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Show BEN LOMOND BEACON. Feb. 15. 1979. Page 6 track At Harrlsvillo talon' NOAL COOK and Farrell Cook put mask an karta as tka tkua far tka Mg rues aaars. NOAL, PHILLIP, AND FARREU ap ky aastkar bratfcar, Pkilflp Cask. SQUARE VAN DECK is wormed al werk together ta kHek tka taam ta tka ckariat. ) r M (I f m ( a CZ) Hi X, , ' . A , hf&' , J , f y's 4 r 4 T f t , 't y , 1 t iry' s ' NOAL RACES kls Java tka Harris viSa track . u ' - J tiU?- - . ond akaat tkis paint ka odpos the championship- - ; o.t rf they now enjoy. When Noal sped down the Harrisville track snow-pack- ed last Saturday afternoon, Amoe and his wife Della were a couple hundred miles away enjoying the best of a warmer climate in Mesa, Arimna. When Amos, heard the news that his hones were champions, it was news that made 25 to 30 years of cutter racing competition, worth every minute. And as Amos sons said, The news tickled him pink. Amos and Noals team of cutter racers were a half a horse length winners over Keith Anderson and John Maws team. Amos resides at 277 S. 3000 W. in Syracuse dtring the warmer part of the Utah climate and during the winter months resides in Ariaona. Noal and his family make their home at MO N. 3000 W. in CUntoo. Noal will now prepare his team for competition in the Utah State Cutter races that will Uke place February 24 and 25. Those races take place In South Jordan. Following the state races, Noal will pick up and prepare for the World Cutter Racing Championships which take place in Pocatello, Idaho on March 17, IS, 23, 24 and 25. Amos, who has been racing for nearly 30 years, first began his racing days in Huntsville, but since has moved with the rest of the competition to the popular track in Harrisville. Saturdays are a big occasion as over a hundred racers and spectators. Cram all over the area compete in an average afternoon of about 23 races. Noal began to take a steady Merest In the racing competition some four to five years ago and has now earned himself a first championship. Square Vaa Deck and Sunny Van Dock were the horses the led the to the coveted title last Saturday, tl was JuM as mock a victory for man as K was far the Cooks " ' mid takas kama ti FRIENDS AND RELATIVES in !'' ' m t tt mm thoCoohfomlypooso for ohriofmhoto for pktorosoftorthodoebivo I ?! $ I T Wildcats lose to Grizzlies, Bobcats Weber States chance to put a lock on the Big Sky Conference regular season title fell way short Friday and Saturday as the Wildcats lost to Montana and Montana State. at Harrtetrill by Keith Duncan . aat la fraat af kb campatttar ' m". ..a .u.. Cooks win It Just tickled Amos pink. A new "A division champion in the Wasatch Slopes Cutter Races was proclaimed last Saturday. Amos Cook, who goes partners with his son Noal, were crowned the 1978-7- 9 victors with a team of horses that have climbed step by step to the success ' . Square Van Deck was first raced when one and a half years old in the same Wasatch Slopes Cutter competition. In the Futurity Division, Square (for short) teamed with another colt to take third place. Square and Sunny first raced together in the B Division. The following year the two horses began the stiff competition in the A Division. That year they placed fifth in the Wasatch Slopes racing. In state racing they claimed first in the fifth division and claimed the fastest event combined time for the two-da- y Last year the Ctooks led their team to a second place on the Harrisville track. In PocateDo they placed secood in the second division. duo were the The Anderson-Mafirst half champions this season and the Cooka came back to win the second half competition. For the Cooks, the victory was No less than two hours an evening are spent with the team of well-deserve- d. horses as man and boast spend tedious time in practice, go over procedires, discipline, timing, and physical excercise. And the Cooks, along with all other horse racer, the love of horses in genuine, ooe of the inevitable keys to victory. Award given for service An award of commendation for meritorious service from the president of the Adult Education Association of Utah has been received by Carole Price of Weber Slate College. Mrs. Price, cooraiAMor 01 pngrans vor im WSC Division of Continuing Education, has served for six years as treasurer of the adult education association. The associations current president. Res Tueller, presented Mrs. Price wtth a bronse plaque at a recent meeting of the state group. Mrs. Price, who is also administrative assistant in the administrative services diviaioa of the Continuing Education e at Division, began her Weber Mata m 1S3. The most difficult road swing in the league was again too much for the Cats to accommodate as they fell to S3 in conference play and 20--7 overall. The Grizzlies are still alive for a post season playoff berth in light of a victory over Northern Arizona that improved their record to 6-- Montana State abo swept their pair of home games to go to 56 for the 5. year. Montana jumped off to a 13-- 0 lead in the first half of Friday's, game, but Weber stormed back late in the second half to make the game close. Bruce Collins and David Johnson were held to four and five respective first half points, but got hot in the second stanza to finish with 23 and 19 point touts. The Wildcats fell behind 7 at the half, and then came back to within four points at 56-5-2 at the midway point in the second half. Weber later came to within one point at 66-6but a final rally put the game out of reach. John Stoeder, who was the ouUUnding Grizzly performer in 43-2- the Weber-Montan-a clash earlier this season, fouled out of the game with just under four minutes remaining, but the team from Missoula held on for the 3 victory. Weber State was unable to cope with a late game Montana State press as the Bobcats registered a 1 upset win the following evening in Bozeman. The Wildcats led by four at the half, and 6 took a lead with four straight baskets after the Bob-caopened the second stanza with five unanswered points of their own. Bruce Collins fouled out with six 78-7- 74-7- 45-3- U sonab for the night, and a half minutes to go, and Montana State came back from a 6962 deficit to collect the win. Richard Smith also fouled out against the smaller Bobcats, and David Johnson had four per- Johnson hit 10 of 16 shots from the field to tie Craig Finberg for game scoring honors. Smith added 17 and Collins 16 to comprise the bulk of the Weber State scoring. The Wildcats will return home to face Gonzaga and Idaho later this week. Their last game of the season will be on February 24 at Northern Arizona, another difficult place to win. |