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Show Cnnist Corp. 11 2322 So. 2ri Fast Salt Laka City, UT 64115 "to Twenty-Five Cents Volume Four The Thrill Of As in all sporting events, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat went hand in hand in last Saturday's running run-ning of Park City's Ride and Tie race. Two California men ran a strategic and fast-paced race to finish first. But the event was marred when a local team suffered the loss of their horse, which died Sunday morning after an 18-hour battle against dehydration. Saturday dawned much like any other Park City summer day warm and cloudless. Park Avenue was dotted dot-ted with horse trailers winding their way into Deer Valley for the 9 a.m. start. Most teams were there well in advance, with many sleeping overnight over-night in tents in Deer Valley, their horses made comfortable in temporary tem-porary corrals. The scene before the race was a mixture of high energy and raw nerves. ner-ves. Runners stretched and jogged and pit crews took high-strung horses for warm-up runs. Teams sported fancy painting on horse trailers that was alternately psyching and disquieting things like Arabian endurance en-durance horses and The Wind Eaters. Matching T-shirts and shorts marked runners and pit crews. And horses were equally attired both to catch contestant's eyes on the course and to provide the final unity among team members. There was a brief diversion before the race when Judge James Kilby married Kathy Spencer and Mark Newman on horseback in an open field. The pair intended to seal the event with a bid for honors in the Ride and Tie, but their horse went lame earlier in the week... so the pair ran the entire race instead. The signal came to approach the starting line, which stretched east to west in Deer Valley. Runners began a walktrot with backwards glances at the imposing hillside they soon would be straining up. Horses danced and fidgeted, unaware of the reason for the nervous energy in the air. Teams jockeyed for position, each with their own strategy and superstition super-stition about where to begin the race. Finally, all 22 teams were strung the length of the starting line, straining for the sound of the start. Anxiety increased in-creased as a voice continually bellowed out the diminishing time, until un-til only fifteen seconds were left. Then suddenly "go" was there and the event that took months of preparation was underway. A cloud of dust, the vibrating ground, and the pack seemed to move as one until the leaders broke out and the race was on. Pit crews scampered for their cars and drove to the first veterinarian check point over Guardsman pass. Each crew was outfitted with an array of goods that would accommodate accom-modate any situation. There were ex?, tra bandaids and moleskin for blisters that hadn't appeared once in the months mon-ths of running. But, better safe than sorry. There were buckets and sponges, stethescopes and stopwatches, salve and words of encouragement. Like camels, they packed their official-looking official-looking equipment into the check area, where the all-important inspection inspec-tion of the horses would take place. Local veterinarians Buzz Marden and Keth Lund were amply armed with gadgets and medicines and an army of assistants whose job it was to insure in-sure the race-worthiness of every animal. Suddenly racers were visible on the ridge above, and panic set in among the pit crews. Everyone stood waiting with their implement in hand, afraid that a small mistake on their part would cost their team dearly. A flurry of activity took place as runners and riders appeared the, horse was immediately grabbed and Page 3 City Planning Director Direc-tor David Preece announced an-nounced his resignation last week to take a planning plan-ning position in Wisconsin. Wiscon-sin. This week, he tells why. walked firmly but quietly to lower the heart rate and respiration to 72 beats per minute as quickly as possible. Each beat was counted and recountedtaking recoun-tedtaking a horse too early for inspection in-spection could cost a 10 minute penalty. Runners were frequently patted on the back and muscles rubbed, rub-bed, between gulps of water before they ran off to get ahead of the horse that, hopefully, would be shortly behind. As each crew pushed their team through the check, they packed their gear and ran for cars to get to the next checkpoint. Getting to the next check area proved to be the downfall for one local team. Pit crews leaving the first area had to travel on the same road as the racers. Clouds of dust were so thick that many people drove with their windows closed. Runners had bandanas ban-danas tied over their faces, only rings of sweath dust visible around their eyes: Park City team member Norm Schoenherr left the vet check on the run and was passed by teammate Vicki Ross, who tied the horse on the right side of the road ahead of Norm. Unfortunately, Norm was running on the left side of the road, and missed the horse through the line of traffic and dust. It was not until Norm caught up with Vicki that they realized the horse was left behind. A mix-up in the actual distance traveled eventually put the team so far behind that Norm went to the finish line without having found the horse. (It was there waiting or him, having been picked up by a pit crew member).. Vicki continued to run, hoping Norm soon would catch up for the switch. Many hours and 23 miles later, Vicki arrived at the finish line. Exhausted but undaunted, she did what she had set out to do she finished the race, albeit alone. The second veterinarian check was much the same as the first: buckets of water sloshed over sweaty legs, both horse and human, and the endless checking and rechecking of the horse's hor-se's condition and behavior. It had been a torturous climb through Snake Creek Canyon, and the horses and people showed the strain in amply sweating faces and dusty half-grins. Then it was on to the final six miles again uphill and the finish line at the Homestead in Midway. The first place finishers, Bob Gilligan and Ben Martinez of California, Califor-nia, ran a superbly strategic race. Like Jumping Jack Flash Goes Gas, Gas, Gas UNLEAD if Thursday, Victory, their horse recovering rapidly at both vet checks. They continued to push over the course and didn't allow themselves the luxury of a few moments rest. It paid off, and they finished the 30-mile course in 3:22:20. Less than a minute later, a father and son team from Draper, Utah, Con and Ralph Wadsworth, crossed the finish line their first Ride and Tie under their belt and a second place to boot. Park City sported seven teams, with two ladies' teams battling it out down to the final two miles of the race. Julie McKay and Marit Glenne finished first in the two -woman division with a 4:07:01. Close on their heels were Dana Landale and Beverly Ross, who finished just two minutes later. The two teams exchanged leads throughout the race, with Landale and Ross pulling ahead when McKay was tied up in a vet check trying to cool her horse down. The true meaning of the word race was evidenced in the closing moments when the two teams gutted it out for the endurance run to the finish. If winning is the dessert, finishing, using all that you've got is what full. Continued On Page 6 Highway Impact The realignment of Highway 224 proposed for Park City will have' minimal environmental impact on the area, according to the Utah Department Depar-tment of Transportation's just-completed just-completed third and final study of the project. Publication of this last report, known as a negative impact report, clears the way for public hearings on the highway. The hearings are a necessary pre-design step because the project was reclassified to major action status by the Federal Highway Administration in April "All things considered, we think the highway improvements will have very little impact on the environment," environ-ment," said Phil Fredrickson, captain of the UDOT environmental study team. The highway project entails: widening Hwy. 224 to four lanes, constructing con-structing an east-wall alignment of Hwy. 224 that will be in the form of a two-lane road stretching from 16th Street to Marsac Avenue and improving im-proving Hwy. 24B. These improvements im-provements are designed to relieve Park City's winter traffic congestion, which has been building steadily over the years and is expected to increase Iff & Ay onn I nan n, , k . Page J 1 A blaze that leveed a Prospector Parte home in minutes Saturday night is being investigated in-vestigated by the state fire marshall for arson. July 19, 1979 The Agony Of The Feet 1- v t dramatically with the realization of the Deer Valley Resort. According to Fredrickson, reclassification of the highway im provements from minor action to major action status has pushed back Concern As the unrelenting flow of project plans continued to inundate the Planning Commission last week, concern surfaced as to the effects development may be having on local streams. During a review of the master plan for the Quarry Hills and Park Meadows developments, local fishing expert "Alamo" Dave Mueller asked the commission to assess the status of Park City's streams before "irreversible" "irrever-sible" damage is done. Prior to Mueller's description of possible stream damage, City Planner Plan-ner David Preece recommended that the Planning Commission have a representative from the Department of Wildlife Resources inspect areas containing streams that are planned for development. Like drivers everywhere in the country, Park City residents are having to take more out of their pockets in order to fill their gas tanks. Unlike drivers in some coastal cities, however, Parkites do not hm to face the anxiety of waiting in linfrfrthe gas station at least not yet. The Newspaper surveyed the pump prices at the three gas stations in town and the two at Kimball Junction. Station managers were asked when prices were last raised and if they have had problems getting supplied. "I have no problem getting gas because I have my own oil partnership," partner-ship," says Cliff Read, manager of a Chevron station at Kimball Junction and a self-serve station at the junction of Highways 224 and 248. "I last raised prices about a month ago," said the manager of the stations, "...I guess prices will continue to jump because of OPEC." ''I ft .-ST- 8.y- - .- -x f I Vv i . ... . S,, , 9 "'1 ' ' I with "v Called Minimal the project timetable. The FHA rejected rejec-ted UDOT attempts to reverse the reclassification decision but did allow UDOT to file a negative declaration siuay in place ot the more time-con- suming full-impact environmental For Local Referring to the stream south of the Quarry Hills area, Preece said, "There has been a considerable amount of damage to wildlife from previous alteration of flow." Symphony Will Play During Arts Festival A week of workshops and live performances per-formances will complement this year's 10th Annual Park City Arts Festival, and the spectacular finale to the event will be a free performance by the Utah Symphony under the tent in City Park. Arts Festival Director Tina Lewis announced Tuesday that there will be 15 workshops offered during the week If you take your car to Read's self-serve station it will cost 93.9 cents for each gallon . of premium, 86.9 for regular and 92.9 for no-lead. At the Kimball Chevron, full-service premium prem-ium is 99.9, regular 94.9 and no-lead 98.9. You won't save a penny buying premium at the self-serve island, but you could save five cents a gallon for regular and one cent for no-lead by pumping it yourself. Joe Butkovitch, manager of the Chevron across from 7-11, says he has no trouble getting supplied but his gasoline costs have been rising every two weeks. He last raised prices in May. To AIT In older model luxury car at Butkovitch's full-service pumps cost 99.9 cents per gallon. A VW Bug can be energized at 93.9 and a car equipped with a catalytic convertor for 99.9. Self-serve prices are two, four, and three cents cheaper, respectively. Continued hot through the weekend scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Highs near 90, lows in the mid 50s. Number Forty-Four - L ' - I i n 'ill 1 T 11 statement, often required for major projects. The negative impact studv states highway improvements will have only conUnued On Page 9 Streams Mueller said developers who drain low lying areas often fail to realize that "the lowlands contribute to the well-being of the entire watershed." Continued On Page 8 beginning July 30 preceding the exhibitor days on Main Street August 4 and 5. "Two years ago, arts festival director Pat Smith planned workshops. They were excellent but, unfortunately, poorly attended," Mrs. Lewis said. "Last year the workshops were dropped altogether. This year Continued On Page 8 Prices at Park City Conoco are higher today than two weeks ago. Regular self-serve is 87.9 per galjon and self-serve no-lead costs 91.9. Full-service prices are five cents higher. No premium is available. Clyde Street, the station manager, says he has had only slight problems obtaining gasoline. The prices at the Kimball Amoco station jumped last week according to the manager. Full-service premium is now 99.9 and self -serve premium 97.9, regular is 94.9 and 90.9, and noWead is 98.9 and 94.9. One positive side effect of the rising cost of gasoline nation-wide is that Park City prices are now more competitive with Salt Lake City. "Salt Lake prices used to be four to six cents lower than Park City's," said Read. "Now there is only about a penny difference." |