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4 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 3,2004 Places I've Done Time by Clifford Francis A horse is a horse A few weeks back I met a fellow I had not seen for a long time. More than a decade had passed since I spoke with him. I used to race a horse or two on the odd occasion at Orangeville Raceway. The track has been closed for over 15 years, I think. This one time I had taken two horses there to race and one horse had won and the other finished second. The horse that finished second had been claimed off me as it had raced for a price on its head, and someone put up the money and after the race it had a new owner. The other horse I sold to a guy for a good profit. I slid into the bar and was having a beer where I met Dale and his dad Allen Brown. Dale was the man I met again a few weeks ago. They lived on a farm a few miles outside of Orangeville and Allen bought and sold horses and other livestock. When I told him I was from Orono they instantly asked me if I knew Bill Reid. Well I guess 1 do, was my reply. Allen had bought black cattle off Bill on many occasions occasions and a few horses as well. They invited me out to the farm as they had several stan- dardbred horses they were willing to sell cheap. A couple . of weeks later I went out to visit the farm. I was amazed at the num ber of horses on the farm. Each year in the fall, Dale and Allen would go to race tracks such as Woodbine, Fort Erie and others to buy Thoroughbred Thoroughbred running horses that were cheap. They also bought cheap standardbred horses off people at racetracks and auctions. auctions. AU these horses ended up on the farm, then they'd sort out what they'd use them for. Allen, Dale and his sister Sarah would hitch up these horses and drive them. The standard bred went into three groups. Those that had a chance to race went into one group, the second group could be sold as buggy horses for the Amish folks, and the third group would go for auction at Owen Sound. The Thoroughbred horses * were really interesting. Allen had a brother near High River Alberta who bought horses and ran them in the Chuck Wagon races. Dale and his sister sister Sarah would 'rough break' them by hitching them up to teams of four. Sarah had the knack of knowing how to place these horses. Some worked better on the front or back, or on the left or right side. Then Allen would drive them around the track at great speeds. The better they handled handled or the faster they went increased the price of each horse or each team. To see a team of horses race around the track at breakneck speed is something to behold. The horses that weren't fast CLIFFORD continued page 9 It pays to BANK at DUCA Advantage # 5 •: RRSPs (we have great rates) 5 Year RRSP 4.00% n»lo as el Jen. 24/04 end sub|oct lo chenu» without nolle». For current mtos c»H V860'800- DUCA or visit your locel brnneh. 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According to a Clarington Fire Department spokesper son, fire fighters commenced an interior attack on the fire from inside one of the front apartments. The high attic height made this process difficult difficult so fire fighters cut a hole in the roof and attacked the fire from outside. Eight people from the six apartments at the front of the building are still displaced as their homes sustained fire, water and smoke damage. The Canadian Red Cross was on the scene within a few hours of the incident and have provided clothing, food and lodging to the displaced families. families. Twenty four firefighters and seven vehicles attended the fire, with equipment and personnel at the scene from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. We would like to thank the following for their donations to our AA ^ Valentines Dance. 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