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IAGK STIIETGII

a.coming sire. A local sire whose get have been figuring so much in the race sunimarles oi the Mari- timss - Abner '1'. Clegg s.0iv. - is by Jim Abbe. a son oi The Abbe. it would take pages to show the tremendous importance oi this strain and it was only one oi many developed at Village Farm.

Alter the dispersal sale oi Vill- age Farm Mr. Geers opened a public stable and ior many years was one ottlie top drivers on the Grand circuit. competing with

The tall-ire oi Rina-necked phea- iiallll l” 3'” ' I” hm I” "mm waiter Cox. Tommy Murphy. Lon

Kinli "ll "I'll '"'"P"""' MacDonald. Vic Fleming and other

irom West Prince. . .1 dzint believe mm.

til?” I' ' mu!” ph"”m In” "I . One of the best horses he had the MIIWWII9 ””'&p'do'h':ycF1l':h' was the pacer Napoleon Direct 1.- ed com!" 'm"lh ' "” ed l ssh. that in the stud sired Billy and 5”” 3"” ” awn" 'd Direct. co-holder oi the world's re- nowd WW m""" T "”"'”'"”" ' cord oi 1.65. Another horse that I000 W" W"'d ' "W d.” "” Geere had great success with was at tit! 5”"”""' Km" 13"?” The Harvester 2.01. which August meelinl " Ml""""” If C "55 M Uhieln oi Milwaukee paid 50.000 season on hen phsasan a an ...as M, an . can we hm hm h, Ed ""9 '"”'"""uc nwmb" "m"k' Geera' hands to train. After three

r.::7'..:'t"...".'.':tl...i:n..':'i:" ”ti-xw--- -- ing in game circles in the

that too rigid protection oi pheasants can

l'9W'.vestor was sold to C.l(.G. Billings

h””!new owner with other horses to I” d'm'"”"" ''”-Moscow. Russia. where he gave an n mlximllt" '”d"”"'”' "W "Wcxhihiiion oi trotting. and the breadth! SW-' '""'bl'- " W"-Czar's government oilerod 375.000 ll ant to enjoy load pheasant Ihoot- in. mm. "mg in mi” Kill” WW" ”" . Mr. Geera died. as we may call next 4 or 5 years close the season h' in hum". hm demh was the on Dil9l"""' P”l”d' result of an cldent in a race at Wit?" "I9 "''5”" ml ph””'m" Wheeling. W. .In I024. The event W51 0P'"9d ll” "3 "mu w”;was widely publicized and harness live cock bird! 09? l'"”"' Thhihorsemen throughout the length N3 ”l"""d ' I” y”" m” mend breadth oi the United States three Fntli W55 P" d'V- ll w”land Canada mourned the loss of apparent we were getting a veryhohe of the nu". Iehuemhh hm; itraiy D0P"i5"”" ill he'"'””."'.hest drivers that ever sat on a that was really out oi proportion.,luh(y In 1952 the hog llmhtewas tchanledi to raid: "' "9 P W" ' P" al'blue book ior ms is the last 'l-W"- A l'"”"'' cw” "'9'" whnlgllcture taken oi Mr. Geers. Two "9" ""97"! ""t' t 'h'"' M Next ioi his carctakcri are holding Peter A general increase oi approximat-;MMmmh L56” world-5 C-hhmphm "Y 50 P” cem W” wserved mrirotier over both mile and hali ""7 PI'9""" Wpuhmm 1" mm'mile tracks. and Sanardo l.59'x'r. Ind "19 dduy 5" "m" w" 'l'”d.world's champion pacing gelding "I H" 9' Sim" "x' Th" IT Mover a halt mile track. They were ":7 blalr":hg:l:LE'guh3:lPg::.'; the last horses trained and driven an s ra I . on their numbers it reacted dli- by ll" Gnmd Old M." fmnuyl ' jtliitlemdedtllloiuziilier The bil'd5 '5 "P " 9 r ” 'ttlic ears oi course his name and ""395 3"" '"""b”"' 1" wwliaing have gradually iltled Ind (last season) it is the consensus-mower henchmen, do not mhh, if Opinion our pllellll" i”P"m'”" the pilgrimage to his grave that 'l”"b"d "V" 19” N” ph""'"t previous ones had done. Flowers h""'-" "I" 59” I" ha ' bump” and weeds grew up around it and crop e! "dllllltl last sessoii. .. may wouid probably be growing

in the Trotter and Pacer'a an-

rori Central 9099” Wlaini the but ior the fact that William a. cream oi the pheasant crop. when Mm.,.hy0 known to an his h-tends

bags of up toil) birds thsts pheas- h, am meeting or the U.sTA in Int! ill I his WlY- Ioxlando. Florida. in early lvhahcb.

rd h k ere s an- PHEASANT NEEDS IedTI,:-re ivrimsoizmfi :I)l(en'cowas he told

lllitid 101' P319355” achievements. then showed is pic- nosda. Bayilsld-Big Pond and East mm of his neglected monument. Lalta have had a ialr population F,-om .11 over the room expres- oi pheasants for 10 or 12 years .10". were heard which indicated but don't seem to be able to get that action would bet aken to keep dug in properly. Five years ago ---mm-.--TTTC, Black Pond. a low miles east oi 0 tender part oi their anatomy ii sourls. held a p mlslng seeding of they IDPGIIN in his yard with ya pheasants. . .w at happened to ring. In the spring Mr. Dennis paid them? The same ihuestion applies the iarmer 35.00 ior the bird and to the Sturgeon d strict and the ghipped him to the National Park. Curtis Road-Selkirk-st. Charles He admitted to me later that stock- nm- The birds are barely hold- ing his District with pheasants just ing their ownrii they are doing cguidnlt he done. that. Reliable iniormatlon indicat- , as that youths with 82 titles shot DAYS GONE In the roosting birds oii their par- I do not wish to appear unduly ones at night and took them by critical of the youths in question. whatever means available when It is quite possible they were un- when they came to ieed around aware they were doing anything grain stacks and barracks in sev- wrong unless they were told by are winter weather in the Curtis their elders. I look back to the Road section. days when brother Art and I were in the Sturgeon district sharp- bare loot lads with time on our shooters with its allegedly pick hands during the mid-summer hol- them oi! while they glean iood ldays. Armed with maple sapling imm snowy fields in mid-winter bows and armwa made ii-om the or crew and ilaunt their colors in steel ribs oi umbrellas. . .both the spring. Too many juveniles. homemade. . .we never killed any and loans not so Juvenile. like to thing. For that matter we didn't play 'Cowbo I and lndalns' with have too long to try ior iather old cock p easants when their caught us at this little game and challenging crow rings out from gave us a lecture on wildliis con-

spring woodlota and swamps. The aervation. His last words probably trouble is they play ior keeps with sank in more then did the lect- 12 rlilaa. Don't make the mistake ure. "ii I catch you at that again 0i thinking I've dreamed this up. I'll give you scarrlclui". Coming I haven't. -Coiiildssitial iniormat- from him those were iamous last ion obtainld during the past year. words. . 4 replete with names oi oiisnders. In his modern age replete with is on record on my prlvatal ille. Game Association. lectures. wild- The iniorrnation did not come lite literature. etc.. there is really "om the same source either but no need ior anyone to be ignorant it Ill dove-tails Into an almost un- oi our game laws but--thare are lversai pattern. You cannot have always the iew who make their your cake and eat it unless you own laws as they go along. Ii have a lot oi cake baked ahead. . . pheasants are ever to become- mors then you can handle. . .and pleantiiut in Kings and Prince its this seldom occurs in the wildlife up to all interested to throw away "link thoig kid glass and! lick uh: sdbig wat a or tier at a at w ”.”::. ..”..'l':'::.'::.......... :---i. ”.:”.”'i'."' olisassat territory in the province. IIr:llIlI.Ge I?0iI1TiIl'II.rI.:QIQuBe::s pllleassdt "'9 'GfliId DiE' Hebron. Gien- at 825!!! per plate proved to be wmdv will CID! Ind other Points s highly eiiective remedy West has thousands oi acres pi i swamp and umiogwgmp lgnd rm. GAME ASIOCIATIONI lit for cultivation and yet surround- it is encouraging to learn oi the oil with cultivated areas. In some hundreds oi new members join- staiea this is known as swamp bot- lng the three Branch Fish and toms and l natural pheasant hab- Game Associations. I understand itst. Approximately 15 years ago the Prince County Branch has the late WJI. Dennis. Minister of been augmented by over 300 new Aizriculttuc made a determined members just recently. In view of Flint to stock West Prince with this I must admit I received a Dileuants. Ha traded I-Iu arian distinct shock to'rcad in the local partridge ior a hardy at n of press this week where the Prince illIIaaaiita.de in Frederict- County Branch had passed a re- M. N.B.. and liberated quite a iew solution recommending a revival ll the lad. District of Prince. of spring shooting ior wild geese. A NTWUII number oi covey's To this coluinnists' was oi thin - "Wild! in several sections butt this is the most asinine re- utton. in respect to wiidliie. to ood lidl be bill "mdied ws Met 9 W3" "cl so y -t a comng ugus snsa an "II! wouldn't he isced the United States signed a Tgthhdty s

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his i 553: I

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."watcb tile pheasants mulii- lawns h was in which he W” The liar-

"uyior 351.000. He was taken by his

I lli t Ohio. At first they , . A monument was erected to him 'h';dw;u ';:el:':' men" hm hwhu" Napoleon Sim. by NIll0i00I! Dif- ln his native Tennessee. Through out hm-I mum,"

the heaviest concentration on re.hp and around h m future years .lead all sires

individual hunters report seasonal" --mu" brought the matter up 1:" wine” of 409 dash”. in 03, 2.0ov., 2.00

uni” ""3 M Kin” 90"”? I3 about the Grand Old Man and his I35 Wmners ”f 323 da5hes' He now

I

1. my. Ont.. to look over a trotting ye-hold pacer Baby. any from

miss! alsesecttisre-idis owner. Fred .3!!! vered "Pop" ears in its original asked him if the horse was ior condition. Finally Mr. Murray re- sale. He said ”Yea. but I want cited this poem. Written by Walter a lot oi money ior iilm. I am Palmer. going to worlsmblin :1 inl:e in . twelve and w let in sap I THE mm." .I:Au,cK'”LKIT or hit the last haii.". The mile was in 2.l2Vs and the last half in 1.0850 and it was easy ior him. . .Thro' er believed he was one of the greatest meters in the world and his bsllei turned out to be correct.

That year as a 4-year-old he made 18 afiris and they were old- time races oi three 'toats.'He won. -all of them esce t two and took

I have journeyed star from the sunset so g

And the mountains that reach to- ward the

I've enjoyed e new iriends and welcomedtiie old

As I watched the ileet trottera

FlI,0?':)IllIy.UlGI'O'I a ieeltnl 1 CI!!- not explain

A "dun fcmhm dew". hta-"record oi 2.01 i. widow Grat- . - . . al 4- ear-old by Grattan l":Vm9:g";n:." hm ””" ””"' ;itoysi.utIsiIi lino Widow by Wid-

For a black cap and s cost. '13;;i".9 :'2'il'Jl-";'ll.'::i gok'i'.":oc:g '0 .3 .

I :&e.ytlie contestants lo l'usllil131oo3'h?qi.llotEinglyggrpitseill smsasb; - ' it. ew ng an ac ng r w;t:ce:d ""1" mu no war. u was raced on July 4th at Wind- Tiie jackets oi rod and of green sor. Conn. half mile track. Fromh .ahd of my memory we believe it was pro- Each showing in turn in the lead! moted by Allen Wilson oi Boston. But though I may try. there's a a native oi this province. it

mm 0. my 0 0 Ibrought together 12 oi the best As the struggle begins at the track pacers in the Eastern United Stat- For I can't iiiiii a-trace oi the es and it also brought to Windsor

iurrowed old lace !0ne oi the largest crowds that

And a cap and a Jacket oi black. .ever attended a race meet in New

lilngland. The celebrated Fitch

Ah! I miss the colors that the ,mothers had a large tent and

silent Men were. auctioned the pools and the spec-

And I miss the applause and the nistlon was enormous. Here,ls the cheers. result:

And his rugged old term as be 1.1! Pace. Purse 825.000. (New Atgrglhl ht th: stiiorntvorl of Go." E'l'IlIlniI Pacing Derby. (Elimin- II Q 0115! Ell O Q (5113,) The trots have M03 iullunii "Id Griittsn Bars. by Grsttan Royal BiTtp1:lnadIi'daomatlllnl they M" Flemmi i 2 1 ' . . . .X lack. W'd 'G'it .is, G ti R II or i miss the old master the mlh-':;ey)” '" V " "I W

one who has passed. . . f . 3 I 2 And hi! dlmy "Id l”3k"' "I hhcki .Chattanooga. by Napoleon lDirect

mu, MURRAY - (McGrsthJ

' ..”1x5l wgaighazw u':”ullghluk'M,::.h:.yh Bonnie M.. by lonningtm. (Hod- sm and his lather could find ""”

counterparts all through the Dl'0V' "X 2 3 '0

ul hum, Jeanette Royal. by Grattan, Royal ducg gogne soliiinr-boxers oi" cham-

SYDNEY. N.S ICi')--Nixie Him.

island.

duced to Prince Edward Island about 8) years ago. Since then they

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KINGSTON. nut fCPl -- Cali- Ida'I I056 Olymulr hopes got a

nounccment that 00 soldiers are

Olympics in Australia this year.

tory a country-wide boxing cham- pionslilp will be staged in Kingston April 4. 5 and 6.

inch. They were successi era but the iathsr iioifdnatilrtg; . 3153”:-:'lTl1l:;"Ml::: b;le:hr1" hm, Hollyrood Jacqueline. by G r e at

3 iii B't fl Id. I see at their Bonnie Bras Farm " "l I ”E" 9 ' xx M.

(Wilson:

P9937”. 'l:dth.m” fgihaifld hill Lltlrisco. by San Franciacmh of the youngsters... lash i - h I h h 9 ml: g3':l&l:'dm:m"g:'.'dmlhmoh M Voio Rico. by Peter Volo lEl':l;e:;! luv!" their '31 1:12: lgffiii Star Cochato. "Nx-ii-0 rot and Canada with the number oi gl'i;;i;Y sltihljfciv ime--2.06 ftrack rocordt.

ldashes won by his Dmieny ill 1955-

' had I40 starters. 90 oi them zswl

'. i ir with We can still remember that diudldgllexfwlinelsy bis writs-ups in the harness horselh

- . iih 'tsn Bars and in the limit heat

H395 dbl: II.I)t?ep1Ii.wIl..gIl lies l:t')IlIIGrliiIll Bars lust Won by 8 he8d.1 more money than any other pacerflle went on to win two more 325,-. hach,g..3z03,042.11, 1000 races that year but Wldowl Another oi his get. Belle Action Grattan was not an entry in them 20 3.01 1.5 m.t.. 2.02 2-5 b.m.t.. at However. she took a

won the 312.410 Bioomsburg Stake, she reduced her record to 2.00.. ' o miles bein :h1e1 uvlclieiclgllsthel trzw world's re! and Village Farm and we ilnd that cord for two heats by a 2-year- The Abbe, son of Chimes. was old pacer over a liali mile track. bred there during Mr. Gcers' re- and in the 314.200 Autumn Pace glme and he sired Abbedale 2.01Vi; ghe slid past the wire 10 lengths and Widow Grattan 2.00 by Grat- shead oi the next horse in 2.02 2-5 tan Royal 2.001x'i. bred to him ghgttering the previous world's re- produced The widower p. 3. 1.59Vs cord at 1.03. It was her iourih Bill Murray's sire whose achieve- victory in 2.05 or better on a halt ments have been chronicled above. mile track no iilly previously hav- Years liter the New England ing more-'than two. Her total Pacini Derby. TGVGFII Oi "10 I100 earnings for the season was 340,- ses that took part in it came to 399,59. Her driver was Billy the Maritlmes. Bonnie M. 2.0210, Haughton. leading money winning driven by Monte Gerow. raced in drivel. of 1955 the ire ior all at Charlottetown. Aug. 31. 1931. which was won by CHARLIE BARRETT Eula H. 2.06. owned by S. A. To complete this story we would Watlien and driven by Billy Keyes like to go back in emory to the with the iastest mile in 2.00 - year I014 when Charlie Barrett oi s new track record. Volo Rico, Park Hill. Ontario, attended the owned and driven by the writers iall ales at Chicago and bought won the third best in 2.0098. Jean- : 3-year-old stallion called Grat- ette Royal 2.0Wr equalled thel tan Royal by Grattan. Charlie track record at Fredericton oi raced him a bit over the ice that 2.0Ws and Neil Frisco 2.07Vi. winter and the ioilowlng year he owned by Charlie Ballard. also ,hw.d .0 much gpgod that he raced through the Maritimes. sold him for a reported price of We wish to ' ' '. helpful 310,000. 3. Wm ht. (mt rgcgg an iniortnatlon obtained from Amer-I the Grand Circuit then met with ican Trotter by John Hervey. and an accident. broke a bone in his Drive?! Up by Dwight Alters. Iront leg and the damage. could We hope the story Will IPDHI not b. upping gm: )1. was sold to our readers as showing what ior a song to a breeder in the can be accompl ” T if the right untied gm". , selections are made in the mat- in the early months oi his 4- ins of sires and dam of human year-old iorm Charlie had bred ll0!'50S- , him 1,. . (gw mgrgg ma when Jeanette Royal 2.043.: after her these became 4-year-olds they racing days were over was .0.-,w,d 0 10; of gpegd, gvgpy an. brought to this province and was oi them. and ii-om that small bred to sirmpson Hal 2.029”: by group came Louis Grattan 2.00. NIWIOOII Dim-'t 'l-5iWI- Ind Pro- thgt Vic Flgmjnl need go sue. duced Hallie in 1936. oilaliie ll thd cessfuliy over the ice. on half dim oi Shirley 14- Temple 2-14. mile tracks and on the Grand Billy.McVay 2.09 3-5 and Rosalie Circuit. also Roy Grattan 2.oiv. Hooper 1.11 2-5. all by Calumet that was raced in Tommy Mur- Blldioill and bred by -7- Allen phy's stable in the biggest stsiie Jenkins. Pownall. P.E.l. They pan- on the Grand Circuit and aiter- led i0 the 0WMl'liIiP 0i ill! lilo ward in the Maritimes. Every Lt--CtIl- 5- P- li00DH'- M-C- and one of hi. con. r.-gfn thg mu-ggiat his demise to the ownership he was bred to that year libowed of ill! Ion Dr- W- 'l'- H0090!" Oi extraordinary speed. Charlielwsa CiIlI'i0ii0t0WIt- Halli! I180 DI'0dut- quick to notice that he was a pot- rd Lee's Pride 11951) by Calum- eat sire and hunted him up. He Bi Ndlong. owned by llctliil Jen- ilnally located him on g mun kins and David Stewart. Southpri. iarm in a little spot In Ohio. P-E-L bought him and brought him back Harry whchby of Dartmouth and in a iew years advanced his and Clayton M-cl-cod of Wutvillo stud f.. 0, 3500, NS. were visitors to Charlotte- ln (1.. myth. of 1927 wg pgld town this week and Clayton pur- a visit to the race track at Strath- chased the iiromtslns youns 4-

,1,; . which to. gnu-wgt-4. pugs Bill Munroe. Edward Street. City. chased. it was a lovely sun Baby Boy is by Abner 1'. Class mom" "0 than .pp..fQd 2 2.005. dam Lady Rose 2.13 by Cal- tlic track one oi the iiandsomest "met Blldioill 3-IWL Ind it” til"! pacers we ever saw. He had a WI! R030 Worthy .i1y Al Worth! jet black mania and tall and was 2.1556. tracinl throush il0I't0SiIIW- I 3,,-um hug w. tnquu-.0 eh. nee Rose by Colorado 1.. 2.1016. name of the horse and were told HI WM bred by Wilfred Praushi. that It was Grattaa Bars. Alter Cherry Vnlley.P- E-1- '" M "ED . .

IRIID TO THE II!

liincos Harvester p. row. by Les Harvester 8. mall. is one at

ior service in Canada. so cancelled racing career. win- ning in 2:0al0-a new track need he Raceway when made. Good horsemen predicted that ii raced on a mile track as would take a record oi 22M or better. With limited service in the stud he has aired some oi the best trol- tara and pacers in the Mai-itimes.

ow Isssss sun siyllnp, by View the Chiller llillman made- to-aieasitrs ltlia is is latest

lII'iIlII-let ThaiastasthDocEMu&I&;...:a: . t . .-. '”"l"l'”""t"""'t"Ie'e'Tss'srios-osiis inst-rose-:2.

riadhatoekeh

H-1 X 1" Nlclass winners will be concentrated

k i O of act lNick'””"l 10lympic trials for the right to rep- mw cu" - - - -X 4 A l'0lresent Canada at the Olympics.

record ouwill also be separated into novice? 3100;-nghurg, Pa. (h.m.t.) last year 2.0295 and won iive. races. Laterlmd "W" i1"'"i”-

Now we come back to Ed Geers Vlmy b3"'"”l” I" Killliltin Alifll 47

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pionship calibre in the meet. Open-

atxan army camp for three months oi-intensive training under expert instructors.

The sui-vivtirs will ('OlllDBil'. Inh

The 90 contenders. from Can-I ada's iive army commands. con-I verge on Kingston. headquarters- ior the eastern Ontario area. next week. '

STAGE ELIMINATIONS

. The Olympic ii 0 p e i ii i s were chosen in area and command elim- lnaiions in the Western. Prairie. Central. Quebec and Eastern com- mands.

Central command entries are to receive ilnal warm-up training at Plcton. while Eastern. Quebec. Prairie and Western teams will lisi cats in Kingston.

The boxers will compete in nine classes by Olympic weights. They:

Eilminatlons are scheduled at:

and 5

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0 "They are truly a game bird Karian partridge have been im- ior sportsmen." Mr. Curtis says. Poi-ted from Prince Edward Island "Skill with a rtiie and an excel- in an attempt I in introduce the lent shot are required to bring one l30Piil8I' lame bird to Cape Breton down." . 0 A iTFg is needed to iiush them E. A. Curtis. chairman oi the out of hiding places where their Upland Game and Bird Committee natural coloring makes them al says the association hopes to tiring most im 00 more oi them to Cape Breton. grouse in exchange for ('IlllllI(Bl' partridge. to be their downfall. Hungarian partridge were intro- pggvmug A'r1'EMp'rg