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24 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, Mey 27, 1964 é Harness Racing Fever Hits Canadians With Record-Breaking Jolt ing-day handle at the tra At Toronto's Greenwood Race- 'matic of a fever that year by year is infecting more victims across Canada. And they seem determined to break last year's alltime record of $141,176,119 bet on the trots, although this will be difficult in view of the lost time at Montreal. Harness racing officials, ques- tioned in a CrossCanada Sur- vey by The Canadian Press, are mostly optimistic that attend. ance and betting. will continue to rise. But there are some soft spots. OPEN NEW TRACKS For example, there's a feel- ing among Charlottetown track authorities that harness racing there has almost reached the saturation point, with little room for expansion. Wagering in the Prince Ed- ward Island capital last year | Was $721,000, a decrease of $46,- 000 from 1962. The track plans 69 race programs this year, 'about 15 more than last year, 4 test twilight racing. leveed [7 handle of $62,807,545 in 200 days = 000,000 A Tt was shifted to Blue Bonnets ness racing fever infects more victims across Canada every year, as this betting graph shows. Last year's record of $141,176,119 bet on the trots may not be equalled this year because of the nine-day delay in the opening of Montreal's Blue Bonnets track. --(CP Newsmap) and is hoping for more bettors with the influx of tourists for activities. connected with the 100th anniversary of the Con- federation conference. In Ontario, a couple of new tracks are going into operation. In Vancouver, the removal of tolls from an access bridge may bring more patrons to the races. af year. In Manitoba, Brandon plans to Quebec province remains the handling $01,625,996 -- nearly) two-thirds of the national total last year. But there are prob- lems. Beset by poor weather, virus epidemics. among horses and road repairs that kept fans) away, the operators of Blue Bonnets and Richelieu Raceway in Montreal reported a mutuel of racing, a drop of about $9,- Last winter Richelieu was hit by a $150,000 fire and wasn't ready for the usual spring meet. but the delayed opening there probably means another drop in Montreal betting volume this QUEBEC HIGHER Quebec's two other major tracks, Jacques Cartier Race- way at Quebec City and Con- naught Park near Hull, had ex- céllent seasons last year. Jacques Cartier was up $493,000 to $12,793,009. Connaught's han- dle was $5,735,118 in 75 meetings and will likely go up with 100 meetings this year. Ontario tracks, with $38,412,- 008 bet last year compared with $26,230,528 in 1962, are making the most rapid strides. Mohawk Raceway at Campbellville, 40 miles west of Toronto, opened in 1963 and two more tracks will be inaugurated this year--Gar- den City Raceway at St. Cath- arines, with a meet starting Sept. 7, and Windsor Raceway, Aug. 4. Rideau Carleton Raceway, a few miles south of Ottawa, will have 84 nights of racing com- pared with 68 last year when, the $4,450,271 wagered was 34 per cent higher than in 1962. Greenwood, where 437,560 fans wagered $20,562,379 last, year, opened March 16, followed by Mohawk May 4 and London/ Raceway June 15. Ontario's richest pacing event takes place Sept. 5 with the run- hing of the Canadian Cup for $12,000 in prize money. The Ma- ple Leaf Stakes for a $10,000 purse goes Aug. 29. BIG FOR TROTTERS The Harness Tracks of Amer- ican championship series for four - year - old trotters, with $300,850 in prize money, will have two Canadian stopovers-- at Greenwood Aug. 21 for a $10,-|also 000 purse and Blue Bonnets Oct. 4 for $15,000. In Nova Scotia, where betting dropped to $3,667,989 last year from $3,743,508, largely due to liest ever. It also decided on| mile races instead of the normal distance of half a mile for early- season cards. The track at Sydney is hop- ing for more business with the opening of a clubhouse and lay- ing of a hard surface in front of the grandstand. New Brunswick, where $2,- 032,304 was wagered, a drop from $2,081,142 in 1962, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton tracks are hoping for a good} break on the weather. | Harness racing is still a ra-| ther modest operation in Mani- toba but with more pari-nutuel betting opportunities, the handle is growing. A total of $21,77 was bet last year compared with $11,552. This year there will be 18 days of racing. Carman tried pari-mutuel betting for the INTRODUCTORY OFFER 'fy NYLON LONG MILER 330 A rugged tire for your _,.: car...with sports-car -- tread design for easier handling! 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Dancer Honored At Birthday Party NEW YORK (AP) -- North- ern Dancer celebrated his third righter future in the offing. There was a birthday cake that looked very much like car- rots for the little package of| equine dynamite from Canada| in Belmont Park's stable area. the Kentucky Derby and Preak- ness winner the day off from preparing for the June 6 run- ning of the Belmont Stakes, when he will seek to become the first Triple Crown winner since} Citation in 1948. All horses automatically ad- vance a year in age on Jan, 1. But the Canadian - born and owned son of Nearctic-Natalma wasn't foaled until May 27, 1961 =--late by United States cus- toms, TAKING IT EASY The dazzling Dancer hasn't done much since winning the Preakness 10 days ago. Lauro had him out on the. track Tues- . m colt breezed a mile in 1:41 and went out the 1% miles in 1:51- 3-5, "This is a relaxation period," said Luro as he watched the Dancer quietly munch the green grass outside his stall. "Next week, however, things will be a little different." Never did a horse look more relaxed than Northern Dancer. Luro said he didn't plan to work the pride of E. P. Tay- lor's Windfield Farm over the: Aqueduct track, where the Bel- mont Stakes will be raced at 1% miles. vO aR CATO Five Soccer Clubs Stop Rangers' Plan EDINBURGH (AP) -- Five Rangers have sponsored a move to reconstruct' the and reduce it in size. It was scheduled to be discussed at the annual meeting of the league y. Under Rangers's. plan five clubs were to be thrown out-- Berwick Rangers, Brechin City Albion Rovers, Stranraer an¢ Stenliousemuir, ' The Scottish League consists of 37 teams--18 in the first di- vision and 19 in the second di- vision, Rangers want two dvi- songs of 16 teams each. "He showed me last year he likes the Aqueduct track," said the genial Argentine. "So we will stay here at Belmont until time for the race." SAME PROCEDURE Northern Dancer is followin, the same procedure he did be- fore becoming the youngest norse ever to win the Derby and Preakness. Long gallops, plenty of oats and hay and time day with the exercise boy Ra- mon Cerda in the saddle, The to relax between workouts has His menu is the same each day--three quatis of oats early in the morning, three more a' noon and six at night except on race day when the ration is cut|Ford engines, to one quart and plenty of hay. Carrots and a little sweetening' in his food are the delicacies. Northern Dancer goes into the Belmont Stakes with a record of 13 victories (one in a betless race) two seconds and one third in 16 career starts and earnings been the order of the day. Officials Pass. Record 33 Cars cunt «| FOF Q00-Mile INDIANAPOLIS (A) -- The Indianapolis motor speedway technical committee finished spections Tuesday on the 33 car that will start Saturday in the 500-mile race and found nobody was cheating. 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