THE BROOKUN Sputng. Fair hoiesraces. wllI take 'of a tradftion than a trackýIf say- CaùMiBodlc place on June 2, beglnnlng at 1:30 p.m. 'We'm maore director. Jack Ruse,%%Àil dogs to raoe at thefair By aureen Quinlan he dogs are off andracing -- at. the Brooklin Spring Fair, that is. The Jack Russel doqgs wiIl be racing on a course that is 150 feet long. There' wilI b e 20 dogs, competing, and along the course will be a string of wool that the dogs chase. It's really quite funny because sometimes you get apuppy who wil be doing so weII, and then ail of a sudden he Il turn and go the other way - that's whon the crowd gets involved,* says Reid. Races are held within- a time span of. 60 to 90 minutes because, "it's so hot out that we want the races 10o be over quickly' before- the, dogs get. too tired,"ý says Rose Reid, organizer of the event. The dogs will be 'comfortable at the fair because they go naturally with, "horse people," says Reid. Jack Russel> dogs ,wereused years agofor-fox-hunting. The Brooklin fair wil be the first'outdoor fairfor the Jack Russel 4logs, but that doesnt meâ athyaesrnest fairs. nta hyaesrnest They have raced indoors at the Royal Winter Fair many times.. ilWhitby Free Press FISHERS, FARMSERVC WHEEL HORSE HOMECHORE TRACTORS- AGRICULTURE & LAWN FERTILIZER-STELCO FENCING STIHL & HOMELITE SAWS & TRIMMERS HARDWARE' ASHBURN, 'ONTARIO PHONE BROOKLIN WATER' PROCESSING SYSTEMS. LOB 1AO 655-3842 SlmpIy The Best " Total home softening and drinking water systems -Low monthly rentais & leasing " Sales & service on ail makes of water equipment Young's Water Syst'ems Inc. EST. SINGE 1950 JiLJ N4 & vA^-rE Fq RErvE- ~E L T 7675 Baldwin Street, Brooklin, Ont. 655-4544 or 1-800-263-1959 m LKI N