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Year’s Record -- Davenpor Prince and Betty Mozart

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Other Winners.

Conditions were ideal for ice rac- ing yesterday afternoon. The track Md been out in splendid condition by the committee in charge. It was suy. prislngly firm considering the mild- neol of the weather. There was a slight wind from the rear which if anything aided the horses. The re- sult was that fast time was made in "all the events and the spectators to ‘ the number of 300 who were present enjoyed. one of the best afternoons sport of the season. There were some tripping good finishes, particularly in lthe Class A Trot, Class 11 Pace and fiche last heat of the Class B Pace. j CLASS A TROT i" Captain Jackson who has shown jup so prominently in other events this weason was yesterday on the pace and his owner withdrew him at the l, last moment. ' This left Brier Mac ‘and Peter Verde and. a real contest lthcy put up for two heats. In the [first heat they got away with very ,little scoring and raced neck and ‘neck until the last twenty-live yards, ‘when Brier Mac drew slightly ahead winning with Just enough. In the sec- ond heat Briar Mac made a break ‘Iiust as the word Go was given and ,was entirely out of it. Peter Verde jogged down the course winning by two or three lengths. Everyoneex- pooled that the third heat would fur.- nlsh the fireworks and they wei? not disappointed. The horses got away together on the fourth score. At the eighth‘ Peter Verde was half a. length in front, than both drivers hconunenced to team their mounts, aided perhaps somewhat by the shouts of the spectators. It was fr. ferocious battle from there to the wire. Brier Mac, however, won by a head, the verdict being unanimous. It was one of the best and most excit- ing heats of the year. The time 11111119 in the first heat of this event" equals the trotting record for the year, 29% seconds.

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Colorado Mack was to have start- ed in this event but the owner could not possibly get away from office en- gagements, so was reluctantly drawn. This left. Jessica the Great and Doro- thy E. to decide supremacy. It will be ‘remembered that in Saturday's races these two had a tough battle, tho final heat being a dead heat. The ‘course being flrm was slightly more favorable to Jessica than on Saturday when it was sloppy. Yesterday there was no doubt about her bein! the best, but in two of the heats she 1111i! a close call. The first heat they 8°‘ "away on the second score, hung to- vgether for about an eighth. "l"!

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M?!“ wont right to the front win- nins very comfortably. Eeoond u“; Dorothy E. was better this heat. being “thawed out." They were on even terms practically all the way down, but in the last fifty yards Jeni“ 51'9" 5W5? Blllhtly Mid won by over a nook in fast time. 29% seconds. Third Heat-This was a real good heat but. as in the second beat Jes- sica. drew away at the finish winning by about a neck. It would have been interesting had Colorado Mack been a starter. It is probable that he would have been the winner, CLASS B T301.‘

This brought out three trottors. and was the initial appearance this season of Dsvonpolrt Prince, whose reputation as a TJHTTADWBB made by his Performance at Halifax last fall. He and Grace Forbes made real Rood flilmiietltion. In every heat Grace held him until about the last twenty-five yards. Then Davenport Prince would make a real strong finish and win by a. neck. All three heats were very pretty to watch and most interesting to all spectators. Mary Volo, the third starter, was a. good trotter but seemed to hit herself when she would get up to her clip, make a break and thus spoil her chances,

CLASS B PACE

This was the fourth event on the program and Betty Mozart was sist- ed to win from past performances. She won comfortably in the first and second heats, Judson Lad finishing second, but quite a bit back, Colorado l’. third and Louis Sett fourth, In the third heat Louis Sew. with the hopples nicely adjusted was going fast at the word. ShsIandIBetty Mo- zart made a. great race but Betty was in the lead ten yards from the wire. then Louis Sett came with a great rush and nosed out Betty Mozart in a real thrilling finish. SUMMARY

Class A Trot

Brier Mac (Macieod) . Peter Verde (N. Walker) 1 I

Time: 29%, 35, 30%

Class A Pace Jessica the Great (MacKinnomJ 1 1 Dorothy E. (Mcllelil) 2 I Tim-c: 30, 29%, 30%. Class B Trot

Davenport Prince (Arbini) ----1 1 1 Grace Forbes (White) 2 2 Mary Vole (Hooper) 8 3 Time: 31%, 30, 821/4. Class B Pace

Betty Mozart (Arbing) .......1 l I 4 4 l

Colorado P. (McDonald) ........3 3 i Time: 31%, 32, 32%.

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BY QUIN HALL Often we hear of a. good middle distance runner on the track who shifts to the marathon distance when the years pile up and take from him that spurt of speed necmary in the

longer distance. Paavo Nurmi will undoubtedly follow in Ray's footsteps. He has made announcement to that eflect, and he may be seen over the next Olympic games at Los Angeles. ‘

Once in a. while we hear of a run- ninglhorso who is sent in as a steeple chaser when his racing days on the flat seem to be over. Billy Barton is of this claw.

For" a. good many years the name Billy Barton meant something to the boys who whangieg the odds around the tracks, and the handicap pers seemed to have a lot of respect for the ability of the horse.‘ ‘Billy made good on the flat course over s long stretch, but the day tame when he started to slip and so he was converted into a Jumper.

Billy, who is now owned by Howard Bruce, of Baltimore, is in England being prepared for another start in

At yesterday's races prizes were given for the winners, also those se- curing places. These are available at Large Bros. to the victors. 1

The winning horses were owned as follows: Brier Mac and Jcssice, the Great, lit-Colonel D. A. MacKinnon; Davenport Pi-inoe, Leo Blake; Betty Mcaart, Iiemuel Arthur. ' The oiiicials were:

smter-lvillssell Abbott. Judges-R. J. Steele, Willard Kelly. W. B. Brown.

Timers-E. F. Acorn, Geo. Buntaln. Willard Kelly, Leo Blake. Announcer-E. F. Acorn.

SATURDAY‘! RACES

The second prise meet of the sea- son will be staged by the Victoria Park speedway Club on Saturday af- ternoon, starting at 2 o'clock sharp. The following are the classes and IMHAIIZ‘ r

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. York Ola, Maior Aubrey, Colorado

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CLASS B T301.‘ Donnie Brook, Bingen Johnnie walker.

CLAB! A PAC! Al Worthy, quinll. Prince Mac.

' ' CI-AIII T301‘ Dapper Don, The Allie, Ever Ready, Annie Rooney, Marjorie Dillon, scout. CLAUI I PAC!

Aubrey,

Lady Norm". Britt 8., ‘mommy M., ' . 3°11.

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\ o, the Grand National Steeplechase, which will be run. at Aintree, March 22. . Last year Billy Barton was just beaten by the old campaigner, Tip- pcrary Tim, in one of the most spec-

shorter distances. Jole Ray turned tacular finishes evcr witnessed in marathoncr, checking in some re- that famous classic. The American markable performances over the horse w'as leading lmtil he fell at

the last jump, managed to get up. and furnish the spectators with plen- ty of excitement at the finish. Those two horses were the only entries to survive the gruelling hazards and fin- ish the race.

Due te his excellent showing last year, Billy Barton was made a Joint favorite with Great Span and Mas- ter Billie at. odds of 16 to l when the bookmakers first began quoting prices on the event last January.

There was a little disappointment evident earlier in the year on the part of the Maryland horse's boosters ill England because of his failure to 8i!- pear in the Winchester Steeplechase for which he was entered. Billy's han- dlers, however, must have consider- ed that their charge was not ready to go in this event and preferred to save him for the Grand National. Re- ports from England would seem to indicate that he is in the pink of

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all A E N N T E S MEET BllT N0 Atllflll TAKEN

Recent DIE. of Toole Given as One Reason for Postponement.

BUFAID, N. Y., March 6— Mag- nates of the International League in special star chamber session from early yesterday afternoon until dusk. deferred action on the election of a president to succeed Jdhn Conway Toole. deceased headythe specific reason for which the meeting was held.

One of the reasons advanced for the ,_ tponement, of a. definite choice until the next meeting called for in New York, April i6, the day preceding the opening of the season, was the desire tn refrain from appointing a new head so closely following the death of President Toole. Anothe was the failure of magnate: to agree unanimously on a choice at informal caucuses which were held through- out the morning and a third because the Baltimore club did not see fit to send representation to the meeting.

While magnatss were inclineg tn _ be reticent on their prsaidcntibl idcal.

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condition for the test. While tho odds will undoubtedly change as the day of the race approaches, it is safe to predict that at post time Billy Barton will still be among the favorites.

The Grand National, which has earned the reputation of being the hardest of all Jumpin‘ events, could well be called the Grand International us it attracts entries from the United States, England, Ireland, France and other countries.

The i929 list of entries originally carried the names of 120 horses. While many of these have been dropped and others will be slashed off before the day of the race, a big field is assur- ed for the Grand National on March 22.

The winner of this event gets $25.- 000, plus a. substantial slice of the entrance fees. Second prize is worth $3,500; third, $2,000 and fourth, $750. The course is 4 miles and B56 yards long, with 30 fences or hazards. The run-in is only 494 yards, but the his- tory of the event shows that very few horses ever reach this short. stretch of the course. Last year 42 went to the post and this year they expect to better that number,

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Says Maritime Boys are World’s Best Athletes

Anmltfsbno, Mass, Mar. 6-Ool. Sidney O. Bigney, a native of Went- worth, N. 5., was the main speaker at the dedication of the new athletic clubhouse of the Portuguese-Ameri- can society and the 80-year-old busi- nose man, who is as active as many men 30 years his Junior, told the au- dience that he attributed his remark- able physical condition to his early training on the farm in his native town, when he developed a hardiness that has failed w leave him, despite an active life. , ' ,

"And while I'm on the subject," de- clared the Colonel, "I'll challenge any group of men in the world to vie with the Maritime Province boys when it comes to all-around athletic ability and a test of real sports, such urun- ning. Jumping, wrestling, boxing and marksmanship."

As yet, the challenge is unanswer- ed.

it is known the names under cori- sidention were those of Joseph O'- Brien. former president of the Am- ericsn Allociaticn: Hiohlcl 1!. lex- ton, president of the Rational Ano- oiation of Minor Lune Clubs, and Samuel Robertson. former prnidant 0! i!!! Buffalo club.

‘ The cause is worthy, the programme

FIREMEN lllil STAGE BENEFIT THIS__EVENINH

Abegweits and Victor. ias Ready for the Word -+ Other At. tractions.

The firemen! benefit game which was to have been played Wednesday night was postponed owing to mild weather. However, tonight better ice is expected and the programme of hockey and speed skating will be held. This will probably bathe last game of the season. The Vics will have "Whackie" McEachern back in their lineup and will try strenuously for a win. Their rivals the Abbles will be at full strength with every intention of adding to their string of victories over their old foes. It is hoped the firemen will have a. capacity house.

will be well worth the money. Give the boys a boost.

It. may also be of interest to add that the score by periods o! the Wol- verines-Bathurst championship hoc- key Bil-me being played in Bathurst tonight, will be announced.

AT THE L. ll. C.

The Victories defeated fnvincibles by a slight margin at the League of the Cros Alleys lest night; the Crea-

cents also trimmed the Stars. Fol- lowlnk are the scores:

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Rev. P. McMahon .....le2 22c 255 H. Gregory ...l1o 111 2o J. Martin .....1~i2 20a 22o J. Callaghan ..1a:l 1:11 192 '1'. Creighan . ..l51 19s 224

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INVINCIBLES

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1.. D/oiron . ..l:sl 211 212 c. Dillon "20: 222 20s virlneeu ....1aa 20c 1e2

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STARS

n. Duncan ....1a2 21o 111 F; Doucette ..125 lao 169 r". Tierney ...lc1 1oz 188 J. Mcllnnis “.124 m. 14a 11.1.. Day .. ...las 10:1 114

Tota.l—233B. CRESCENTS J. p. Webster .....19a 2oz 221

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Title.

The Y. M. C. A. Five Pin Bowling team, champions of Canada. and Newfoundland, rolled in defence of their title at the “Y" alleys last night and turned in the most magnifi ‘ total score of 3390, over a hundred points better than that which was aggregated lest year.

Last night's splendid count com- mends nothing but the highest praise for our classy pin topplers who have enoe more set up a new Island rec- ord, and many experts think will be big enough to again win the coveted Canada-Newfoundland Trophy.

MATCITRABE

(Special to the Guardian) SUmdERBmE. P. B. I. Mar. ‘f- With references to the correspond- ence as published in yesterday's Morning Guardian regarding the challenge by the Summe “ Driving Club to Messrs Buntain and Mc- Neili re matched race between Major Aubrey and BudAxworthy we are the challengers and are pra- pared to stand by same to the letter, the conditions of said challenge be- ing absolutely in accord with the rules of the National Trotting As- sociation, notwithstandi“, the fact that the Sporting Editor lttempts to quote himself as an authority on this matter.

Signed-Summcrside Driving Club. John o. Cobb. secretdry.

N. H. L. GAMES

Ottawa 0; Canadians 3. Toronto l; Chicago 1. J. A. Bentley ..11i 227 187 .1. Hughes .....2<n m 201 Total-ZBQO. On Monday night the Rovers and lrivincibies, who are tied for third

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1!. Crooker, Montreal. ‘rile following are the sc J A. Webster“ .344 225 ‘ Ju. Cameron ..2l0 260 ‘Tom Howatt .....2a:l N. J. Glow ......20'I J. A. Bentley “"220

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played on the rink at O Tuesday night between the Bisters and the Alberton Sis account of the prevailing thl i,‘ ice was unfortunately soft J“ gamewssnotasfastasit‘

the pouring rain there was turnout of fans. The tea quite evenly match and a hard battle ended in a score of l--0

lineup was as follows:

Alba/rial: Sisters-Irving goal ' Dunn, Wells, defence; Mrs. Dunn, McDonald, Gallant, i Millman.‘

0’Leary Sisters-Ruth Brown Mae Harris, Florence Berna fence; Kris Kennedy, Mrs. (Dr. nedy, Annie Carruthers.

Owing to illness in the O‘I..ea. tars ranks they did not use a y A return match will be pic. _‘

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