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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-02, Page 54 ae \N" te 8Y DON. McGEE .GODERICH THURSDA'Y3 SEMI DRMCO of seven finaiseries D.R.M.C.0. "carne , up with one run. in the bottom of the.. seventh inning to defeat Gord's Sports 2-1 and even their best of five final series at one game apiece, Gord's one the first game last Thursday 6-0. .1h the first game, Stan Doherty' struck out 13 and _Doherty, only once hit. The only hit off Doherty was a leadoff single by Wayne Draper in the ' second 'innin•g, Denny Williamson% ,Brian Rumrg and Brian Srnitti had three hits each accounting for 9 'of Cord's 11 ' hits. Cord's scd'red two runs in, the firs and fourth innings and a "^ D-R.,M,G,p. winning run carni In single in third and sixth inning., the bottom of the seventh with, In_ the second game Stan one out, Wayne Doak reached - Doher�t<y nd Don McWhinney third when his fly _ ball' was locked hoops in apitching duet. misjudged and raced home on MLWhinney struck out two and Larry McCabe's single - - scattered four hits while ' Doherty struck out 6 and The trext game .in the final is allowed 5 hits, tonight at 8:00 p.m. with the. D .11. M . C.O. opened the fourth set for one. -,week �f ram .1 scoring in ' the bottom of tiie tonight at 8:00 p.m. fourth' inning when Mitch Miller. - he' Industrial Leagues doubled and Don McWhinney Labour Tournament starts ngled hirn home, tomorrow night and ,continues Cord's tied. the scdre in the through until Monday' night next inning on Keith Good's accounting for the weeks layoff double and an ' outfield error." in the Leag'r,ie final. CHAMPION GRATTAN,p,4,2409.0, wins for the first time in his life at Goderich Raceway Wednesday night with Ken Hardy driving. The chestnut gelding establishedhis 'magnificent mark with quarter times of 31.1; 1:04.4 and 1:37.1, leading the field all the,way, He is owned in Exeter by William C. Edwards. (photo by Don McGee) •t Bluewater saIinTg1 :clue The Summer series ot'sailboat Sunday and depending ' on Robertson sixth, Roy Dunlop races sponsored -by the rich weather a' second race will seventh, John Wray and l?aeeship Bluewater Sailing Club waundr follow that afternoon or two 19 Stiffed for eighths Bert Corbett races will be held on Monday. All sailboats are welcome to enter and -there will be ,.a small entry fee to cover, costs of awards - and\ ,coffee and doughnuts- which will be served following the events. A skippers meeting is sehedule'd_ for 9: OD �a.m. previous to the 'opening race. . .,Third place for the. year went to Harold Jeffery followed by J. ''Kane and Roy Dunlop who tied for fourth, Paul Carroll fifth,, G. up this week with Dr. Mike. Watt emerging thewinner with.a score of 35 _points. He was followed by Peter Collier with 32 and ' .points for the season. , Th4e, final race on Sunday started with 11 boats corn eting in moderately strong south winds but., like the'previous week ,the wind died -and the fleet motored infealling the race off. • Thisweekend a series of three races is planned with the first race -starting ' at ' 11,:00 a.m. %%•s%,%%.%S%%%•‘%%%%% M�itiad Contry Club news BY BERYL HARPER' The second,,-.arri'itial, Molson Maitland' Mixed Couples Tournament, held Saturday, August 28, was a huge success. The rain held off„and 34 couples: participated, e c f Mrs. 0. Nwt �n o Dr.and .Strathxo.y:,. were first with. low . gross; while Stan Paquette, who was in excellent ',form,. and his wife Doris, bf C.oderiZht wo ,:.;. silver tray and glasses, the Prize for first low. net. Haf61d~--Walls and Maxine Martin, Goderich, - • had second low gross; and_John Kane . and Verna Kane • had the second.low net score. Other Goderich winners included 'Pony and 'Stella ” Bedard, ' fourth low' gross; Stu and Effie Gilbert, fourth low net; , Dan Worthy and Jean• Knight, sixth low ne't; and,,.Bill and Marie Huff, eighth,.,le.W net. Congratulations to you all! , Mrs. Bruce, whose partner was Jack Price, was presented • with., a prize 'by Vic Longbleen, for being the youngest golfer in H the event. Fanny Sheardown and Jean - Longbleen provided a K 0 e. superb smorgasbord dinner and man* other members, arrived for . the dance which followed. This tournament., included entries fromfourteen clubs; namely, Strath'roy, Sunningdale, Galt, Saugeen, Ridgetown, • ,.Kitchener St.,.. Mai•"ys,•.Mitchell,_ . Stratford, Owen Sound, Exeter, 'London Nig•hland, Clinton -Bayfield, and Goderich. Six ladies' from ' the' Maitland Country 'Club are playing in Wingham in a 9 hole event . Tuesday, August 31; in ,the' afternoon. Good Luck! The 'draw ' for --+-"the Men's In vitation„a.1-. 'Tournament; September 18, is full. I f you require ,, further information about this competition, contact the Pre' Shop at the Club, Championship Day will be the Saturday after the men's tournament, probably Satu`tday, September 25. Most --of the inter -club tournaments should be completed by then. Check the Bulletin Boards for the games still to be played. • and Don Baxter tied 'for John Sully placed tenth three way tie between Kiel, Don MacEwan and Mulken heldthe cellar. G�wer stares ninth, and a Sandy Jaynes A noisy crowd or 1.,096 ,on the race 'With payoffs of people- ' attended Goderich t;',R0, ;2';80,(52.30,$3.10,$2:80, .4 Raceway Wednesday ' night,, and x;,;2.80. giving the mutuels • a record ' RACE SEVEN -the horses in handle of $31,982.00.. Thoke this field of $800.00 claimers present . had the pleasure of made a real race of it, being , 'seeing ten of the best races held , hunched a•nd'fighting from the 11 .anywhere recently. . pole. Noble Will, owned by ...._RACE ONE -.Eastwood Gina William R. _Reed of ,Fullarton went off the board as an 8-5 and driven by 'Ray Campbell favourite, and swept- the,field in came out" on top with a time of I.._ i m •e s , o f 2:11.1. Purdy Sam placed with 31.3;1:05.4;1:39.2.2:12.4 with Dave Wall .driving, and Miss Ken Hardy at the controls. It ' Goldie Frisco showed third with was the brown mare's,,.first" win John Wall. . ' of the season for its owners Ken - Noble Will went off the board Hardy " and Gary Revington of -as:- a -19-1 longshot, paving Lucan.'Whiz Kid came in second $11.10,$6,90 and $3.80. Other record The Goderich' Sunset -Golf and 'Sports) Centre has a new `course record after Dave Gower scored,,a two under par 68 last Monday .scoring a 39 going out and a 29 'coming in on t -he nine .hole course. The, previous record, a .70, held by Dennis Lassaline was cut by two points with the recording of the 68 score. Bantam's' drop •WOAA final .The Goderich Bantam .Baseball -team vas eliminated from • the .Western Ontario Athletic Association playoff final on August 24 by 'a strong Listowel team 10-3. at .Listowel. The game was a--«'Mose match r the eighth until the tl,h i g with --Goderich boys trailing by.. a.4-3 score. Listowel then •pushed across. 6 runs on 5 hits and/ 2 errors to put the game out of reach for Goderich. ' Line . scores were Listowel .with- -10" "runs' on 10, hits and 4 walks with no errors .wh.ile Goderich,Jad :3 runs, on 13 hits% 3 walk -s and 5 errors. Winning pitcher. :was McKenzie with relief •help -from Wood. Losing pitcher .was Casey Wildgen whot wen he distance. Leading hi s for Goderich were • Tom O'Brien, Casey Wildgen and Ron Sowerley all with 3 hilts out of the 5 trips they made to bat. • The • teams season record wound up showing. the -.boys to have only lost 3 of 1 starts with pitchers Wildgen 'wi ning • 13 of 15 and Sowerby 2 . 3. Home Dressed Select Mecit LEAN FRESH HAM RQAStSb. ` BONELESS - POT ' "' • A AST BEEF. EXTRA LEAN ROUND CHUCK DASEtO0D HENTURKEYS' EN READY) NOW, AVA!LA'BLE RIRra it,,toutt Ib. Tb. with Neil McRann in the sulky, and Danny Nobe took the show position with "Erie Pellow, . • Eastwood •Gina paid "(15.70,.$3.30,$3.40, Whiz Kid $3.50 and $2.80, with Danny Nobe paying $3•.70. RACE TWO-lt must hive been a good night for the favourites', because, another 8-5 choice in the second rate, Daves • Wee Lad, took top honours in the second half of the. Daily Double. He paced,, the mile in , 2:1"'2.3 with Warner Robillard at the Controls. Second was My Mocky with Fred List .driving, and third was deep Run Dolly, with owner-trainer----W.O. McLean. Daves Wee Lad is a' black, > ten-year old gelding owned in Woodstock by William Karnps. It was his fourth win of the • year paying $5.-10,,$3,9Q. and $2.40. Myr Micky paid $5.70,82.80 and Deep Run.. Dplly paid $3.60.to show. - The Da,,,,Lty Double combining' Eastwod"Gina in the f'irslhd paves Wee' 'Lad in the second returned $24.00. RACE THREE -Tensions, ran high -during and after this race because I am told.,., fight broke out between a driver and b oistrous member of- . the audience. Anyways,• 't thenway Time, awned and driven by William Woodburn of , Parkhill took the heat in' 2.16.2. The. only accounting for the slow time .is the fact that three, or more horses, broke- during -the >raie, I lost count after the third. This of course never makes for s pe'c tacular competition. Greenway.. Time was nut • favoured to win, Paving $13.20,$5.40 and $4.70.. King's Brother placed second, with, Wm. W. McLean driving, paying $3.30. .and $3.40. Dennis....Jewitt' drove the show horse, Mc I Pilot, which paid $6":20.. RACE FOUR -This race saw the. first Life time Win of We C. Edward's' - Champion Grattan. Ken Hardy - drove the. four year-old chestnut gelding to.' a magnificent mark Of 2:09.0. This was the big horse's third start this season, and first time in...the money during his entire .career. Champion Grattan came out of the six hole,.and overtook _,..the„--field-early in the race..110. lead all the way to the finish line with no trouble -at all, winning by, about three or four open lengths over Margaret Ensign. with Rick Steward; and. Carolyn Dorf. Little, with. Frank Dam driving. Payoffs of and $2.50 went up on the board. .,The' Quinella on the fourth race paid $24.20. RACE FIVE-W�i -ism Robblee of VVoodstodk.-d. _�ove his :_fQux. year .old _bay, . C}ori Herbert ,,t her first win .of the season, beating Billy; Royal, driven by William Woodburn, and Man Anne J, with Gerry Roebuck driving. She was clocked in 2:121 for the mile. Cori I-lerhert paid $4.90,$3.10 • and 82.30, Billy Royal $4.50 and $2.60, and Mary, Anne J. returned $2.30. ' ` RACE, SIX -The most popular race. of the night, betting wise, had the crowd on its feet and cheering loudly as The Battin Boy...swept across the finish line with its driver -trainer Frank MacDonald holding the reins. The bay six year old gelding is owned in Goderich by T. Verne Jewel., Second was prices included $5.70,$4.20, and $12.10. 'The Exactor on the seventh , ret armed $75.50 with 22 winning ticketi tickethaving been RACE EIGHT --A tough battle at the wire resulted in Ray llather'ti 'and William Bradley's -Sebring.ville being nosed°out of a win by ,Sir Omaha.,. ,The bad•, gelding is owned by Marjorie and 11e-Ifcord Lester of Forest,' and was driven by Melford Lester. Ile went the'mile in 2:11.4. Third was Coalmont Cathy with trainer -driver Ken Hardy. Prices were `.'16.90 to . win, $8.90 and $6.20 teff:- place, and, $:3,30, $3.40, and 82.80 to show. ' 0 ne of the men photographed -in the Winner's Circla' with Sir Omaha was overheard to say of the five year did pacer, "He's not much, but. the hest we got," - - RACE NINE -The Featured Invitational Pace fora purse of 8600.00 was won by Command All, going the distance with times of 31.43:04.2,1:36.2 and, 2:013.4„ the .fastest mile of ,the night. The -brown five year old gelding is owned bK. Robert and Alfred Smith of Ingersoll, and was driven. to- victory by Ernie Pellow. Second was Lochinvar Rex with Stan Maguire driving, and" in the show position. Keith Direct' Stone, .with driver Fred List. Prices posted were 811.10;$3.90,83.00,$4.10,82.90, and $3.60. • . Johnny Alisner was scratched from the race, the' field being competed by Noble Chris, Dr. Paul, and -Steady Rhythm, RACE TEN -John Mathers drove Doctor Joyce to victory over Red" . Boy -4477 -driven -by Terry Oenema, rind Lazy Wall, with owner -driver, Dave Wall. 'Lloyd B. 1-taskett of Lucan owns the thirteen year old bay elding, who:-Tegistered his first in of the season at (3od-erich Raceway in a tithe'cif 2:14.1. A 16-1 longshot,---Doc{tor Joyce paid $34.7Q .n,. win. Place prices were '$9.20 and $8.80; Show prices $3,80,. $3..00 and $2.80. T.he. Exactor on the final ra -V- of the night returned $301.20. Six, happy people held winning tickets. Ken :Hardy hof Lucan was the most suc'z,essful driver, registering two wins` from five starts,, A FEW NOTES ON BREEDING TIMELY TOPiC,p,4,2:03.4, is by Good Time,p,1:57.4, out Peakie Hariover,p,4,2:11.Oh He is the sire of Greenway. Time, winner of the third -race. Timely Topic is awned' by Jack. Holmes of- Clinton and stands at, Lyle Woodburn's farm in Parkhill., He, -has had four seasons ' now, with about. thirty-two registered colt's* of racing age. They" include local horses like T6pic Time and Midnight Topic. The most notable of his colts is Scotch Topic, who has so far won eight of .ten starts this year, with a mark of 2:08.0 in London, C H A M P I O N D A L E, n,4,2:04.3h, is the sire of Chahpion Gratton, Championdale is by Jimmy Chief, who never raced due to an injury as a c lt, out. of Bonnie,S. Ghttan,p,2119.2h. Jimmy Chief Excel .Mac' driven ''by, Roy,,..js by Chief Abbedale,p,3,2:00 Men'aCleverm ..and th��ddwas Arbour. The mile Was timed in 31.1;1:04.1;1:37.4 and 2:10,1. A total of $3,401.00 was bet ` A mt has a winner with Champion Grattan, a chestr)ut gelding out of Betty Ann Grattan. 0000L SAYS - LOOK WHAT HAPPENED JUDITH GOODERHAM at POOL Monday the Bus Trip to the children who have not- received Detroit Zoo took place with 88' their swimming badges please children aboard. The bus left the come to the park and get their park at 8:00, a.m. with very badges before the pool closes,. enthusiastic -Children am 'arriver "-'r ' Instead of the -corn roast a back .by 10:45 -,p.m. with sleepy Wiener Roast for the swirri team, and contentestkids. synchronized swimmers,.water Tuesday the swimming ,polo, and all the childrewho pre-tests took -place, .Tuesday" helped with the Penny'Carnival. night two Goderich swimmers It was 'a smart' crowd which Gree Markson (staff) and Mary turned out but enough to have a Ellen alcGill ''accotht lished their. Award of Merit Badge,, the highest Award,i'n.Roya.l Life. - Wednesday .' 'the; Red Cross exams took place despite the cold rainy' weather. The corn roast scheduled 'for that nigh, vas cancelled due to rain and was rescheduled, "for Saturday night. Thursday night was the Ashfield Township Water Safety which made the summer Show Several demonstrations interesting fqn the children and were presented with m"thehelp of the staff. the children. i In my opinion I believe that The Water Safety Show the summer program at the pool .Friday night for Goderich 'was was a, success, although I also cancelled due to -rain. The admit that some changes have to good tiirn'e and still have the weiner roast. , • Closing date for the pool is Sunday, September 5. Swimming' this week is •still at the regular time. I must• admit that it was- a busy . b1it - _fulfilling summer I hope for the children. This mm et' we tried several different types of activities be made to improve icings -but' an overall evaluation is that it was a good ,summer. Parent and children involvement was just one of the aims of the progran} and it turned out to be mor . successful than was anesticipated. I strongly believe that -this. year's staff, ,both the arts and crafts. and swimming staff did an excellent job.. Because of the extra activities several ; extra hours of free time was given up by the staff so that the program would be successful. I would like' to thank the staff for their assistance and,. the Recreation Committee for their interest Alsbrwotald like to ,thank,.the,,,,-- children , especially those who helped me throughout' the .summer. Children like that made everything worth it, and the , summer more enjoyable. Thanks to the parents who , also helped me during the summer by' their participation. OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY This Offer—Good to Sept. 4 Only 'All the new season's colors and silhouettes...all our new fall stook that has just arrived, IEhis. is what we are offering for a limited time at a 10% discount. 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