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BY T.MARR
If you have ever been to a horse race,
you may have gotten caught up in the
excitement of the crowd as each person
cheered a certain horse on to victory. You
may have appreciated the hard work of
both the jockey and horse but did you ever
stop to think of the work that the trainers
contribute?
Both Jim Kerr and Grant Fisher are
trainers at the Goderich race track and
although many people may think they
simply take the horses out for a run every
morning, their job entails a lot more.
Each morning Jim and Grant arrive at
the track at 8 a.m. and prepare the horses
for the morning workout.
Jim, who trains four horses which
belong to his father and a partner, jogs
each horse nine miles a day. However,
each horse does not jog the nine miles
consecutively. Jim must drive each horse
for three miles, cool it off and then repeat
the process twice more.
After he has finished exercising the
horses, he feeds them, bandages their legs
"in order to keep them sound" and cleans
the stalls.
He must also check the horses for in-
juries and if the services of a vet are not
required, he tends to the animals himself.
Twice a week the trainer races each
horse against another horse. According to
Grant who owns the horses he trains, "you
let one horse win by a bit, then you let the
other horse win. That's the way you get
them keen." He adds, "If you are training
a colt, you do the first half mile slower
than the last half in order to bring them
on."
While each trainer exercises his horses,
he must look for and be aware of any
peculiar habits that they are developing.
If the animal turns its head while it runs,
which can be dangerous since it can't see
where it is going and can fall, the trainer
must attach head poles to the harness. The
arta
poles force the horse to look straight
'ahead.
If the horse shies, a hood is placed over
its head or a special bridle is put on the
animal in order to correct the problem.
Both Jim and Grant agree that the older
en at track
a horse is, the fewer problems it will have.
According to Grant, "If you let them go to
three years old, they won't break down so
easily. That's because their knees are
developed and their muscles and tendons
are stronger."
Morning exercises
Goderich
SIGNAL—STAR
Although a trainer's job involves hard
work and extensive knowledge which may
be overlooked by racing fans, owners know
how vital these people are. Many will some
day become owners themselves If they are
not already.
Jim Kerr, 19, brings Sunrise Bingo off the track after being exer-
cised. Jim, who has trained horses for the past six years has been
described as "a natural" by other trainers. ( Photo by T.Marr)
A trainer's job involves more than just exercising the horses. Ted McLean gives Deep Run
Super a soothing scrub after a morninovorkout. ( Photo by T.Marr)
Fitness week planned.
134 YEAR -20
GODERICH, ONTARIO, MAY 19, 1982
SECOND SECTION
BY T. MARK
Are you out of shape after the winter?
Have you tried to lose . weight and -then
decided that it's easier, not to diet? Do
Participaction, ads make you feel guilty?.If
so, the Goderich Recreation Department
may be able to help you. .
In co-operation with the Lake Huron
Zone Recreation Association and Doug
Lafreniere,' the Recreation Department
has planned .a Fitness Week from June 13-
,19 in Goderich.
According to Recreation° Director Jane
Netzke, the,week has been planned in
order to lethe public become "mOre
aware of 'both competitive and non-
competitive programs that are avaialble
yin Goderich." Netzke adds; "We hope that
theweekwill get some interest going."
The week will .begin.. Sunday ,with a
• Fitness Fair at the arena. There will be
displays by numerous groups includingthe
Heart. Foundation,, Dancefit and Senior
Citizens. As' well as the displays, each
John Thompson of the GDCI junior Viking soccer team battles for control of the ball against
two Stratford defenders in a Huron -Perth league game Wednesday. Thompson pulled
Goderich out of a deficit with a three -goal performance as the Vikings nipped Stratford 3-2.
(Photo by Dave Sykes)
\ikingsretainhold on first
The GDCI junior Vikings retaind their
hold on first place in the Huron -Perth
Conference soccer play by recording a, win
and a tie in two games last week. On
Wednesday, the Vikings defeated Strat-
ford Northwestern 3-2 and on Friday they
fought to° a 1-1 deadlock against the
Listowel Lords. Both games were played
on the GDCI field.
The results of the two games leave the
Vikings with a record of four wins and one
tie in five starts. The Vikings played their
final league game Monday against
Seaforth. Sudden death semi-final playoffs
will take place on Friday, with the finals '
set for next Tuesday.
Against Northwestern, the Vikings were
trailing 1-0 at halftime, despite the fact
they had the wind advantage in the first
half. Goderich came back to tie the game
early in the second half, only to see the
Huskies take the lead once more.
Goderich keeper, Casey Vanden Heuvel,
made a key stop on a penalty kick after
which the momentum began to swing in
favour of the Vikings. John Thompson, the
Vikings right inside, scored on a close -in
shot to tie the score. With five minutes
remaining Thompson scored his third goal
of the game on a penalty kick to give the
Vikings the victory.
Friday's game with the Listowel Lords
was a hard fought battle between two
previously undefeated teams. The Lords
scored early in the game and led 1-0 until
Paul McCartney scored for the Vikings on
an indirect free kick in the second half.
The 1-1 tie was the first tie of the season for
the Vikings. The Lords had another tie,
with Stratford Central, earlier in the
season.
Hully Gully league races
Over 60 competitors competed in the
Hully Gully House League, last Thursday
evening, on a dusty track that failed to
discourage a good spectator turnout. The
race also featured for the first time, an
A.T.C. class category.
Rich Gilfillan of Exeter took top honors
in the Pee Wee A category, while Nick
Rasa of Benmiller won the Novice A. Scott
Wilson of London was Junior 13 champion
and Paul DeKay also of London won the
A.T.C. category.
In other racing news, Sean Van Dongen,
16, a tirade 11 student from Clinton, took
top honors in the junior 125 final in the
qualifying series, held on Sunday, at Hully
Gully.
Chris Beaumont placed first in the
Schoolboy 100, with Murray Royce taking
top honors in the All -Terrain Vehicle
category.
Soccer news and views
United A team wins
secondgame with
narrow 2-1 victory
' Goderich United A team won its second
consecutive game on Sunday with a
narrow 2-1 victory over Calabria from
London.
United's play in the first half was in-
consistent because the players were
unable to adjust to a wet playing field and
they lacked a bit of hustle.
The only goal of the first half was scored
by Calabria in the 25th minute of play
when the Calabria left-winger crossed the
ball in front of the Goderich goal and an on-
rushing Calabria forward kicked the ball
into the open right corner of the net.
In the second half, both teams' play
improved considerably and this resulted in
many scoring opportunities. However,
excellent goal -keeping prevented a high
scoring contest.
United's combination .of.skill.and hustle
soon began to take its toll on the Calabria
defenders. Goderich's first goal occurred
in the 70th minute of the game on a finely
executed play between Rolf Gottschalk'
and Randy Little. Rolf displayed excellent
ball control°as he weaved between several
Calabria defenders before passing off to
Randy. Randy's first attempt was blocked
by a Calabria defenceman, but he made no
mistake on his second opportunity, putting
the ball into the low left corner of the net.
The game -winning goal for United oc-
curred in the 80th minute of the game on
another well executed play between Mike
Hodges and Mark Bellinger. Mike, playing
inside left on the foward line, carried the
play into the Calabria zone while Mark
hustled down the right wing. Mike, seeing
the streaking winger, fed anexcellent pass
and Mark slid into the ball, sending it into
the low right corner of the net.
In the dying minutes of play, Calabria
applied their greatest amount of pressure
but goal -keeper Greg Smith was able to
keep them at bay with some excellent
saves.
This week's honorable mention, once
again, goes to Rolf Gottschalk. Also
receiving honors is Paul Donnelly and
Greg Smith.
Rolf is ,displaying his experience and
skill at his centre -half position that is
allowing him to control the tempo of the
game with excellent ball control and fine
passing plays.
Paul, playing at either left or right half-
back, turned in a solid performance. In the
first half, he hit the goal post from 30 yards
out. He also Made two goal -saving p ays m-
United's end.
Greg is showing why he has allowed only
one goal in two games. He came up with
great saves on hard shots from close
range. His quickness at clearing the ball is
allowing United's forwards to have many
fast breaks on the opposign defenders.
United's nextgame is this Sunday, May
23 at 6 p.m. in Goderich. They will play
host to a strong Stratford team. This
should prove to be a closely fought contest
as Stratford has scored 14 goals in 1,wo
games and ,United has allowed only one
goal in two games.
United needs your support, so come out
Sunday and witness a good, hard -played
soccer match.'
United B team drops close
3-2 match to Poachers
The Goderich United 13 soccer team
dropped a close 3-2 match to the London
Poachers on Sunday afternoon.
It was a well fought game by both teams,
Goderich only losing out in the second half
by a well executed shot from llunty of the
Poachers.
The game was strong both offensively
and defensively for the "killer Bs" as they
took control of the game on many oc-
cassions.
The Bs' goals were scored by Mike
Wedlock and Colin Alexander who both
played outstanding games along with
goaltender Paul Helesic who also deserves
mention for his exceptional play
throughout the game, always keeping the
Bs within reach.
Coach "Boom Boom Shoeboart" (Fred
Schoemaker) announced at the team's
post game get-together that he was
pleased with his their performance during
the game. He noted that the best is yet to
come for his young team and that they
have a long schedule ahead of them in
which they will meet some tough com-
petition.
The coach was also pleased with the fam
support which the team received
throughout the game. Along with the rest
of the team, he extends a welcoming hand
to anyone interested in coming out and
witnessing, some fast action soccer, free of
charge. United soccer action can usually
be seen on Sunday afternoons br evenings
at Agricultural Park.
group will demonstrate their various
activities. •
Door prizes, such as a free membership
to a 10 -week dancefit course, will be
awarded to the public.
Follow-up demonstrations will be held
throughout the week.
On Tuesday evening there will be a belly
dancing exhibition at St. Marys School and
on Friday night a square dance will be held
at MacKay Centre.
Also on Tuesday evening,
physiotherapist Salim Remtulla will give a
seminar on sports related injuries.
On Saturday there will be an archery
tournament.
Throughout the week, the public will be
able to participate in free public swim-
ming and if it can be arranged, a special
free roller skating -session.
According to Netzke, the public will be
encouraged to, "participate in or just
watch" any of the events that take place
during Fitness. Week.
ow d -o you -keep fit? -
How do you keep fit? The Signal -Star
posed this question to various Goderich
citizens. Although we found that • many
people are inactive, there are also a
surprising number who make a special
effort to keep their bodies in shape.
Ann Harman, 14, has a specific exercise
routine, doing 10 sit-ups, 10 stride jumps
and 10 hurdle stretches every morning as
well as jogging,
• Bob Marshall, 27, says he doesn't do
enough to keep in shape and admits he
should do more. However, he does enjoy
swimming; camping, bicycling and
canoeing.
Carman Kerr, 68, trains horses and says
"that's about it". '
Marg Aitken, an office worker, enjoys
dance -fit classes twice a week to keep in
shape.
Carman Kerr... trains horses
Ann Harman... jogs
Bob Marshall... swim, camps
Marg . tken... to dancefit