The Seaforth News, 1948-09-30, Page 7.. > FALL FAIR TIME IN.ONTARIO, . •,•
Veteran's Band Open Fair with Flourish at Elmira
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Opening the Fair, at Elmira this year is the Elmira Veteran's Band. For the first time the
Fair incorporated the jersey Cattle Parish 'Show which had '94 top-notch entries. Altogether
.,this was considered to be the best of any year with record attendances and very fine entertain-
ment •supplied by the ,Conklin..Simmonds -Show.
Heavy Class Winners Watch Fair Proceedings
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Standing Aside front the Gaiety of the Fair is this string of stalwart workers. On the right
hand side are the two winners, owned by Leonard Lisrnond and Phillip Meadows.
Woodstock Rider is Finalist in Tough Race
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Among the Most Exciting Events at the fair was the knock -down-and-out event. This always
supplies plenty of thrills, with the riders taking some dangerous spills. Shown above is Robert
McArdle, of Woodstock, qualifying as a finalist in one of the early heats.
Fair Time
Highlk h.ts
By the Ful -O -Pep Reporter
Your Ful -O -Pep reporter regrets
lack of space to deal fully with all
the interesting and instructive fea-
tures observed at the fall fairs
covered this week.
Milverton—Milverton Fall Fair had
the finest baby show we have seen
for some time. Registered nurses
volunteered to judge the show and
over thirty toddlers were entered.
The Little German Band, in at-
tendance, put on a spirited . and
entertaining show, and an equally
spirited performance was put on by
the women, who showed fine sports-
manship in the "Cow Calling Con-
test."
a-noto by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
75 -Year -Old Racer, Mr. Alex Belore, of Elmira, is shown with
his twenty-first racing horse. He has outlived twenty of them.
Best horse of the lot, he says, was his famous Doctor Bee, with
whom he started 28 races in 1922. Inthat year he won 22 and
was never out of the money, taking in over $3,000 in prizes. A
acing man fqqr thirty years, Mr. 13elgre is not one to talk about
he good old days": He says that horses are much the same
bw as then. The records set today are mainly possible, he.
elieves, because of the improved tracks. His experience with
the drivers is that they are all good chaps and especially the
goung ones of today. It is interesting to note that he beat a
ood many of them in the 2.28 class and won his heat hands
down.
Young Contestant Wins Close Decision
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First Prize Winner in the 1 -year, 18 -month-old class, is Dale
Foy of Aylmer. With him is his proud mother, Mrs. Karl Foy.
Aristocratic Piglets Meet at Luncheon
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Soups On! This three -week-old litter of thoroughbred York-
shires are owned by Sidney Humphrey, of Aylmer. Mr. Hum-
phrey is an old country man from Essex.
Eleven Month Old Entry Tips the Scales
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Weighing -in for the Milverton Baby Show, is 11 -month-old
Billie Miller shown above with his hand on the weights. Billie's
mother is a Scottish war bride.