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Merryweed Susie paced off
the mile at Goderich
Raceway Thursday night^two-
seconds 'slower than the: track
record and swept up . top
honors in the feature race of
the card,„ the . •$2„,500 Alex
Parsons Memorial
Invitational.
,.1
• The mare owned by the
Spicer. family of Qtterville,'
Ontario, stuped; off the mile,
4..2:.03•,2,-.tu ,.spec ind's-slower
than track recordholder
Derby''s Gent did two years .�
ago when he established the
record:
Merrywood Susie and" her
half •sister'Merrywood.°Sate
went to :the post' " as the,
favourites . of the ,crowd of
about 1,1119 who came, out;to
catch the ten' race card. The
two: finished.first and second
respecti%iely and paid $6.60 on.
the exacta. Susie paid $4.30 to -
win.
Thecooler the • *innnrig
horse receives as well as .the:
ptrrs-e;'vkr'e e put=-ir► sia-c-e
Sam Phillips of Seaforth who
represented the:Isarsons'
family in the winner's circle.
--Raceway officials reported
an*attendance of about 1,100
'that bet a total of -$38,800 on
the night. 1,
Sam Phillips of Seaforth, right, congratulates driver Russ
Morgan after Morgan successfully drove Merrywood Susie
to a first place finish in.the $2,500 Alex Parsons Memorial
Invitational Thursday :night `, at .Goderich Raceway.
Merrywood paced off the mile in 2:03.2,two seconds off the-
Meeting interesting
•
16wing
Ed :,, Starr, secretary
.manager of the .Ontario.
Plowmen's Association;
brought some interesting
information to a meeting at
the Ceitra1 Huron Secondary
Schbol in Clinton recently.
Farmers, business people
and representatives of ser.:
Vice clubs and Women's ".
Institutes gattered to ,hear'
.progress reports on the 1978.
International Plowing Match„
Which will be held just east of
Wingham. Host`farmer is Ji •
m
t , Armstrong. His land and that
of several neighbours will
provide' the -site ,,of the' big
-match: .
'There,° is no way to even-
_ estimate the amount' of
money -that is left hi a corn- •
triunity during the five da°sof
�7. Y g Y..
an International;" said John
Stephens, president of the
OPA, -not to :,pennon the'
friendships which are made
and the goodwill which can be
`gerieratedTfor the' com-
$ munity.'
Mr. Stephens paid tribute to •
Mr: and MTs.: Roy Bennett of
fi Wingitam for the trerhendous
then r do at every -inter-,
.., national. Roy'is a member of.
• . the 'publicity committee and
:takes-. chargeof the daily
parades which are a feature
of the match. •
Jim Armstrong introduced
Dawn 'Brunton. of. Bruce
County, :who is the . reigning
Queen of -Ore -Furrow, and her
tine"-
�-sults.
father, Alf Brunton, chair-
man of the local committeein
charge of the 1976` - Inter-
nationalwhich will be herd--
near Walkerton in Sep-
tember. Mr. Brunton ad-
dressed.: the• meeting •anti•
:later, . during the . question
period; answered , rpany.
queries about various:phases
of their organization.
Mr; Starr ' outlline�d r thus
relationship between the local
committee and' the Ontario,
Plowmen's Association and •.
the way • which
track record for
here. The mare
the win. She is
Ontario. (staff -p
•
Goderich, to ,win the•tenth and feature race
edged her half.�;sister M•errywood Sara for
owned by the S
pi
c
e
r.family• ofOtterville,,,
hoto)
and revenues are divided'.
The first International.. was
held in'':1913. and. "has.. been...
growing ever=since:'Mr. Starr
said the OPA : collects all
revenues- from space sold .in
the tented city; which con-
tains 16,000 feet of . frontage
for exhibitors on; lots 100 -feet
deep.' Last year at Oshawa,
for. example, there were five
"'streets" of ;exhibits, with
tents: and • booths lining both
side's of the streets -400 in all.
Space rates are divided into
two classes •Those
I ne B1uewater, Kennel Club_
held, • 1ts•. graduation for an'.
Obedience Class. on June 22
with very good. results. •In the
;'past' ten -weeks owners taught:
theirAo&Sz. to. heel on lead, '
Stand :for examination,. Beef_
off lead, come wheel Called -(to
and stay 'and down and
s`tay.-
There were. --20 "dog•s
registered and 11' graduates.
First place went to Joe, Lobb.:
:with his •dob•errnan, of,
Brucefield; second -to Bruce .
Cairreron of .Port Franks with,
a doberman; third to Janet •
Wearett of Port,Franks with a,
Viizsla'. and .fourth to Peter
Guikema of 'Ripley. with a
shepherd. The trophy for the
most improved dog went r^ *`
Newfoundland owned by Ruth,
L0 e°•of Seaforth.- 0
A,perfect score is 200 point
and the .top dog had 197:/2 with
thesecond place dog at 19.7,
The Club pla'n's; to" continue
folding: classes spring and
fall for anyone interested in
traitiinetjaeirdogs.
A Sanction -and-tomes-tion`
Match for' 'showing and
conformation will be held :on
Sunday July,18 in the Arena. '
This: will be a11, day with
j'udgin'g to start ar 1 p.m.
Registration takes place in
the morning.•
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Huntley
who were the trainers for the
classis said sone', 'of theactiv<ities will also tsike'place
outside the arena:
01
in w is expenses
',."1.1111* • W.
who
simply "exhibit their products
pay $7 per foot. frontage;
those who are selling mer-
chandise or food pay $14 per
.. foot. The' frontages. occupied
range all .the .way tram 15 feet
up.
The local cgrninitfee
'
receives. the money, .frorp.
• parking fees arid a"portion of
admissions to the .gr'ounds.
'This, year in Bruce the. Bank
of Monteal will provide alL
the,•necessary manpower for
ticket '_sales. A contract' 'is
drawn up betwe` ' tihe local
• •
.
m
co}•nmittee and the OPA on
' division of adyni'ssion fees, by
which ' the OPA assumes
lres,ponsibility for any deficit:
Speaking°of.the enthusiasm
which is generated locally,
Mr. Starr said that if 'the -
International was, held on: a
permanent site there would
be..nowhere near thespon-
taz}-ious' participation:. by:
farmers andbusiness, people.
"We could never hire the kind
of people we get •on- the.
present voluntary basis," he
declared. -
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