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18 the exanliner Wednesday Apr 27 1971 Race track is tough especially for women By ROSEANNIC lcRI€ Examiner Staff Reporter Shes no womens libber she says Except on the race track Then its you and me against the world says Reta Morrow patting Lady Remlap as she preps her for practice run Reta is 27yearold harness racer one of the few women who have the desire or the strength to compete in the sport Youll see her regularly at the Barrie Raceway Its tough world on the ace track for woman she says And yoti have to be physically strong Reta is strong You get that way when youve liverl on tarm all your life she says She lives at her parents home at RR lhornton where the Morrows have farmed for four years Her parents lladys and Ar thur always had work horses So horses were her first love Site bought Lady Remlap as show horse in Mid Rut the The gttys give me rouin time and they stick together Setting the horse in the hole at the beginning of the race is the hardest part she says LIKE DRIVING ARS But once youre in position its like driving car she says You gotta keep your eyes open and watch where youre going thats even more im portant than strength What happens if you dont You can hook wheels and upset the bike site says That has happened to her twice Site smashed up her bike twice that way but came away unhurt Aft er racing six years she reluctantly admits women are more careless than men But Im the exception she says And knowing the mind of your horse is must You can tell when shes excited And she can tell when youre excited she shrugged as she led cmla tut of the barn Its win for both of you she said tr loss But Remlap is nineyearsold now and although Reta hates to She jogs botli horses every day for half hour Grooming care and proper diet takes up to five hottrsof her day And when shes not in the barn shes watching them or reading about them guess its my whole life she says Keeping fit herself is no pro blem In fact she does nothing extra outside her regttlar ac tivities She knows the race track And the race track and its regulars know her Most people know me by name she said guess thats becatise Im woman But theyre fickle When lose they boo inc and when win they cheer that makes sense she said hate to see anybody when lose Youre best to stay out of sight Reactions vary from the out tutdout tnalc cliauvinism 77 some guys really do think woman should stay in the kit died to those who are ge Reta Morrow and Lady Remlap work together to win race When Im excited about winning so is she says the 27 yearold harness racer Reta has been harness racing for six years She spends five hours day grooming caring and cant imagine doing anything else she says Reta lives on farm at RRI Thornton Examiner Photo New Iiilcstylc Music students give recital at Grove Park musical recital was presented by the students of Joyce Langford at the Grove Park Home The students displayed their talents to an appreciative au dience of about 100 parents and friends The program was opened by Daryl and Sheila Schuck with duct Singers who took part were Mary Wardlow and Wade Langford Lynn Langford performed with three instruments flute violin and piano Susan Hopkins joined Lynn in piano duo Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring Many of the students will be performing in the rillia Kiwanis Music Festival which is being held April 25 to May Iiapists performing were Randy Arthur Valerie Arthur Carrie Cathcrs Alison Dick Martha Dick Susan Dick Heather Dryden Billy Gleason Kate Gleason Heidi Ilcisz Louise Hewson Bethany Hunt Wendy Hunt Susan Hopkins Gwyneth McKclvey Leann McKclvcy Mary Beth Kyer Government ap money in harness racing looked admit it shes gone sore nttinely interested and ask training Lady Remlap and her other staiidardbied proved gm m5th time i5 two whats nice girl like you do Sllighlander And although she says the race track is school All costs So started training her to minutes eight seconds Right inginaplacelikethis lltltlltitilldll tlttltlillilttd It 11 5h Witt il Wall deductible race slitsaid now shes running two minutes Ch Ihat was six years ago 12scconds Shes at low point 00 In that time shes not only seen harness racing as sport but as one of lifes little tidbits of learning In the meantime she has Highlander anotherstaiidard bred horse shes training along with Remlap If it staps being fun Mary says shell quit By IIIIIII1 IIaminerStaff Reporter RttSlltlltifI Its nearly five oclock and Mary liesle is in hurry lire liyeairold nurse is finished work but theres still horse to take car of before the dayschoiesartdone She scurries into the barn at Richard Hammonds farm near Roscrrioiit and is greeted with lotid neigli by stocky niner yeaivold gelding His name is Rocky Laird Hos thc horsethat helped Mary get her harness ltltt licence and also the one that carried her to the winnch cirr cle five time or iii gtt£ill last season She bought him year and halt ago got him from IIlmer Husscy friend He owned him aand let me drive him when was getting my llttlttt lie was easy and nice to drive IIlrner sately Another night sultry good He went to the top and Alter two years the buck wanted to sell him so bought crashed into Rockys legs ILt kept going Mary ex stretch ribbing has pretty well him gain the accident was plains stopped You kind of forget it Iitllt IHI Mary is nurse at Stcycnson Memorial Hospital in lhstoir She was born on the tarin where Rocky is now stabled and has beenaroundhorscsallherlitc no desire to be fulltimc staitcdyctthis season lheyve never accept me its like like ltlllSlild It ldidnt like driver The track atmosphere is been resttvl over the winter anything it wouldnt do li hit lcould just little too moneyhungry months But Mary Ileslip does not see live without nursing doubt that Id ever want to be ithout came naturally to her father interest in racing her potty tshc got her first one at age tit at fairs in tavor of helping dad out at the track AS SUUNJUGGING She was soon jogging the horses at home Al to she ac quired the licence to race at fairs and finally two years ago the licence to race at the intriortracks The fact that she was woman littl altered her plans and she got nothing but enr couragemcnt from her family Harness racing is fiercely competitive sometimes dangerous game It didnt take long tor Mary to find otit Iler first race in the sulky behind Rocky the horse in front of them going into the turn dug in his toes aiid almost came to completestop It took qutck move to get out and around the obstruct ion somehow averted She hasnt had one yet btit agrees you taketlicchancc Mary races Rocky for holy by not profit and says she has for her liking IIvciylxxlys out there to make money Mary IIIslip shares humorous anecdote with Rocky Laird her nineyearold pacer at the horses stable in Roseinont The 23yearold driei and her gelding were familiar team at Barrie Raceway iii Ittiti finishing iIi the top three in ill of it starts The return to the track tonight after an absence of cotiplc of months tIIaininer Iliotoi knew he was good but didnt expect him to be that Ive never seen hci as ex cited adds lriiman Kwik Ben was toalcd and raised at their farm in Rosemont Neither lien nor Rocky has Rocky however coiiicsottt of hibernation in the second race will also be there to lend hand after while was pretty quiet rxtipledidnt givenietoohard time Mary relates There is admittedly still the odd Job guess some will licrselt as any kind of crusader Im not out to conquer the Dirt Box 2060 OrilliaOntario 70533257100 Omar available for sight seeing personal or business trips BARRIE AIR SERVICES Barrie Airport Anna St Who me fly Flying Training SPRING GROUND SCHOOL BEGINS MAY Kim Langford Lynn Langford Wade Langford Melissa Littfe Muriel Maltby Daryl Schuck Sheila Schuck Shelley Stillwell Cherer Reynolds Brian Tracey Karen Tracey Kyle Tracey Christopher Turner Pamela Wainwright Marcia Wilson and Peter Wesscnger McCartney is president Ralph McCartney was lectcd president of the Kiwanis Club of Barrie at the election of officers Monday fight at the meeting at the Holi day Inn With him on the executive are Jim Paul vicepresident Rick Adamson secretary Frank Kucman treasurer Bob Jack son second vicepresident Directors are Dan Arnoldi John Burgar Kerry Columbus Norm McKinney Wayne Pen nett Mike Wiedcr and Al Zaba 7268592 horse she sari illlL IftltVICDSJJtiti tonight at tillllt Raceway world Itlt it just to have fun Rocky thcbrusn RockywhorarntvlSitoolast Mary will drive Itather lru When it stops being fun Ill GAQARDINE llie desire to race horses year isnt her only equine in man and nephew Dave levons quit MW Irumaii tisid to trauei The fill curt with couple oi Tandard breds Mary gradually low interest in racziig her pony tu got her tlIl one fairs in taxor oi licipxi out out at tbetiacr lhc titsire to race burc came naurally to llil Father Irunian Used to travel the lr cuit with couple or standard breds Mary gradually lost um terest Mary and her father share 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