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Jack Scott's promotion of an international Ice Racing Meet,

eld at Moncton last weekend, pro- vided one of the greatest outdoor urawing cards ever held in the Mai-ltimes. Neill's Pond was black with spectators, upwards of 6.000 -and some estimates placed it much higher-saw the sport. Here is an eye witness account from Charles L. Clarke. secretary of the Moncton track and the man who is often up behind fast pacers such as McKlyo Cash 2.02:-"I enclose results of the two-day ice meet here. It was a wonderful success. horsemen were well pleased with the location as it is sheltered and the ice was good. The weather was ideal for this winter sport. won- derful crowds both days. on the first day I did the announcing and on the following day was assisted by Ken MacDougall. who is now a resident of Glace Bay. Horses were here from New Brunswick. Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia and Maine.

"I am wintering McKlyo cash 2.02 and he is in fine fettle and looks real good. Recently I pur- chased a nice colt. Island bred, in chestnut gelding by Squire Han- over, dam, Norah Worthy 2 by 'Ihe Great Hal. granddam, Lena Wor- thy by Bud Axworthy. He was bred by Archibald McEwen. Stanley. P. 13.1., and I have named him Buddy M. He is a good mannered. very easy going pacer. has never been started." . . . Thanks, Charlie. for tour letter and news of the races.

Four classes were run off the first day of the meet with top hon- ors going to Big Bo. owned by Jack O'Brien, Augusta, Maine. Guy Har- vester. owned by Fred Reeves, Freetown, P. E. I., was 2-2-2, sun- nymeade. owned by Blair Andrew, New Glasgow, P.E.!.. and Gentleman Jim. owned by George Turner of Dartmouth. N. 8.. was 4-4-dr. Big B0 is thirteen years old and has a record on the trot of 2.0614. His third heat in 30 seconds was the fastest of the meet. The Class A. Face was 23. via for Mr. McGee. whose pacer Chief A. C. won the first two heats and was drawn in the third. which was won by Starlight Direct, owrl- ed by H. C. Willis and driven by Chas. Willis, of Charlottetown. Carl Aubrey, owned and driven by Sam Kennedy. Charlottetown was 2-3-2. two other starters. best time 304-5 by Chief gA.C. He is fifteen years old. a. son of Chief Abbedale and has a record of 2.10 3-5. 'Class B. was won in three straight by Polly Reynolds 2.111. a 12-year-old mare by Dick Reynolds 1.591;-. owned by Leonard Barrieau. Lakeburn, N.B., with Laurie 0'.Bi'ien's Colleen Adam 3-2-2 and Don Turner's Previous 2-3-3; Royal Tell. Roddie Ford. -i-4-4; best time 30 2-5. Class C. was won by the well known stal- lion Federal. owned by Leonard Barrleau, Lakeburn. Federal was 9. whale of a horse years ago when he raced in the stable of Sullivan & Mawhinney. took a record of 2.0lV. on the pace and 2.0714 trot- ting. C. Albert Budlong. owned by Emmett Bernard, Hunter River, was 2-2-2.

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All was won, by Mabel Patch, a New Brunswick entry owned by Sam Carter.in straight heats; Doc- tor S. 2.07111. owned by Glen Jen- kins. Chatham. N. B.. was 2-2-3. and Colleen Adam 4-3-2; two other starters, best time 31 2-5. Big Bo repeated his win of the previous day in the Class A. with a sum- mary of 2-1-4-l; Dot Cash, 2.14 4-5. owned by Percy Bridges. Gagetown, N. 8.. 1-4-2-2: Polly Reynolds, owned by Leonard Bar- rieau. x-2-1-3; Nova G. 3-3-3-dr. Dot Cash's first heat in 30 seconds equalled the fastest time made by Big Bo in the trot the previous af- ternoon. In the Class B. the horses were all P. E. I. owned and driven and it was a real battle for places in each heat. Carl Aubrey. owned and driven by Sam Kennedy. was the winner with 1-3--1-1; C. Albert Budlong (E. Bernard) 3-2-1-2; Starlight Direct (C. Willis) 4-1-3- 3; Sunnymeade (B. Andrew) 2-4-2- dr. Time, 312-5, 32, 312-56. 33.

Prefentation of prizes was. made at a largely attended banquet at the Brunswick Hotel. at which Mayor T. Babbitt Parlee welcomed the horsemen on behalf of the city and E. A. Fryers. M.L.A., on behalf of the Province. The Mayor pre- sented the silver trays to the vic- tors. Numerous speeches enlivened the evening and at its conclusion everyone remarked that it was one of the best winter sporting events they could recall.

We were greatly pleased yester- day to have a letter from an old friend of ice Rowntree of Weston, Ont. Vic has been driving horses for thirty or more years and has been among the tops in that line. This year he will have one of the best stables in the Dominion to race, according to his letter..."I have just got home from Harrington. Delaware. where I got Danny Direct 1.59 (-5 and brought him to London. Ont. for Alexander Parsons. owner of Pine Ridge stables. Mr. Parsons is reputed to have paid 520.000 and he hopes to make that investment pay. I have signed a year's con- tract to race his stable of Danny Direct. The Diplomat 2.01 and Del Al Stan 2.07 1-5. I intend to race these horses in the United States and go right through to California this fall. Wish you were coming with me. This note is short but I feel you would like to know what I have in my stable."

Yes indeed. Vic. we are glad to know that you have such outstand- ing horses. The Diplomat was bought by Mr, Parsons two or more years ago for 310.000 and he was raced previously by the late Dr. Pal-shall. Danny Direct started the season of 1950 eligible to a. 2.15 class and with a record of 2063-5 and ended up with a mark of 1.59 4-5. taken at Lexington, and win- nings of S8320. He should be one of the big money winners of 1951.

Hundreds of horsemen friends throughout the Mal-itimes will be glad to hear from Roger Duncan. the man who as a. boy of ill was assistant to W. H. Gocner. Secre-

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' islanders Win Semi-Final S'erieii5-ll

Defeat Moncton Hawks ' 4 - 1 In Final: Gordonis Shutout String Halted

Displaying another impressive performance here last nizht. 1-00

glittering Thursday to blank Moncton Hawks that ihe practi-

Comlng up with a performance here on night 6-0. their fourth victory in manner in as many games, Ch-arlc-ttetown Islanders cally clinched their spot in the finals for the Mlaritime Major Hockey League championship. With one game left to play at time of writing. it will probably be completely in the bag by the time this column is read; that is if their performance last night against Hawks in the sixth game was up to the calibre they have been demonstrating all through the series.

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To put it mildly, the boys were superb in every department here on Thursday night. While the forwards were dashing and pass- ing, forechecking, backchecking and what have you, like a bunch of high-powered jets. the defence- men were a human stone wall against incoming Hawks fcrwards. They made it almost impossible for Hawks to penetrate their de- fences. and at the same time were clearing the puck and breaking down the ice like a fourth forward section

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Try as they would, Hawks were definitely at a loss to cope with the situaiion. and when they did manage to shake off hammering Islanders attacks to go on an offensive of their own, they were being overtaken and skated off before they hit centre ice and when that failed were being brought up short by the Islanders defence Brigade. Getting free cn occasions to fire a shot at Hal Gordon in the Islanders cage, many of them coming from out- side the blueline. "Little Mr. Shut- out" was right on deck to hand out the final decision "no goal."

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While holding the Kuhn-coach- ed crew scoreless. Islanders kept Colvin in the Moncton cage in a lather trying to held the fort. The game cusodian made a great job of it too, as he has been doing all through the series. but no one man could expect to weather the barrage being set up around him, and they found the mark three

times in the opening session and thrice more in the second. But there were times at that. when

Colvin was putting on a one-man show and it took Just about the whole Islanders team to plant the disc in the mesh behind him.

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No matter how tough the going is. Colvin never gives up. in fact seems to thrive on it. The hotter the opposition gets. Les seems tn have that adaptability to keep the pace with equally hot goaltendiiig. As one sports follower ocmmented yesterday "If Colvin can perform like that with the Islanders against him. what could he do if the Islanders were with him." He added, however, "we like what we've got in our own Hal Gordon."

Well. there is sure no argu- ment there. Hal has been a tower of strength. and is setting such a pace at the moment. that it is difficult to keep up with him. Every time something is said about his past performance. he goes one better before it is in print. men Colvin himself is aware of the magnitude of Gord- on's performance, when on Thurs- day night Les skated down the ice to shake Hal's hand and offer his congratulationl. Mention of his sporting gesture was made in this column when oolvln did the some thing earlier in the series, but is one we feel is worthy of repeating.

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There is no doubt about it they arelbolli great goalies, and while bouquets are being directed to Hal for his shutout performance; I few posts: tossed in Colvln'l di- rection for courage, sportsman- ship and smart gcaltending are certainly in order.

Ilcx Layne Wins By Knockout

NEW YORK. March O-(AP)- Game. strong Rex Lhync picked himself off the Vicar, took every- thing clouting Bob Satterfield could dish out and then knocked out the Chicago flghttr in 2:58 of the eighth round in Madison Square Garden tonight.

Layne. a 9-5 underdog. out- weighed hirrlvai. 10015 to 1801.5.

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By W. R. Wheatley

HALIFAX. March 9 -(GP) - Nova Scotia's almost faultless curlers fmm Kentville kept up their blistering pace in the Can- adian curling championship to- night with a ninth-round 14-7 win

over Prince Edward Island and faced nothing worse than a tie

despite the cutccrne of tomorrow's last two rounds.

It was the eighth straight win for Don 0yler's Nova Scotians who had an earlier bye.

The only contenders left for the title were British Columbia and Manitoba. both with six wins and two losses.

The sensational display by the Nova scotlens all but assured them of the championship that last came to the Province in 1921 when the bonspiel had its incept-

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still in the chase defeated eastern

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gins. Manitoba won 16-10 over New

Brunswick and British Columbia defeated Northern Ontario 12-9.

Quebec had an easy 14-5 win over Newfoundland for . the Bourlamaque rlnk's ccond victory in the bonspiel.

The closest game of the night play went to Saskatchewan. 7-6 over Alberta. but both Western rinks were too far back of the leaders to hold any championship hopes.

Ontario. the bye tonight. was also out of the running with three losses.

The Toronto rinks' five wins kept them in position to over-take either of the runner-up Western entries.

Quebec and Alberta had the byes in the last two rounds scheduled for tomorrow.

0yler's rink faced a tough assign- ment tomorrow, drawn against Manitoba in the morning and Brit- ish Columbia in the afternoon. A defeat for either of' the Western rinks would give the title to Nova Scotia.

Draw For Matches At Curling Club Today

Following are the maiches at the Curling Club this afternoon at two o'clock:-

lce 1-Col. Full. Judge Mac- Gui-gan, E. Wood. W. Dixon vs. R. Parent. L. Turner, F. Gill, Reg MacDonald.

Ice 2-A. W. Hynd-man. R. M. Jones, E. Dowling, J. Campbell vs. J. S. Moore. H. McNeill, Judge Traino-r. J. E. Burnett. 1

Ice 3-C. McLean. C. Melllslll, N. Nic'holson.'E. Campbell vs. M. A. Hawaii. A. Bagnall, C. Kidd. H. Douglas.

Ice 4-1H. L. Spillett. S. Bealon. L. Johnsione, George Newman vs. W. Richard, E. MaoNutt. H. C. Trainor. P. Hillier.

3.30 P.M.:

Ice 1-H. R. Carruthers. F. Hobbs, G. Foster, Dr. J.A. Clark vs. J. Lanabee. F. Curtis, J. Cerrey. A. Cameron.

Ice 2-J. S. MacDonald. R. A. Parker, W. Hoyt. Sam Johnsione vs. Dr. J. C. Gallant. A. Matheson, F. B. Clarke. E. Robinson.

Games will be arranged for all those wishing games.

MIXED CUBLING

Following are the draws for the mixed curling matches at the Cur- ling Club tonight at seven o'clock:

ice 1-Mr. Hoyt. Mrs. Hoyt, Miss E. Sutherland. Mrs. F. Acorn vs. Mr. Hobbs, Miss M. Mac-Lennan, Miss Mary Robin, Mrs. Taylor.

Ice 2-Mr. M. Mellish. Mrs. M. Mellish. Mr. J. Campbell. Mrs. J. Campbell vs. Mr. Larabee. Mrs. W. Allen. Mr. A. MacNeill, Mrs. A. MacNeill.

Ice 3-17. B. Clarke. Mrs. F. 3. Clarke. Miss L. Duche-min. Mrs. A. I-lowatt. vs. Mr. A. Howatt, Mrs. Sweetwood, Miss J. Grant, Miss E. Taylor.

Ice 4-Mr. R. Jones. Mrs. M. Dockendiorf. Miss Bessie MacDon- ald. Mrs. G. Rayner, vs. J. Burden. Miss S. Maolviiilsn. Mrs. S. Gid- dings. Mrs. H. MacKenzie.

Scratch games will be played at eight o'clock.

Curling Standings

HALIFAX. Much 9 - (OP) - Standings in the Canadian Curling championship after nine rounds.

Nova Scotia British Columbia Manitoba . Ontario .. saskatchew Alberta New Brunswick Northern Ontario Quebec Newfoundland Prince liyvard ,Island

Richard lase

MON'I'R!.'AL. March 0-(OP)- Prelident Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey fugue to- night announced that no decision will be given in the can of Maurice Richard until "sometime Monday." tticim-d' appeared before Campbell at an inquiry into his alleged attack on referee Hugh Mcbecn in New Yuk last aundey.

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Maritime Malar- (Semi-final) Moncton 1 Charlottetown 4. (Charlottetown wins best nine series 5-1.) Cape Breton Major Sydney 9 North Sydney 1. MARITIME MAJOR Ch'lown-Moncton Section GP W L GF GA Ch'town 6 5 1 Moncton 6 1 5 4 Halifax-St. John Section GP W L GF GA 12 17

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Moncton Juniors Win N. B. Tiile

MONCTON. N. B., March 9- (CP)- Moncton Bruins defeated Dalhousie Rangers 13-2 here (0- nlght to sweep their two-game- total-goals series for the New Brunswick junior hockey champ- ionship by a round score of 25-2.

Bruin, new meet Charlottetown Junior Abbie: for the N-B--P-E-L championship in a series tenta- tively slsted to open Monday night in Charlottetown.

P.Vl.C. Co-eds Gain Victory

Earl Nicholson's P. W. C. Co-Eds chalked up another loop victory on Thursday night when they defect- ed the Jack McAndrew coached Prince Street squad by the score of 22-10 in an exhibition batetball game.

In the first half, both teams were rather slow but seemed to get into things in the second half and show- ed some snappy plays. Macxensle was again high scorer for the Co- Eds with 8 points and Creelmnn was second with 6. Perry Of Pl'lY!09 street girls led her team with five points. ,

P. W.C.: Outcliffc 8. Cameron 0. ogboume 0. strong 0. Down: 2. Mac- Kenaie 8. Daniel: 0. Creelman G. Palmer 8, Macxinnon 0.

PLB.B.: smith 8. Perry 5. Mower o, Wren A. worthy 0. Whitlock 0. Murphy 0. .

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Spring is in the air-definitely so. True we shall have have win- terish days, or should have. when the thermometer will register ar- ound the zero mark and days when snow squalis will blaster with real March temperament but those may be regarded as Old Man Winter's last bad tempered kicks.

Birds are a great barometers in respect to indicating the approach of spring. Wildgeese are flocking in, high V shaped formations mov- ing up from the South, their clear thrilling honking reaching down from the blue of the sky . . . a glad chcrus prompted by the sight of old familiar feeding grounds. Off shore one frequently sees long. wavering skeins of geese flying in ragged formation within easy gunshot of the water. These birds have already made ihemselves at home.

Pairs of Black Ducks are taking up location on last season's nest- ing sites; the cawing of the crows, particularly in the early morning dawning, has taken on the spring quality and even the cocky English sparrow, not a songster by any stretch. of the imagination. greets the rising sun with a cheery chat- let all his own. To be truthful the early spring is the only time I take a kick out of the English sparrows. At this season they awaken a warm sptrlng feeling; at other timw my thoughts turn to a 22 Cal rifle loaded with dust shot cartridges. .. . not lead bul- lcts. (They're really-dangerous).

Recently I spent several days on the old homestead farm In my boyhood days I always listened for the first spring casing of the crows. It meant the digging out of the re-lcacing tools and the pow- der and shot bags . . . . a break in the monotony of winter farm chor- es was in the offing. on the sec- 'nd morning on the farm I had a recurrence of the old thrill . . the crows anslved. Not the odd hardened old timer that had spent the winter with us but the gar- rulous peppy migrants from a warmer ciime.

I was out having a look-see be- fore I ate my breakfast. Four of them were having a pow-pow in the birch grove behind the house and barn. one cf them was on the limb of a tree less than fifty yards behind the hen house. He had din- ed already for he had a very con- tented caw and was wiping his bill on a limb. I had an idea. I tucked the 22 Cal rifle under my coat. picked up a poll and saunter- ed leisurely out to the hen house and opened the door. out of the comer of my eye I saw my quarry turn its head to reply to a call from a mate on the north side of the grove. ,

It was my chance. I snapped the rifle to my shoulder and, as the sights lined up on his glossy black carcass. I pressed the trig- ger. I fully expected to see a limp black bundle fiump from one limb to the other till it struck the ground with thud. Nat so-the fir- ing pin made a sharp click on a dud hhell and Mr. Crow left that tree in an awful hurry . . . . but he was going up and away-not down.