C, iusiy gone 0i" W 1m " Kduémfiouatllli, the‘ chug‘ there '" i w ‘ “f engagement the locals wnalrnost umplete ewe . rograms. - I gll the oigigitbrs-and. there many._gnjoyed themselves thoroughl and were grasegt u monitersenaéixcllugtldatten e y 01' > rgtgrlottetown on Wednesday ', .; where the trophies were .. ated. __o-- . ' Tuesda wen:- filrishion Pace. lzargaret an owned by A. B Cutcliffe. .. lottetown: Class A. Pace, Jane fl-vester. owned by Anselm O'- m, Elmsdale; Class A. ‘Plot, .... p Pace, tire three heats be- ,, y; :9; and 3i. _Q__ ult of Wedn finnnionshlp Trot. Pe . y, owned by Grant Willis, . ton; Class A. Pace. . owned by Harold Cudmore, oy; Class B. Trot, Noontime, . by Roland Wood. Soutnporr B. Pace, Dillon Scott. owned alter Brown, owned by Scot n ,Dartmouth. Time in the . nipionsl-iip Trot was-Si; 30%; . u Quite a number of horses chang- . hands this week. Rollie Wood . chasing Noontime 0.09 on Wed- gy morning and winning with bin gheboalfteénoon. 21g; algg . - yrn arry . a umet Duds 2.09. Don McAuiay Pugwash purchased Peter Bud- - 2.121’. and Luck Gil I 2.17% . also bac Ra ey G. le 2.00. Peter McKinney, win- r o the Championshi Trot, was id by Grant Willis, ngston, to . It. (Reg) Jenkins, Charlotte- . _o-- Sonata 3. 2.06. (over half-mile » ik) a full sister of Phonogra h ‘i. recently placed in t e twalnut Hall Farm, arrived lllclt stay in the State oi Yesterday morning she was i in care of Dave Wisner to ollmiv Conroy who will train and - her the coining, season. The - er ai this valua le and highly l - mare Dr. F. Dougan, a. ilottetowri. _ . __()_. from all cxchan e we learn that euitoii Communiy Track, Houl- ilaine. has more race horses highly bred colts in winter . there than at any time in "t histo of the track. Quite a ber o these colts were bought ttlle York, Pa., sale last fall be o the ban on horse racing went ~ edeci. The owners decided tthere was no alternative but ilniie with their develo ent, that when Spri a ves or later there woud be a re- '-' of racing. ‘Ami! those mentioned are miller: of the Grant d: Dalgle l -. who have owned and raced Jam - ‘rhey bought at the ilk sale Roy Seniah, a .hestnut " ‘Cazliéranet ‘Adam. tam b‘ 1 on . - _ co Border Ali's: $517.. cam by 1e G. l. . Those gentlemen . free-for-ali pacer of the ‘ iimes the last two seasons. so ' hiliw to develop one of these y'- rs similarly. They have 1 at the track the brood mare ‘a; Alon’ 2.07, and she has a very - built colt at her side by ' iimetjudlong 2.01%. ' I_-Q___ 59bit" .1. Ryan. familiarly known . has the highly bred stal- l" Hot Feet 2.08% by Volomite. ' M!‘ Mcllwyn ‘lhia horde the winner lie Reading Palrvlhrtilrity " ~ but he is now a pac lahtflireicqye-axiy .91?‘ r-rc n le l -o a a . "tilted with a mile in 2.1a last ll a two-year-old. The member of the Ryan stable a handsome bay filly two ears "Ii Dtember um - , 743%. dam Gwenuolyn Aub- hT-WA by Captain Au my 2.01%. u. ti’ day Gwendolyn imbrey was lreaiest trotter in the State oi u, a and won man 0 iirlack where she is now stabled. “will: dam of Aubrey Hanover _°._.. . The ho ‘ ' iiie holkesvetljigtt gypixiidfigll. rlbflvttgd Ii Houlton: in addition hor- ° ed at um; R N-Q. Jill?!‘- iree there for T. V. ‘ills Top l- 2.10 In m" mm!!! Ielding fourmyear: in tba thousands. in ma _ m: to win broi- hemofigrégl‘; two-minute list with ° L69. lsdmgrk which ha: "w" o! bll ld Birmingh oi. Norman $11!." m“ 3° a-ioi Inf... . we note the fo lowing answer to a query re the fastest record pacer wearing knee spreaders-"Sir Ronoh Hill-and we are reminded oi a race more than twenty years ago ent. a $2.- e, brought out a field of five and proved a hectic affair, the final heat in particular causing the large crowd to bemmg very iittery. Mr. Geers was asked to drvc Sir ltoach and we recol- lect the grand old gentleman's re- mark-' gone, 1 don't like those , knee spree ers on that little hoss as they will make him tired and fife also liable to cause some trou- e o.’ ._.0_. "In the final trip Sir Roach got away good, took charge and ed most of the way while Single 6., evidently not himself that day, did not flatten until coming down the back stretch, then closed on the the bike of John Henry, driven 5y Walter Cox, wrecking it. Single -. the old champion, with his foot. caught in the wreck was dragged some distance and ll, throwing driver Allen to the ground also. The excitement was intense and only a few spectators gave much attention to the balance oi the race, the vast majority North Randall that Saturday after- noon being deeply interested and ed by the sight oi the great champion on the track. "Rounding into the stretch Mur- phy moved Margaret Dillon for- ward intent on winning the heat as the two previous ones, then when alongside Sir Roach the mare stepped into the latter's spreaders and the progress oi both was halt- ed until the wire snapped, but in the meantime Marvin Childs hiked heat. A lot of excitement. costly to many spectators but fortunately neither drivers nor horses were lured. The fears ex ressed by Mr. Geers proved prophe ic. It was at his same meeting that Irving Gleason paid John Ryan 95,00‘.- for Pearl Benboe 2.02%, immedi- ately after Fred Egan drove her to victory in the $5.000 Tavern Stake. i01- Last Saturday we gave a write- up oi Tomm ymond's racing career from material furnished us by his friend S. Thane Belyea, Fredericton. Regrettably Tommy did not live to read it as he passed away Sunday morning ahd his funeral was d on .. v. He was in his 68th ear and al- though having been ll for some time his friends hoped that with the Spring weather coining on he would rally and bc out and around again. Last Saturday we gave r list of the horses he had driven and his stellar achievements as a reins- man. but we will principrlly re- member him as a thoroug ly hon- orable man and one who had a 800d word to say for everybody. No matter where he raced.in the Statc of Maine. Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, he had hosts of friends and all will say a silent sad farewell and ieel sincere sorrow at the passing from us of one we thought so much oi. ioi On Saturday another Maritime harness horseman died at the Vio- toria General Hospital, I-falifax,—— es " Sanderson. one of the oldest and best known trainers insmen in Nova Scotia. Mr. Sanderson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 00 years ago and came to Nova sootia when only twelve years old. He lived in the Annapolis Valley for several years where he assisted Bob Feltis, a well known horseman. herst where he spent several years and later located in ew Glasgow. For several years he trained and raced the horses of F. C. McCurdy. Truro, N. S., developing them from colts into winners oi Maritime stakes notably Joe the Great. He also develo e Diamond Mac and raced Sari on 2.07%, Simcoe Har- vester and many other horses. 10- Mr. Sanderson was a particularly ood fitter and conditioner, always Elna and careful of his ohargeaand as a result they developed well for him. llo was hishly regarded by hosts of friends not onl?‘ in Nova Scotia but in Prince ward land and New Brunswick. At his funeral the Rev. Ross E, Iaton, roi-mu-iy of Charlottetown, offic- latedhand his ndlillhifl. who now a 0H0 Montreal and a coll e admit. . ior to file (goth he d been working or ‘gear, Halifax, who placed him in .hoa ital and did ev nine that coud possibly be done or him. old employers and friends in Truro were all present at his funeral. testifying to the high regard-fr which he was held. en behalf m our readers and ourselves we woulr like to express to relatives an: mend; of the above two belover eere sorrow a horsemen. "i" their passing. is Thai well Peter the Brewer, darn . Also mbei G D ‘a "The Feed Tub." d He then went to Am-a 1s- York loi-Dounder, scored one ato Celeste, n His collapse when Referee Frank Ful- ‘ii. stallion, Calumet Dada, sire llarry and Nomi-o. aoaann wool), SPORTING a u; i 8G‘. JOSEH. N. l. March I- CP) —- Mountain's Bruins ad- vanced to the finale for the Mari- time i to ht - “."‘°'.°..."'..'.'.'.".Z"3l£ lift... o... the round 20-0. win game pla ed on the Island Wed- ht 16-1. and the first period ended even. The visitors also scored the first goal of the second period after one minute's play, and then the deluge came with the home team piling in siX goals before the Islanders scored flslih- TM BIB-in! scored again before ended to make the score 8-3. In the third period the Bruins scored five more goals and the best the visitors could do was reg- ister a lone tally. C. MacDonald. fast listing for- ward led the Moncton team scor- ing six goals and one assist, while Hammill. Deizhlon. Hill and Payn- ter scored for the Island cham- piona. The line-ups: Freetown: Cash. goal: Wflifih. Reeves, Pendergast. McOarv e, defence: Deighon. l-iammill. Hill. Reid. Muttart. Paynber. Clark, forwarlm. > Moncton: Brown. Goal; G. “Moncton Juniors Advance To Maritime Finals; iVin _ 1V. B.-P. E. I. Round 25-5 . . Pbrguaon: MacDon- C. J. Wldilp. IUMIAIY Pint Period i-frgicwn. Hamill (Deighon) t-Moncton. MacDonald (ltee vea) 5:20. _ Penalties: Nona. Second Period s-Freetown. l-lili (Deighon) 1:00. k-Moncton. MacDonald. 5:20. ti-Moncton, Steeves, 0:04. o-gifcliaicton, Steeves (MacDonald) ‘l-Moncton. MacDonald. 10:3. a-Moncton. MacDonald, 19:10. 0—I1tg0{lacton. Gamble (Sleeves) 10-:- ,Deighon (Hill) ima. 1i—Moi;cton. Gamble (Cfiyle) 19:40. Penalties: Hammill. Wilson. Third Period li-hlifiicton. lfbrguson (Gamble) i0—1=‘reeinwn, Pay-nter (Hill) 2:35. ii-Moncton. MacDonald (Hutch- inson) 3:3 ls-Moncton. 8:20. " Monoton. Gamble, I: 1'!—l1igoncton, MacDonald .%. Penalty: Wilson. Referees: John Mym. Char- lottetown; Jack Carroll, Mone- n. 9. Coyle (Ferguson) N. (Wilson) Five classes of ice racing are scheduled for Monday afternoon next starting at 2 o'clock sharp, Victoria Drlvi Club officials an- nounced last n ht. All classes have been classified very evenly and the racing should prove to be as good as any witness- ed. so far this season. Following are the entries in the various classes: Class A. Pace Lady Hal, Wait N'See, Scotty Budlong, Symbol Harry. Class A. Trot Noontime. Playdale, Lusty's First, _Peter McKinney. Class B. Trot Virginia Kalmuck. Juanita Ax- worthy, Nellie Bingen, Mr. Tilley, Tex Worthy. Class 1!. Paco Dr. Budlong, Miss Marjorie Hal, Marjorie Budlong, Byrne Hal, Prin- cess Kalmuck. Colt Race Soldier Budlong, Maudine Bud- long, Prince Budlong, Jerry Wor- thy, Dudey Direct. The Borden Nationals defeated lilo Saint John All Stars 4-1 at Borden last night in the opening game 0i a home and home series for the intermediate hockey cham- pionship oi New Brunswick and Prince Edwand Island. The second game will be [flayed at Saint John next Thursday. The visitors opened the scorinil last night but their advantage was short lived and Borden en the first period leading 2-1. The Nat- ionals added two more goals in the second, to end the scoring. The game was closely contested. with Borden being in a position to take advantage of the breaks when they came. Llneuvfi! 1, Iliokson: de- Saint Jchrlflo! 6mm. Howey. Govern. Five Classes Of Ice Racing To Be Held On Monday Afternoon Mario, Ellllolls .:lidg.t il.ll.-P.E.l. Series Arranged Amidlbi» labelngarzgoou , Prince lid- ward Island tiflists and the Saint um of the ic t moist gahnourlioed that it lied been decided 4419i a idayay night, March l0, Summer- Qune 1ft gdthfl 1ft Saint John or G. llew Glasgow- Wlna ll. S. Senior Hockey Grown NEW GLASGOW. NB. March I ,(CP)--New Glasgow BMIIDOX‘! captured the Nova. Scotia senior hockey title here tonight, edging Halifax All Stars 6-0 in the second game of the total-goal series. Bombers took the first game in Tnrro 0-1. and the round 14-1. Bombers now meet the New DA “ champions. Saint John Beavers, in the Maritime finals. Definite date for the first game was not known here tonight. but it is believed the series will get under- way Monday n-isht. ilaegg Develops Sore Legs; Poor Chances For Mile NEW YORK. March l-—(AP)—— Gunder Haegg. Swedish milel- who holds six world records, has devel- oped sore legs and doesn't believe he will be able to win tomorrow night's Columbian mile in Madison souare Garden. "My legs ache and I do not be- licve I can beat Rafferty yet," said the gaunt Gunder today after com- rgetLng his workout in Central a . r . The Haegg leg trouble apparent- ly is a muscular condition, acquired a week ago when Gunder pushed Both Injured MONTREAL. M — (GP) l arch - Frank Mario of 8 inh bone of the lower leg is Dddolig lision with Frankie Montreal Canadiens in a this morning Marlo was action W881i . iihieserviceso I Borden Wins First Game ‘Of N.B.-P.E..I. Series For Intermediate Hockey Title Freeze. J. Bother. Borden—goal. i dam” sensational New o the-most startling form reversals of the boxing season tonight when he Billy Arnold of Philadel- 1204 of the third round oi scheduled eight-rounder at Mad- ison uare Garden. Floor g Arnold three times for counts of nine, six and seven in a riotous third heat. Graaiario had the 10-year-old negro in a state Rocky Graaiano, in his arms and lam gathered him Arnold weighed sap the bout. Graziano carried the scrap to Arnold at the opening bell and took the first round but Arnold came storm back lo cut his foe's left eye an start the blood atreamin from nose and wcn the secon _- sate Southport. A ‘Graziano Stops Billy _ Arnold In 3rd Round i NEW YORK. March O—(AP)-- b! -as the result of a bruised hip. Boston Bruins suffered e. chi-p fhroture of 33¢ of ational Hockey League same here last night, it was revealed by x-raye ' xipected io be out of "loi- he week. perhaps lone- er Eddoils suffered a severe ankle sprain, but X-rays showed n0 bones had been broken. He also is expected to be out of action for at ' also lost aok Cravwford for one game -- their saturday night clash with Toronto himself through a 4:31 mile on the Garden boards only 50 hours after reaching the United States. That's why H8882. who will start against five United States rivals tomorrow night, changed his plans and trained all week on grass ex- cept for Wednesday. instead of working on the boards that day at New York University, Haegg spent the day resting. l The Swede will race against Jim Rafferty. winner of six straight this winter but ailing with a cold; For- est. Efaw. onl inches behind Hai- , mi- Lach Increases Scoring Lead (By The Canadian Pressu Elmer Lech. Canadiens, collected one point last night to strengthen hi8 811D 0n the leadership of hoc- kelfii B18 SW00. l8 Canadians de- feated Boston Bruins 3-2. He now leads the field by three points. Bill Cowley, Boston. gathered one point also to remain in third lace be. hind Maurice Richard 0P Canad_ lens. Joe Carveth, Detroit. collect- d four Points to move into a sixth p} te with Ab Demarco of Jay, Muttart, B. MoWilliams, Mc- Fadyen; forwards. Campbell, Mc- lnnis. F. McWilliams, Cutcliffe, Muttart. Referees. Lunden. Saint John. C Hogan. Suanmcraide. ‘ SUMMARY First Period l-Saint John, OKeefe. (DeWolfe) g_Bo|den, Olrtcliife (Mcwlllianls) a-nordeh. Muttaft (Mcwillilml) Penalties -- OKeeie, P. Mc- Williams. Second Period a-zorden. Campbell. ._ , M t rt (Mcfladyeni 5 ggiigfdu l’ Muttnrt. omen. m This: Period Scar g — one. Penalties — Mclnnis, Muttart. wide margin The New York s who remained scorele , thus disiodgillg Ted Kennedy, Tears- ontn. from seventh Place. The le d _ Lach, Canadiens Richard, Canadians Cowley, Boston Carveth, Detroit Demarco, Rangers Black iiawks Ban Laugh At Rangers, Bruins BY EDDIE LEE (Canadian Pm; Staff Writer) That three-way struggle for fourth place in the National Hoc- key League may be no laughing matter for Boston Bruins and New York Romero but Chicago Black Hawks toriaiuhave good reason to send a ' in the direction of their rivals for the coveted position, Whether the Hawks will be able i0 9%! the other two and enter the Hoffa still is a silxieet fo con an is not likely to dee ded before the final scheduled mame- are played March i0. ‘But r be‘ of got up b sci-a per ea t Arnold going away wlFh a tegililc right to the head in the first min- ute of the third round an e Philadel hia lad's knees buckled. He bac ed against the rfldbut did not go down and ano aim-r t": on earl.“ iv"- ng e a an s. Arnold slumped to the floor and rolled under the ropes. He barely to hriline and graaiano was on p 0 m IQI I], l' on his back with his heggpha . e negro , rolled back d rose at the count of six but went down ain in a few seconds from ano er murderous barrage. As Arnold staggered to his feet at the toll of seven. Graziano was after him again and Fullam stop- ped the bo t Amherst lioapatm Defeat P.Vl.il.21-22 A|iria'b ktb lite from high lchooiuateAmhers? . . m. terday defeated a Prince of College girls team 21.33 1n . Liibiiiiai sfime aerei The local oops rs an i, game at Amherst or? “ugh rain-l’: was announced. “warms we: played at P.W.C. \ the Hawk fortunes appear in be on the upswing while those of 3M. (on and New York seem to be in reverse. Boston have five scheduled games left to play. Chicago have for: and ‘Rangers three. Grade ill Hockey An exciting garn f h k played on Rochford gods: at‘: ursday afternoon, h between Miss MacLc gomr-‘Prince Sand M155 ac n ' Ge f Kent figi ese rom West The Wild Geese bowed to defeat before a score of 8-2. Dewar Lam ter, W. K. S. capably refereed the KHltflC. No penalties were hon-Ad ou . A thi d will be l ed a winnrer giiiwbe deoidgd.“ ‘hm Lint-lisp! g P. B. . Huskies: Goal. Harold Hawkins; defence. Keith u. non, Sheldon Bowie , plily M“- Kiniion, Allison Much; forwards, '."°'.'" sz.*:.*"r.~. “ii. ‘ - un or , an e er , ie MacKeilzic_ Earle Hobbs. y Re“ .W.K. S. Wild Geese: Goal, Ivan Veuev: defence. Donnie Simmonds. Don MacDonald. Douglas Harper; forwards, Charlie Hine. Lester Ad- 'ams Paul Jenkins, uoyd Lgrfrr, David Nicholson. Bobby Piaits Absent from W.K. S. was Karl Reardon, clever right-wing playenl h, templates referees. ‘PHF. cllAirnwqsrowN GUARDIAN That was a fitting and well- deserved tribute paid to Jackie oyle at the Forum Thursday night when the big crowd present stood at attention out of respect to the mmiory the who many times had performed in brilliant fashion over the ‘same lee surface. We have wondered oftimes since what were the thoughts of many of those in attendance. Personally, we could ackie's feats Gei Spring Vim PAGE SEV Iii‘ T0- DAY SKATE, FOR HEALTH AFTERNOON 3-5 NIGHT 8-10 i THE HUNTERS’ CORNER Last week's thaw will be wel- but hiirking back came memories of Willie MacDonald Jimmy Roach and George McLeod, members of the Junior Royals with whom Jackie perforated.‘ The latter three also have de- partcd from our midst. They also were part and parcel of the same tearn: no more will their activities on the ice be with ed and while the ge of Ma ge Archenof the on Thursday night roved to be most fitting ileverthe- ess must have brought back memories to many who knew and admired those four boys not only for their hockey exploits but also for their many‘ manly qualities. As was expected weeks ago, the Collegiana and the squad from No. 2 A.N.B. are furnishing local hockey fans with a red-hot brand of hoc- key in their semi-final series lead- in to the finals for the City Hockey league. tit Thursday night the two squads put on a display of exciting hockey hat would be bound to please even the most fastidious. At times the hockey displayed was not of the best but the battling spirit display- ed by both teams more than made up for any lack ‘of ‘finesse shown. Now with the third and final game coining u Tuesda night next it is going be har indeed to pick a winner. There is little if anything to choose between the two squads; that has been clearly shown in the two games in which they have participated in the play- downs and the third encounter should prove to be one of the hi lights of the hockey. season. Although many may have been of the opinion due to various con- ditions that the inter-province ice race meetin of Tuesda and Wed- nesday woud have ca ed finis to this year's rogram, nevertheless Victoria Driv ng Club officials last night announced holding of a meet- ing on Monday afternoon next. Included in the list of five classes are many oi the horses that pro- vided such stirring competition on Tuesday and Wednesday and the classes arranged for Monday should provide the same type of close rac- ing that was evident during this season. one Cancellation of the Allan Cup playoffs may have deprived senior hockey of its lace in the Canadian sport sun bu junior clubs across the Dominion are keeping the hoc- key fires aflarrrc. ' In provincial leagues throughout the country 20 jhunior teams are vieing for the rig t to enter the Memorial Cup finals-emblem national unior supremacy-sched- uled for oronto where tlloy have been held f0;- the inst two years and are likely to be played for tile duration. The death knell of the aenior classic. ailing since the army, navy and air force banned personnel from partici atlon two years ago. was sound recently when the Canadian Amateur Hockey As- sociation voted to cancel the pin»- oiIs due to travel and player diffi- culties. I I I President Frank Sargent saidthe C.A.H.A. had rejected applications to consider a challenge series for the cup by Quebec Aces who won the trophy last year in the final at Quebec, and Vancouver. where the series was expected to be played this year. I I I There may conceivably be some viewing wit alarm because Cana- diens lost their last two week-end games but those who have been watching the team closely expected something like. that.‘ Possibly they have been practic- ing too much. Also there was evi- dence that some of the boys were getting a trifle heady. Now they will realize that they still have to go through the playoffs, work like all get out because the opposition they will meet will be toug er than 155i. year when they romped to the e. They won't have to worry about ng their winning ill be off, they things ii little nose easy, freshen up for the fren- etic finals. first of al taking in the semi-finals of ‘course. Of course the defeat at Toronto hurt and it is duly noted that Dick Irvin infringed on the Day copy- ht by blaming the defeat on Cancy. Referees always defeat a team in hockey, they are never overcome by a_be.tter team. Every coach indulges in it. with appears at all times when he con- Even in victory he often regards their works very darkly. I-le and Clancy. though. once team mates and great friends, haven't talked to each other years. I t a It is all a sign that the playoiI lever is startln to run temperat- ures. Incidentaly it is non-d by a perusal of Canadiens’ performances at Toronto all season that rugged oe Blake, usually a prolific out- oi-tovwn scorer hasn't tallied once in the Maple Leaf Gardens this year. and Soper MscPhee, snappy centre. e summary: lst Period “JV-Ks. 1|. Larter 1D. Nicholson) z-WK-sq 11- Lat-tor lunnssisicd). 2nd Period 3--P.S.S., J. Rodd. luilassislod). ~ s rd Period 4-7-5-3» MacKinnoil riiniisslsiazl» 5-7-5-5. iilacKinnon (unassisted) Dick no exception. Neither Day or Irvin, though. can even come close to Jack Adams whose jollity dis- in nil comed by birds and sportsmen alike. The Hungarian partridge, in particular, were beginning to show signs that the continued period of deep and crusted snow was begin- ning to sap their vitality. Although the countryside was covered with a depth of over 2 feet on the level, and with the woods next thing to impassable, tile ‘Huns’ stood u under the strain better than usua. Several factors were in their fav- our. The birds were in prime con- ditlon until well on in January and when the snow began to dee cn the change came gradual y. There were no really severe storms this winter and no periods of ex- tremely low temperatures for any length of time, and there were few days on which the birds were not able to be about in search of food. Another point in their favour: the snow came gradually with no sev- ere drifts, and the boggy, grassy springs that abound in der swamps and low-lying fields did not drift over and seal up like in some winters of severe and pro- tracted storms. a Hungarian partridge are very fond of the green grass that n- boullds, even in the deep winter, around sucli springs, and feed there continually with the excep- tion the odd excursion to a grain stack 0r manure pile to vary the diet. When tile birds have access to green grass they are not so greatly lll need of grit; _I have picked up Hungarian partridge in January and February that had been killed by striking telephone wires or hit by a train and found the crop illi- ed to bursting with nothing but green grass. The coveys have a habit of bedding dowli at night bo- twcen the rails and quite o, few are killed each winter by being hit by trains. Tlley do not follow this habit so much in the summer or fall, but in the spells of deep snow they resort to the railway roadbed in search of grit and when night comes on they bcd down in the shelter of a cutting and, in the absence of a cutting, huddle in the ice side of the rail. Many of our trains, particularly the Murray Harbour, do most of their running in the daytime and this helps to cut down tile losses among the partridge. In Nova Scotia casual- ties arc heavy. In some instances wlrole covey's are practically wiped ou . Reports from observers indicate that there are many large coveys "ill intact, some coiltaining over 20 birds. A few weeks ago a covey of 24 visited the backyards and meandered over the lawns of dwell- ings in the heart of Montague. Six o‘ coveys are under observation in the Mount Stewart-Cherry Hill and Plsqilid districts, willie birds are reported quite plentiful south of the Hilisboro river extending as far as Dromorc. Avondale and Orwell. Observers have covered this area very minutely aild the number of birds in certain sections is surpris- iiig. For instance Roy Young, Earnscliife. reports between 40 and 50 birds feeding around a cluster of grain stacks on his farm, while an equal number are wintering on the Point formed by the junction of the Vernon and Orwell Rivers. To some this is known -as Senses and to others as Sullivan's Point. 1f weather conditions are normal for tile balance of the winter, with a, minimum of sleet storms, abundance of breeding stock is forecast for nexhsezlson. On February l6th a flock of 12 wildgeese was seen at Pisquid winging its way toward the Nor’- west. and this event raises an inter- esting question. Did the wild geese remain with us all winter? A flock of five was seen off Squaw Point late in December. Later on a la e flock of geese, estimated to hod over 50 birds, was observed passing ovcr Lake Verde early in Jailuarv and headed toward Flat River. A week or so later a flock of about the same sizc ras reported in o en water ofi Murray Harbour. en again. toward the middle of Feb- ruary. smelt flshennen hauling their nets on the Orwell River heard geese calling and moving nor'westerly in the direction of the o ell creeks on the Hillsboro (east) the number of birds on the move. e a . At resent all slglls point to an early reek up. Many of our rivers and bays are no more than safe for travel at the present time. and, unless ice makes from the top dur- ing the present thaw the month of March is going to see plenty of open water along our shores. Whether or not the geese antici- pated such conditions remains to be seen. In any event it will not bc long now till the sight of V-shaped squadrons of "honkcrs" moving in- land t.o feed on the stubble slid clovci" meadows will gladdcil the hearts of sportsmen and nature lovers alike. Toll or twelve years ago the sight of hundreds of geese in liing on a clover meadow was enough to throw the farmer who owned the field into a state bord- crillr: on hysteria. Time has shown that. instead of ruining tile crop. as wcll might b0 PNllPCiCd. ilic yirid has been iilrrroiised iii mmly ill- stances. and with a better quality of fodder. Clover or timothy when cropped off close to the ground has a tcildeilry to stool out and thick- rn. plirticulnrlv if the land hap- pens to be ric l. Many gunners are licilloaiiiiig the faci that flllil‘ ll fraction of thr- gct-so that. stop nil hero in thr- spi-iiig make the return visit ill the fall. and arc fWRilli! the wily and tlic \1.'ll"l‘f‘f0l‘£‘ of this. iii their Wes THE FORUM bulk of their food in the stubble fields. . I I I In this province we have not lie vast expanse of stubble lie! have in the West and other parts of Canada. Our largest fields are seldom over 10 or 15 acres in ex- tent and more often considerably smaller and anadas must take chances when they elect to drop into a stubble field. More often than not the old ander in charge of the flock sees t e danger before it lllaterializes, but he~has to lead his charges to other locali- tics before they have half satisfied their hunger. Frequently he has no better luck on succeeding trys. During October when the first ar- rivals come down from the North and drop into a field for a feed, every man and bny grabs a gun and rushes in for tile kill. The wily old gander will only stand so much of this nonsense before leav- lng for more peaceful regions, or at least where they can feed in peace. even if the food supply is not so tempting or abundan . In the spring owing to strict pro- tection the geese are not faced with this situation. It is not un- usual to see 150 wild geese peace- fully feeding within gunshot of ii. farmer's buildings, and woe betide the poacher who attempts to mol- est them. The farmer would be on the phone before the echoes of the shots had died away. It‘s a dif- ferent situation in the fall. The geese are not given a chance to feed or L accustomed to any particular section and, unless some protection is given geese in certain specified districts the fall shooting is bound to be disappointing. Some gunners have advanced the sug- gestion that tile season on geese be set llo earlier than November ist. This date would give the geese time to feed in peace for a. few weeks and draw others down with them, flocks that othervdse would make a‘ through passage. Fall shooting in the old clays bi.‘- fore the eel grass failure in 1932-3". was on a different basis. In those days the birds had an unlimited expanse of tidal flats to feed on and were reasonably secure from molestation providing they stavr-cf there, Sonic were always coming into inland lakes for fresh avatar, or flying from one point to anoth- er, giving the goose hunter oppor- tunities for a goose dinner. The eel grass is making a slow come- back in some creeks and bays bub tile geese are not fCEdiIlfl on their former main source of food supply. Whether the present crop o» grass is not mature enough, Cl‘ dies down before it has a sufficient a- mount nf sugar accumulated in tho root. the present generation of! Canada geese look iipnll eel grrss as something to be looked hi, but: not eaten. The roots of the stands of eel grass, so dense in places motor boats were stalled. contained s. high percentage o! sugar and the old time geese and brunt went for it in a bit: way. Somr- clay in the not far distant future, we fondly hope, the goose will again cultivate a taste for eel grass, and it is the hunter's dream that the volume of sound fmrn thousands of geese resting on the flats, and rolling shore-ward an calm November nights. will ilflillfl keen farmers and fishermen awakq in their beds. Flyers Defeat Navy 8-5 In Exhibition Game The Flyers from Nu. l R. and NS. at Sumrnersida last nighode- feated a Navy mam from Camr- iottetown B-S in an exhibition hoc- key moctch played at tile Crystal Lillie teams were deadlockwi 2%“ no ma and of the first period and s-sii at the end of the second. In iilc third. however, the Airmen pull on the pressure ‘and scored four goals while holding Navy i0 9' single. Bad, Freeman. McLeod. JundP and Jackson scored for the Navy while Byers and Bower scored ni lcnst. immutable ("'(‘lli‘l'(‘ll"i". To m_\' way of tllillkiilg illc cxplwl" lnli is reasonably silivilo. .. .. tho Pol 2211s‘: failure ill 1932-33 .le geese must of necessity obtain the (llrre ezicll and Walker the Ollie!‘ two fr‘: tile Fil’ 5 1 Gillette brings you u fop notch BCXING anonocnsr Dirt-ct From Pingiide New Yoril City TONIGHT! BILLY ARNOLD Versus Rocky Graziano Welterweight QFBY - ll P. M. nldj