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t Crooked Leg Leads to a Winner The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, August 3,1994 9 To raise and race a champion is a horseman's ultimate dream. But the reality is that most horsemen will go through their lifetime without ever having owned or trained a great horse. Every once in a while, from the most unlikely places, that dream horse will come along. It took over 20 years for veteran horseman George Peters of Brampton Brampton to finally realize his dream. Glorys Comet, a son of Balanced Image, out of Lou Macs Glory, survived survived a roller coaster two-year-old campaign to mature into one of the brightest stars in this season's crop of Ontario-sired sophomore trotters. The story started with a yearling filly called Lou Macs Glory. In the fall of '89, Peters and his wife, Linda, Linda, spotted a Dream of Glory filly in the Canadian Classic Sale. Five thousand dollars later, they were the owners of Lou Macs Glory, a striking striking looking filly, but handicapped with a severely crooked left front leg that almost knocked her off her feet when she walked. But racing this filly was not uppermost uppermost in Peter's mind - breeding and the future was. It was miraculous that Lou Macs Glory actually raced. She took a mark of 2:05 and "had a heart bigger than anything I ever had to do with,' ' her trainer recalls. At age three she was retired and bred to Balanced Image. The result was a strong and strapping strapping foal who would later be named Glorys Comet by Linda Peters. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, Linda would never see Glorys Comet race. She died of cancer cancer in 1991. Patience has been the cornerstone for the success of Glorys Comet. Peters, Peters, 43, a construction contractor by trade, never gave up on him. He felt his Balanced Image offspring was destined for greatness from day one. Peters tutored the colt, fondly re- ; ferred to as "Punky," broke him, trained him, coached him, and finally finally raced him, under the stable name, of Brylin Stable, named for George's wife, Linda, and their son Brian. Brian, 14, takes an active role in the stable, assisting his father with the care and training of the horses. Naturally, Glorys Comet is his favorite. favorite. He aspires to eventually obtain obtain his trainers' license and go to veterinarian college. Near the beginning of his two- year-old year, Glorys Comet was gelded, to keep his mind on business. business. It failed to have the desired result result in his two-year-old season. Fifteen Fifteen of his chartlines show breaks in form -- a result of bad luck, youth, and immaturity according to Peters. At the end of '93, the scoresheet read one win and two thirds in eight starts, and $21,109 in earnings. But there was so much more that should have been his. Many trainers would have given up on this horse, but Peters never lost patience. "I always knew he was talented and although I got frustrated frustrated at times, I never gave up on him. I've been in this business long enough to know when I've got a good one." Glorys Comet's final start of '93 was a sixth place finish caused by multiple breaks, and seemed to summarize summarize the entire season -- erratic. His three-year-old season in 1994 saw a new and dramatically improved improved Glorys Comet. It was a mature mature and seasoned trotter loaded with speed, ability and perhaps most importantly - desire. In 1991, Glorys Comet had numerous numerous drivers. For '94, George decided decided it was in the best interest of the horse if he could have someone who would commit to driving in each and every start. He approached trainer-driver John Holmes and offered offered him the full-time assignment. The tandem proved to be a match made in heaven. The two got along famously, and the results have been gratifying. Now, less than a year after a disappointing disappointing freshmen season, Glorys Comet sports an outstanding past performance record that includes five wins, four seconds and a third in 10 starts, and over $100,000 in purse earnings. He looms as one of the top horses horses in the three-year-old trotting division, division, and the fact that he's never finished finished worse than third is evidence of his ultra consistency. "He goes beyond the call of duty now," praises Peters. The news gets better for Peters. He also trains and owns a full-sister to Comets Glory -- Brylin Glory, who finished an impressive third in her first lifetime outing. Peters is also expecting big things from this filly. The remainder of the season will find Glorys Comet and his entourage entourage travelling to tracks across the province to compete in Ontario Sires Stakes events. On June 25 at Woodbine in Toronto, Toronto, Glorys Comet dominated a $100,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event as he cruised to a convincing four-and-a-half length victory in 1:58.4. And while Peters was smiling and being congratulated in the winner's winner's circle, he was thinking of the $50,000 purse cheque and fondly remembering remembering the mare with the crooked leg. Legion Orioles Drop Game To Cobourg Despite Hitting by Brad Kelly Mud boggin,' a demolition derby, derby, and monster truck races will entertain entertain spectators at the 4x4 Off- Road Jamboree in Janetville the weekend of August 12-14. It's the fourth year in a row that Janetville has hosted the event, and organizers are expecting a record- breaking crowd. Last year, approximately 7,000 people attended the weekend full of activities. This year, organizer Brad Black is expecting in the neighborhood neighborhood of 15,000 people to make their way through the turnstiles. "Anybody who comes out will have a really good time," he promised. promised. "This event is family-oriented, and we always get a lot of kids." This year's highlight will be the monster truck races that will pit the Ford Bigfoot against the Chev Carolina Carolina Crusher. These two world- renowned trucks will race one another another three times on both the Saturday Saturday and Sunday of the Jamboree. Since its creation in 1975, Big foot trucks have made more than 9,000 live appearances, entertaining over 60 million spectators worldwide. worldwide. The fleet of 14 trucks averages averages 700 appearance days per year, and has toured in all 50 states and 15 foreign countries. In addition to the daytime activities, activities, dances will be held in the evening. evening. On Friday night, Centre Line and the Wolf Karaoke Band will entertain, entertain, while on Saturday night, the Kings, and Scarecrow will be on stage. "A lot of people come out and have a good time, catch a good show in the day, and then go and have fun at night," said Black. "The weekend isn't overly expensive, expensive, and we have something new every year." Attendance at the weekend event has doubled every year since it started started back in 1991. At the first Jamboree, Jamboree, a respectable crowd of 1,500 people attended. That number increased increased to 3,000 in the second year, and at last year's, 7,000 spectators took in the shows. With the monster truck races between between Bigfoot and the Carolina Crusher added to the Jamboree this August, Black is expecting attendance attendance numbers to double again. "This is the largest event of its kind in Ontario. It has grown to be that way." The demolition derby is always a fan favourite, says Black. A field of 100 cars is expected. The race is held on a half-mile oval track, with about 30 cars entered entered in the heat races. The first car to complete six laps, or the last car moving will win the heat. Drivers from all over Canada and the United States make the trip for a chance to compete. As a prelude to the weekend, both monster trucks will be making promotional appearances. Bigfoot will be at Enterprise Ford in Oshawa on August 12 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Carolina Crasher will visit Trent Chev Olds in Lindsay from noon to 6:00 p.m. on the same day. The Clarington Legion Branch 178 peewee Orioles played against Cobourg on Monday, July 25. Jamie McCarthy and Aaron McSwain pitched for the Orioles. Darren Kok, Judd Woods and Steve DeGraaf had singles, while McSwain hit a double and a triple. Despite the hits and good fielding fielding efforts, Cobourg won 5-2. The team faced Port Hope on Tuesday with Joe Campa pitching a good game, allowing only one hit in seven innings. Singles by Paul Schofield, Joe Campa, Steve Dao, Steve DeGraaf and Aaron McSwain, as well as a triple by Jamie McCarthy, gave Clarington 10 runs. With good fielding by Pete DeVries, DeVries, Jason McCulloch, Greg Elliott, Russ Gaal and Judd Woods, the Orioles Orioles won 10-0. This was the last game of the regular regular season. The EOBA tournament was held in Oshawa on the: long weekend. Clarington faced Whitby on Friday Friday night for the first time in an exciting exciting game. Steve Dao pitched a good game, BRIGADIER SPECIAL P215X60RX14 RWL $75 lns ^ ed P215X65RX15 RWL $84 Balanced made by GENERAL TIRE © When you think tires, call Not exactly as illustrated. VSIl HGIUTH^II TlTGS © •7JST w 317 Hopkins SL, Whitby • 666-2121 328 RITSON RD. 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At the end of seven innings, the score was tied at two. Aaron McSwain pitched the final innings for nine strikeouts. The Orioles scored three runs in the eighth, with Aaron McSwain, Paul Schofield, Joe Campa, and Steve Dao hitting singles, and a sacrifice sacrifice bunt by Steve DeGraaf. However, However, Whitby also scored three runs. Steve Dao and Darren Kok hit singles in the ninth and Judd Woods hit a triple and then stole home for the winning run. Final score was 6-5 for Clarington. On Saturday, the Orioles played two games. The first, against Kingston Kingston Township, was another nail biter. biter. Joe Campa pitched for Clarington. Clarington. Steve Dao,. Aaron McSwain, Joe, Steve DeGraaf and Jason McCulloch hit singles, driving in five runs. With Steve DeGraaf and Paul Schofield stealing home, the final score was 7-6 Orioles. The second game was against Pickering. George Scharrcnweber and Judd Woods pitched the game with good fielding by Pete DeVries and Greg Elliott. Steve DeGraaf, Aaron McSwain, Paul Schofield and George hit singles, singles, but only two runs came in. Final score was 5-2 for Pickering. Pickering. The final game for Clarington took place on Sunday against Ajax. Jamie McCarthy, Darren Kok, Steve DeGraaf, George Scharrenwe- ber and Paul Schofield all hit singles, singles, while Aaron McSwain hit a triple, driving in three runs. Steve DeGraaf and Aaron McSwain pitched for the Orioles. Despite good fielding by Joe Campa, Judd Woods, Greg Elliott, Pete DeVries, and Steve Dao, Ajax took the win (with difficulty) by a score of 6-5. Janetville will be hosting a 4x4 Off Road Jamboree the weekend of August 12-14. In addition to mud- boggin' races and a demolition derby, a couple of monster tracks will race each other on the Friday and Saturday of the Jamboree. Bigfoot (pictured above) and the Carolina Crusher will oppose each other six times during the weekend. Winning Day for Lawn Bowlers by Doris L. Wollstein Another beautiful day for the Northcutt-Elliott Annual Lawn Bowling Tournament on Wednesday, Wednesday, July 27. This event followed the format of men's triples. Playing three fourteen-end games demanded the best shots of all participants. participants. Ned Town's team from Port Hope was the only one to score a plus in the entire tournament. Competing teams included six from Oshawa, two from Whitby, three from Port Hope, two from Cobourg, Cobourg, and three from Bowmanville. Our thanks to all the. entrants who made it possible to conduct the tournament. One-game winner was Gord Ter- willegar of Oshawa, assisted by Len Yuill and Jack Tisdall with a score of 41, 36 points against for the three games. George Dadson of Bowmanville, Bowmanville, assisted by Bill Low and Ab Mavin, also scored 41, but had 44 points against. Tough luck, George. Two-game winner second high was Frank Petrie of Bowmanville, assisted by Red Wilmot and Bob Mills, with a score of 46 with 37 against. Two-game high was Harry Knapper of Cobourg, assisted by A1 Hoskin and Don Gummer with a score of 46 with 31 against. Three-game winner second high was Jeff LcGrand of Oshawa, assisted assisted by his two brothers, Kevin and Dave. Three-game champion and trophy winner was Ken Dawson of Oshawa, assisted by Dean McLaughlin and George Sweet. Cory Kuipers, along with his wife, Rose, were on hand to make the presentation of the trophy, which was appreciated by the Bowmanville Bowmanville Club. Kitchen duties were ably handled by my two "slaves," Betty Cameron Cameron and Betty Petrie, with a little held from me. P.S. Oscar is improving at our hospital. Jo* waWnj -Hfte 6ofy paruicipacnonm.. 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