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Horses taking records the past week include the three-year-old pacer Allan Mac (Schuman), 2.17; Vallie Long (Lowery), 2.14 2-5; Babe Britton (MacKinnon), 2.12 2-5; Sir Francis Drake (E. Semple) 2.16 4-5; Bonnie Dale (W. Kelly) 2151-5; Lucky Number (W. Kelly) .11l-5; Rhodola D. (MacDonald) Miss Donna Mae (Letcher) Volo (Harrison)

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On another page in this issue is the complete entry list for Old Home Week and Provincial Exhi- bition August 15 to 19. It is the greatest entry list ever received by any secretary of a harness meeting iii Canada. The horses entered number 222 and the total entries are 326. One class-the 2.28 pace—has 59 entries. Arrange- ments are being made to race Iuch classes in divisions. There are four afternoons racing sched- iiled~August 16-17-18-19 and three nights, August 15-17-18. There is a strong possibility that it may be necessary to hold races on Tues- day and Friday evenings as well in order to accommodate the ex- traordinary number of horses coming here.

All indications point to this be-i lng one of the greatest Old Home Week meetings of all time. Prac- tically every worthwhile trotter or pacer in the Maritimes and some from Quebec. are entered. The Exhibition management are mak- ing strenuous efforts to suitably accommodate the horses and horsemen. New stalls are being erected and they expect to make everybody comfortable. It is a meeting that every horse lover should see not only because ofthe great afternoons contests but also the stirring and nerve-tingling night races.

Dr. F. W. Christopher. Boston. Mass, noted authority on harness horses. and Mrs. Christopher, are visiting their Island birthplace af- ‘ter having spent an enjoyable week taking in the races at Old Orchard, Maine. The Doctor has to the best of our recollection. never missed an Exhibition or Old Home Week race meet since he left his native sod. He is a great Iriend of Dannie Steele and visits his stable at the Metropolitan Speedway at least once a week. I-Ie says Dannie is having a great deal of success with the trotter Senator Song. winning three out of his last four starts. Another member of his stable, Royal Lady. took a record 002.06 1-5 and was iln a photo finish over I mile track in 2.01 2-5. Another outstanding member of the stable is Muriel Hanover 2.07%.

l Official statistics released last week by the United States Trot- ting Association show that Clint Hodgins, Clandeboye, Ont., leads Iii harness race drivers in dashes ‘won at meetings reported upLto last Week. The young Canadian! ireinsman had a total of 69 Win84 lto his credit. to lead Jimmie Cruise, Shepardsville, Ky., with 52 and B. J. Schue, Jamestown. N.D-. with a total of 45. ‘All three lead- lng reinsmen in wins were off _to In early start this season by vir- itue of the fact that they raced at: lthe winter meeting at Sportsmen IIrack, Arizona, in February and March, and have been campaign- trig on eastern tracks since. Fol- Iowing the first three and making up the first five leaders in dash wins so far this season _are Joe I-Iylan. Norristown, Pa_., with a to- ital win figure of 44. piled up most- ly on eastern tracks, and in fifth place is Ernie Smith of Ohio with n total win mark of 39. Other leading sulky pilots at the time of the racing compilation are JOB (Iceman) O'Brien of New Glas- gow. NS. and Alberton. P.E._I. with 36 wins. Next in line is Wil- liam Houghton. Fultonvillc. N-Y- with 35. The list extends -to driv- ers having 25 wins.

1 At a recently Kiwanis sponsored race meet at Kincardine, Ont.. The Diplomat, a six-year-old pacer which Alexander Parsons, London, Ont, purchased at Harrisburg last 1511 for $12,500, won the Free For All in three straight heats from a last field, The nine-sixteenth of n mile was in 1.09. the mile in 2.06 d-li and the 1 1-6 mile in 2.10 1-0. ‘A writeup in the London Free Press credits the mile time as a new Canadian record for a mile one half-mile oval. It broke thfi track record of 2.06%. 011111101151? not up by Blue Again 2.01%. the? 3W0 gpflngg _ago won the $5.000 pace. at Santa Anita. However. the mile is not a new Canadian pacing record over a half-mile oval. At Fredericton, N. B, September l5. I037, the pacer Walter Dale 2.00%. ed by Sullivan d: Mawhinney. chial, Maine, paced the second eat of the Free For All in 2.02%. which is the Canadian pacing re- cord for competition. The fastest le ever paced over a Canadian nit-mile track was by the world's champion pacer Billy Direct 1.55, which stepped a half-mile oval in Ontario in an exhibition mile in

0.59%.

i Good racing was featured at lmhgrst, N. 5., on Wednesday and Ihursday in connection with their 01d Home Week. In the Free For

in 2.12 3-5, 2.11 3-5; Junior Hal (Whalen) was 3-2-4. Peter Budiong (Ripley) 4-3-2, Single Streak (Con- roy) 2-5-6; three other starters. In the Classified Trot, Bud Kalmuck (MacLeod) won the first heat in 2.19 1-5, the second in 2.15 4-5 and was drawn the third heat, which was won by Louise Protester (Har- rison). Her previous summary was 2-3; Jennie Kalmuck (O'Donnell) was 4-2-5; Haiiburton (Letcher) 8- 5-2: four other starters. In the 2.24 Trot and Pace O. K. Volo (Harrison) won the first heat re- ported in the press as 2.11 Z-5: Redwood Grattan (G. Lewis) won

Try On (Cormier) was 3-2-2; three other starters.

Thursday afternoon the 2.27.Trot and Pace was won by Rhodola D. (MacDonald) after Miss Donna l\'lae (Letcher) had won the flrlt heat in 2.16 2-5—a new record for her. Rhodola D.‘s next two heats were in 2.l5-a new record-and 2162-5. Third place went to Mae Harvester (Etter) with 8-2-2, and fourth place to Ma Cherie (Corm- ier) with 3-5-5; five'other starters. The colt race was won by Doreen Grattan (Pettigrcw) 1-1, Goldie Stratton 3-2; three other starters; best time 2.211. In the Junior Free For All, Gay Law (Alien) made it three straight. Cyclonic (Mac- Dhnnid) 3-2-2; Marjorie Hanover (Campbell) making her second start at the meeting. 2-3-4; Jean Henley (Miller) 4-3-3; best time 2.10 4-5. In the 2.21 Trot and Pace the trotter Quakers Boy (Conroy) won the first heat in 2.14 2-5. Ker- win Hanover (Campbell) won the next two; Louise Fingo (Etter) was 3-2-3.

A large crowd. a beautiful aft- ernoon and 3W3! Taclflfl We" features of Montaguels Wednesday races. The No. 1 Classified was won by the three-year-oid pacer Allen Mac (Schiiman) in straight heats. He is owned by Lorne Mac- Farlane, Summerside, and is a son of Abner T. Ciegg 2.041s. Liiv Bell (Walker) was 2-2-3. Just Brenda (Seaman) 7-3-2. Joan Dale (Arb- ing) 8-4-4. four other starters;

fled was a split up race won by the good trotter Kelly's Night-- mare (Shaw) owned by 9159137115 Bishop. Charlottetown. Her sum- mary was 5-6-1-1: Vallie _Long (Lowery) won the first heat 122.14 2-5—a new rccord—and was ._.-3-3 in the next heats. Babe Britton (MacKinnon). owned b)’ Gwrge Thompson, was 8-1-7-2. Her sce- ond heat in 2.12 2-5 1S a new re- cord. Bee Budiong il-Ionncssey) was 2-2-2, Marjorie Budiong (Ran- kin) 3-4-6; three other starters The No. 3 Classified was won_ by Nellie Worthy (Buell) in straight heats: Calumet Onward (Stead) 2- 2-2. Sugar Harvest tMcNeill) 4-3- 6_ Abegwcit Milady (Smith) 3-6-4. Roy Shelburnc (Kennedy) 3'44? four other starters. best time Z15 2-5. Nellie Worthy is owned by Cecil Drake. Cardiiliifh The N°i 4 Classified was won b)’ Prime Efud‘ inng (H. Cudmore) in straight heats; Eleanor G. (Henncsscyl 3" 3-2, Ola Budlong (MacDonald) 4- z-a, Eva Worthy <ivicintyr@)_2-_5-5- Lela Budlong (Collins) 5-4-4. time 2,12 2-5, 2.12 3-5, 2.12 4-5. Prince Budlong is owned by Harold Cud- niorc, Bracklcy. The dash race held after the completion of the above classes was won h)’ _5"‘ Francis Drake (E. Sempifi). with Nell Cochatodale (S. Willis) 2. Roy Shelburne (Kennedy) 3. 1W0 0W" starters; time 2.16 4-5—a new re- cord for Sir Francis. owned by Clifford McDougall, Boston. M855-

Parkview Raceway, formerly the old Cymbria track. at 03'5"" Bed Bridge, will hold its second race meeting of the season Wednesday afternoon. The popular Amos mid Alvre Gallant arc putting “D $1." 600 in purses and this has attracted an excellent list of entries. Park- view is beautifully situated in a valley surrounded by 10V“? woods. The plant is spotless, the proprietors most genial and the horse en speak in tho iligi105i1 terms of the way they 115° "lem- A lot of comment had been made on the improvements to the Race- way, the home stretch of which is over sixty feet wide. We look to see a banner crowd at Parkview next Wednesday afternoon.

A recent Quebec City race meet was featured by tragedy Whe" ‘he very popular trotter and race win- nor, Provident. unseated his driv- er and ran away in the second heat of the Derby Trot, He crash- ed headlong into B P010 Ti" W!‘ erinai-ian looked him over and said his case was hOPBVPBS- 5° 1° end his suffering he WE! 5h“- Provident took a record of 2.05 2-5 and was a brown horse by 5990' cer 1.57%. In his racing career he had amassed winnins! 0f M814)’ $21,000 and was valued 0V8)‘

$5,000.

One of the surprises of the re- cent Portage la Prairie. Man.. race meet held in connection with their Exhibitiomwas the winning of the $1.000 Aberdeen Hotel Futurity stake by a three-yegr-old colt with a broken jawbone. In h" training prior to the race meet she was judged the favorite but on the Monday previous to the race she was in a spill and injured her

‘All Scott “Imicer (G. Lewis) was g dtraight heat winner and we are pleased to see that Anti-Aircraft (Conroy) was next best with 8-2- I; Eddie Scott (Harrison) 44-2:- ewe other starters: best time 210.

In the L10 Trot and Paco the trot- . - Hanover (Campbell)

jawbone and leg. but the "m" j an j L of her ‘o give her a try at the big money

and she came through with fiying colors. ing is coming back strong in Man- itoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Still smarting from the 8-6 set-

back suffered at the hands of Siimmerside Old Timers last Wed- 0055B)’. Nels Whitlock will send his Old Time Abegweit team out for revenge at Memorial Field to- rnorrow afternoon in an ail-out effort to_ square the series at a game apiece. The game should be a corker from start to finish. . - . .

the game, the two veteran squads staged a whale of a tussle in Sum- moi-side in the opening encounter.

At times there were flashes of smart baseball that had the fans applauding generously, and all

through the piece the old-time rivalry ivas plenty evident. . . -

There will likely be changes or additions in both lineups but ir- respective of what players are on the field. fans can be certain of witnessing an interesting contest. The game will follow the Knights- Kinsmen Junior League encounter and should get underway in the vicinity of 3.30.

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Trotters and pacers of the har- ness racing realm will again hold forth at “Canada's Finest Track" tonight. and although many spec- taciilar meetings have been staged in the past six weeks, tonight's program is expected to go one bet-

fer.

Rarely if ever, have racing meet- ings, both afternoon and night, produced the close-knit, stirring competition that has been the case this season, We don't know exactly the total of meetings held but we do know that the winners are proving more and more difficult to pick and it is likely that after tonight's trotting and pacing duels are over more favorites will have joined the already large number that have tasted the bitter dregs of unexpected defeat this season. a 0 .

Although the date is still for awav the annoiincement/yestcsday of Barbara Ann Scott's appear- once at the Forum on February 14th and 15th created a lot of in- terest in sporting circles yesterday and consensus of opinion was that manager Archer ivas deserving of commendation for his efiorts in securing a contract assuring the world's premier skating star's ap- pearance here. -

The commendation is wcll plac- ed. As is gencrallv known Charlie has been confined to hospital for the past several months now. but despite the handicap of illness, kept un continual correspondence with officials until he had received the final o.k. I-Ie is deserving of the many bouquets being handed his way and it is an added pleas- ure to learn that "C. F." is now well on the road to recovery. I I I

Promoter Gus Longaphie in- formed this column last night that everything is in readiness for the big l0-bout amateur fight card scheduled for the Charlottetown Armouries next Monday night, when the best of Char1ottetown's and Summcrsides fistic warriors will clash in the first inter-city boxing competitions to be held here for some years.

. - a Gus lined up three new referees to handle the bouts whom he feels will do a really good job as the third man in the squared circle. and will add much to the success of the program. The referees are Hec McQuarrie, Tom Ciaybourne and Eddie Gallant. The latter will handle the first couple of bouts while McQuarrie and Claybourne will ofliciate over the major at- fractions.

I O Promoter Longnphie. in co-op- eration with Carl Fitzpatrick, the Western Capital promoter. has put a great deal of work and effort in developing the inter-city tournam- cnt for the benefit of the local sporting public. and insofar as the competitions themselves are con- cerned. everything has been ar- ranged down to. the last detail. The only thing that will be need- ed to make the event an overall success is s good brmout of fans to give the lads who will be pro- viding the entertainment the en- couragemcnt needed to make it a good show.

I I . So let's show these youngsters, who will be in there doing their best just for the love of the sport, that we are behind them one hun- dred per cent. by going to the Ar- mouries on Monday night to watch them in action. and get a good evenings entertainment to boot. I O I

Tuesday morning, August 9, the City Junior Baseball League will put on a Tag Day in an effort to raise J money to carry them out of the red f.or'the season. I I

Attendance: at the regular len- gue games have fallen off and have been anything but encourag- ing so for this year. When one con- elders that it coats the league offl- CilII anywhere from $10 to 812 to stage a game with the collection

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By Pierre Dubois

HALIFAX, Aug. 5 -—(CP) _ Nova Scotia‘: doubles champions. Don and Gordon Bauid of Halifax. pulled the first major upset of the Canadian lawn tennis champion- ihilis late today. taking the meas- ure 0f Montreal's Davis Cuppers, Henri chon and James Mnckcn. A crowd of 1,200 fans, largest ever to see a tennis match in tne Maritimes, went wild with giee as Gordon Bauld salted away match point on little Henri's service for the home triumph in five sets. 6-2. 4-6, 5-7, 6-2. 6-4.

The Baulds on their performance loomed as a threat for the doubles title for it advanced them io the semi-final round against the de- fending champions, Gordon Mac- Neil and Edgar ‘Lamhier, both of Montreal.

W. J. (Bill) Tully of Bronxville. N.Y., playing wider wraps iii early rounds, uncorked a stretch drive in defence of his singles crown that carried him into scmi- finals in a breeze. ‘hilly, captain of Notre Dame's tennis team in 1947, whipped big Walter Stohlberg of Vancouver 6-1, 6-4, 6-1, to ad- vance against Lorne Main, also of Vancouver, in the next, round. Meanwhile. Macken fought through to a hard-won five-set triumph over E. Blair Hawiey of Cambridge, Mass. to enter the hot- tom half of the sem-flnai draw against Rochon. Scores were 6-4, 3-6, 8-4, 4-6, 6-2.

The slender. 23-year-old Tully showed ability to cover ground in leading Canada's No 3 ranking player throughout the match ex- cept in the middle set. Stohiberg was at his best then but. he muffed a chance to take a good lead after having forged ahead 3-2.

I-le had Tully at game point on each of the sixth and seventh games. But the American rallied each time to bring the point to deuce and go on from there to win. With the count 1-1 in the third set. Tully won five games in a. row to win the match.

Hawiey. ex-American G1. gave Canada's former Davis cupper a hard battle despite being bother- ed with what he described as a "tennis elbow". The match lasted three hours and 1f) minutes, and was played under a broiling sun. Patricia Mackcn of Montreal, defending women's singles champ- ion, advanced to the semi-finals against Rhoda Joan Hopkins of Woodhaven. N.Y., disposing of

another Montrealcr. Mrs- Pauline Robinson, 6-3, 6-3. Miss Hopkins defeated Montreal's Mrs. R. A.

Porter 6-4, 6-4. »

In the bottom bracket of the draw, Elaine I-‘ildes of Montreal ousted Mrs. C. l-I. Mitchell of

sydney, N.S.. 6-1, 7-5, and next meets Mrs ., Baba Lewis of Jamaica Plain, Mass. Mrs. Lewis elimin- ated Toronto's Mrs. Louise Brown._ $0. 6-2.

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"THAT WE MAY KNOW" Sirz-I-‘or future guidance I would like m ask the "powers the) be" and particularly the Montague Trotting Association to give full explanation of just what a "Non Winners dash race" meana T0 my way of thinking as also the greater number of those interested it would mean a sort of consolation prize or gift to help out the ex- penses of those unfortunates not within the money. All right. Montague Trotting Association advertised such a race through the press for Aug. 3rd with no fees or strings attached. What happened? When they called the non winners class "Just Bill" was included. "Just Bill" according to writer's score card and which was marked as an- nounced. No. 1 Race 4th. 7th and 5th which looks like fourth money in the first heat of this race.

When Mr. McLean. the announ- cer. gave out the names of the horses -to start in this dash they were four in number, at first in- cluding "Just Bill." Mr. Clifford McDonald was immediately con- tacted, as he seemed to he the

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Mrs- Brown couldn't, bring her left-handed strokes within the court in her match against Mrs. Lewis. who won the crown in 1946. The hard-stroking Toronto plgygf also lost point after point on ser- vice doubles faults. Mrs. Porter, however, gave Miss Hopkins a good battle. She led both sets 4-1 and 4-2 in games but wilted each time,

The attractive Mrs. Robinson,

a native of Knaresborough. York- shire, showed the most powerful stroking and best service of the tournament in her match with Miss Macken. But dver-anxiousness on 9B5)’ shots trapped her into faults. Miss Macken, meanwhile, was stroking with her usual steadiness and assurance. Mrs. Brown and her partner, Dorothy Hurst, reached the semi-finals of the womens doubles with a 6-0. 6-3 triumph over Vida Large and Mrs. E. Wood- worth of Halifax in a quarter-fin- al match.

MacNeil and Lanthier breezed through the Halifax piiir of Bill Piers and Bill Pope in a quarter. final match, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. i Main and Siohiberiz had ‘an: equally easy time of l_t vaulting past. another Halifax twosome, R. Menard and P. Beadon. 6-1, 6-3. 6-3. The Vancouver stars are drawn in the bottom bracket Hawk-y and Tully hreezed through J..l. Desjardins, Montreal. and Toronto's Dori Plaft for a straight-set quarter-final victory. 6-1, 6-3, 6-3, to enter the bottom bracket of the doubles draw against lifain 0nd Stohlberg.

Tennis Finals Scheduled Sunday

HALIFAX. Aug. s-<cP>--Finai§ in all five events of the Canadian Lawn Tennis Association will bo played Sunday, tournament officials announced tonight after players threatened to turn the champion- ships intn a fiasco of defaults. Earlier it hiid been announced that the finals would be played Monday. The tournament commit- tee was forced to go into a second huddle when a spokesman for the players said the majority would de- fault because of commitments elsewhere.