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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Sopt Well it a over but the shouting Tor another year and The Acton Fall Fair Is always the best fair In the entire province and I not a bit prejudiced Saturday was a tremendous day and I enjoyed every bit of It It Just a shame the weather couldn t have continued for one more day Sunday was a wet flop with cattle and horse shows cancelled a disappointment to organizers and contestants It horrible to work for weeks on a show with all the worry tension and frustration only to see the culmination of your efforts drowned out And the only reason shows are cancelled Is the safety of horses and riders Jumping and cantering on greasy wet grass is suicidal Organizers halo to see a noshow but sometimes it the only way to go Contestants usually dislike cancellations too One young girl of our a maintenance has worked for months on the filly she was showing at halter This was I believe the first time she had showed and her excitement was at fever pitch When I was leaving the fairgrounds at one clock Sunday I met a huge swing hitch stock truck packed with western horses negotiating the turn at Knox and Main I m glad I t around to hear his comments on the weather and ponies always win However on to more cheerful topics and Saturday was ta inly that There s nothing I like better than to flit from ring to ring taking focus pictures of horses It a grand chance to gee the action up close get in on the good stuff and kibitz With old friends One of the happiest hours of Saturday was spent in the gymkhana ring with Julian Reed swapping horse stories and watching the wee mites making mommy proud while he waited to present ribbons and I waited to photograph him doing it There was also a professional photographer free lancing He kept coming up to me with comments about the readings of his fancy camera discussions or the paper he printed on and patter concerning his lenses and accessories I was nattered to be included in this cosy clubness and tried hard to look intelligent as I hid my lowly Kowa sans accessories under my coat I have trouble remembering to check for sun position before I shoot The kids ore the best part of any show especially the little ones The wee daughter of a friend had us in stitches flapping her legs like wings at every canter stride in order to keep her plump pony going at speed The children in the hunter pony classes morning were all the epitome of professionalism Over thirty were entered in most classes and handled themselves like experts The only bad moments came from the midway and the positioning of one of the major rides The noisy and orange creation started wimng about clock right in the visual path of ponies entering the ring for their first jump It only natural that most ponies reacted badly to this un fathomable monster One young lady an excellent rider who had been doing very well up until this point was very tearful over her complete refusal to go past the horror Eventually some classes later she got the pony round the Why the English show ring left at the end of the park near the western ring as it was two years ago That seemed to me an admirable arrangement with both rings side by side one announcer handling both spectators able to see both and all horse trailers kept to the very back by the lake Belgians beat all Erica felt madly in love with the Carlsbcrg Team of Belgians and had to be dragged bodily away from them She is now beginning to understand her parents lifelong session with the big beasts I always go a bit gooey when I sec that team so many of them are related to our pound Belgian stud and his world famous sire They have that du Mara is stamp and I find myself looking into the eyes of our own boy so often To the uninitiated it must seem weird to be able to pick a certain family out of a whole mess of chestnut horses looking tical but It like a ewe picking her own lamb out of a herd There were two six horse hitches at the track horse show one Belgian and one commercial Clydesdalecross It made you hold your breath to see them tum those beasts on the narrow track One false move and they all go plop in the lake I m sorry it over and lean wait for next years fair The Amaung rabbit BEAT THE TAX INCREASE WHILE SELECTION IS GOOD QUALITY PERFORMANCE ECONOMY GOOD SELECTION OF MODELS COLOURS SALE ON NOW AT BAZ MOTORS WE CARE MOTORS LTD STREET GEORGETOWN or Toronto Money worries face fair board Despite the outstanding success of Friday Satin- day programs at fair finances concern president Brent Marshall and his board of directors this week Sunday rain had two special aspects that concern them very much is Acton first year a Class fulr and the high avirage of prize paid out in certain classes must be maintained However of this money was due to Sundays poor weather We have to carry the standards Our average prlio money SIAMESE SQUASH fit into any particular category at the fall fair so grower John Gates of Acton thinks he will keep it for himself It is perfectly normal except joined in the centre to bo high as we can get it because our grant will bo frozen As well his year a started out with deficit were getting close to breaking even when rain Mr Marshall said year deficit was a surprising It also ruined on the Sunday show last year programs went on but attendance was away down There Is no insurance coverage for Sunday To collect a fair has to be completely rained out as a was last year Our fair grounds will allow much more rainfall than some Mr Marshall ex plained If the rain had slopped by 10 have continued Changes had been mude lo ensure that thin year fair would make money The admission charge at he gate was raised from to for adults Children all Rot in on Saturday Mr Marshall mi a nowhere else can people find such an array of great entertainment for the price We have more going on in three days than any other fair In the area he says proudly in every corner there Is something going on There is no longer any room to expand any area such as the midway The total financial picture won be known until perhaps October Seer clary treasurer John Howe soys this part of my work is Just beginning We had operation from the town parks recreation people hydro fire department and Ihe Legion the president said The fair Is a event this is what its all about President Marshall heaped praise on the new fair board members who turned out to be such an and the older members who form he backbone of the whole thing Brian Evans is first vice president second vice president and John Howe the secretary treasurer On the board of directors are Murray Wallace Swackhamer Stephen Lister Keith Paul Thomp Ted Brown Cathy Brian Hammond Robert Murray Bert Itobertson Garry Earl Bill Mrs A Hal and Mrs I Swackhamer More Lists of prize winners at the fair will be published in next week Fret with more and stories BOBBIE WARREN and his partner Pepper were a team for the bestdressed pet and master at the pet show at the weekend fair The two took first place in the category Pet show on despite Sunday cancellations The pet show Sunday after noon was cancelled at 1 1 a along with all the other outdoor events But while the horses cattle which had arrived all the pels started to Youngsters showed up with dogs cats hamster and pit all reach to sign up Rather than disappoint them the wis re ringed location changed to the tint Here a delightful time was spent in judging iht demand categories admiring each others pets comparing notes on creature was in charge of this committee Organizers were sorry that people with pits left the decision carry on was made Prises for the event were Ralston Purin Com pan Alton Pet hoods Supplies and Run DM V Winners are Largest dog Smallest dog Diphnc Ness I Robinson tail Jfffnes Shortest tail Pcggj leeci Tiffany Powers Longest whiskers Tim I- vans Smallest feet fcddie llobtnson longest Nose Janet Shortest Nose Powers Largest tars Sue While dreg FOUR KITTENS entered in the pet show were tucked inside sweaters and jackets for warmth Sunday Pictured with their mewing entries are Gillian Balkind with Patches Jeff Da I kind with Sleepyhead with an unnamed one and Bob Andrews with Tigger KAREN poses with her prize winning pet Sid Karen led the dog around the ring Sunday afternoon at the Pair pet show Rain cancelled many of Sunday s activities but the pet show went on SATURTS PRICED RIGHT GOOEATIN HEALTH FOODS for Baking DATES WA Sun Dried APRICOTS a cold of Cldar FRIDAY I palling Day Tum Wad Sat a Frl ID 9 Closed Sunday Monday Main Street Plan William Tiniest tars Ann McDonald Longest hair Inkling Kevin Kroll Bobby Unusual Colour and Janet Barnes died I Most Colours White its Short nose longest Monic He I llilkincl ins Whiskers Hon Longest nil Jill lulu eat SI lvans Cat Jill It bin son Most pit guim pig Jill Morris Robinson Page Best pet Tim Debbie and Kevin Kroll Hid for third mind pet June and Sue Best pet reg Most pet Itanes Sue While Jill llrlggs Most unusual in ince Denis KiWn FRONTIER FLORIST 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