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Sheep and hogs were in pens. Poultry was shown in crates. Horse races were held on the road. It, was the weekend of the Richmond Hill Fair, and the whole family got involved. My mother presented trophies. My brothers worked in the ring. I supervised the midway. The midway there was the best in the world. It was better than the Ex because you didn't have to go with your parents. But at the Richmond Hill Fair, parents turned you loose. They spent all their time down at the show rings looking at horses and cows and all those things they could have seen just as well at home. You got to head off into a carnival- land where you could eat greasy food prepared by strange people, gorge When we were young‘ the best weekend in the year was the 24th of May. My grandfather would be on the loudspeaker. My father organized things. There's something about two adults watching you while you whiz around on the ferris wheel that takes a little of the adventure away. If it was reafly as dangerous as you hoped, they wouldn't be so calm, would they? some of v the more adventurous residents of the city to the south used the stage coaches to spend a day in the country. making the journey over corduroy roads. Shortly after the village of Richmond Hill came into being in 1873, it received its share of the clergy reserve and municipal loan funds. Part of this money was used to purchase firefighting equipment and a park (the nucleus of the town’s present central park). As a crowd pleaser. a tight-rope walker displayed his art on a rope stretched between the Palmer House and the Dominion Hotel across Yonge Street. Everything was exhibited in the open air. Cattle were tied to fences. At the time Richmond Hill boasted five hotels, a blacksmith shop and two carriage factories. Crovids came from the neighboring countryside in horseâ€"drawn wagons and buggies; One of the oldest annual events in Canada, Richmond Hill's Fair will this year celebrate its 128th birthday with an interesting and exciting three-day program. Since there was no public address system available, a man with a loud voice, mounted on horseback, made the rounds of the hotels calling out the list of events, summoning the thirst quenchers to participate. When that first fair was held in 1849 its site was a two acre lot west of the Palmer House on the southwest corner of Arnold Street and Yonge Street. Save electricity, save natural resources. Young freedom Money source 5 H/'// hotels By Sharon Brain yesterdays by mary dawson Sharon’s sunshine The popular midway is a fairly recent addition to the fair’s program â€" but the horse has been a constant attraction since the earliest days. Classes for heavy and light horses (which provided the pbWer'needéd on the farms and 'the transportation of the day) are still contenders for the interest of the crowds. The village band under the direction of A. J. Hune, the village’s clerk- treasurer, provided entertainment for the fairgoer for many years. But they have been joined by the hunters and jumpers, ponies, Western saddle horses, palaminos, appaloosas and Arabian steeds in more recent years. May 24 date Below the seats room was provided for the exhibition of sewing and fancy work. Community women served meals to as many as 350 people at a sitting in this large hall. The first agricultural hall boasted 50 windows. It was built in 1889. Lorne Avenue came into being as a gift from the Trench family. The roadway was to provide access from Yonge Street to the new park. The park was to become the site for more than a century of the annual fair. Traditionally the fair was held May 24. Bad weather on several successive years led the agricultural society, which sponsors the annual event, to advance the date by a week. Its duration was léngthened from one to two days, and then to thrqe day; The mdve has had mixed results. Good weather usually prevails and the fair offers hours of pleasant pastime. In the new park a grandstand was built close to the north fence. The day of the fair, I headed off dressed in white from head to foot. Why do exhibitors wear that outfit? Don't they realize what cows do when they get excited? After I got Daisy calmed down, I wiped my shoes off with some grass, So I got Daisy. I went to the barn after school and practised dragging the foolish creature around the barnyard. She didn't like it much. Neither did 1. She would stand when she was sup- posed to walk. and run away every chance she got. I hated chasing her around, and I hated my father for suggesting a good big stick might solve the problem. I was a small-l liberal even then. Then one year. I took it into my head I wanted to take part in the fair too. I think the desire was prompted by sheer exhibitionism. I decided the easiest route to fame would be to show a calf. All you had to do was get a calf that looked respectable. put a halter on it. and walk it around the ring. Everyone would watch. and then applaud when I won first prize. yourself on candy floss, and get dizzy on riqes pntAilryour money ran out. For kids like us who did not even have a corner store, this was freedom defined. About a third of Ontario’s electricity is gener- ated by burning fossil fuels... coal, oil, natural gas. The price of all these natural resources is increasing rapidly. The price of coal, for example, has tripled over the last five years. Higher fuel costs inevitably show up in the price you pay for electricity. Save electricity, and you‘ll save money. You‘ll also be helping to conserve dwin- dling natural resources for other important uses... transportation, agriculture, chemicals. Spring Fair began in 7849 Conserve energy. The future depends on it White for short k Won Spring Fair halter A for best showman (girls) Village band and scraped away at my pants. Then picked up my number and waited. The sounds of music from the mid- way sounded wonderful. Kids wandered by eating candy floss. I could see the ferris wheel in the distance; ' I brusfied émd combed Daisy till she rolled her eyes and begged me to stop. Then I waited. I waited, and looked at Daisy with loathing in my heart. I tugged her forward as best I could. The onlookers seemed to find something funnv in the sight of a 10- The huge calf behind her resented being held up and did a little tap dance on her heels. Daisy seemed to know it too. She charged part way into the ring. then overwhelmed by the audience, she stopped dead. 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We lined up. The judges started to inspect each calf at close range. I asked Daisy to stand nicely. This was the last straw. Since then, I keep my calves in stockings or in the freezer. I go E0 the fair as a spectator, and inspector of candy floss. An athletic farmer at the gate stopped her and cracked her on the nose. Througth cowed, we both quietly walked back to our place. I won a halter for BIest Showmanship- Girls. I was the only girl in the show. That night I gave Daisy to my older brother. She dashed for the géte. I followed. I would have been the only person in the ring without a calf. I could hardly pretend she wasn‘t mine. She saw the opening in the ring and degideq t9 c231} it a day. Daisy bolted Head Office 495-6660 Wishes to announce the opening of their Richmond Hill asphalt plant for the 7977 season. 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