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Show Vp TV SaU Saltiest Sailors in W orld Frolic on the Salt Lake By Craig Hansell refinery stacks driits Tnbune Sports Writer ON THE GREVT SAL1 LAKE Sails, once seen on the late night movie billowing behind Errol Flynn, are appearing with lrcreaing frequency on the horizon of Utah waters Not quite the adventure of , p 1 & f, -- A m Vrr an cure for cuts, or more recently as a place to take tourists and watch them float, has become sailboat country Members of the Great Salt Yacht Club take pride in their slogan The saltiest sailors in the world I.'e s 'fq iksSsf ' V oi' T - s ',5(kkw r Local sailors sailing on of are discovering Great the large advantages bait The Barneys three children Bret (10) Juke (14), and Trace (17) have been sailing for seven yea'-They have sailed on Bear Lake. Jackson Luke, the Great Salt Lake and most of the lakes and reservoirs m the area Lake. e ulmp , ui of sailing is getting awav Sailing is a real fine escape " Mrs Barney refers to the Columbia as their cabin on the water The boat has all the comforts of Lome with the adventure of travel the sport . v Young Julie Barney of their hull 1 & This immense body of water is home for the Ralph Barney family of Salt Lake City (27's Banbury Rd ) nearly every weekend discouraged The 30 members of the yacht club expect their numbers to increase with the construction of n,w slips in the harbor There is something about the salt spray in your face and the freedom of sailing Utah's biggest body of water that attracts saulors poashes the Columbia 20-fo- enjoy the salt spray in their face and the freedom of n3 er the Many sailors not only spend the weekends afloat but they also hav e been known to make ihe short dnve from Salt Lake City to spend their lunch hour on deck The Bamevs think sailing is a great release from the stress of c'aiv hie Great Salt once Lake, thought only u. jful as an Inin- - The sailors 1973 The sa't.v sailors will not be V Ulysses but still exciting, m the Great Basin is catching on as fast as deep pow der skiing in the Wasatch p Sunday. July 22, lake. g t o late Tribum-- . The Ralph Barney family spends weekends on boat. Their present boat is a 2(1 Columbia It follows in the wake of a 14 foot Condie and a 17 foot Venture Sailors like the Great Salt Lake because there is little power boat activity and they Lave the lake to themselves Many sailors think the open expanse of the lake provides an ocean like experience With the salt spray and the seeming absence of a shoreline, the only thing lacking is a jumping porpoise to make the scene complete Jerry Ewell, owner of a local sailboat firm, attributes the increased popularity of sailboats to a growing awareness of the thrill of sailboat-mg foot Nearly every weekend, they can be found mopping the decks, brushing the brine flies otf the mast or polishing fittings stained by a strange resiwhen the smoke of due fall-o- Most of our customers are people who have sailed with a friend or relative and discovered the excitement of traveling over the water sdently pushed by the wind Ewell estimates he will sell boats this year about a 50 500 percent year His I Half of the fun of sailin? is to keep the craft seaworthy, clean. over last increase sailboats range in size from sm.,11 vut sailing boats costing about $100 to substantial seagoing craft costing over $10 0(H) Many buveis are purchasing larger boats They are disc g the salty sea life by livon boarii at least for the ing weekends The sailing experience can include every hing from flying across the water m a catamaran at close to 50 miles per' hour to quietly floating with the breee and having cocktails on the fan tail The excitement of sailing can be found m wet sailing as well as sailing a larger boat with all the conveniences Owning a sail boat also makes it possible to belong to a select social set the yacht club crowd 51 Whether you are a speed sailor or a social sador Bret Barney expresses it best Sailing is okay when you've got a big wind a ivtww- Salt Laker Plays Leading Role in Utah Auto Racing Circles By Dick Rosetta Tnbune Sports W ntei Fred Ferre is the one guy Lake Salt in who City wouldn't have to worry about the ramifications of that popular adage, W hat if they gave a drag race and nobody came9 All Fred would have to do is get on the telephone and sum- mon the squadron of cars he sponsors at Bonneville Raceway Park, 6555 W 2100 South Depending on how quick the owners, dnvers and what have you appeared, the show definitely w ould go on Several Matches Ferre could stage a two-ca- r his beloved top fuel match Want Bird against the Bros and their Utah Wid-diso- n T" ster against Mike Pappadakis Corvette and then the crowd could sit back and watch of production cars down the quarter mile with the F G Ferre and lettering on their sides sorts all rip all Son The precise number of cars F G Ferre sponsors9 He had to sit back and ponder that one for a moment And finally, when he lost count, he beckoned his trusted, energetic aide, Carl Butler, for an accurate assessment I'ts now 25, Carl noted, since we juat agreed to an- - othei partial sponsorship just today And so it goes with Utah s speed merchant F G Ferre, and it will probably continue to go with the gentleman who is not concerned with his own welfare as much as he is with the preservation of speed as a test of man s ingenuity as applied to an engine, a dnve line, a transmission and tour vv heels I no, just find it hard to sav Ferre said recently, when a young man approaches for help to engage m a competition which you know will occupy his time and probably keep him out of a bar or off the streets and instead, guide him in apply mg his talents toward a worthwhile hobby. Me cherish speed, correctly the approached and appbed Ltah entiepreneur vvert on I want the Bonneville Salt Hats to be piesened. for instance so that my grandchildren and their grandchildren can watch, if they choose the of in applications speed challenging the sound bamer and points beyond They built jets which broke the sound bamer. Ferre emso why shouldn't phasized, we see a vehicle attain the same plateau on land d Ferre has committed himself and his resources to perpetuating auto racing in Utan, primarily on the drag front But he has. of late, indulged in motocross and motorcycling to go along with his JY ' 1 , hed have Jeff Bost Charger-put on an exhibition in his newlvacquired funnv car (fur merlv owned by Jun FireDunn man" of LaMirada Calif ) , Fred could match Bill RoadSpens and his -- v A fA., V u. K our- selves versatile enough to accommodate any competitor or hobbyist who walks into the store, Ferre continued But the overnding interest of Ferre, Butler and others in the stables at the four Ferre stores is competition And coniDetilion has been the guding light for Ferre now for a couple of decades I think the human interest ' part of the whole thins fail i the second mterjected, we generation sponsorship now have extended A1 Fair- banks, who drives a Camaro is the son of Max Fairbanks and Ferre sponsored him back in the 5(K But theies more to Fred than just business, his racing interests mid his speed ideas, Butler said last week t A f. track racing) Tried ersatile Route Weve tried to make guess we fall easily for the did who comes m and says gee Fred you sponmed me, now junior here is reads to race, what can you do Carl Sa.d I guess were just he added with a soft, chuckle . mr? in the quarter-mil- e stuft and circle burners (oval I v u... ventures ' One of the greatest oys Fred can count is to see a young man he has helped, a youngster who could have easily gone wrong, turn into an a good asset m society citizen or a good compeMor," Butler noted ... Boy Scout Helper And, Ferre has devoted a good portion of his time over the years to the Boy Scouts Having served a number of years as Institutional Representative (hason between national Scout headquarters and local packs) for the Canyon Rim Ward of the LDS Church, Ferre is now involved with the Explorers and annually he sponsors and participates m a motorcycle and jeep junket mto the Moab area In talking with Ferre, he would invariably turn the conversation away from himsell and back to rac Jig I think drag racing has be come a distinct American inFred suggested stitution The spoit involves people who aie willing to work together, people who will bear down and use their talents to prove products and new devic es which can be incorporated mto the passenger cars we enjoy sr4 - 1 r A-- 1 Want Bird. Fairbanks Aiello, and Cliff Card. In back are Bob and Louise Fames. Fred Ferre watches over just a portion of drag squadron. From left, Jim Hellstrom, Mike Pappa- - Larry out to make the Pioneer Day special for Ferre Promoter Dick Godfrey has lined up a sparkling array of entries including an eight-ca- r top fuel field which will be competing for $3,000 in pnze money - drag strips Theyll honor Fred Ferre Tuesday night at Bonneville MW Present A SPECIAL CAR SHOW Balloon Experts Schedule Annual Contest in Iowa INDIANOLA, IOWA (UPI) More than SO contestants from across the United States will participate m the annual National Hot Air Ballooning at Simpson Championships College July Bruce Comstock of Flint, Mich, last years winner, will be back to defend lux title, balloonist Dend with nis Capt Phogg Floden of Flint also on hand 25-2- 9 top-rate- S4 Iowa balloonists among the entrants will include Phi! Gray of Indianola, Steve of Fort Dodge. This years contest, sponsored by the Balloon Federation of America of Indianola and Simpson College, wall be held on the campus northwest of the Indianola Square Ker-ste- n Officials said contestants will compete in three events a navigational flight, a barograph flight, profile contest and a hare and hound race where the balloonists follow a lead balloon Monday at F.G. FERRE & SON QualityGlass 4681 So Stete 853 East 4th So A1 262 5528 -3- 63 8865 Along with "Old Fashioned Carnival days" Free Popcorn Free Cotton Candy Free Snow Cones Prizes Games Surprises Unusual Savings on 1 973 Toronados Ken Garff has 40 Toronados coming in the next 30 days some in stock now, ready for immediate delivery. v -- ' i-- i.nnsaiLi sy w'lt s f SJ?' i.iTf ss 'Ns si July 24th will be fP.G. STATE AT FIFTH SOUTH TEL 521-611- Ferre Elight1 at Bonneville Raceway Park Ken Garff Oldsmobile Come on out for more fun end prizes. 1 L 'j !.i. Once sailors have the rigging set they can sail for long stretches before changing it. USED WINDSHIELDS - C' H for the uninsured !- v? f'1?"' s' 1,000 A; it v Tested on Dragsters Many of the conveniences we enjoy today on our cars were originally tested and proven m drag racing, F G contended lor instance, exhaust systems, the wide oval suspension all tires, mag wheels, etc of those things are partly the result of test after te,,n Raceway for his contributions to drag racing It has become an annual affair to say "thank you to a guy who seldom says no to a race car driver who walks into his place and asks for help The Raceway has gone all fl, |