The Huron Expositor, 1979-11-29, Page 8•
Hunon, EXPOSITOR NOVEMBER OB
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AN ARTISTIC EYE—Laurie Paine, a student at the Ontario College of
Art, Toronto, was oblivious to both the photographer and other fair
visitors on Friday when she was sketching a Pekin duck in a livestock
exhibit at the Royal Winter Fair, Students from the college were provided
with a host of "natural' models at the fair. (Expositor Photo)
This year's Royal. Agricultural Winter Fair, billed as,
Canada"*"ShOW Window of agriculture" was a cornucrifiln
of sights, sounds and smells. The annual event, whigh
brings the country to tho, city, offered, something for
everybody who attended,. everyhody from inner city Schogi'
children to Mrs. Signe Eaton.
Before actually setting foot inside the Royal,. 1 was a
little afraid the experience would prove disappointing -
after all, if you've seen one fair, you've seen 'em all. But
for tunately the adage just didn't prove to be the case.
Now the fair was really a busman's holiday - it offered
the chance for a long weekend in Toronto, and all 1 had to
do during my day at the Royal; was snap some pictures for
our farm magazine and try to catch a glimpse of the day's
guest of honor, Princess Anne, the horsewoman of the
British royal family.
Well, after one visit to the Royal, I confess I'm hooked, -
it's no wonder so many people feel the year isn't comPlete
without a pilgrimage to the fair. The food samples are
better than they are at the Ex, the exhibits naturally were..
somewhat grander than local fairs can afford to mount,
there was always something happening in one show ringer'
another and the equestrian events simply took my breath
away. You just couldn't help feeling. a surge of. pride in
Canada when one of our tearn's young riders, Mark Laskin
of Edmonton, on his mount Damuraz, sailed over the
jumps in centre ring, eut,scoring veteran riders from both
Britain and the United, States, to win the $loop
Rothman's prize.
Rather than attempt an orderly account of the fair, since
it's just too large to capture on paper, the best I can offer is
soine impressions of the sights and sounds that make the
Royal one of agriculhsre's most appealing gimmicks."
First, there was that friendly ticket seller just inside the
gate, When he informed us Friday night's horse show was
already sold out (meaning, among other things, that we
wouldn't get our firsthand glimpse of royalty) our faces
dropped. He immediately winked, swore us to secrecy and
sold us standing room tickets to the show, even though
they didn't officially go on . sale until that night. This
gesture saved us over an hour of standing in line, and
assured us a place right on the rail, a few feet from one, of
the show's most challenging jumps and wi: thin hailing.
distance (that is, if you could hail royalty). of the WA where
Princess Anne watched this show. '
Then there were the Ontario College of Art students,
sprinkled throughout the livestock barns,- sketching the
animals, totally oblivious to the chaos of what seemed like. .
several thousand Toronto school children who were also
touring the barns, poking the animals with relish. One
artist that I photographed WAS doing a pen and ink sketch
of a Peking duck and another girl, with a few quick strokes
of her brush, had produced a delicate watercolour portrait
of a trio of beautiful Nubian goats.
GOATS.
The goats lured us back twice - they may still. be the
'exception rather than the rule on most traditional farms,
but they're certainly one farm animal that possesses a
distinct personaliry. While. the cattle and. sheep leoked like
they wished visitors would vanish back to the suburbs from
whence they came, the goats positively gloried in the.
THE BAREFOOT SHEEP SHEARER—Dr, Brian Nettleton, in bare feet .attention.
and sporting a. T-shirt which read "Cape Breton Shearers", gamely -
competes in the sheep shearing competition at the Royal Winter Fair' on
Friday, Nov. 18. Mr. Nettleton and his daughter, from Richmond County,
Cape Breton Island, weren't among the winners time -wise, but were
among the most eye-catchin corn etitors in the c t t •
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Also, it was right in the midst of the goats that we saw
another typical sight of the fair. There was an exhibitor,
hiscot set up in a vacant pen beside his piiisiervivinning
goats, sound asleep, even thought it was mid-afternoon
and fairgoers were milling around like a hive of angry
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Now for .anyone. who likes to eat as much as I do, the
food exhibits were certainly a major drawing card, and we
• sampled everything from rutabaga slices to soybean soup
and fresh mushrooms in a variety of dips. The Ontario
Soya -Bean Growers' Marketing Board was selling bags of
their product at almost giveaway prices and throwing in st
cookbook for free. Who can resist recipes with titles like
Petrolist Patties, Courtright Curry and Sombra Soy-ola, all
Lambtott CotthtY, towns NO a stone's throw from my
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BACKSTAGE
Since my cousin, and hostess for the visit to the Royal, is
a. longtime horselover„ we also went on a backstage tour of
the international jumping teams. We wandered past the
horses of the Canadian, Australian„ Swiss, British and
American teams, trying to match the impressive looking
mounts with 'their riders. Not being a conaoiseur of either
horseflesh or equestrian events, I couldn't help deciding
from our look behind the scenes that while the riders get
the glory, it's actually the grooms whodo the hard work of
providing the love and care that makes their charges stars.
Now as evening approached, with the celebrated horse
show; we noticed a not -so subtle change at the Royal.
Schoolchildren and other blue-jeaned visitors gave way to
men and women sweeping in with exotic -looking fur coats
worth, according to my cousin who's more accustomed to
the Toronto scene, more than any car I've ever owned. As
the horse show drew ever nearer, women swept in in
elegant floor -length black gowns, accompanied by men
either attired in black ties and tuxes or in the bright red,
and slightly ridiculous (at least when not accompanied by
hounds and a fox) hunting outfits.
Once we'd safely established our turf at ringside, I
decided I'd -try and spot some members of the Canadian.
Establishment. After all, the boxes were held by such
respected personages as John Craig Eaton, Allan Burton,
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Jolin Bassett, Montegu Black and Mrs. John At. (Bud)
McDougaM. Unfortunately however, the rich look very,
much like anyone else. Anyway!, oncnthe lights dimmed,
4.40., the Spotlights rose, all eves were on the celebritien
Centre ring - the main of North. American horseflesh -
HACKNEY TEM4
Perhaps one of the night's most popular attractions was
the bay hackney team, owned by Mrs. Wie,Doolialdr bUt
driven by Mrs. Cynthia Haydon, a grey-haired English
matron, who drives with a blanket over her lap, and looks
for all the world like Agatha Christie's spinster detective,
Miss Marple. But Mrs. Haydon, who controlled eight high
spirited hackneys. pulling a Cinderella -like coach with
flickering headlamps and two red -coated coachmen, is
something of a phenomenon. She's the only lady whip ever
to have competed in a world championship for four-in-
hands (which means the hackneys are controlled by reins
wrapped around Mrs. Haydon's fingers) and to have
captured title after title, leaving her unbeaten in coaching.
marathons, double harness, tandem and unicorn classes.
Mrs. Haydon was obviously a fair favorite, and she turned
her team and carriage around corners as sharp as a razor.
But the climax of our day at the Royal was undoubte*
the international jumping competition. The horses wed
seen in their stalls and backstage in the practice ring
suddenly turned into superstars' as they and their riders
sailed over the fences and other jumps. The tension
mounted as the finalists went through the jumps again
with Mark Laskin and Dennis Murphy of Alabama both
making a clean ride. But Laskin, in a burst of daring, had
taken Damuraz through the jumps a few seconds faster.
You couldn't help feeling just a little proud that one of the
world's most celebrated horsewomen had just watched a
young rider from Canada take, the fair's most lucrative
award,
A SPORTY EVENT—Ralph Walker of Walkerton displays his flair for
driving in the "CP Hotels" Roadster Championship Stake at the Royal on
Nov. i6. The competitors were judged on performance, speed, quality
and manners and Mr. Walker and his horse placed. among the top
enjries. (Expositor Photo)
At Stratford. Gallery
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The Gallery/Stratford is
pleased to announce the
opening of the exhibition
Hogarth's London. Hcigarth*
is best known for his portfolio
editions of etchings and
engravings of the morals and
manners of Eighteenth. Cen-
tury England. The forty-five
prints in the exhibition were
originally reproduced from
the artist's paintings. The
..paintings are lost but the
prints have survived as a
visual record of the architec-
tural, costume and furnish-
ing styles of the period. They
parody the foibles of a
degenerate aristocracy and
depict the. squalid poverty of
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the lower social classes of the
era. As welll as being actue
social commentaries, they
are also masterpieces of the
engraver's art. Selections,.
from such famous series as
"The Rake's Progress",
"Marriage a la Mode",
"The Four Stages of Cru-
elty", and "A Harlot's Pro-
gress" are included in the
shOw. The exhibition has
been chosen from the collect-
ion of McMaster University
and is being circulated by the
,Art Gallery of Ontario.
In celebration of the Inter-
national Year of the Child, an t
in recognition of the fine
programmes of art study in
our local schools, the Gallery
/StratfOrd is mounting the
exhibition Welcome to my
World. Students in Huron
and Perth, Counties have
been invited to exhibit their
-work in the Gallery. 'The
show will include paintings,
drawings, murals, banners, •
and it promises to be an
exciting part of our winter t.
schedule. Students and their
families, school staff and
their friends, as well as the
general public, are all invited
to join us at :the opening.
In order to allow children,
to attend, the hours of this
opening have been changed
to: 7:00 p.m.t� 9:00 p.m.
These exhibitions will con-
tinue until December 30,
1979.
The Gallery/Stratford and
its programmes are support-
ed by the Canada CounciL
the Ministry of Culture and
Recreation, the Ontario Arts
Council, the. National Mus-
eums Assistance Programme
the City of Stratford and its
Membership.
, For further information
please contact: John. Silver-
stein, (519) 271-5251.
Gallery Hours: November -
May: Tuesday to Friday and
Sunday - 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.;
. Saturday - 10:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Closed Monday.
Wheelchair
bowlers
' The wheel chair bowling
league enjoyed an afternoon
of bowling on Monday. The
high scorers were: Dons
Wills for the ladies and
Albert St. Denis for the men.
Also on Monday the volun-
teer ladies Euchre Club visit-
ed the residents.
Rev. Yielding and the lad-
ies of Bethel Bible Church
conducted services for the
residents on Wednesday.
Soaforth's St, James Sep-
arate School grade one stu-
dents arranged a program
and put it on for the resi-
dents. The residents thor-
°uglify enjoyed the program.
Special thanks to the grade
one students and their teach-
ers for sharing the program
with us. Thanks also to Miss
,Mary Jenkins, Sister Eileen
and Mrs. McQuaid „for , their
assistance.
The Friday bingo winners
were: under the "1", Wilma
Brill and Earl Dow; a straight
line, Morley Bloomfield and
Ila Gardner; under the "N",
Charlie Ross and Marguarite
Shill; with four corners, Har-
old Walsh and Doris Wills,
and with st full house, Lsobel
Lambel and Edith Salo.
Wilber Keys enjoyed a
visit from. Stewart and David
Keys of Brampton and also.
his wife and Carolyn 'Keys of
Brampton.
Jim Nolan was visited by
Don and Pat Nolan of Walton
Bill Scott's sister Ina Scott of
London and Bill's wife Isobel
Scott visited him on Sunday.
Mr. Jim, Shortreed went
home for the weekend.
Mr. Frank Case enjoyed an
outing with Ruth Cluff. Miss
Katie Laverty went out on
Sunday with her niece Rita
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Reservations accepted for groups of 10 or more. Call
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