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38 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 16, 1991 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" News and results from Kawartha Downs raceway Stats are in for the month of June at Kawartha Downs. Leading drivers and trainers are headed up by familiar names such as Brethour, Clements, Gas- sien, and Hie. Reg Gassien has been tearing up the track in the early part of 1991 and repeats as leading trainer in the Win column. Gas- sien's stable harnessed 13 starters in June and won six while adding a pair of seconds and two thirds to capture the UTRS department with a shopping .598 batting average. The Lindsay horseman was Win leader in May as well. Doug Hie repeats as top money winner among trainers with $5,965 earned in June. Murray Brethour won two of three June Driver categories. The popular Sunderland reinsman led all winners capturing thirteen of sixty-one June drivers and was atop the money stats earning his owners $13,082. Dan Clements won the June UDRS crown at .469. He drove the minimum nine starts with a 3-1-2 summary. Annual stats to July 6 show Gassien leading all drivers in dashes won at 17. He's second to Hie on the Trainer board with 10 training wins to Hie's 11. Hie's trainees have won $11,217 for the Fraserville based trainer to lead that department. The Season Leader on the money board is Havelock's Guy LaRush. The veteran has earned $19,571 with his 106 drives to date. Peterborough horseman Bill Van Katwyk leads both drivers and trainers in URS (batting average). On the driving side his average is .565 and his training average is a lofty .678. On Thursday, July 11, St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation us- ed the race card as a fundraiser and it went very well. Some $7,500 was raised for hospital projects. Along with race sponsorships, and the sale of dinners in the Starliner Dining Room, a very successful 50/50 draw was held. The feature race on the card was the $15,000 claimer which was, again, won by Tyrant B. The five year old son of Springfield has been unbeaten in four con- secutive starts and this one was timed in 1.58. Guy LaRush has gotten the call to drive on all four occasions since Tyrant B return- ed from the Ontario Jockey Club. Adistar Lobell won the non- winners of three races lifetime class for Baltimore owner/trainer Carole Wood. The four year old Slapstick gelding paced a 2:00 trip for teamster Doug Hie. Hie also won with Birchlea Farr N from his own barn. The eight year old Farr Hanover gelding is owned by Hielite Acres and Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident David Deuschle. In his last seven starts, Birchlea Farr N has amassed four wins and three seconds. Wes Coke shipped in from Greenwood and made it a very profitable evening. Coke drove Gleeful Glory to victory in a con- ditioned trot, and Sara Time broke her maiden for Mark Russell. She's three year old daughter of Meadow Norm. Thursday's 'Baby' race saw a repeat winner when Jate Mate, a two year old Jate Lobell filly, pac- ed a 2:03 trip for Carman Hie. The Preferred Fillies & Mares class on Saturday night was won by Bio Rubayyat in 1:59.2. Reg Gassien got the call to catch drive and he responded with the perfect trip. Gassien also drove The Miner to his first win of the season in 2:00.2. That was in the $7,000 claimer. Meadowview Jack did it again in the $5,000 claimer. The nine year old Dream of Glory pacer captured that class in 1:59.1 for Guy LaRush. Future Image made it three straight for Eric Adams with a personal best 2:00 win. She hasn't lost since her first lifetime start. Carole Wood handles the training for Baltimore (Ontario) owner Des Ouckama. Wood's two winners this week have been nominated to the 1991 Coca-Cola Classic which closed on June 30. Twenty-seven pacers NDP aims to structurally improve Improved safety and efficiency on provincial highways are the goals of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation's $689-miilion capital commitment to highway construction in Southern Ontario in 1991-92, Minister Ed Philip said recently. A total of $689 million will be slated toward the construction, property acquisition and related activities, as well as future plan- ning and design. "Investment in our highways creates employment and en- courages continued growth and economic competitiveness in all areas of the province," said Mr. Philip. "This will have a positive effect on Ontario's economy and enhance our marketing and tourism potential." Details of the investment -- which will create almost 12,000 person-years of work -- are con- tained in the Provincial Highways Construction Projects report released recently. Total budget expenditures are up almost $135 million over last year. In addition to MTO's invest- ment, anether $121.8 million will be spent by the Ministry of Nor- thern Development and Mines (MNDM) to upgrade and expand highways in Northern Ontario. MNDM provides capital fun- ding for Northern Ontario highways, while MTO handles design, construction and maintenance. "The projects will help us main- tain the worldwide reputation On- tario's highway system enjoys for its safety and efficiency," Mr. Philip said. Construction-related activities in Southern Ontario amount to $532 million -- $368 million for ac- tual construction and $164 million for property acquisitions and related activities including the new Pelee Island Ferry. Of the re- maining budget dollars, $156.6 million will go to plan and design future construction projects and related support functions. "The $368 million in construc- tion investment will generate 12,000 person-years of work for the Ontario work force and con- tribute an estimated $448 million to the economy in the form of in- creased personal and business in- comes," he added. "Many of these projects have been iden- tified and approved through ex- tensive public consultation with the communities in which they're taking place. **As well, we are taking measures to ensure that on all projects, environmental impact is kept to a minimum." The report includes details of 195 new and 69 carry-over pro- jects on Southern Ontario's 10,700 kilometres of highways. Highlights include: Expansion of the freeway system -- Highway 401 in London, Woodstock, Cambridge and Scar- borough, Highway 410 in Mississauga and Brampton, Highway 400 in Vaughan, Highway 407 in York Region, Highway 403 in Brantford, the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burl- ington, Highway 115 near Peter- borough, Highway 406 in Welland, Highway 416 and 417 in Ottawa- Carleton, and other expansion projects on Highway 69 at Port have been named to go in the 4th Annual Coca-Cola Classic which kicks off in mid August. The $7,700 Final will be staged on Saturday September 14. On Thursday night 1,276 fans wagered $110,268 and Saturday's turnout of 1,792 bet $121,537. Next Saturday night, July 20, the Ontario Sires Stakes for two year old pacing fillies will be rac- ed for an estimated $40,000. highways Severn, New Highway 24 in Cam- bridge, and Highway 17 west of Ottawa. Upgrading projects -- Highways 4 north of Blyth, Highway 9 west of Arthur, Highway 27 south of Elmvale, Highway 8 in Dundas, Highway 56 north of Highway 3 at Canfield, Highway 10 north of Brampton, Highway 33 east of Collins Bay, Highway 401 east of Gananoque, Highway 28 at Ban- croft, Highway 35 north of Dorset and Highway 69 south of Foot's Bay. Resources provide advice, information to gardeners Garden pests, diseases and the use of chemicals have be- come a growing concern for many Canadians. As a response to requests for information from gardeners, several different organiza- tions, including the federal government, have set up infor- mation lines for the general public. Agriculture Canada's Food Production and Inspection Branch has the Material Safe- ty Data Sheets (MSDSs) for all major chemical companies' reg- istered products. For informa- tion, call toll-free 1-800-267- 6315. An organization which has been largely responsible for standardizing crop and chemi- cal information is the Crop Protection Institute of Canada (CPIC). The CPIC, which is based in Etobicoke, works with various levels of government, industry and community associations to provide relevant information to the public. Chemical spill charts, poison control centre lo- cations, and MSDSs are availa- ble from CPIC. For informa- tion call (416) 622-9771. There is also a "Know.. Be- fore You Grow" information line in Canada, sponsored by Green Cross. The expert gardener on call is Berry Watt, who has more than 40 years of experience in the lawn and garden business. He provides information on curing a problem as well as rec- ommendations to prevent the disease or insect attack. The toll-free "Know.. Before You Grow" line is 1-800-668- 5669. Your message will be re- corded on computer and Mr. Watt will return your call promptly. For emergency situations, such as chemical spillage or ac- cidents, call Green Cross Emergency Response at (416) 923-6533. Mosquito soccer houseleague play Scugog's Mosquito soccer teams posted two wins and a loss in last Tuesday's house league matches. Scugog Moving and Storage scored an 11 to 1 victory over one of the Stouffville teams in a match which saw the whole team work- ing as a unit, passing the ball well and shooting with great accuracy. The Scugog Soccer Club Mos- quiot team beat another Stouff- ville team 7 to 1. Nick Skerrit played his best game of the season and was supported by the excellent play of the defense and midfield. Flieler's Petro Canada suffered only its second loss in a hard fought battle against one of the Uxbridge teams. Mark Sauter shone for the Petro Can team, scoring the team's two goals and playing goal most of the second half. Colin Mark also played well in goal for the first half in the 3 to 2 loss. All three Scugog Mosquito house leagues are playing well as they enter the last third of the schedule and prepare for the playoffs. Local ladies win at Mosport Two local ladies drove to sec- ond and third place finishes in a special ladies street stock race at Mosport Speedway recently. Donna Smith of Blackstock, and Elaine Salmers of Janet- ville placed second and third re- spectively. The special ladies event is open to the wives and girl- friends of the drivers who race every week at the speedway. The ladies race first run a month ago and is part of an on- going program where there are special races at the speedway from time to time. Because of its popularity promoters brought it back again. The race featured a lot of ex- citing chases, passes and nose to nose racing. Janet Marshall of Peterborough took the check- ered flag.