HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-07-06, Page 2YSPOR,
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Elsewhere 011 t)lis page will be
found Jint Coleman's very novel
and interesting announcement of
the big harness -meeting at the new
Thorncliffe Raceway in Toronto --
a meeting which may very well
mark the start of a new era of
prosperity for the many Ontario
folks interested in the breeding and
racing of Trotters and Pacers.
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Ordinarily we wouldltt't evert
dream of trying to enlarge on the
writings of such as Jim Coleman,
whose daily feature in the Globe &
Mail has been sadly missed ever
since he decided to turn honest and
quit columning, -But hi this case
we feel that there are a few things
that might bear our saying.
It is no secret kthat the running -
horse people—the Sportsmen who
idolize Gate Receipts, Social
Prestige, and the Thoroughbred
(spelled with a capital "T") in
about that order—hare looked with
extreme disfavor on any attempt
to bring to our fair Province
harness horse racing of an up-to-
date vintage. Putting it a bit more
brutally, some of those Sportsmen
are said to shiver in their boots
every time they read about spots
like the Roosevelt Raceway getting
bigger attendances and greater
muted play than long-established
regular tracks,
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And at that, over on this side
of the border such gentlemen might
have good reason to be a bit fright-
ened at such as prospect. For in
spite of all the ballyhoo about our
"classics" such as the fiing's Plate,
here in Canada we don't see the
best grede of Thoroughbred. Or the
second -beet, Or even the third -
hest. As one callous observer put
it, after looking over the entries
for one of our top Canadian races,
"Forty cents worth of horses
running for a five thousand dollar
pot."
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But at a meeting like this one at
Thorncliffe, we ran have the chance
of watching in action just about
the fine -t there are in the way of
Standard Breds; and, although
this nuty be rank heresy, there are
lots of people who—like ourselves—
believe than Dan Patch, for in-
stance. was a far finer piece of
horseflesh than Man 0' War ever
dared m be.
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Anyway, as you may already
have guessed, the running horse
interests haven't done much to
make dings smooth for those pro-
moting the new Thorncliffe setup.
All of which will serve to introduce
a statement recently made by J.
W. Brown, vice president of the
Thorncliffe Raceway, Mr. Brown,
who is also President of the Can-
adian Standard -Bred Horse Society,
prefaced his statement by saying
that he felt he owed an explanation
to the farmers and horse -breeders
of Ontario. Take it away, Mr.
Brown.
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"We don't like these starting -
times but we are forced to accept
them," he said, "We are bowing
to the instructions of the Ontario
Racing Commissioners who, in turn,
are bowing to the instructions of
Premier Leslie Frost. Our start-
ing -times will be 4.15 p,m, on week-
days: 2.30 p.m. Saturdays and
holidays.
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"When, originally, we obligated
ourselves to the expenditure of
several hundreds of thousands of
dollars to operate a night -racing
meeting for our breeders at Thorn-
cliffe;" said Mr. Brown, "we were
emulating breeders in the more
151::..* The Kiee O Death --Toe
i1e4eigio kisses the ball he
smacked for his 2000th major
league hit in a game in Cleve-
land. The New York Yankee
outfielder.hecarne the third ac-
tive major leaguer• with 2000
or more hits. The others are
Luke .rippling and Wally
Moses.
One Down — Canadian soldiers, members of Princess Patricia's
light infantry company, display rigid army discipline as they
march over the -body of a fallen comrade who collapsed front
the hot sun . during a drill at Calgary, Alberta, "
easterly provinces of Canada and
25 of the United States. These
meetings have been operated with-
out political interference and they
have brought prosperity to the
standard -bred breeders in the dis-
tricts in which they are located.
"We were understandably sur-
prised, then, when Premier Frost
announced that he wouldn't per-
mit any night harness -racing in the
Toronto area,
"Several months after the Pre-
mier's announcement, the new
Ontario Racing Commission was
appointed. The Commission, on
May 5, issued its Directive Number
3 which stated: 'there shall be no
night harness racing (under lights)
in Ontario in 1950."
* *
"Naturally, we assumed that we
could stage our programs in the
twilight hours — completing them
before dark—and giving the farmers
an opportunity to get into the city
for the sport.
"Our hopes were dashed, on May
20, when the Ontario Racing Com-
mission issued its Directive Number
6. This directive stated definitely
that we must finish our programs
by seven o'clock, Daylight Saving
Time, each night.
"Nonetheless, we are going to
fulfil our obligations to the horse-
men and breeders of Ontario, We
are going to pay out our advertised
program of more than $200,000 in
purses and we feel absolutely cer-
tain that we are going to provide
a daily, quick -moving spectacle that
will be enjoyed by the general
public."
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Makes Passing Safer
Ever get trapped on a two-lane
highway behind an elephantine
truck inching along at a snail's
pace? You want to- pass but you
dare not sally out around him to
challenge oncoming traffic,
This vexations predicament is
eased by the "Passing -Eye," a new
gadget that enables the driver to
see around any object in front of
him and is also helpful when ap-
proaching the crest of a hill.
It's all done with mirrors --two
of them, Mounted on a single arm
just outside the driver's window
are two round flat mirrors, almost
facing each other but at a slight
angle.
One mirror is larger than the
other, The large mirror faces for-
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rear. The driver, gazing into the
small mirror sees there a broad
view ahead reflected from the large
mirror, Thus he gets a good pie -
tore of what is approaching in the
opposite lane and can pass safely
when the road is clear without a
preliminary series of hazardous
sorties.
ISSUE 27 — 1950
° FATI FI O T
Get among a bunch of poultry
raisers and you'll hear arguments
a -plenty. A lot of these arguments
run along general lines—whether
Ty Cobb was a greater ball player
th;:n ITonus Wagner, whether Fred
Allen is a greater comedian than
Jack Benny, and so on,
* *
But after all such weighty mat-
ters have been settled—to the satis-
faction of neither side—you'll find
that these poultry -raisers' chief
point of contention boils down to
this; when the weather gets'warm
-
should you,, or shouldn't you, open
the hen -house door and let the
flock run loose?
A majority of flock owners still
let the hens run in hot weather.
They say, first, that hens can't be
comfortable if they're shut up;
and, second, that it's good business
to let them roans anti make use of -
waste feed.
* *
Personally, I'm neutral, One of
the hardest things to learn in life
is to shut up when the other fellow
knows more about a subject than
you do. Frons ]fere on, today's
column will contain the views of
a man who is strongly for the "shut
door" policy. He starts off by say
ing that it's probably a good thing
that hens can't talk; otherwise
plenty of poultry raisers would get
a first-class bawling -out for open-
ing the hen -house door as soon
as the weather gets waren.
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The main reason for having hens
is to get eggs. And no chielcen has
yet been invented that can mane
eggs out of nothing or next to
nothing.
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Some kinds of feed produce ener-
gy—keep a hen going. Other kinds
produce eggs. Most of that "waste"
feed a lieu picks up around the
crib or granary is energy -pro-
ducing, * k *
Sometimes you find a poultry
raiser who insists: ''I get more eggs
when I turn my liens nu' " Usually,
that's because they were not get-
ting a goodteflonanyway.
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Recent figures aren't available
because few record -keepers turn
chickens out any more. So there's
no basis for comparison, But in
1947, records of College demonstra-
tion flocks showed that confined
flocks shelled out almost two doz-
en eggs a year more than flocks
turned loose.
k * :k
Another argument is that sun-
light and grass help Betts. 'That's
true if their laying ration is short
on vitamins. But if their feed is
good, they'll get all they need out
of the hopper,
*
What about exercise? Too much
means fewer eggs. A lien can't
chase around and lay eggs, too.
*
There's the disease angle to
figure, too. A properly -cleaned hen
house is bound to have fewer gentle
than the barnyard, And. old liens
often are carrying disease germs
which could raise hob with young
birds. * * *
There's still the problem of au
uncomfortably hot house. lent may-
be there's something you can do
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MONDAY,. JUNE 26
America's Best' Equipped Harness Raeingi
Track opens its Inaugural meeting one weep
from today. Our new barns at Thorncliffe
Raceway are being filled rapidly and, by the.
end of the week, we anticipate that we will
have 500 pacers and trotters stabled on the
grounds in Leaside. Our equine visitors hail
from' such widely -separated points as Cali-
fornia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ohio,
Michigan, New York, numerous Ontario way -stations and Red
Gulch.
The Vice -President (Employment Division), just has informed
us that he has enough men on the payroll to erect a new Empire
State Building in 36 hours. As a matter of fact, if all the men
who have applied for jobs at our plant only will make a point of
dropping in to see our races once or twice, we will be assured
of bumper crowds throughout our 42 -day season. Among our
applicants has been a Hungarian nobleman who wishes to train
and drive harness -horses for some local sportsman, Another
gentleman offers us the services of himself and his dwarf -trotter,
a midget horse which, he insists, can travel almost as swiftly as a
Flying -Saucer. -
We take this opportunity to give you further departmental
reports on various activities att Thorncliffe Raceway, which opens.
its gates to the public next Monday afternoon.
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CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT: Friday's heavy rain de-
layed us momentarily, but the entire construction program will
be completed on schedule. Currently, we're enlarging the paddock
so that it can accommodate 40 horses at one time. (We will have
the fields for the First, Second, Third and Fourth races in the
paddock before the FIRST race. This will permit us to operate
the races on a 20.minute schedule without delays.)
We've installed our huge new flood -lighting system. (Premier
Leslie Frost won't permit us to use it but we had paid for the
equipment and we didn't want it to get rusty down in the imple-
ment -shed. Besides, we might find it necessary to turn on the
lights if some lady loses a diamond pendant on the clubhouse lawn.)
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WAGERING DEPARTMENT: We're going to have the regular
system of Pari-Mutuel wagering, operated under government
supervision. We're hopeful that our patrons will get into the
habit of asking the pari-mutuel clerks for their tickets BY PRO.
GRAM NUMBER.
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DAILY DOUBLE DEPARTMENT: The Daily -Double pool will
be operated on the First and Second Races, each day. You must
make both selections BEFORE THE FIRST RACE.
In other words, if you select Number Three in the first race
and Number Five in the second race, you will este the pari-mutuel
clerk for "THREE AND FIVE!"
(Do we make it Blear? No tickets will be exchanged at the
end of the first race. Daily -Double wagering is finished as soon
as the wickets are closed before the First Rase.)
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STARTING -TIME DEPARTMENT: The first race will go to
the post at 4.15 on weekdays. Post Time for the fi3pt race will
be 2.30 on Saturday afternoons,
In order that you may reach home in time for supper, we
are planning that the eighth and final race will go to the post at
6.32 p.m. on each week -day.
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COMI1-USSARY DI+;PAR.TM[ENT; Jay Hatch, Vice -President in
charge of frankfurters,is making special arrangements so that no.
lady or gentleman will suffer from hunger at Thorncliffe Raceway.
Currently, he is making a fast air trip to France and Switzerland
to interview some of the best chefs who have studied at the feet
of the famed Escoffier.
He is returning with several of these chefs and promises to
develop a frankfurter that will taste like filet mignon.
No one goes hungry at Thorncliffe Raceway!
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GEOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENT: We frust that, by this
time, every person is sure of the exact location of Thornelifie
Raceway. Our new plant is built within the spacious grounds of
Thorncliffe Park, the running -horse plant in Leaside. If you're
lost, just asit the nearest policeman for directions,
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TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: Augmented bus serv-
ices to Thorncliffe Raceway will he provided. Please watch our
future advertisements Mr details,of this service,
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PROGRAM DEPARTMENT: The official programs, elemil t: ill
be sold within the grounds of Thorncliffe Raceway, will carry the
past performances of all the horses in competition. Additionally,
the programs tvill carry the daily selections of expert harness --
racing handicappers.
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RADIO BROADCAST DEPARTMENT: lscep your dial set at
1050 (Station CIIUM) and you will hear each race broadcast by
Tory Gregg and Phil Stone. These broadcasts, as we told you the
other day, are sponsored by a Mystery Man whose slogan is "Meet
Me Under The Clock Ort Yonge Street," The only clue that we
can give you, for the moment, is that he is a horseman who, up
until now, has been interested primarily in the thoroughbreds.
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WEATHER INFORMATioN DEPARTMENTI Rain may
cancel a harness•rtteing program, Consequently, you are asked
to listen closely to 1050 (Station MUM). If it is necessary to•
cancel a day's racing, the news will be hroadenst et regular
intervals, -