SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR, No. 37 - Black Panther running free in the show ring at Falon Farm. The - . .. rare, pure-black Arabian Stallion was: highlight of Lower. Van- by 31M TANG © : _ hoped, anda: little bit more.’ returns. were in from the record- -setting ast day on Sunday, the meet: “mutuel total was" pegged at $11,467,532 for the 71 days — a. ‘daily average of $161, 515 which represents a gain of 33.7 per cent and will almost cer- 7 tainly give Sandown Raceway the distinction ° of showing the: biggest 1981 increase of any horse-racing meet in Canada. , ‘Sunday’s’ memorable windup brought ~ another milestone when: the 2,622 fans, who ._ ~also established a one-race record with a last- “race investment. of $51,179, gave Sandown - ~ harness-racing ‘its. first $250,000. day- by ringing up $252,146 on the mutuel machines, _ Erasing the previous high of $223,890, set . only 24 hours earlier, it was the fourth “ $200,000 day of the last week, a finish which saw the daily average surge past the $160,000 which was a: tentative hope when the, meet opened in mid-May. Only two of the 71 days produced mutuel = totals. of Tess than:$120,000 — the $113,838 _of the first Thursday and the $119,573 of the ‘second Tuesday. For comparison, 1980 had” 13, out of.65, days -with.a mutuel handle of less than $100,000 and 29 others when the Le total was less than $120,000, ‘Attendance increased by. more than 18 per cent, tosa- daily average of 1,752,. and the ~ daily per-fan average increased trom $81 lo’ $92, ‘No big gain: could have - been expected - _ without the new. facilities but Sunday racing, ~ ‘the first-in. B. Cy, may have been an evens _ bigger factor. Sunday business Wis: s handily the best, the . averaging “More. ‘than’ 7 $185,000, a gain of almost 75 per centonthe 1980 Friday nights, which. were replaced by . 18 Sabbath -cards: ~ Sunday afternoon racing. The 18; Saturdays — averaged $177,000 with some evidence that they were somewhat affected by Sunday racing, The Saturday gain on 1980 was.a bit more than) 18 per cent while Thursdays, which averaged $141,000, were 28 per cent. better than last year and Tuesday" § gained almost 22 per. cent ~ 10 $131,000, Payoffs also helped boost mutuel totals” “with Sandown enjoying the best of both worlds, The percentage of winning favorites was normal but. Triactor and Exactor rewards were exciting enough to stimulate both winner and loser, Triactor payoffs, “which ranged from $30.60 10 $4,488.90 and also included balancers' of $3,995, $2,727, $9,003 and eipht others of more than $1,000, averaged $582, Perhaps even. more remarkable, Exactors averaged more than. $7) with 117 of more than $100. including mg SI, ,030, $946, $747, $660 aad $511: windfalls. 7 remember - than’ ae 7 mutuel ‘totals: and ‘payoffs. ~ Boosted. by. a new ‘million-dollar. grand-— ae f stand’ facility and Sunday: ‘racing, | ‘the: fourth: sy “> summer- -long standard. bred - ‘meeting fat. Sandown’ was a smashing success. When the . at lee out to. ‘be’ ‘all: that ‘had. been almost - Wednesday, September 16, 1981 “But: ‘there’ is: more: Ht “More: than. 70. drivers and. more than'500 horses raced, and. “there. was: noteworthy. competition and : ‘accomplishment: - yo me Keith: ‘Linton,: cettainly. one’ >of Canada’ s . - ~““smartest reinsmen, did. the expected and won — driving honors. But it. .wasn’t easy. ‘He was far out in front in victories with 81 but John ‘Glen, who'spent last summer. paying hockey _ in Australia, and Bill Babineau, a newcomer ~ who started his driving ‘career‘at Sandown this year, were close in the Universal Drivers: an Rating System, which decides meet titles. Joe Hudon, runaway winner. in 1980, campaigned in California this:‘summer and - drove. only: on getaway day, winning ‘once. - and showing twice in nine trips. He came to Sandown. to pilot his ‘entry, Windridge Andy, in the B.C: Sires Stakes for two-year- - old colts and geldings and picked. up the 12. per cent third share of the $7,980 pot. ~ There were a number. of. candidates for: equine honors, like Senga Gaygirl, Western Canada’s leading marc last year with car- nings of $63,695, which lowered the track record for the mile to 1:58 2/5, and Royal - Accord, the ornery New Zealand-bred which misbehaved badly .until: the starting gate moved and then concentrated on running 1o- win. seven times and: show once in, its first nine starts, There were also the 10-time winners Exel B. Arnold and Silent Slade, which ran two or — three notches below ability because at 14 it was only a few months away: from -com- pulsory retirement-and owner Jim O'Dwyer had ‘no real fears about losing his stable star: A. four. “year-old mare. with carnings of “more than $57,000 in two years of racing, — -Armbro Vanessa was 5-5-3 in 8 starts aginst “Sandown! s best and whipped Senga Gaygirl twice and Magnus Almahurst three. times _ while adding more than $16,000 to carnings, Jolly Jo Irish has to rate, on performance, asthe most promising newcomer to show at — Sandown this year, Unraced as a. two-year: |: “old, the three-year-old chestnut gelding “made its debut .on July 19 and_ finished second in-2:09.4/5, It wound up 3-5-1 for. nine starts, the last two. of three straight victories coming in preferred events against older with: the first stepped in 2:01 175, a truly impressive time for an eighth start. - “The presence of this kind of young stock : “means more to the future of standardbred tacing in B.C. than the ineréased mutuel totals, While neither Armbro Vanessa nor Jolly Jo Irish isa B.C, bred, there were many: provincially-praduced young pacers to show that B.C, standardbred breeding has grown and. improved remarkably in the past two or ie years. , “returned after “been » Unree, In 10. claim. But.there were no better claims: - for horse-of-the-meet honors than, those of -. Armbro. Vanessa and Jolly Jo Trish, | —finnished. in eplaces Last year, she . give -B.C., Jennifer -16, . of Street, - Lindsay, 2189 — Henry Sidney, from. the Cowal -Highland Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland, last earning World Junior Champioship of highland dancing, : The local lass: has athe pionships for the past 1979, year of Jennifer first. competition, ‘finished. fourth, after ~ winning the Scottish . ~~ championship. During. both. those years of juvenile division competition, Jennifer had difficulty - with muscle spasms in her legs, causing her withdrawal competition. at from one point, This. year, she -.. was fortunate, and the “plaguing injuries did — not reappear until the final dances, and then: not seriously, enough ty ruin her chances for a world tithe,” 7 During an interview at her parent's home Sunday, Jennifer remarked, {It is very: if ficult to retain top , Be moved. west i in 11975. to begin a harness-racing ns operation: al Cloverdale. and then: ina. ‘try.to. “owners” year-around. racing in ~ their, ‘own, province, | “gambled - on summer long racing at Sandown. © . vs He’ s looking ahead, to-a ‘fifth | Sandown: o meet next ‘year. eae oe “week, the’ “dancing for. about: eight years. and- has been a competitor: world. cham--- cher... world. Junior: “crown, fifth were. centrants in. ~Champion,' “couver Island Horse Club, “Terry F Fox Day’, fund raising event. Tom. Cronk Photo ‘conditioning . during. 5 the weck-long stay in Scotland. Living. in a: “hotel makes it hard to” maintain a. proper diet... Even: more difficult is the . maintainance of the rigorous practice sessions dancers are “ accustomed 100 at “homey. and of course, \: | acclimal- ‘ized to the new. Une | vironment, Me ae indsay, com: © petitors ; to. carn’ the. Divishon 16. of whom ff fellow” Other a becoming | “Miss defeated - 68 Canadians...» the division © Scotland, | England, New ‘Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, were » ~and South Africa, -~ ‘mother, © Jennifer's and — her str ue t or . dance in com- petitions.” She didn't think it was much ofa holiday. for mother, oo Ne fortunately, but said it was definitely a plus “to have her trétructor at the meet, "Adeline is an excellent couch," and na the: she’ said, ‘World. Junior Jennifer should know, figures problem. but. from. Adeline Duncan, accompanied cher to™ the her. Serving Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of Sidney, Cordova Bay, Royal Oak and the Gulf Islands | | PHONE 656-1151 Ws we - ESTABLISHED 1912 By GRANIA LIFWEN North Saanich school is severely over-crowded with future enrolment having nowhere to go but up.:. According to school. superintendent Claude Campbell . a health report released last spring - cited .a school population of 670 as the. absolute maximum. Enrolment now stands .* at’ © 707 following last week's registrations. : ~The report from the “Ministry of . Health. - school. medical officer explained. that. . Sanitary . and. ; washroom ”. facilities ‘were not-adequate for such a number. number of - suggestion..to.. bus: students to" Royal Oak fa oe which “has” -large: oe portion of. empty ‘class a none spaces Saeed Bears ae The. ‘school. b: f Monday” lig h decided). “however, to “.washroom.. facilities F -attached)..to..:. the. ©. school. This ° would” solve .the - health Sidney’ s "Jennifer Lindsay. - oe World Junior Hightand dance - Tom mm Cronk Photo ; champion, Staff - presented ‘a- alter- . - natives: Monday. night ~-to’ solve the situation” —-among them was a- ‘warning: from - pensation move a portable with: not. overcrowding. A portable will also be brought. to McTavish school. Trustee Lois Walsh told the meeting that the congestion is a ‘real concern... that we’ve got to adress really soon.”’ She went on to say that classes of 31 are. -over-powering in the physical space provided and that on a recent visit to.an art ~ class of.35 she ‘‘could hardly breath’? because . of. the closeness. ~ Walsh added ‘that many. more. children’ than.. have already ‘done:so: would like to- “register: for: band but - the enrolment ‘is just too steep. : Several. weeks. ‘ago: ; the board received a Worker’s.. Com- “Board saying :that the band : “North. ‘Saanich:was in. danger: of: - hearing © damage” instructor « ; “noise. levels. - : numbers - of. students playing instruments at.‘ One. time in: a* toom: -which is ‘insufficiently ssound- ‘proofed: ~such numbers.: er wins \ Hie Oye ea The. Waddling Dog Inn Patricia Bay Highway - Reser atlons 652 “the end of ~but . the crowding ‘‘programs cannot: be Og offered’? to ale: ae children. * we physical exercise avery for: “4 gel worse.’ “1146 25 CENTS. Another . example pointed” out by the “trustee was the class’ which has had to: be located on a stage at the gym with only light: par- titions for walls. “It’s fine right now when . the good weather ends a class. won’t be -able-to operate with 100 children physical. exercise’? on the other side of. flimsy partition, . she: said. Trustee “Walsh : - suggested that.a-band®... portable be ordered > ‘for the school. after. > “seeking ».Ministry: of — | Education. .approval,: 20% _ but the board ‘decided. to have staff look into . ~ the matter first... ne ° concluded: ~ Walsh: that because. of-the “$0 me © such “are. ‘only a: ‘palliative. to” relieve while.’ : AE is only going ‘19 =a taking - - the © Pressure. “fora.