af John ederson (New Westminster) WANTED! Ww NEED the help of all our readers to ensure that the Pacific Tribune’s 1959 campaign for $15,000 and 500 more ‘readers reaches its target by May Day. On the opening day of the drive one reader walked into the office and plunked down $100 as “my personal contribution.” Another sup- ‘porter: cent in a cheque for $2, explaining “it is all I can afford as I'm OM pension.” We thank both donors with equal heartiness, for each is giving what he can spare. : We'd Uke to hear from YOU, too. x *¥ _ DRIVE TARGE T: $15,000 ty RECEIVED: © 10 WE STILL NEED: 14,290 1959 press builders Bill Hreherchuk (Advance) Frank Politano (Grandview) ~ “Madam X” (City of Vancouver) John DeWever (Grandview) Dunc Maclean (Victory Square) Georgie Hewison (Campbell River) — Julius Stelp (North Burnaby) cig Whyte (Boadway) oe Top press clubs - ~ GRANDVIEW SHEET CB $139.00 NORTH BURNABY -__--------- 52.00 BROADWAY _____ssssiststCCt~:C«idG 00 STEVESTON _-_------------- 50.00 _ NEW WESTMINSTER _______- 100.00 POINE (GRENg. <3 -s 30.00 CY SQUARE Plier 55.00 CAMPBELL RIVER ._-------- 26.95 : PPP DAA © PRESS DRIVE NEWS. RIVE FIGURES shown ahove are only up to Monday this week — so with the campaign still in its opening stages, we’re off to a good start this year. Let’s keep up the pace all the way. Recently we have been forced to make some some chen in “thé paper’s staff, to keep costs down to a minimum. On the termination of his long years as assistant editor and later managing editor of the PT, staff members and Co-workers presented Harold Griffin with a fine pipe in token of long associa- tion and cooperation in the production of a working class journal. Griffin’s work with the progressive labor press covers nearly 25 years. During that time he also made valuable contibutions to Canadian literature with such books as “Alaska and the Canadian Northwest,” a pioneering work _ Reralding present day northern development, and “British Columbia: The People’s :. Early Story,” published during the centennial year. The PT is not only short of staff on the editorial side; our ‘business office is also, at the moment, operating with a curtailed staff. We are depending on our loyal readers to run this drive “on their own” without too much’ assistance from the office. You’ve never let us down yet and we’re sure you won’t this time. Challenges are beginning to reach our notice. North and South Burnaby clubs are. in a race to see which group can surpass its target first, and top it by the greatest percentage. Among individuals, a mysterious “Madam X” has dared to challenge Bill Hreherchuk, top Honor Press Builder for many years. She has mailed in $36 to to date, while Bill has turned in $25. This promises to be an interesting socialist competition. An injured front left leg forced Round Table (shown above with his trainer, Willie Molter) to temporarily retire from the track after finishing dead last in the Washington’s - Birthday Handicap. For a resume of Round Table’s fabulous career read the Sportlight column below. OUND TABLE, richest mil- lionaire on four legs, made his pile the hard way. He had to race 52 times to pile up his first million; Nashua made it in 30 starts. Round Table was foaled April 6, 1954, but like all horses his birthday was moved back ~ to January. 1. He began racing as a two-year-old in 1956, win- ning five times in 10 tries. In 1957 he finished in front 15 times in 21 races and last year won 14 of 20 starts. Quite a few horses have beaten Round Table, and one, Clem, has shown the champ his “hind quarters on three occa- sions at the wire. Iron Liege -beat him twice as a three-year- old, and Gallant Man, Social Climber, Bold Ruler, Swoon’s Son, Seaneen and Bernburgoo hold decisions over him. First horse ever to win a million bucks was Citation, who started 45 times in four seasons. 50 xt $e Dropping from the million- aire class to local racing, the 1959 edition of B.C. Thorough. bred, just off the press, lists the top money winners for 1958 at B.C. tracks. Here they are: Major Turley ------ $9,770 Lord Renraw ---- 8,165 Fernando 2 7,620 Glenzel =~ == --- 6,505 Zippon 2. t= G40 HiGDrive:: 27 S28 aap Highest price paid on a $2 ticket. all season was $115.60 last July 28 at. Lansdowne Park when Shady Bull sur- prised the experts. Biggest daily double was $961.30 for $2, Grant Count to Elaine Flash at Exhibition Park on August 30. é Best quinella was $318.90 ee $2, Doctor Rolls to Day-Shirl at Lansdowne on July 17. xt % & B. C. Thoroughbred (avail- able on most newsstands, price $1) contains an interesting article on racing in the Soviet Union, with particular notes on the two Russian horses entered in the International at Laurel track. at % % One of the big beefs at Ex- hibition Park is that during the Pacific National Exhibition horse players can’t reach the track without paying an extra half buck to get through the PNE gates. Perhaps public pro- test will change this unfor- tunate situation. Punters, arise! You have nothing to lose but your change! March 6, 1959 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 7