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Harness Racing; BY JOHNNY BOGGS Sports Editor TIMMONSVILLE? This small town in the northeastern part of the state can boast that it is stockcar driver Cale Yarboroughs hometown. The town can also- brag about being the hometown of former major league baseball player Mike Anderson, whose brother Kent is a current member of USC's ballclub. However, on the last Sunday in March, this town of roughly 2,500 attracts horse-racing fans from all over the country to the annual running of the Young Trots Harness Races. The event began in the 1940s, when Cleo A. Young c and D. O Holman decided to put on harness races for friends and neighbors. The races grew bigger and more popular and have been run anmiollir nvn^rvf fo uuuuuiijr, tAVC[/l 1U1 a cuupic of years in the late '60s. In harness racing, the standardbreds perform at two gaits: the trot and the pace. In the trot, the forefoot and hindfoot opposite sides strike the ground simultaneously. In the pace, another twobeat gait, the forefoot and hindfoot on the same side strike the ground at the same time. The horses stand around 15.2 to 16 hands and weigh between 850 and 1,200 pounds. The most common color is bay, although an * * * X 5 * xlT i ^ ? ^ \ : % 5 *+ I \ *1 ^Ar | i * 3 A * * * Hb * ^ * 1 * * * 4 * * <?t T * * 5 * * : Timmonsville's CI occassional roan may be seen. The event is sponsored by the Timmonsville Rescue Squad. An estimated 3,000 spectators attended the annual running of the five races on a windy, cool Sunday afternoon. Jimmy Pigate, rescue squad chief, said, "We had a pretty good turv"out. The weather hurt uc ^k had it been warmer mo. ? k>eople would have shown up. "Track owners and horse owners put on tJ ? event every year," Pigau idded. "All proceeds go to the rescue squad." Pigate said harness racing is a relatively new sport in the area and expects it to grow more popular as it gets more publicity. "This is a matinee," Pigate said of the races. "In about a week, some of the horses will go north and race in the big time." After the Timmonsville race, many of the horses will OC\ tn PhilaHolnhio'c T 0w vv m. mrnvtvipiua O U1UC1 ty Bell Park, New York's Yonkers Race Track, I Washington's Rosecraft Track, Baltimore's Laural i Race Track, Chicago Downs race track and some tracks in Canada. : And there is money in j harness racing. Between races Sunday, there was a showing of Big 1 Abe, a horse owned by Abe j Gross of Great Neck, N.Y. ] The horse, about seven years ] old, has winnings close to | $400,000. ] *** s for Pres PIS Maxq Presto South South Worne Capsti f.nlnm Bates Bates r Oougti Baker, ^ Wade Roost McBr^ *Journi Generi Law S Health Engine Educa Crinvin -W liters! A. Marric ^ L?bf ari Math ( Humai Buism Or** aim To Fame In racing action Sunday, Ideal Traveler, driven by David Phillips and owned by Greenville's S and W Stables, won the opening race, the Timmonsville face, witn a time of 2:24. In the Mrs. A. Lawhon Memorial Pace, driver Tripp Young marfeuvered two-year-old colt Joe Nathan past Terrific Trudy on the front straightway to take the victory away from driver Johnny Pierce. Both drivers are Timmonsville natives. It was the first race for each of the six horses on the grid. In the Mrs. Katherine Y. Atkinson Memorial Pace, Young's father, Allan, heat his son while driving Bun Bun, a two-year old filly, to win the race. Good Night Special, a three-year-old colt driven by Louis Schwartz, had a 2:05.4 time, the best of the day, winning the Sumter Pace and Trot. In the final race of the day, Ideal Keepsake, driven by Michelle Phillips slipped past leader Fairmead Elma, but was then overtaken by David Phillips driving Ideal Guy, on the straightway. Ideal Guy came in first, Ideal Keepsake finished second and Fairmead Elma finished third. Both Ideal Keepsake and Ideal Guy were sired by the horse High Ideal. 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