Page 22, Whhby Free Pum, Weckiosday, May 24,1995 WRITERS CLUB The Durham Writers & Editers club will hold a workshop "H ot Get Published If Yoiro a Nobody," on Saturday, May 27, 9 te Il a.m., at the Toronto School of Business. Cail te reserve at (905) 686-2085. FUN FAM St. Mark The Evanglist Cathoic Sciiooi, 95 Waller St., Whitby will hold the flrst annual fun fair and bazaar on Saturday, June 3, 10 arn. to 5 p.m. There wl] b. 25 gaines and ovents,ý including flsh pond, prize wa]k, face-paintin , sponge toss, silont auction, U te lephant sale, French cafo, ice cream parleur, and bake sale. Tables are available for rent at $15' (for crafts or yard sale). A portion cf proceeds will go te the Childreens Wish Foundation. For more information,, cail 432-6670 or 430-3646. G1ÊNEALOGICAL The Whitby-Oshawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will meet on Tuesday, June 6, 7:30 p.m., at Henry Street Higl School (cafeteria). Geneal2gis-t Brian Gilchrist will discuss %lis- sing Miscreant Murderer - Fain- ily -Black Sheep Searchlng.' Al welcome. For more information, caîl Marion at 683-2476 or Bes- MENTAL EAIJfl Tho 35th anulgeneral meeting cf Mental Health Durham wiil be held Thursday, June 1. at 7 p.m., ground floor meeting room at Cormack Station, Whitby. David Reville, chair c f the Advocacy Commission, will discusa "the Advocacy Act -- Whates it te, you? To attend, cail Marie at 436-8760. ROLLER PART The Whitby junior Marigold U-11 select soccer team and Soccer City will hold a Spring Roler-part fundraisor on Saturday,% y 27,lto 3p.m., at the Soccer City Sports Complex, 100 Sunray' Ct., Whitby. Admission $3 par person. HOSPICE Hospice Durham will hold the sixth annual general meeting on Wednesday, June 7, noon te, 1:30 p.m., atWVhitby reMtodfist Church, 1916 Rossland Rd., E., Whitby Richard Newlsud of the Ch=chof the Holy Trinity, ANax, will diseuse 'Story Listening.' Lunch will be provided at $5per pe r"o. RSVP by June 1 at the hopce office at (905) 435-5242. TRAINING PNWGRAM Hspice Durham, a non-profit orgaiation tat provides m-oe support for indtividuals and families facing a life-threatening iflness, will bold a vlunteer training progamon Mondays, June 5, 12, 19 sd26, at the Ajax/Pickering Hospital. To cover course materials and expenses, a $20 registration fée is charged for people willing te, commit te at least one year cf volunteer service. For persens unable te, make that conuitment, the fée is $40. For more* information, cal 905-435-5242. CAR WASH A Car Wash for Lynde Marsh will be held Saturdy, May 27, 9 a.m. to 4 m.,atthe Rebol gas station, dao Street and Thickson Road, Whitby. Al proeeds te court costa. Fer more information, cal], Concerned Citizons for Lynde Marsh at 668-9800, 668-1317 or 668-7538. YARD SALE A yard sale featuring household items, theme tables (bocks, bsked goodé), 'Tfim fair activities for kids, barbecue sud other games sud activities will be held Saturday,, May 27, 7 a.m. te 3 p.m., at Whitby Baptist Church, 411 Gilbert St. E. (cerner cf Gilbert sud Reynolds streets>. For more information, cail 668-9711. PH(OCLUB The Whitby Photographic Club will meet on Monday May 29, 7 p.m., in room 111, Henry Street H1igh School, for the final meeting cf the. curont seauon. The winnors cf the annual comptto will b. presented, sud the awards for the year announced. For further information, cail Barbara Parr at 430-0279. CANOE THE NONQUON Registration for the 'Canoe the' Non quon' in Port Perry will be held F-riday, June 2, 7 te 9 p.m., sud Paturday, June 3, 7 te 9 a.m., at the Latchum Centre, Port Perry. Race day is June 3, and there are several classes. DEN Durham Envirornental Network (DEN) will meet on Thursday, May 25,,7:30 p.m., in tho teacher's lunchroom, Port Perry High School, 160 Rsa St., Port Perry. Guest spae Michael Elliott, former mayor of Hudson Que., will discus HuWs municipal bylaw, passed in 1991, banning, cosmetic posticide use. Ho willdi scuss bis exerencos wbich included a lasut by a chemnical company. For more information, cal] (905) 509-3156 or 985-3225. FIELD NATUIRALIMT The Durham Field Naturalisa will meet on Monday, May 29, 7:30 p.m., for a mystery élide show (identification sidls cf flora and fauna), at Northview Public Library, Ritson Road and Boatrice Street, Oshawa. Everyone welcome, admission is free. On June -7, there will be an outin t Krkfleld te view blueid and snipes (meet at Northview at 5:50 p.m. for car pooling). New members are welco',me. For furthýr information, cal] Jerry at 666-1 57. The First Oshawa ITO Club, which helps develop confidence in public speaking and leadership, wMl meet on Tuesday, June 6, 7 p.m.,at the Michael Stan, Bidng, flrst floor, 33 Kting St. W.,' Oshawa. For more infrmaion, cal] 725-9179. Durham Region's Inter-Denominational Twenty- Five Piece Orchestra will present an evening cf traditional and contemporary country gospel on Sunday, May 28, 6:30 p.m., at Faith Baptist Church, Whitby. Durhm Region's Inter-Denoinational Twenty- Five Piece Orchestawl rsnt an evoming of traliioaand contemportary country gospel on Sunday, May 28, 6:30 p.rn., at Faith Baptish Church, Whitby. The program will include instrumental and vocal seloctions from members of the orchestra and will feature the guest speaker for the eveming, Rev. Ellard Corbett, founding pastor of Faith Baptish Church. REV. ELLARD CORBETT Whity's gentry hosted Caniada' s paramount horse -race By Brian Wintor Town of Whitby Archiviet An upset- victory by an unknown herse made the Queen's Plate a race te remember when it was run at Whtbyl125 years ago M~y 24, 1870 was the Victoria Day holiday, when 10,000 people converged on the Ontario Turf Club' s r track, west cf Lynde Creek north of Kingston Road, te witness the llth running cf Canada'a meut fameus herse race. Whitby at that time was a well-known racing centre, with "a oe-mile course built in 1858 nerth cf the Jaboz Lynde residence (ncw a mumsm at Cullen Gardens). Mary cf Whitby's Ieading citizenaý, including Sheriff Nelsen -G. Reynolds, builder of Trafalgar Castle School, were patrons of the Ontario Turf- Club. At the Queen's Plate, Reynolds was one of the judges. For several years' before it settled permsuently in Toronto, the Queen's Plate was run in varicus Ontaro towns that had race courses. When Whitby received the bonour in 1870, the Town council set eut te make the race a grand spectacle. Invitations were sent te Prince Arthur, Queen Victorias third son who was visiting Canada; (3overnor General Baron Lisgar; Sir John A. Macdonald sud many other dignitaries. The only on. who actually showed up was John Ssudfleld Macdonald, Premier of Ontario. 1%e Grand Trunk Railway prepared a special train from TSSotot Whitby, fur-nished with seats sud tables made by James Saine, a Whitby cabinet-maker. A grandstsud 100 feet long sud 12 feet deep waà constructed at the. trackg -along with special SKETCH 0F the Queen's Plate at Whitby, May 24, 1870, from the Canadian Illustrated News. Whitby Archives photo stands for the reporters, pool sellers sud notable visiters. Six selling bootha were auctioned off to the highest bidders, and local merchants sold their wares te, racing patrons. The ground i the centre cf the course was reserved for parking carniages. A week before the race, the hormes with their owners sud trairiers began te arrive, using the Robson House hotel as headquarters The empty lot wbere the tais park at Byron sud Dundas stroots is the site cf the cld hotel. Herses taldng part in the race were quartered at the Robson lieuse stables and in meut cf the other livery stables mn tewn. Tr-ainers exercised the herses by walking them up sud down Dundas Street in front cf the hotel where the tewnspeople gathered te admire their favourites. At 8 a.m. on the morning of the race, the pool seller, Mr. Quimby cf Toronto, opened the betting in the office - of the- Robson bouse. The farmers, always careful with their money, nover placed bots over $5 but some city dwellers bot muc h more. Twenty-three herses were migned up fer the. Queen's Plate, but only 12 lined up at post tino for the start. The favourite, Terrer, owned by J. White, was such a popular herse that nearly everyone thought ho would b. the winner. The Queen's Plate cf 1870 was a two-mile dash, oen te ail herses bred, owned sud trained in Ontarie that had nover won public, money. The winner received 50 gunneas, the gift cf Queen Victoria. Rules. stated that ridera must appear i full jockey costume or iaa$5fine fer being improperly orsed lrson. nternh hsesï in the. Qusen'a Plate had te puy su ssitrance f.. and a $5 membership to the Ontaro Turf club. At 2: 15 p.m. sharp, the race was underway, after three false starts. Since there was no starting gate in 1870, the horses were lied up beside each other and started with the -wave of a jferror, the-favourite, led from the start, but with haif a mile te go, ho feU back te, fourth p lace, much to the dismay ou bis backers. The winner, a horse niamed Jack Bell, was a surprise to ail, being a rolativebr unknown horse whch roceivod few bots. Even bis owner, Charles Gates of Toronto, h.sitated to place a bot on him. Jack Bell's, jockey, John Bennett, was especially prouýd to have been riding the wfinner-,for the race was his firet ini Canaida. Jack on the Green placod second and Rathoan was tbird, while Terror dropped to fifth place-. The Queenls Plate cf 1870 went on record as oune of the groatest upsets in tho history of the race. The Photo wbich accompanies this article was printed in -the Canadian llustrated News, a leading magazine of the time. DID YOU ]KNOW That Aniderson Street was named after William Anderson (1786-1862) who came from FerIgus, Aberdeonshire, Scotland to Whitby iri 1834. In his lator years ho ivod at the corner cf Dumdas and Anderson streets whore Marigad Lincoln-Mercury is now.URs original farmhouse, the oldest brick houa. in Whitbys tili stands at 28 Flint Croscont and is designatod under the Ontario Horitago *Aà ~. It i. featured on the. LACÂC hou.. tour Jun. 10.