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26 - The Canadian Champion, Fniday, OCtober 2, 1998 Small stable produces a really big showing By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Tom Fitzpatrick may wart to6 invest in a good set of brooms, Ontu because thene days his horse nhow- stut ing pupils are certainly doing their share of sweeping. hms A 20-year veteran of equestrian j competition, with mont o tbat lj experience coming in is home ho Ireland, Fitzpatrick now spendn his d time training horsen and handiers at ... Mlton's Canter Bam. It's one of just several operations within the confines of Craiglea Farms. "I jusi Quality flot quantity tbey're Cant( By ail accounts be's a nmall-time came oi owner and tramner - with only a end wh( dozen bornes and three students- sweep - but youd neyer know it by looking _ at tl at tbe provincial point standings. Nation His trio of Michelle Wilson, intrduc Leslie Thomas and daughter Ciara dler div sit first, second and third respec- tively in the junior amateur handler year. division for Canadian sport bornes. Ret Witb two events still remaining is Wilson and Tbomas bave already Thims locked up the top two spots.Tom Fitzpatrick' s daugbter meanwbile, seconc can finish no worse than fsftb. Fitzpatr "For sucb a small outfit witb triple th only tbree students, our success bas Re -b been absolutely pbenomenal," said tbe toc Fitzpatrick. bandle. MacPha*l 's strategy- there's none Jay MacPbail's strategy is no strategy at ail - and apparently it works. The 26-year-old admits be went nuis in the f-nals of Saturday's Milton Faîl Fair Demolition Derby, wbicb be won by launcbing is Cbevy station wagon back- wards across the bood and roof of Campbellville native Jeff Walker's vebi- cle. I called my car the butt-basber because I used the rear end so mucb," said the local driver of bis Electrify Auto Grooming/Colour Mystic sponsored car. "It felt great to beat Lube It and Auto Clean because they bad six cars in the derby andwe bad just the one." MacPbail was so tbrilled about winning is irst feature event in (jvc years - plus the $500 grand prize that went along witb it - that be did a post-derby jig on top of is car. Elation quickly tumned into embarrass- ment and amusement wben be lost is footing and felI in the mud. He added, I can't believe it. T'Me wbole crowd saw and tbey even caugbt it on film. But what the beck, it felt damn great to finally win." The bometown favourite bested 47 other drivers en route to victory. Among tbe other finalists were Darryl Farr and Art Smith, botb of Milton, plus Hamilton natives Bob Nolan and Walter Rybak. Ray Venerus was tise top finisher in Sunday's feature, eamnitg a place in tbe final ive. 'For such a small tfit with only lhree idents, our success been phenomenal. ust think it's great iw weil they're A doing this year."1 TOM FITZPATRcX st tbink it's great bow wcll ail doing this year." ter Barn's bent sbowing ver the Labour Day wcck- àere the ladies made a dlean - one of a few this scason bhe prestigious Canadian naI Exhibition event that cd the junior amateur ban- vision for the first time this -d's Legacy victorions ,n won witb Red's Legacy, is negotiated Alexis Royal 60 I-place bonours wbile rick mound out Canter Bamn's treat sbowing witb Ard-Na- >y far the biggest member of cai stable and tougbest to MILTON GOSPEL HALL 306 Ontario St. N. e 878-2022 10:00 arn. - Breaking Bread 11:45 a.m. - Sunday School 6:30 p.m. - Gospel Service Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Reading 'Mfýa NM usaying thatChtistiesus cmî W thel wodd to save sinners" 1lf1LnI.15 R -A MILTON, ONT, tvsaientRbis Wc- Rev. Juhn Bauham ireetor i MucJudy Hte SIJNDAY, October 4,1998 10-.30 AM WORSI41P & CHIJRCH SOHOOL CLASSE Sermoni Tite: «LETS MAKE A DEAL" Cuxuoanting witis Ru. John Bnams Wsdd Wdu Communias Nursery Cars Availaisie Vitour Webse: httplm.onbasme.xot-stpadsmi5ss(d Laxa arcanu w the sanSsa.yis «datb ao'iiihm d»ep&-ngilot KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 170 Main Street E., Milton 878-6066 Ministers - The Rev. Rod Lewis - Colleen Smith 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. - Grades 7-8 & higis Scisool 10:30 a.m. - Sunday Scbool & Nursery El Wecichair aceesa aiMMySuret ruiraisce. Alil tree Canadian sport bornes - wbicb arc a cross betwccn thor- ougbbreds and draft mares - werc bred by ares borseman Graham Croft. Alil are under four years of age as wcll, wbicb made the swcep even more impressive. Most of the bandlers bad mucb older borses - some witb two or tbree times the experience. Canter Barn's trio bave also shone at competitions in Bolton and Newmarket this season. Months of preparation Handiers are judged on every- tbing from the bors's movement and balance to, grooming and over- ail presentation. "Eacb presentation lasts only about 10 minutes but it takes montbs and montbs to prepare a horse for competition," explained Fitzpatrick. "The most scemingly minor tbings like a born's leg alignmcnt cao mean the difference between victory and defeat." More comning this month Local horse sbowing fans can sec the Canter Barn contingent in action Sunday, Oct. 25 wben tbey wrap up their 1998 campaign at Milton's Hendervale Equestrian Complex. - ~x BANAI SERVICE 'Service in love for manklnd ns unity wth God. He who serves han atready entered the Kngdom and is seated ah thie right hand of hin Lord' . ram the Bottai Wnitings LOCAL: ...................5878-0011 REIGONAL: ............1-800-433-3284 NATIONAL: ............1-905-889-8168 GLOBIAL: ..............www.bahai.arg ..........or www.onecountry.org Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Clara Fitzpatrick, with Ard-Na-Re, is onfl f Iree horse handiers ai Multons Craiglea Farm who ait atop the provincial standings this season. HOLY ROSARY PARISU htpJ/wwwgoiden.net-wt&btaimilton/-hlyrosary-m.html S 878-6535 (T.T.Y. 878-9044) HOLY ROSARY CHURCH 139 Msrtin Streut 9:0 om, 0:0ta &noon Suday OUR LADY 0F VICTORY MISSION Mlton Hights Masa at 9:00 arn. Sunday ST. PETER'S CRURCH fl9th Lins & Britausia Mass at 9:00 a.m. Sunday Ruv. 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