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Halton Hills This Week (Georgetown, ON), 4 December 1993, p. 25

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Halton’ Hills This Week, Saturde Milton trotter beats long odds By Bruce Murray Special to HHTW “One could best describe Milton-owned trotter Spring Fiver as a survivor. Less than two years ago, the four-year- old horse wasn’t given much of a chance of living, let alone making it to the races. - On two different occa- sions, he was rushed to the University of Guelph where veterinarians didn’t give him much hope of surviving. The first setback came when Spring Fiver contracted pneumonia and once he overcame that, a cyst inside his nose bled and threatened his life after a substantial amount of blood was lost. These days after beating the odds, Spring Fiver’s will to live and success on the racetrack has given owners Robert McCart, Andre St. John and Grant Turner plen- ty of reasons to smile with pride. Spring Fiver’s most recent race was Saturday night at Mohawk Raceway when he trotted to a solid third place finish. With 1993 being his inaugural season at the races, his record reads six wins, a second and three third place finishes for earnings of $27,927. “That two minutes (the race) is the most exciting you'll find in any sports event,” exclaimed co-owner St. John. “He’s given us more thrills this summer than we could have ever imagined for a small investment.” Spring Fiver was selected Top 10 cards p 10 Hockey Cards in Canada ing to Canadian Sp 1. Alex Daigle 2. Chris Pronger d Magazine) 92-93 Upper Deck. 92-93 Upper Deck 3. Doug Gilmour 84-85 O-Pee-Chee 4. Paul Kariya 92-93 Upper Deck 5. Teemu Selanne 91-92 Upper Deck 6. Chris Gratton 92-93 Upper Deck 7. Patrick Roy 86-87 O-Pee-Chee 8. Wayne Gretzky All Cards 9. Felix Potvin 91-92 Upper Deck 10.Manon Rheaume 92-93 Classic as a yearling for the group by Bob Cipryk, who has more than 10 years experience in the racehorse business. After sitting on the side- lines as a two and three-year- old due to his misfortunes, the son of Brisco Hanover was recuperating on a quar- ter horse farm in Acton last year, when the owners approached trainer Ben Wallace about taking a look at him. Wallace, also a Milton resident, agreed to train the gelding for a month and Spring Fiver soon began to realize his potential. Men’s Bowling With superstar reinsman Steve Condren handling the driving assignments, Spring Fiver’s season has been a pleasant surprise for all his connections. Among the highlights was a three race winning streak during the summer which included a lifetime best mile of 1:59 iS 5. Wallace, who’s enjoying a career best year conditioning horses offers this on his spir- ited pupil, “We’ve been careful with him all along, but he has a great attitude and loves to race.” 1% second annual FACTORY SALE Garden Tools Top quality, award winning designs, innovative gift packages, lifetime warranty. - seconds discontinued items, mark downs. * UP TO 70% OFF TWO WEEKS A ONLY. Two of this year’s new designs: STIRRUP HOE, CULTIVATOR. Made in Canada for the World’s gardeners. NEW THIS YEAR: Needlepoint Canvas and Cross Stitch Kits — 20% off. December 3rd - to 23rd. Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Sat. 10:00 am to 1:00 pm ag allen simpson marketing & design Itd. 24 Hayes Ave. (off York Rd). GUELPH, ONT. (519) 824-7251 Halton Hills This Week Classifieds get results 873-2254 “There’s too much business and investments in hockey cards. When I was a kid back in Kingston, we traded hockey cards and we played close-sies. Where you flip cards against the wall and the closest to the wall gets both cards.”- Don Cherry. George s or fax them to us at - (905) 873-3918 Designer Eyewear Contact Lenses Quality Service Eye Examinations 2 Arranged Come in with your Prescription to try aFREE ‘y, pair of Johnson & Johnson iy Disposable Lenses! i1/, PRICE ion FRAMES { any trame in-stock when complete ' 2 for 1 fo] n SOFT DAILYWEAR CONTACT LENSES (Not offer.) Pl ion is pu : 1 (Not in conjunction with any other offer.) Mm 232 Guelph St. Guelphview Square 873-3050 (comer of Guelph & Mountainview) Georgetown Includes: headboard, 2 night tables, armoire, sae dresser and mirror. IN STOCK FO! QUICK DELIVERY CANADA | Bedroom WAS $1099 NOW S699 WAS $1698 _ Now 998 Spring Mattress And Pop-Up T.V. Headrest! WAS $1099 NOW *599 AST D R R AWA ONTARIO 6 RO: RO 2 eevee 88 3 LOCATIO *O.A.C. Taxes payable at time of purchase. See store for details. Available in a choice of colours ? SOFA WAS $599 NOW $397 Put Your Feet Up And Relax! WAS $1399 CABINET WAS $699 NOW 399 RECLINER sos NOW $249 $499

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