Clinton News-Record, 1979-12-13, Page 23PAGE 6-.CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECgMBER 13, 1979
Stangs wi
By
Bryan Marriage
The Clinton Mustangs
moved into sole
possession of fourth place
in Junior "4" action last
weekend with a pair of
victories. On Friday
night the Stangs defeated
Hanover 5-2 while on
The red fox Is known by everyone to be a
smart, wily, and elusive creature. There are lots.
of tales to substantiate this claim, some of them
fiction, but a good many are fact. It is often
difficult to separate the two as the fox is smart
from necessity. -
' Foxes are predators and must rely on speed
stealth and cunning to capture their prey. They
also' have to be on the alert in order not to miss a
chance at a meal. They are, however, also op-
portunists and will not pass up carrion when they
happen upon it. Their alertness is also attributed
to one other major fact.
Although they: are hunters in the natural world,
the red fox because of its small size also falls into
the role of the hunted. The young often fall victim
to birds of prey and larger flesh eating mam-
mals. Even adults occasionally wind up as a
Meal for larger animals when they become
careless. Diseases such as distemper and rabies
extract their toll from the population and of
course, man is their greatest enemy. Their rich,
lustrous, highly coloured fur_ is prized by fashion
designers and commands a high price on the
auction block. .
The diet of the red fox has always been an
important aspect in its relationship with man. It
is often wrongly blamed for reduced wildlife
populations and if someone starts losing
chickens from an unguarded hen house, old
Reynard is automatically blamed. A classic.
example of the red fox being wrongly blamed for
reduced wildlife populations occurred in South
Dakota in 1964. This particular state is a great
pheasant producer, butin that year the bird
population was less than half what it normally
was. Foxes were blamed, and war was declared.,
Approximately 25,000 foxes were turned in for
bounty before it was discovered that they were
not to blame at all.
Apparently South Dakota experienced drought
conditions that year and as a result, over half a
million acres of .prime pheasant cover was
opened for emergency grazing. Unfortunately,
this grazing oecurred at the most critical time of
„ the pheasant breeding cycle and resulted in a
high mortality rate in the young chicks that year.
The end resultwas that the drought conditions
coupled with this massive loss of habitat were
the factors responsible for the. low pheasant
population and not, as was commonly believed,
the depredations of old red.
Naturally, there will be instances occurring
when a smart old fox finds a bunch of dumb,
flightless chickens penned 'up where they can't
get away or a flock of young tasty'ducks that sit
around on the edge of a pond and °.are easy
pickings. It would be a pretty . dumbpredator
that would pass this opportunity by in order to go
and run itself silly trying to catch up with an
agile little cottontail. When this situation occurs,
people rise up in arms against all foxes. The
truth of the matter is, the main diet of the red fox
is rodents. Groundhogs, mice, rats, rabbits, even
snakes and frogs are the mainstay of the fox.
Even ripe. berries in the fall find their way into
their. stomachs. The end result of the South
Dakota experiment described before was that
pheasant populations remained the same, but
rodents blossomed and thrived. • .
Watching a red fox in the wild is like watching
a ballet,. The movements of this little canine are
light footed, graceful and sure. If you see a fox
mousing in a field, stay still and watch for
awhile. It's one of nature's shows that you will
never forget.
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Bowhunters had better check over their
equipment before heading afield next year.
While there has always been recommended draw
weights and arrow specifications for big game
hunting, it was never a law. As of Sept. 1, 1980, all
that is due to change. Longbows (including
recurve and compound bows) will have to have a
minimum draw weight of 40 lbs when used for
hunting deer, and a minimum of 49 lbs for moose
and deer. Crossbows must have weights of 100
lbs and 119 lbs respectively and a minimum draw
length of one foot.
Arrows and bolts must be equipped with at
least two sharp, unserrated, barbless steel
straight cutting edges and the head must be at
least % inches wide at the widest point. Arrows
must be at least 24 inches long. As far as 1 know
1-4
now, there are no minimum requirements for
length or weight of bolts, but this may also
change. Keepyour eyes peeled for the official
regulations which will also -describe the proper
way to obtain these measurements. Start
preparingnow _so you waft be stuwhen ck wh' the
new regulations
come into•effect next fall.
Sunday they walloped
Kincardine 9-6.
Steve Arbour was the
big shooter for the Stangs
,on both nights with a hat
trick each game,
Dave Stephenson and
Phil Arthur also scored in
the"Ianover game.
On Sunday night, the
Kinucks opened up a 2.-0
lead early in the second
"period before. the, Stangs.
.found therange and
rebounded for seven
goals.
Magnus Johannsson
and Bill Pickering scored
two goals each, while Phil
Arthur, Dave Stephen-
son, and Steve Arbour
scored singles. The
Kinucks closed the gap
with three 'early third
period goals before
Arbour put the game out
of reach with his second
and third goal of the
evening to end\the game
9-6.
The Mustangs travel to
Hanover this Friday
evening to face the
Barons once again • and
then on Sunday the
Mustangs will play' host
to the Walkerton Black
Hawks. The Stangs have
never beaten the Black
Hawks this season and
hope to end that problem
on Sunday night,. game
time is 7 p.m. The
Mustangs hope to have
Gary Peters, a veteran of
three seasons, back on
the blueline this weekend
to bolster the defense,
along with veteran John
Hart and youngsters
Tony Gibbings, ' Rob
Stovel=and Jeff Watson.
sports
Former Clinton Cub leaders were given special
recognition at the Cubs enrolment night recently. A
cake was prepared `and the boys showed their ap-
preciation to former leaders, left to right, Paul
Kerrigan and Bryan Lavis, Akela Graham Bowker
and chief cook Carl Skov. (News -Record photo)
Seaforth ladies take curling trophy
The ladies first : draw
came to a successful
close on Tuesday with the
team skipped by Marlene
Forbes with Carol Innes,
vice; Joyce Hilderley,
second; and Colleen
Phillips, lead, ac-
cumulating the most
points. They are winners
of the Boswell Trophy.
Congratulations ladies!
The teams of Marg
Fleming, Mary
Fotheringham, Marie
McGawn and Shirley Van.
Loon placed second.
There was a tie for third
spot between Roxanne
Brown and Ann Cun-
ningham's teams. All.
other divisions will be
playing their final games
during this upcoming
week.
There will be playoffs
to decide winners in the
men's and mixed teams.
amblings from the races
B
Lois Gibbings
Merrywood Hoot, a
seven-year-old trotter by
Hoot Frost-Jesabel Hill,.
picked up his third win of
the year at Greenwood
Raceway in Toronto on
December 8. Driven by
his trainer Jerry Duford
for owner Nancy Holmes
of Clinton, Merrywood
Hoot -,boosted his . 1979
earnings to over $7,000
and`'noire` than '$29,000
lifetime.
Ferric Grattan, a pacer
that started his racing
career at Clinton this
summer for Art Maskell
of Goderich, took a. new
record of 2:03 at Windsor
on December 4. The four-
year-old son of Ferric
Hanover -Dixie Grattan
now has had five wins,
and two thirds in his first
year at the races. He is
owned, trained and
driven by Steve Bossence
of London.
Mels Victory was
second for partners Wm.
Bradley and Lionel Kloss
of Goderich at Windsor on
December 5. The four-
year-old pacer . by Tar -
port Arnie -Belmont Kelly
had three wins in a row
during. November with
his fastest mile in 2:03.4.
Conray Kevin, owned
by Wayne Horner of
Clinton was third in the
sixth race the same night.
Amherst. Jack, another
'pacer that is4co-ownedby
Wayne, finished third -on
Friday night.
At Western Fair
Raceway in London on
Saturday afternoon, the
following horses were all
fourth Granny Mathers
for the. Broken M Stables
of Goderich, Willas
Ferri ca for Bruce and
Ted Lamont of Seaforth
and Irish Scram with Joe
McDaid of Goderich up.
Karl T. Seelster.was
second at Windsor
Raceway for owner -
trainer Wayne Horner of
Clinton on Saturday
night. Dale Kennedy of
Seaforth was fourth with
Dianne Camp at Flam-
boro Downs on December
8.
Hyatts Treasure,
owned and trained by
August De Groof of
Clinton, finished fourth at
Orangeville Raceway on
Sunday afternoon.
Centennial Duke,
owned by Gorlyn Acres of
RR3, Clinton, was also
fourth with John Newell
up in his third' -lifetime
start. Duke is a four-year-
old gelding by Ferric
Hanover -Dover Duchess,
and is a trotting half-
brother to Lorne Tyn-
dall's Skippy Dover, who
took a pacing record this
year of 2:06.4
Smile
When you eat at some
fancy restaurants these
days, you need an after-
dinner mint - like the one
in Ottawa.
In the case of the latter,
where three teams will
play off, the team having
the most points will
automatically receive the
bye in the first playoff
game.
On December 5 the
Exeter Ladies' Curling
Club invited four players,
from each of four other
clubs as guests at their
Fun Day. Roxanne
Brown, Mary -Jean
Beattie, Marg Fleming
and Isobel • Moore
represented Seaforth
Ladies and enjoyed two
games and great
hospitality. Each team
was comprised of two
Exeter ladies and two
guests so it was a good
opportunity to make new
friends. Isobel Moore was
on the team finishing in
second :place while Marg
Fleming was on the team
placing third.
Club Playdowns will be
on the agenda shortly and
any entries • for the
Sealers , Consols',
JuniorI:Tankard, and,,T,he,
Seagram Mixed should be
submitted by December
15. Playoffs. to decide the
team to represent
Seaforth in the Senior,
British Consols and
Junior Tankard divisions
.will be held on December
22 and 23, and for the
Seagram Mixed on
December 28 and 29.,. _
There are now nine
teams in the Competitive
Section: three mixed, two
ladies' and four men's, so
there should be plenty of
interest in representing
Seaforth at Bonspielsand
Division Playdowns in
upcoming weeks. With
the first and very suc-
cessful bonspiel now
under their belt, the
Seaforth Bonspiel
Committee are looking
ahead to the next one
scheduled January 19.
This will be a Mixed spiel
sponsored by Fleming
Feed Mills and entries
should be mailed to Bill
and Millie Lobb, RR2,
Clinton. Results of the
Farmer's Open, held
yesterday, • will be
available for next week's
paper...There's just, a few
New Year's Eve tickets
Turn to page 7 •
Tuc,kersmith Mixed
Roses and Rye are still
in first place with 64
points and Amy's Slings
remain in second •place
with 61. Mary's Martinis
have moved into third
place with 56. ..
'Hilda's Hi -Balls have
55, Isobel's Baby Ducks
are neat with 50 and
Martha's Manhattansare
behind -with 46 points.
In the ladies' scoring,
Marion Broadfoot had the
high single of 248 and the
high triple of 589. Anne
Dekens took the high
average of 187.
For the men, Bert
Walters had the high
single of 270 and the high
triple of 674. Angus
Hummel had the high
average of 223.
Tuesday Ladles
The Five Pins are in
first place with 671/2 and
the Calico Cutters are
close behind with 65
points Boyes' Boucles are
third with 63.
Duddy's Denims are in
fourth - place with 59
points and Nora's Notions
have 57. Touch of Velvet
is next with 561/2 but
Chessell's Cut -Ups and
Gwen's Ginghiams are
close
Karen behi711i1ndhad withthe 56
points eaeheof284,
high, rav
high
lva Raid
took the high triple of ,664.
gle therage of
'
YBC Teen
Lynn Armstrong was
again the top bowler for
the ladies, She took the
high single of 266, the
high triple of 679 and the
high average of 198.
For the men, Phil
Cornish had the high
single of 279. Mike
Thomson had the high
triple of 591- and Gary
Armstrong took the high
average with 209.
In the team standings,
Cooper's Crunchers are
first with 46 and the All
Pros are next with 42. The
scoring then quickly
'drops and the No Names
are third with 31.
The Half Wits have 29
points, the Chop's Sticks
have 28 and Marni's
Molsters are still behind
, with 13 points.
Molson's Crown Mixed
The Bears have moved
up to first place with 42
points,\ leaving the
Orangoutangs close
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Clinton Community Centre
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Arena Schedule
Wednesday, December 12
2-3:30 p.m. - Public Skating
Saturday, December 15
5:00 p.m. - Pee -Wee Hockey: Seaforth vs. Clinton
6:45 p.m. - Bantam Hockey: Listowel vs. Clinton
8:30 p.m. - Midnight Hockey: Mitchell vs. Clinton
Sunday, December 16
1-2 p.m. - Beginner's Skating
2-3:30 p.m. - Public Skating
7:00 p.m. - Jr. "C" Hockey - Walkerton vs. Clinton
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