Experienced international
cyclist, Joe Smyth, 34 years
old from Surrey, leads a
strong B.C. team in the
Garibaldi two-day Inter-
national Bicycle Race being
held July 2 and 3. With him
in the.team are Louis
Bernhardt from New West-.
minster, Jacob Heilbron,
Vancouver and John Smith,
Victoria; all of them have
won long distance races in
B.C. this year.

The team will be compet-
ing in an 80-strong field
which includes teams from
Oregon, Washington and
Alberta as well as many club
teams from B.C.

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A weekend double header
at Ambleside Park ended in
defeat for the North Shore
Mountaineers when they
were beaten by the Vancou-
ver Pharoahs 7-5 in the
opening game.

The second match was
called after five innings with |
‘the score 8-0, shutting out |

the Mountaineers.

-roads
and Whistler Mtn. The first -

The race is B.C.’s top

long-distance event of the

year and covers the. very
testing coast and mountain
between Vancouver

day, July 2, begins at Park
Royal at 11 a.m. and arrives
at Whistler at 2:30 p.m.-
(approx) then retraces a few
miles to Garibaldi.

On the second day the’
riders race from Garibaldi

-into Squamish then after a

short lunch break, finish with
a 30-mile closed circuit race
on a half-mile course in
downtown Squamish, times
to start at 1 p.m.

, Meanwhile the Vancouver
TOS built their lead in the
Capilano Division
Pacific Coast Junior League
by winning both halves of a
double header 2-1 and 6-3.

Both games were won by
_excellent: pitching, the first
by Barry MacDonald, and

_ the second by Rob McHattie.

On July 4 the North
Vancouver Lawn Bowling
Club will host a team of 28
bowlers from Australia to
play an exhibition match
against the locals.

The general public is
invited to attend- the game
which starts at 2 p.m. at the
Bowling Greens, 22nd and
Lonsdale.

Nell Hunter of the North
Vancouver Ladies Club
recently appeared as one of
Canada’s representatives at
the Ladies, World Lawn
Bowling Championships at
Worthing, England.

Although Canada did not
make it into the winner’s

circles, Ontario’s June Bell
placed second in the singles.

In Vancouver and District
play the North Vancouver
President’s. rink reached the
finals, only to be beaten out
by New Westminster.

Bert Woodward, Tom
Holness, and Roy Blain won
first prize in the Stanley Park
Triples Competition and the
team of Art Jones,
Woodward, George Hender-
son, and Percy Milner
recently won the Vancouver
and District Fours Competi-
tion.

Saturday, July 2, North
Vancouver plays host to the
Stanley Park Club for an
afternoon of bowling.

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BUNT TIPPED FOUL in West Vancouver Pony League action Sunday at Ambleside Park. The game ended with the
Coyotes taking the Lions 7-5 [John Kendrick photo].

The Jack Stranger trophy
for league play and the Jack
Fraser cup, emblematic of
post-season play in the West
Vancouver Little League,
went last week to the team
from Skyline Sports.

Although Skyline was
edged out in the first game of
the finals 5-4 by the
Roadrunners, they came
back to take the last two
games 5-2 and 4-2.

Ricky Gilbert was Sky-
line’s winning pitcher in

The West Vancouver Parks
and Recreation Department
in conjunction with the North
Shore Family Y.M.C.A. will
be operating an indoor
skateboard centre for the
months of July and August.

Set up in the West Van Ice
Arean, 786 - 22nd Street, the
facility will feature a variety
of ramps and runs _ for
stunting, jumping, one on
one slalom-.competition and
freestyling. Operation will be
on Fridays, Saturdays, Sun-
days and Mondays from 1:00
- 3:00 p.m., 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. starting
July 4. The charge will be 50¢
per person for each two-hour
session. Qualified super-
vision will be provided.

will provide a series of

their first victory, allowing
five hits and getting two hits
of his own at the plate.

Andrew Heltzman of Sky-
line allowed only one hit in
the last game, giving his
team the victory and the
league title.

The Major Division’s most
valuable player to his team
was Earl Van As, while the
most improved player was
Alan Slade.

In addition, the Y.M.C.A.

skateboard clinics dealing
with skateboard awareness,
safety and skill instruction.
The first of these clinics is
slated for July 4 from 3:30 -

5:30 p.m. at a cost of 50¢ per
person. . .

All participants will be
expected to wear a helmet,
knee pads, gloves, shoes and
a shirt at all times to allow for
a safe, accident free exper-
ience.

For further information
contact the West Van Ice
Arena at 926-1818 or the
North Shore ‘‘Y’’ at
926-5541.

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The Court House, an 8 court racquetball, squash club featuring sauna rooms,

co-ed whirlpool, restaurant/bar and Pro Shop is well under construction at 124
West 3rd Street in North Vancouver.

Court House owner and former alderman Terry Grimwood anticipates opening
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