. THE oscsmsn 1s 1m bcvik luck STRETG-ii Almost everyone in the Island knows our friend Jim Pendergast and that goes for many thousands in the United States. Canada anrl the Yukon. Jim has had a color- ful career. He was a good student Vat Prince of Wales College, later drifting to the Yukon in the days of the gold rush and met all the great characters of that era. Be- lug athletic in a marked degree, s runner high jumper and all round athlete he naturally tpok up boxing which was then much in vogue, and became the cham- pion of the far north. In his hey- day he met such outstanding glove artists as Jack "Twin" Sullivan, one time holder of the world's championship. We do not know how much of the gold dust Jim ncqulred in Us wanderings, but he did make finy true friends 1nd that faculty of making and keep- ing friends has persisted ever since. Sometime ago we asked him to give us a writeup for this column and received a promise which is now fulfilled and appears bclo\v.... ._-Q_._ "Our i005 racing season is over and it was replete witmglamor and glory. The class of racing put on by the different p-omoters eon- tinucs to improve year after year. The province ls..doing more yearly to deserve the sobrlquet ‘Kentucky of Canada’. The other provinces are showirlg an increased interest in the ‘Sport of Kings’ but they can't seem to stampede the multi- tude like we can. They come to see us and our races and our ‘lovely’ Island from all the other provinces and many states south of the 40th parallel. ,The big in- crease seems to come from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. and the chances are that the influx of Old Home Week tourists will (‘P-fl- tinue ta .increase. ‘Our Maritime members at Ottawa, both Liberal and Co servative, are a solid phalanx or better means of trans- portation; to and from this Island. Our Boards of Trade and Tourist Association are making powerful hich, together with con- otion by our Maritime Ottawa will surely get results. ‘ _o_.. _ “The increase of tourists during Old Home Week especially, made housing and other accommodations nulte d problem. It looks as if the housing committee of the Ex.- hibltlon will have to contact and canvass every householder within a radius of 20 or 30 miles of Char- lottetown for accommodations for tourists. Many tourists might pre- fer so stay a reasonable distance from town and drive to the races. ‘Treeholm’ at Kensington had sev- enteen last August races. There were quite a few interested mur- murs and constructive suggestions i from our fellow Maritimers re the seating capacity of the stands and bleachers. It was very evident that they hurl an abiding interest in the welfare of the institution. otherwise they would have kept silent; anyhow I was pleased and flattered on seeing the announce- ment that quite extensive repairs and rearrangements were to he made-fluttered because the pro- poscd changes \vcre_ just what I had in mind. beneflclai f-O-— "There were a couple of Jams at the ticket booth last. year. Tilnt ought to be easily eliminated by making the admission fee even monev-—$l.00-—and enlarging the ticket otTtce for two more win- dows. Maklnr! change is the creator impediment: anyway it's Rn immense show to sec for one dollar. 1 remember being at Rond- vlllo. Me's" in i008, the Massa- chusetts Derby took nlacc. Tho great Dan Patch raced ngoinst his own time-and lost. The Eel. San Francisco. Snnoma Girl and manv "M" \'I"l‘c there, If memory "W" Til-Iii? thi‘ admission was i "-00 Dills $1.00 for a seat in the other colt six months old out of the mother of Guy Ann 2.11%. Tyndall's son Gear e~has Marion L., a green trotter s red by Bill L. dam by Csmbria, whicn gives pro- fnlse of speed. Earl Sam le, who campaign -' Peter Brooke d, 2.00 on the mainland, is at home in Kensington at the present time. He has the ,romislng mare Ima Kal- rnuck lid-from the same mother as the great trotter Christie Bud- long. ....°_. v “In Myron MacArthurb stable there is a promising colt by Bel- lini Scott out of Ima Guy, t e mother of Christie Budlong. - ron is heavily engaged in buying and shipping choice milk cows to the States. George Brookins has the sensational Christie Budlong and Buddy Moko at home in Ken- sington. James A. McNeill has Lorraine Abbe 1.07% and Trixie Voio 2.21, groomed by the veteran Fred Shea, graduate of Resdville and Mystic. Rae S bury, Ken- sington has a beautiful colt three years old, by Abner T, Clegg, dam Baby Upton by Upton Prince (raised by W. B, MacArthur). Fred Folland has a three year old colt by Kalrnuck which shows con- siderable speed. wae Yea has a very fine green colt, full brother to Scotty Watson. _o_. "John McInnis, New Annan,‘ has a good-looking Squire Hanover colt coming three dam by Colonel Aubrey. Peter cMahon traded his good Elmsdale mare Just Flicka. for a Budlong colt out of Addie McGraw, which shows all the attributes of a real trottcr. Peter also has the beautiful Bebe Mclilwyn 2.00 back from Jimmy O'Brien, carrying a foal by Simcoe Harvester 2.04%. Peter Power. re- cently retired statlon master at Kensington. has a two-year-old and three-year-old, Budlong colts from Lena Axworthy, full sisters of Hilda and Trixie Budlong. also a suckling by Squire Hanover. Mr. Power moved to Charlottetown re- cently and hopes to train the colts there. I-Ie will. be somewhat of a stranger in the equine speed frat- ernity but will be ‘taken in‘ with true Christian charity and benev- olence. ¢-oi "Harry O'Brien’s stable has the sensational racing sire Simcoe Harvester and some of his colts. There are a number of good colts in the environs of Alberton. Harry has sprung two surprises in the racing history of P. E. I. in cycles of about four or five years apart. viz: Billy Cope 2.10% and Lucky Lindy 2.10%. He is about due to send another meteor across the racing flrmament. m "There are many colts bred in the purple. owned in places con- tiguous to Kensington. Among the owners are I-Tnrry Crozier, Roy Woodside. Robert Craig. George Crozler, Ira Champion, -Ken Chom- pion, Neil Simpson and othersoi‘ Malpeque; Arthur Gardner of Freetown has three colts by Abbe Worthy. Calumet Budlong and Squire Hanover. all from the same Bull Axworthy dam. Mac Ferguson and Ed Turner of Hope River have Colonel Aubrey and Kalmuck colts respectively. If by chance there are some promising speed pros- pects which should have been mentioned and are overlooked or inadvertently omitted, please be charitable. If you are strong in knowledge - be merciful... ..J. P.” _s Our good friends S. A. Wathun and son Wendell, proprietors of S, Nightingale a Company, grow- ers and shinpers of seed and table potatoes, Fort Falrfleld. Maine. always remcmbe us with a fine calendar. This year it is entitled "Wings of Victory" and is a mas- terpiece of artistry and workman- ship on the part of the lithogra- phers who got it up. We are grnnll stood. Evon then the whole i Show bad its dull moments b!- cauw titer" was no vaudeville or sueclnl features like we have at Charlottetown. No doubt there is l quite a number here today who were at that meet. Another sug- "sijil" ilv n mainland visitor was I waduci riunnoii from the pad- » Kiosk to centri- Mid t» ease con- ! gcstion and ave“ accidents. __()_. I Tilllf‘. macs. and the lack of vllsirie knowie we will not permit ‘mil! frilly to violins-ate and oxuat- |""" "i1 the glamor and grimnnss "‘ ""- "u-lu to wlp" at. n» om WT" WW-‘k races. ‘(loorve Brook- "1 "WT"! Christin Hudlonv and Pfdriv Molm were the ctvnosure of ‘ii eves for the Konslngton home b°Wn fans at least. It would have "ii interesting to sen lust what “"7" happen if iii-onions had n . lb. man um my; snllm ._ hp [Genrgei weighs about. 920 lbs. It f a hl/Mfhotlcfll ouomnn which "l." he cine-tn! among. the Imnond- Orables, Nrookins is modest and “Yillsilmlng about it. He says ‘I-Tow "It you expo»: n mlv whn immias llMPln-W and cnwhld-v tn be a Rood driver-P’ Anri mu p, yn|tp[ have flmtnfaf hglnqninyr ,.,.,.p¢v ("If enabled him m vsin Wllrhim ‘l! the wire in "u- our. us» n; ial’ memorable Free For All Trot ' olilriotteltuw". N liar O'Brien declares quite lisuredy that the extra weight a a driver is no deterrent. l-Te "aims the momentum neutralizes m‘ air resistance. Our guess is t is reduced or scceien ""1 Proportional to the square of "l! wol hts of the diflerentpan {its invo ved-all other facto be- ; . Cur mathemat clans “ , ‘may flgurs it out. c arc ..i-"",:::r:r is's s Vtilers lion lqu ' male at , One of h suck- salld mm Idli- f . vsr- Is m bmtbll- o! ti‘! _, w» Mann: ' .1. =3??? s . “if pleased, as so many friends are in this province, to see that Wathun and Son colors on the race track -were well to the fore again in 1046. Somehow they have an in- tuition in picking colts as every year they have an outstanding two or thrse-year-old as well as aged horses. It is to the credit of their stable that horses sold by them have raced as well afterwards as during their ownership. One has only to look at the achievements of Dale H. 2.06. that came here. and Guy H. 2.00% that equalled that record int Montreal, pacing the fastest mile ever paced in Canada. Thanks again. good friends, and may your success in i046 be equal to that of the past years. unfli- Our Montreal correspondent sends us the latest returns from Duflerin track, Toronto, where 2,- 000 race horse fans watched some 00 horses rac, a series of dashes over a sloppy-track. The condit- ions provided many upsets and made the pickin of winners al- most imposslbie. It was surely a track for the "mudders" but nev- erhtalesa there was just as much interest manifest in the outcome of ealclhhraclze as‘ tbougoh ‘the tracl; was g nag as. yonao the eight events carotid was de- clarsd finished, that being the sec- ond race on the program and when tho smoke of battle had cleared the old iron-sided campaigner-Las- tic Orattan, changed recently to the pace. again stood at the top of the summary. --0— - First Race-Peter Patch. 1. ‘rims- (l1 The Canadian Plus) B01110. Dec. l-h-Iixpanslon of‘ the National Hockey League to 10 or 10 teams instead of the pres- nt six was suggested today by resident Mervin (Red) Dutton. He indicated that. the material for expansion lay Ln two live but in- operative franchises and applicat- ions for, four new ones. The two unused franchises are held by the Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans. Dutton declined to say from whom the four new ap lleations came. However e said that it was necessary or the league to expand to a l0 or I2 team circuit and be was hopeful there would be ex- pansion for the 1048-47 season. Dutton was s eaklng at a press conference at t e noon luncheon adjournment of a meeting of the governors who spent most of the morning discussing a new league agreement to- replace the existing agreement which expires in April. 1047. He announced that the proposed draft constitution had been uls- cussed and it was decided to refer the matter to the individual clubs for consideration by their direct- ors. In the second week of next. February the governors will meet again to consider agreement rind constitution. He warhopeful the new agreement would be made ef- fective for a 20-year period. Actually the old agreemenfs ex- piring date came in 1043 but the governors in that year agreed to have it remain operative for as long after the war as the war last- ed from their 1043 meeting date. That turned out to be one year and 2N days and brought the date to a year from next April, said Dutton. He reported that attendance is up 18.3 per cent over last season all around the six team circuit. Notice -To Players 0n Legion Team The following are requested to report at the Forum for legion hockey ractlce on Monday, De- cember 1 th at 5 p.m. and on each Monday and Wednesday following: Goal, Ivo Cudmore, Ab Weeks, Had McInnis; defence, Roy Hop- per, Joe MacDona Jr., J. Mac- Donald, F. Pound, McLaughlin; forwards, L. Blacqulere, Ev Jay, Art Perry, Carver. Dowling, Shep- herd, Montelth. Jim MacDonald, . Jay, drew, McRae, Strain, Jim Cudmore, E. Worth. E. Mc- Court. Ncly Name Bowling mo. roun Lsaoua Five Aces:- G . Stewart .. .. .224 216 18B J. Callaghan .175 182 204 H, McCabe .202 107 266 E. Rabin .. .124 248 305 J. Lawlor ..... . . . . .283 164 244 068 1007 1107 Total-SUN. All Stars:- 1065 1016 1078 Total—-3l48. I-Iigh single: R. McCabe, 2N. High three: B, MacNeill. 703. Five Aces, 1% points; All Stars, Vs points. No more games to be played in this league until Jan. 2, 1946. liver 42 Million _ Bet at Racc Tracks During the 1945 horse ‘racing season in Canada a total of 042.- 193.2613 was wagered through the purl-mutual machines. Tliis was $5,125,059 more than was wagered in 1044 and the largest amount bet since the record amount of s45,- 580345 in 1920. In 1045, the Dominion Depart- ment of‘ Agriculture supervised parl-mutuel betting at tho tracks of 28 racing associations, which held 35 race meetings for a totul of 307 days‘ racing, nine more days than there was racing in 19-14. ‘Trotting or harness racing do not come under the supervision of the Department. Supervised horse racing is held in six provinces. Ontario, with 90 days‘ racing accounted for a total of $25,007,764 wagered, at which $17,459,110 was clicked through the machines at four tracks in Toron- to with 58 days’ racing. Hamilton, Fort Erie, Niagara Fails and Ot- tawa absorbed the balance of $0,- 448,654. British Columbia wagered $6350.15“ during the 56 days the horses ran at four tracks. About B0 per cent of the total was bet at three tracks at Vancouver in 42 days. and the remainder at one track in Victoria which had 15 days‘ racing. In Manitoba 03,800,183 was wag- ered in 2B clays st two tracks in Winnipeg. ' r Money wagered in Alberta total- led $2,007,823 in 80 dayl. l0 in Ed- monton, 10 at Calgary and one at Clsr sholm where a one day most rang up $1,270 in bets. In 70 days racing ln Quebec $2,170,520 was rung up in the parlimutueis at four tracks in Mon- tree . The largest amount wagered at one meet was $2.410, at the 5 ring meeting at Woodbine Park, oronto. During the 1045 season, 01,800,- 846 was paid in prize money to the owners of the winning horses. The Dominion Government talus five per cent of every dollar wag- ered on race tracks, the provincial government takes five to 10 per cent-five in Alberta and Saskat- chewan, five and one-half in Qua- bec. seven in British Columbia-and l0 per cent in Ontario and i- toba. The racing association ta cs seven per cent en thq first 080.000 bet on each race, and one per cent as the total bets advance by 3 2.2514 d Race-Jnstic Grot- -Bout, 6-1; Helen three other startersi - 1.1a mile no rand s Topic. l: six other, starters. Fourth ce. Ho! cad Baiwin, ' eight other sta s ir- cluding ancy Iudiong; ti , Mil. Iota- othsr dashes having from seven to ten starters in them were run of! that mud afternoon. ‘hie driven were n sig t to see st the lsb of some of the contests. they ever managed to observe ,way of going through their s. which were covered with mud who a mystery 4 Another clipping’ sent by our / , ' 810.000 cent. INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY no rs" c: can" e industrialiaxdd. . friend in Montreal shows that Hollyrood Belwin went on to win the next two dashes in the race sbove. The weather had turned colder and the track was fairly hard aadthe miles were in 3.1014. 2.10%. A I00 from a really eluded Rusty , ursd as one of the best of the slow class pae- osa la 0a o. .__.. ._. 8:80 P. M. at the Brighton Horse- wlth the minimum _at 9 per‘ All-Star Baseball Game To Be Rcsusistl CHICAGO. Dec. 14 - (AP) - The atsjor league all-star baseball game. a war casualty last year. will be resumed next season on July 0 at FenweyPaxk in Boston. President Will Hanridge of the A- merican e announced to The day-time contest will mark the 13th renewal of the inter- league claseloin which the Amer- ican league holds an eight-to-four edge ‘over the National circuit. It will be the first time the Bos- ton Red Sox have entertained the all-stars who last played in Boa- tontin 1006 when the Bra ves were The 1045 game was cancelled at the request of the Office of De- fence Transportatlon becamse o travel difficulties and in its plac a series of inter-league club con- tests was staged for war charity. Hockey Nesting ‘There will be an intermediate hockey meeting Monday night at shoe Club. All those who wish to play please attend. , Signed: EARL McOOURT. LEN PHILIPS. Baseball News CHICAGO. Dec. 14 -— (AP) Chicago Cubs reported today that Lou Stringer. second baseman and shortstop Bob Sttflseon have been released from military service and will report for spring training. Mack Stewart. right-handed re- lief pitcher. was sold by the Cubs bo their Tulsa Farm Club in the Texas League. ' CLEVELAND Doc 14 — (AP) --Cleveland Indians today traded Jeff Heath. their "problem child!‘ outfielder, to Washington Senators in exchanage for fleet flychaser George Washington Case. The deal. reported in the mak- imz at the major league baseball meetings in Chicago early this week was a straight player swap with no cash involved. Former Race Norse Owner, Driver iiics WOODSTOCK. N..B.., Doc. 14 - (Clfl-Jemes W. Gallagher. 70 well known former race horse owner. tmainer and driver. died yesterday. In the early days of harness racing be organized numerous meets and. with a brother. operated the old Woodstock rue track. lie was lar- f Park here. Proof‘ Boil Wins Over Six Rivals (By The Msoeiated Proosi GULFSTREAM PARK. Haiinn- dale, Fla. Dec. l4—Scoring his fifth consecutive triumph-the last three over the local strip-Vera S. Bragg's Proof Coil today easily dc- feated six rivals in the mile and a sixteenth of the Aiachua Purse. The grey four-year-old was timed in 1:44 8-5, which clipped two- flfths of a second from Darby Dimout’: recently established track record. waivr Mons anuur asroguarogsss ron woman MONTREAL, Dec. i4-(CP>—A board meeting of the prlsoners‘ald and welfare association here yes= tsrday heard a report commenting on the absence of adult reforma- tories for women. es cially youn women, in Quebec a the Mar- tlme Provinces. lng an annual visit to the women's penitentiary at Kingston, Mrs. Ruby Birchenough. court and case worker. referred to the presence there of juniors from Quebec and the Maritime Provin- ces. She lauded the penitentiary for its humaneatmosphere and its rehabilitation rogram and said it was not fouii necessary to use strait jackets or punishment cells. tic) - N | G H T Y‘ ‘ICITI I WCCII-"Oliiflfl luiui The news that hockey fans ha been waiting for was released yes- terday afternoon by Manager Char- lie Archer of the Forum when he stated that next Friday night Prince of Wales would clash with the Navy team in a pre-season hockey encounter that will usher the local season in. O 0 4' And judging by the manner in which aspirants for the squads have been going after each other in workouts, two teams will take to the ice lit and ready to give fans sixty full minutes of action- fllled, hard-hitting hockey that should measure up to mid-season form. Q 1| it 0 Both Prince of Wales and Navy have been improving rapidly in every workout. Both squads ure gradually being pared down to the player limit but there is still sev- sral keen battles being waged for spots on the lineups that are still very much in doubt. 0- + l’ + Coach Johnny Squarebriggs had his Prince of Wales team out for another workout last evening and the players, knowing about the impending game, were striving harder than ever. Composition of the team that will start the season is still very much in doubt but it. appears as if the high-scoring Nic- olle, Blanchard, Robertson line together with the "B" line of Bag- nall Beer and Bradley will be two of his attacking units, with the third line still very much of a toss-up between the six players vlelng for the positions. 1|- 4» i ‘l- There is a merry goal tending duel going on between McArthur and Proude. MacArthur, a former goalie before signing up and going overseas. is rapidly regaining the form that made him a standout between the pipes in pre-war years but young Jack Proude, who held down the post for P.W.C. last year is making plenty of tough opposition for his more ‘QXPGIIEIV ced opponent and Coach Square- briggs last night would not com- mit himself on just how the duel would turn out, But whichevcr way it does, the local5Collegians are going to have two capable goalies ready t‘: call upon. ‘I Questioned about his defence "Snag" stated that five players were still in the running for the four positions. There isn't an awful lot of difference between them.the soft-spoken coach stated, but the next couple of practices will likely tell the tale. 1' i- 4 4- Navy are saying very little about their chances but railbirds who have been watching them in action state that they are going to prove mighty tough to knock off. Prob- ably ln better condition than any of the other three squads. the Navy boys have . been going through plenty of strenuous work- outs and with the presence on their lineup of several returned veterans led by "Buck" Whitlock and Blanchard, they will ice a for- midable squad. -l- Ii 0 4 But just how strong or weak the two teams are will be better known after next ‘Friday night's tussle. And it does give a defin- ite answer to just when the hoc- key season will get underway. Between Christmas and New Year's Legion are to be seen in an exhibition game also against a picked team, this game being nr- ranged with the idea in mind of giving the fans an extra pre-soa- son encounter rather than having to wait for the start of regular league hostilities. And that is a good idea. O '0 f i Coach Roy Prowse of the Legion has already started out the weed- ing process among his charges. Several a irants have been drop- ped out o the running and it is likely that the axe will fall on several more shoulders in the practice session that is being cull- ed for Monday night next. And then Roy will get on with real business as he prepares his play- ers for their coming encounters. , v0 i- 'l- -l- Wc mentioned in this column the other day about four former hockeylsts being on the Legion lineup. Wcli ihcro is an addition- al number just come to light in Buffer Worth. Hail lvfcInnis, Plum McDonald and Earl McCourl. And all four of them have still plenty of ability lcft after service with the armed forces. '2 -I~ l» d- Remember “Bufler”. the small, blond winger who started out with Johnny Williams’ Rangers and who under the iatter's guidance used to go tearing in on goal llkr: a National Lcapucr and usually picked the open corner with his shots. Bufieijhas been away from the hockey wars for a “fed time but ls fast rounding into shape and Legion will have a smart right winger performing for them. "Had" McInnis, small in sue but with as much heart as a horse. Had is trying out for goalh and like the others ls on the comeback trail. But he is right in the thick of the battle with the other aspir- ants and if he deosn’t make the {gods it won't be for the lack of l. n‘ oees Plum McDonald, a veteran of Italy, bit hand all the way through the tough fighting and that is just what he will be doing back of tho bluellne in Legion practice ses- sions. He is net the most polish- ed performer in the world but if he gets in range, incoming. for- wards are going to be hit and hit hard every ch.an<; ‘he gets. Then there is young Earl Mc- Court. It has been a long while since this writer saw Earl perform but as a member of the Air Force ha has picked up valuable ex r- ience when stationed around uc- beo and a couple of seasons ago was up among the to scorers of the league in which e was pep- formlng. It is said he has im- on m our _proved a lot since his days as 1 CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN SPORTING NEWS: Expansion Of N. H. L. Suggested By Dutton xrraamoon sun NIGHT Your Big Day SKATING SATISFACTION THE FORUM THE HUNTERS Black ducks took considerable Punishment dining the past weglg The sham frost restricted their feeding grounds and forced them to OOMRRMe in certain favoured areas. Then again the snow cov- ered Bround appears to act as s. sort of magnet and tends to draw the ducks shoreward. Inland tidal marshes are well Daitronlzgd during periods of neavy frost: imcl- snow flurries. Co-usitry gun- ners are the ones who reap the benefit of snow close-ed road-s urea Ilia lRf-‘Ifidi-himttnseetltefarmlads hi"! R11 inning once in . Bil-mil Ocwber and early Novem- b" they are we busy setting the "at "'01) harvested and other odds an ends such as tn. tell d the Dlwlhifld. mi sfisnfi lilinst below zero tem- wwwes. Oompleted ebc to think too much about sport. Now with i111 Dressing dhorse attended to they are free to roam at will through th wood marshes arid seldoimalrlgttgcrhgg empty handed. ‘The wild eese pear wheln King Bwmuip mean?) nees and move out to s favourable clime, sOmflhlgngg n, lump ahead of the storm. There are exceptions to the rule and small flocks of Feese have been known remain wth us until spring, A. Wilt 5 yea-rs 88o a flock of 7 re- mained in Mill Creek lat. Marsh- field hi1 winter and a year earlier a flock of 20 or more spent the Willis?!‘ 8i- Fofilins on the proper- ty of Mr. Townsend. "nus flock was fed grain during the time. ment months by their kind host. Black ducks on the other hand remain with us the year ‘round in considerable numbers Lost; season over 160 black ducks win- tered in the North River. Fuller- imfs Marsh. Johnston's River and Pownal areas. The moons- age is approximately the same in other sections of the province thus the number that stop on un- tli spring is well in the thous- ands] ‘The Quarterly Meeting of the P E I Fish and Game Protective Association was held last; Monde in the Board of Trade Rooms. Two important resolutions were Passed. The first dealth with a universal hunting and fishing permit. Up iintil the present time oniv members of Incorporated towns and villages are obliged to pur- chase a permit, to hunt and fish in the province. It is estimated ‘that country guinners outnumber the lawn shooters approximately 3 to 1. Since the money obtained in this manner is tn be devoted to the betterment of shooting and fishing it ls felt that sportsmen 1n the country will .not object to the loveying of a $1.00 permit foe. The second resolution dealing with a 12 month open season on foxes is not so liable to be fev- ourabiv received Many Tanners and their sons take their winter hunting of the wily red fox qui seriously and the time honours , use of hounds as an aid in brin - ing Reynard to a state of su misslveneas when he will oonsen; to be carried on the shoulders o s. stalwart hunter without raisin any objections is fast gaining ir popularity- The red fox as frient or foe has long been a controvers ial sublect. There arp many who claim that the only good fox a dead fox There are just as manv who insist that the red fox is on» of the things that makes life wclrth living Many states in the US. pay a bounty on the fox on account of alleged depredations caused to poultry and game. This practlcs is gradually being discon- tinued. Scientific Researches have been conducted in New York Stats on reynard After soberly weighing ‘Bfer Fox in the balance most of these researchers find his good to outweigh his bad. Three years ago foxes became so numerous in a certain Town- ship in Ontario with attendant complaints re: damage to poultry and game that a massive drive in which members of the Reserve Army participated was carried on for two days In that time 150 foxes were killed The following {veer farmers observed an alarm- ing increase in the numbers of field mice and the second year following the dflVn the mice had become almost a plague and the losses to fruit trees was estimated in the thousands of dollars The imported German hares "nari also lumped out of bounds and had begun raiding garden plots There is no doubt but what, the I Nscltay Prospects For $iIl0T8illB_ Ioeitey prospects for Bummer- aids are beginning to come into focus and in another week or so it should be possible to say defin- itely what can be expected. One or two thi gs however are definite. 'I‘he Mid ets which made such a name for themselves last year will again have a team. They will be managed by Mr. D, O. Stewart and coached by Mr. Char- les Hogan. Last year they won the P.Il.I.-N.B. championship and were defeated for the time championship by Sidney Aces. A new entry into hockey this year will be a juvenile team spon- sored by the Kinsmen Club as part of their program of youth work. Mr. Charles Hogan who is a mem- ber of the Kinsmen Club, and will be managed by Mr. Elmer Offer. another member of the club. A meeting of boys wishing to try out for this team will be culled shortly. The ages for juvenile hockey are under l8 years as of Nov. 1, 1945, and for midget hoc- key under 16 years. Boys wishing 10 h‘? for either team should see Charles Hogan. It is quitefpossible that there will be an intermediate league in town. The Canadian Legion have decided to form a team and with the Crystals and possibly a team from the I-llgh School a good 1". gue could be organized. There are a number of ex-service men at- tending High School this year and with their help- the school team ought to be able to take part in an intermediate league. Mr. D. O. Stewart is chairman of the Legion Committee in charge of the hockey team. Jim Hogan is back home and Charlie Deighan if he decides to stay in town, and they should be a good nucleus a- round which to form a team. S They can hear s. mouse under two feet of snow and if thers is no crust b0 hinder digging that m» is as good as in the dinner Oiflyf-vfl B. ears. superin- tendent of conservation education in ew York State has fiu-nished ~' classic description o-f Bi-‘er and berated wisest. Fox “the best loved and ted. praised mellieet. dalntcst. thinnest sleek? est. most flea-bitten and eon- trqversisl creature to occupy the sweat at xilons of hound hunt- er and hennery owner." l A meeting of the Executive of Island Pheasants Unlimited was heal on ‘Thursday night. 107 pheasants have been released to da-tc Those birds were imported from Wisconsin. On the day they were supposed to be! shipped the thermometer registered 20 degrees below zero. The shipment was held up for one day as i; was 1m- posible to make the ill-mile trip to the Railway. It was decided at the naming not to import any more until April. A general meet- ing of tn.- members is scheduled for the middle of January when the program for 1046 will be sub- mitted by the Executive During November skunk snouts came in to the bounty office on an average of 120 a week. ey fell off since December came in. Snowy owls are averaging slight- ly better then one e. day. sections of the province is repre- sented. Thls sl ' well be adopted by sportsmen: "An apple a dev keeps the doctor _a- way. a snowy a day keeps tne Huns Okay " This may well apply to the pheasants also. The owls have shown a tendency to frequent the rivers and shores more so than the inland areas and the newly imported pheasants have been given their liberty in sections removed from the shore- lne Observers have been dele- gated to keen an eve on the wel- fare of the birds which have all been banded with 1948 aluminum bands numbered in rotation. It This team will also be coached by to I3£ Appeal Mgsdc 0n Behalf 3rd Bu. North Novas An appeal for funds which will b0 01 interest to former members o! the First Battalion North Nova. Beetle Highlanders and their friends has been launched in the “home" town of the Battalion, Wilmi- The anneal is on behalf 0f the ‘rhlrd Battalion stationed in Vere]. Germany. as pan o; m, Censdian Occupatinnn Fgfce_ Meier J. W. Douglas of Am,- llfiret. who is in charge of the Wmiliflhn states that, "with the r9- wm of 5° mini’ servicemen we are inclined to forget that there are still many men away from home on service and are likely bu be so 19513511110 time." ere are many ways help." Major Douglas poinyge g3? MW things we can do to show them they are not forgotten. that their work is appreciated: Christ. mas and birthday boxes, cigar. ethos. letters. all are exceedingly welcome to an ovenseas man; but one of the easiest is contributing to their regimental fund, e. fund kept by the unit to provide enter. tainment, extra rations. etc. "Let us show these men of ours, still in Germany." he concludes. that they are not the forgotton men and that we here at home are still concerned about their welfare. and willing and anxious to M10 "like thinks a little eaeler for them by our contributions to- wards this Regimental Fund." Anyone desiring to contribute the fund should send their donation dlrecti t M . Georg F. mdNeill, taxeasgrer. r3rd. Brie. Nth. N’. Si Higmnndgm Rgg-i. Itfiieflbll. Fund. Amherst. Nova 5C0. a. Demand For Turkeys Over The Supply (By The Canadian Press) Many Canadian housewives this year will not have a turkey to grace their Christmas dinner table, a survey by The Canadian Press indicated today. The early demand for festive fowl has exceeded sup- ply in most parts of the Dominion. Only in Prince Edward Is- land, Ontario and British Cni- uminu. have dealers reported a sufficient stock bo meet all re- quests. Other eating fowl. boo. is scarce for bhe holiday sea- "11- .1 But despite the comparatively few gobbiers to be had,priccs have shown no increase. Last Christmas, meat rationing was not ill effect and all viands were available. But with ration- ing back this season. and with no turkeys being shipped here from the United States as in 1044, the demand on Canadian farmers in- creased one hundredfold. Where local dealers across the Dominion usually received confir- mation early in November that: their orders would be filled, such word has not yet been received in many communities. In Quebec, where supply of all fowl is scarce, dealers say they "expect shipments from tho Prai- rie Provinces" to case tho Sim. anon. Meanwhile mid-Western dealcrs report. “expected shipments from Eastern Canudzi" will enable them to meet clients’ demands. Smallest of the provincos. P. E.I. reports an abundant quantity of turkeys and oihor fowl to meet the needs of Island residents. New BYlJllSWlCK dealers, with plenty of chickens, ducks and geese on hand,_ are not surc- of what turkey supplies can’ be obtained and ex- pect a distinct scarcllj/ in view of a keen demand for the large birds. Though Nova Scotia generally shows signs of being unable to meet the demand for turkeys, one county at least is assured its sup- ply. Douglas Harris of the Lower Ohiofarmlng district has raisori sufficient birds to feed all Shri- burne County where the entirz- Christmas supply formerly was imported. Wholesale dealers in Qufiiiflc are not hopeful, while early in Decem- ber, 1944. they had been nssurcd Sflllle 100.000 pounds of iurivy. this your they have not hnri ass .i'- ancc_ of golfing any. Prices Bourcl ceilings on young turkeys vary bctwm-n 42 and 4'7 cents a pound. dependent upon PYOvinvc. Generally tho average Canadian housewife buys a turkey weighing from 10-14 pounds, ox. ccpt 1n Quchoo \\‘l‘ii‘l‘f‘ the Ilc-uir-rs report tho average is hoiwr-on 12. 19 pounds. is felt. that weather or food con- ditions will not bother tho birds to snv great extant if the owls and Gosbawks (Hen Hawks) can be kept from their_ immediate vicinity Predators will he the biggest. factor the birds will have to con-tend with for survival Once they become established losses from this source will be governed by the law of averalc. we hope REMEMBER WHEN By The Canadian Press Professional hockey mode its fox destroys a certain amount of poultry and game. but he is also an inveterate mouse-r During the spring. summer and autumn hunting mice is tho fox’s favour- ate pastime During periods of deep crusted snows the fox spends most. of "his. or her time in the woods hunting rabbits ‘over Ameri New York debut 20 years ago t0- night, with aime- than 19.000 pop- eyed Gothsmites in attendance. Moises-eel Canadians. one of one National Hockey Leagues‘ ‘origin- els". made the "ween" New York osowd gasp wit-h ‘their speed BM won with n clear-cut 3-1 decision cans. Attention Will Be , toa midget and If he makes the grads fliould add that much more power to the Legion outfit. _ All Curlers The Opening Banquet of the Season Held In THE WINCHESTER BANQUET HALI- ON MONDAY. DECEMBER 17th, AT 6 P.M. All Curlers in Charlottetown are urged ttend. S. R.‘ BEATON, Chairman, Entertainment Committee. Will Re-cstablish G.N.R. First Aid MONCTON, N. 13.. l).-i- 14—-b vicw of tho decision of the 5i Johh Ambulance Asstiviuliviu to r1- ostnblish Dominion cumpctitions in first. aid‘ conimciuini: 1"cbru:ll‘_\‘. 1946, eigit iolsim; lmu- bccu org- nnizctl among empluyt-ez: of the Canadian National ltniitva;.s to compete for trophicn rcprcsonting provincial, ruilyvny" uml Dominion championships. Thou: teams, coin- pcscd of six pcrsnns (‘Evil includ- ing a patient, will ht- us follozlzs: Motive power and car tiopurlment. Moncion, Oilf‘ cat-h from the cur department umi motive power de- partment, Point Si. Clmrics, Mout- real. motive power department, Straiforri, one ouch from motive power department unti cal‘ depart- ment. Transcona, Mun., anti one each from lhc car and mnilvP. pow- er departments nt Fort Rouge Man. In past compctiiitms Cillltlriinli National teams havc won the Montizambert Cup for tho Donun- ion championship flve iimcs in fourteen attempts and ihc Wal- lace Nesbitt trophy for the railway championship nine out. of nirecn from tho railway investigation dc- partnient will engage in special competitions against p ice tcams from other organization. and mun- icipal and provincial bodies for tho Shaughnessy and Sherwood troph- ies emblematic of police champion- ships in first aid. toubou. - (ca: ~ Nearly a0.- havc been divorced since January. 10$. ' attempts. In addition, pnliro teams. 000 couples in England and Wales “