F“'tbueurs_ '4

n t i resentatlve of The ‘mince: gten ed the ‘

we MED“!

l 0f t meet ‘Agsociation held at

{IDS

dorf-Aiiflrh

March

Twenty-eight of the

were present and a l0 sociation's business we of It ~was ‘very

all of w

he United Btates Trot-

owners or breeders and-

Iv familiar

(lie sport.

to me and

with , They were most cordial ad to have a repre-

all,‘ the

scntativa‘ (will 05""! with them.

The rules committee went over the rules very Jhoroughl? B" n“ °““““i§ at"... ‘" available in

that wi l 1'10 lllllill

__o__

ar be

al meeting of the Mari- ilmc association some tracks stat- ctl they would like to have the distance rule in force

decided that any track (he distance rule in its

conditions.

anct‘ With t

the mectinB

,0.- Qulte a few changes in the man-

The matter o the annual meeting for the lvfari- iimes in the eel-hr fall at Truro was taken up and it iiiat this would not

coustitutio

n Truro could nomi- ll'il(‘ one or more persona to act n5 (lirector and these could votcti on at the regular annual mot-ting and‘thcir names would go on ihc proxy cards which will be scnt out

ngcinent were arranged

(£111,159

of

the

tr

givcn- at many of them.

ccssitates far more work than for- - mcrly and is well exemplified i.n thc larger size of the new Year Book. An lpplicatlon from Florida -toi- a big new track at Palm Beach was considered and bsst equipped race tracks in Am- pica will open up near Chicago in thc early summer. large tracks near the big cities are si is of greater sport yet the directors felt that it is also cven more encouraging to sac nciv tracks built or old ones rc-vamped in the smaller centres. To cope with the increasing cleri- cal work it was decided to move the ofllce at Beilefontaine, Ohio. which served the western states with eligibility certificates, drivers’ licenses, ‘etc. to Hartford and also to move tlie.Goshen off ce where and transfers

rczistrations nietlc, to Hartford.

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A change was made in the offl- in-rs and the President will now be a full time official with headquar- ti-i-s at Hartford. Knnuf of Ladd Illinois, a man personality, who

with a s iendi - successfully.

appointed.

He

of tro

p crs and one of the most popu- zir men in his state. to give the sport a great deal more publicity by movies, radio and newspapers and to that end a director of publicity will likely be If ‘newsprint is avail- ahlc Hoof Beats will be published twice monthly and will carry sum- maries of all races and matters of

It

interest to all members. --o-_-.

It was the first time we had the opportunity of contacting the Hon- sident, E. Roland Harri- llillll of Arden, New York, owner of Titan Hanover 3, 1.68. world's champion two-year-old and three- ycar-old trotter over both mile and half-mile tracks. Mr. Harrimun is identified with‘ many of the largest

nrnry Pre

cnterprlses i.n the Uni

anti

most

cussions.

pressed . Wlswall,

Counsel.

SCI“?-

ail members to the ‘CLBJTIA

. ~0—

The President, Judge G. W. Rit- lcnour of Plketon Ohio is of mid- die age. well educated, being a graduate of Yale, and one of the

most friend

ver met.

lso

publicst out x of. __the “Mina 1 _ nuquoia have wondered) whet

0M2’: t???’ A I IiX-foote?’

a my emlle, h. for a bi

Dllt OIIOFOB.

Then

Delaware l

oi.- fasteit heat-mile track in

erl

lf-‘glllfl

of

near just

h

is a brother of Harriinan, who recently res gned as Ambassador to Russia, leasing personality, is an indefatigable worker and contrlb- v uteri very materially to all the dis- Auother man that me very much was Frank Secretary and _ He is over six feet in hclsht, a most striking figure of a man and possesses an intellect of the highest order. Everyone was on good terms with Mr. Wlswall who radiates happiness and good Then there was our good "lend. Executive Vice President linker Duncan, whose re ort was highly commended. work with the Association is most appreciated and his courtesy tn is a valuable asset

the

Mr.

persons we shave e never tries to force ions on anyone antLmakce an l eel presiding officer. Under the chants‘ ilifiavii“ Momma! h d I

r . ny o us ave rea n The Harness Horse and other turf

g . rte... '.“.i§ ~ d of

setu for

"miil-"dii.

1o‘, tra

t ‘of the As- I disposed _ interesting to meet the various representatives. hom were horsemen, either

made w

l0

as explained e in accord-

andous number of new tracks ‘which are opening iip and the long periods of racing

ODE

hile interest

airman of

.i r pin‘;

, iltrlct U. Ayou

not taoreithan. ,

weighing over nt co

the Wal-

thoroulb- aapeots of

to sit

April.

it was could gut ublls ed holding

n but that

be

be-

for

This ne-

the

these in the

“RTE

is Henry

tters and is planned

has a

im-

s.

ncan’:

the future ‘the

nelh He

ideal

show and Duqoln airs

. m, , dfiliisldii;

bitch

su-

h a .tre

I

iftedericton that hrle Avery

m“ twb men to a

Leo 0.- po owner .of Two Gaits Farm LL-Coi. Dunbar ‘fork, w. n. son tfleld, Mass. Gage B. El- is, Village Farm i" Lianghorne Pa. J. C. Newton, mburg, N. .. Robert ‘B. Jewell, Wllmore, Ken- tucky, Ben Mayo, Tarboro, N.. .. owner of Captain Januerly MiWz. T. A. Billlngsly of. Greeuvi le,Ohio, manager of one o! Ithe most @1211- ar race tracks in America, . C. Moriarlty, Kansas, A. Jewell, Fort Falriield, Maine, and last but very im ortant, Lawrence B. Shep- d, asiover, Yo. proprietor of anover Shoe Farms, one 0f the greatest breeding establishments in the U. B. A.‘ ' '*0--

I had the p asure of a short conversation wth Mr. stating to him that I had always been of the opinion that Kentucky offered many nfore advantages for the breeding of trotters and pacers, or thoroughbreds for that matter, than any other state in the Union. He said that.that was not the case. Itwas true that many Kentucky farms were very suc- cessful but that was due to“ good soil and good management. od grass can be, own almost. any- where," said _r. Sheppard ‘if one uses the righ metho s. We test our pasture land and -if it is found to be acid we cover it with ground limestone." Asked as to the method of testing he said it was quite simple, merely to take a solution of the soil and a piece of bluc litmus paper. If the litmus paper turned red there was acidity in the soil. Another very important in- gredient for soil is phosphorus and a 400 pound N70 acid phosphoric fertilizer is used per acre. He said the ground limestone need only be applied once in five years.

10- Given godii pasturage with nut- ritious grass, good drinking water and good feed and care colts will mature very ra dly. “One has only to look at '..ie representatives of Hanover" Shoe Farms that you have down, ln your country," said Mr. Sheppard, to realize that our pasturage, our soil and our meth- ods must be good." I told him I thought he had certainly devel- o ed a breed of horses that were amost incomparable and that est- ablished so many years after Wal- nut; Hall Farm he had carved for himself a tremendous niche in the breeders’ Hall Fame. “You must remember," said Mr. Shep- ard, "that we had some good luck n that we were fortunate enough to purchase the brood mare band and stallions of the late ‘A. B. Coxe, whose skill as a breeder was unquestioned. The Peter Volo 2.02 and Dillon Axworthy 2.10% cross was a golden one and that togeth- er with the purchase year after year of~high class brood mares and an occasional outstanding sire asmgtept us well on the upward r‘ ¢_(y__

We hive received from F‘. C. McCurdy Truro, N. S., the nomi- nations ‘or the 2.22 Stake to be raced at Truro, July 1st, 1946. The second payment is clue April 5th These are:-

‘u; Nomination: ' l—Richard Jabalee, North Sydney,

C. .. l-(Ilq. 8c H. Wcisner, New Glasgow,

. S. 1--0'Brien Stables Alberton PEI. l-Urban Ellis Miscoilche i221. 1—Edward Haley, Antigonlsh, us. 1—Ch‘arles Craig, Halifax, N S. 2-H. D. d: T. E. Haskinson, Mid-

dleton, N. S. I-C. B. Nicholson, 1'10 Budd St..

Halifax. b-Robert Baxter Truro, N. S. 1-—Joe O'Brien, New Glasgow, NS. 1-8. S. Howatt, Charlottetown, P.

E I. i 2-11380. Stewart,_ New Glasgow, 2-H. Sweeney, Bridgewater,

N. S.

l-qlohn Scott, Halifax N. S. 1—J. A. Kerr (re-sold to G. A. Fraser, Truro . . 1-4». o. Meoiiniy, ‘Euro. Total—il0. 4-0‘

Our friend F. D. J. Graham of St. Stephen, N. 3., writes us that he has been up to see Allison Lan- iille‘: Jaew purchase, Pine Ridge

lcc 2. $4 and that he is a fine looking horse. _

ttan 11, t ok part e ants lhat season, winning two

d is eligible ‘to the 2.00 class. Mr. Graham states they are havln a Free For All with $800.00 adde g the stake money on August

nd in connection with.t elr reg- ular race meet. .

f Our congratulations to LL-Col.

J. P. gooaer, MAI. Preddsnt and I‘. J. . right. Secretary oi-the Prince Edward Island Harness

Racing Ciub1or theirecord suc- cess which has attended the sec-

' ond payment in the two three and

four-year-old futurity sta es. Ivon- ty-two have nominated for the two-yeer-old. M for the three- yesr-old and M for‘the four-year- ‘ m. This lra splendid encourage-

the fixture of racing‘ in

‘meat for i_ e Maritlmes. 8 d N a he: and yuliffiiiéiflit mu in Chis I. 2M.

"e

. .._o_. ‘ B. Them Belyea writes us.

Beautiful costumes, loft-lighting and an excellent performance by members of the Charlottetown Figure Bkatlng Club combined to dellsht the large audience whlchi attended the "Ice Follies of 1946' at the Forum last night.

The various numbes in which some 40, ormers pertic ted drew roun a of applause an the ITWW. locally produced and “ioed". received much favorable comment.

The ormsnoe _wae undm- the distinguished patronage of Honor Liellt-GOVQIDGI- ham and Mrs. Bernard. Preznlm- J. Wal- ter Jones and Mrs. Jones, His Wor- shi Mayor B. lllarle MacDonald an Mrs. MacDonald. Dr. W.J.P. MaoMillan 0.13.11, and Mrs. Mae. Mlllan. "

The youthful members of the troupe executed turns, twists. spir- als with skill and grace. and glided lover the mirrored surface with an adeptness that was s credit to their instructor. Mir. Wallace E Boantlelmry. It is safe to assume that if last n ht's performance is

any criterion. 1 use sketinlgl, other season or irwo. wi more prominently! in the winter pr of activi es at the Forum. e teen-aged Youngsters proved themselves a1: home on the steel blades as they waltzed, jitter-bugged and fox-trotted rhythmicall to music. The antics of the cowns drew roars of laughter from the spectators and lent ismplleaslng note OLVBMBZY to the da ng present- a on. . The program follows: l-Grand Parade and Practice Session. This represents our reg-

Almost 50 Entries In Blue Acres Stakes

STEl-LARTQN. N‘. S. March . —(CP)—Dsvid Neima ‘announceld lllfil Entries had closed today for the first number one stakes at Blue Acres, his new racing vent- ure in Steilarton.

Neima said when he counts the entries he expects them to number "Early 50- P- E- I. entries have come from Mlscouche, Alberton, Summerslde, Carleton Siding, Murray River-and East Royalty; New Brunswick horses will come from Woodstock, Chatham. Suck- vllle, Sussex, Bathurst and Saint John; among the Nova Scotln an. tries are horses from North Syd- ney. Glace Bay and Inverness.

lgure

and ship ed to Lon ocid_ Fim. ida. to Thomas BcrryLTw The chaser ls Leo C. McNamara, prop rlctor of Two Gaits Farm, Indi- anapolis, Indiana, where she was bred. She is a beautiful mare, clean llmbed. perfect mannered and Mr. McNamara expects to give her a record of two minutes this year and then retire her to the brood ranks. Jimmie Smith and three other men are very busy 108mm: 1'1 head for Earle at the Woodstock track and six more are expected from L. M. Page of Ash- land, Maine, next weeek. This will mean lots of hard work a- round the training barn until the mud dries up, but according to Earle and which all agree, Jimmie Smith is a most capable assistant and has been with him ten years. Earle is very high on a two-year- old pacer by Pegasus Pointer, (lam by Argot Hal. Thc~youngster ls learning fast and despite the sea- son of the year shows a lot nf step. Among the tops he ls get- ting ready may be mentioned Hol- lyrood Cochato 2.06, Bona Beau 3.12%, To Hanover 2.08% and Argot Po nter. These four are staked in 8415.000 worth of stakes at Saratoga, N. Y., and he expects to ship there earlyln June. Thanks, Thane, for your very newsy letter which is greatly appreciated.

Our good friend R. M. Webber from Middleton, N. B. writes:- "Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wry have booked passage by plane for Santa Anita. California, where they will remain a couple weeks to see their grand pacer widow's Pride 2.06 race. They will leave Mone- ton May 1st, returning from Cali- fornia the week after the big race. Allison Langiile went up [to Pine Ridge stables at London, Ontario. last week and returned home with Pine Ridge Alec 2.06%. I think h! is one of the nicest looking ani- mals I have ever saw. He is black in color with a small stripe and a snip. Bob hind ankles white. His coat is like that of a horse in mid- summer and shines like a bottle.

e a big, ru ged chap looks like he will weig over 1100 lbs. Al was offered a very nice roiit as soon as the horse was o the train but he think! he ha! what he has been looking for all his life. I have never seen where our mare Cochato Princess started on the ice. Have been wondering what the had in Nova Scotln that could be t her." Thanks, Mr. Web- ber for your news.

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. One of the ,‘ ‘ ‘ of the inter-provincial ice race meet held recently was the wlnntn of the’Clu| B. Pace by Nellie or- thy, owned by Allison Carr,

Bed Bridge, wgo represen ed

s.sa

the Oyster ridge Drivlnl Club. Nellie Worthy looks like a good prospect for er class this

the

Club which a ‘may are off to be‘ raced for

ulsr almtfll!" session.

eagle. Baa-hem noose. e-Swt Waite — Miss shells "em n“ s°°°ii€ seats“- g peca oeu Snszelle zlldnflglfllig iliow . - v Fm: 6-14 Ste Couples. ‘L-Slleci t? -— Adele Velma Casmody. B- A Little Bit of Ireland — Eleanor Mclnnis. Pat Richard, Sheila Praiught. h-G-wrse and Hh"Old Man. 10-€1:at1ng ecial Joyce Rg-(iidgilld 1136806 tgiiiii “'1 ma. u Butterfly? e n 12-—11ox ‘rrot — Barbara. Whit- lock. Yvonne MoEachei-n. iii-slanting - Shelia Pmught

h Skatin lugg B t - l Hughes and 101a Mclileghern. . e lo-Jlttcxbu-se Pat R-idiard. lfleanor McInnls. Barbara Qlvhitlock. Yvonne Molilachem.

lids.

l'1—£ka.ting Specialty-Jet Rich- ard and Eleanor McInnis.

ill-Skating Specialty —- Barbara wllll-lwk. Yvonne McEechern. ill-Pia and Wolf Specialty fissile Hughes and George Scent-

20~Cl0wn Antics. 2l—Class Waltz. 334111-“1112 Pair - Elaixie Mur- “isms” ill?“ — D605 y Eleanor Mo- Iunis, Phyllis Outcliffe. Finale.

Members of the Club participat- ln in the performance follow: l8 Mcllachern, Yvonne Mc- Elwhem. Barbara Whltlock. Ba:- bmi Mel-can. Helen McDonald. Rama Boles. l-reno Richards, Eileen Blown, Arlene Layers, Sally cud. mm. George Scantiebury. Tommy scantllibl-"Y. B83816 Hughes, Marj- orie Gillespie. Joan Snazelle, shir- lel’ JUClSOn, Phyllis Gltcliffe, May. Ell-Wt C0195. MB, MoNeili, Pat Rldllird- Faye M! . June Carroll. M9115” R0991‘. Elaine Ready. bor- raine MoCormac, Jane Glddlngs, MM)’ Worthy. Anita Dillon, Joyce DeCoste. Arlene Dowiing. Elaine Miirley. Donna Shaw. Elieunor Mc- Illnlfl. Olive Dawn, Joyce Riggs, Velmll 9311110113’. Adele Viokerson. JOYCE Crozler. Jean McGmego-r. Sheila Praught. Jack MoCourt, Joe McDonald. Irene Cvlddings,

Makeurp Artist, J. Austin 'I‘rain. v11 C D A ; Plz-woir-oow made by W.D. Mullins; Ellectricians Bill McAusland. Inesiie Hughes; Seen. 6W by Scantlebury signs,

HALIFAX. ‘March 15 —-(CP)- Saint John Beavers stayed off a desperate Halifax Navy attack in the third period tonight to shade, the sailors 5-3 i.n the fifth game- pt the best-of-five Maritime sen-l ior hockey finals to capture the, tri-province crown 3-2 in games. t

The Beaver victory earned tlicm the right to advance into the first round of the Allan Cup illilytiowns against the Ontario Hockey Association champions, either Hamilton Tigers or Mac. Intyre Mines.

Tonight's contest was a thriller from the opening whistle with t.he New Brunswick titlehoiclers hav- Lug fewer scoring chances than the fast-skating tars but dis-play. lng better coordination in their efforts to make their opportunities count.

After a coreless first session, the Beaver gained a 3-2 advnng- age in the second frame and out- scored the Sailors 2-1 in a hectic last period to gain a well-earned verdict.

The Saint John blueiine stal- warts, Waiter Kyle and Jack Cul- verwell, turned in another out- standing performance with their dangerous rushes and lienvy thumping defensive play failing Navy forwards time after time, Alllwilgh the fixture was featured by solid bodychecks throughout. referees Wick James and Hughie

Willie Joyce, llanny iiapilow Fight Draw

NEW YORK, March 16 —(AP\-.. Willie Joyce and Danny Kspiiow slugger! their way to a IQ-rgund Jharvgflljwgggge llaeiilficgitlsoii gfiquure low 142' 3-4. K 3 ' Km‘

FSkatuigDuo-Maflorieflilh-

the lonshlp and the Dir. Dougan Tiro- nhy. .

terestiiig one in that spilt honors in played through the regular league schedule. The legion won the first game 6-8 and the Welshman took the second contest 0-5.

0 '0- Il- 0

final sexles. opener last week 28-16.

St. John Beavers Win» Maritime Senior Title

(Quebec - Ontario) McGill 4

A crowd of 10.170 c t lb t l 87°" Bate of $3S.l8’;ntg sleleedtlig

bout. but onasasuhstitute show g2]?! U10 Tam Maurlello-Joe si hea ight rumpus was

WW9 called off earlier in the week, “Bernard McCloskey, 1m 1-z_ 0g give Scotla. (hometown unavail- a e) won a four-round decision 5"” Jvlln Hervey. 15s rm “heater, N.Y.. in a preliminary

$1,832 Raised For Former.li.-il.L. Goalie

TORONTO; March 15 ~(CP -- Charlee ) -

fllxtlced. awn... ‘it'll’. cmo£i ii ma: H?’ aid

National serl

nonunion-lulu h

mom ii so siffliii

oaaurvasi sumo: *~ - . . , , DANOIIK

Tonight at the Forum. the Prince of Wales Welshmen and the legion- aires will meet in the first same of the basil; three out of five series for

egue hockey champ-

+ l- + 4- The series should prove an in- tlie teams their two games

The Collegians will have the

same lineup which carried t-h-sm to the top 1n the season's schedule, but the Legionaires will be strength- ened by the addition of "Bucko" MacDonald who has recently re turned from pastlming in Quebec hockey arenis.

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Whether or not the local curling fraternity will have an artificial

icmmaking plant next year will be decided definitely a little late At an enthusiastic and represent- atlve meeting held last night, com- mitees were selected to survey the prospect from all angles and should the venture prove at all possible and reasonable. plans towards that. end will be instituted. -l- l- ~0-

l’ Oil.

The Charlottetown Ilegionaires.

intermediate hockey champions of

P.E.I. and N.B., will fly to Ber-

wick Monday for the opening game of the home and home series for the Maritime Championship. The team has chartered a Maritime Central Airways plane which will land at Greenwood Airport, five miles from Berwlck. ’l‘hcrc will be room for ten passengers on the

ip. The air transport will leave