delighted the other it. letter from our good friend S. Thane Belyea, Fredericton, N. B.. whom so many horsemen will remember and who is really a mine of information concerning horses and horsemen of the past years and the present as ivell. Thane wanted to know if Joey Harvester is the fastest Maritime bred gelding for 1952. We replied that we did not have all returns in from race tracks but we are pretty sure that the honors go to Joey for his mile in 2.09 (V5 at Truro. Sept. 22nd. driven by Johnny Conroy. Follow- ing right on his heels is the four- year-old pacer Doctor J. A., that took a record of 2.09 US at Fred- ericton. Sept. 1st, driven by Ray O'Brien. Thane states that George Woodslde's mare, Linda W., had a filly foal on June 18th by Joll- ity 2.05 Ix”-f and he bred her back to N. D. Hal 2.01 U2. The filly by Jollity has not been nam- ed as yet. In August Thane va- cationed in New Hampshire and Maine and attended the races at Skowhegnn, where Ralph Burrill. one of the racing greats of some thirty years ago, was a judge. He asked after everybody and par- ticularly about Peter Conroy . . . Thanks, Thane. and we hope to hear more from you when you have a chance to write. George Dewar, Charlottetown, has very kindly remembered us with an official program of Yonk- ers RAICEWBY fall meeting for Thursday night. October 16th and this comment is penned on the 6th race which was the Gotham Trot at a. distance of one and one- illalf miles. with a purse of S25.- 000. . . "This was quite a- race. The time was 3.09. The favorites, Yankee Hanover and Pronto Don. liolh broke and the 10-year-old hay gelding Chris Spencer, owned by Dunbar W. Bostwick. Shel- hurne. Vt.. and driven by Jimmy Jordan, came on to win. It was his second win of a 525,000 trot from the fastest trotters in the world this season." Our readers will perhaps remember that in this column we mentioned how Chris Spencer had been lame last season and it was not expected that he could get in condition to race. this year, but it new plan was adopted, that of swimming him daily until a. few weeks be- fore they started racing him. It worked and as mentioned by George, be defeated practically the same field of trotters at Roosevelt Raceway. The world's record for a mile and a half trot is held by Pronto Don.

We were day to have

Dufferin Race Track. where winter meets have been held for over fifty years and where some of the greatest trot- iers and pacers in the world have performed, will open on Novem- her 15th. Only 225 horses can be quartered there for the 100 days race meet, but accommodation has been secured at Long Branch and Thornciiffe tracks for about 400 more. These horses travel back and forth in vans and are only twelve minutes away from Duffer- in. Free vannlng iii provided and restaurants and biacksmiths are available at all places and the tracks are kept open for training. -H. E. Wicks is secretary and he is one of the most versatile and ex- perienced men connected with the sport. The writer first became ac- quainted with him in 1914 when we raced a stable at Dufferln. With us were Ernie McTague and Johnny Conroy. It was in winter I am sure none of us will forget. Many great horses were racing then and it was the first time we had ever seen a blacksmith make up the famous saw shoes. that were invented by him. They sold then at about 514 a set but W0 presume it. would cost 520 or 325 to buy ti set today.

Toronto,

Last Thursday night Good Time 1.57 25 made his final appear- ance in the 315,000 Invitational Pare at. Yonkers Raceway. Just :- few weeks ago at. Lexington he

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chalked up a world's record for pacers for two heats pacing-1.58 and 1.58 U5. Good Time is the leading money winning pacer of all time with over 0300.000 to his credit and this season he has won over 5100.000 which is a record for one year's earnings by any pacer and he is the second horse in the world to ever win that amount in one season. The other was Sharp Note, the three-year- old trotter that won both the Hambletonian and the Kentucky Derby trots this year.

We notice where Scott Spencer, formerly owned by Harry Hl1'3Cll of Sydney, won a Classified A Face at Quebec City track, racing

in 2.13 NS and 2.11 25. The world's championship five mile race for a purse of 32,000 was won by Sir Peter M with Bitty Lou secord, time, 11.56. Another winner at Quebec track was

Westphal Girl by Calumet Duds. owned by Marrow Bros., Rimolr ski, time, 2.18 4x'5. Westphal Girl was sold by George Turner, Dart- mouth, to those parties a few weeks ago.

They race them tough in On- tario. On Wednesday the trotler Alan Chips, owned by VETHOH Super, won the 2.30 trot and pace at Simcoe with a summary of 2-l.

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On Friday he won the 2.18 trot with 1-1, time, 2.14. 2.13 2x5 and on Saturday won the, 2.28 'lrot and pace with 1-1, time, 2.15 (Va. 2.14 ms. l

A prominent llOfSeIl1l'lAI1 of this city was discussing with us the relative merits of the horses of year; ago--prior to the three heat plan-and the present. He didnt believe that the horses we are racing now could stand up to the gruelling contests that were held then when. horses had to 80 "5 many as five and six and occas- ionally seven heats to win. Cl course they were not tzomtf 55 fast then but the tracks were much heavier. In Ontario they have a lot of the old breeding strains and they certainly have tough horses there. Take for in- stance the one just mentioned. and Sir Peter M., winner of the five mile world's championship til Quebec. He was by P9197 G--,3 horse that Ernie McTague will remember well as he was a win- ner over the ice very frequently and was by The Wolverine, a son of Peter the Great. Our opinion is that we do not train as hard as we used to. Wen-vent more miles in our early training and in that way conditioned a horse 10 "Ice more heats and also to score a great many time.

And now we hear from Carl MacKenzie. Race Secretary Truro Raceway, Ltd.. where racing was concluded on Thankszlvlnif Day- October 13th. Cart is very poll- ular with the horsemen and Z095 to II great deal of trouble to make them feel at home and give them opportunities to race. We are pleased to know that they have had a successful season as the following will show . . . ”Enclosed please find balance of score cards for this year. We had 39 meets and raced for 065,300. which is 310,050 more than in 1951. -I am enclosing a. few entry blank: for the Jollity Three Year Old Trot and Face to he raced in 1955. I have sent out u. lot but. there may be many colt owners who have not received them and I would appreciate if you would in your column mention that anyone wish- ing an entry blank will receive one if they will drop me a line. We have had a very successful year and the weather was grand all through the racing season. Ip wish through your column to thank all those who have con- tributed ln any way towards mak- ing our race meetings a success

and also to thank you for the racing information which you Down the Back

gave. through Stretch each week."

We are glad to note. ilint. our good friend P. .l'. (fadegan of Glace Bay. owned by Lucky Chief 2.04 U5 and other fast ones, was called to the Judges Stand by Presiding Judge Ken MacDougall last Friday night at the Cape Breton Sports Centre. and pre- sented with the Cape Breton Turf Club trophy by Judges Joe Peek of Sydney Mines and George Hen- derson of Sydney. The grand old man of Cape Breton harness rac- ing received a tremendous ova- tion. The trophy is in recognition of a new track record set up by Lucky Chief earlier in the season of 2.07 US, which bettered the old mark of 2.07 U4 made by Chuck Worthy. owned by Harry Hirsch, in 1946.

That same evening Super Hal. owned by Harry Hirsch and driv- en by Ronnie MacDonald and Lucky chief driven by Joe Mac- Donald, met in a match race. It war it thriller but the Super Hal

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of ltiie St. Dunstiin's University football team who will go out to do or die this afternoon against the powerful St. F. X. squad in what is expected to be the out- standing or one of the outstanding games of the football season.

The game, which will be played on St. Dunstan's field, is a regular Maritime Intercollegiate contest and will get underway at 2:30.

Reading from left, to right the players in the front roiv are: Fred- dy Driscoil. Art Pendcrgast, Jackie Readon, Phil Coyle, Copy Calla- ghan. Paul Jay and Allan Mac- Donald.

Mlddie row: Clarence MacDon- ald, Rodney Macfnnis. John Mul- lally, Cy Macfsaac. Pete Dunphy, Lloyd Gaudet, Charlie Cheveric,

to zi..ii'.'c xirc the members.

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN Saints Face Big Test; Meet St. F. X.

Acqvuinas Ryan. Back row:

A. J. MacAdam, coach, Ronnie Mclvor, Joe Mull- ally, Bob Mooney. John Eldon Green. assistant coach.

The Saints will go into this afternoon's game as co-leaders of the Maritime intercollegiate Lea- gue with Mount Allison. Each team

has four points as the result of two wins and one loss.

This maris the first time in probably two decades that the

colorful Xaverians have fielded a football team in this province. Al-

ways 9. power-house in Maritime athletics the St. F. X. thirteen coached by Father Charlie Mac-

Donald will be a strong team this afternoon.

The Saints hold It 5-0 decision over the xaverians as the result of

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a brilliantly played game on Mem-

orial Field in Antlgonish two weeks ago. The Xavcrians arrived in the

City yesterday so that they might be well rested for the game. Two of their players who were injured in earlyigames will not be playing but otherwise their lineup is in- tact. The injured players are Bob Dixon and John D. Campbell.

A Georgetown boy, Cullen De- iory will play with St. F. X. Cullen is a forward and is playing his first game of the season.

The Saints will be at full strength for the important en- counter. Phil Coyle's foot still

botheiis him slightly but Phil will be ready to go.

The game will be handled by Gordon Bennett.

This will be a week-end of foot- ball that will satisfy the appetites

of even the most. rabid football fans. Today and tomorrow on the local football fields there will be waged two of the greatest foot- ball battles of the year. The action today is at St. Dunstan's where the Saints meet St. F. X. and to- morrow afternoon the football is at Memorial Field w;!h the Abbies meeting the Air Force from Sum- merslde in the seconti game of the Island play-downs. . .

The siageiswellset for a titan- ic struggle at S. D. U. this aft.cr- noon. The saints, who are co-lead- ers in the Maritime Intercolleg- iate League with Mount Allison must win in order to stay on the top. The powerful xaverians, on the other hand must. win it they tire to keep in the running for League honors. The local Colleg- ians have won t'.-so games to date while the visitors have yet to win their first game of the season.

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Coach A. J. MacAdam has his Saint Dunstan's team in top phys- ical and mental condition for the game. After winning their first two League games the saints met defeat at Acadia last Saturday and they are out to make up for it today. That defeat last week was only by it 3-0 score but it was en- ough to enable the other tettms to gain ground. Thai: ti'y by the way was the first that was scored on tbe Saints this season.

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Despite the fact. they have not won a game this year Father Charlie MticDonald's st. F. x. team have had only one try scored against them. In all of their games the scores have been very close with one of them being decided by penalty kicks and the other being a scoreless draw. The Xav- erlans could get right. back in the running with 9. win today and his- tory has proven that they are at their best when the chip6 ll" down. l '

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'Oharlottetown's Harry P0Ull-On will not. be putting his Maritime

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welteirwelgh-t. title on the line Mon- day night when he mots Kid Ad- shade of Glace Bay in New Glas- gow in a ten round go. Poulton won the title several weeks ago from Adshade in Sydney. The local, box- ing,historian. Wiif Mcciaeitey. who by the way is the only one of the Mccioskey brothers who never sp- pesred as a boxer fntthe HUANG circle. has come up with someth-

The Kid stands five foot. five and one half inches. weighs 143 , t

intestine Information on Adaimfe.

Abbies - Airmen Tangle In Football Game Sunday

Local ladies' Curling Club Holds Meeting W

Many improvements to thel iadies' club rooms in the Char- lottetown Curling Club were dis- cussed at a well attended meeting held Wednesday evening in the Club House. The president, Mrs. W. R. MacNeiil, presided. -

Mrs. Dockendorff gave a fin- ancial statement which showed the net. proceeds of the Flower Show and Tea. to have been most satis- factory. Miss Duchemin reported that Club pins are on order, and the sample table ordered was on display.

Improvements to be made to the Club Rooms are: an archway to be made between the main rooms, and is partition to be erect- ed in the dressing room. It was also decided to assist the Men's Club in the purchasb-not additional tables for the Banquet Hall.

Special plans were made for the holding of a White Elephant Sale at the Club til the near fut- we in the hope of raising funds to defray the cost of the proposed improvements.

All in all. it would look as though the ladies are really rearin' to go before the roarin' game is the order of the dayi

Hockey Scores

By The Canadian Press

Maritime Major Charlottetown 4 Sydney 2. OHA Junior A Mnrlhoros 3 St. Mike's 9. Oshawa 6 Guelph 8 (overtime). OHA Senior A Owen Sound 3 Brantford 5. 0.H.A. Junior A St. Calharlnes .1. Barrie 2 . 3V(Vllhl)lS0l' 8, Kitchener-Waterloo . t e .

Kiley. Sydney by a decision: Tom- my Spencer. New Glasgow by a knockout; Duke Hodd, saint John by a decision; Harold Schultz. Dart- mouth by it knockout; Earl Trader. ?hlladelphis. by a knockout: Kid Douoette. Saint John by a knock- out. 0 Wilf also came across in his flies bhe name of Lou Kiley, solidly built. fellow playing defense wins the Is- landers this year. Lou was a wrest- ler as well as a boxer and appeared on both a boxing and wrestling card on the some evening in 1949. After winning his boxing match Lou entered the wrestling ring un- der the name of Lou "Gorgeous

George? Kiley. He also won the '4

wrestling match.

And ll 28 years, old. 0- u n

lowing fiubiim to recent bouts: Red Graham. Dartmouth by a decision: llama Hayden, i field by. s ' . Newma-

' . H! has met and defeated-.tahe fol- '

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o Guardian game. His high

The powerful Charlottetown Ab- bies and the well conditioned summerside Air Force rugby teams will meet here Sunday afternoon in the second game of the, Island Senior Football finals. frhe game will be played on Memorial Field and will get underway at 2:30. Fresh from their 3-0 win over the airmen last Saturday the Ab- bies will go into tomorrow's battle with confidence. That confidence does not border on anything like cockiness however as the Abbies know from experience that they will have to fight every inch of the way in order to defeat the airmen. They gained that experience last Saturday. After scoring a- try in the first half the Abbies had to withstand R determined Air Force attack in the last: 30 minutes and at times the airmen cme close to tying the score.

The A-bbies have worked hard this week in order to be ready for the big game. They have held practise sessions each morning at six o'clock so that they might be in top shape. ' The airmen. most: of whom are soccer players, are in excellent condition. They are big and fast and use their feet to good advan- tage. Last: Saturday they showed it good half-lino both offensively and defensively.

The Abbies lineup will be prac- tically the same as that which was used last. week. They have one ad- dition in Sonny stull, it scrum heeler. , No admission will be charged to the game. The team however has a lot of expenses to meet and they would appreciate a good donation from the fans.

L Y. C. And lieefe's Win In Bowling

The Liguorian Youth Club and i(eefe's won the opening games of the City Candlepin Commer- cial League ln games played at the Roll-Away Alleys last night.

The L. Y. C. defeated the Guar- dian Angels five points to none while Kcefe's defeated the Wool- men four points to one. The L. Y. C. had a total pinfall of 1298 against 1231 for the Guardian. Keefe's had a pinfall of 1257 against 1240 for the Woolmen.

Allan Shephard had high three

Reliable information received this week assures us that we still have a few Chpidrer partridge left in the Province. A covey of 13 or 14 birds was spotted on Wednesday by an observant. hunter in central Queens county. Chukker partridge were introduced five or six years ago and for several years multi- plied and. to all appearances were establishing themselves firmly in this gatrden province. For two years following their introduction the partridge wlntered satisfactorily and new broods were reared to matur- ity. Suddenly, like a candle snuff- ed out. the Chukkers vanished into thin air. Birds were thought to ex- ist in Prince county for ii. year af- ter they vanished, or supposedly vanished, from Queens and Kings but for the past two years there was no definite sign that any ex- isted in the wettern section of the province. ' 0 I O

The description furnished by this young hunter fitted the Chukkers exactly but. it was the way the covey acted thatconvinced this col- umnist we. still have the real thing with us. The markings of Chuk- ker partridge are very distinctive, 1-ed legs and beak wifih promlnen-i: black, or dark markings on wing, shoulders and head. They were also described as steel gray in colour. slightly larger than Runs and ran swiftly in a zig zag maniner. They would run a hundred yards. fly a short spurt. and run some more. I was informed that another member of the hunting party tried to sprint within shotgun range but he fin- lshed a very poor second. Last year a covey of birds that could have been Chukkers was reported in Kings county and the same report has cropped up in the same general section of Kings just recently.

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Introduced species have a habit of seemingly doing well for a coup- le of years and then dropping out of sight for a few years. This oc- curred in the state of Washington where Chukkers were introduced a number of years ago. After several seasons without a single report of the existence of any of the intro- duced species the planting was put down as a. total failure. Suddenly coveys appeared. seemingly coming from nowhere, and today. and for several years.pa.st;. there has been an open season on Chukkem. Just where the birds hid themselves in the interim is a mystery to the sporting fraternity. Maybe our Chukkers have undergone their per- iod of acclimatization and are with us to rtay if hunters give them the protection necessary for them to gain a foothold. Our Ring-necked pheasants see-sawed back and forth for quite a few years before they broke out into the clear and now there is apparently no halting tzhetr