down Mill St

town, had old Sir Archie, a real horse, big dark bay. And my father had Creemore Maid, and Black Diamond was owned over in Stayner. Sir Archie was found to have the most speed, a very powerful horse.

“Also we must not forget the day in later years that Creemore played football against Everett in Alliston. Creemore was a man short for a third of the time and Os Jardine went in and scored two goals. Creemore lifted the money and Dave McCutcheon carried Os Jardine on his shoulders.”

When they held the big athletic day Archie Boyd was the 100 yard speed artist along with the Buggy boys and Tom Coates off the Fourth Line near Bayview.

There was a family of Cooper boys who were good but Brunk Madill brought Johnson up from Toronto who won a lot of first. But don’t forget there was a lot of home talent that made good in these events. I haven’t mentioned them as I can’t remember them all.

In later years, I must mention Billy and Os Jardine who were fast runners in the 100 yard distance.

Helen Blackburn is a retired teacher, avid gardener and a long-time contributor to The Creemore Echo. She writes about local history.

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