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Clinton News-Record, 1983-11-02, Page 13Naturally Speakhn CLINTON NEWS-RECGRD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1981—PAGE 13 Uy Steve C i;ioke W. Gifts for the sportsman It may seem a little early to start thinking of Christmas gifts, but when you come right down to it, there's only about eight weeks left. That is little enough tune, especially if the item has to be ordered in, or if you find it a difficult item to locate. I've always maintained that outdoor people are very easy to buy gifts for, but some times it takes a few ideas to get rolling. Books are a great idea! A good mushroom identification guide is nice for that person who is always poking around in the bush, or maybe one of the many ex- cellent manuals out for bird, tree or flower identification. Hunters and fishermen are always happy to get a good quality book concerning their sport. Large bookstores generally have a section for these subjects, or a mail order house can supply a good choice. A good source for outdoor books is The Sportsman's Cabinet, P.O. Box 15, Manotick, Ontario, KOA 2NO. If you are ordering from Eddie Bauer's or S.I. Robinson, you've got to allow about three weeks from when you pat the order in the mail anyway, and doing it now will give you a time cushion in case there are any difficulties regarding size, color or stock shortages. You can also use catalogues such as these to get a concept of what is available, and to help you when shopping locally. It's also a good time to start picking up those little stocking stuffers. Wool socks, wool shirts, long underwear, gloves, etc. all make great presents, and it makes sense to go out and get them now while the selection is at its best. Small items of fishing gear can be hidden easily, and buying them ahead of time makes that financial crunch of December seem a little lighter. By starting to do things early, you also get more and better ideas about what to buy. If you are contemplating a major pur- chase, the early start allows you to com- pare prices and check quality and features. It also give you a chance to plan for its pickup or delivery. Buying a youngster his or her first gun for Christmas is more than just an introduction to an outdoor activity that can become a life time avocation. That's important, but the folks at Hoppe's believe there is much more. Careful instruction in playing the game right and handling the sports of target shooting and hunting in a responsible manner teaches other valuable lessons in another and far more important game - the game of life. Caring for one's firearm is frequently a youngster's first adult responsibility. Not only in learning to handle it properly in the field but to care for it after the shooting is over. Hoppe's has a well-written booklet designed to explain just how to go about it. A note to Hoppe's, Airport Industrial Mall, Coatesville, PA, 19320 will get one to you. As a companion gift, a good cleaning kit for that particular bore size is a necessity. With Christmas coming up fast, take a look at the display of Hoppe's gun care products at your. local sporting goods store. In ad- dition to the complete kits, Hoppe's makes dozens of well -tested shooting accessories and gun cleaning items that make perfect stocking stuffers. Shooters of all ages are always happy to seee that famous No. 9 on the gifts they receive! Outdoor gifts don't have to be expensive. A little thought and planning can go a long way in coming up with a truly useful and appreciated item. If you are still stuck, try checking with one of his or her outdoor friends. They will probably have a pretty good idea of what they really want or need. Redmen end season By Rod Hilts Although the CHSS Redmen football team didn't win a game this season, Head Coach Ken Reidy is optimistic his team will do well next year. "We'll work on the weights over the winter and we'll be looking for a good season next year," Mr. Reidy said. This season, the Redmen entered a senior team in the Huron -Perth Conference for the first time in five years. The team finished the season 0-6 but fared well considering it was their debut with a,roster loaded with rookies. .5.. On the final game of the season for the Redmen, Stratford Northwestern beat CHSS 37-0. The Huskies scored 28 points in the first half en route to victory. Everything was against the Redmen from the opening kickoff. On Stratford's first possession of the game, Brad McManus ran a sweep around the right end, going 54 yards for the major. On CHSS's first possession of the game, they fumbled giving the Huskies the ball at their 35 -yard line. Five plays later Nor- thwestern was ahead 14-0. Mr. Reidy said his offense had problems adjusting to Stratford's defense,"which constantly blitzed their linebackers." A 36 -yard pass to Tony White from quarterback Mike Evans put Stratford in front 21-0 when the speedy receiver outran the coverage. After a CHSS drive that collected three first downs stalled, Northwestern took over and scored on the last play of the half on another long bomb. In the second half, Mr. Reidy played the 23 players returning to play next year. The defense played well, yielding only nine points in the final two quarters. Mr. Reidy said Terry Dobson played well as quarterback in his final game of high school football. He also gave credit to John Beattie, who was inserted in the defense as a safety, a position new to him. In summing up the winless season, Mr. Reidy said he was surprised at the quality of the other teams in the league. "We had an idea the teams would be tough but not as tough as they turned out to be. We figured we might win a couple of games," he said. Dragonflies in first place Tuesday Ladies Joyce Van Riesen rolled the high single with 274 on Oct. 25 and Nancy Roy bowled 661 to claim the high triple. Karen Pounder collected the high average with 241. In the league standings Diane's Dragonflies are holding on to a one point lead with 40 over Joyce's Honeybees, who have 39 points. Lois's Ladybugs are in third with 36 followed by Mert's Millers and Kumm's Krickets with 35. Nancy's Doodlebugs are next with 33 and Francyna's Grasshoppers have 32 points. Betty's Beetles occupy the cellar with 30 points. Clinton Area Ladies On Oct. 25, Lia Hoggarth bowled the high single, triple and average with 313, 712 and 204. Over 200 game bowlers included: Penny Overboe 209, 205, 240; Betty Kelly 209, Wilma Riehl 225, Carol Dixon 206, 233; Kittie MacGregor 208, Marg Kuiper 213, Lia Hoggarth 209, 313; Joanne Sholdice 207. In the league standings the Garlic Buddies and Cinnamon Buns are deadlocked for first with 28 points. The Nutmegs have 26 points followed by The Four Accents with 25, the Oreganos with 23 and Cassia Buds with 20. Tuckersmith Mixed Hilda Veenstra cleaned up on the women's side bowling the high single, triple and average with 273, 585 and 195. Wes Lenting held the spotlight for the men rolling the high single, triple and average with 270, 705 anu Gia. Elaine's Eldorados and Ann's Vans are bumper to bumper for first place with 28 points. Jennie's Jeeps have 27 followed by Rose's Ramblers with 26 and Hilda's Hotrods with 23 points. Freda's Ferrarris are in last with 18. Wednesday Mixed Oct. 26, Donna Collins rolled the high singe and triple for the ladies with 299 and 618. eresa Machan bowled the high average 'th 192. Bob Hart bowled the high single for he men with 361 and Don McWhinney r led 820 and 243, to pick up high triple and hi: average. Pat's Bad News :ears hold down first place with 23 points toll wed by Bob's Cubs with 23 and Don's Card is and Cathy's Brewers with 19. Doug's °'irates are next with 18 followed by Brenda' : lue Jays with 16. Bob's Phillies have 11 po,,ts and Jim's Expos are in Last with 10. Loudesboro Men On Oct. 27, Bert Lyon rolled 286 and 657 to claim high single and high triple. Harry Lear bowled the high average with 223. The most improved bowler was Ray Kennedy. The Model T's are still holding down first with 37 points followed by the high -flying Chevs with 32. The Porsches are third with 29 points followed by the Buicks with 22. The BMW's are safely in fifth with 20 and the Rolls Royces are hi last with only seven points. Sales. Service Chemicals, Accessories Main Street Seaforth 527-0104 Greg Balchin of Napean put on a demonstration at Hully Gully on Nov. 6 that easily proved to the large crowd how he won his world Axa ng title in snowmobile water skilinni. [g. Travelling on is mo snow machine named Jaws, Balchin, crossed the Bully Gully pond several times. (Shelley McPhee photo) Skating news The Clinton Figure Skating Executive held their monthly meeting at the Clinton Community Centre on Oct. 18 with twelve members present. President Carol Fox announced that there are approximately 75 skaters registered in the various programmes. She also an- nounced that a third professional coach has been hired to assist Miss Dupee and Mr. Gordon. She is Kim Marsden from Staffa. Kim will be teaching the Canskate and Canfigureskate programmes and will also be helping with the precision teams. Kim is a former member of the Clinton Figure Skating Club and has had com- petitive experience. The Canskate and Canfigureskate, which are new figure skating programmes, was explained to the executive. It was decided that the club would have one Competitive Pre -Novice Precision team of skaters 11 -years old and under. Forms for ordering Millbank Cheese have been distributed among the skaters. Orders are now being taken. If anyone is interested in ordering cheese please contact a figure skating member. It was decided to send a year's agenda of events to the Minor Hockey Association executive. We hope this will help to avoid conflicting events. Grass Drags attract large crowd to Hully Gully About a thousand people watched 200 of the best snowmobile drag racers from all over Ontario fight for the Grass Drag crown in each respective class. The crowds were also treated to some wild action off the drag strip too. The small lake at Hully Gully was the scene of a skim or swim display of snowmobile watercross. World record holder Greg Balchin of Ne- pean, Ontario, showed off his ability to do the nearly impossible – keep a snowmobile afloat and going over water with no special equipment. He did circles, figure eights, and topped off the day by giving Hully Gully owner Randy Collins a ride across the pond. Unfortunately, both Balchin and Collins got a soaking as Balchin accidently hit the safe- ty cut-off switch and stopped the machine. Several amateur water skimmers from as far away as Bracebridge were also on hand – and they all got soaked. Included in the day's program were three- wheeler drags, as well as a celebrity challenge race teaturing George Hewitt of TV's Open Roads, plus personalities from CHOK Radio, Sarnia, CKGL Radio, Kit- chener, BX -93 Radio, London, and CKNX Radio, Wingham. The three-wheeler events were well received by participants, and spectators both, but the real highlight of the day was the incredible speeds the snowmobiles reached in 660 feet from a standing start. The results yielded Ontario's winners: A -B CRATE STOCK - Chuck Collins, Var- na; Chuck Hetherington, Stratford; Allen Eagleson. • C -D CRATE STOCK - Pete Niewmenheisen, Watford; Dan McGuire, Dundas; Deane Clarke, Watford. E -F CRATE STOCK - Ed Carde, Strat- ford; Cam Darling, Dashwood; John Jedrezejewski, Monkton. G -H CRATE STOCK - Gord Collins, Var- na; Mike Bunting, Stratford; Kathryn Wylie, London. Blazing Shot a winner Blazing Shot, owned by Larry Jeiirey ui Goderich, paced a 2.01.2 winning mile at Mohawk Raceway on October 24, giving her six wins, five second place finishes and four thirds in 1983. Ross Battin drove the speedy six-year-old mare by the Good Time sire Fast Clip - Mary Glenford to victory. Blazing Shot, a winner of over $11,000 this year, has a personal mark of 2.00.4 and is trained by Allan Shelton. Handy Slipper, co -owned by trainer - driver Carl Fisher and his brother Grant of Goderich, picked up his second win in a row and his seventh of the year from 11 starts with a 2.05.3 mile at Western Fair Raceway in London on October 24. The three-year-old gelding by Fast Clip - Scarlet Slipper is a half-brother to Annett Slipper p,1.59.2, a winner of $46,915 through 1982, Carpet Slipper p,2.07.1 in 1983, and a full brother to Fancy Slipper p,2.03.1. W.O. (Ted) McLean finished third with Deep Run Super, co -owned by his wife Alma, in a 2.04.4 mile the same night. Randy McLean was a winner with Blackbridge Jake for owner Glenn Mitchell of Ailsa Craig at London on October 22, after finishing second in his previous outing on October 17. At London on October 24, trotter Alissas Lad won in 2.06.3 with Don Corbett on the bike for owner Bill Campbell of Seaforth. This was a new record for the four-year- old Camper gelding. Verdun Vanso a was second with Linlor Leben r H oolm a Valley Farms of Clin cin in a 2.03.4 nu a ter taking third on Oc ober 17. ndy Henry of Gode 'ch ee Ives on the program. Rustic Dream lowered her record to 2.11.1 the sixth for Charles and Clara Brindley of Goderich, while their Rustic Helene finished third in a 2.03.4 mile in the third. Vesta Herbert is back on the trot again for C. W. (Jiggs) LeBeau of Brucefield and finished fourth to Alissas Lad. Honey Bee Tide was second in a 2.05 mile for trainer -driver Randy McLean and owner Kevin Campbell of Goderich the same night. Another Lester and Parke owned pacer, Johnny Freight, finished second in a 2.04.4 mile on October 21. Jack Lemon of Seaforth won in 2.09.2 with Cane Cutter at Elmira Raceway on October 22, while Missy McBride finished third in a 2.07.3 mile for Les Campbell of Seaforth. At Mohawk Raceway on October 22, Jour- nals Hope, owned by Rene Dupuis of Seafor- th, was second for driver Roger Mayotte. Trotter Jantilly Amy, co -owned by trainer -driver Jerry Duford and Don Carter of Blyth finished third. Armbro Arctic, owned by Stewart McCall of Seaforth, was second in a 1.58.1 mile on October 23 at Mohawk. At London on October 28, Goshen Girl, co -- owned by John Lester of Forest and Ken Parke of Varna, was second in the first, while their Johnny Freight finished third in a 2.04 mile on Saturday night. At Elmira Raceway on October 29, Nans Contestant was a winner in 2.06.1 for Jim Taylor of Hensall, with Joellas Knight finishing third in the same race for Bill Ben- nett of Seaforth. Prince Bye Bye, owned by Lorne Tyndall of Clinton, was third in the seventh race with Randy Henry up. Journals Hope finished second in a 2.01.2 mile at Mohawk Raceway on Saturday, Oc- tober 29 for owner Rene Dupuis of Seaforth. ,Girls Ringette Registration - Thursday and Saturday November 3rd and Sth at the Clinton Arena. Girls 13 to 18 years of age For further Information CaII 482-7.731 Telephone your authonzed Canada Savings Bond sub -gent for Wood Gundy. Just indicate how many bonds you want and in what denominations, and all the necessary an-angements will he made for you. It really is as simple as that. This year. let us make it easy for you to buy your Canada Savings Bonds Call Greg Holmes Canada Savings Bond sub -agent in at 48?"7516 your authorized Huron County A -STOCK - Chuck Collins, Varna: Dave Riley, Puslinch; Chuck Hetherington, Strat- ford. B -STOCK - Brian Eickmeyer, Mitchell; Mike Parker, Dundas; Scott Savelle, Strat- ford. C -STOCK - Clyde Sleightholm, Listowel; Brian Eickmeyer, Mitchell; Deane Clarke, Watford. D -STOCK - Bob Weitzel, Stratford; Gary Vandenheuvel, Arkona; Bryan Wick, Listowel. E -STOCK - Harry Clements, Goderich; Ed Carde, Stratford; Joe Boka, Rodney. F -STOCK - Gord Collins, Varna; Bill Wylie, London; Joe Boka, Rodney. G -STOCK - Gord Collins, Varna; Billy Wylie, London; Joe Boka, Rodney. H -STOCK - Harry Clements, Goderich; Betty Poland, Inwood. 340 OPEN MOD - Danny Smith, Utterson; Ray Poland, Inwood. 660 SUPER MOD - Greg Balchin, Nepean; Al Schmidt, Gadshill; Bill Rowse, North Hill. POWDER PUFF - Donna Wick, Listowel; Brenda Bell, Mitchell. 200 STOCK ATV DRAGS - Lee Grimshaw, Forest; Mark Dark, Lucan; Brian Patter- son, Forest. 225 COMPETITION ATV - John Hartwick, Fisherville; John Parke, Varna; Don Zalitach, Zurich. AA STOCK `Ke+Vin Beii?'l"eweigs, Dublin; Chuck Collins, Varna; Al Schmidt, Gadshill. MOD STOCK 2 - Don Vick, Mississauga; Clyde Sleightholm, Inwood; Ray Poland, In- wood. MOD STOCK 3 - Chuck Hetherington, Stratford; Gary Vandenheuvel, Arkona; Steve Ferland, Cambridge. MOD STOCK 4 - Mike Paupst, Sauble Beach; Andy Lenders, Denfield; Gary Vandenheuvel, Arkona. - PRO STOCK - Kevin Benneweiss, Dublin; Al Schmidt, Gadshill; Chuck Hetherington, Stratford. 250 OPEN - Betty Poland, Inwood; Scott Poland, Inwood. 440 SUPER MOD - Greg Balchin, Nepean; Al Schmidt, Gadshill; Paul Coghlin, Listowel. OPEN SUPER MOD - Greg Balchin, Ot- tawa; Bill Rowse, North Hill; Al Schmidt, Gadshill. PRO-WATERCROSS - Greg Balchin, Ne- pean. AMATEUR WATERCROSS - Kevin Webb, Bracebridge; Jack Miller, Goderich; Brian Clarke, Atwood. - OPEN THREE-WHEELER CLASS - Brad Darling, Mt. Carmel; Dale Link, Fisher- ville; Don Zalitach, Zurich. +++ The most difficult secret to keep is one's own opinion of oneself. SEAFORTH CURLING CLUB INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE For fun and winter recreation Tuesday Nights Businesses and Organizations form your own teams. 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