35 22 I2 1 45 Sydney . 21 14 0 42 Glace Bay 18 at 1 2'1 Charlottetown 35 13 22 0 26 M.M.H.i.. Leaders CHARLOTTETOWN Islanders Show Scoring Power In 9-4 Victory Over Halifax Atlantics M.M.H.l;Siandings G APIJ DECEMBER 19 1953 Winter sure popped around the corner in a hurry and by the feel of things our over for some time at least. On Wednesday morning I poked my head out the door and then turned back and dug out my fur cap. When I put. it on I generally stay with it no difference VVlheLtE19t the weather moderates or not. It was an old say- ing in the Mounted Police when I Florida weather is Fwd, H 32 11 worked with them: "When Jcnks wym-oi, H 38 60 puts on the fur cap we know winter Saindon. C 42 53 is here; when he takes it. off we Whltlock, C 28 51 know spring is here." There was MaoPhee. H . 28 49 more truth then poetry in that. Brown, GB 21 49 My Dad used to have the same liollett,I-I 2946 idea when the flickers (Yellow Miiritime Major- Glacc Bay 0 Sydney 2 Halifax 4, Ch'town 9 Hockey Scores (Canadian Press) hammersi arrived. When he saw his first flicker he'd remark: 'tSp:'ing is here . a mistake" He was pretty right on that score. Often when one sees a flock of robin: or juncoes one is inclined to think the winter is Over but maybe in a day or so a.rcg-ular bizzard sets in. I do not recollect ever seeing a snow storm after the . izhose fellows never make A-l'-C- . Plctou 3 Steliarton 9 rlifgframgrrigfh rm glad 0, me , . change. I'd hate to see such blue- M:;lhf',"'B0",t'.s"Q"': H A bird weather continue into the N” M ”' it" ""-A New Year with so many geese oft . . . ' ”."""' oui' shores. Once geese stay until January 1 they seem loathe to leave for the South and have A Club Shoot Below are opening shoot of the Civilian Rifle Club: A. Mutcli . 100 to We ""- R. Vessey .95 ' I A 3. 3, Jon” I p y 95 At the close of the season. var- Bol, Hnmbiv p95 ious estimates have placed the Don M,Da,;..m ,95 number of wildgeese present. be- Mmg GIIL Rogers . 95 tween Pinettc and SO. PERI"! 13- A. court 94 lnnd anywhere from,five to ten H. wood 93 thousand birds. A week after the R. E Jenkins 92 ltgal shooting stopped I figure Bob Barwise .. 91 continued on page no G. J. Rogers . .91 R. J. Landrigan 91 . Mrs. P. Mollison . 88 C '1 R Wanda McMillan . 87 u S Mrs. C. Brennan .85 . Eileen Mutch .35 Rinks skipped by Dr. Wendell E. Jones Bl MacDonald and Clifford MacDon- Noreen Auld 81 old tied for first place in the R. Brady 80 Turkey Bonspiei at tile Char- R. Jenkins ..B0 loitetown Curling Club with FOR . -CHE STMAS TREES. 196 Fitzroy. .......L.i..-.........,...L... 170; A. FOB SALE-ONE HEIFEB CALF. Apply Cedric Balls.-m, Marsh- ficld. at 3.30. To Late, To angry the results of the SCOFESI tendency to stick it out. winter this past: few years we have wildgcese remain all King's county. about 70 of them had to be fed. It would be a. tough proposition if we had fifteen or twenty thousand J. Spiiiett 190: Dr. Giddings 180' W. E. Mclnnis 180: F. Acorn 170. W. R. MacNeiil 170; D. Saunders All four Every winter in A few years ago Millionaires SYDNEY. (CP)i- Ray Lacrolx scored both goals as Sydney Mil- lionaires downed lace Bay Min- ers 2-0 Friday Ill lit in a close- checklng Maritime Major Hockey League game. It was Giles Bolsvert's third shutout of the -season. Boisvert. who replaced Norm Defelics when he was recalled to Hershey of the American Leazue. successfully handled 29 shots.' , After a scoreless first period. Lacroix scored against Cliff Hicks at the seven-second mark of the second, and added the other goal seven minutes later. Bolsvert handled 13 shots in the first period. the same number as Hicks stopped in the last. There were six penalties, four against Miners. A It was the MMHL's fifth shut- out this season. and the fourth for Sydney. Defelice got the other. Line-up Glace Bay - Goal: Hicks: de- fence: Needham.' Trcen. Whvte. Cooper; forwards: 'Wst:on. 1'-'y1cs. Brown. Lumlcy. Amadio. Miller Sydney -. Goal: Boisvoi-t: de- fence: McDonald. Matthews, Rear- don: forwards: Guay. Lscroix. Mc- Intyre. Robertson. Plrie. Marshall. Klltlblnec. Smith Bcauprc. McI)ou- ga . Rcierer: George O'Domaizhu:: line:-men: Mcfntyre and Peters summary First period No scoring Pcnaltieszz White 7:20, McDou- ;iill ll:54. second period 1. Sydney, Lacrolir (McIntyre. Guayi' .. .. :07 2. Svdncv. Lacrolx tGuavi 7:23 Penalties: Rochford 16:54, Matt- liews 19:43. Third period No scoring. Penalties; Whyte ham 12:33. Stops Hicks Boisvrrt .. 10:22. Need- 7 8 13-23 .13 9 7--39 some large factories in the Dutch ceramics industry date from too Ititvh century scores of zoo. They will play-off this afternoon at 8.30 on ice four. Following were the other high A. W. Hyndman 190; H. Likely 166. sheets will be open at two o'clock and three sheeta YEO THEATRE MONTAGUE - MON - TUES - 21 and 27 TAXI Don Dsiley - Constance Smith l Free sa5.oo Bank Nites Free 335.00 s ' SATIJRD it-G-it's GREAT TEOIIHIOOLOR TECHNICOLOR liiiiiii Hliiiiiiii Shutout Over In 27,07 . Glace 4 :1.- Yorlt Illfie : Club Scores The following are tiic. score. for Dec. 11. 1953: E H. T. Versey ............... .. C. Watts H. Bueli .. W. Crockett A. J. Cluney A. Court A. Brown Irene Hardy S. Jackson Edison Watts Lloyd Vessey E. T. Brown R. Vessey Peter Proud Frank Veasey Howard Watts D. K. Swan A. Swan .. Annie Buell Isabel Swan Leigh Vcssoy Georgi: Andrews Norman Brown Marion Vcssey . Jack Andrews Vivian Allen . Myron Ling Betty Andrews Louis Court Crockett l.. Lewis Moore Ling Ling i. Johnson Carol Hardy H. Lewis Eleanor Kays .. Elizabeth Watts Aletha Brown Joyce Ling Edward MacLaughlan Alan Brown Marguerite Vessey Muriel MacDonald .................... E'35'33Z-5”:?E'5”3I12f:IEZ3”5E33?9&22EZ'lZ333'li73H3fTQ3?88S3i3SEZS" ' 7 '. STURDY ICEBREAKERS ST. JOHN'S, N-Nfld. -- (OP: -- whallng ahlp Finback has born chart.ei'ed to a paper company at Corner Brook foi' ice-clearing oper- aticns in the Humber arm this winter. The small but sturdy whal- er is skippered by Capt. Geoige Bugge with a crew of 12. T SPECIAL SHOW . Murray River Theatre MURRAY RIVER. DEC. 'l9i'h - 8 PM. AY ONLY liii LAST MAN ALIVE (HTS liitit! re mom not soon &.. .':..m It mum ii.vmui um-e-iuiennlg ,, Also Short Subjects STILL THE BEST PLACE TO BUY TOYS AND SPORTING GOODS AT TO SPORTING canons ciun PRIOES EVERYOHE ' . OPEH THE h lh l TOYS - TOYS itE sitar 105 Inst Guru Strut EVEHIHOS 'TILL OHRISTMA8 I IMHY x iiEilIIOEil to ”ci.rAit