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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-09-08, Page 1Single Copy 35° Jaittboree '83 Published In Lucknow, Ontario Wednesday, September 8; 1982 4.7., • ,..„ 41,40-i,M0.,4020400,4%,,, Dinar Brookt$ of Lucknow showa two of the Percheron draught teams in some 24 horse shows this season. Brooks admits he is only horses he ownsAirooke and Ids team Were, &mien Grand Champion a "green horn" et shoWing horses, having taken up the hobby since at the Dungannon Fall Pair that yeer, and he. has plans to enter 11110 his rethernent. " (Photo by Kris Svelaj Showing horses a retirement hobby Area fall fairs attract a number of people interested in a variety of events and compe- • titions, An integral part of the colour and pageantry of a . fair is the horse judging competitions in both single and team cotegories, To horse breeders, owners and spectators, fall fairs are not complete • without the horse competitions. There is something magical about show horses. The brightly coloured and immacu- lately groomed animalsgenerate a. strange feeling of grace, beauty and strength all coinhified, • Omar Brooks of Lucknow shares in that feeling as the owner of a team of four Percheron light weight draught horses. Brooks and his team were recently chosen as Grand' Champions at the Dungannon Fall Fair. Brooks is proud of his team and their achievements, but admits that he did not purchase the team as a money making venture. He considers his interest in horses as a hobby which he took up shortly after he retired. Although winning in events does give him some money most of the cash prizes are spent on transportation and maintaining his team, • 'I am only a green horn," he confesses, "1 only took this on as.a hobby after 1 retired," he adds, citing his interest from an early age. Many owners have sponsors for their teams tohelp them offiet increasing costs. Those costs include the purchase of the team, harnesses, a wagon, transportation and other maintenance costs, "If we had a sponsor all the time then we would have a chance to make a dollar," he says, Brooks purchased his team from a Per- cheron breeder and admits that thesrange cost of the animals is large. The cost of teams can vary from $5000 to over $12,000, Brooks explains that he has mapped out • about 24 fairs that he will enter his team in this year. The horses are entered in various categories which include line • class (one horse), team class (all four), • unicorn class (three horses, and tandem dais (all four in a line). Each horse is outfitted with decorative harnesses, ribbons and braids. They are • judged en match, dress, 'cleanliness and stance at each event. • According to Brooks the Clydesdales, Belgium and Percheron are the most popular breeds in Canada. When fully outfitted the • horses add both colour and splendour to each fall fair. • It is evident after talking with Brooks that he thoroughly enjoys his hobby. When • questioned about the purchase of his team and the work involved in preparing for competition, his reply is spontaneous. "It is worth it," he answers. Inquest determines death by misadventure • By Kris %via A coroner's jury in the inquest into the. February 19, 1982 death of Patricia Henry of Goderich eoricluded with a ,verdict of death by misadventure, failing to shed new light on the circumstances surrounding the death, Henry's body was found at approximately 2 a,m. on Huron County Road 8 and was taken to Clinton Public Hospital before being • transferred to University Hospital in Lon don. She died at 1.15 the same day from severe head injuries. In testimony given at the two day inquest • Dr, J. Kaufmann, a neuropathologist at University Hospital, told the jury that Henry had died of severe head injuries coupled with external injuries and exposure, In a reconstruction of the events leading up to Henry's death, it was established that Henry had been at the Harbour Park Hotel •on the night of February 18 from approx- imately 11 p.m. until dosing time at 1.30 min, on February 19, In testimony given ,by Richard Frisby, 22, of Goderich and Stephen Whitney, 27, of Dungannon, Henry accepted an offer of a ride in the hotel parking lot. The trio drove towards Clinton before proceeding north on county road 8. Frisby testifiedthat all three smoked a small quantity of hashish during the ride. ••• Whitney told the inquest that Hetiry requested to be le off at one point on the road. He said he stopped ,his car and left Henry onthe side of the road before continu- ing northbound toward Auburn. "She requested to get out of the, car. She was •obviously upset," Whitney said, testifying under the protection of the Canada Evidence At. Whitney said the two decided to return and give Henry a ride back to Goderich, which according to both Frisby and Whitney she refused, The pair then decided they could not force her into the car and left her for the second time on the side of the road, Timothy Thompson of Lendon testified that he found Henry's body on the middle of the road at about 2' pan. and swerved his • vehicle to avoid hitting her. He told the jury that he went to the nearest farm house to call police who arrived on the scene shortly afterward. • According to Detective Inspector Scott Raybould, who headed up the three month investigation, both the Thompson and Whit- ney vehicles were later seized and taken to • Toronto for forensic testing to determine whether either vehicle had come in contact • with the body. "It was our opinion ,(the investigative team) that neither of the vehicles came in contact with the body," he testified. Raybound said that olice are speculating . on the possibility that a third, unknown vehicle could have been involved. Raybould said that he could not dispel the possibility that the injury was manually inflicted but that the speculation of a third car was more probable. • .16 Pages • In the news Ron's walking Ron Stanley of Lucknow who was seriously injured in a car accident in March has • returned home front University Hospital to stay. Ron, who is walking with the assistance of two canes, will continue his therapy at. Wingham and District Hospital, Ron's many friends in the Lucknow area are happy to see the fine progress he has made and continue to hope for his complete recovery.° V ma from Holland Mr. and Mrs. Frans van deo Boon and , children, Sandra and Robin of Nymegen, Holland arrived in Ontario August 14. They visited with Mrs, van den Boon's sister in Sarnia and this past week visited with Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Mann in Lucknow. • The van den Boons were the Manns' host family when they attended the 35th anniver- sary of the liberation of Holland in May 1980. • Frans is an insurance agent in Holland. While here the Manns and van den Boons enjoyed dinner with Mr, and Mrs, Bill Elston and • Susan of Morris Township, toured CKNX, Wingham and the Bruce Nuclear Plant. Although the van den Boons had visited Ontario three years ago, they enjoyed their visit and our. beautiful country once again. • They flew out of Toronto to Amsterdam on • September 5. • Attend • competitions , Donna Raynard of Ashfield Township • placed third in the Pembroke Piddle and Step Dance competition held on Labour Day weekend. Thisis the third competition Donna has attended this year in which she has placed in the top five in her category She is, :a student of Kim Craig of Blyth. Leiria Rau of Lucknow placed fifth in the Junior Ladies Interpretive and the Junior Ladieri Free Style categories at the Central Ont*rio Section Figure Skating Competidon held in Thornhill August 20 22. Leisa lithe student of Sherri Baier,., of the Preston Figure Skating Club and Olive Lapp of the Lucknow Figure Skating Club. The girls are the daughters of Doug and Mary LOU' Raynard, Ashfield Township and Sharon Dietz and Grant Helm, of Lucknow, Both are students at Brookside Public School. Warrio s win championship • On Tuesday, August 31st, 1982 the West Wawanosh Warriors ladies softball team won the "A" championship against North Ashfield in the Ladies Recreational Softball League playoffs, The best of five series was a very tough one using all 5 games to complete, The first and second games of the series were not quite as rough as the last three with North Ashfield'.winning the first and West Wawanosh winning the second. The third game was won by the Warriors with one run in the last inning and North Ashfield winning the fourth game the same way. The fifth and final game was won with the Warriors corning back from a 14 run deficit in a tough game to win the championship. It is the second year in a row the Warriors have won this title, • • KinlosswiflsBchampionship Kinloss took the 8 division chanipionship when they defeated the Brookside and Luck - now ladies softball teams in the division playoffs. Kinloss won the LUCklIOW series three straight games after Lucknow took the first game. They then defeated Brookside in the finals.