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Zurich Citizens News, 1976-05-26, Page 18Page 18 -Citizens News, May 26, 1976 .•• CELEBRATE, ANNIVERSARY—Mr. and Mrs. Victor Deichert, Zurich celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Saturday. They were honoured by their family to a dinner at the Hay township hall with 35 in attendance. Later in the evening the grandchildren attended. Mrs. Deichert was the former Josephine Kalblfleisch. The couple farmed on the BlindLine of Hay township before moving to their present home on Main Street in Zurich. They have seven children, They are Mrs. Harvey (Edith) Hohner, Zurich; Mrs. Clif- ford (Laura) Pepper, RR I, Dashwood; Earl Deichert, RR2 Zurich; Mrs. Edgar (Dorothy) Elligsen, RR 4; Walton; Claire Deichert, RR 1 Zurich; Margaret Deichert, Kitchener and Edward Deichert, Win- gham. They have 16 grandchildren and four great-grandsons. News Photo. Bayfield Mews The Huron County Historical Society is sponsoring historical contests at fairs in the county this year. The society is sponsoring these contests with the hope that our young people will be encour- aged to do research in their county's history and in the pro- cess be encouraged to continue their interest in the historical heritage of our county. Judges and prizes for the contests will be provided by the society. The following historical themes will be sponsored in 1976: Category 1: A photographic study on any historical item in the coun- Participation by the school students in these projects would be appreciated. - It is believed that the school children of the county should have some appreci ation .and interest in their coun- ty's past, and it is hoped that the efforts of the Huron County Historical Society will help pro- mote a greater interest in local history. Several of the villagers attend- ed the annual meeting of the Huron County Historical Society in the Village Hall at Varna last Wednesday night and enjoy- ed the history of the village given by Bill McAsh and Mrs. Ida McClinchey. Music was pro- vided by Watson Webster on the mouth organ, Wilfred Jervis ' on the bones and Albert Craig, guitar and soloist. Merrywood Farms From page 15 to have the time anymore." Below the guest house are the stables with a small house to one side for the grooms. Most of the brood mares, foals and yearlings are out in the pasture field beside the stables. "I do a lot of breeding here but I also buy and sell a few." He laughs, "You have to be careful with brood mares you know." If you pay too much attention to one, the others will get jealous and they can be quite vicious." He grins sideways and adds, "They're a lot like women." Inside the stables it iS quiet as most of the horses are either outside or stabled at a race track. Mr. Mcllroy owns about 22 standard breds including brood mares, yearlings, two and three year olds and aged horses. Only seven of eight might be racing at any one time and these are • kept stabled at the race tracks. Merrywood Rick is a seven year old Mr. McIlroy is presently using for stud, although he in- tends to race him again. Rick was not bred at Merrywood farms, Mr. Mcllroy bought him, but he is the best racer the farm has at the moment. So far, Merrywood Rick has only sired one foal but he's a good- looking one according to Mr. McIlroy. "But I figure a dam is about 75% responsible for a good race horse," says Mr. McIlroy. "We have one mare here who is 25 years old, and always has a good foal. Her offspring have earned more than $400,000." Behind the stables are pasture fields and two tracks. One is a small sand track while the other is a 1/2 mile track with a stone dust surface on top of clay or light loam. Standard bred racing is harness racing which is a tough rife for a horse. Mr. PURE McIlroy races his horses at Roosevelt Raceway in New York City, Buffalo and Batavia race- ways in New York state and on the Ontario Jockey Club Circuit which includes Greenwood, Mo- hawk, Garden City and Windsor to name a few. "I never go down to the stable or paddock area before a race," says Mr. McIlroy, "and I never bet on my own horses." Most of the hay, straw and grain used on the farm is pur- chased locally. "1 am very fussy about the quality of the feed I buy and I can buy better quality than our land will grow." he explains. Back in the stables you notice a small room you overlooked before. Inside the walls are covered with harnesses. If you look closely you see that there is a name beside almost every set and each bit and type of blinder looks a little different than the one beside it. "The type of bit and blinder used depends on the personality and age of the horse," explains Mr. Mcllroy. "Also, most har- ness is getting away from leather and into plastic. It's easier to clean, lighter and keeps its shape." Tucked in between the tool shop and the grooms cottage is another storage shed. "This is our junk shed," laughs Mr. McIlroy as he points to various pieces of equipment scattered about the room. Along one wall however are some racing sulkies. Different sizes and shapes match different prices as they can range from $400 to $1,500. Mr. McIlroy enjoys breeding his mares and doesn't like to sell them until after they have run a few races. He admits it is a risky business as one error in judgement could cost thou- sands of dollars. He remembers Merrywood Susie, a yearling which he sold because he had too many horses several years ago. After racing her as a three- , year old several times, her new owners turned down a $50,000 offer for her. That horse went on to win $104,000 in one season. "So, you can be lucky, even in this business,'" laughs Mr. Mcllroy. 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