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mi ffe w model airplanes dogfight over acton skies sunday the acton ft rvwi wednesday september 3 1969 v t fc i it- 1 v- it sou like glial rrann of bees i moris but it tnmed ottt to be successful model ajntaae corapetlrioa it actoa park sunday a ctodnnsti ohio ran hi engine tatting hot pec want back dm the bonier with the s200 first prlxe and atccorrspenying trophy for th top nan in the fat cotnbai competition dan fattod topped david adamakl of detroit end jim breton of toronto a the moneyed elm rumenti received s25 and 110 respectively entries for the fartl annual event staged by the acted hi plyan in conjunction with the acton chamber of commerce came from tar eaisy u the tale of kentucky morpntown wait viriinla verona ivntuylvania cincinnati owo rochester and trumantburf new york and detroit michigan uwua canadian points both the acton hi flyer and the chamber of commerce were pleased with the nieces of their fliti venture nto thb type of competition arid they intend to nipeat the show again next year on the una date the labor day weekend official ettlmeted there wan about 500 the name of the game i combat and tevtral hundrad spectator might have wound up with strained neck following sunday exhibition of flying a cincinnati ohio man dan patton took the tjoo prixe ouhlying 31 other contattentt including hh wife and two other women staff photo oompatton ef cindftoati ohioretaledtha boo hrat bruafer ttnlehlng tint in the acton combat exposition fart combat cornpatition from chamber of commerca president john shadbolt righliphoto by jim jeftfllne fun day real fun for trail riders ron malcolm third place finisher in canadian national exhibition competition recently and a prim mover in revatiabllahlng acton hi flyer i watched by an interested audianeetstlh photo i bob toth and john van dar kooy are riwleki of concentration a ron malcolm work femhrtly on a model to gat it in ahape for eampahtion hundred watched the nine hour ahowtsuhphoto on sunday uound 80 people converged on pat dak farm north of rockwood to either watch or participate in the rockwood trail rideit fun day the thow wu planned for the benefit of rider who wanted to try their hone al the varioui tame without entering into any aenoui competition and a few ebjio number joined in the ahenanigan provided the pectator with much enjoyment the event were judged by harvey rvttitt of rockwood who alto did tome tldeline coaching which wu much appreciated by the novice rider the flnt event wu a relay race around a pasture with three rider in each team on the winning team were buzz ellii bib ellii and jean pettit second ken tuck barry shea mo mcgulnet third mike dale john dale dave taylor fourth pat parker barb lockyer jim lockyer in the hop sack race entrie ran their hone up the arena ditmounted climbed into a tick then hopped back leading their hone junior winner wen john dale allele hatfield beth thornton kenny tuck senior winnen mike dale barry shea pat parker mo mccuinetl keyhole racing wa detigned for hone who can hop on a dime it i a timed run up the arena and tum in a large keyhole marked in lime without the hone going out of the circle then run back flnt jean pettitt 2 jim lockyer 3 mo mccuineii 4 wendy thornton the fourth event wu barrel racing the hone ran a preicrlbed courte circling three barrel in a rough clover leaf kttem this wu timed jean ttitt won with 202 tecondi dave taylor came atcond mike dale wu third and mo mcculneu wu fourth junior barrel racing john dale buzz ellii kenny tuck adele hatfield the patch race wu a novelty event entriet rod up the arena ditmounted and bent over while their partner tewed a pitch on the wu of their pant the partner then climbed on the hone while the lint rider led it back to the finish line ken tuck and bab ellii wendy thornton and alice hatfield beth thornton and adele hatfield mo and agnei mcgulnett the honet with the mott training ware obviotu in the pole bending they were weaving in and out of ova pole eat about b feet apart and to do this quickly had to change lead kt every pole dave taylor mike datet jean pettitt mo mccuinet finlthed in that order jean pettitt came tint in the scurry race which had three low jump 2 john dilet 3 pat parker 4 dave taylor harvey pettitt had a hard time picking the winnen of the steady hind event although entrie were atked to carry a gilt of water at a walk a trot and a canter few ipilled much water he then tet them to gilloping and reverting at a canter finally after jean pettitt came in flnt and bub lockyer fourth he had ken tuck and barry shea mounting and ditmounting holding their glauet to break the tie for lecond and third the climax of thlt event wu the tight of the honorable judge running down the arena a fut u he could on foot with loting entry john dtlet and hi pony hot on hit heeb with a glut of water the tudge got out of hi predicament ly grabbing a bucket of water to retaliate winnen of the junior and tenlor water race were the rlden who emptied the mott waler in a milk jug in three mlnulet after carrying it in a cup from a bucket at the far end of the arena junlon john dile adele hatfield beth thornton jim thornton senior mike dale barry shea no mcgulnett dave taylor buzz ellii and john dalet teemed to be heading for a draw in he balloon event but buzz finally got the bett of john each entry had a balloon tied to hi wain at the back and wat given a pin to break everyone eltet third and fourth adele hatfield beth thornton two rider were uted in the pickup race the object wat for the flnt rider to go the length of the arena then iwing a tecond one up behind him without falling off himself in the least amount of time i dive taylor and keith dentmore 2 mike dale and john dalet 3 barry shea and butt ellii 4 ken tuck and mo mcgubmu winnen of the hag race pulling a flag out of a barrel and putting it in- another were dave taylor mike dalet bury shea mo mcgulnet because there were only two entriet the junior potato race wu done on foot without benefit of ponlet at all kenny tuck had hit notatoet in hit tack flnt john dalet wu second the bit event wu called a tire race although burlap tackt were uted instead of tire rider were timed pulling their partner the kttgth of the arena on their ucb i ken tuck and buzz ellii 2 barry shea and buzz hlit 3 jim lockyer and mr parker 4 mike and john dalet junior high point winner of the day wu john dale senior winner mlk dales asectaton during the afternoon the event ran from 1 0 a jn until 730 in the awning contestant loo wet pleased with the taciliiie and the calibr of th cornpetibon some camped at smauwood acre for the weekend and other booked in at the cedar springs motel on highway 7 weatherwim th contestants couldnt hav asked for anything moat ideal although the halt probably reduced th number of spectators councillor peter mark welcomed the contestant and spectator to the event and corteatulaled the act ort model buffs and chamber of commerce for putting acton nun on the map in a different nunner th hi flyen in addition to running the show hid four of their own number in tb competition and vicepresident ron malcolm wife bob toth competed in th slow combat and pissidsrtt jvter puchyr ben swiuer and ron malcolm all wet entered in the fast combat competition president peter puchyr spelled off by jim jerwlngs handled th announcing chores and could barely utter a whisper by the time the but plane hid landed the bain beaver from toronto took the team trophy for the competition which kept rator mid wagging from to tide in a ttnined upward position combat flying wu often invigorating exercise for th model plane buffi u they attempted to cut the streamer on their opponent till on at east four occuioni model etciped from the cipliv wire and crashed perilously near spectators one collision tent a plane spinning between lawn chain holding very surprised tpectitora st john ambulance men were on hind in the event anything did happen but outside of tome minor cult suffered by contestants were never needed clem boudreau of the toronto haiti club won flnt prize in the federation aeronautic internationale competition which hid 10 entrie al biker of brintford wis tecond and rot melhulth of toronto balu beaver snitched third jim morway of detroit wu top flyer in the slow combit competition which hid 32 entries wayne petrevin of toronto alto but junior pilot took lecond and chiller ashoraft of kentucky usa landed in the third toot chamber of commerce president john shadbolt made the presentation of trophiet and prize trophy winnen alto received prizei of merchandise next yeirt event btar and better hi flyer ron malcolm prophecled and i little different hei alto hoping the acton club will expand to include aeveral new member over the year acfm htodowt seven acton meadowt memben journeyed to doon valley golf and country club neir gait on the weekend for a tournament the acton ladt brought home a total of four prize mike pryttuz won low grots in the tecond flite with an 80 jim timleck and jim bullough finished tecond and third in the lit flite low grot with a 77 and 78 respectively dan arbic took 3rd low net in the 3rd flite other acton member competing were ted pratt keith rinney and norm dickenson disaster mrs dan patten wh one of th women contettant in th acton combat exposition which a hundradt to th park sunday afumoonistaff photo kite flight quite sight excited children pounded on a free prett ttiffert door recently with the information tint a ufo wat plainly visible in broad daylight ind rapidly travelling acrou town wideeyed and trembling with excitement they suggested a ecture in the free prett could ii a hott of tpeculition simultaneously in a neirby block two other boyt were gazing skyward with empty hinds their kite hid etciped liking with it a line of tiring long enough to go around the block twice they followed the courte of their kite with their teet somewhere the pithi of the two group met ind it wu determined the 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