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Show Page 6 Thursday, July 19, 1979 The Continued From Page I As runners and riders were hailed at the finish line, pit crews again grabbed for the horses for a cool-down before everyone settled in for a barbeque, awards and bluegrass music. Shortly af-' ter the finish, Al Hurrah, the alltimportant member of the Greg Lawson Ken Clausen Park City team, began to show signs of fatigue. Immediately on the scene were Drs. Buzz Marden and Keith Lund, who spent the next 18 hours replenishing the fluids in the dehydrated horse. Al did not respond, however, and died Sunday morning after his kidneys failed. "That was the sad note to the race," Dr. Marden said. "We did rehydrate him, but his kidneys were not flushing. He went into renal shutdown. If there was such a thing as kidney dialysis for horses, maybe something could have been done. He was an older horse, but in good shape. He had a lot of training, but it was just one of those things you couldn't anticipate happening. We checked him out at both vet checks. But horses are just like athletes, the actual competitive spirit on the day of the race can give you butterflies but-terflies and make you react differently than during training. , "But the course was a good course," Marden continued. con-tinued. "The horses were monitored and watched carefully. In Al's case, he just wouldn't drink on the trail. We had some tired horses, which we always do. It was a hard course, but not ? too difficult. I've been in endurance en-durance racing for the past eight years, and this is the first horse that I've seen die. It's just too bad. We all felt awful." But the festivities were underway Saturday evening, and no one was aware of the pending tragedy. Awards, ; including the $500 first prize, were doled out. to smiling " t- iT4?jsrei were ;v bronze Ride and Tie belt buckles for all finishing teams designed by Park City jeweler Dick Doty, more cash prizes and cases of beer distributed to runners-up. A barbeque was poked at : by copteslanfs too tired to be interested in food, while pit crews dug into plates piled with seconds. The Silver Creek Dirt Band played foot stomping music until the last weary person headed for his horse trailer and home. 1 Shirley Smith of the Chamber of Commerce, organizers of this year's event, commented, "I thought the race went 'beautifully. The spirit was excellent among the teams and the cooperation and competition was fantastic. ..Teams who came from the .nationals in Oregon com-mented com-mented they thought the 'course was excellent. And the Homestead provided a nice shady spot for picnic af-. af-. ter the race, and gave people .a chance to see both Park City and the Heber Valley. W'e're sorry that there are not larger cash prizes, but it was a hometown-sponsored affair this year. Levi Strauss seems to be impressed, and we hope to have' the nationals here in Park City in 1981 or '82. We're very pleased with the way things went." , Amanda Peterson, director direc-tor of the chamber, was responsible for the setting of the course. On Tuesday she commented that "to be a perfect course, there wouldn't have been the combination com-bination of vehicles and runners run-ners on the same road. But that was necessary to make the pit crews accessible to the teams. The course was scenic and there were areas where it was shady, and some places where it was gradual, and then difficult. "In the future I'd like to see the course set about 10 months in advance. to handle any problems that might come up. We were fortunate to have so many volunteers helping as trail marshals and those who worked hours on the details of the race. It is hard to find trails in the first place, and more difficult dif-ficult to find ones that are usable by the pit crews. I thought the event was excellent. ex-cellent. Of, course, we are,., Thrill of Victory O O O 1 1 ft v y I ft , ( J' . FX f. , II ' mm ' ff . H HI A f ' 4L a" If A. 1 r I -. 4 , ' ' V s 4 f sorry that a horse was lost. There's no system perfect enough to avoid the element of risk." And what did the contestants con-testants think of the race? "I really enjoyed the race and the training leading up to it," said Bev Ross, who finished second in the ladies division and in the Top 10 with partner Dana Lan dale. "I do believe the course was a little disorganized and hectic due to the traffic and dust. I thought it was really, really hard for both the horses and runners. I had been training on the course for more than a month, but the pressure on race day makes a big difference. The competition com-petition was great this year it's good more people from Park City got involved. "We pushed hard for first place, but we had tough competition. We were neck and neck the whole way, and we all ran a good, hard race. Marit Glenne is an incredible in-credible competitor. Sure, it's disappointing not to finish first, but we're pround of being in the top 10." Partner Dana Landale expressed ex-pressed personal regret at not being number one, but she echoed her teammate's zeal for the event itself. "That dust business and the cars being on the road buzzing past the horses was tough, but I liked the course and the difficulty. There was a good field of competitors with a lot of diversity old, young, Jesus freaks. I' anticipated an-ticipated the race to be more intense, but actually when I was doing it I thought it was pretty mellow. Too mellow, on my part! The training itself it-self was an experience. You Jearn about the horse, how to i plan the strategy and run .,.e course, and how to work with a partner. I never have done that before, and I've learned that competition can be really frustrating." "I'd run it again," Dana continued. "But next time I would make the vet checks more accessible and have plenty of water at the finish line. Also at the finish I'd clear the people away and do away w-ith the banners, it seemed to agitate the horses so that they didn't want to go over the line. But I really enjoyed en-joyed it it was a good time." Vicki Ross probably didn't have as good a time as, say, the first place finishers. After Af-ter losing her horse, her team finished dead last. But Vicki's accomplishment was perhaps greater than the team whose strategy worked perfectly all the way along. Her goal was to get in shape training for the event and then finish it. She did both, and two hours after everyone else was washing away dust with a cold beer, Vicki ran to the finfsh, having completed 23 of the 30 miles by herself. Her personal per-sonal victory was tempered with frustration over the best laid plans gone awry. "I thought it was mass confusion," Vicki said. "The first ten miles were great, and everything went as Norm and I planned it. But then everything went wrong. Norm got fouled up by all the cars and just missed the horse. I had fun, but it was disappointing, disap-pointing, and I sure won't do it again if some things aren't changed. I'd like to see the vet checks at the same spot so there doesn't have to be cars where the racers are and better communication between the check points and the marshals. I think when Norm went back and asked the trail marshals, someone should have known that both of us came through without the horse." SOFTBALL STANDINGS (As of Tuesday, July 17) i Team Alamo Mad Jacks Yacht Club Drywall Express Big Shots Doc's MeeksWirthlin Outlaws Team P.C. Players Woodhaus Old Men Spencer's Brothers Excitable Boys Wasatch Pirates Men's League Division I Won 5 5 4 4 3 3 1 0 Division II Won 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 Lost 1 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 Lost 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 Pet. .833 .714 .667 .571 .500 .500 .166 .000 Pet. .856 .667 .500 .500 .500 .500 .333 .143 This Week's Games Schedule to be announced. j Team Won "Lost Pet. ; Prospector Square 8 0 1.000 I Red Banjo 7 1 .875 I Digger's Diner 6 2 .750 I Prospector Sirloin 5 3 .625 : Corner Store 3 5 .375 I Yacht Club 2 6 .250 I Silver King 1 7 .125 I Mt. Air Cafe 0 8 .000 ! Sunday 14:30 6:00 : 7:30 Monday 5:30 , : 7:00 8:30 Tuesday 8:00 This Week's Games Red Banio vs. Mt. Air Cafe Digger's Diner vs. Prospector Square: Yacht uuD vs. silver lung uud ProsDector Sirloin vs. Corner Store Red Banjo vs. Digger's Diner; Mt. Air Cafe vs. Silver King Club Yacht Club vs. Mt. Air Cafe Ladies Golf JLeaer ue Ralph Emery Handicap Winners 71779 18 Holers 1st Flight 1st Patti Wells 2nd Marsha Wellever 2nd Flight 1st Lois Mauer 2nd . JuneDearing 3rd Flight 1st Judy Jarosz 2nd Margaret Regan 9 Holers 1st Flight 1st Mars Chytreas 2nd SherrieBrinkerhoff 2nd Flight 1st Shirley Uriarte 2nd Eileen Bailey 3rd Flight 1st Jeanne Nunervillar 2nd Fawn Workman 4th Flight 1st Lou Ann Antonio 2nd Peggy Black "The race was really fast-paced," fast-paced," she continued. "I thought it was difficult for the horses, especially. Our horse was in good shape, but some people were really whipping theirs to keep pace with the leaders. The pace was faster than anticipated. I really did enjoy it. I pretty much wanted to get in shape, lose weight and finish the race, so all was accomplished. accom-plished. But I'm still blown out about the horse dying. " Ladies winning team member Marit Glenne said, "It was a nice course, a tough course. I enjoyed it. It was my first Ride and Tie and it was pretty much like I thought it would be. I thought I'd be more tired. We pretty much stuck to our plan and the strategy was interesting in-teresting as the race progressed. I think I'll run it again I just wish someone else would train the horse so I could concentrate on running." run-ning." Team member Julie McKay was full of praise for Marit, who ran two-thirds of the race. "She never let up-she's a strong, dedicated runner," Julie said. "We had a great race, being neck and neck at the end with Dana and Bev. The course was more difficult than I exnected. but ir was really pretty, so I didn't mind. I really liked it and thought the Chamber did a great job of organizing. I'd do it again." So the incessant training and the increasing anticipation an-ticipation of the Great Race1 are over for another year. In the aftermath, some are basking in the glow of triumph, tri-umph, while others are left to their personal disappointments disappoin-tments and tragedies. But ask any one of them if they'll do it again next year, and you are answered with a hesitation that means they've been stricken with the irresistible Ride and Tie fever. Ride And Tie Results Place Team 1 12 5 18 19 21 15 11 10 Names Bob Gilligan Ben Martinez Con Wadsworth Ralph Wadsworth Mary Tiscornia Bill Kirchmier Greg Johnson Charles Johnson Alex Higgins Robert Bootier Donny Browning Jimmy Perry Colleen Truman Chad Jones Julie McKay Marit Glenne Dana Landale Beverly Ross Richard Jeppson Robert Jeppson Hometowns Time . Big Bear, Ca. Lakewood,Ca. 3:22:20 Draper, Utah Draper, Utah 1 3:23:15 Bolinas, Ca. Larkspur, Ca. 3:24:30 Pleasant Grove, Ut. ; Pleasant Grove, Ut. 3:51:51 Ketchum, Idaho Ketchum, Idaho 3:54:36 Special Awards 1st 2 man team Top Utah Team 2nd 2 man team Best Cond. Horse 1st man-woman 3rd 2 man team 2nd-UtahTeam Smartville, Ca. Auburn, Ca. 4:00:49 youngest team Minersville, Ut. Kaysville, Ut. 4:04:26 Park City Park City 4:07:01 Park city Park City 4:09:30 West Jordan, Ut. Salt Lake City 4:11:39 2nd man-woman 3rd Utah Team 1st 2 woman 1st Summit Co. 2nd 2 woman 11 6 Marsha Symonds Richard Groth 12 3 Mary Ann Buxton Marilyn Moreton 13 20 Darryl Beardall Pat Browning 14 13 Terry Orme Jim Orme 15 17 Steve Holcomb M.Dale Rust 16 16 Greg Lawson Ken Clausen 17 14 BobBratt Stan Orme 18 4 Steve Korogi Don Gallion 19 8 Kay Henry Emmy Doss 20 1 Lloyd High Richard Aiken Park City Park City Tiburon, Ca. Corte Madera, Ca. Santa Rosa, Ca. Smartville, Ca. Salt Lake City West Jordan Park City Sandy, Utah Park City Park City Fort Collins, Co. Fort Collins, Co. Park City West Jordan Telluride, Co. Telluride, Co. Wanship, Utah Park City 4:17:13 3rd man-woman 4:18:48 3rd-2 woman 4:37:38 4:38:42 V 4:39:09 .; : 4:52:26 Oldest ?. team 4:55:11 f 5:12:52 5:24:54 5:47:40 |