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i : the required but applied to,1062 he pushed the Ace to alpaid $45,000 for the famous H R 7 F the U.S. Sydney track record of 2:06 45|pacer Irish Grattan C. aGTNess HACING ONS him ererstec sec. eerie a vision, 'of the year. However, he|the Maritim.s for a i+ a provisional at more about e race. in|invitational against the n Cri 1mes oas : working pacer came second, beontcing 'Doe's Boy from Walle it ing este bought Act . Tae * et s. bey B.. # and Ware NS Curing tne iree:|Montreal for $700. It was the|irish Grattan third." Doug Han- Teen- Ag e Driving Ace sired aoe initial i sale at which a stablelkin's time was 2:03 = me SYDNEY, NS. (CP) -- Lean By coincidence, its also) 'the young Renkin was only|particular stl," says the am] SAVE ! SAVE ! SAVE ing forward in his precarious|O'Brien who has been youngleight when he acted as I|five-foot-11 youth. "I try to get s m Rankin's hero. And Sonny would/at the Sydney track. M on the rail as soon as possible Babies 'position abeard a jouncing!-.. ; ike to do something O'Brienjon an pony named Jynejand stay there, making | sulky, the 15-year-old bey urgedinas managed 'several times--|Bug, the youngster became almove in the stretch, If I don't] the aged pacer to make his/win the Hambletonian, greatest|familiar figure as he paraded|draw a position on the inside Ij. move in the home stretch. of all harness races. the trotters and pacers at the|drop back to last, move to the He red' through goggles) For now, Sonny seems con-|start of each Sask ane led the/rail and make my run for the flecked with track dust, watch-|tent to remain in the Maritimes.|winner to the winner's circle|wire from there. ed the other horses carefully/Donald Rankin, hig father,|/afterward Rather shy and modest, Sonny|} and with only a few feet re-lowns one of the largest stables} By the spring of 1961 Sonnylattributes his success to good Pushed his horse for a|in the region and Sonny is busy|wanted to taste the thrill of|horses, mostly his father's. final spur' under the wire. {during winter helping train the/driving in a race. He had no} His favorite pacer is a seven- Reining in his pacer Tennis-|animals, licence and was a year short oflyear-old named Eben's Ace, In rane and Seebdes taiere' toe OSHAWA MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ONTARIO M.H.A. PLAYOFFS crowded stands at the Sports Centre here, The youngster who OSHAWA CHILDREN'S ARENA Tse Gear THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1964 rag had grown up with horses on . OUT 8:30 P.M. | THEY Eastern Juvenile Finals GO BR his father's farm at nearby FIRST GAME OF BEST-OF-THREE SERIES FURNITURE APPLIANCES Ball's Creek had won the first harness heat he had ever raced. KINGSTON JUVENILE ALL STARS va OSHAWA JUVENILE ALL STARS Open Nightly (Except Soturday) 'Til 9:30 KING ST. E.et TOWNLINE .... _--_....- 728-4658 But it was only the beginning. CHILDREN 258e¢ ornare ern nt .. Now 18, Sonny has formed a habit of winning, In his three seasons of ig horses he has surged to the forefront as one of the most capable Mari- time harness. racing drivers. Last year hie took top honors on 106 occasions at various Mari- time tracks. His total of 106 victories was 25 better than his closest com- petitor in the area and placed him in 14th position, tied with Joe O'Brien of Alberton, P.E.I., and Shafter, Calif., among lead- ing dash-winning drivers in North America, ADULTS 50c SONNY'S FAVORITE -- times, poses with his favorite posted some excellent times Douglas (Sonny) Rankin, 18, pacer, Eben's Ace, Sonny, who behind the Ace, including @ rated among the best harness races horses from his father's Sydney track record. racing drivers in the Mari- stables near Sydney, N.S., has --CP Photo Russians Are 5)"rmr counax visi | SHORGAS Canada's Kimberley Dyn- Happy About APPLIANCES amiters advanced into the second round of the world Industrial and Bodychecking amateur hockey champion- ship at London 32 years ago OTTAWA (CP) -- Russian hockey teams beat the visiting Windsor Bulldogs last Novem- ber because they can match the Canadians in body checking, Commercial today by. defeating Sweden 9-0. 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