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A week-long racing programme steeped in all the tradition, color and racing thrills of Old Home Week gets underway tonight at the Charlottetown Driving Park and it should prove to be one of the best in the 66 year Old his- tory of the Island's gpatest show.

The Maritlme'I fastest trotters and parerl along with horses from Quebec and the State of Maine will race for the money. prizes and glory that have help- ed make Old Week the biggest show in the East.

For several weeks outside slab- ies have been booking in at the track preparing for the big event and renewing old acquaintances in the raring 2:17"?-

Thay kick off tonight with what shotilil he the best 0111 Home 11'eek opening card within recent memory. Two Free For All Classes along with a 2.25 Pare that will undoubtedly prodiire some hrilliant racing is on the menu for this evening.

There are six starters Free lot All and five in the other. Viilieiilen .lcrry'S N15-'fll' mare mat have to he in top form to retain her present status if she is to win tonight.

She rat-cs HZRIHSL Headiiak Flllllrft Cuiinxcl. 1-iedgvwood Cliief. 1,ut-ky Chief and VVli'ispcriiii.: l-iopo Strirtcis in the Free Fol All Pace are Honest Abe. Thelma Lou, Johnny lx'almtit'k. Seven Lip Direct and Bahn Britlon.

Thaw are eight starters in the 3.25 Pare They are Commander Rill. Suffolk Chief. 111 Contn. Captain Morgan. Bob Clrgg. Bay State Pat. Brady's Battle and Keppoch Playgirl.

The race will 139' linmcdiately after the opening Old Home should commence Standard Time.

I Satu nla,v's Racing

ln Saturday nights meet at Charlottetown records fell as three horses set new marks in a meet that produced only one double dash winner.

Muriel E... owned by Cliff Ellis.

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(Tolonel Bucllong, owned by Hon Dougald MacKinnon and Real Fingo owned by Mrs. E. Mus-

taealls were driven to new marks

Muriel E. took a mark of 2.18 315 in winning the second dash while Colonel Budlong lowered his mark one fifth of a second in winning the fifth dash in 2.18. ilfl. L. OiMeara drove Real 1"-Bingo to a mark of 2.15 US. Real Fingo's previous mark was 2.19 BN1

Little Delbert. owned by James O'Brien of Elmsdale and driven

by Earle Semple won the fourth and eighth dashes. Other winners

were Carl Frisco. Silk Hal and Bud's Echo. Millie's Express. driven by Earle Semple won the second curtain raiser. . SUMMARY

Second Curtain Raiser Millie's Express (Sample) Bobby Hunter (C. Smith) Wait For Me (Llewellyn) June Breeze (Cudmore) Mr. Jollscott (E. Smith) . Ethel M (Mac-Donald) . Last Dollar (O'Mearal . Kalmuck Forever (Bernard)

Time: 2:201-5.

First and Fifth Dashes Carl Frisco (Nlacl-ladyeni Colonel Biidlong (Lowery) Amerit-as Act (Cudmore) . Judy Fludlong (C Smith) Carl Aubrey ix:-nnedyl Dean Swift (Downe) 6

Times: 218 3-5; 2.18 1-5: Carl Frisco owned and driven by Ralph MacFadyen: Colonel Budlong own- ed by Hon. D A. Macl-(innon and driven by A lion-ery: pari-mutuelsz First dash, 318.30, 8.10. 4.30: 34.70. 2.80. 32 50: second dash, 531.90, 13.- 30, 3.00: 38.80. 2.60: 52 30.

Second and sixth Dashes Muriel E. (L. Kelly) Real Fingo (O'Mei-irai Rajah Hanover tliiloresidei Cliet l.ynii Clever (Kennedy! Bonnie mile iBiri1 Pet Hanover tMacKinnoni Glly Long (Sample)

Times: 2.16 3-5; 2.15 1-5: Mllflfi E. owned by C. 0 Ellis and driven by L. Kelly; Real Fmgo owned by Mrs. Mustacallis and driven by Len O'Meara; pari-miituels: First dash. 310.30. 610. 3.50. 58.00. 4.00; 54.00; second dash. 58.70, 4.00, 2.80: so 50. 2.40; 5320.

Third and Seventh Dashes Silk Hal

(Llewellyn, MacGi-egor) 1 Bud's Echo (E. Smith). 5 Marion E. (L. Kelly) . 2 Belle Eudlong (MacDonald) 3 Vernita Pearl (Loweryi . 4 4

Times: 2.15 1-5: 216 1-5: Silk Hal owned by H. R. Bevan and driv- en by A. Llewellyn: Bud's Echo owned by Ralph .V12(cFadyen and driven by Elmer Smith: pari-m.ut- uels: First dash. 3410, 3 50. 2.40; s5.- 60. 2.80: 2.50; second dash. 512.20. 5.80. 2.50: 8-5 60. 290: 2.10.

rjourth and Eighth Dashes

Little Delbert (Semplel . Falrgo (Kennedyi

Miss Commando (Oollinal . Billy Budlong (MacDonald) Mighty Deb tMoreslde1

Miss Donna Mae (Bernai'ii1

Times: 2.15 3-5: .18. Little Del- bert owned by James O'Brien and driven by Earle Semple: pari- mutuels: First dash. 5560. 3.30. 3.10; 85.40. 510: 88.20.

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R.G.A.F. Royals Even Up Semi-Finals With Legion

-The lt.C.A.F. Royals evened up

their best three out of five iiii.-il series with the Summeraide Legion at one game apiece by defeating the Legionaires Saturday afternoon in an exciting game by the score of 4-2. Andy Andrews, pitching for the Airfnrce set the vvterans down with 5 hits, while the boys in blue were collecting 12 safe blngles off the slant: of Ross Armstrong.

The Li-ginn drew first blood. scoring two runs in their half of the fourth inning. Dick Deighan got a life on a fielder's choice, and Oord Kelly chased him all the way home ahead of him when the RC. A.F. centerfielder let Kellyls hit. to centre get away from him. The R.C.A.F. boys got the runs right back in the top of the fifth. Allard best. out a roller to first, Norman duplicated the feat, his grounder going towards third. Armstrong threw Wilson's hopper wide of the initial sack, and both Allard and Norman scored. The score remain- ed in it two-all deadlock until the eighth inning, when the R.C.A.F. got their other two counters. with one out. Scott singled to right. center. Leagiilt laid down a hunt to sacrifice him to second. A1lard's double scored Scott. with the win- ning run, and Norman's lcrntrh hit. to second brought. Allard home with the insurance tally.

With Kelly on first and one out in the lain. of the ninth, Dourette sent .1 screaming line drivo over first, but Scott lunged for it and making the catch. stepped on first completing the double play and iiriuffing out. the last. chance of the Legionalree.

Klmber led the Airforce attack with three hitii. a single and two doubles. in rive trips. Allard. who

Baseball Practice

The following junior: are re- quested to attend a baseball prac- ties at Memorial Field this eve- ning at 0:30: Lorne Macbougall, Doll MacDonald. Roger Macbeod. Van Hand:-ahan. Ronnie Stanley. Brian Maccalliim. Kenny M...-. Donald. Malcolm Mac-Fadyen. Wil- lio Dunn. Johnny Squarebrlgg.-..

rune Maeculgan. Kip ituidy,

Macbeod, Jack

entered the g.imr in the firth in- ning. had 2 for 3, one ii double and Norman and Robinson each had 2 for 5. Gord Kelly led the Legion attack with two hits in four at- tempts.

Bill Alleiiis shot-string catch in centre field in the first inning. Schwemlers one-hand grab of Continued on page 13

Following is the Little League

schedule for today at Memorial

Field: 10 a.rn.- Central Creamerirs Giants vs. Rotary Phillies.

C. & B. Juniors Keep Unbeaten Slreali intact

-The Curran & Briggs junior baseball team kept their unbc-aten string of victories going Sunday afternoon by defeating the Tignlsh Royal Aces by the score of 10-4. Oddly enough. the winners got only two hits off Harper. on the hill for the Tlgnish nine, while the Royal Aces were collecting ten name: off the deliveries of the two C. is: B. hurlers. LA.-furgey and Harris. Lefurgey allowed seven hita in four innings, struck out 0. and gave up no free tickets to first Garland Harris. relieving in the fifth frame. allowed three hits in three innings. struck out one. and walked none. Harper had 0 strike- outs and he walked 2. one better

was hit by Harper and one by llefurgey. Grant Grady and Gord Grady

got the two C. at 3. hits. For Tig- nish. Stewart hit I for 4. Richard 2 for 4. and toaudeu Harper, 11. Gallant. Doucette. Myers and Mar- tin got singletons.

The only extra hue blows were sww-21'. Hui-psr's. Richard": and Myers' doubles. llmer. Phillis was

D. lpclair, R. ennedy.

umpire, standing behind the pit-- ct-ier and taking all the hues.

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The British Empire Games, one of the most pulsating sports shows of all time. ended Saturday at Vancouver in iiraniaiic fashion. Two Eiiglisliiiieii, a Canadian and an Austialiaii stoic the show dur- ing the final day of the Games. Dr. Roger Bannister gave 1! magni- ficent kick coming dovi n the straiglitiiusiy in the last. quarter to defeat John Liindy of Atistralia in the ”Mile of the Century." Rich. Ferguson of Toronto finished third; in the mile as he covered the dis-1 tance in 4204.6. This is the fastesti mile ever run by a Canadian and it shoves Canada into the limelight in the uni-id's search for four min-

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Th most diaiiiatc show of course was Jimmy Peters effort. to Set. a. record ioi; the 26 mile niiiriitlioii. Twelve times within the stadium and 300 yards of the finish line Peters collapsed to the track when, he had the record beat. by a mile if he could have hit the tapef Peters ran the first five miles of: the marathon in a little over 28

minutes. Under the boiling sun. this was too much for the cour-l ageous Englishman. He had the

record time beat by 20 minutesi when he entered the stadium, but the gruelling grind up the long hills and slopes under the sun was too much for him. 0 I I

There were no athletes from this Province taking part in the Games and only two athletes from the Maritimes competed in the events. This is not a particularly bl'lllIR11t showing for the seasidegyiioviiices. Interest in track and field and swimming events has dwindled here through lack of competition. top night performers and encour- agement. ,

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The Physical Fitness Department has staged meets each year to keep the game alive and Jim Pendergaat of Kensington has done his utmost to l7romote' a swimming marathon in the Northumberlnnd Strait. Maybe the interest created by the British Empire Games will serve as an impetus to make these events become the shows the sponsors hope they will be.

Getting back to Jimmy Peters. niiirathon run on Saturday. .1. 0.. Binks. who 01100 held the British! Empire and world record for the- mlle in 1902 and who now writes for the London News of the World. in an .-irtirlc for Clll'13dlRl1 Press. claims that the Peters episode was a worse sight than that of Pietro Durando who fell on his face in White City Stadium in London 46 years ago.

Binks wrote: "Duraiido cnllapsid

!Gh'town, Halifax Toflo lAlIan Cup; MMHL Folds

NEW GLASGOW. N. S. (CF)-i The M a r it im e Major Hockeyl League agreed Saturday to revei-ti to the status of an Allan Cup circuit so that Maritime teams once again can enter national com- petition.

J. E. Ahern. representating the 1953 - '54 champion Halifax At- lantica put forward a motion which would drop the "major" from the league title. The league will meet again Aug. 29 to amend the constitution. making the change possible.

Maritime s e n i o r teams have competed in a major hockey league for three years but the ab- sence of major teams playing as such elsewhere in Canada had made the Alexander Cup a token of Maritime supremacy only al- though it was donated for national competition. g

The Atlantlcs announced earlier in the summer that they were sell- ing all the players they owned out- right to Sudbury Wolves of the Northern Ontario Hockey Associa- tion and it appeared then that major hockey was fast approach- ing an end.

GLACE BAY DOUBTFUL

Ahern said Halifax would be rep- resented in the whatever new style is adopted but its team would notl be known as the Allantics. Chariot-i tetown was the only other 1953-'54 team with a delegate at the meet- ing but agreed with Halifax to go along with the changes made.

New Glasgow, present as an in-

because he drank a. glass of wine a. few seconds before trotting through the gates of White City to the cheers of thousands. Peters crumbled from exhaustion because he thinks mainly of speed and re- cords in I marathon. It is suic tie and Peters knows it. . . . "The story of Durando. the amazing Italian runner, is quite different. on the day of his famous run. Durandn, who always gargled with Chicanti wine in a marathon. was three minutes ahead of Johnny Hayes. his nearest oppon- ent. As he entered the stadium, Durando drank the wine, thinking he was I cinch to win the race. He staggered in boiling heatgbofore the howling crowd. His collapse was about 200 yard: from the finish.

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He l:0ni,ll1UEd on and fell again with 100 yards to go. Queen Alex- andra was in tears, A doctor ex- amined Durando as he lay on the track. The doctor got. him to his feet. Then, as Hayes ran through the gates, an official with R megs- plione picked Durando up and. supporting him under each arm. dragged him to the tape. Hayes protested and Durando was dis- qualified. The Queen was so moved she gave Durando A gold cup nl a consolation prize. Durando'a coach said the wine caused all the trouble. The Italian later went to the United states where he ran against Hayes in six marathons. winning them all easily."

Tonight's Race Program

OPENING iiasii

ROGERS HARDWARE LTD.

B-6-9-Free For All -

1---Heartuay; 2 --Future Counsel; 3v.lerry'a Nightmare; 4-Hedgewood Chief; 5-Lucky Chief; 6-Whispering Hope.

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2-5-8--Free For All Pace - 2nd Division - 01850.00 3--Johnny Kalmuck;

1 Honest Ab:-; 2- Thelma Lou; Direct; 5--Babe Britlton.

GREENDAL MEN'S

1-4-7 - 2:25 Pace - 1st Division - 0900.00 Chief; 5-Boh Clegg; 6-Bay State Pat; 1-Brady": Battle; li-

1-Commander Bill; 2-Suffolk Morgan: Keppoch Playgirl."

CHARLOTTETOWN DRIVING PARII

7:30 STANDARD

51350.00 - 3 Dashed

4---Seven Up

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ilene racing, prize winners at the Agrlcuiiunl Show -all the highlights breuglttto yeueverydeyofihehlv.

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lerested observer. said it expected

11- ' .- Allnii Cup competition. It was believed that Sy'cineyrMil- i .s also would throw their lot

with an Allan Cup circuit. However it seemed doubtful that Glace Bay Miners, plagued by financial dif- ficulties during most of last season.

would compete in any kind of circuit. Stellarton interests said before

the meetiitg they would enter a team if the league switched back to Allan Cup status. The mining town's entry in the Ant.igonish-Plc- tou-Colchester Hockey League. a senior ”A” eligible for Allan Cup competition right. along. has performed consis- tently well.

Those attending the meeting in- cluded president C. Roy MacDon- ald. Sydney; lst vice - president Roy Duchemin, Sydney; 3rd vice- president Gil Gaudet. Charlotte- town; registrar-treasurer Chris S. McAldcn. Dartmouth; secretary Leo Maclntyrc. Glace Bay; .1. E. Ahern, Halifax, and Forrest Clow.

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Opener in F001! I League Semi-Finals

The Douglu Bros. and Jones bail team won the opener from Bedford 10-5 yesterday in the first. Kim! of the semi-finals in the Diilvsy National Park League. Plus Curley was the winning pitcher and Paul Molntyre the loser. Alden Birt hit A home run for the winners.

Legion Defeat Wheelers 9-1

The Legion kept alive their hopes of gaining a play-off berth in the City Softball League yesterday at- ternoon by knocking off the front running Bike Shop wheelers!)-7.

The Legion won the game in eight innings after coming from behind a 5-1 deficit in the fifth inning. A great play by Irving MacKinn'on at second base in the last. of the seventh saved the game for the Legion.

man pitching staff. was the win- ning pitcher. Jimmy Hughes hurl- ed for the Wheelers.

The game was handled by Ev.

Charlottetown.

Dodgers Will Opener From

Barbour's Dodgers getting 11 HEN pitching performance from Donnie Mac1.ean, played errorless ball and got. the breaks yesterday afternoon to defeat Michael's Stars 5-1 in the opening game of the City Baseball League play-offs.

Macl.ean allowed only six hlt.s as -

he bested Don Maclxod in a game that. was twice. halted on account of rain. Maclieod also gave up 513 hits but was the hard luck victim of errors and freak base hits.

The Dodgers won the game in the second inning although they failed to hit the ball past the pitchers mound. The Stars committed four costly errors to provide the Dodgers with three runs.

The Dodgers final two runs al- though earned were talntui. Cukcr Pineau beat out an infield hit. when he caught the Stars infield

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Play-Off Stars 5-1

got on base when the ball got away from the catcher. Phil Mur- phy laid down I. good bunt and reached first. On the play the Stars trapped whltlock off base but Buck raced home when the Stars third baseman threw wild.

seconds later Jack Reedy was trapped off third base and scored when st.i-iick by a thrown ball. Cuker Pineau laid down a hunt and Phil Murphy slid home as the catcher dropped Mac1.eod's throw for the Dodgers third run.

Duck Maclieod had a brilliant day at the plate as well as on the mound. He pounded out three hits. one triple and two singles. Kenny MacDonald. Kip Ready and Brian MECCnllilm were: the other Stars hitters.

Gus Flynn and Phil Murphy each had two hits for the Dodgers while

napping. Merlin Devinc scored him

with a freak single when his grounder struck first base iindl bounced over Kip Ready's out-I

stretched glove. lievlno later squi--' ed on a wild pitch i The Stars produced the only

clean cut. run of the game. Kennyi MacDonald was hit by a , i ruil cured on Duck MacLeod's triple into left centre field. MacLeod died on base when Gus Flynn made a

circus CRi.l.i1 off Kip Ready's screaming line drive over second base.

.VlacLeod struck out 13 Dodgers imd wiilked two. He walked only two men although a bit. wild ...i. threw three wild pitches. MacLean had seven strikeouts one.

Buck Wliltlock drew a walk to lead off in the F d a second inning. Jock. Ready struck out but

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Cutter Plneau. and Merlin Devlne also hit singles.

Cuker Plneau made a brilliant catch off Allan Glllls' liner in the second. Gus Flinn leaped high he snais Ready: line drive in the

John Thistle. the Leglon's one 8

In the concluding alnglea' mat- elin of the Ialand Closed Tennis Tournament, played on the courts of the Charlottetown Club on Saturday afternoon. Paul Keys won the men's singles wltha 4-6.

Hennaasey of the B. Y. C. Club and Wanda MacMll1an defeated Margie Jardine 7-5. 6-4 to win the women's title.

The Kays-Hennessey match last- ed threa hours and a half. with almost every point bitterly con- tested. In the final set Hennessey took an early 3-1 lead in games only to see Kay:-win the next four games. Hennessey came back to take a 6-5 40-15 lead but was unable to get the deciding point. Kays broke Hennessey's service lit the fifteenth game of the set and ..m.....m..LL.......m.

fourth and Duck Mac.Leod made a

fine pick on Devlne's grounder for

the best fielding play of the game. BOX SCORE

Dodiiers - Annnroar. G. Flynn. ..-... 4 0 2 1 3 0 P. Venoit. lf .. 4 0 0 2 0 00 E. Lund. 1b .... .. 4 0 013 0 0 B. Whitlock. s 3 1 0 0 1 0 J. Ready. If ...... .. 4 1 0 1 0 0 P-Murphy.et-:-i 1 2 1 o o Pineau, 3b .-..... 2 1 1 3 3 0 D-Mncl-enn.p...3 o o o 2 0 M. Devlne, c 3 1 1 7 O 0 Totals 5 5 27 9 0