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Fall Fair Special Wed Sept Three generations of McLeans have shown harness horses at Acton Fair Three generations of McLeans have been showing harness horses the Acton Fair and Mill continue to do so this year Lloyd and Ross McLean of Ball a father and son team upend every summer going the rounds of fairs with their roadsters win meeting friends and having fun Before them Lloyds father Donald showed commercial horses at many of the same fairs McLean farm on Sixth Line of Erin was a century farm before it sold Lloyd and Ross and their families live in two houses and share a new barn on a comer of their original farm Lloyd was brought up among horses and began to show and raise Co mm horses a cross between Hackney and Clydesdale for wagon work and Hackney horses at an early age Son Ross Is following his father s footsteps only now Standard bred Road sters take the place of the other harness breeds At the moment the McLeans have our show horses a boarder and a trotting horse at the track Equipment con of four sets of single harness one team set a raining bike and buggy and show bike and buggy Horses arc hauled to var fairs in a four horse box truck white a green felt padded vehicle t ruler is pulled behind quite an entourage says he to some time ago because there a little more thrill with standardbreds He likes For the first time Acton Fall Fair Is offering Ladles Bike class open Roadster McLean and Scarlet Dares prepare for It on Ihelr show a horse off at the flashing road gate How ever he says Ross drives at Royal Winter Fair When the judges coll Gentlemen show your horses Ross has more nerve to drive a horse round that Coliseum at full gait according to his father The showing hobby is a family affair for the McLeans with everyone cleaning harness the three youngest Ross s daughter and two McLean also drives and recently won first at for her Roadster driven by a lady She only started driving three years ago but is now pressed into service driving at fairs all summer The McLeans go to an average of IB fairs and shows per season usually carting three horses at a lime When these three horses are entered in ten classes per day it means a lot of harness changing and buggy cleaning for the rest of the family You don t even gel to sit down comments Mrs Lloyd McLean Tanglefoot Mike is a favourite of the McLean trophies gracing the walls He was purchased years ago at the Milton Fair and Lloyd McLean regretted it Most of his horses are purchased as though a youngster is occasionally bought for training At this time of year it a constant rush for the McLeans travelling from fair to fair but they won miss Acton And it may not be too long before a fourth generation of McLeans is driving round that track the Acton Fall Fair Lass from West to be guest A top Shorthorn Lass from Manitoba will be gracing the Acton Fall Fair this year as Short horn and Junior Show judge Lois Gordon daughter of one of the most well known Shorthorn judges in the country a man who has judged every major show in Canada will attend Ihc fair prior to officiating a large Hereford sale in Southern Ontario Miss Gordon was raised on a large Short horn and Hereford opera lion out wtst her sister is Manitoba Hereford Queen and has been invited to Acton by Cathy managing editor of the Shorthorn News lifelong Flock wood resident and Fall Fair director Back to basics with beef cattle The trend back to the basic British breads of beef cattle is evident these days after years of breeding exotic cattle such Limousin Chain ina Sim mental accord ing to fair beef director Although fall fair of ficials expect good and classes this year more and more entries arc to be seen in Ihc classic Shorthorn Angus and Hereford classes The cattle show the fair has grown over the years with more and more prize money being offered in order to up air status to Class B something that happened two years ago The enormous number of cattle entries in both beef and dairy have necessitated splitting the cattle show into two days with beef on Saturday and dairy on Sunday Cathy says entries now come from all over the province thanks to Acton s cooperation with Brampton Fair Brampton hah their beef classes on Sunday contestants to attend both fairs in one week end a boon for for away travellers THOMPSON FUELS AGENT LLOYD Distributor of Petroleum Products YOUNG STREET ACTON BLOCK BRICK SAND STONE a JACK RIDLEY CARTAGE limited PHONE CLASS R ACTON FULLY INSURED TIIFRt IN VFARS IN THF fitZF AND Or MOST AND CHANGES TOO IN TO YOUR MANAGFR FOR IN VVlin ON HOW FARM US Scotiabank THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA funeral- home Mill St East Acton FASHIONS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Nielsens CLOTHING DOWNTOWN ACTON 8532280 Olympia Drive In Home Made Pizza Pressure Chicken Charcoal Burgers Dairy Ber 315 QUEEN ST EAST ACTON 8531201 The Fabric Shoppe 75 MILL ST ACTON in wida of fbfta notions Butwrfc VwIMC