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A meeting o1’ Track owners and delegates of the Nova scotia Horse Raging Association was called for Wednesday, April 21st at Truro, N. S.

g-oi W. W. Bowers Great vill e, pr s. owner of Bill L 2.16 1-2 re o; Happy L 2.03 1-2 Aaron L. gm i-4 Direct L. 2.09 1-2 and oth- ers and owner of the dam of above Mary Sue 2.17 1-4 writes as fol- lows: i0;-

Just a few lines to let you know the horse news from this vicinity.

1 was up to the Truro track the other day and found Johnny Con- my in fine fettle and his horses locking extra good. He has five anc is finding it hard to get them work- w as the track i3 in such bald 5h1p€, because of weather condi- tion. He is working short-handed and is a very busy man.

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T. D. Blaikle has sold "Mlrlnn 1,," dam Cambrizl, to parties in Am lierst I would say this is a very like 1y cclt a big strong trotter. This i5 the Second "L," colt Mr. Blsikle has sold this winter.

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Mary sue 2.17 1-4 has another mare colt two weeks old “Tlrlla L," and is marked very much like Aaron L.

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Sierra Sue L the 2 yr. old out of Mary Sue is a big strong mare, and I WOUlC. say a good prospect for some Ollf.‘ ‘

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We also have a yearling colt "Bugle Boy" by Bill L, dam Betty Direct 2 10 1-4. This mare is 1n foal to Bill L.

Mal-y sue and Bill I... have both wintrred well. Mary Sue is looking the best she ever did since we have hzld her.

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I hope this will interest the “Back sirctch" readers. I get great plea- sure in reading that column, al- ways turning to it first like the kids co the comic sections.

We should have some good racing this summer if the new importations, line up to their reputations.

l’ am enclosing a picture of Eliza- beth L dam Betty Direct. This more is owned in Moncton and I understand they are going to start hcr in the ii yr old futurlty this SllillillCY.

Trusting this fiucs you well and hoping to see voll at the "Old Home Week" in August as it is a splendid place to spend a fc-w days.

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William Delaney, Park Corner, was a welcome visitor to our office this week and gave us permission to use the following received from his bro- til-er J, M. Delaney, Calgary Alta, "It woulc appear from the horse notes enclosed with your letter that they are having a lot of fun in Charlottetown at their ice races. Royal Jim must have a lot cl speed to reel off quarters in 29 l-2 andl 30 seconds. Scottie McKalrg driver, Morcside is Nell McKay's sou and is. the iellmv that drove Hal McKinney‘ in 2 09 over sitmmerslde track lie must be a fair teamster~a chip off the olc. block-Little Dan.

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I also notice that Joe O'Brien purchased Lee McKillap i.‘ 09 for a patron. Reading this brings to lnlnd that Peter McKlllop 2 21 sire of Lee McKlllop was raised in Calgary his owner being Archie McKillop a wholesale boot and shoe theater.‘ l-ie owned the mare fiatle Tod". 2.11 by Kentucky Tocld 2 08 and shipped‘. ner to Indianapolis to be bred to. Peter the Great 2.07. Mr Mc-l Klilop cled when Peter McKfiloip was a veal- old and his estate sold, illihorses to_ Ensiern_p_zlr_tie_s._§_eter i

Landing Barge to beach to Berlin! That's the

double play we're setting

that’: the route of attack, the way paved with 811m and planes and tank! and chips bought with your dollars. You are earning more than ever now on war work. Lend those earnings for Victory.

B“? bonds to Back the A

‘Wt YOur own future. Buy bond: and act up a

fund for yourself to spend

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HARRY A. MacMIIGALI.

WKUIOD was trained and raced a; a. W0 year old taking e, record 0g 2-91- He moi with an accident soon all" and was nlwea in the stud.

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A. H. Meylaito Calgary, 301d; two °°n5 realm)’ to Ontario parties. 2:3 333F110! bgdsgllycoouectl 1.55 2.05 both outot Barbells. by Grattan Bars 1.50 —Dam Silver Direct by Merry Direct 2.05 a full sister of Silver Bars 2.03 and Merry Bars 2.04. Mr. Maynard 13 e, well t0 do man, he owns the Union Pack- llls Co. the Mercury Oll Co. and other interests, he not only breeds ‘horses but races them as well, He shipped Barbra Bare 3-219 to the Peninsular Fan-n Freemont, Ol1l0.,l to be bred to Billy Direct 1.55- alld the colt refered to above is‘ glaivnly Billy Direct. foaled in Can-'

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The Horseman anc. Fair World; Slates that the out look for Fairs in the United States is the best in several years Many that didn't] open up last season will be on this year ,

Tfimmy Murphy greatest trainer in the history of 115111855 racing penned these words re training - Tlley are golden flllggests of horse ‘milling wisdom- "Every effort should be mace to keep a horse from getting dull or in other words to knock the edge off his speed A horse should be worked within four or five seconds of where he is ex. pectec to go but a part of the mile Should be at top speed."

k120i I found he continued this to work out very satisfactory. By training them within themselves they always had a. flesh of reserve speed which reached the point desired. Peter Manning l 56 1-2 was a splendid example of this kind of work. He never was permit-ted to nigh up to the top of his speed until it was wanted and as e. result he al-- Ways had more than was expectedfll nun-no Looking back over trotting records We DOW that in 1885 Maud S electri- fielc the world by trotting in 2 08- 3.4. This record was cut to 2.08 1-4 .hy Sunol over a kite shaped track at Stockton Calif, in 189i. In 1892 the “Bikc" sulky displaced high wheels and Nancy Hanks placed the trotting mask at 2.04. It was not until i903 that the two minute point was reached by Ion Dillon after trotting in even time at Readville, Moss. she cut the figure dawn to 1 o8 l-2 at Memphis Tennessee. in October

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By many Lou Dillon is consider- ed to be the fastest of the trotting breed. True Peter Manning trotted in 1.56 3-4 at Lexington and Grey- hound reduced that figure to the present worlds tab of 1.55 l-4, but it must be remembered that inn Dillon was hooked to an olcl‘ fash- ioned bike slllky which had the driver sitting high up in the air and getting all kinds of wind re- sistance as compared to the "low

Frcm several points contacted our advices are that only jog work ‘iris been possible, with the exception of the Brldgewater track where Billy Hood and Elmer Campbell are get- ilng in slow repeats. Just the s-ime the jog mil-es over the heavy foefino will leg horses up wonderfully 11ml fit them to can-y their clip later n.

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A New Brunswick Racing Circuit is mooted with tracks at Chathrm, M‘ ' '" I

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up to smash the enemy;

flack. Buy bonds to larc-

when the war is over.

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lsued from the office of President

bike" now used where the "pull" isI _ I

also much lighter I ioi i . The slow coir‘. spring has held‘ ‘ beck training in the Maritime-s.’ '

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

New, Livelier

Baseball Is

Prom ised BigLeague Clubs

By ORLO ROBERTSON (Associated Press Sport Writer) NEW YORK, April 23 — (AP) i —-The batters andclub owners can stop worrying, for there's go-| lng to be a. new and livelier base- ball in the Major Leagues. '

Answering widespread objections of baseball men tilat the new ball wag dealder than the one approv- ed by the Major Leagues‘ Commit- We n December. Lou Coleman, Vice-President of A. G. Splllcllngl and Brill-bill's’. the manufacturer“ admitted toduy that the baseballs sent euofor the opening of the‘ season did not measure up to standard.

But. ill a Illfllltlffid statement is-

Ford Friek of the National Lienguc, Coleman said the fault had been discovered and that the batters. would have a. better hall at which to swing in about two weeks. Coleman explained as follows- "In the manufacture of base- balls a layer of rubbol" cement is applied bctiveen layers oi wool. Under war conditions this cement‘ ls made from re-proccsscd rub- ber. The cement used on the baseballs turned out by the fac- tory ln lecent shipments has prov- ed of inferior (utility. Instead of providing resilience the ccmvnt

hardened to a point where the

Bathurst, Shediac, Campbeilton and‘ St. John Cooperating.

‘oi. Frank McAlduff writes frcrn Ai- berton — "That the streets have

dried ‘it! and the horsemen are out almost every day exercisltn: their steeds. Ilarry O'Brien who always brings out a good perform- er ycarlv has High Tide by Soviet and n son o1 Sing-in‘ Sum, 2.30, out of a sister of Happy L. 2,03 1-2, Both lcok like real prospects for the slow paces. Stanley Brown has a four year old by Calumet Bud 10mg. 2.025%, out of Haste by Peter Voio. 2.02.) This chap will be in the Futurity races and shouldl show up wel. Haste is also the dam of Sillgin’ Sam, 2.10. Loretta. Abbe has developed into a nice big more. I have jogged her all winter and she is sound as a nut. Simone Hztlirster, 2.04 l-4 l5 It picture horse, full of hf:- and anxi- on; to step- He is certainly one grand horse.“

Thanks Ml‘. McAlduff and here's

hoping Alberton will show up some more “real ones" this sca- SOIL

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ed the bail.

To correct the fault, Coleman said a new type of cement has been tested and accepted.

Club owners as a whole breath- ed e collective sigh of relief that a new ball was in sight. Uudoubt. ediy they had had visions of their long hitters losing crowd-appeal with consequent losses at the box office.

Through yesterday's schedule, 11 flames had been played in the Major Leagues and seven of Lncm ended in shutouts, an illustration of the extraordinary edge enjoyed by the pitchers with the dead ball

Softball

The Braves defeated the Sharks 1B to 9 Thursday in an exhibition softball game at Victoria Park The Braves are scheduled to play the Aces over the week-end.

Sport Shorts» From Britain

By ALLAN NICKLESON Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON. April 23 -—tCP)-— The WK!‘ Ceflilllly has (hanged things around rolling Epsom Downs when, turf followers once whispered such confidential catch-phrases as “Hoi Pollol looks good in the sixth."

Now they come out with such tender bits of information as 3111911811 l5 giving more milk,” or "I hear Daffodil has milk fever."

That's because ordinary, every- day cows now occupy stwbles where lordly thoroughbreds once bedded dOWII. and graze on the downs {where gallant racers used to pas- ure.

Victor Smyth started this udder business. A successful Epsom race- horse trainer of pro-war days, he's IWW a Whfilesllle milk producer and dalryman. His boxes have been converted into stalls to house l2 cows.

Lads who once were stable boys and men who formerly groomed a- ristocratic two-year-olds turned "milkmaids."

And all this on tcp of such war- time upheavals as the All-England Lawn Tennis Club raising pigs at Wimbledon. race courses growing potatoes, and scores of golf clubs serving as sheep-grazing lands.

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It's tough to drag Canadians a- way from their national game- cven if it is spring-and two hock- ey teams frcm an R.C.A.F. station battled to a 4-4 tie before a crowd of 2.007 interested Britons in a West Coast town near the air base.

Sgt. Jack Cazenave of Winnipeg DOPDBd in three goals for the “Ma- ple Leafs" while LAC. Baldy‘ Bald-

win of Saskatoon, Saslc, snared the other. For the "Busv Beavers". Gpl.

French Alain of Three Rivers, Que, counted twice, and Cpl. Brownie Brown of Toronto and WO. Jim Bland of Kingston, Ont. scored once each.

with all eye to Britain's sports future, 1'1 prisoners of war behind enemy barbed wire are training to become ounlifled soccer referees. Si-‘Onscred by the Football Associa- tion. the instruction course ls pro-

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IIJLB. Takes Lead In Hoop Series

FREDERICTON, April 23 -- (CP) — A 30-21 wln over St. Cathcrlnes, Ont, Tcepecs to- night gave University of New Brunswick a. nlnc-polnt lend to Curry into a deciding game here tomorrow night for the Dominion Intermediate Basketball Cham- pionship.

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Dobson, Lucler and Partec‘. Chris- topher. Harris and Swift.

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because of darkness) Conger. Hopper and Crompton; Klem- rnan, Swift, Van Slate, Ecker

and Becker. Rochester 000 W1 990-1 5 3 Newark 011 102 00x-5_ 10 0 Donnelly Sakas and Burmelster;

Ananicz and Galbark.

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(By The Canadian Press) Great Britain's hove for the world's lightweight boxing champ- ionship, “Ki<i" Berg, was lccngtilced m“ 1g ygarg ago tonight a bhw , ago by Tony Canzonerl in reel rounfls of a scheduled io-roundi bout. Canmneri finally ,1?“ ‘he

crown to Don Ambe-s in .9.n

House Adjourns For Easter Recess

AWA, April a1 AQPFAW" 1123121’; alffied to a night slttliigd, the House of Commons coffllllefe fix pre-reccss business shortly B W505‘ (yclcele tonight by ElVlllG WP w“ to a bill amending the income taéhastseconc half of the 33-section bill was pass-ed speedlly all" "g" orous debate on the measure earliter. The House usscmoled at 2 Dlll- P" ‘ ‘day, one hour earlier than’ usual.‘ lend in addition m completing the iincome tax blll. passed a bill all; lproprlatlflg a sum for the name: ‘of l0 parliamentary aeslsifl‘ W ° lwill be named during the recess.

The House will resume its sittings on May 6 with first attention being given measures i0 01'0"“ a W35 appropriation of $3,890,000,000 Hll $1,000,000.000 in mutual aid to the United Nations. _

Defence Minister Ralston said that Prime Minister Mackenzie King might make a statement on exter- nal affairs shortly after the “@459

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‘Baltimore Aid Toronto In ZI-Inning Battle

BALTIMORE, April 23 —(AP)-—; In the longest game on record in the International Baseball league's; 41-year history, Baltimore Orioles] and Toronto Maple Leafs battled. to a 2-2 tie in 2i innings today be- fore the contest was called on ac- count of darkness. i

Records show that Buffalo de- feated Toronto 3-2 in 2o innings in i921, and that Jersey City and To- ronto went 20 innings to a score-l less tie in i913. Baltimore and‘ Montreal played a, 4-4 tie in 18' innings in 1911. i

Ed Kiicman, Baltimore's starting pitcher, made a wild pitch in incl first half of the eighth inning, re-z suiting in the Toronto run that knotted the score,

A1 Rubeling, Leaf third baseman. led off the 15th with a. triple, but; was stranded. l

Baltimore used four pitcher-ml

One-Quarter

ying Garrison Canadians

Boys From Dominion Have Proud Role In

Epic Defence Of Vital

By Flt. Li. Ken MacGlllivray, R.C.A.F.

VALEPFA, Malta, April 2i -* (OFF-Thls rocky ruin of an island rises from the rubble of 3,000 bombings, and grows more fully every day into her new role-no longer a mere thorn, but o, great sword piercing the enemy's side- Canada can take pride for the fact that no less than one quarter of Malta's "flying garrison" are Can- adlans.

When the full and glorious story of tlhe George Cross island ls writ- ten, the R..C.A.F. will stand en- titled to no small share in the cre- di for an epic defence which will rank in history with Sevastopol and Stalingrad, Troy and Tobruk, and for an offence which grows in intensity and strategic importance with every passing hour at this critical stage of the campaign in Africa.

Every time a fighter formation takes off from Malta toscourgethe skies over Sicily, every time a bomber or torpedo-carrying plane wings off on the trail of Bommels dwindling and skulklng pack of supply ships, every time night fighters hop aloft in search of some nocturnal visitor, you may be sure that. Canadians are going into ac- tion.

There's not a squadron here that hasn't its quota of lads with “Can- ada" on their shoulders.

Ftheres hardly a crew of big tor-

lpedo and bombing kits over whose

lflntercom" system the fresh and

accents of Halifax

Hamilton, Winnipeg or Weybum,

don't vie with the varied tongues of other parts of the Empire.

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vided through the facilities of the Red Cross.

In addition, more than 250 sets of sports equipment have been for-. warded to various prison camps.

Each set contained in part loll!‘ footballs and two rugby bani. completed with extra bladders; two handballs, two cricket bats and four balls, l2 tennis bails and two nets, two table tennis sets, four pairs of boxing gloves and four sets of quoits.

There's gclno to be a lot of fun

when they _a_rrlve.

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glory in ribbons. or merit in med- als, but even by that. unreliable criterion the Canuck haven't done so badly. Members of the RCA. R-ancl that excludes the great Bent-ling at the time of his met- eoric rise to fame. when he was a member of the RAF-have won l6 D.F.C.'s. four Bars to the D.F‘.C. and eight D F‘ M 's on Malta since Italy crawled into the war.

And, while no exact break-down can be made, Canadians on the basis of their large representation among total aircrew. C611 be Said t0 have 32m‘ aircraft which have been shot

down by Malta-based aircraft Since the war began.

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Fishing: from “r. W0rth’sl “reserved” pnnd at Millviciv‘ is strictly prohibited by the , Fish and Game Protection,» Act (1937) of this PFOYlHCB."

Offenders will he dealt‘

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Andi ly loyal civil population. or ,

accurately measure

claimed their full and pro-_. ortlonate share of the 970-odd en- i

I I while Dick Conger of Toronto went ‘

18 innings, or two regular games; before being relieved by Hod Hop-y

per.

At Newark, Long Tom Ananiczfl making his International League: debut, rationed Rochester Red‘. Winls to five hits while his team-l mates collected l0 to romp to their’ second straight victory 5-1. i

Arlanlcz, a southpaw who served, previously with Oakland in the Pacific Coast League and Bins’.- hampton. held the Wings to only one hit in the first 5 2-3 innings and lost his chalice for a shut out in the sixth because of wildness. Two passes and a single by Joe Mack drove in Rcrhesiers tally. In all. Ananicz dLsln-rl up seven walks and struck out. five. He had the support of three double plays reel- ed off in the first four frames.

Of Malta ’s

British Base.

They've paid a lngll and proud price, too, lor their role in the de- lence oi" Malta. ‘to date-and here again we exclude those in the i-LA. l-"r-lrle l‘0ll of casualties in the battered Leland includes more than 100 lt.C.A.l~'. pilots, observers, wire- less operators and ulr gunners as killed or Illl55lllg, believed killed.

There have oecn some pretty lean Limes during the 33 months of the aerial siege oi Malta-just how lean the world. will learn at sonle later date. But mosc days are behind the island now, and the period of purely defensive action is past. 4

The youngest schoolboy, resting his finger on this tiny red speck in the maps blue expanse of line Mediterranean, can grasp the tre- mendous strategic importance of Malta as Rommel struggles in his shrinking prison cf steel and fire in the "Tunisian tip," separated from the haven of Italy by a strip of sea and air whose narrow width is multiplied many times by the growing air supremacy‘ of the [l6-

rnocracles. ' stress may

Times of trial and still lie ahead for Malta, for the. gallant lads from Britain, Canada,‘ New Zeaiand, South Africa and Poland who fly and service her} aircraft, for her doughty militaryl garrison of British and Maltese. and for her courageous and flcrcc-