.l ITHE-i BACK STRETCH T1, e11- ia full of __ pa d ihe streets 110% . l re. - “Qgflogélfirilnfllnu the In" some snow 011 hell/Y ‘hem up 1n e few wee of Spring h“ o; of horses the harness hor h the been a showman squelch W. n be utiful coats after a owl!!! B’ bum of track which it and is very but excellent for muscllng ks it will N m gpplfi pie order and then the muble W - hrakes." :01 111 be to “keep on the tht one of our local "Qllleilswl; mgving his horses to 4h; track in the near future-well, g1 r t to benefit from our ‘lglplelilierlbznize would advise hlrn no; to do so. Years ago we had a horses and early in May the weather turned warm so we de- emed it was quite safe to move to (he track and save ourselves the trouble of bringin g the horses back and cooling them out at the barn. We did so and it turned cold and not onelof those horses was good until late in the season. They de- velopcd a sort of thin rheumatism and lug that the trouble was due .hoefng we made many calls l° m s ctt" b on friend "Emm r to thaw it out. No, at it was in the ‘Iolntpand it took a. lot of hot ‘imply can't be done, you cannot 43y a horse from a nice wann liaro where he has plenty of pro- toctiou from the cold and move‘ him to a drafty .place like thel exhibition stables and get awa with it. ._s have me time and may year over half-mile ‘tracks Lexington, October in Y I been under w“ way be completed now for the purchase b psrties'ln New BBrsélnswliacilf. pf ztgl kept western pacer a e rec . . ‘fills horse won several races 31% 32,23‘! ggzneslglllilrlustf:cgviuulz o, m n» 1»- 1»,,1,1= 1;; ltasiiazsdflzssussnii.as: :5; from a field of 11 horses. The next t0 carry mm through me "at u! Y e two heats were won by Singapore in 2.01",- and 2.02%. Battle Direct ll sired by Direct Kinney and his dam by Battle Axe 2.08% bay stallion that William a big ' Keeley raised in the west and raced with Canada and U.S.A. half-mile track tracks. record of 2'03" I-l.’ d o d Bo and he ads good was for a long time the Canadian wfthgiglleg‘ heciuse he W3; “mulch halt-mile track pacing record un- tll in September. 1937, Walter Dale 100-‘; lowered it to 2.02115 at Fred-, As the i944 Yearl ericton, N. B. Book is not out we are not in a sitlon to check up on .Battle o irect's half-mile track perform- ances and he does not appear in the 1943 Year Book. He however, possess terrific speed to pace so close to two minutes. pacer Don Class A event North Aspy near North April 1st, and that he was l7," his of Nell illlI_'l()ll5l_\' with the son 2._lo'_». Doll. Worthy with a great burst raced over the lee 1n class. we been rzivcn out for it he would of the vcry best. p. . i0 vIgl-ll/lxl-‘ifhe ban on racing in th lifted on V-Day), a lot of where one of the finest r the» world is located, the Hioo- drome dc ins Americas. It is be lniz liberally patronized. records ‘were made there. ore, a four-year-old filly which was sold to the San Luis Stables a short time ago by "will" BlnB Crosby raced. onc- half a mile in 45 2 s -' In the world's record set ash mo bv p ParrFlol-ida; by three-fifths of a Fernandez... the iockey he intriguing name, who has ending all others and is a h rode the winner. lecond. with . been ‘Cuban by birt in ms ice racesat Sydney on drlven| owner Mrs. Dr. MacDonald ‘s Harbor. who gets along announcement have been one the best stables have gone to Mexico City A few days ago-April Znd-two worlgs e chestnut l iwl-iicli incidentally will u: '° Perhaps never in the whom some aa was Edward Ialan , others native heath was Ontario. how as a young man he found his way to the great re ublic to the south and there h b i bilit b h ‘guess a y ffllg t him fame a fortune. out International Stock other remedies for horses e. By a most ion of the V9 gis s ._.o.-_ Prominent on nearly al was a photo of Dan Pa world's champion pacer. age used such an in buildln was “burnt 1y of such heights and drew tentlon to the s rt aa had done before.- m-oi Lady Maude C. lanlddrffedgewocd Boy were bred by who was a. moderately‘ o farmer with a love of two, three and four a firm grip on {hem life. Hedgewood Bill through racing was plac stud and aired some of the great- acers that ever came to the Mar times including Jenni: H. 2.0a, an considerable success over westgirsi ggingfgfs gfiufiiggyssfimceghezogrge est Hedgewood K. 2.0614 . coil on the best pacers tionably a careful trainer and knew his business. 10: __o'_. A emembe was We well there is at le st a four seconds d‘ii‘.-- ference between the two types of sulkles Arion's mile was equal to 2.06%. On the strength performance he was sold Malcolm Forbes, Ponkaponk, Mass; for "1 $125,000, and placed stud. intense dislike to Peter the Great and sold him at auction in Madl- son Square Garden. The man lvho and prevailed on uy him and place was so far seein W. E. Stokes to _o_. Some say the cause of his being a comparative failure in the stud bleak, cold climate le- Massachusetts. This may b9 "119 because Bingen was a failure there, also Peter the Great. You will re- the wmbrv that Mr Forbes boom that Mr. Savage broug Food an liberal use of printer's ink he caught the atten- public, not only that, but his remedies were put attractive packages and and dealers were encouraged to make window displays. 1 ackages tch 1.55%, intense energy g his business and hand- ling all its ramifications that he out" at a comparative- early age ano the harness horse world was the loser because n raised the enthusiasm shrewd enough to appreciate their possibilities and turned down dozehs of offers when they were ears old. He Another champion that passed ut twenty years ago but wll still be remembered by old time horse- men was Native Belle 2, 2.0154’, 3, must. 2.06%. She was the first two-year- olq to beat 2.10, in fact she low- lered the race record for two-year- lolds from 2.12% to 2.0m in the Kentucky Futurity. This also low- ered the record for the age previ- ously held by Arion 2. 2.10%.. which had stood for l8 lyears made to high whee . when the made of Alworthy Tommy Murphy had set 11D 11 118W o horse world's record of 2.074’. with the of speed and two-year-old NatlveBelle, a daugh- the vicinity ter of Moko, bred at Walnut Hall of New Glasgow unbeaten in his Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. qften felt that if he had speed was thought be an opportunity to race sible at Charlottetown and was fitted though perhaps feat had been for a two-year-old filly a!- an equall aecomplis ed l8 years before by the two-year-old Arion which Charles Marvin drove over the Palo Alto track in mic in 2.10% to high wheels. As Savage. oaPrince that hia Any- wonderful tho era and cat- sided '32.}- Mr. Sav- he people to her at- it never m”! a! Crabtree forrn of wall off ISM. H9 and de- scoring back knotted when in the is the penalty, the ted an . li- had Mary's aired by edan hammer the sam tlon although that damage ter half through winners comina mark o reached pos- great ch11. the ice of that angles- to J rode in in e of took an the second game of the tw to within one adian pla winners the n c zgoled considerably with the play- ers sticking mostl adians. never 81 ly carried the play to their op o- rients but it was a lost the 20 minutes of b k heck! relentlessly. also elfery allgempt and when they were not doing that th we; kicking out rubber from all victory. Canldhla In Bfi-lwll But there was little to denote the trend the game would take in the first la minutes of the opening session. Trailing four goals as the game "got underway the losers un- leash a powerful offensive that netted them three goals in the first five minutes and drew them to within one counter of the Halifax am.‘ 's came back with two quick ones at the halfway mark but again Canadians moved goal of the round they nu lifled the two vis- itors‘ counters with a brace of their own. But here di er atriack in the ena ty to a Canadian player in t e laot minute of th session. Before the timers’ bell had ended the session St. Mary's had shot three counter in the space of 35 seconds to knot the count at 5- all and ‘they were away on their St. Mary parade In the first minute of the second erlod St. Mary's took the lead for e first time as the fourth goal with the osers playing shorthanded. but as the te at full shot their ams got strength Canadians the count at 6-all to stay in the running. But from here on it was all for the new charnpi one. Ami again a the second one to a Can- yer in the session. gave opening they Before the penalized play- returned to the ice, St. had shot four counters in the space of the two minutes h! ' was of! to le ad 10-6 and then add- ual number in the final nlf of t e session to take an in- surmountable lead. All through the period the play- ers hammered away at each other and tongs. with fishti threatening every minute or so. but seven penalties dished out had a cooling effect on The third period failed to display the taut nerves. d. ift l i; 0- e “use clizractxgitlgexcl the session. Temper-s had to hockey. Can- ng up, continual- cause. e had been done in the lat- of the first period and all the second. and it was the who shot the onl goal if ay. hat one ust as the five minute the session had been Throughout the last fifteen min- utes of the game Canadians thfUW five man attacks continually up but the st. Mary's team broke eir goalie the Canadians‘ Strain in nets also was tested as the visitors on top of him with 188i’- breakawaya but the! 001114» ‘ml!’ beat the younggtcr once who, de- spitc the 1mm 1' 0f ' Cornwallis Players To Oppose Each Other In Exhibitidn Game Tonight goals scored TH they shot Mary's attack as he four goals during had three apiece, several assists each outstanding. ting an other two. 8t. Mary's-flail, McNeill, Graves; forwa field. Naugle-r, Os vary. Young, Campbell, Duggari. Canadians-Goal. fence, Wellner, Wilson: Blanchard R0 H. Molyneaux’, S UMMAIY Fin! Period , Carver (Robertson, Blanchard medians, Blanchard (Carver, Robertson) . b-St. Mary's, McNeill .. 5-3 9—St. Mary's Campbell 10—Hirschfield ertson i2), Young. Third Period Qi-Bt. Mary's Hirieoilfield (Moflillivary) . . . . . .. Penalty -— McDonald —Canadiens. Robertson (Blanchard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Come From Behind Three "Goal Deficit To Beat , Canadians I5-6' Last Night A smooth-skating, from Sf. Mary's College,» Maritimejuvonlle hockey a fast-breaking band of juveniles Halifax, last night ascended the throne when they defeated the defending champions, Cltarlotfctown Canadians, 15-6 in o-game total-goal series to take 1 . the round 27-14, the new, champions having won the open- Although the ing game Wednesday night by a 12-8 score. Outspeeding the local, team to roar from behind and deadlock the count at 5-all before the first period had nine goal! to the Canadians one in the rough, wide-open second session to take a 14-6 lead and then in a closely fought- third period managed to fire home the only goal- of the period in its early stages to account for their one- ended the winners shot | against him made the visiting snipers work for every encounter 1m past h . Hfrschfie d, fast breaking, heady forward led the high scoring St. punched home he encounter and drew assists on three others: McGillvray, McNeill and Campbell together with while Young had a brace of goals to his credit. For Canadians the work of Blan- chard, Shepherd and Carver was this quartette ac- counting for all the scoring with Allie Carver and Robertson two apiece, while Shephard Blanchard accounted for the pdefenoc. e-l-lirsofi- borne, MoGllli- Simon, MacDonald. Strain; forwards. Carver. shepherd. Bowling. Irving, Quigley. McGregor. d (Hirschtield, McGilllvary) A9231. get- a CHARLOTTETCWN a GUAQDJAN g Win Juv is l1°0l1 fans fa to game of the series intercollegiate title. a e a For the S ints tod ' be a do-or-rlaie attemglisfgrlnxltniae in the running they must win a1- t0!’ dropping the first encounter of ‘fie best out of three series to B11‘ age-old rivals. Today's gun“; should be a thriller all the way 9111011811 for as is the case in other branches of sport in which leading to the they particio te i t will Blvae tllfhlit $5512??? m" 9119187 before ‘admitting defeat. But despite this there is one thing that has always spo yes, but alway| I . is one of the ceanly. and that i events between Irlgilrllcerearilnuwvavllleg grtldoseéiiit Dunstan?“ appeal so throughoul, the followers I And that th l with telling effétclvrllispgeyll tgglgltggf Suited by the Colleglans in the "cent 01W Hockey League. Any athletic rivalry they have 11nd 1n "19 118st was forgotten amalgamated team fought tooth and nail for each other all through the league and the cooperation be. tween the players was one of the reasons for tlleir‘ giLeat showing. Combining of the two teams into one unit engendered more goodwill giiggveee; lélile tvgg colleges in me a officials of the sxeaitisnyolthlegarrlxilfag; could have made. There have been times in the past that athletic tension between S.D.U. and p_w_(; has been at a high pitch but now, knowing that they can wufk 1,0- lzether, relations between them are bound to be of a far more friendly nature. I I I T119? Came. they played and they lived up to the high reputation that preceded them here. That is this writer's summary of the ap- pearance of the Cornwallis team here against the local All Stars on l e- I i . Th (Campbell, McGillivaxy) . 10:59 ,5 ‘Vlfilfe-‘é "ggh*pg;5,c1;,,1ys ‘I18; Pilmmefi -' Ymmg- wnsm“ cent of thc' nacked crowd~there shwhlmi- ‘yerlhnllwgs; 2pm present-time had Swmld 1' "in Lcaggue hockeyfllfuoksvrlislrtez. National I I I 11-59- M" '5 5456mm"? And it must have been pleasing (Cfllflal/ldlie l 135 to Red Cross officials to see the 13-01111 11-115» 808 packed moss of humanity that at- (Qllilfley) »- _- tended the game. Proceeds p! the 13~SL Mary's M‘! 5) 9-04 frame are to be donated to the Red 14—$l»- Muff-i Hllwhlleld 10129 Cross and it could not go to a more 15-19% M1111“ Gil-mime“ _ worthy cause. The Red Cross for (mrwhflqld) 10cm years now has been doing a noble 16-50- MBIY-E 951111117911 _ humanitarian work in easing suf-' (McGl-lllvary) ------ 11-“ ferings and particularly in this 17-56» MBPYS Milflem _ _ war mrmv a wounded lad together l-lii-scgield) i. with prisoners of war will never 13-8. aryls P11!1iZ_----- 1- f til . t. - lib-St. Marys Hirsohlleld tifigf-‘socilefltillCCflr hcy iccelved from (MCGuliliVliFY) . . . . . . . , . . .. l5 a o o '5 McGillivl-ry w But getting back to the game on (M - - - - - - - - - 1 ~ - ~ 1 Thursday; l produced more pee. é-mvesrl1°l(>)léu‘d- IM‘%_ tern passing plays, fast skating and all round brilliant hockey than has been witnessed over the For- llm‘s ice surface in a good many years. True, the former National Ilearzuers on the lineup probably drew the most attention at first M" cs the come progressed the other nlcmlacrs comprising the team took the spotlight swap from l‘ ‘l with their sensationa play- ng. I I I ‘No doubt about it. this Comwal- ils team is a star-studded outfit from their goalie out and this same netmlnder must have ice water in- stead of blood coursing through his veins judging by the mariner in which he handled the shots that were fired at him. All Stars gave a good account of themselves after —-0—— 1i they had gott n h t The othei-i-ecord was made mm m the mm m K°,“°,‘§§"¢f.'§§ 1 11 on Thump; night when less appeared BlIO-firstvllg: flxlslllg l’; l1! last fall What Pete e h e h bu“ ‘sight mght y Y Jack oiiinun. a two-year-vear nccgmplighgd K Mk, m, Climexins I I ll m u, , p1,,“ u a unit and with the tile mt half of the opening per- rliesinut gelding bred l at Tulsa. later on in Indiana fa too well ‘anon’ hockey “my.” torll ht layers pitted against each other lod, but it could be plriinlv seen nkl§ah°nlar “M 9W1“ b" M“ H1 known to need mention. fig“ trfifety “geethfiw $232, Coil..- Fpnlghi; they are bound ttlo gig/e atn ‘that thfi Cotrnialaltlglieorg lit/ere far ‘lie 1003321151 ‘ihei'r"er,°,;,ly'v‘}ff,hg.f°f,ffg -—0-— l x lwatlllshfseazriiménnagtiondfincfeemizm as? elziztktegtgiéplay as t ey ry o l0 a ou ‘n _ c‘ r e or s °ll~ ' I . l l dt - u . ' t Wh thl it l ll t nfbaifililivwli "ifrtnilm-r-f-llfi plrlfilltl- tugcllggltela; fnevsvo c3231; ill id's‘;- brilliant mum split up and tceetlh- aghghgxlgpmennyillllnltllf fidimg a, Wnneg; wofnfxf’ tffg“ gamfjflulg elllng the distance in 2'1 i-‘fi sec- sachusetts. There he made aood or with plow" 31°11‘ m‘ cw 8'“ the“ ‘hopping done early so team stacked u against a team zlldphor one-fifth of u second fast- hl1§11k¢§1111n11}:';“1°$ ’°“'{°“','},‘,", §§§°‘i‘i’§tn°“'lll§t ‘nlhglllllfi exmlilub? as to be able to procure a gbgoo fillDa-tlzlle ofidmakélfi thgm opeln tge an the fonnci- mark. 011)’ 11 5 0 “B- ° °°" '3” 11 not seat for the encounter, as ano er ro e w c. ey ave a rea y t "u"! l" “me o’ m‘ “ma” hocn,’ it r wd is ex ected to be in met defeats this season in the —Q—' life “lhlilielid gngruhave often fastest of the season. c“ w Y ° ° p H ma Le u d n e . - , , - Bu“ “mu at endance. _ 11 X 8|! B 8n a w can say Lott weak Rollie Wood cold the. fi$:“hl§eel'i°w¢nll:"eah'li?§y alibi-l: lunda; the o“ h’ “'23s m l; "ufiffl '" “" n. , §§k§h§1“.,§i§.‘§§,.°,',‘§ fiffidiflfsfg tt ' ' 9 ' ‘ Pill. scarab: fi"i.’l."h.‘:! M hi: cal," .:2..*":..:‘"a.:‘.l "it. .. t. .... ma t... ""' w» ,,.,,,,_ e»- c- linley. Bydney ~ We think m “l” ' ‘“ ’ 3min of ieeal tcloaittgarhlo in when -------- -- m m t m m s. "lflilnley has a goiid- prospect for m "um another game before a aeaaon h e m‘; t F“, ' ‘Q: ' ‘m’? 2",0-"°W¢1' class races in Gabe “"0" eloill- B11111 ‘if; “W; ' 0°“ “m lizrsd-hittigg llayi-glzaizhtinlvasslruzf- n . _ a . . I lot llnilpgllstlviféfil 12$; ‘$21’? Looking over The Horsomanfwllllafigblll: "Lt % _ mtbyvflgeny ullrllgzngnbgto inter!“ r213: Milne supp-ii. half-mile in lot‘ ""1 F1111 W01"! e1’ l Y" "'1" in; lna squads on aa with a m “mmm Pmmsho“, l’ M, m, We have no doubt that some-of’ I80 I9 “l” ‘ mm‘ l’! W" to ba than ea may as ed vlsmn m," mid!‘ a h”, M llia b0 g who n, mum,‘ on mp hat we met while racing over the m“ ._ fouwgml’ for‘ themselves he? “"5 g1 m! fil-flllfl trot belnl fO- l“ ‘l’ “w” 01mm“ Hahn-i OI "Ill m- 1 l. ' 7 ‘m’ were a band of gentlemen both on motel-i bv the Victoria Driving n1, and other into. Alva ‘T. ‘Hump “ma” “mo,” l, m, d H m 1 _ their hock re u_ will be glad 1,, m, the w“ o; Lug“, Morrison. dlieod at his home. Mount "mum, ‘m; ghlu, three former 11111038 reset Cfi. h“ ma” "nan Frisco racing elsewhere as he OM?» onl“ ‘nmh 15m Em" MC‘ National Leaguers but how they tack. shoulder: any,‘ dawn u, aha uld be mute a threat. w first Tarue and he were also good this Wm h" ‘hm pm“ um,“ use Labor“ mane“ km ‘halt sought the“ mm fleyfi . gig]: geamflpugesowhgzll martial}; shoal.” m“, ograph the players were only too ‘ r ' " "0- ' illin t0 Obli e. . —-0-——l a a ii ma, W I Emile hip in the United States fill: 'liils°°%aglv'r::ay.m ' all: 3°” wll’); §°“,‘,":',,'° qwm- E ° ' “mills Association is at a new "Hun-in" suffered a heartwttack in Th‘ ° d I ‘m, “h, s h With the big le a baseball sea- "Ill- no less than ‘I871 horsemen New York whe-e he was raclnl I ‘amen-mu Laban’ f oi Nicolle l son rapidly drewng nigh. stories limp be '- _ - t d er and I'll I ll _' of former years star to make their s come identified with it. ltiargfimstg-‘iélngleoaigglrzekelgzlil Miglar angogow. b. “mum amen-mm, and here 15 one recent. _'°"'l" ‘tlon failed htgfgprove igiawcegait: b, ,j,,°“p,,,,uyl l‘ h “y” Will be at Sciatic 1y related by gluon} timer. on. During d”; 11:13"? her-lilac: “geiudln Yflfi: h’ “"9"” m" ' "l" "7 "l" hnehy tale t amcaa the. olay- THURSDAY. "Walter (Boom Boom! Beck, the 1111c. died at thep biggie if phe nun.‘ h“ “n” M.‘ m” era that will P!" m 9 u‘ APRIL 5th 41-year-old pitching veteran re- "m" Tlflmas Kbiser T l ill, “or”. h’ developed ‘M need counter and hooks fans I0 b0 eently released by Detroit Tigers. ilinois. one was an avlfililli‘ ice‘ "my h m" Pm°mm m" well advised if t er Ida l m‘ m,“ o; ch01" likes to tell this stor of the time “dlewwd BOY 201 and for mrany a?" 3m gmalawlnnu" He "nh golnt to he "o; will‘ Wfllllli- "I; w c‘ ..d G." he was a member o the l‘ :_er:.. re al PIN “m; Mona i-IQI. :§~'§-»‘“=’n':" ti.’ as" all .‘.’.'.‘.."°iil: Mlle-slayer 11,, WM-fin -,-,,-,-....°j,'1._.'.'-'lm .... n... .1... Foal. 1,35,»... .l.-,~ n, G _ w l1 heir lfioi l nglnb" g yam by dsmimd "'1'" “mm”- mm vs fan: another chance of mil This is a select car of was flours‘; liiseearl glnned blew. iterwn 8 "WW/AIM? e‘ lmer and “M” h’ "W? "° m‘ W" ‘l flO pimn format the 0 wal~ M,“ a" "11 hfgkgn After three Phillies had scored in ii Sw , ter 1n llh were Wm m“? r t Pmmga” its team in action. Th Oil! ’ an early inning, Manager Casey “m, M_ savage tome“: 104%; an“ flcot ab“; a oo| and young. Stengel fllshed out to the mound f lnlfirnational Stock I’? who ;,g‘l&&_ien¢:°l1g-3l;n we recall and Ilet dlell ' 1g Si "M, to yank Beck.‘ "in; clinilrnpiollilacgrlgittinshglothol mm"; l‘*' w‘ ‘m’ in“ $ 0318". b. traflk ‘ e éELl-JNGTON “Notable n Patch 1N Min- m‘ m“, other‘ o’ “on Ilelnminl. t1 lie- . "He begged for one more chance l‘ Heir 15.0w ‘Garlo 2.0! *0“- i cared-eta I It in tough eoin- MCNEILL and the next batter cracked the 11h La unis, '3, "m; and Quinn but ‘dill; frlendahip was ball iiito the left. field for two blis- fl" wfloy. 3.01 filled all a In was bravo and lied no res never biokggflr Iaoh have gfiee -. g. kTlhis ilniedepfieyllptsisiep ma‘. - lm hi an call r y, ec cave, an c o or. n s- ’? n. . o‘ "m o! Mung; ‘c: Ollie battles gllaaulnd Giarllialm" . a ' 4-53l-luat turned and threw n» hall "‘ m... -'- GHT BINDING City Basketball League is now past, a series that causing much interest among ' be resumed this afternoon when Saints tackle l Prince of Wales in the second HOCKEY FORUM rip-n‘ enile "CR ,___.___ ._._______ AFTERNOON SKATING PAGE SEVEN "r SURPRISE .. CORNWALLIS and ClTY ALL-STARS MERGED TEAM L-OORNWALLIS 6 Cornwallis Players TEAM 2—-CHARLOTTETOWN 5 Cornwallis Players WILL BE HOCKEY DELUXE 50c ALL OVER HOUSE THE HUNTERS’ CORNER The season of the year is hast approaching when the greatest enemy of our song and game birds will commence its deadly work Few people flea-lire, and sportsmen are not elooludcd, the effect the Common HOuse Cat has on our gmund l nesting game birds as well as our song birds. It is not necessary for the house cat to go wild to become a. menace, but the ordinary well fed tabby that sleeps around t/he house all day. changes into an al- together different animal oncc night falls. Of course the common oa-t that resorts to the Wild and livea in the woods is killing day and night. _ _ u rrhe effect that the house cat has on our wifiiiie was forcibly brought home to me When 11 lZEPH age lad around the farm. We 1nd a cat, a family pet, that had a litter of kittens in an empty grain bin in the barn. Scarcely a day passed but she brought in a bird of some kind to feed her hungry famllym Finally the situation got. so bad Fla-ther- decided to do away with the kittens in t-"rle hope that the mother would cease her predatory activities A week later f hop- pened to look in the empty grain bin and saw two roblns. I yvoodcock and a liolf grown rabbit lying near the bed where the kit- ter; formerly ‘slept.’ woodeoel; are the chief sufferers among game birds although Hun- garian partridge are not exempt. I have known of big toms carrylflfl home full grown partridge About ten years ago I was having a chili with the late David Keefe, at Keefer! Lake. It was a bright spring day andl we were sitting out on the grass beside his 005.1‘ cottage. I noticed two half grown kittens playing with‘ solncthiilz: bright among the Virginia Crocus!‘ vines. Closer observation showed the object was the wing of a full grown Woodcock. Two other wines were found nearby Qacslwned nave remarked: woc l1! Is that what they are? fir: Old out must have brought l" 191,1, 01” a dozen this shrine already.‘ 1111s section is choice yvoodcock coilntry. but cats kill fllxve ttimcs as m-"mY a5 h b un s. at; l-senlgmbser anoteller incident that occurred in the month of June. r had been scuffllniz potatoes and was forced to take a section of the scuffler to the 108111 bl-wksmilh l“ repairs. While waiting for i116 work to be flnl-‘lhed my r-llflfllm“ was drawn to the blacksmith s yfluml w“ who was squatted before a small box with a. wire mesh tacked across tlhe front. He was 110M111! something through the wire at}: chipmunk that was confined in tti. cage. In reply to my 1111"!» as h° when h, got one chilpmupk, e said: “I took it fr/In our cat . Then I noelced that the object he held in his hand and was Dvklflll lhfilllfll‘ the wire mesh W“ 11. ‘Md f“? gpaffQw. Further qucstiolllllll- _Pl1_ he {Qpllad quite unconcerned. dour cm, bylngs in five or six Q1/1111’ “Y- she gets them in your fields and woods" Considerlfle @119 m" thousands of cats room our eber and. woods from M113’ lrlll Nilvelé} d‘ the number of benliClfllls ‘ran killed is appalllns They a f; has m‘, nwhher, of mice, but been my camel-fence that a cat l7"- fera a bird to a musty mouse an!’ day. ' . . ne is sussesilnc i111“ "f! ‘m’ pogeooof’ all our cats, but many 111:1‘; mere who are. 10W" °1 birds ‘u: their cat; up in s fox lien r101‘ lmd liar contrivarice during 5P 113b,”: early summer when our son! be“ are nestlhc- 5°11" u“ ‘ 5mm . which fastened around t-oibbys neck serves w-arnlniz 011 "llililded victims Oats that have reverted to the @1111 grow g0 an exceptional gee and their tracks are frequently seen in the woods miles from any habitation and during the coldest months of the winter- 011s "11"" 1 noticed quite 11 few “if,” 5°“; tucks in a heavily woode in swampy section about a. mile rom my home I placed out some traps 1mg‘: with fsh and mull-TY “"65 3M by spring mid 9 eats to my credit, some 0f them es bl! H! small dogs Inquiry amonfl m!’ licilzlhbors showed that none hoLt their clita were misslnz 11nd l‘ ‘ only confirmed my suspicion that we c“! 1n quQ-Qfleg ‘had gone wfid. he anyone has any illusions about Mower-gt w“ "JLQL .1928} into right field. l I I "It caromcrl ofl the tin fence to Hack Wilson, who was . after one of his bad nights. The crash of the ball avninst the foncc rcu=ed Hock who. llllllklll" it was a base hit. nounccrl on ill“ ha? flrr-l it in sccond base n1") look a. bow for n snappy ilcldlngl nlav" 'I‘oronto Maple Leafs, rocking De- troit Red Wings back on heels with a tight defense. Detroit 1-0 in the first game fore 13.0415 spectators tonight. Vot- eran Drive Schrincus solo break- away in the first period produced pursuers on a l40-foot dash fore he fcintcd young Harry Lum- ley to the near side of tile and from 1O feet away rapped the puck into the far corner. Cool earned his shutout with some fast lmrk, but major credit for blanking the Detroiters went to the alert Leaf bumped the Wings blue line and offered a mass of blue-clad bodies in front of Mic- Cool when the goal area was in- vaded. teams oultles twice in the second period game-a minor to Mel HUI and a short-handed. Dower the 11a Tony Janiro Wlll8‘ Technical Kayo Torry laliiro, the Youngstown. 0.. llglitlvcifzlit who has been dubbed foilrth City. tonight for in 37 professional 137 3-4. for eight rounds. ,. . . . night the better for then their eyes, cutting down the numbers oi rats. City thoughtlessly leave pussy be- hind. Stanley Cup From Detroit Red DETROIT, Aiprii 6 - rCP) their beat o.’ he Stanley; Cup hockey finals bc- be- llet For Toronto. goalie Frank Mc- ilcfenccmen hard at who the The game was slow with both playing cautiously until Schriners goal ‘which came at 13:56 of the first period. The Lezlfs then threw up a stout de- fensive wall and on what occas- ions Wlngs managed to break through, they acre unable to ‘beat McCool. Tile Leaf defence was in diffi- when the only penalties of the major to Lorne Carr-left them But the Detroit. plays were frustrated by d-cllcckillg defence. Corns ' hsti g Win12 NEW YORK, Aipril s - (AP) _ the "NCW Canzoncri“ scored a round technical knockout Humberto Zavala, Mexico his 36th victory starts. Janiro weighed 140 pounds to Zavola’s Tlic fight ivas scheduled 0V0!‘ dllrlll: the ncstin season, take a drive i.n a car aong some quiet country roads around midnight on a night in June, the darker the show up in the car lights like, pumpkins, and the numbur of cats one will OllCDIlTIi-Ol‘ is amazing. And you may rest assured they are all hurltini; Field mice will be included‘ in the kill. but the number of rab- bits, as well as game and inscciiv- oruus birds lint are destroyed is» alarming ‘Til’: writcl- llns (lficiil Sf‘(‘ll C1115 at iiiglit C.il'i'_Vlil_E§ rilbbiis‘ and half grown partridge a a a It is not even remotely suggested that all cats be done away with, but ivllii a litil; attention 'the losses to our valuable birtl life could be cut in half Cats should be placed in polls dill-lug tile nesting season. Ali abandoned 10x» pen is an ideal enclosure. Cats should be looked in the barn at night where their latent hunting instinct could be turned to good adivnntagc in- and mice. a - o Some times cottagcra when w- Journfnd in the country during the summer months tlke a cat with them and yvlien leaving for the whereupon said fcliuc promptly stall-s liyill; 01f country and after a Winter 5P9!" in tho woods (if not taken in by some kind former) becomes ac wild as any real wildcat. A cat, if its a good mousor, is a valuable adjunct to any fnlnl. but soulctinics one sces four and five cnts in a single farm- yard where ollc, or at the outside two, would be amply sufficient to keep down troublesome rodents. a Some sportsmen, with an eye for, the safety of young pl osanis, pill“; fridge nud grouse, a a. pouliicc of chilled shot to any cat cucouilt- ered in the woods. Others will stand and watch a bis T0111 511ml“ lng oif through a. clump of weeds IT uildorbriish without. cxpcndillg a sllcll Conservationists arc agreed: that (he house cat ls public cncm!" No. l in regard to our wildlife. and| hero's honing illlll some, at least“ of ihosp who road [his will do hi5. or her, part in doi": all they cull lo save our feathered frimcis, p’\f'llCll— larly the song birds. Processed cliccs is made by grinding up nzitli choose, blend- ing it and pa» lng it 6 (‘Iity All-Star Players 7 City All-Star Players 111510515 onl. rear. the 9 TONIGHT 30 Sharp W; Opener I-O Wings Captain Bill H llett and drawiny blood. Wing's best. scoring opportunity came in the final seconds of Carr's penalty when Mud Bruneteau, Carl Liszcrllnbr- and Earl Scibert pump- ed successive shots into a mass of (ii illem before they reached Mc- C . defenders who stopped mm: the only goal. °°l Schriner burst out of the midst Th‘! lean" P133’ m9 "Cm" of a Red Wing rush with the 33m? °l the 59r1°§ he" sl-mdl! puck‘ and Outsped W‘, Den-O“ night. before moving to Toronto for the next two contests. Line-up: Toronto: Goal. McCooi; defence. Morris, Pratt; forwards, Kennedy, Hill, Davidson. Subs: Hamilton, Carr. Schriner, Stanowski, A. Jack- son, lifcCreedy, Bodnor, D. Meta. Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defence. seibcri. H. Jackson; forwards, Armstrong, Bruncteriu. McAlee. Subs: Hollctt. Lisoombe, Howe, Purpur, M. Brunctcau. Carveth, Lindsay. Quaclrenbush. Referee: Chadwick; linoomeri: Gravel and Hedges. SUHMARY First Period l-Toroiltc. Schrinier 13:56 Pe-rlaltllcs -1 None. Second Period Scoring None. Penalties - Hill lMirlor), (major). Ca"! Third Period Scoring - None. Penalties — None. MAIN EXHIBlTION (Continu ed from Bilge i; in 1934 and 15136 so that it was considered one of the finest of its kind lll Ezlstclul Canada. It is ile- llcved it could not be replaced iifll‘ $60,000. The Paton building was con- structed in 1930 and cost $8,500. The "beef" barn was 160 fret long and 4i’) fcct wide with four rows of stalls for the accommoda- tion of approximately/dim cattle of the beef brccds. The poultry building. 80 fee‘. by 35 feet, was used for exhibits of all kinds of poultry and was modern in every respect. Much valuable equipment in the main building, int-hiding 750 fox crates, the property of the Fox Breeders’ Association and valued at $5000. was destroyed. The president of the Exhibition Association, Lt-Coi. D.A. MacKili- non. D.S.O., anrl the secretary, J. W. Bouiicr, arrived at the fire shortly after it was noticed and remained until a late hour. _ The loss ls partially covered by insurance. Late last night Col. MacKinrlon stated that had it not been for the lalllondiri efforts by Fire Chief M’:- Eaclicrrl lillrl his lncil. it woulliliot be possibil- to hold the illiliual Old Home Week races this season. Since the firemen were successful in saving so much of the essential property nrlrl buildings, Old Home Wcck, major sporting and social event of lllf‘ your, would be held on tile (lotus sch-from Aug. 14 to 17 inclusive. As soon as possible, the work of cleaning up t e burned section of the grounds will begin and repairs undertaken. CAN ADIANS KEEP (Continued Pace 1) i——___ ___ -==-—| Nazi shrine and ad hurdled a bend in the river Main in the southeastwopd push. Wueizlnlg had a normal population of 108,- 00 The British 2nd and US. lth An- mles deepened their bridgehead: over the Wesel- River to five milea but had not yet begun the assault on Hanover. Two hliles From Hanover (The BBC said without onyx. er confirmation that the el were less than two milea from Han- hover.) The US. lst Army in pining the assault fought through t e Hessian lgap, lll\lfll‘li.‘ military gateway to iilllcr Gcrlllriliy, in its drive to Wcser. The powerful offensive by the northern armies was swiiftly wolv- ing o. pattern of destruction, hern- ming in or ouiilanicing the bit! p011! of Bremen anti Enldcn, and cutting off escape of iwo German Annios from llollazirlls rocket coast except by sari H The lst Canadian Army in om d l a e day's best advances took-off on "ii-mil.- zoiiol) that overran thiev- on. a Nriilrrlallds communication O. lCjlllru only l2 miles, from tho last (Tainan rail cscnnc roulc from Ain- U-Trdflfll, Rotterdam. The Hague and ‘ Utrecht. i