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Limited Phone 235.0660 Eikete0 Chevrolet —Oldsmobile The Home of Guardian Maintenance Times-Advocate, May 25, 1967 Page .6 Rodeo, quarter horse plans are formulated FOR ALL GOOD SPORTS By Ross Haugh Roll the bowls. horse champions in the prov- ince will be in attendance, Jim Pratt, president of the OQHA will be doing the commentating and explaining the methods used in Judging. A professional cutting horse will also be brought in to show the technique of this new event, Cut- ting horse training is an expen- sive operation with trainer fees of about $250 per month and four or five months are necessary to get a horse ready for show cut- ting. Grand champions The Legal Eagles flew away with the major trophies at the Exeter ladies' bowling league banquet at the Legion Hall, Wednesday. They captured the "A" league playoff title and the grand championship. Back, left, Marlene Mathers, Rose Scott, Dorothy Morrison and Darlene Lee. Front, Lois Prance, captain Nancy Dowson and Doris Dobson. — T-A photo Arrangements are being com- pleted for a big summer of ac- tivities by the Exeter Saddle club and the local rodeo com- mittee. The first major event on the agenda will be the second annual Midwestern Quarter Horse Show to be held at the rodeo grounds 21/2 miles west of Exeter in Stephen Township on Saturday June 17. A rodeo ring and the neces- sary facilities are being installed at Exeter in time for this fall's rodeo. Work has already begun on moving the baseball diamond to the west of its present loca- tion. The light standards down the third baseline will remain where they are and become the right side of the diamond while the present first base light poles will be moved to the third base side of the new diamond. Grading of the infield for the new diamond is expected to be started later in the week. Ex- eter's Recreation and Parks committee which control all ac- tivities at the park must approve the new ball location before rodeo construction work can begin. At a meeting of the Rodeo Committee Tuesday evening, plans were formulated for the Exeter Greys at practice S eIners GUN SHOP 320 HURON ST. W. Exeter 235.1907 rodeo to be held at the Commun- ity Park on Saturday and Sunday of Labour Day weekend. In former years the rodeo Was operated by a private group of horsemen and held at the grounds west of town. It now becomes a community venture and will be handled by the com- mittee which is made up of rep- resentatives from many organ- izations in Exeter. Members of the committee are from the Exeter Agricultural So- ciety, Kinsmen and Lions clubs, Legion, Board of Trade, the In- dustrial Commission, Saddle Club and RAP. Chairman of the ener getic group, Dr. Don Ecker reports several TV personalities have been invited to appear at the forthcoming rodeo. Concessions will be made available to local service clubs as fund raising projects. A bar- becue of some kind is being planned and a dance for Satur- day night September 2. Mrs. Noel Veri, secretary of the Quarter Horse show reports last year's show drew a total of 176 entries which put the event in "B" class. This was the largest list of entrants for any show in the province last year. Officials are hoping for entries of at least 225 for their June 17 show which would move it into "A" class. This would be the first of its kind in Ontario and only the second in all of Canada. A new event is beind added to the show this year, that be- ing registered cutting. This is where a horse and rider goes into a ring and cuts a particular animal out of a group. When the calf or cow is removed the furth- er actions are made by the horse as the rider drops the reins. Mrs. Veri added that a horse- manship clinic is being held at the Zurich arena Sunday after- noon, May 28 when all quarter The Exeter Greys should be able to field a strong club in the Huron Ladies' softball league if the large turn-outs to practices to date are any indication of the enthusiasm of the girls. More than 20 ladies have at- tended the first two workouts held by coaches Dick Bennett and Jim "Red" Loader. The Greys are expected to compete in the nine team Huron loop and the schedule will begin about June 20. Practices will be held each Tuesday and Thursday nights at Exeter Community Park until the season opens. Do you know . • . that Investors Syndicate has been in business for over 60 years? Ofgwegoa SYNDICATE LIMITED TED HOLMES 145 Deer Park Circle, London Lucan birds start flying Winners of the regular season championship of the "A" division of the Exeter ladies' bowling league were the Merry Maids shown above. Back, left, Vera Mason, Louise Pincombe, Gwen Coward and Grace Farquhar. Front, Jenny Hafekost, captain Hazel Beaver, Terry Heywood and Verlyn Lindenfield. Birds from the Lucan Homing Pigeon club got their first outing of the season in a flight from Kitchener last week. A yearling hen from the loft of Dwight Henderson of Lucan was home first in the 50 mile trip from Kitchener averaging a speed of 1347 yards per min- ute, with an Andy Hardy bird finishing second. The Lucan club will be com- peting with St. Thomas, Sarnia, London, Mitchell, St. Marys and Stratford in the Southwestern On- tario Federation for the balance of the 1967 schedule. The flights will be from Georgetown, Osh- awa, Peterboro, Tweed, Smith Falls and two Quebec points, St. Jerome and Grande Mere. Paid on 3, 4, 5 year debentures or 6% paid on 1 & 2 year debentures 2 THE ONTARIO LOAN AND DEBENTURE COMPANY established 1870 ASSETS OVER $80,000,000 CAPITAL & RESERVE $9,000,000 MEMBER ONTARIO DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Yes, I am interested in your attractive rates of interest offered on debentures. Please tell me more about this system of saving. Mr./Mrs./Miss Address Tel. Complete and mail this coupon to: ONTARIO LOAN AND DEBENTURE COMPANY 137 Dundas Street, London, Ont, Or call: 432-4158 L A golf professional, hired by a big department store to give golf lessons, was approached by two women. "Do you wish to learn to play golf, madam?" he asked one. "Oh, no," she said, "it's my friend who wants to learn. I learn- ed yesterday. This year when we are celebrating the 10Gth birthday of our•nation most organizations and indi- viduals, too, are coming up with centennial projects. The executive of the Exeter lawn bowling club is no exception as they have also come up with a centennial idea. They are starting a campaign to re- cruit new members to enjoy one of the healthiest and most inexpensive summer sports that is avail- able to anyone. The enthusiastic group headed by president Art Cann is sending out invitations to curlers, five pin bowlers and Legion and AOTS members in an attempt to increase the present membership of 55. Lawn bowling has long been a popular sport throughout Western Ontario and Exeter was once the centre of attraction. The present bowling greens were opened in 1911 with R. N. Creech as secretary, a position he 'held for more than 20 years. Checking back we find it was 60 years ago that the first lawn bowling rinks from Exeter took part in the Western Ontario tournament at London. Comprising the local rinks were W. H. Levett, I. R. Carling, L. H. Dickson, W. J. Heaman, E. J. Christie, C. B. Snell, Rev. Collins and W. W. Taman. Back in 1911, R. G. Seldon, who for more than 40 years was one of the best known bowlers in Western Ontario, teamed up with W. W. Taman to win the Ontario doubles championship at Hamil- ton. In later years, Mr. Seldon, Mr. Creech, Dr. Jeff Wood of London and Dr. Art Smith of Dorchester won the Ontario Rinks title, also at Hamilton. Known as the Big Four, Wally Clarke, J. A. Stewart, W. W. Taman and R. G. Seldon were regu- lar competitors in all the neighboring tourneys and were winners of many prizes. Tournaments in those days usually lasted three or four days and the events held in Exeter each year were among the largest in the district. At that time few bowling clubs could boast of better greens than the Exeter greens, a reputation that has been held ever since. Messrs. Creech and Heaman probably won more district trophies •than any other local bowlers. They had the distinction of winning three trophies in one year. They won the J. J. Merner trophy in 1919, 1920 and 1924 and as three-time winners be- came permanent possessors. During the lean thirties, bowling slumped a bit and the grounds were taken over by the Exeter tennis club. However, in 1946 the sport was revived, additional property was acquired and the present club house was built. Ulric Snell was the president and W. G. Cochrane secretary-treasurer. Up until the last few years two of the main tournaments held in Exeter featured top prizes with watches and suits going to the winners. Len Mc- Knight, who is vice president of the local organiza- tion and in charge of publicity, is hoping to get these two top events back on. the yearly agenda. In 1957 the Bulova watch tourney was won by Ken Hockey and J. M. Southcott. Four years earl- ier, the two aforementioned gentlemen joined with Wes Ryckman and Russ Snell to win the WOBA title in London. • Getting back to the present times, president Cairn sends along word that Thursday night, June 1 is being set aside completely for new bowlers. Every Thursday is being set aside to accommodate the be- ginners with experienced 'bowlers being on hand to lend some coaching help. IT'S AN ENJOYABLE SPORT Also, in an attempt to overcome the idea that bowling is for older people, newcomers will be en- couraged to participate with bowlers of their own age at the outset. The enthusiastic president went on to say that, "I've participated in all kinds of athletics, name- ly baseball, hockey, golf and curling until I was in- troduced to bowling about three years ago and I find this as enjoyable a sport as any of the others. I find it is very similar to curling, but in my estimation has a little more skill attached to it than the winter pastime." A busy schedule is planned for the coming season with activities scheduled for five days of the week. Tuesdays and Saturdays will involve two games of jitney in regular bowling. Wednesday after. noons are set aside for the ladies to enjoy. As men- tioned previously, Thursdays will give the newcom- ers a chance to learn the game along with the oppor- tunity for any challenge or grudge matches. On Sun- days at 2:00 and 8:00 the greens will be available for open bowling. Eight o'clock is also the starting time for all other evening events and two o'clock for the ladies on Wednesday. One of the most interesting aspects of bowling in the day of high costs of most endeavors is the low fee for membership. The yearly charge for men is $10 while the ladies can participate all year for only $3. Anyone with a few hours to spare during the warm summer evenings will be more than welcome at the local greens, which continue to be one of the best in Western Ontario. President Art Cann or any of his executive that includes Len McKnight, Fred Tilley, Howard Ince, Howard Truemner, Ross Tay- lor and Harvey Pollen to name a few, would be more than happy to supply any prospective lawn bowlers with additional information. "B" season champs Finishing in first place in the regular schedule of the "B" section of the Exeter ladies' bowling loop were the Jolly Jills. Back, left, Mary Cronyn, Audrey Zachar, Fran Relouw and June Hodgins. Front, Ruth Haines, captain Elaine Baynham and Doris Ellerington. T-A photo Maple Leafs' LARRY JEFFREY is coming to the Exeter Minor Hockey Banquet Legion Hall FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1 PM Dinner $3.50 for Father and Son or Sons Tickets available from Alvin Willert, Derry Boyle and Bill Gilfillan, Best individual bowlers Top individual bowlers in the Exeter ladies' league received trophies kir their efforts in producing high SingleS, triples and average. Back, left, Mary Holtzmann, A triple 780, Audrey Zachar, B triple '716 and Betty Wilson, A average 190, Front, Gwen Coward, A single 340 and Grace Elsie, B single 341. Missing was Flo RUM, B average winner with 205, T-A photo