This week's edition of Rewind is the monthly feature called Picture Parade. Robert Smith has chosen a group of pictures for the viewing and (if you choose) "guessing" pleasure of the reading audience. If you care to do so, send along your best guesses along with the corresponding picture number. As always the objective is to have a little fun.
This grouping of pictures are all connected to the Ontario Sires Stakes program which just recently launched its season for 2025. Last year the O.S.S. celebrated its 50th anniversary, as it was first held back in 1974. Today's pictures are all from the first 25 years I believe.
#1 - Can you tell us who this driver is? This photo was taken in 1989, 36 years ago. This fellow still keeps very busy.
#2 - Can you identify any or all of the folks in this photo? I have limited information (beyond horse and driver) on this one so will rely on the reading audience to fill in a number of blanks.
#3 - Who is this young lad in the driver's seat behind No. 6?
#4 - Who is this smiling fellow? Maybe a win in the OSS competition was the inspiration.
#5 - Can you identify this driver and perhaps the horse? Not too many have been involved as long as this fellow?
#6 - Who is this young lad? This horse and driver can claim a special achievement in OSS competition. What is that accomplishment?
GOLDEN OLDIES
The next four pictures are horses and drivers who were involved in O.S.S. activities during the first ever season of 1974.
#7 - Who is this not so young lad from the opening year of 1974? This horse led his category.
#8 - Who is this young lad from the opening year of 1974?
#9 - Who is this young lad from the opening year of 1974?
#10 - Who is this young lad from the opening year of 1974? He turned 30 that year and is still around to share his wealth of stories.
The correct answers will be posted here by Robert as a comment in a few days.
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This week's pictures
Our experts were accurate with this week's Picture Parade photos as per usual . The correct answers are shown below:
# 1 - The man in the sulky was Mark Etsell
# 2 - I was hoping for a bit more info. but... The driver on the far left was Norm McKnight Jr. as correctly answered. I believe the horse was Ima Chestnut.
# 3 - Jim Whelan is shown winning with Armbro Bullet
# 4 - That was "Smilin' " Fred Goudreau , the pride and joy of Croton Ont. (South of Huffs Corners)
# 5 - Driver was Bill Megens with Snegem Flight . Fifty years later he's still on the go!
# 6 - That young fellow was the late Harold J. Wellwood Jr. better known as " Bud " driving Aileens Tour. The outstanding feat that this duo accomplished was registering the first ever sub 2:00 mile in O.S.S. history in 1977
# 7 - That was Clint Hodgins with the two year old Pats Bye Bye, tops in his class in 1974
# 8 - The young fellow was Jerry Duford with Ellys Fellow
# 9 - The driver was Wayne Langille with Ralph The Rover. Nobody said so but I suspect that was Don Corbett in the background
# 10 - Couldn't fool anyone on this one ! That's Ronnie Waples driving Rockford Ann from the Keeling stable for cousin and trainer Murray Waples
Thanks folks .
Actually Ailleans Tour might…
Actually Ailleans Tour might have been undefeated just a guess
1 Mark Etsell 4 Fred…
1 Mark Etsell 4 Fred Goudreau 5 Bill Megens 7 Clint Hodgins 10 Ron Waples
1-mark etsell 2-norm…
1-mark etsell
2-norm McKnight furthest left
3- randy bonneau
4-Freddy gaudreau
5-bill Megan's
6-
7-clint hodgens
8-my uncle Jerry duford
9-wayne Langille
10-ronny waples
1 Mark Etsell 2 Norm…
1 Mark Etsell 2 Norm McKnight 3 Jim Whalen Fred Goodreau 5 Bill Megans Snagem Flight 6 Bud Wellwood, Aileens Tour probably fastest record 7 Clint Hodgins, Terry Parker 8 Jerry Duford 9 Wayne Langille 10 Ron Waples.