The Lucknow Sentinel, 1952-09-03, Page 1•
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO,; ' WEDNESDAY, ,SEPT. 3rd, 1952
EIGHT PAGES,
BRUPE.: .13.41.(E.IR •
•DERBY CHAMP
A surprisingly ,large crowd
lined the race way on Gough St,
11i11 on Friday evening- for , the.
• Soap Box Darby, sponsored by
the Lucknow Cuubs.ard in charge
of Elmer Uhmibach and. Ray Stan
ley, The event �p"roved so .popular
that it promises, to become an
annual '.event.
• Eight boys Competed • in the:
Derby ` with Bruce Baker . taking
top money,, ibut with every boy
a winner. Bruce had, a "big job"
Sas--for- h
class and had a stripped "hot
rod" for the speed events; •
Two calamities occurred. Tom-.
my RathWell's jolt went• Out of
control sand'' elided i'tp on Mrs.
:A. D, Mackenzie's lawn,, while
Teddy ,Collyer's, vehicle threw a
wheel and "hurled" the driver to
the track.'. Qn can e')chibition run
after the show. Ted's ' car proved
•it would. have ;been a top cons.
tender. ' .
Entrants included Bruce 'Baker,'
Jimmy Gardner, Garry 'MacDon-
aids,Bobby Hunter, Teddy Coll
•'. yer; Tommy Rathwell, Junior
Marshall. and' 'Melvin . Hodgins.
The,, judges of the "appearance"'
contest were ' Mrs. Brute Mac=1
Kenzie, • Mrs; C. &haddick and'
Mrs. Ron; Rothwell.. Winners in
this event were Bruce Baker,
Bobby Hunter and Teddy Coll-
.yer
.Speed event:- . Bruce Baker,
Jim Gardner and Garry MacDon-
ald; longest distance,. Bruce
Baker, ..Jim .Gardner :'and ;.Garry
MacDonald.
On behalf of the Cubs, Archie
Smith 'passed the: hat to :receive
..a collection of $11;06. This was
added. to ;the . Cub prize donation
Of $5.25 for: a total ' of"$16.31
Cwt9f::s ag.g t!he ;event Was
and : prize• 'money awarded
amounted to $10.75, leaving $2.75.
of a balance to:' be ,deposited to
the' Cub account.
Prize money won by each. con-
testant Wag as follows: Bruce
Baker. $3.50,' Jim Gardner 2.00,
Garry MacDonald $1.50, Bobby'
H'unter'• $1.25, :