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16 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, August 29, 2007 SPORTS & LEISURE Veteran equestrian Underhill got her start in Georgetown year's Olympics in China. Underhill said if she's unable to develop a couple of her own young stable prospects, purchasing a proven jumper is another possibility. Not many world-class equestrian riders With the now-retired Monopoly, Underhill likely got their introduction to horses at their earned more than $1 million in show ring neighbourhood YMCA, but that's where purse money and the combination qualified Canadian veteran Beth Underhill received for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, hers as a child in Georgetown nearly 40 years Spain. ago. "(Magdaline's) a really solid 1.50 metre or Underhill, who will celebrate her 45th the odd 1.60 metre, but she's not an Olympicbirthday next week, was in Halton Hills for calibre horse, and because she has such a big the Canadian Country Classic show at Halton heart I can't run her in events like Place, which finished up Sunday. that because it would be too tough on A three-time Canadian champiher," added Underhill about the 13on with horses Monopoly and year-old Dutch-bred mare. Altair, the Schomberg resident has "Horses like Altair or Monopoly represented Canada at 25 Nations' are hard to come across and expenCups, the Summer Olympics, Pansive to go out and buy. I have a couAm Games and the World ple of young ones coming along but Equestrian Games. She now owns we're two years away from knowing and operates Beth Underhill whether they'd be that kind of quality Stables and has about a dozen stuor not." dents under her consultation, Underhill is also tutoring a couple while also continuing to compete BETH of promising young riders in successfully in the U.S. and UNDERHILL Christopher Cullen and Asta Canada. Torokvei, who are currently in the "I still remember Georgetown talent squad level. really well. I went to school at Underhill and Magdaline didn't fare well Howard Wrigglesworth Public School until I Sunday in the $20,000 Grand Prix at Halton was eight and then our family moved away Place-- an event she won last year-- as the when my parents bought a farm," said duo faulted four times in the first round Underhill, who was born in Guelph. (including one knockdown) to finish out of "We still have friends here and it's great to the top-10. be back and support this show, because it's a The second week of equestrian activities at great venue, very pleasant. We're pretty much Halton Place begins today (Wednesday) with on the road from January to November, in preliminary classes, culminating Sunday with Florida for a couple of months, so it's nice to the $75,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier starting be able to commute between here and at 2 p.m. Schomberg this week." For more info and detailed schedules, visit Her current Grand Prix ride, Magdaline, the website www.canadiancountryclassic.com. has enjoyed another good season, yet doesn't quite make the grade for elite-level competi(Eamonn Maher can be reached at tions such as the Pan-Am Games or next emaher@independentfreepress.com) EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer Georgetown native Beth Underhill, aboard Magdaline, competes in the Open Welcome Class at the Halton Classic Horse Show at Halton Place Thrusday. Underhill faulted four times in the first round. Photo by Ted Brown Hockey's back! The Georgetown Raiders kicked off their Provincial Jr. A Hockey League exhibition league schedule this past weekend with three games. Friday in Orangeville the Raiders fell 3-2 in a shootout before dropping a 5-3 decision to the Crushers at Alcott Arena Saturday. Sunday in North York the Raiders fell behind by two goals only to wind up winning (no score was available). Here, the Raiders' Jeremy Wick knocks the puck away from the Crushers' Scott Christie during Saturday's match. Photo by Yves Desjardins Eagles reach Jr. C semis The Georgetown Junior Eagles reached the semifinals of the Ontario Junior C Championships held recently in Stratford. Georgetown opened the tournament with a 2-1 extra innings win over Dundas before bowing 9-1 to Stratford. The Eagles, however, went on to win their next games-- 2 -1 against Kendal and 6-2 against Idderton. That left Stratford, Idderton and Georgetown locked in a threeway tie. Idderton received a bye to the finals and Georgetown fell in the semifinal game to Stratford which went on to win the Junior C championship. Team members were: Shawn Dunsmore, Adam Slessor, Jay Pshyk, Ryan Buisman, Justin Miil, Kevin Greer, Devon Wells, Bryan Takahashi, Andrew Jones, Mike Cooper, Trevor Wilson and Ryan Dunlop and coach John Wilson and coach and manager Murray Greer. 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