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stux vwyi y s- s m i 1 1 i i 1 is m by i si 1 wisnnm aam dales pharmacy nowopen 4711234 beside maridua stwffirflk hospital opea7dajsawtek9ajnllpjn reedelivery horse show celebris glorious appaloosa bruce stapley correspondent equestrian enthusiasts from all across canada have gath ered at cedar valleys eglin ton equestrian club this week to celebrate a breed of horse whose glory dates back to the days when aboriginal people had free reign across this con tinent the 35th annual appaloosa championship horse show kicked off tuesday at the site with opening ceremonies including a royal canadian mounted police officer and a representative from the metropolitan toronto police mounted unit since then over 200 horses with riders of all ages have competed for upwards of 50000 in cash and prizes and while most horses will have competed in six or seven events by weeks end such is the versatility of the renowned appaloosa that one horse has been entered into a total of 24 events over the course of the five day show the show which was last staged in ontario in 1976 is a mix of competition exhibiting and camaraderie normally held in western canada where the majority of canadi an appaloosa club members reside the event is oriented around western racing it also includes various games which offer an exciting challenge to horse and rider alike the appaloosa itself is tech nically a western breed which in the 18th and 19th centuries contributed greatly towards the substantial natural and material wealth of the nez perce indians of the north west the weeks schedule has seen such events as free style reining pleasure driving photosjoerd witteveen kim murrayperrault of mount albert rides ima contender at the appaloosa canadian championships held this week at the eglinton equestrian centre equitation showmanship and western discipline where horse and rider follow a pat tern similar to that used for dressage purposes the show has sometimes offered spectators as much visual entertainment as it has competition one event had themes which included batman and robin complete with a green horse with a cape another included a father and son team with costumes and music depicting the song me and my shad ow the theming has been car ried through to the paddock areas of youth teams from new brunswick manitoba ad even the state of illinois stall decorating contests resulted in lobster traps and netting among other motifs hanging from stable doors j5ebprah marshall the direc tor of the eastern ontario appaloosa club which is in charge of sponsorships for the championship show said the event has been a huge success the wide range of people here from all oyer makes it all worthwhile she said wednes day there is a terrific spirit of co-operation- with competitors borrowing things from each other and pretty well all the workers are volunteers marshall also had praise for the eghnton facihty the home of north americas oldest pony club this is a beautiful spot we looked all overhand we chose eglinton because of the layout the people here have alsobeen great the show which has been in the planning stages for 28 months has meant a boom for businesses in the newmarket area marshall estimated that 1 2 million dollars have been introduced into the local econ omy by way of hotel tabs food and other essentials things wrap up today sat- please see page 20 squirtsidke two of three the kellington gardens squirt girls rep softball team took two of three games played at a recent tournament in bar- rie the stpuffyille girls dumped newhiarket 73 in theiropener with allison crowder hitting a single and a triple kari sandi- ford and lindsay murray had two singles eachp for the squirts while murray and morgahdubkowski pitched in game two the kellington crew held its own through six innings but surrendered seven runs in the seventh to lose 91 to chingiiacousy the stouffviue outfit finished off with ah 85 wih oyer- whitby as jessica watherillsiflacked a pair of home runs murray bahgeda triple with amanda crowder and dubkbwsla shar- ingfthe pitching assighmeht- kari- saridiford was named stouffville mvp for the tourna ment in recent league iplay the squirts mercied east gwillim- bury july 6 as amanda crow- der pitched a four inning shut out vthe kellington outfit then dropped its first regular season jgameof the year three days later losing 52 to hckeringv stouffyille got right back on track however drubbingthe markham tigers 145 july 13 the squirts played aurora to a 55 tie last thursday amy ball homered twice against east gwilhmbury with jes sica smith and kris tin woodley also banging round trippers anna maria durante tripled while dubkpwski had a triple and four singles smith- homered again in the markham game with amanda crowder socking a triple in the tie with aurora alli son crowder had a home run and threw out two runners try- ing to steal second base mite girls win silver at niagara falls tourney the stouffville district credit union mite girls selects with just three previous games under their belts took home the silver medal from a tourna ment in niagara falls last weekend the credit union crew won three and tied one in the pre liminary round robin before falling 116 to brampton in the championship match sunday the stouffville girls found themselves trailing 110 after three innings in the final which had a one-hour-and-fif- teen minute time limit the mites fought back to within five runs before time ran out in the opening round stouf fville started off with an 1810 win over the host squad before playing the brantford rep team to a 77 tie the mites thumped chingua- cousy 172 sunday morning then scored seven in the first inning and held on for a 109 victory over brampton the win put stouffville in the gold medal round as the only outfit in the 10team tourna ment to that point the mites roster includes lisa jacque hannah snith kristy assirick sarah buck sarah chubback meaghan crowder lynn harrison jacqui vankoughnet michelle dulude and 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