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bymarybretherton the great old game of horseshoe pitching has a place at the markham fair too on saturday october 4th the familiar clank of shoes curling around the stakes will be heard as a matched doubles tournament takes place gil fitz- simonds of the 7th cone who has looked after the event for the past two years will again be conducting this fall in matched doubles the player who has the highest ringer percentage takes on the lowest percentage player as a partner lady or man this evens things up said gil and no one has any particular advantage or disadvantage no mean player himself gil has taken part in organized com petition for the past thirteen years travelling totournaments across the country in 1969 he won the canadian legion ontario championship hosted by the waterloo rod and gun club most players taking part in the markham fair tournament come from a fair prizewinner markham fair boasts one of the finest fruit and vegetable exhibits in the province this years display should- be 0qually good five year old sandra newman of tenth line south stouffville holds a prizewinning marrow theyear was 1972 sandras a big girl of eight now water conditioning 2945833 visit our booth ask about our show special how you can enjoy culligan soft water in your home 3 ways culligan soft water service we install a cylinder and exchange it for a fresh one at regular intervals as required by the amount of water used rental with purchase option you may choose manual or fully automatic units outright purchase no money down low monthly payments atbank interest rates salt delivery to all makes of softeners factory trained service personnel r this area but theres an open invitation given to anyone from anywhere to join them in the fun play starts at 10 am and straight money is the prize 150 being donated by the markham fair and the balance coming from the s300 entrance fees required of each player the game of horse- shoe pitching originated when soldiers in the roman army around the time of julius caesar first began to shoe their horses it made its way to england along with the roman invasion a 173 and eventually travelled to colonial america and canada with english colonists during the american revolution it was widely played by soldiers in the american armies and since has spread in popularity all over north america i your onestop centre for home- decorating y- v r 1 fii wm r v oil fcx3krj i y tlli iv v -s- i ofsk paint and wallpaper artist supplies 114 main st markham 2944733 rvmt canada manpower centre manpower and immigration centre de maindoeuvre du canada maindoeuvre et immigration i visitus for information l at0mrjboqth at the markham fair tell us at the fair how manpower can help with needs in markham we will tell you what we- doatmanpower otherthan matching jobs counsellor available at all times