Times Advocate, 1992-06-24, Page 22Page 22
TMttae•r' dvoodte, June 24, 1992
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Golf rater aouIntin
Ironwood Senior
Men's
Invitational
Thursday, June 18 Ironwood
Golf Club hosted the Senior's In-
vitational Team Event. A total
of 36 golfers from Western On-
tario competed. The results arc
as follows:
1st Dick Lane 72
Orville Rinn 83
Bill Smith 97
Alex Russell $a
Total 340
2nd Jack Hayter 80
J.R. Nicholson 80
Roy Hunter 92
Sid Daley 21
Total 347
3rd Gerry Fleet 77
Clyde Spears 87
Gib Dow Sr. 102
Red DeGraw $$
Total 354
4th • John Muir 78
Dale Robinson 79
Ralph Weekes 93
Tom Smith ]Q�
Total 355
5th Ken McConnell 84
Leo Johnson 89
Andy DcBocr 93
Bill Pedlar 22
Total 363
6th George Stockdale 75
Bill Cooper 94
Bob Morton 95
Don Preszcator Jch
Total 370
Exeter``':Golflub
Tuesday
Morning Ladies
June 16
C Flight
LN Marion Rider 30
Ina Browning 30
D Flight
LN Dorothy Reynolds 35
Birdie on #3: Jeanette Turner
Pars on #1 & #3: Ina Browning
June 23 - Regular golf.
,,/ Monday Night
roundup Men's Club.
eater G'47f tub
Wednesday
Night Ladies
A Flight
HNet Chris Tumor 50
HPutts Peg Roth 24
LPutts Louise Pinoombe 15
B Flight
HNet Dianne Pavlick 51
HPutts Ola Batten 25
LPuus Linda Webber 16
C Flight
HNet Marg Elson 49
HPutts Nell McCann 29
LPutts Marylou Thomson 21
50/50: Marlene Parsons
Closest to Pin #3: Marg Elson -
Via Rail Pass for 2
All prizes donated by Ellison
Travel.
ironwood
Senior
Men
1st Ron Westman
Ray Webb
Elmer Parkinson
Doug Legg
Total
2nd Andy DeBoer
John Muir
Bud Preszcator
Clyde Spears
Total
3rd Bill Thompson
Jack Ford
Bob Fletcher
T.A. Vern
Total
4th Wilmer Ferguson
Dan Preszcator
Lee Webber
Lloyd Easton
Total
Closest to Pin #13: Andy De -
Boer
Birdies: John Muir, Ron West -
man, Bob Fletcher
One Eagle: Ray Webb
49
42
42
4.5
179
47
38
45
5.4
180
48
49
44
42
188
48
53
47
42
197
1st John Kochan 28
Tony Datong
Joe Becker
Andy DeBocr
2nd Jeff Liley 32
(Tied) Eric Finkbeincr
Gord Hay
Brian Wedlake
Skit Hearn
Steve Edwards
Bob Reynolds
John Batten
Four teams tied for third place
at 33.
Sponsor: J erry MacLeans
Closest to the pin #3: Craig
Kerslake
Longest drive #9: Bob "Hit
Man" Osgood
Door prize: Jeff Liley
Sign up for the member/guest
night July 13, sponsored by
Veal's Meat Market.
Ironwood
Tuesday
Men's Club
A Flight
1st Dave Hockey 38
2nd Brion Pcnhale 38
3rd Don Heywood 39
B Flight
1st Mike Brintnell 40
2nd Wayne Parkinson 40
C Flight
1st Brian Taylor 40
2nd Jerry MacLean 44
3rd Ken McConnell 44
'4th Doug 'Jrbshott 46
D Flight
1st Wilmer Ferguson 43
2nd Bud Preszcator 45
3rd Andy DeBoer 47
4th Gabby Mol 48
Skins: Wayne Parkinson, Bud
Preszcator
Closest to Pin #13: Red De-
Graw
Closest to Pin #15: Jim Guenth-
er
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Mud Run attracts many
Next event Sept. 5-6
GRANTON - The economy may
be putting a squeeze on some hob-
bies but not the exciting sport of
mud racing.
On the weekend, Granton was the
home once again of the popular
Granton Mud Run.
Last year, 115 trucks raced and
roared through the mud pits. Ac-
cording to organizer Kevin Rosbo-
rough, that number swelled to 128
this year.
"It's going to get bigger and
bigger each year." said Rosbo-_
rough.
Racers came as far as Buffalo
and New York and as near as
Grand Bend for the annual event.
They were entered in several cat-
egorie_s including the street stock
group which is for those trucks
with tires up to 33 inches. The pm
stock has tires up to 36 inches and
the superstock is for those with
tires up to 44 inches.
There was also and open class
plus one for trucks with paddle tires
which ran up to 1,500 horse power
and were fueled by alcohol.
Despite the cold weather, Rosbo-
rough said the crowds were very
good. He said there were an esu -
mated 1,400 on Saturday and 1,200
the next day.
"Saturday we had a full house all
day and the next day we filled right
up again."
He said some of the proceeds.
from the event will be going to help
spruce up the village of Granton in-
cluding new signs, the planting of
trees and even the possible building
of a tennis court.
The next Granton Mud Run is
scheduled for September 5-6.
Joe Laurie and Jaime Wulterkens of the Exeter Centennials soccer team both make an ef-
fort
ffort to "head off" a bounce on a goal kick by the Sarnia Dante goalie as John Flanagan
looks on during a game on Sunday. The Centennials lost the match 5-0.
Horse racing will survive
By' Heather Scofield
LONDON - Western Fair Race-
way may -be in trouble, but its fans
and staff are making sure the hors-
es keep racing.
The recession and competition
from bigger tracks are cutting into
raceway's revenues and many are
worried that gambling, soon to be
legal in Ontario, will hurt London's
smaller track.
But these people probably have
not done enough homework says
Exeter's Dr. Garry Balsdon.
"The racers are a rare breed of
people unto their own," said Bals-
don the veterinarian representing
the Ontario Racing Commission at
the London, Woodstock and Gode-
rich tracks.
"They'd race for a ham sand-
wich."
Betters have been spending Less
money at the track since the late
1980's, said Jalnie Martin, Mutuel
Manager at Western Fair. Holding
more races was the temporary an-
swer to falling revenue.
But instead of attracting more
people and more money, it attract-
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they did not spend more money.
"You can only ask so much of
people," said Martin.
Most racing fans at the London
track have a vested interest in rac-
ing, said Balsdon. Almost everyone
in the stands has a personal connec-
tion to the racers or the horses. But
new fans could be attracted with a
bit of marketing.
"We're committed to racing,"
said Martin but he worries about
the effects of legal gambling.
"Western Fair is against casino
wagering. We have to find ways to
'keep racing strong and keep it go-
ing."
But Balsdon does not Mr* -Casi-
nos compete directly with -race-
tracks. The people who go to the
tracks are not the same ones who
will go to the slot machines.
Many staff members grew up
with racing and are loyal to the in-
dustry. When a lab in Vancouver
threatened to close down, Western
Fair started sending its urine and
blood samples there instead of Mis-
sissauga to keep the facility open
said Nick Taylor who handles the
samples.
Horse owners and racers find it
difficult to break even since purses
at Western Fair have not kept up
with inflation. But they are finding
new ways to keep costs down, said
Balsdon.
Many horses are owned, trained
and raced by the same family. Of-
ten they are trained locally on
farms and trucked in for the race.
Although the purses at Western
Fair are snliller than in Toronto,
costs are lower too.
"This is like Junior D hockey,
Toronto is the NHL," said Balsdon.
"I think it will survive," he pre-
dicted. "There's no group of people
as stauch or as hardy...theyse peo-
ple will survive somehow."
Letter of Thanks
Thanks to all the students, athletes and staff at South
Huron D.H.S. over the past 33 years. You all made it
a pleasant place to work. Thanks to all the winning
teams for making my coaching life a happy one.
Thanks to all former students, athletes, coaches,
staff, friends and relatives who attended my retire-
ment party. It was a great night for me and my fami-
ly. We will not forget your kind generosity.
Special thanks to the organizing committee for ar-
ranging -the special night at the Rec Centre. Much of
it was a great surprise. I appreciate it very much.
I hope that I havehad some small influence on S.H.
and on the lives of the young people in this area. If I
have, than it was all very much worthwhile.
Thanks for everything
Ron Bogart
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