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Rhythm Brook-C, owned and driven by Fr ank
MacDonald is shown here leading the sc.*ven
horse field in the first heat of Clinton Merchants’
Pace at Clinton Turf Club harness races; last
Wednesday. MacDonald’s horse went on to win
the second heat also. Times were 2;12 and
two-fifths and 2:12 and one-fifth.
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shown here surrounded by his
friends after the final heat.
Clinton
Wednesday, is
daughters and
Frank MacDonald, owner and driver of Rhythm
Brook C, who won both heats in the Clinton
Merchants* Pace at Clinton harness races last
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McEVVANS
By Lpurie Colquhoun
Nearly 9Q0 persons saw eight
of the most evenly contested
heats., ever raced at Clinton
Community Park oval last Wed.
nesday evening. There was only
five and two-fifths seconds be.
tween the fastest and slowest
heats of the twilight meet,
The annual mid-summer har
ness races are sponsored by
Clinton Turf Club, of which
Harold “Hoot” Gibbings is pre.
sident and Bruce Dupee is sec-
retary. According to the secre.
tary, the meet was quite suc
cessful from a financial stand*
point and gave the Clinton club
very good relations with the
horse racing fraternity in Wes
tern Ontario.
FEATURE RACE
The Clinton-trained and own.
ed mare, Rhythm Brook C,
• won both heats of the feature
race, the Clinton Merchants*
Pace. Driven by Frank Mac
Donald, who owns the mare
with Charles Brandon, she pac
ed the two fastest heats of the
day, 2:12 and two-fifths in the
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first heat and 2:12 and one-
fifth in tlie second Jtjpat,
By making the &stest time of
the day, the owners received
one hundred pounds of livestock
minerals from C.W. “Jlggs”
LeBeau, local agent for Bell’s
Minerals,
Taking second place in both
heats of the Merchant’s pace
Was Miss. Royal Betty, owned
and driven by George Galbraith,
of Wingham.
Third place went to Ray
Campbell, driving “Smashette”
owned by William Reed, Ful-
larton; he placed fourth in the
first peat and third in the final
heat,
Other houses ip the two-heat
. Merchant’s pace were: Hi Joe,
owned by Arnold Campbell, Sea.
’ forth and driven by Dennis
Servitt, Londesboro, third and
sixth; Priscilla’s Maid, driven
by Cecil Crandon and owned
by W.J. arid W,R. Shean, Strat
ford, sixth and fourth; Mea
dow Harvester, owned by Mr,
and Mrs* W, Bennett, Seaforth
and driven by Gordon Pullman,
Seaforth, placed seventh and
fifth, and I.R. Win who placed
fifth in the first heat, did not
Show for the final heat of the
day.
The first twp races of the
evening were novice events, one
heat only, in which some of
the colts were making their
debut on the track,
FIRST RACE
1st — Northwood Falcon* own
ed and driven by Gordon Pull,
man, Seaforth; time, 2:17 and
three-fifths.
2nd - Judy’s Mighty1, Mac,
owned and driven by Frank
MacDonald, Clinton.
3rd - Sadie’s Idol, owned
by Fred and T. Branston, Ailsa
Craig, driven by Fred.
4th - Lyn Adyn, owned by •
G.R. “Punch” McEwan, Clin,
ton and driven by Jack Duck,
worth, Goderich.
Turf Club Has
GUEST SPEAKER
George “Butch” Elliott, who drove the Elliott mare Mischief G.
in the third and sixth races at Clinton last Wednesday evening,
was picked as the best dressed driver. He is shown here with
J. Douglas Thorndike who gave a $5 prize. “Butch** is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. GeorgeS. Elliott.
5th - Governor MacDonald,
owned by Norman Williamson,
Walton, and driven by his son
..Ron.
6th — Robt. C. Lee, owned
and driven by George Caldwell,
Goderich.
SECOND RACE
For non-winners of $200 in
1966 and up to July, 1967, this
race produced the mile in 2:14
by Deep Run Direct,, owned and
driven by William McLean, God
erich,
Second place in this one-heat
event was taken by Rose Her
bert, owned by George Mathers,
R.R. 1 Bayfield and steered by
Gordon Pullman.
Lor Will, driven by George
Caldwell was third; Sugar
Ann, owned by Roy Meriam and
driven by Jack Meriam, God
erich, fourth; Do More, driven
by Ray, Campbell, fifth and Tims
Attorney, driven by Ray Elgie,
sixth.
THIRD AND SIXTH
The third and sixth races
proved the biggest upset of the
day.
Sally Galbraith, owned and
driven by George Galbraith,
Wingham, took the first heat
in 2:13 and three-fifths and
f
dropped to fourth spot in the
second heat.
Ray Elgie drove Midnight
Sam to a one second faster win
in the second heat.
Second spot in both heats was
taken by Mighty Oakie, owned by
Bruce Erskine, Goderich, and
Dr. George S. Elliott, Clinton
with Gordon Pullman driving.
Del Gardner, Goderich, won
both third places with Jack
Duckworth driving Glenvar,
George “Butch” Elliott, teen
age son of Dr. and Mrs. George
S. Elliott, drove the Elliott
mare, Mischief G. to fourth and
sixth place finishes and Ken
Dupee, Seaforth, drove W, Lav
erty’s Royal Direct C, to two
fifth place finishes. Argyel
Glen, driven by Ray Campbell*
finished last In both heats.
“Butch” Elliott was judged
the best dressed driver in the
twilight race meet and was pre* •
sentod with a $5 prize by J.
Douglas Thorndike.
FOURTH AND SEVENTH
A former Clinton boy* Nor
man Campbell, nbw of Thorn,
dale, and son of Mr. and Mts.
Hugh Campbell, 254 MaryStreet,
Clinton, brought his five year
od mare, Rena Why to Clinton
and won both heats of the fourth
arid seventh race in 2:12 and
toree-ififths and 2:15.
The second, third And fourth
Spots Were also double heat
winners. Beep Run Joey, with
W. McLean driving, took sec.
brid; Margie BonnieRose, third
and Lady Axworthy C, driven
by Dennis Jewift, Londesboro,
was tout th.
draw winners
The Clinton Turf Club also
made money oh a draw for three
cash prizes, Winners were:
$300, Dori MacKay, Goderich;
$75^ Mrs. Elliott Bartliff, Clin. ■
ton* and $25, John Sharb, Cllri*
ton.
M.L* “Tory” Gregg, London,
Was announcer arid starter for,
the well run races, and H. Ot
“Bud*’ JbriW> Goderich arid
write J. “Brownie” Brown,
Clinton, were the judges.
AUBURN . st. Mark’s Ang.
lican Church Gull'd held their
Centennial meeting last; Tues*
day in (the Auburn Community
Memorial Hall, The hall w^S
attractively decorated with bas
kets of summer flowers and the
guests were welcomed by the
president, Mrs, Orval McPhee,
and Mrs. George Schneider, in
Centennial dross. Many of the
guests also same in Centennial
dress from the Blyth Trinity
Anglican Church Guild, the
Westfeld U.C.W. and frorp the
church organizations ip the vil
lage*
Mrs, Orval McPhee opened
the meeting and welcomed all
and turned the meeting over to
Mrs, George Schneider. After
a welcome she gave the call .
. to worship and prayer* The
'hymn, “O Canada*’ was sung
with Mrs, Andrew Kirkconnell
as pianist and this was fol*
lowed by prayer by Rev, G. E.
Pakenham, the rector. The
Scripture lesson from Deut,8j
6-14* verses was read by Mrs.
Schneider and the hymn, “From
Ocean unto Ocean” was sung. ♦
The guest speaker, Mrs. Tait
Clark of Goderich,spoke on the
Beginnings of History of Huron
County. She took everyone back
to 1828 and spoke of the sur-.'
veying of the Huron Road around
Stratford and how the early set*
tiers had followed the blazed
trail made by Dr. Dunlop to
Goderich. She spoke of the
Huron Tract and the Queen’s
Bush and took everyone back
when the Huron county town
ships were formed and told of
the hardships which they had to
face in those days to give us
this wonderful county in which
we now live. Mrs. Andrew
Kirkconnell thanked Mrs. Clark
and on behalf of the members
presented her with a gift.
The offering was received by
Mrs, Fordyce Clark and Mrs.
Thomas Haggitt and dedicated
with prayer by Rev. Pakenham.
A duet “The Centennial Hymn”
was sung by Mrs. Gordon Mo-
Clinchey and Mrs. Norman Mo-
Clinchey and accompanied by'
Mrs. William J. Craig.
A history of the five churches
which had been active in the
Auburn community was given by
Mrs. Wes Bradnock. An instru-
mental of old hymns was played
by Mrs. Robert J, Phillips. Mrs.
Schneider thanked all who had
taken part and invited all to stay
for a cup of tea and a social
time.
Appreciation was expressed
for the invitation to attend this
Centennial event by Mrs. Wil*
liam J, Craig of Knox United
Church U.C.W., Mrs. Charles
Smith of the Westfield U.C.W.,
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