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Purebred racing with canine twist By El HARPER Chay During my recent trip to Florida paid visit to the Hollywood Greyhound Track The facilities were very im presswe in fact they would put many of the horse racing tracks to shame The clubhouse was large with comfortable box seating awrovided an excellent view of the track The Hollyw dog track has racing six nights week With matineos every Monday Wednesday and Saturday In recent years greyhound racing has increased in popularity butin Florida this growth has been spectacular Greyhound racmg is now the number one spectator sport in the state With more than ten million fans paying admission to the various tracks This popularity has also enriched the state of Florida with almost $50 million in taxes from the greyhound tracks going to the state Oldest pure breed dog The greyhound is the oldest pure breed dog in the world and his ancestry can be traced back to time beyond the building of the Pyramids He was used for hunting during the time of the Medes Assyrians and Egyptians thousands of years ago These fleet hounds were so highly regarded that during the reign of Britains King anute there was decree that prohibited any person below the rank of gentleman from owning one Greyhounds were imported to the United States from England in the 1800s as device to rid the midwestcrn farmer of the jackrabbit persistent crop destroyer Greyhounds and whippets were used for racing in sport called coursing but this was without firm public acceptance because of the chasing and killing of rabbits as part of the sport The invention of the mechanical lure to replace the live rabbit gave greyhound racing respectability and the dogs chased the imitation rabbit with the same enthusiasm as they had the live one Owen Smith invented the mechanical lure in 1912 Smith is generally recognized as the father of modern greyhound racing Responds to passing lure Most racing greyhounds are from two to four years old and their weight varies from 50 to 77 pounds Most races are from 516 to 716 of mile greyhounds training starts when he is 12 months old and at that time he is taught to res pond to the passing of the litre and to try to run it down Greyhounds have no sense of smell but they do have remarkable eyesight When the greyhound chases the rabbit it is not because it is rabbit but because the greyhound runs for fun and will chase almost anything that is in mo tion The average greyhound is ready to race at the age of 17 months and by this time it has established the running pat tern that it will use all of its racing life It is also capable of speed of 40 miles an hour Racing carefully controlled Dog racing is very carefully controlled and all the dogs are checked on their arrival at the track two hours before post time They are weighed and identified before they are allowed to race Of course the excitement for the fans involves placing bets on the outcome of the race and greyhound racing offers variety of bets on each of the twelve races Apart from the standard win place and show wagering there is the popular quiniela where you select the first two wcyhounds in either order The perfecta is similar to the quiniela but you must choose the first two finishers in the exact order On each race you can also bet trifecta where you must select the first three greyhounds across the finish line in the exact order The payoffs on some of these bets can often be quite high Altogether night at the dogs can be very cnjoyaltlc and also found it profitable but the thoroughbreds will always be my number one choice sports calenda FRIDAY Hockey 830 pm Penetanguishene Junior Kings vs Allistoii Hornets Alliston Memorial Arena Ontario Hockey Association Junior quarter final series Alliston leads in games 2l SAIlRDAY Harness Racing t5 pin ltrrace card Harrie Raceway Essa Rd Hockey 2t5 pni Peterborough vs ommunity redit tnion Minor Peewees Barrie arena Iunlop St pin rillia vs Kinsmen Atoms Barrie arena l5 pni Owen Sound vs John Ellis Minor Atoms Rairic arena 630 pm Kingston vs Rotary Iecwccs Harrie arena 845 pni Kingston Township vs lnited Rtibber Worker basketball championship In other games Niagara lis Arnprior The tournament ends Satiir lay downed tict 76752 Barrie girls team accepted Harrie girls softball team has been accepted into the North York Girls Softball League after recent unanimous vote by the leagues other 11 teams Treasure hest Antiques juveniles have home games each Tuesday 830 pm at Park Other teams in the league are King tity Glenficld Bolton Willowdale Stouffville edar Hill North Heiidalc Unionville Doanictoriaville Richmond Hill and Amsbnry been assigned itiacMorrison Hustlers win four of five Barrie Clifton Hotel Hustlers womcns volleyball team defeated Toronto West in four of five games at an Ontario Volleyball Association exhibition match Iednesday at en tral Collegiate Hustlers in the Senior division of the NA beat Toronto West the first place club in the Senior It division 15 12 1416 154 I5I2 158 The match was one of the first times this season Hustlers have competed with full lineup Illness and absences have plagued the team since their I97tt75tUVA campaign began Peter Reina completes sweep Peter Reino Sports completed threegame sweep of their bestoffive Innisfil Oldtimers hockey league playoff series with recent 102 victory over Simcoc Iatsun at Lefroy arena In the other IOHL consolationrround series tilford eliminated Dempster Automotive in three games Minor ball registration starts Registration for the Barrie Minor Baseball Association will take place Saturday at both Barrie arenas Children between the ages of 5lti should signup for the 1979 season at either Eastview arena or Barrie arena DunlopSt between 10am and pm There will also be second registration might March from 69 pm at the Barrie arena The minor baseball season including Tball opens May 2t with parade starting at City Hall and ending at Queens Park where the opening games will take place Travellers blanked in semifinal Chinguacousy scored three unanswered goals Thursday to take 10 lead over Barries Associated Canadian lravellcr Juveniles in Ontario Minor Hockey Association semifinal play at Eastview arena Chinguacousy scored once in each period on goaltender Dave Beauchesne for the victory Next game in the series is Saturday in Chinguacousy loss if youre realistic enough to see it as possibility and youve provcd it pcctcd loss can bc vciy hard to the top three teams at thc 17 past two years with them the proud record of sports sh at Hockey merger talks to st THE ANAIHAN PRESS The backing and filling League board of governors the six members of the World Hockey Association Prospects of an NHLWHA union were resurrected within three days The Florida formula fell one vote short of the twothirds ma jority required for acceptance by the board of the plan to admit Edmonton Winnipeg Quebec and New the WHA franchises England The other two WIIA cities inciniiati and Birmingham were not included in the deal continued as the National Hockey prepares to meet in Chicago next Thursday to consider another proposal for merger with four of pronounced dead by NHL president John Ziegler after the latest plan was rejected at board meeting in Florida last week But they were News of the breakdown in negotiations for the third time in as many years brought flood of un ticularly from the three criticism directed especially at the three bers Montreal Toronto and Vancouver proposal But while Toronto Maple Leafs owner llarold Ballard re mained steadfast opponent of any WHA spokesmen for Montreal nucks quickly responded that the of the agreement rather than IIAICSECONDIIIOltiIIIS And Ziegler explaining why the issue quickly said there had been enough sc board members to warrant reconsidcmt ion Midair form looks good Paige Aistrop of the Barrie Figure Skating Club leaps through the air during recent practice at the Barrie arena Aistrop was one of many Club My RRY FORIIICS Of The IIaniiiicr Its not that hard to take not having lost match in their home association for three con seciitive seasons Last year they made it to the provincial semifinals Ottawas Mcrryvillc Iiiin School was the clcar lotirna inciit favorite bill the ltariic Hut if youre one of the best an tiiicx Bantams Barrie arena Mk sqtiad representing the Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoff games iliiii lliléll litlsliit HUILHHI liil NWOINIIH scnioi girls were rated one of Schools Athletic Association was supposed to be right up school ntario lcdcrition of there with Stflliriltllllt St Midland loses In flr5f round Secondary Schools lllltil Itugtnxorthmy NORTH BAY Ont tCIt hathani defeated Nipissing SStlltliltll championships at In lhi final Mtrryytlit Topseeded Brockviliedefeated Scollard oiltit Timmins heat Scarboroughs Wobiirn tol tantoast jmg Kenora Beavcrbrae 7649 Midland 5730 and Orangeville lcgiatelast weekend The entral team didnt even Thursday in firstround play at beat Moira Hit6t with terry They had been to thc Ontario mukt playoffg titr sit the Ontario senior AA Henrygettingtttpoints championshipsbcfoic torthc start and mightt with in Hill UIIIHI won Iost record in games To make matters worse they orts sis wv IK 4¢AA54 Top Figure Skaters Robin Cousins of Great Britain left who finished second congratulates the during ceremonies at the mens World Figure Skating Championships in Vienna Thursday night Jan Hoff mann of East Germany placed third The defending Soviet winner Vladimir Kovalev centre Tickner of Littleton Colo was the fourth AP Photo members who passed Canadian Figure Skating Association tests recently The young skater pass ed tests in the Junior Silver Dance category Ex aminer Photo by David Fuller lost their first two Illtltltt to itillllS they had ittilltll handily in tournament play tilitt thcscasoii They were cry coach Hob tiaikc said Ihcy cried on the court They had lot of responsibility on lllttl shoulders and liltll as lllltl iiai pressure ollwylmll is may cniotionai gaiiic hnthiy SlltSSilll game and thcy inst couldnt handlc the slitss iarkc siiggcsttd that his tcam may not halt lttill incii tally prepared for illt inittic iipsct sonic of thc icsscr tcaiiis wiic about topiit up It was qiiitc shock Iarkc said whcn cntinil lost to Kipling oilcgitilc of Toronto champion Charlie Central squad hurt but proud lll iiltll first match and Saiindcrs High School of Ion ion Ill thcir second Kipling was much iiiipio cd itlllll than the one tcntial beat III lctcrboroiigh toiiina iiicnl but Silltl Iarkc thc ltillll collapsed igainst Saunders tcain which cntini had ictcatcd tail in iiittltlt IIltlli in London ilic itltilt tcani lNtti onc othci school It thcir first day of competition but split matches with Ioionlos Scnzitor tlton Id and liztiiiiltoii Itishop Hyatt iill iilt tlllitl tiny of tilt chiiiiipionsliips ind wcrc chmiiiatcd tioin playoll contcn tion Vcrc had inothci cccllcnt scason tlaikc said it was gicat ycai foi tintrai girls llilliitll Illtl wc ibsoltitc lliitlllllt ltlittlllliilttilli favorable comment par rejected anadiaii anadian NHL mem all opponents of the accommodation with the anadicns and Vancouver Ta had voted against the terms against the principle of merger ad resurfaced so coiid thoughts among his cities with to get entry Hy III IlliLIIR if The Examiner Formation of new Georgian llay Iunior hockey league will be left to the Ontario Hockey Association following meeting Thursday of area teams in Elm vale Terry leddes spokesman for the ollingwood group that pro posed the new league said his team would apply for Junior status with the IRA and hope the league would be formed at the it IAs request Were hoping Junior Iii league would be formed led des said weve always been Junior It hockey town Ilarry Haddcii president of the Barrie olts attended the niccting and said his club would probably welcome the new league although he still had mixcd feelings about it One thing wed like to see is an eight to litteam league Iiaddcn said olts played in thc 12vtcam Midtliitario Junior league last season and finished out of the playoffs chrcsciitativcs from the other teams icddcs proposed join the new league Allistoii rillia and Midland Ienc tangtiishcnc did not attend the meeting Icnctangiiislicne Junior Kings of the Georgian Hay iunior league are still in voivcd in tlIIA quarterfinals with Alliston and do not want to comment on the new league yct Midland officials arc also staying qiiict on the subject because the two towns would form joint entry Alliston Hornets and Ienctanguishcne play tonight at the Alliston Memorial arena in thc loiirtli game of their series Owen Sound is kccn on the new icagtic icddes said but will wait for the II todisctiss the matter at the annual meet ing April Bil Iossible members of Junior It league in the area would lll cliidc Harrie ollingwood Alliston Midland Icnc tanguishcne Owen Sound and rillia Itthti IIVIIIHS II IS ItlItONiH itIi Itjorn Iiorg the Swedish tennis Stiptt star who has been making the news of late through death threats attributed to terrorists wlicrcvcr hcs played of late has been entered in the $Qttiooo tanadian thainpionships hcrc Aug ii iii Undefeated atoms win league title Iiaiiic John Ellis onstiiic lion Minor Atoms capttircd the York Siincoc niinoi hockcy association championship recently by fitititilll Rich iiioiid llili in three straight gaiiics of lhcir best of tivc titlc series The ms gave the IIilis squad 123 won lost iltti rccord for thcscasoii Darren Riiniblc scored his 49th and Stith goals of thc scason to lead Itarric to Il ovcr Richmond Iiiil iii illt scries third gaineat IIaslvicw arena Mike Mctann scorcd the other ltariic oal assisted by Iiiiciiiatcs lltlll McKcndry and John liiankcom Iiictt Waugh assisted on Rtiiiiblcs winning goal in the third period Harrie goalie Robbie tray blocked lti shots fired at him wliic his teammates shot eight times at the Richmond Hill net niindci Ilic Ellis club now meets lwcn Sound in the first round of the zone playoffs Dates and times of the series have not yet been announced Orangeville rink wins ladies twoday bonspiel IIilda Iincocs rink itoni Orangeville won the illi event at lhc Itarric iirling tiiili Ladies Iwo day Invitational Ronspici cdiicsday Iincoc dclcatcd aiol Hines Barrie rink 93 to capture the Hiram Walker trophy Members of the winning rink included Itctty Ican Iiniiy loris lcriynian and laiiiine Ncwkirk oiisolatioii winner Shirley Turner beat Mae idgley ti liirncrs rink included Nor ma urrie Vernicc Taylor and Mzirg Mct abc leorgie Iiltons rink won the second event heating Enid Reamer tilt to win the Webb Brothers trophy liftons rink included Mary Long Mary Austin and Helen Iiew Ihird cvcnt winner Flora ltroley defeated Nancy Smith 87 to capture the lykstra llrotliers trophy lirolcys rink included Lois Wright Judy ole and Lynn Graham Grace ughs rink won the fourth event over Jean Alaskey 65 to take home the 7rlil trophy Members of the winning riiik included Sharon Howdcn Joan iarrick and Jeannette Iltim phries Gladys Jansens rink won the consolation cvciit beating Lois Livingstontlrl Jaiiscns rink included Lorna Itcll Joyce Seagram and Vera Wiess the oxamlnor Friday Mar 16 1979 art again We dont have new resolution be said responding to re ports that new and detailed set of proposals had been worked out We dont have all the points ironed out Possible contentious issues were the status of players taken from NHL rosters when the WHA was formed in 1972 division of television revenues and the terms of the expansion draft Meanwhile some of the WllA members greeted the news of the revived merger talks with limited enthusiasm Peter Pocklington owner of Edmonton ilers said he was interested in joining the dicated that he was prepared to open negotiations with Eti ropean leagues for some kind of affiliation if he and his fellow owners were treated as secondclass citizens by the NHL Spokcsnieii for Winnipeg Jets were less vehement they would await the terms of any new NIIL poposal NHL only on even terms and in saying iBird looking loose set to pitch Sunday LAKELANI Fla tAIi Unless his arm stiffcns up before then Mark The BirdI Fidrych will pitch one inning of Detroit Tigers exhibition baseball game Sunday against Texas Rangers Tigers manager Lcs Moss made the decision after Eidrych plagued by arm problems the last two years threw 20 minutes of batting practice on Thursday If he doesnt stiffen up tomorrow well pitch Mark one inning Sunday Moss told general managerJim Tampbell Were playing at home arent we Campbell responded with grin crosscou nt Ana and Resort Poor Limited Orangeville Hackiey hills Mill Croft Inn Stanfield Mansfield Forest lu Allllton Notlawasaga inn Red Pine Motel Men Sound Bay Ski Village Saugeen Highlands Ben yer Illey Beaver Valley Buds IIace Talisman Huronla Allandale Fem Resort Horseshoe Valley Medonte Nelson Park Moonstone Springwatertiolf Mt St Lims Shanty Hay Ski Haven Snow 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