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. mai were contested. VI of them uere step record IIIIUII mugs. and these 0'! miles were step- ped by 51 horses. Joaedale Clans- mm was the biggest race winner with 16 victories to his credit. Among the drivers. the blzlest race winner was Cllyt-0!! MIC!-God who drove 38 winners. Once again Johnny Conroy was the best driv- mg average. finishing the season with an average of .423. compiled in accordance with the Universal Driver Rating System. Frank Dani- els was the busiest driver of the season. mlklltl 211 5'-5113-'

in 1955 we saw the richest colt .-ace ever staged in these seaside provinces. On August 3rd. 15 (kn- mmmbred 3-year-olds assembled for the 35,090.11) Jollity Stake. It was the richest colt race here in the Marltimes and one of the rich- est in Canada. Yes. without adoubt. the 1955 season was the biggest and the best and it will be worthwhie to see another one. just half as good.

DETAILED RECORD .

"That's the season in brief; here it is now in more detail- A tom of 364 dashes were contested over the Truro Raceway. 10 at a dis- tance of one-half a mile. one at a mile and a half and the remain- mg 353 over the mile route. Of these 353 one-mile dashes, 152 were trotted or paced in 2.15 or better. Of this amount. 50 were timed in 2.12 or better. 40 of them being under 2.11 and a record 24 better than 2.10.

This figure of 24 equals the total for the Maritimes in 1954 and ex- reeds last year's total at Truro by 16. Josedale Clansman was respon- sible for 10 of these fast miles. He paced in 2.09 3-5. 2.09 2-5. 2.09 1-5. 109. 2.08 2-5. 2.08 1-5. 2.08. 2-07 4-5 and 2.07 1-5. Tied with 3 are Jerry's Nightmare and Josedaie Double Hal, the Nightmare pacing 2.09 2-5, 209 2-5, 2.09 1-5 with the Double Hal horse tramping in 2.09 5-5. 1. 3-5 and 209. Peter Ciegg paced in 2.09 1-5 and 2.08 4-5 and six other horses were credited with one each. Prince Maplecfoft 111 2-03. Direct Mite In 2.08 4-5. Mighty

Boy in 2.09. Judge Miller in 2.09 2-5. Barbara Ann Queen in 2.09 2-5 and Anthiona Ruler in 2.09 3-5. Among the drivers. Donnie Turner leads with ten 2.10 miles. Johnny Conroy has 3, and Harley Harrison, Ed Haley and Cyril Smith 2 each. Drivers with one fast mile in '55 were Clayton MacLeod. Charlie Connors. George Manger. Aurcle Gould and Reg Le Bianc."

AT SAINT JOHN

Another good friend is D. R. Neal. manager of Saint John Exhibition Association and Saint John Race- way. Doug gives the following in- teresting particulars of the his season's racing there. We have also to thank him for his cooperation in sending the Judges Book to us. which we are using with other Pl?- ticulars in our racing review for 1955-.... "I might mention that we had in all a total of 58 race meets inr the season, one more than In 1954. for the period June I to Octo- ber N inclusive.

''In all. a total of 11.043 99'' snna attended our race meets thir- ing this season as compared to al- most 81.000 of a year ago. The number of horses stabled has great- iy increased in particular the num- her of local horse owners which presently total some ll-odd. It looks as though the number oi loc- ally owned horses will increase as we know of several new parties that are planning to purchase hor- us before next season opens.

"We feel we have accomplished s great thing in the Harness Rac- ing field in the increase of the local- Iy owned horses. as in 1952 when we commenc ', a total of 14 horses were owned b residents of this area. Extra stahling accomodations will be provided before next sea- son gets under way as we have secured five former army huts for this purpose and they will be mov- ed into a new location during the Winter months.

IARNESS RACING BOOM

"We. here in Saint John feel that harness racing is on the upward trend in all areas and because of this we. as well as the other tracks, will benefit by the increased in- forest, and before too many years harness racing will. no doubt. have the forefront in all centres as it has in your fair city and also in saint John. Certainly no other sport can compete with our harness rac- ms program in this area as shown both by the attendance and the great interest that is shown in daily 1110- Dllflhl the racing season. no matter where one does. everyone II '31”!!! about last night's race

meet or the race scheduled to come up."

We are always delighted to give credit to harness horse drivers in the Msrilimes or elsewhere who make good and we are pleased to notice this season several that are showing form that will eventually place them on a par with top rim. era across the line. Through the kindness of Mrs. Cyril Smith we have received particulars of the doings of the Cyril Smith Stable in 1955. Their headquarters was at Truro Raceway where they made the majority. of their starts.

Here In a brief sumrnary....Bar- hora Ada Queen by Calumet Bud- lomz. owned by 11- L Monaglian, Sydney. new reocrd of 2.00 2-5 from 2.14. Made 37 starts. was 12 times first. 10 times second and 10 times third with earnings of (2.- Tim Whispering Hops by Sim-

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cos Harveder. owned by Arnold Weeks Frqderiction. P. E.l. New record of 2.10 4-5. Started 24 times. fl times first, 0 times secondtwice third. Earnings of 31,152.50. See Plant by Abner T. C1888. owned by Ray Steiwart, Murray Harbour. P. E. 1- New rocord of 2.12. Start- ed 37 timm. 0 times first. 0 times second, tinaes third. Earnings of 81110.00.

Lahey's Dream by Jollity. Own- ed by Ray Stewart. new record of 2.15 1-5. Started 51 times, 0 times first. 12 times second. I times third. Earnings of 31,152.00. Just Barbara. by Abner T. Clegg. Own- ed by Harold Woodside. Margate. P. E I. New record of 1.15 1-5 Started 3 times. 6 times first. 4 times second and 6 times third. Earnings of 51,222.00.

Jerry's Nightmare 2.09. by Ab- ner T. Clcgg. Owned by Karl Mc- Cuily, Truro, N. S. Won nine races and had earnings of 53.00100. Vera Signal by Abner '1'. Clegg. owned by Earl Yeo. Miscouche, P. E. I- New record of 2.15 2-5. Won one race and had earnings of 5615.00. Lady Abnsrr 2.15, by Abner T. Clegg. Owned by Chester Johnston, Truro. Ten starts. five firsts. earnings of 3930

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Mrs. S iiih ends her letter with:

"Cyril njoyed his trip to the sale with Archie Llewellyn very much. Met and talked with a lot of train- ers and drivers. Both he and Archie thought Gisy Spirit would be fairly handy down here. be lowered his mark this year to 2.08 2-5 and we hope he will race well this coming season."

RlCHES'l' PACE

The following account of the fi- nal leg of the 575,000 American Classic Pace is taken from the latest issue of The Horseman and Fair World: Hollywood Park, Nov. 27 - Time's Square launched a stretch charge at Hollywood Park yesterday that carried him to a half-lengt victory over Philip Scott in the foal leg of the 375.000 American Pacing Classic and some- what coislu ” the final standings of the world's richest pacing event. In the summary of the three legs of the pacing classic Time's Square. who finished fourth. third and first. tied for top honors with Hill- sota. who won the first dash. finish- ed fourth the second time out and was third! yesterday. S. A. Camp s Diamond Hal. who was a 1-2 fav- orite yelerday but faded after set- ting the Iearly pace. got third place in the final rankings for the classic. He won the second leg. was fifth yesterday. and finished tenth in the first heat.

Diamoqtd Hal had no excuses yesterday. O'Brien hustled him in- to the lead from his outside post position and he flashed by the quarter pole in .29 flat. Little Joe shut off the air the next quarter but was still in front when the field reached the half in 1.00 4-5. Round the far turn the rest of the six- one field began to charge at the leader and Hillaota took the race conning into the stretch. Dia- mond Hisl tried to come back. but

could it reach the leaders. Two hundr yards from home Hlllsota looked .ike a winner. but then

Mclfinlqv Kirk moved out to get Time's iquare home first, follow- ed by hilip Scott. who has been second iln all three heats of the classic.

SUMMAIRY ' Time's Square fM. Kirk) 1, Plslll Scott (D. Cameron) 2. Hlllsota ( . Avery) 8. 3'1-laven (W. Long) 4. Diamond Hal (O'Brien 5. Thomas B. Scott (Car- iock( 6. Time, 150.

At latest reports Joe O'Brien was ledding Vallse Key for the trophy sthat goes to the leading driver 'of the Hollywood Park meeting. The race is very close... The fin il standings of Grand Cir- cuit drl vers has been released by the U.S. Trotting Association. Joe O'Brien is tops with 02 points. Wayne mart is in second position with Del Miller 51. William Haughtqn 50. Frank Ervine 43. ' t w

With She close of the racing sea- son lasf: Saturday at Hollywood Park the season's records become final and' the 1955 champions in all ages anti categories will stand as up to that date. As a matter of fact the-we is only one track holding harness racing at present -Mng-

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Canadian Press Staff Writer U.l"1'AWA (CP)-la June, 15!. three American entered Quebec's mountainous Gaspe peninsula bush to hunt bear. Their death there was one of Canada's most widely publicised crimes. Wilbert Coffin, 44. Gaspe proa- pector convicted of murdering one of the hunts-s. now is in a death cell at Montreal's Bordeaux jail. His execution is set for Feb. 10. Starting Monday. his case will be given an unusual review by the Supreme Court of Canada.

To ADVISE CABINET"

The cabinet. which has the final word on whether to interfere with a death sentence. has asked the nine-judge court for advice on the case.

This is believed to be the first time the cabinet has referred a capital case to the court for' an opinion. The court's view will not 'be binding.

However, the cabinet presumably

to let the sentence be carried out. commut it to life-or a definite term ' imprisonment. or order a new trial.

The Quebec attorney - generai's department has attacked the cab- inet's action as interference with the administration of justice. Law- yers for the attorney-general will ask the court to reject the federal reference as illegal. null and void. Coffin was found guilty of mur- dering Richard Lindsey. 17, of Hollidaysburg. Pa.. in what Quebec Provincial Police described as "Quebec's most gruesome murder case."

Parts of Lindsey's bear-gnawed remains were found near an aban- doned loggers' camp 60 miles west of the village of Gaspe. The dis- membered bones of his compan- ions-his father, Eugene Lindsey, 47. and Albert Claar. 20--were found in the same area.

SHOT TO DEATH

The crown claimed the younger Lindsey was shot to death in an ambush. 'A coroner's court jury ruled the three sportsmen died at the hands of a person or persons unknown. Police said Coffin did it. Possession of articles belonging to the hunters and similar circum- stantial evldence led to Coffln's conviction by a jury at Perce. Que.. in July. 1954. The conviction was confirmed unanimously by the Que- bec Court of Appeals.

The Gaspe bushman applied to Mr. Justice Douglas Abbott of the Supreme Court for leave to appeal the conviction on points of law. His lawyers argued he had not re- ceived a fair trial. The judge re- jected the application Sept. 2. Then. in the early hours of Sept. 5. Coff-in bluffed his way out of Quebec jail with a gun carved from soap and painted with shoe black. Less than two hours later he gave himself up on the advice of his lawyer.

Coffin then asked the entire Supreme Court to grant him an appeal, but the court ruled it had no jurisdiction to overrule the de- dsion of an associate (Mr. Justice

Don Foniana World-Wide

TORONTO (CP)-Don Fontana. Toronto's young man about ten- nis. mused: "I suppose I could have gone into business but what about all that travel"

Today the lean six-footer will tuck five racquets under his arm and board a plane for New York. Two days and 9.000 miles later he'll land in New Delhi and for the next seven months he'll live on the other side of the world.

For 24-year-old Fontana is one of the rare band that plays len- nis around the globe.

"I can't think of any other sport that gives you the same oppor- tunities to see the world," the quiet athlete said Wednesday in a luncheon interview. sandwiched between shopping and packing.

"This tour is a little too long, but it's still a free 35000 trip."

NINE TOURNAMENTS Before he returns to Canada

played in nine tournaments in India. two in Egypt and others in Monte Carlo. Cannes. Flor- ence. Rome. Barcelona. Wiesbad- en, Dortmund. Paris. M ” ' and Beckenham.

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About the same time. Ooffin's lawyer reported new evidence had been uncovered. Chief Justice Pat- rick Kerwin calletkon Justice Min- ister Garson to say some of his associates on the bench would haye canted Coffin leave to appeal if they had heard his application.

ASKED FOB OPINION

The cabinet, in an order-in-cnun- cll Oct. 14. referred the case to the court for an opinion.

Specifically, it asked the court to say what its judgment would have been if it had granted Coffin leave to appeal.

-The Lindseys and Claar travelled to Gaspe from Pennsylvania in a pickup truck. it was not the first time they had hunted Gaspe bear.

After purchasing provisions in Gaspe tley entered the bush June I, 1953. They drove some 60 miles along a winding. loggers' road through the mountains where only berry bushes and small vegetation

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Three weeks passed without word from the hunters. Finally inq ' ' by relatives in Philadelphia touched off a search by Quebec Provincial Police.

A truck and hunting ' were found strewn in bushes on the roadside. Then Eugene Lind- sey's remains were discovered about three miles away, near a logging camp. The two youths' re- mains were found near a second camp. about 192 miles away.

MET THE HUNTERS

Coffin, believed the last man to have seen the hunters alive. was away on a trip when the discover- ies were made.

On his return to Gaspe he was questioned by police and also at a coroner's inquest.

He admitted meeting the hunters. lie said the last time he saw them they were alive and in the com- pany of two other American hunt- ers travelling in a jeep.

His story of his encounter with the hunters was retold in a state- ment he issucd to the press last Oct. 11 through one of his lawyers. Francois Gravel. in Quebec City.

Coffin said in his 6,000-word statement he maintained his inno- cence and complained he was not given a fair trial.

One reason for this complaint was elaborated before Mr. Justice Abbott by Arthur Maloney. Toronto lawyer who appeared for Coffin in Supreme Court.

Mr. Maloney said Coffin was de- nied a request at the 19-day trial that the jury be entirely English- speaking. The jury consisted of six English- and six Fr nch-speaking men.

Counsel also argued that the trial judge. Mr. Justice Gerard Lacroix. misdirected the jury and admitted some irrelevant evidence.

Coffin said he saw the hunting party and their stalled truck June 10. He had driven young Lindsey to Gaspe to buy a new fuel pump. (The pump was not installed on the hunters' truck and was never found. However, police traced to

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Leaves For Tennis Tour

And, he added. he may toss in a trip to the Philippines or Sing- apore.

!'onlsns's current trip from New York-with brief stops at Amsterdam. Geneva, Beirut. Da- mascus. Baghdad and Karachi- is sponsored by the Indian Lawn Tennis Association.

He'll also receive financial help from the Ontario Lawn Tennis Association. the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club and an anonymous group of 30 Toronto businessmen. who have supported his quest for court fame in the last five years. For four of these years, from 1951 to 1954. he was studying at the University of California at Los Angeles. packing his summers with tournament play in most of the eastern states.

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month European tour with Bob , 23. of Sherbrooke. That trip took him to Italy. France. Germany and Spain and finished at Wimbledon, when both Cana- dians were knocked out of the

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For his help. Coffin said he re- solved a Jlxlenese busting knife and sift in ted sun: currency.

He said that whn he left the Lindseys and Claar. two Americans in a iegnbearing Penn- sylvania licence tea were with them.

Two days later he said he passed the same road. The Lindsey truck wasattheaamespotbutthere was no trace of the hunters. Coffin said he stole a suitcase containing a pair of binoculars, two towels and a pair of pants.

This confession of theft was the first Coffin made. some of the articles were found at the Moat- real home of Marion Pets-ie. Cof- fln's common-law wife and mother of his son. They were identified at the trial as belonging to the hunt-

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Miss Petrie's appearance on the stand. objected to by the defence. brought out the fact Coffin visited her a few days after the hunters entered the bush.

NEW EVIDENCE

When Mr. Gravel distributed Coffin's statement to the press in Quebec City he also described new evidence in the case.

The lawyer said he showed Cof- fin a L of an ' J " jeep found in New &unswick. near the Quebec border. Coffin said the jeep he saw in the bush was sim- ilar but he could not swear it was the same one.

A file submitted to the justice department by the lawyer con- tained a statement received earlier from Dr. and Mrs. William Wilson of Toronto. They said they saw a jeep bear' U.S. licence plates June 5, 19 . on a ferry crossing the St. Lawrence river some 250 miles northwest of Gaspe. The .jeep's occupants were in their 20s or 30s and carried several guns.

Other statements from residents of Madeleine centre, 81 miles from the scene of the slayings, also re- ferred to a jeep with American licence plates and two occupants.

An unidentified garage owner in Madeleine centre was quoted as saying the two men in the jeep asked whether he had seen the Lindseys and asked how to get into the Gaspc bush.

C'ROWN'S CONTENTION

The crown contended that'Coffin killed the hunters for the elder Lindsey's money. He was said to be carrying upwards of 3600 when he left Hollidaysburg. Lindsey's empty wallet was found near where his remains were discovered. .

Witnesses testified at the trial that Coffin bought some beer in Gaspe on June 12 with a 320 U.S. bill and offered a big U.S. note to a hotel waitress.