Saddle up for shows By Usa Gardner Area residents are preparingr to saddie up for the ali-breed horse, heavy horse and-lhght hore competitions at the Brookliin Spring Fair. The. all-breed hors.ce tition, in its fourth year, wili b. held by Rose Reid and the Durham Saddle Club on Saturday, June 3, tarting at 9 a.m. TIl. showt pe oail breeds of horses, ail ages of People and ail leveis of riding ability. I%. competition wiii b. ini the saine format as iast year --"everyone seemed to ery*doy the ciasses...they also know wuhat toexpect," says Rd.on Prizes for overyciasse nist of a basket full of horse-related items (winners pull out the prize they want). "W. avoid givin1g out cash prizes because that tends te brin g out the serjous competitors. W. want te bring out the families,'»says Reid. The. show 'wil1 b. held on the infield of the raoetrack. The Saturday, June 3 heavy horse show, organized by Hammer and saw events for ail ages By Usa Gardner Many people are expected te taep art i the log-sawing and nail-drive competitions at the fai on Sunday after- noon, June 4. Arm muscles and endurance are put te tth. test in each event, as contestants saw throug a i as fast as pobssible, or bang a nai ite ablock of w2o with as few hits as possible. Adulte and chiidren enter events and, according te Earl Saunders, organier of the competition, more females enter than maies Prizes are $5 for third, $10 for second and $15 for first i the nail drive, and $10 for third, $15 for second and $20 for fireti the log saw. "W. hope for as many jmple as possible..but it al depedson weather,» says Saunders. Tei. nne sjaw categories range from women's cross-eut te mens sweet-saw. Both competitions wili b. heid on the bail diamond. «We'll probably have over 400 people this year,» says Saunders. For more information, cali Saunders at 655-8797. They reoff.mo. ByrUA Gardner The. horse races willb held on Sunday, June 4, starting at 1:30 p.m. Prograins will b. available for those wanting te wager. "TMe horse racing usually brings quit. a b it of atten- tion,» says GerryBlackburn, organzer of the event. For more information, contact Blackburn at 905-985- 0288. Elaine Snodden, wi1 begin at 10:30 a.m. on the. track and continue until 4:30 p.m. Heavy horses, also known as draft horses or work horses, were originaiiy used for puiling miik wagons or carnages and cearing the land for farmers. "W. hope it will be successful but it ail comes down te weather...some competiters won't show. in the rain because of the expensive wagons and harnesses,' says Snodden. Snodden, who used te heip show Ciydesdale heay horses, ho te have a good dislay. "W. try te show the breedate the people in the city w ho h aven't seen them.' The. show for lhght horses, organized by Kelly Simpson, will aiso b. on Saturday, froin il a.m. te iSp. The. lght hors. competition ls basicaly a show for harness horses in different classes (children and aduit) and eight categories ranging froin showmanship te haif- lingers "Last year's event was quite good ... quite a few peope got invoived,:in most of the. classes," explims Snodden, recalling the çomp.tition last year. Snodden, who hesel has- two horses, says eéveryone is getting their horses ready because it is the firt show of the season.» Il. prizes for the light hors. competition are money, trophies and ribbons. For more information cail Reid (ail breed) at 6554541l, Snodden (heavy) at 655-4618 or Simpson (ihet) at 655-5774. ~2ds Prin Cj"r Fair Alex Shepherd - MP for Durham (which includes Whîtby North of Taunton Rd) Constituency Office 721-7570 (Oshawa) * ~~ r POURT PY EýS [, AND GARDEN CENTRE Large Selection of Seeds & Plants Farmn feed - Farm fencing - Fertilizers Animal Health Produots Pet f ood & Supplies Bulk Household Bird seed PO" PERRYDr VWstt- Hm. 21A-Eut 40 VanedwardDr IIPEII POT PEfflyI- ~ac EDJ Port Perry LOSHAWA98'76 Brooklin Spring Fair - May 24/95 17