.22 M3$ C ie po~lasay 5suI 14,t999 IHUNT' I ,andy surface agrees with horses CHRYSLER JEEP TOP LEASING AWARD IN CANADA By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Canada East had half-a-dozen finishers [rom the recent Pan American Endurance Championships. Two of them hail from Milton. Shirley Dennis and Carol Lidstone - close friends and rivaIs on the marathon horse racing circuit for almost two decades - placed 28th and 29th respectively at the international showcase, held at Spruce Woods Park near Winnipeg in August. Along with their trusty mounts, both rural resi- dents tamed the grueling 100-mile event in fine style on a day when just 46 of 90 riding teama went the distance. With each endurance race heing hetween 50) and 100 miles in length, horses are carefully monitored by veterinarians belore and during races. Day-long joumeys feature check points along the way where horses are thoroughly examined. Those that don't ineet the fitness criera, which are quite stringent in order to protect the animaIs, are automatically withdrawn. Dennis and riding partner Faust, s I 3-year-old Trakehner gelding. got off to a strong start and maintained a healthy pace the entire way en route to finishing in 13:32. "It (the course) was sand, sand and more sand," she remarked. "That's not something we've got a lot of around here so we went up north to do somte training. I was pretty confident that Faust could handle it and hie did a great job." A mid-day heat wave in an ares with little vege- tation or shade, she said, claimed numerous horses - although hier own mount persevered in expert negotiate the grinding course. They slIpped mnto a spot on the Canada East team in June after one of the initially qualifying horses came up lame. The pair proveti themselves worthy of the opportunity with a splendid performance. Said Lidstone, "Csardas Ryptide peaked at the right time and was strong the entire way. It had rained the previous night, so the sand was wet and heavy which he seems to like. Hiis heart rate just got stronger and stronger as the race wooe on." Dennis and Lidstone - who placed fourth and fifth among those from Canada East - are no strangers to close finishes. Mainstays in the sport since the early '80s, they've competed together countless times and have more often than not had fashion. very similar showings. Meanwhile, Lidatone and Csardas Ryptide, an "We're usually just a horse or two apart," said Il -year-old Egyptian Arabian, needed 13:36 to Lidstone. 1990 Dodge NMun 4 dr., rd, 20,OOOkm $13,995 1999 Dodge Stratus 4 dr., cranb.ny, 2Z000km $16,995 1999 Dodgo Stratus 4 dr., white, 22,000km si6y995 1999 Plymouth Brou. 4 dr., gold, 26,000km $16,995 1998 Chrysler Intrepld 4 dr., crab"n, 64,000km si18,995 1998 Plymouth Bree 4 dr., IL green, 30,000 km $14,995 1997 Plymouth Or. Voyager 1997 Dodge Stratus ES 4 dr., e,83,OGOkm si13,995 1997 Dodge Caravan wagon, gren, 59,000 km $15,995 1997 Plymouth Voyager wago, rooo79,000km $149995 199M Dodge Neon Expro 4 dr., red, 76,000 km $9y995 ONTAIQI'S DRIVE CLEAN Accredited Test Tennis champs crowned aimong junior competitors The Milton Tennis Club recently heîd its consolation doubles final. A 6-0 shutout annual Junior Championships. More than was testament to that. four dozen matches were played over the two-day, in-house showcase. Results are as follows: The Under 12 singles championship saw Carl Chan get the better of Jordan Gleed in a 6-3 victory. However, Gleed - hungry for some revenge - teamed up with new- corner Jamie Webb to edge Chan and Scott Turner 6-5 for the doubles title. In Under 12 consolation singles play, JoeI Tansey ran away with a convincing 6- I win over Turner. Tansey and Tyler Sieben's collective efforts weoe more than enough to dispose of Jeif Black and Calvin Wollaston in the Big rally A remarkable rally in the Under 16 sin- gles showdown had Scott Nemeth battle back to upstage Josh CasweIl - winning in straight sets 6-3 and 6-2 after dropping the initial set 6-4. Kyle Smith and Robbie Wilson were put through their paces in doubles competition, but eventually outlasted siblings Scott and Lindsay Nemeth 10-8. Like Tansey, Wilson was a dual winner for the weekend as he also captured the Under 16 consolation crown with a 6-4 decision over Lori Wollaston. powders or shots -vqw eCelebrate Thanksgiving 25 Ibs Iighter offfullIrograms Speclal prico excludes product Hours: Mond1y « Riday Mastkt St, Carrnage Squwe *Saturday A Ifl 10am to2 Pm The >Dance Shoppe 775 Main St. E. Milton 878-1488 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Starting: Sept. 171h 7:30 - 9:30 pm Fee: $45.00 + GST for the 8 weeks or $7.00~ pay as you go FALf FASIt SHlOW & TEA Sunday, Sept. 26 at 2:00 pm Reserve your spot today by calling The Dance Shoppe as seating is limited. Proceeds go to support the competitive teamn of the Dance Shoppe. 14f. & AC~ROKDACH~ S:pýtart;ing: Sat. Oct. 2 fromn 1:30 - 2:30 pin Fee: $75.00 per person for the 8 weeks or $10.00 pay as you go. ~~~¶Ie MiiAiUqes ftoulshow 199 Food booth Dladcmal damonstation Suflday, Septembeir 19, 1999, il :00 to 4:00 at The Milton Fairgrunds (Agricultural Hall) Evaluation $5 per item. R.eister at door. o o1; For more Inhnnstton oil (905 878-2133/878.'431/878..865