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SECTION THE HE It ALP Wednesday July 31 1BHS Page Better to go out and do it Hugh Graham says Running farm a lot of work By DAN RALPH Herald Sports Editor For a person in charge of operations on a Goacre farm it is nice to have a convenient method of transportation However on this day Hugh Graham is having problems For some reason his golf cart want to run smell smoke he says I guess well have to walk A member of the Canadian World Cup equestrian jumping team the past two years Graham has been employed at Hillcrest Farm the past eight and a half years As well as running the farm Graham arranges training schedules tor the 30 horses present Some are owned by while others come from clients Amanda Salter here gives a little tender loving care Abraxus has Just been out for a little ride with Hugh Graham and Salter was getting ready to go back to his stall Herald photo Graham can put the animals through their paces on the mini Jump course the Farm Also there is an area designated for hay that is harvested in July that provides winter feed Not only does the 30yearold native set up the programs he personally tries to put the animal through its paces Graham too offers riding lessons and spends an average of three to five hours daily riding Now If that wasnt enough Graham finds time to compete In or so horse shows annually Many of the competitions are held in Ontario but some take Graham to Western Canada the United Slates and Europe If 1 were to sit down and look all I have to do I want to do it Graham says Jokingly It s better to go out and do it rather than look at actually what has to be done Graham came to the farm in when then Georgetown resident Bert Pabst approached him about a particular form was interested in buying When who owned some horse stalls decided to indeed purchase the area now known as Graham was offered a position He has been there Graham prior had apprenticed under Jim Day at Samcson Farm in Hornby when he first became Interested In horse jumping In 1972 At the time Day was on the Canadian national team It was under Day that Graham purchased his first horse Spot Check and won his first jumping event at the Royal Winter Fair Show both in 1973 The Royal show is the culmination of he competitive season and those riders who attend do so alter accumulating points during shows held earlier in the season Graham also competes in shows that give top competitors points toward making the Canadian team for the World Cup There the top 40 riders in the world compete for global honors As well as representing Canada in the past two World Cups Graham hat been on the national team that won the silver medal at Ihe Pan Am Games in 1983 as well as riding with the Canadian team that finished fourth in the Olympic Games In Los Angeles However Graham did not come into show jumping initially He spent his high school years refining his technique in calf roping When was living on my parents farm in someone moved in next door I would go over there to do miscellaneous tasks in order to ride There were some guys there involved in Western and they got me involved But a keen love for horses got Graham interested in show jumping When he made the decision to pursue equestrian event he had to devote a lol of and energy to perfecting his chosen venue Nooncwaa it over tome to go and get it Now that he has been involved In jumping since 72 Graham said he really t miss calf roping too much I guess I might miss It if I had time to think about It but really don have the time he said One of the ongoing aspects of Graham job is the search for the perfect horse However when Graham goes looking to buy a horse he does it a little differently than a racing enthusiast who buys his horse before ever seeing it run Rather he Judges the colt potential on who its parents are Buying a horse is always a gamble Normally I would buy three four or Hugh Graham aboard Note here clears a Jump wlih relative Take Note Is one of many young potential hones Graham has on fiveyearolds and I would sec hem first inaction to see what kind of ability they had There is never on end to finding the perfect horse As to what the perfect horse is Id you know when I find it When Graham looks over his career and its vast accomplishments he admits he might have to soon think about setting up different future goals Graham said not totally eliminate the possibility of becoming Involved a horse racing in five to id years In fact he took somewhat of a step In that direction this past winter Graham purchased a twoyearold and the horse will enter Kinghaven Farm Ihe largest racehorse training facility in Canada this summer and the training sessions go well it is conceivable the horse could be running this fall or winter I could soy I cant complain about Jumping accomplishments and life direction Graham said But there is always more you can always do better I would like to someday build my own farm and be a little bit more oriented towards my future When one watches calf roping or horse jumping on television the person feels the horse does all the work However Graham disagrees As well as having a good horse in calf roping you have to rope the calf which takes some skill In Jumping the horse does less than SO per cent of the work The rider has to do things like getting the horse to the best Jumping point There is a lot of handeye coordination Graham also added there are times when a horse becomes a little hard to handle on the course That requires the rider touse his strength to keep his horse under control throughout the routine If It was easy and everyone could do it I guess there would be a lot of people doing it he said North Halton tennis tourney North Halton Golf and Country Club was the site for the club doubles tennis championships this weekend Audrey Houston and Brenda Sisnett won the ladles final downing Christine Steen and Thunich Bob Houston and Peter Acton took home the mens crown downing Kennedy and Don Hurley in a tight l final In the consolation final Midge Hampshire and Allison downed Anne Munroe and Melanle ft7 The mens final saw Gord Doig and Rob Small defeat Geoff Taylor and Brian Cubs finish on top in Tball standings The Cubs have won first place in T Ball The Angels and Mets tied for second with the Tigers coming on strong at the end of regular season play A round robin set of games is in progress now to determine day of champions finalists The Cubs won both of games last week Jeff Moore and Steph anie Appleby have had good games lately The coaching team and Doug Wiltshire has a keen group working with The Tigers have been on the losing end but within a few runs of wins Jonathan Reddilt and Daniel and Matthew MacNeal have been the big hitters lately Coach Paul Mary Ann Hannah and Donna have been getting lots of help from Falcons drop squeaker Eagles get good news on and off ball field Georgetown Eagles continue to give the top teams In the Central Ontario Baseball Association a very hard time Saturday night at home the Eagles came back to defeat second place Brampton The Georgetown team did it in fine style as with two out and the bases loaded Louis Gavlao hit a tworun single that gave the Eagles the win Its so confusing to me said Eagles manager Dan We come through with big wins against the good clubs then go to a place like Glanbrook and blow ourselves out This was a satisfying win Just as satisfying was the news that the Eagles are going to play In the Ontario Baseball Association OBA playoffs this year Even with just three wins this year manager Dan Gulstlni said his club has been accepted for the round playoffs Exact details are not known yet The OBA takes recommendations each year about what teams should play in what divisions In past years the Eagles have played In higher categories but Gulstini is Just happy to have hit club Involved In the playoffs It gives us a chance to salvage something from this year he said This gives us a chance to go in which is what this Is all about Its a little bit of a downer to go down to the level but we could win it If we play like we did against Brampton What a great way tbet would be to end the year he said Saturday night Mario pitched the first seven Innings The mere fact pitched was a surprise to Guisunl Last week he had to leave a game after injuring his hip In a collision with teammate Nell When he came to the park asked him how he felt Mario told me he wasnt perfect but was well enough to pitch Gulstlni said Rod Wilson ended up earning the win as the Eagles were down when left Another surprise for was the offensive showing his players come up with Louis Galvao had two singles and a double five appearances while Jay Anderson Paul Gulstlni Rob and Dan Curtis all had two hits each Single hits went to Mike Mario Colloccla and Designated hitter Scott Farley did not get a hit but did earn a pair of sacrifices In the game The Eagles scored four runs in the third inning while adding singles in the fifth and sixth two runs baited in during the ninth frame highlighted a threerun final at bat that gave the locals the win Earlier this week Georgetown game that was to be played last Tuesday in Burlington Gulstini tried to have the contest postponed because his club was minus a pitcher tGalvao had had Just played three games in many nights However Burlington wouldnt hear of It and Georgetown bad to forfeit Our league convenor was upset Gulstlni said He felt we had a legitimate excuse But what can you do The Eagles will play their final four games of the year at home the next two weeks Tuesday night they entertained Mlsalssauga Saturday night Georgetown hosts and will be at home the following Tuesday night to Brampton The final game will be played next Wednesday night against West Mountain All games will be played at Fairgrounds the kids and other par en Is The Mets have the best attendance record lately and pushed across a lot of runs last week Ricky Jennifer Armstrong Ryan Gill and Andrew have had good game reports from coaches Day Jack and Cliff The hot Angels have been Steven Tern Fedora and Chris Corney Karen Fedora and Michelle Corney have had several assist ant coaches including Jerry Mike and Mr Between the bumps and bruises theres cheers and laughter Icating that Ihe kids and parents seem to be en joying ihe games After one of their best starts In years the Junior Falcons have slipped badly in recent weeks with three consecutive losses Monday night at Cedarvale the Home learn demonstrated heir new found ability to throw away the lead and surrender to the The Falcons started well enough and gave the visitors a few scares early in the they dominated the play but It was Brampton who scored on a breakaway after about twenty mln play Georgetown dldn waste too much time in getting the equal izer as substitute Andy Hughes came on to field and played a part In Ihe first goal for the locals when he combined with Pete Webster to set up the ever eager Dairy Bartlctt with his usual goal Ten minutes later Hughes scored a peach of a goal himself after some fine work by Web ster HALFTIME SCORE GEORGETOWN BRAMPTON 1 The Falcons had con of this game but now ihey began to let It slip as they allowed the visitors to come back Into the game with some aggres sive play The Falcons railed to finish off the good chances that Web ster was continually providing for them and in spite of the magni ficent effort that Teetzcl was giving in defence the visitors were allowed to break through and score that has been lacking in the on the thirty the Falcons com this minute mark and the last couple of games winning goal five The Juniors have two utes later Brampton road games before com showed a lot of character back to Cedarvale to in coming back to win face Mississauga on 32 the kind of character August 12th Glen downs Cheltenham The Glen Williams Girls green cam won a close one over Cheltenham The Glen was down in the bottom of the third inning when Michelle Kelr hit a single and Sandy and Tracy weeks hit back to back home runs to even the score In the fourth Jilt McCurdy knocked in a run with a well hit triple to take the lead in the game Stephanie Laflammes single allowed Sandy Weeks to cross home plate in the fifth to make the score 54 after Sheri Cook of Cheltenham smacked Acton win three of five games Despite an injury to pitcher Dick Spear Act on As won three of their five Fastball League contests this Spear who was hit In the eye with a ball in Orangevlllc Thursday night suffered broken blood vessels and will be out of a couple of weeks However before Thursdays Incident Spear pitched a twohltt as Acton defeated Hornby o Tuesday night In Hornby Spear fanned six and had another Hornby batters retire via Infield putouts He got all the runs he needed for the win in the first inning when a Kelly McArthur brought home two runs as Tim Baker was on base with a single prior The As added an other score in the second when Paul Cargill sing led stole second and was sacrificed to third Car gill then scored on s Marshall single who hen scored on a pass ball In the fifth Roy Spear singled and came home on a Kelly McArthur slngle The As scored Ihcir final runs in ninth when Marshall singled and went to second when Jim Baker was safe at first on an error Roy Spear was walked to load the bases but McArthur hit Into a choice that left Marshall out at home Dick Spear singled In other two Acton runs Duo to Dick Spears injury Thursday Roy Spear had to distance for Acton as Jim Senna rr was not present The As didnt score until the eighth when Peter and Tim Baker singled Roy Spear brought three runs across with a hom er In the ninth Glen Scott singled and went to second when Baker walked McArth- single brought Scott home Orangevillo three runs in the fourth two in the sixth one in the seventh and two In the eighth Saturday the As went to for a dou and left wit a spilt After losing the opener in extra Inn he As came back for a win In the opener once igain Roy Spear look I the mound but was re lieved by Schnarr Baker walked in the first Inning and scored when Kelly got on base due to an error In the second McArthur was hit by a pitch and went to second when Claperton was walked Mark Symes singled bring both runners in to score singled in the other Ac Ion run In the fourth when Gord Mc got on with a single extra inning singled sacrificed he runner to second and scored the winner on a single off who came into the game in he fifth Schnarr was the In the nightcap as Acton got alt the alienee it needed in the third inning Singles from Mark Duval Marshall Symes Cargill and Kelly resulted in three runs In the fifth Duval singled and went to second on Marshalls sacrifice Symes single brought him across Sin gles from and Baker in the sixth result ed in another run as Cargill singled home Finally In he seventh Duval hit a two- run homer as Gord Mc Arthur got on board with single to close out the Acton scoring In their final game of the week Sunday at homo against Roy Spear pitched a and fanned 16 as home team won SPORTS SCOREBOARD Pink ladies record win Shawl SOB Ira mm DIVISION Park SOB 11 IS J 1 PINK LADIES It PURPLE POWER Great pitching by hurlers Tarawell and Janet Ransom dictated this final score Offensively Bonnie 3 doubles single Tare well doubles singles Mary Kelly Janet Ransom and Pat Mashlnter 1 double 1 single led the team Compton and Sylvle hit singles apiece Janice Ralne and Lois Patrick double each Powers JoAne Kemper had a good night at the plate singling 3 times and scoring once Debbie Pearce hit singles scoring once Connie Darling Bev Barrett Marge Snow Pat Green and Barb Terry singled with Green and Terry reaching home safely Pitcher JoAnn Kemper also pitched well BLACK SHEEP IS TUMBLERS For the 2nd game In a row Sheeps strong hiltwgmadelhedlfference Hoi and heavy hitting came from Sherry Cove Sandy double singles Sylvia Murphy singles Janet Mather double 3 singles Kim Nugent 4 singles Debbie Johnson Sheila Kirk 3 singles Tumblers played an all round good effort In this game could not catch up The 1st lnningwentrealiywell with six runs being scored which Included a super homerun Diana Tripp Then in the 2nd Chris Sloyles belled a dandy homer Joyce hit a great triple and pat Morey had a stand up double Sandy Paddle Gall Julia Linda Paul Linda Armstrong Donna Harder and Cindy also had a good night at tho plate DINGBATS BURGANDY BULLDOGS 11 Clutch hitting by Dingbats Sue Martin provided the spark to Ignite he torch to win Jackie Diegel Donna Barlow Phyllis Mercer and Ellen at bat made a sparkling catch at third base Virginia Walker and also played sharp defensively Bulldogs were ahead in the game at all limes but had It slip away In the final Inning Pat Hunter and Lesley doubled and singled Robin Richardson and Linda singled twice Richardson made a super catch In centre field and pitcher Janice Murray was alert on a solid line drive thank goodness BLUE JAYS I A solid team effort by the Smurfettea determined the outcome of this game Betty and Adams were steady from the mound Lois Casslsto and Bernlce Griffiths made excellent catches on the field Laurie and Annette Vandyke were perfect at 1st base and Cindy caught expertly behind tho plate Offensively Susie Williams connected for a homerun Theresa Hart ley Jan Walker Adams Bushel Casslsto and Vandyke had a great night at the Sate Blue Jays attempted a comeback in the ning wilh runs but couldnt sneak by the Smurfs Linda Lee Mary Johnston and Marilyn Jones scored one apiece Cole and Peggy Raw lings scored 3 runs apiece GOLDEN GLOVES DONS FLOCK Thirteen runs In 2 Innings by the Gloves put this game out of reach for he Flock Monica Maslalerz smacked a nasty homer along with single and double Carrey Donna Sprouie Andrea Valk and Tucker doubled and singled Pat Akers singled times and Rcyce Judy Gibson and Sue Hasklns singled twice For the Flock Linda Braisby had Ihe hot bat hitting 3 followed by Pepper 1 double singles Terry Williams l double single Lynn Hodgson and Marie Louth 2 singles Defensively Linda Anderson and Debbie pitched well and Saunders exhibited dandy fielding GREY LIGHTNING 10 RED FOXES Lightning Wendy Farrow was the heroine in tho game a big key hit and scoring the winning run Dobbins Lori Granl Wakefield Candy Armstrong and Mary Lynn all scored throughout the game Lesley Scar el t made an unbelievable catch at Rover and Sandy Marshall grabbed a beautiful hit at CF Red Foxes played a good game but couldnt pull it off in the Scoring three times were Anne Korxack and Sally Joy Thompson tallied twice The other markers were Orion Alice Edgar and Korxack pitched well