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Elsewhere in this issue will be found the program for Old Home week and Provincial Exhibition races Ausust 13th to 10th. The total offered in purses and prizes is over $0.000. which is the lugent amount of money ever put up for a race mcct in the Maritlmes. Special recognition has been given is drivers. with increased prizes for the leaders and $15.00 for the winning driver of eac race as well as other awards. pwas-d; 0f $8.000 is being expended in Im- provements to grand stands and facilities for horsemen. In addit- ion last fall the track was resur- faced with over 2.000 loads of loam. the space in front of the urand stand enlarged and the scoring cart of the track fenced

a‘. 60 feet so hat in a pinch sev- en or eight arses can score a- breast. Make no mistake. Char-

lottetown will be one of the ban-

mr meets of all time this Old Home Week. Next ednesday afternoon the

Island Crcuit will move to Cove- head where on Charlie Willis’ splendidly appointed oval a pro- aram which is elsewhere on this page will be raced. Covehead has had great spectator drawing power and Mr. Willis always has a good program so make up your mind to be there next Wednesday after- noon—-earlv-us races get under wov at 1.30 D5‘;

Our friend Les Bickerton. prop- rietor of the Amherst Speedway. is holding a mammoth two day meet n-ext Wednesday and Thurs- day. Two of the events are stakes that have filled to capacity and the others are races of the type that will bring out plenty of en- thusiasm on the part cf the spec- tators. In many ways it is the mcst ambitious race program giv- er. at the Amherst track.

The President. Secretary and Executive of the Prince Edward Island Harness Racing Club have decided iu cal-operation with the

Provincial Exhibition Association to hold the Two, Three and Four Year 01d Futurities at Charlotte- town track September 11th and 12th. This will give Maritime hcrsemerfa longer period to get their juveniles in racing form and 110' doubt in the future mid-Sep- tamber will be a fixture for racing these popular events. Year after rear the Futurlties under the able management of secretary Fred J. E. Wright and board or directors has increased in entries with this vcar setting up a record for all time for a‘ third payment made Jlllv 1st. official figures show 14 iwo-year-Qlds. 2-4 three-year-olds and 19 four-year-oids staked. The final payment (which includes the starting fee) of $7.00 will be due August 20th and notices to this effect and the dates of racing will be sent to each owner.

Ollie McNelll. Fort QWAPPEIIB. Sask. famous as the man wiho first bred and brought to public recognition the white faced fox the progeny of which has been shippcdl to every fox breeding country in the world. and has also made a success of farminfl and other ventures. is Dllyilm 0 Vi!" to his brother Wellington McNeill of southport. In conversation wi Ollie yesterday morning he n1 he was delighted to find brother Well so happy and contented in the hospital. where he is recuper- criry; from a very severe accident which occurred some weeks I180- It must have been pretty toillh for well, who is one of the busiest men in the country to face the fact that getting well meant be- ing on his back for a couple of months. but he has done 80- A pleasing part of Ohio's visit to thB track yesterday. piercing‘ was to see Mcmurs Pick 2.11 . driven by Alfred McNeillhthmt had B0011 on the sidelines due to an irziury. stepping an easv mile on the trot in 2.30 For several week-a,- now

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ST. STEPHEN. N. 8.. July 12- Harry Direct. ovmcd by J. D. Me- ban St. Btephen captured first plaoeinthefreeforallattbe mid-week burdens

here Thursday afternoon. Ridfle Alex. owned and driven by Al Lansille. Militown. took second place and Wildcat Volo. owned by Creamer and Balkan: St. Steph- en. was

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Ia" 1000i; 110:? vtatilyrurtwlilefnw: will not be able to have an exhlb. ition on the Exhibition plnpgngg At present Robert Stevenson f; training Catherine Henley by p». 91' 39016:’. and a three-yum)“ mare called Hannah Hanover by Laurel Hanover 1.59%. Both are owned by llkahk L Noble. fomier owner of Peter McKinney 2.06%. Mr. Stevenson is also train a two-year-old of his own c led Peter Lullwater bv 131mm 1,1111. water.

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"E. B. Savage is training Vol 91M R15; A“ ( Abbe by AbbedaIe dam Mar-yvclo w ° x ' 108%’ m" Geo,“ m“ d Rm‘ ildcat Volo (Balkarn) Filllflltld raced here several times. and also raced at Charlottetown and I believe at Montague. M1,. Stevenson is bringing his mflrei 010118 carefully and expects Ito start her this fall. Joe Hughes is training his trotter Jack Kllnlker by The Klinker. and he shows considerable promise. I attended the races a-t Susex July 15c mg they had a good afternoon's sport with plenty of close finishes. Pine R1680 Alex 2.00%. owned and driven bv Al Laxiglllc. laid over his field. He looks and goes like a good horse. I raw Myron Mac- Arthuiid there. He a four- vear-c mare Ima Scott by Bel- Huflq Mgney (Balkum lini Scott. out of the d. of k‘ (Th ) Christie Budlonz. that “us gin comm“ M“ om“ John Mehan of St. Stephen. NB. g," T"; and m“ and he received May Todd in My Pgftngf (creamer) trade from Mr. Mehan." Thanks. new; 11 (Walker) .. Thane and we are glad you are, Runona Day; (Burke) M!" 9° be Wm‘ ‘l5 B151" I'm-l Inflation (Arznstmng) .. ""- 0 Dawn McKillop (Jardine)

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useful i.r.~ compiling our Merl horse racing review. J. L. liked the rucing at New Glasgow last Wednesday and thinks a lot of Alpha Hal. wlhich W. G. Stewart bought last. fall at Harrisburg. Alpha was a straight heat winner d th of 2.14%’ Ifltuedmllfieyluarflstlilclldtue helm‘. g fenced the Dodflerfi 16 t0 9 In I Jean 3udf°nn_ 5 daughter of w; free hitting encounter. good we Calumet 3115mm gone/bl Vessey and Weatherbie was the made the "d"; mom“ by gm. battery for the Red Sox with Pius lshing 2 2 2. In the 2.18 ‘rmt and Callaghan and White performing Pace. Pat Abbe. also owned by W. 11°’ the Dinners- G. Stewart. won the first heat and Br 111111118! by Traffic Grattan. well driven by Red Sox 300 430 04x—l6 14 4 Johnny Conroy that diirtirshed thirgil on “ti. 2,3‘: tgiatsmagm 1,3,‘, gfi. l was a straight heat winner in the t Budlong m an Trams we“ No_ 1 Clasifled. best time 2.16%. gm “m! he“ h; 2'15“, Wm; ‘Pat nhile Calumet June won the No. ‘ ’ Free ‘For A“ was - 2 Classified. It may be interest- ' ing to our readers to know that ‘ Klvo Cash was purchased by Windsor Ont. who after the sale e went to ‘Ifargiggill/lm an‘)?! kbouagt A Blu Assn . . w e e - "s.m°.f.§‘“.}l§f'§§b,§"sggnyfffllgl tereed and raced.at Santa Anita. fig; "The Sum“; hm m m; Calif. winning the ssocoo pacin! was the fastest stepped in the “WW- 0 Maritime Provinces this ason — —~ Traffic Grattan is George McIntyre’; five race pro- Gfalmm “i; gram at Montague had a close

in the 2.25 Trot and Pace and a considerable surprise w” sprung! Dodgers 101 000 i04- 0 '1 12

m. Gay from a. w. leather-dale. gelding by 0T0“!

Ontario sire. He took part In lcall from Jupiter Pluvius. A heavy events last season. had winnir-(z ; mist descended around one o- brackets If! fl" OI them “d was clock but. the thousands of fans eligible to the M4 owe F“ m" braved it and were rewarded by a 0rd w“ 3J5 1'" l5 evldmm good afternoon's sport and fine quite a Pl"?- we “we M rem“! weather. Space is limited so we of Jean Budlong 1'80""! 4 t can onlv give a few of the hiilh- but she started once in 104 l lmh.,s_ Buddy Moko won the 2.23 North Svdnev. flnishinfl "-8-" ‘Trot stake after Ge0r80 we had 22o. 2.1a 2.11m. and was still "- captured the rust heat in aw. 230 pacer at the end of the sea- | Anti-Aircraft lost the first heat of the Free For All to RAyB-l-AIPLBW-

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written us some news of the Port “Elam °°°tflt‘".t"..“.i.'lii’liifisé‘if d“! o! w v y excellent condit- veteran

(better in this Province this sol- lson. The 2.15 Trot and Pace was |won by Bright 800i’. with 1-1-2. ‘old reliable Wait NSee was 2-2-1- best time 2.14. That steady. d0-

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Robinson Wan-ms Up ' For‘ Title, Bout With Knockout Victory

NI-‘W YORK. July 1.:- (AP)- Bugar Ray Robinson warmed up for his forthcoming world welter- weight championshi-p bout tonight by flattening south aw Joe Cur- cio of Newark. N. .. just at the bell endin the first round of their ache uled 10-round tuule in Madison Square Garden. ‘Robin- lon scaled 149 i-2; Curcio 1S0 l-4. A crunching left hook lnnled by Robinson. known as the "un- crowned welterweight champion,” just as the bell sounded ending a falt and furious flrlt round, ut the Jersey southpaw down. Fiat on hi: back. But he wal still out and hadn't yet moved a muscle when the bell rang to start the second round.

Referee Billy Cavanaugh began to count over him, then changed hi| mind and stopped after “two". Armounctr Hurry Balogh said over the public addresl system that Curcio "was unable to 2on- tinue and did not answer the bell” starting the second. Ringside ob- servers calied it a knockout at the start the second round.

A minor riot started at ringside with the announcement, but police gave a couple of over-enthusiastic fans a thump or two, and squelch- ed it.

For one round it was a slzziar as Sugar Ray took as good a: he dished out to the first southpaw he ever met. Curclo tangled the llim New York negro up for a while as he carried the ight to Robinson.

For several seconds. midway in the round. they stood toe to toe and slugged it out. Then. just as the gong went off ending the round, Robinson cut loose with his high hard hook and Joe went down-and out.

It was the 68th victory chalked up by the Harlem hammer ‘n '10 professional starts as he tuned up for his title tussle with the welter- weight champion. Marty Servo of 5919091390)’. N- Y" in Yankee Stadium Sept. 5 or 6.

Sport Shorts

NEW YORK. July 12- (AP)- Terms have virtually been agreed upon for a lO-round. non-title bout between‘ the world light heavyweight boxing champion, Gus Lesnevich of Cilffside, N. J.. and Bruce Woodcock. British Em- pire heavyweight champion. Sept. 17 in Wembley Stadium, London. it. was learned today.

Lesnevich recently defended his title against Freddie Mills in Lon- don, knocking out. Mills in the tenth round.

LOCKEPORT, N. 5., July 12- S nrked by the brilliant four-hit PICIIIIIZ of Leon Williams. the eague-leading Iackeport Seacaps trounced Newelltnn Newells 8-0 in a Shelbume County senior base- ball game here tonight.

TRURO, N. S. July i2—(CP)— Truro Bearcats stepped out In front of the Halifax and district senior baseball league race Iiere tonight when they defeated‘ Heli- fex Ship lrds 6-1. Gordie Mont spaced nne safeties in going the distance for the winners.

WESTVILLE. N. S.. July 12 - Westville shaded New Glasgow 4-1 in a senior exhibition baseball game here today. The McLeod brothers. Allan and Ray, allowed only three hits over the seven- lnning distance wLth Allan gain- ing credit. for the victory.

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games Thursday night when he defeated the Legionaires for the third time with a nine-hit hur- ling job. Fast being acknowledged as the loop’: best hurler, the An-

ague hurler to win three

chor left is exhibiting the form e

that ma him a former when he pitched junior ball. It's almost impossible to steal second on the smart port- sider as many players have found out to their chagrin as he poss- esses an accurate whip to the bases. McAleer has beaten the Legion three times against one rc- verse piling up thirty strikeouts in his last two appearances against them but has been beaten twice by the Rovers. 1- 1» 6

Teddy Strain was one of the few left-handed batters to solve McAleefis deli-very successfully in Thursday's game hitting safely in four trips to boost his batting average up to .395 while Art Perry finally had his hitting streak stopped at six straight when he struck out twice after hivttlng and walking in his first two attempts. Perry had hit safely five times the last time he faced McAleer. The Legionaires now have no chance of winning the second sec- tion as the best they can possibly do is win three games whereas the Anchors have already taken

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Buck Whitlock has taken over the lead in the batting race hold- ing a five point lead over the Leg- ionairea’ Art Perry. Whitiock sports a .437 mark and Perry .432. Cart MacDonald has edged into the .400 circle getting three hits in his last game to hike his aver- age to .417. Ted Strain batting .395. McInnis .346, F. LeClarr .348 and C. Ward .344 or‘ the next in line with Irving M/Lhunnon being high man for the Anchors with twelve hits in thirty-six tries for a .333 mark.

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Ben Chapman of the Phillies, touching on the National League race the other day. posed this question. "How many teams have won a ennant without a regular catcher " He was asking about the Cardinals. They have four catchers—i(en O'Dea. Clyde lllutz. Del Rice and Joe Garagolla-but they have been rotated almost like pitchers. and it has not been un- usual for as many as three of them to appear in a single game. Chapman also believes that the absence of Max Lanicr. who made the jump into the Mexican League after getting away to a brilliant start, has cost the Cardinals at least four games and probably more. He also might have added that his own surprusing Phillles have made another four-game difference in favor of the Dodgers. Il- 1' 4-

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ready to concede the flag to the Red Sox after the season was a month old and the Beantowiiers had broken from the barrier wiLh a display of power that. had mow- ed down all before them. It is true that they still hold a com- a fortable seven and cine-half game lead over the second place Yun- kees but it is a lead that doesn't appear as formidable as did their incredible early season advan- tage. The Red Sox have been no balls of fire on the road. The majority of their victories have

have given them plenty of troubie away from Boston's Fcnway Park; Whatever successes the Boston,

largely due to pitching. O 1- O 1-

At the moment Cronin‘s hlajor. weakness is lack c-f depth lfl pitching department-a

like the No. 4 man on the mound staff and in his search for a suc- cessor Cronin still hasn't cl cov-\

ered the ri-ghf. man. althouszn he ha: tried fellows like Bill Zuher, the ear-Yankee, Earl Johnson. Bill Butland and Bob Kllnger.

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In the first six weeks of the American League season, the pre- season favorites, the Yankees. and the Tigers, who aion with the Rod Box were figu to battle it out for the runner-up position, didn't look as if they would be within hailing range of the Red Box at the finish. But both nave shown marked improvement-es- pecially the Yankees-in recent weeks and it wouldn't be too cur-l filling if before the American

ngue race 1| ever. it develops. into a hotter proposition than the‘ National League scramble.

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Heat waves danced outside Maple Leif Gardens the other day ll Conny Sm the went into a huddle with cg Day to send out. invitation: to prcmialni b00- key pronpecu to report to Tor- onto Mlple Leaf hockey school at 5t. Oatharinel. Ont... September 16. Pete Lnnuelle. pro-war centre -iar for the Lenin and recently dis- charged from the Canadian Army, 1m been invited to alve him an extra chance to get in lhl c ne- fore regular training upenl. oallc: Walter (Turk) Broda and Gordy Ieli will not. as net guardians.

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Fight Gard At Sporting Sluh 0n Tuesday

with 16th at the Sportinil Club.

slingers from Springhill take Sportimr Club team.

McAleer became the first assured the “gm m!“ who have

ways put on a good Tuesday night will certainly be nol

Evans And Sass Even Up Series

lnilZht squared their horseshoeaer- es file McDouzall at one match a- niece Ocurt 51-20 and Evans took MZc- Dougalls measure 50-45.

Evans seven. while the two losers had five each to their credit.

clock third and final games of the series will be played,

Misfits Beaten By Bobby Sox

Columbus ladies’ the Bobby Sox defeated the Mis- fits by the score of 26-19. The winners. first time bunched hits with run- ners aboard and accounted for seventeen runs before they were retired. From then on it was nip

out two homers and played a star losers.

11th. M. Lund M. l-Iennigar, MacDonald. B. Pickard, B. Rogers. S, MacDonald. L. McMahon W. MaeMHlafl.

latter. replacing B. Pickard and B. Rogers in the fourth.

Stewart, E. Larkln, D. Jay. C. Hennabury.

row night.

Baseball Results

In the American League there Delhi“ 000902 999-3 3 1 were a lot of people who were 3°15£1°11éks and llgeglgoeti-éf4pe3 0

and H. Wagner. Philadelphia .. Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago de-rson: Wyse and MoCulough. New York St.

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Joey Macdonald is coming up

another promising boxing ard scheduled for Tuesday. July This time it is a band of who will on the local lads of the

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Misfits: J. MacDonald. G. ‘Train-I r K. O'Connor. K. White, B. P. Arsenault.

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‘,1; a foregone conclusion that the -Qrly batch .lge. On July 5th I saw two broods

-were almost able to fly with no

This summer's black duck hatch been enioyinfl Rreutlv these inter-us me ems! comem of interested

sportsmen at the moment. A few late broods are putting in an ap- pearance since July came in. lit- tle mldgets a few days old. but it

is away below aver- on a beaver dam. One of 9 that

appreciable difference in size in comparison with the mother bird and the other '1 ln number that were tiny thinks in down stage. Ducks grow fast but there will be a vast difference be- tween the two broods as regards food value when the opening day rolls around.

The gunner who bags one of the early hatched birds will have sec- ured a full meated duck with a satisfying mature flavour. On the other hand a black duck hatched in July will not have reached full maturity by September 15th, the o rig date last year (1046) al- beit they are able to fly and out of the ‘fla/pper’ stage. It has been broadly hinted in circles supposed to be in the know that the duck season this year will open on Seo- tember 25th. By the way the hatch appears to be shaping up at present it will be a good thing the season doesn't open too early.

Opinions differ as to the cause of scarcity of early hatches par- ticularly when there was a nor- mal crop of adult breeding stock. Some throw the blame on the skunk: others are equally definite that the crow. very ab t this year. ls Public litnemy No. 1. This scribe is not in full accord with either explanation. although both the skunk and the crow take a

1r lead.

Mixed Foursome: Are Cancelled

The mixed foursomes scheduled to take place at the Charlotte- town Golf Club today have been cancelled it was announced yes~ terday.

The competition was to be for prizes donated by Ed's Taxi.

Maloritv of the local aolfers had been competing in the N.B.-P.E.I. tournament and recently arrived back in the city. Joe Mahar. Frank

Acorn. Russel Peppin and Art Gaudet arriving back Thursday night.

Legionaires In Desperate Need 0f Victory

A victory-hungry ion u will be setting their ileffghtal 031th‘: Rovers’ pitching stafl Sunday g1- temoon when the two teams q)- bOse each other on the Park dia- moncl.

Alihmlgh out of contention for the second section lead the Leg. ionaires have provided strong op. position every time they've taken the field and have never been de- feated without putting up a pm! struggle and tomorrow will be up exception.

0n the other hand the Rovers have a. tough row to hoe. If they're to tie the Anchors for the section they must win their three remaining names and likely h-ave their strongest lineup on hand tomorrow to start of! on the right foot.

It is expected young Earl Cor- isli will draw the Rovers starting assignment with flmer Mclisaae a likely choice for the Lemon's hur- ling chores.

It's the Rovers’ home game and is slated to start at 230 sharp with George Francis. umpire in chief and Jackie Kane and Bill

heavv toll every year. Methinks the heavy snowfall in late April was one of Nature's quirks that really threw a full sized monkey wrench into the current duck hatch. Now don't get me wronil this is only my opinion and I am as liable to be of! the b60111 B5 anyone else. Right of! the bat l can hear someone exclalm: have had snowstorms in since the beginning of Time. so why should a snowfall. however hggvy, make anv appreciable dif- ference this April?” Thats a fair question and it requires an aziswer-

I-Iere’: something for $90115!!!“ to remember. Black ducks start laying early in April regardless of how late

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keeping a Diary when I got mar- ried) show that I saw my first brood of young black ducks any- where betwee-n May 10th and 241th. I only saw one brood on May 19th- The next earliest was May 22nd- Broods are reasonably common on May 24th. It requires 28 days. sometimes a dav or so over for incubation and takes at i085?- 15 days for a black duck to lay a setting of 10 eggs. partlcularlv in April when material tor the shell is scarce. Prom the time a. duck started to lay till She Md he’ brood in the water would take all of 4.3 days and by a process of subtraction it will be plain the mother duck had to be seekinll I nesting site very early in April- the first week at the latest.

As anyone who has lived in this province knows in a normal swim: the 15y, week in April sees the marshes and swales snow and ice bound and the mother duck has to seek out a nesting site in the most unusual places. oftcn a. mile or more from any Wfltef- 50m?" times the nest is under the buil- of an old windfall in a tangle of

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that can grow to alarmi-nr; pro-l Garerrer and Marshall: Kon- portions as the doubleheadcrs pile stnritv and OamellL _

up. In all the years he has_bccn‘_Syracusc_ 101 102 000 .112 2 at. the helm of the Boston club. Jersey City 000 000 000 0 8 0 Cronin never had hotter pitchers Prendergast and West; Barley. than Dave Ferris. Tex Hughson Kash, Cleary and Gladd.

F and Mickey Harris, But already -~~_~-_ '

Joe Dobson has stopped looking res of Wmmpcs Monarchs. and

his clubmatc. Lawrie May. All have signed Leaf contracts. Other West- eners arc the following from the Pacific Coast Senior League: drew Clovechuk. William Kyle,

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Joseph Conn. A. H. McDougall, J. Peterson and W. Barllko. as well as Gordon Staseson of Regina Abhotts, Howard Meeker. Strat-

forri right winer. also will attend.

BIG RECREATION CENTRE CARNIVAL

Thursday Evening, July l8ilo.

RECREATION CENTRE GROUNDS, VICTORIA PARK

weeds and briars. sometlma in a dense thorn thicket on top of _& dvke facing south- The m9“ 19"" site of all is in a thick clump 0f spruce or fir on a sunnv slope but I have known a black duck to nest on top of a havstack before now the urge denied when the time comes-

The spring iust passed was any-\ In March. our of could g0 . and feel The weather had all of late Mav or early June. The snow and ice had dist-i an