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The Huron Expositor, 1978-06-22, Page 13cer tams THE HURON E POTTO,R, JUN 22,11070 eric eat ffondTrotting by Margaret new fV Long befbre the Ivy Lea Bridge spanned the St. Lavirence River, a harness horse crossed the river once every week by ferryboat. The horse was Canada Grey Eagle, and while he was known to be mean and cantankerous, he was a sire of good trotting horses and made regular trips to Wad- dington, N.Y. to breed mares during the season. Jesse Smith was in charge of the horse and the weekly trip gave him an opportunity to visit with his fellow passengers during the cross- ing. One day, while he was engaged in pleasant con- versation and storytelling, the stallion grabbed him and threw him to the deck, breaking his arm. The ferryman and pas- sengers wanted no part of the demon horse. They drove him off the deck of the ferry into the strong current of the St. LawrenCe River. Canada Grey Eagle was a resourceful, strong and courageous horse. He swam to nearby Clark's Island where he roamed untilSmith was able -to rescue him. He was rafted to the Canadian shore and • returned to his home in Morrisburg, Ont. The "Eagle" was a pion- eer Canadian trotting stal- lion and continued his stud duties from those days of the early 1850's to become the sire of a tribe of good carriage horses and racing stock during the Golden Age of road horses. Produced Eby the Publicity Department of the Canadian Trotting AsJociation and Standard bred Canada - the historical division of the CT A. Henderson retpotion elects officers VANASTRA CENTRE SUMMER PROGRAM 1978 Non-Swimmer Monday 5:00-5:30 p.m. 6:00-6:30 p.m. Saturday 2:00-2:30 p.m. Beginner 1 Monday • , 5:30-6:00 p.m. 6:30-7:00 p.m. Saturday 1:30-2:00 p.m. Beginner 2 Tuesday 5:30-6:00 p.m. Saturday 1:00-1:30 p.m. Beginner 3 Tuesday 6:00-6:30 p.m. Saturday l2:30-1i00 p.m. . Beginner 4 Tuesday 6:30-7:00 P.m. Saturday 12:00-12:30 p.m. Junior 1 Wednesday Saturday Junior 2 Wednesday Saturday Junior 3 Wednesday Saturday Intermediate 1 Thursday - 5:30-6:00 p.m. Intermediate 2 • • Thursday 6:00-6:30 p.m. Senior Thursday 6:30-7:00 p.m. Teen • Beginner Friday 6:00.6:30 p.m. Teen - Advanced Friday 6:30- 7: Oa p.m. RISS Bronze Mon. & Fri. MOO.n:00 a.m. Competitive Swim Club Tues & Thurs. 4:130-5;30 Fee: $15.00/session LADIES Aquafit: Tuesday 9:30 10:00 a.m. Advanced: Tuesday 10:00 10;30 a.m. Beginner 2: Thursday 9:30 - 10;00 a.m. Beginner 1: Thursday 10:00 - 10:30Norti-Swimmer:Thursid°a:y3°a -11:00 a.m. . Evening Parent & Tot: Monday 7:00-7:30 p.m. Parent & Tot: Wednesday 10:00-10:30 a.m. Kinder Gym: Wednesday 10:00-10:30 a.m. Kinder Swim:, Wednesday 10:30-11:00 a.m. CO-ED ADULT Non-Swiinmer: VVechlesday 7:30-8:00 p.m. Beginner: Wednesday 8:00- . . 8:30 p.m. Advanced: Wednesday 8:30- 9:00 p.m, FITNESS — FEE: $20.00 10 WEEKS Ladies Keep Fit + Sauna & Swim: Wednesday 11:00-_ 12:30 p.m. Co-Ed Keep Fit + Sauna & .Keep p.m. Ladies Health Spa, Sauna, Swim: Tuesday 7:30-9:00 p.m. Co-Ed --Health Spa, Sauna, • Swim: Wednesday 8:00- 9:30 p.m. RECREATION SWIMS . Adults Only Mon to Fri 12:00-1:30 p.m. Tuesday 8:00-9:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00-9:00 p.m. Open Mtn to Fri 3:00-4:30 p.m. (July & August only) Monday 7:30.8:30 p.m. Tues.. Thurs., Fri.. 7:00.8:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sat & Sun 3:00-4:30 p.m. Family Only Sunday. 2:00-3:00 p.m. ASK ABOUT OUR: Low cost Family or Single Memberships Tennis Membership - 6 courts Tennis Instruction Hall Rental Pool Rental fling() - Tuesday evenings ? Sauna Health Spa Pool Fee Child .25 Student .50 Adult $1,60 5:00-5:30 p.m. 11:30-12:00 p.m. 5:30-6:00 p.m. ll:30-12:00 p.m. 6:00-6:30 p.m, 11:30-12:00 p.m. Officers for 1978 are: Past President, Ross Gordon; Sports president, George Henderson; Lois Beumer acrd Linda. Albrigh. RACEWAY Harness Racing every Sunday Afternoon-- plus 3 Twilight Races, July 13-20 and 27. THIS SUNDAY-JUNE 25 POST TIME 1:30 P.M. Featuring: O.S.S. 3 YR. OLD COLT RACE Estimated Purse 14,216 Clinton Kinsmen Raceway... "THE FAMILY TRACK" The Place where the Kids can Enloy themselves as wail as Mom and Dad! *family geom. *Supervised Swimming Pool *Playground and Picnic Aye*. *New Modern Grandstand and Dot- ting Facilities. *Excellent Refresionent Booth. sfeassomaimismi ssw,*Gooci Pcirklrig Facilities. PARI 1141.1TUEL WAGERING 0 0. Girls' soccer team unbeaten NATURAL HAIR AGAIN quire Ebt 3air placement Learn about our systems thateeirayoUr Offices in: ' balding appearance with ouenatural look. —B oth th.e 'NATURE SCALP' and the KITCHENER MICRO-SURGERY' are described in o'Ur TORONTO color booklet. - Send for it , .. it tells'all OTTAWA no obligation. r.64tuire 91 Queen St. S. As advertised on TV, Kitchener, Ont. 4M7 • S19-745-5697 Namd . Address City Phone With a small price, fine used car. from Gerald's Datsun! • rtr St. Columban Soccer Club had its Most productive weekend so far this season as both the "A" and "B" teams defeated their Goderich counterparts. This was especially satisfying as both games were played in Goderich, St. Columban "B"-2; Goderich "B"-lr The St. Columban "B" team played a solid game throughout to " defeat Goderich 2-1. and remain undefeated in league play this season. Joe and Frank Claessens soured 1 goal each to lead St. Columban to victory. Joe Verberne played a strong game in goal and stopped a penalty shot late in the game. A good catch at the Queens VS Firemen baseball game. The 43rd HarrisoittReunion was held at the Clinton Conservation Area' on Saturday. June- 10. 1978 with 54 in attendance. It was a beautiful sunny clay which every, one enjoyed while taking part in an array of games conducted by Bruce and Marie Collins, Dorothy Airdrie and Jo-Anne Collins. The results of the sports events are: Girls 6 years ,a,ncl under-- Sheri Oesch, Leanne Rimmer; Boys six years'Iiid under--Stanley Airdrie, Timmy Airdrie; Girls 9 years and under--Beverley Harrison, Sheri Oesch; Boys 9 years %and under--Scott Hackett. Stanley Airdrie; Girls 12 years andunder-Brenda Hackett, Peggy Willert; Boys 12 years and under--Scott Hackett, Alan out., Girls.L5 years- and under--Brenda - Hackett, Teresa Foster. The Seaforth Junior Girls 'A' soccer team has got off to a good stars in the Huron and, District LtEague with an unbeaten record so far this summer. The team has won its first three games b'y t,scores of 2.0 against Clinton, Nairn and Grand Bend. Scorers for Seaforth have been Cheryl Morey 1 .goal, Denise Morey 1 goal, Tracy W right 1 goal and Janice Cairns 3 goals: All girls are playing extremely well and giving a hundred percent effort, according to their coach John Cairns. The players are 14 and ,under. The Henderson . reunion was held in Mitchell Park.on June 18. Margaret Attsman and Ruth LattiOnt were in charge of the sports. Results were: Races three years and under • Stuart B.eumer, Delhi,,-Paul McLlwain. Seaforth. 8 years and under - Lisa Lamont, Delhi, Vicki Gordon. Seaforth; Plate race - Clarence and Laurette Maloney, Seaforth: Balloon race - Lois and John Beutrier.' Delhi; Relay race waS- enjoyed by all; Guessing jelly beans-- Marion Gordon, Seaforth; A peanut and candy scramble was conducted for the children. Mr: and Mrs. Harvey Lamont, Delhi, were presented 'with an anniversary cake to mark the occasion of their 29th annivenr• - sary. Gordon Wright, Seaforth. gave a presentation. of pictures of previous reunions. After which a smorgasbord supper was enjoyed by all. A ball game finished off the activities for the day. -Next year's picnic will be held the- third Sunday in June at Mitchell Lions Park. Vanastra Centre TENNIS INSTRUCTION June 26 - July 20 Mon. & Thurs. 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 6:30 min. - 8 p.m. 4 WEEKS - 8 LESSONS FEE S20.00 Call 482-3544 REGISTER NOW Malted enrollment St, Ceitunban Goderich "A"-0 Goderich started stongly in the "A" game , and kept St. Columban penned in • thek own. end for the first 1S:-minute of the ' game. St. Columban got a break at about this point as Gord Dick intercepted a pass from, a Goderich fullback to his goalie Harrison:, Person with Birthday closest 'to June 10--Phyllis Harrison; Mystery Spot at The Table;-Brenda Hackett; Mystery. Registration Number-Phyllis Harrison; Draw for the Patio Table-Albert Taylor; Draw for a Planter--Brenda MacLean. A smorgasbord supper was enjoyed by everyone and was arranged by the' directors--Harold and Joyce Willert and Roy and Barb. Oesch. Election of"officers for 197 are:, President-Elizabeth Foster: Secretary-Treasurer-Lois Hodgert;'Directors- Roy and Barb Oesch, Art and Dorothy Airdrie; Sports Committee--Bill. and Cheryl Collins. George and Jo- .. Anne' The picnic is to be held at the Clinton Conservation Area on the second • Saturday in June--the sports to commence at 2 p.m., followed by supper; Brian Ginty coaches •the girls 'B' soccer team. • • Both teams play in the Huron District League. Classified Ads pay dividends. Finished in red radial tires DATSUN 111111111, MADE BY NISSAN Seaforth and promptly tired the ball into the net. I he first half ended with no further scoring. The 2nd half belonged to St. Columban as they dominated play from start to finish. The forward line overwhelined the Goderich defence and had• Many scoring' chances. Paiul .Cayne and Casey Van Bakel scored for St. Columban to , tie game out of reach, Late in the 2nd half. after the game was out of reach. Goderich Murray "Moe" Hill, the new racing secretary at the Clinton Kinsmen Raceway, is no stranger to harness racing. In fact, Noe's new position at the thrlying ,"B" track in Huron County haS put him in front of tfie horses for a change, instead of underneath them. For the last 10 years, Mae has been a farrier,at nearly a dozen tracks across Ontario, and has seen the bottoms of literally thousands of horses hooves in these years. Moe, 38, who is a native of the ..snialthjamlet _of_Var nu._ just a few - miles south of Clinton, is well- 'known to hundreds of Ontario harneSs horsemen, and has worked as a keeper of horse shoes at Windsor -Raceway, Western Fair in London, Flamboro, as well as a host of smaller "B" circuit and fair tracks. But all those years of horses insttgated a couple of fights and tried to intimidate the St. Columban team with some ex- tremely rough play. However, St.. Columban stood up to the ehal- leitge and played out ° the re- i mainder of the game While avoiding injury. I hts weeeend, ;_the. St. - Columban "A" teat-I:C.-plays in St. Thomas in a 2rd Division Cup game, but the "B" team has the week off. leaning on Moe while he tended to their feet took its toll on his back, and last year the doctor ordered him to get into something a little less strenuous, This spring, Moe was invited by theKinsmen Club-of Clinton to try and get his racing secretary's licence and, run the raceway, whichl\has an 18-day standard- bred .meet each summer on Sundays and Thursdays and Moe jumped at the chance to-stay near the harness horse industry. , "Race horse people are the best know," said- Moe, . • --He. is --already -gearing- up for opening day, Sunday June 25, when the service club's track billed as "rhe Family Track" opens its season at 1:30.- p.m. Racing continues each' Sunday until-October 1. and three special twilight meets are being tried on July 13, 20 and 27. with a 5:15 Post Time. Boys 15 years and under-43rian Hackett, Scott Hackett: Ladies-- Barb Oesch. Dorothy Airdrie: Mens-GE..eg Hackett. Bill Collies: Childrens 3-legged race--Teresa Foster and Scott Hackett; Adults 3-legged, race-Brenda Hackett and Greg hackett; Married Ladies Kick the Slipper--Dorothy Airdrie. Barb Oesch; Married Meets Kick the Slipper- Bob Collins, Bill Collins; Wheel- barrow Race- Hazel Collins and George Collins, Bill Collins and Bob Collins; Balloon, Race--Joyce Willert and Amy Hunt. Spoon Race--Bob Collins' team: Life Saver Race-Lorne Hackett's team; Sack Race..--Rey Oesch's team; Candy -Scramble for the children .8.. and tinder; Jelly bean -guess= eleffitesch', PerSOrt coning the farthest-Bob Collins, Vernon, British Columbia. Youngest Person-Trevor, MacLean; Oldest Person--Cecil Win prizes at 43rd annual Harrison reunion: Varna man is new racing secretary 1977 B210 body side mouldings only 27,000 mi. power assisted brakes immaculate condition• Gerald's Datsun Ltd. 527-1010 •