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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-03-01, Page 6PAGE 6 --CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 1 , 1979 Race ramblings By Lois Gibbings Adios Victory, owned and trained by August De Groof of Clinton, had her first win of the year at Orangeville on, Sunday afternoon with Bill Pennington on the bike. The nine-year-old mare by Adios Vic (p, 1:56.3) - Fredrika Byrd (p, 2:03.3) has lifetime earnings of $18,086 and a pacing record of 2:07.4. Tranquil Morris A, trained and driven by Ron Williamson of Seaforth, took a new mark of p, 2:05 at Greenwood Raceway in Toronto on February 22 for partners Carroll Browning, Jim McLeod and B. Short. The 11 -year- old Australian bred naturally speaking Morris Eden gelding had 23 starts last year with three wins, two seconds and two thirds, good for $2,311 and a record of 2:05.3 taken at Clinton. Melo Victory, owned by Bill Bradley and Lionel Kloss • of Goderich, had his second win this year, timed in p, 2:05.4, at Windsor Raceway on February 22. The four- year-old son of Tarport Arnie -Belmont Kelly had earnings of $9,285 last year and a mark of p, 2:04.2. Jo Spinner was a winner at Flamhoro for driver - Bill Budd and owner Franc Stroop of Fordwich on Friday night. Bobby Tar finished third at the same track on Turn to page 7 • by steve cooke Do you know what bird has an upsidedown brain, ears in the front of its face and eyes in the back of its head? No, it's not some obscure species from a far away land, but that delightful little bird, the woodcock. The woodcock, Philohela Minor, is native to a good part of Ontario, but is generally unknown to all but a handful of dedicated hunters. Also known as the timberdoodle and bog sucker, this unique bird inhabits moist lowland areas in its search for worms and terrestial insects. The woodcock is most active during the dawn and dusk hours, and this may account for the reason that it is practically unknown to the general public. Its preferred habitat, stream banks, aspen groves and alder thickets also contribute to the fact that they are not often observed. The woodcock is a plump , bird, with a short neck and a long bill designed for probing the earth in search of worms. The unique feature of the bill is that the tip of the upper bill is flexible enabling the bird to grasp earthworms with it. Since most of the woodcock's food comes from underground (scientists estimate it is ap- proximately 70 percent), this is a significant feature. . In the spring, the male begins a mating flight which is unusual and very interesting to watch. Only the male performs this flight and serves the dual purpose of attracting females and establishing a territory. The male starts by sitting on the ground and uttering a series of "peents", increasing in tempo until he springs into flight. He ascends in a narrowing spiral until ap i oximately 300 ft. above the ground and then Cutters back to earth within a few feet of his starting point. The climb is made fo the twitter of the three outer primary wing feathers and produces an enchanting sound. The descent is marked by a pleasing chirping sound. This flight usually occurs in the mornings and evenings and is well worth watching for. I mentioned the odd characteristics of the woodcock's head earlier, but they do warrant some explanation. Scientists believe the woodcock was once a short billed, long legged shore bird but evolutionary processes took over when it moved to the uplands. As the bill developed into the long slender instrument it is now, the eyes were forced backwards. This placed the eyes far back on the head and as speculated by., some, enables the bird to see better while engaged in probing. At the same time that this was occurring, the brain which couldn't move backwards, angled forward and downward .producing the Only bird or animal known with an upside down brain. The ears also migrated from their usual position to the front area where they are now found. Biologists speculate that this enables the birds to hear movement of worms and grubs below ground. This speculation is enforced when it is realized that a woodcock's probe is suc- cessful approximately 50 percent of the time. If it relied on haphazard methods, the success rate would be considerably lower. This spring when you're out,,watch and listen for the woodcock's mating flight. It will be one of the most pleasing things you'll ever see and it's guaranteed to haunt you for the rest of your life. Once you've seen it, the first robin mean's nothing anymore, but you'll find yourself con- stantly casting an eye over the horizon at dusk as the snow melts, watching for the woodcock to tell you that spring is definitely here again. Seven members of the Goderich Township Recreation Board met at the township office for their February meeting. Chairman Ginn presided over the meeting. Volleyball has gotten off the ground and going with both a youth night and an adult night. Attendance has been good. The painting classes have been shelved for the time being until an in- structor can be found. No one has come for- ward to volunteer to organize softball in the township or to coach teams. If softball ip goings,,,, to go on in the township, please come forward with your services, The Recreation Board will help to get it underway. Th: January dance had a sellout crowd. The next recreation dance will be On March 24 with dancing to Star Trek. -.• 0) A hot Listowel goaltender, and a weak Clinton defence combined to help the Listowel Cyclones beat the Clinton Mustangs three games straight in their best of five Central Junior "C" league semi- final. Here, Mustang Phil Arthur shoots wide during a Clinton barrage, while Bill Lewis, left, and Paul Helesic wait for rebounds. (News -Record photo) sports Down at the local lanes YBC Teen Cooper's Kooks have a lead on first place with 95 points and the Honkies are second with 92. The scoring quickly drops from there, leaving the Untouchables in third place with only 74 points. The Bowlers Anonymous have 61, Jackie's Swans have 59 and the Five Fabulous Freak Outs are in last ' place with 58 points. Jackie Swaan had the ladies' high single of 221 and the high triple of 590. Lynn Armstrong took the high average of 192. In the men's scoring', . Jamie Cooper had the high single of 243. Gary Armstrong had the high triple of 673 and the high average of 220. Ladies Tuesday Afternoon Edna's Asters are first with 125, leavingNancy s Pansies in second ` with 120. Gerrit's Glads have 116, Lois' Lilacs have 1131/2 and Vera's Ver- benas are next with 111. Betty's Buttercups are in last place with 1061/4 points. Gwen Johnston had the high single of 264. The high triple went to Wonnette Holland with 693 and Nona Campbell took thehigh average of 201. Clinton Mixed...t The Super Six are still in first place with 85 points and the Five Stars remain second best with 82.. ('he Star Warriors are now in third place with 78 points, leaving the Bowling Buddies fourth with 75. Joy's Joys have 74 and the High Rollers have 72, above the Close Encounters with 64. The Desperatos are holding on to the last position with '58. . In the ladies' scoring, Joan Burley had the high single of 273. Rita Lep- pington took the high triple of 661 and Louise Gibbings had the high "You must file a tax . 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Londesboro Ladies The High Rollers have a big lead on first place with 92 points, leavingythe Corner .Pins behind with 67. The Hot Shots have 64 and the Lucky Strikers are in last place with 57 points. Donna Shaddick had the high single of 374 and the high triple of 737. Penny Overboe took the high average of 201. The runner-ups were: high • single, Lena Nesbitt, 269; high triple, Lena Nesbitt, 709; high average, Dorothy Carter, 198. The most improved player wag Joyce Vincent with +27 and Dorothy Airdrie was the runner- up with +19. Those bowling games of 250 and over -included : Marjorie McNall, 266; Donna Shaddick, 374; Lena Nesbitt, 269 and 266. Figure skating news Somehow or other, the chips were down for us on Sunday February 25 when the Clinton club sent their competitors to the interclub competition held at the new Brussels arena. A - couple of times during the day, there were exciting moments when some of our com- petitors made it into the finals. But in the end, no one placed high enough to give Clinton any points. Nevertheless, our skaters were spunky with courage to try to look smart and tq•skate well. We were proud of every Clinton skater. In the senior ,dance division, Brenda and Marg Dupee danced together beautifully and placed third in their flight, making them eligible to skate again in the finals. In this they placed fifth. In senior ladies free style, as in all free style classes, each flight of girls is allowed out on1 the ice to listen and skate to Huron County Board of Education KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Children must have been born in 1974 to be eligible for the Kindergarten classes for the 1979-80 school year. Huorn County Health Unit will be in attendance to hold a clinic at the same time. Would parents who.plan to register children at the following schools, please call the school IMMEDIATELY and leave name, address, telephone no. (or an alter- nate one) so that appointments can be made for these combined clinics and registrations. Parents are asked to bring proof of age, OHIP number (of either parent) plus completed questionnaire which will bo sent out by the Health Unit In advance. •••••••••••••• VANASTRA PUBLIC SCHOOL 'Phone 482-7838 Monday, March 5, 1979 1:15 p.m. - 3:30'p.m. •••••••••••••• HOLMESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL Phone 482-7751 Friday, March 2, 1979 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. several excerpts of music especially arranged on tape. It is played three times while the girls listen and plan their own impromptu solo to which they will skate when their Turn to page 7 • Mustangs eliminated by Jim Fitzgerald In a surprise move to all their fans, the Clinton Mustangs will be hanging up their skates for another season, after losing their Central Junior "C" semi-final three games straight to the Listowel Cyclones. Goaltending seemed to be the main difference, as over the three games, Listowel's Jeff Nickel allowed only 13 goals in a 140 shot Clinton barrage, while Clinton gi altenders Derek Divok and John Page allowed 20 goals to get by them on 113 shots. In the first game of the series in which good, clean hockey was played throughout, Listowel squeaked a 6-5 win over the Mustangs last Friday night at home, getting the winning goal with less than three minutes to olav in the game. • Phil Arthur picked up three goals for Clinton, while Bill Lewis scored the other two. Clinton lost a heart- breaking 7-6 game in overtime last Sunday night in Listowel when Cyclones' Brent Man - Mustang scorers Tim McLean 26 34 27 ' 61 Phil Arthur 25 30 20 50 Paul Priestap 29 16 34 50 Bill Lewis 27 18 31 49 Dave Stephenson 28 20 23 43 Paul Helesic 25 18 22 40 Steve Arbour 20 10 14 24 Mike Gibbings 26 6 18 24 Gary Peters 29 7 13 20 John Hart ° 16 2 9 11 Paul Dougherty 27 4 6 10 Bill Peters" 27 4 5 9 Neil Colquhoun 6 3 5 8 Ben Worsell 13 1 7 8 Tony Gibbings 23 0 5 . 5 Kerry Johnston 9 1 1 2 Rob Williert 1 1 0 1 Scott Consitt 2 1 0 1 John Richmond 1 0 1 1 Brent Daw 3 0 1 1 Ron Elliott 3 0 1 1 John Page 8 0 1 1 Steve Meriam 8 0 1 1 Allen Taylor 1 0 0 0 Darryl Postill 2 0 0 0 John Feeney 3 0 0 0 Jeff Ball 3 0 0 0 Steve Chase 3 0 0 0 Steve Lobb 4 0 0 0 Mark Bell 5 0 0 0 Bill Smith 9 0 . 0 0 Derek Divok 20 0 0 0x Team Arthur Kincardine Clinton Port Elgin Hanover Walkerton Listowel Junior "C" penalties , Games Total bench 95 12 46 123 53 70 27 146 45 40 31 18 28 24 0 7 0 2 4 4 14 0 2 0 2 4 2 8 28 Ave. 30 1078 0 35.9 30 10452 34.8 29 832 10 28.7- 30 834 4 27.8 29 746 0 ' 25.7 30 6842 22.8 30 639 0""'` 21.3 John Page Derek Divok Ron Elliott der°son beat Clinton's Derek Divok at the 3:18 mark of the first over- time period. Clinton marksmen in the second game were Mike Gibbings and Paul Helesic with a pair each, while singles were picked up by Steve Arbor and Dave Stephenson. In the final do or die game fqr Clinton on Tuesday night, Clinton took a 1-0 lead in the opening minute of the first period, but fell, apart as the Cyclones scored five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead into the third period. Although Clinton outshot Listowel 15-8 in the third dram\e, they managed only one goal while the Cyclones scored two more, winning 7-2. Listowel now goes on to meet Kincardine in the best of seven league finals, which open Friday night in Kincardine. Mustang goalies GP MIN GA AV. 8 376 28 4.54 20 1155 102(1) 5.30 3 145 19 7.84 Don Higgins 1 59 10 10.17 Roy Brown 1 112 10.91 Dave Williscraft 0 0 0 0.00 Clinton totals 29 1740 162 5.59 FINAL SCORING CENTRAL JR. "C"r. 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