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Eighth wonder John Car crown - again


claims World Stock i


RIMINGTON racer John Lund


has been crowned the World Stock Car champion—for the eighth time! The 48-year-old farmer, of Wood-


farm, Rimington, stormedto victory in the race which he first won in 1987.


Thirty-four cars took part in the


world final which was held in Coven­ try. After much manoeuvring in the 25-lap race, John finished ahead of the pile by more than half-a-lap. The event, which featured 12 dri­


vers from foreign shores, saw John qualify for the final after the semi-


- final stage on the second row of the starting grid.


" _ He didn’t get off to the best of


starts as he dropped down to sixth but'by the sixth lap, he had managed


to move up to third. The local racerv took over at the head of the field at around the half-way stage and never, relinquished his position. : John said: “Obviously, I am very


proud to have won it. I am still get­ ting over the shock of winning it for the eighth time.”


' ' John first began racing in 1976 and is now considered to be one of the vet-. erans of the car stock circuit. /


He added: “I am probably one of the more experienced drivers out


there. “All the cars are self-built. I quite


like the building of the cars and the set-up of the cars. A lot goes into the


car set-up.” Indeed, much of John’s success can


t o g o l f e r B i l l By EDWARD LEE


THE Bill Almon Memorial Trophy, was contested at Mytton Fold Golf Club on Sunday.


Theevent, sponsored by Bill s wife, . •


Anne, was heavily supported by all sec­ tions of the club as a mark of respect to the late Bill who is so fondly remembered by many golfers and whose untimely and sudden death distressed so many people. It was fitting that the event, played in


glorious sunshine, produced several prizewinners who were particularly close to Bill - none more so than Anne who won the first ladies’ prize.


The overall winner was Neil Osliffe with ; .


41 stableford points. Division One prizes were won by Roger


Altham (37) and Simon Pilbin (37). Peter Tomlinson (39) beat Frank Hin-


dle on a card play-off to win Division Two with Gareth Thompson (35) and Ian Thomson (33) were the pick of Division


Three. Ladies’ prizes were won by Anne ,


Almond (36) and lady captain Sue Hugh­ es (34), Peter Tuck (36) topped the seniors’ category and Nick Pearson (39) was the leading junior. ■ Spot prizes on the day, were won b y ,


Simon Pilbin, Sam Punchard, Bob Scott, David Finch, Pauline White and Yvonne Finch.


At the evening prize presentation, Ian ■


: Wooley - the president of Pleasington Golf Club and chairman of the East Lan­ cashire Magic Eye Appeal - presented gold and silver medals for the competition


recently contested to raise money for the appeal. Thyt went to Ian Thomson, Mick Townsend, Pauline White and Carol Cherry.


It was typical of Mytton Fold mem­


bers that a number of the prizewinners on the night donated their prizes to the


appeal. : The previous day at Mytton Fold, the ,


home team again won their annual fixture with Normanton Golf Club. Barbara Hudson won the Lister Cup at


Clitheroe Golf Club. She finished six-up in the bogey compe­


tition. Whalley Golf Club’s Ladies’ section .


held the Hi-Task 36-hole competition at the weekend, with Daphne Dawson win-


' ning the gross prize after carding 84 and 89


Joan Whittaker achieved the best nett ' *


scores with 76 and 74, while Pam Strange won the captain’s prize after shooting 107-


36-71. At Stonyhurst Park GC, the men com­


peted in the 9-hole League Final Day. The best score came courtesy of the


home A team of N.Fitton arid T.Dobson,


who scored 40 points. Stonyhurst B - J. Carrington and A.


’ Bannister - also scored 40, while the C teamwere three points further back with


37. The League Shield Winners are there­ •


fore; A Team Stonyhurst, B Team Stonyhurst and C Team Stonyhurst.


D a r ts m ee ting


I- THE Clitheroe Darts League' annual ] I meeting takes placeat the Craven Heifer t 1 on Monday, from 8-30 p.m.


Teams wishing to take part in the new,,?


fseason, starting'October ,7th; roust send;? j; one representative per .team, and a fee at-.}


:£40.- . . . . • / ' • 1


ROYAL British Legion have pulled off an h is ­ toric Men’s and Ladies' Lea gue dou ble in th e Clitheroe Pool League. Legion A won the men's


Premier League, while their ladies' team took their respective champi­


onship. Low Moor finished run­


ners-up. in the Premier,


a t the Craven Heifer, Whalley Road, Clitheroe. Fees are £40 per team


for the men's'league, and £25 per team in the ladies'


league. . RESULTS, •


Challenge Cup Semi-Finals Whalley Arms A 7, Waggon


and Horses 6; Rose and Crown 7, Brown Cow Chatbum 3. .. Premier Division


, while Waggon and Horses clinched the First Division title ahead of White Hart. : In the Second Division, .


Brown Cow Chatburn were champions, with St Peter's Hurst Green run­


ners-up. ; The Third Division title is yet to be decided. Pendle Witch currently lead with 121 points, with Pendle ■Hotel A on 113.


• However, if Buck B, who play Legion C tonight , gain an 8-4 victory, they


■ will be champions. If Legion win 9-3, they


will secure runners-up


spot. • Buck Ladies finished runners-up in the Ladies' League, with Whalley


Arms third. • Winter League regis­


tration takes place tonight


, RBL A 9, RBL B 3; Low Moor 6, Castle A 6; Stork Hotel - - A 8.;Whalley Arms A 4; Rose


and Crown 3, Buck A 9. : , , ■ First Division , .


,• White Hart 6, Brown Cow 6;


• Pendle Hotel B 8, Stork Hotel B 4; Ultraframe 3, Waggon and Horses 9; Dog Music Bar bye. Second Division


Brown Cow Chatbum 11, St Peter's Hurst Green 1: New Inn


6, Bay Horse Barrow 6. Third Division


Horse Shoe C 10. White Horse


2; Pendle Witch 7. R ose and Crown R ejects 0; Bridge B 2, Pendle Hotel A 10. Ladies' League '


Buck 7, Royal Oak 2; White


, Horse 7, Pendle Hote l B 2; Legion 8, Bridge 1; Pendle Hotel A 6, Dog Inn Whalley 3; Dog


. Inn Whalley 3, Pendle Hotel A 6; Royal Oak 3, Buck 6; Pendle


Hote l B 5, White Horse 4: Legion 7, Pendle Hotel B 2. FINAL TABLES


■ Premier Division P W L D P


RBL A . ...........14 TO 2 2 .129 Low Moor........14 10 2 2 120


BuckA..............14 8 4 2 118


Whalley Arms A 14 5 7 2 95 Stork Hotel A ..14' 4 7 3 90. Castle A ............14 - 5 7 2 88 Rose&Crown ..13 3 8 2 71 R B L B . . . ........13


1 9 3 59


First Division P W L D P


Waggon A ........12 9 2 White Hart ....1 2 6


Stork Hotel B . .12 5 Ultraframe. . . . .1 2 3 Brown Cow ...:1 2 4 Pendle Hotel B .12 2


1 107


Dog Music Bar .12 3 Second Division . P W L D P


1 5 100 5 2 82 6 5 80 5 3 79 8 2- 72 7 2 , 68


' Brown Cow Chatl4 8 ■0- --6 128 St Peter's H G . . .14 8. 2 , 4 114 Bay Horse........14. 4 2 8 104 New Inn............14 .4 6 4 91


' Horse Shoe B ...12 G 3 3 88 Royal Oak . . . . .1 3 1 6 6 77


Bridge A . . . . . . . 12 1 7 4 69 BuckWrinkleys.13 3 10 0 67 Third Division P W L D P


Pendle Witch...14 8 1 5 121 Pendle Hotel A .14 7 5 2 113 BuckB............13 8 2 3 111 RBL C ..............13 6 1 6 105 B r i d g e B .13 . -5 . 8 0 86


Rose & Crown R 13 4 6 ,3.-77 Horse Shoe C . . .13 2 7 4 71 WhiteHorse ...13 0 10 . 3 53. Ladies' League . P W L P


RBL . . . . . . . . . .1 6 15 1 124 Buck ..................16 13 3 119


‘ Whalley Arms'...16 11 ‘ 5.104 . Pendle Hotel A . .16 • 10 6 96 White Horse ....1 5 7 8 84 Bridge


........... 15 6 9 70


Royal Oak......... 15 5 10 65 Dog Inn Whalley 15 2 13 57 Pendle Hotel B ..15 2 13 32


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Blues primed for crucial clash


B v C R A IG S A LM O N ■fe:


be attributed to the building of his car. “The car has got be light, and have light handling but it must also


be strong.” To qualify for the World Champi­


onships, drivers must accumulate enough points during the stock car season which runs from March to November.-John has taken part in around 35 races this season and is cur­ rently third-ranked driver in the UK on the points system.


' John would like to thank his main


sponsor David Balmer’s Gardening Machinery and a number of family and friends, including Derek Cham­ ber, Peter Billows and Steve Lawson. He is also grateful to GDB Motor- sport Services for its help.


CLITHEROE face their most important game of the season on Saturday when th e y tra v el to N o r th West C o u n t ie s ’ F ir s t D iv is io n leaders Prescot Cables:


then. “But the league table


doesn’t lie. They are top


and we know it is going to be very-difficult for us. “I would say chances in


The Merseysiders -w h o .- make the most of it:”


finished runners-up last, season — went six poirits clear of the Blues at the top of the table on Tuesday night after they walloped Alsager Town 4-1. And with Clitheroe’s


scheduled match with Woodley Sports on Tues­ day postponed due to the


CHAMPION: John Lund (K240902/6)


■ Stockport side having a FA Vase replay, Blues manager Lee Sculpher knows his side can’t afford to go nine points behind Prescot even: at this early stage of the


season. He said: “I am not too


disappointed that Tues­ day’s game was postponed because it gives one or two


: of1 the players with knocks ! an extra few days to recov-


“But Saturday is a mas­


sive game for us. We have already played


them once this season at


home and made a draw. . “They will be looking to


win on their own patch but we go there full of confi­


dence. “Prescot know what we


are capable of and we know what they can do. • “They finished runners-


up in the league last sea­ son although they have made several changes since


the match are going to be a t a premium so i t is important that-when a chance conies our way, we


, Sculpher has boosted his


squad with the signing of Bariiber Bridge midfielder


Mark Milligan, and de spite haying, several


first-team regulars side­ lined at the moment, the Blues boss is pleased with the squad’s s trength in


depth. Currently on the injured


list are long-term victims


Neil Reynolds and Carl Greenwood, while skipper


Neil Spencer is likely to be out for,another month after undergoing an hernia operation.


Chris Whittingham and '


Andy Cowking are both out of Saturday’s game, while fans’ favourite Mark Stewart has yet to feature in match this season. However, Sculpher has


brought in centre forward, Lee Buggie from Accring­ ton Stanley on loan with a view to a permanent move, while some of the club’s youngsters, such as Gary Jackson and John-Paul Fagan, are beginning to force themselves into the reckoning for a first-team


place. Sculpher added: “Mark


Milligan will be a'good signing, and I will be delighted if Lee Buggie


stays. “Obviously, it is up to


Lee and John Coleman at Accrington Stanley as to whether he stays, but he has done well for us. “He’s very skilful, quick­


footed, and he’s scored a couple of goals. But we also have Gary Jackson, who is very much on the fringe of things. ‘ “Gary had a very good


pre-season and' he’s chomping at the bit to get


into the side. “I am sure he will get his


chance.” 1 Meanwhile, Sculpher was delighted to see his side bounce back from


their first defeat of the sea­ son with a brilliant 3-0 vic-


• tory over promotion rivals Salford City a t Shaw-' bridge on Saturday. He added: “It was good


to get back to winning ways against Salford. “They are going to be


up there this season but I felt that was probably our best performance of the season..


well for the entire 90 min­ utes.”


“I thought we played .


■ -' Sculpher was also


pleased to see defender Adairi'Gardner score his first goal pLthe season on : Saturday.


\


“Adam has been one of our most consistent per-


■ formers for the past couple of seasons. I t ’s great for him to score and he took his goal like he ha<Pbeen doing it for years.” • The reserves travel to-.


Daisy Hill on Saturday.


Cryer brace sees fellow high-fliers


Clitheroe . . . . . . . . . . 3 Salford City . . . . . . . . 0


CLITHEROE returned to winning ways on Sat­ urday thanks to a mag­ n i f ic e n t performance against a strong Salford City side at Shawbridge. The win kept the Blues


in second place in the North West Counties’ Sec-


. ond Division, three points behind leaders Prescot


Cables. Clitheroe were much the


better side in the first half arid went close early on


through long range efforts from Chris Whittingham- and Ja3on Jones. Lee Buggie should have


opened 2h'e scoring but his shot from six-yards out was saved by the visiting keeper. However, with just’' seven minutes on the clock, Whittingham gave the home side the lead when he finished-off Lee Cryer’s slide-rule pass. Versatile defender Adam


Gardner then doubled Clitheroe’s lead with his first goal for the club. The


right-back began amove which ended inj iim dri­ ving a fierce shot past the


keeper. ., " Kris Richens was called


irito action on a couple of occasions in.the first half, including.one great save where.he turned the ball onto the bar. After th e , break,


Clitheroe continued to have the better of the play but had to wait until the


82nd minute when Cryer converted Jones’ right- wing centre.


Ribblesdale Cup victory for bowler Brenda [Flight contemporary


BRENDA PILLING won the Ribblesdale Cup at Ribblesdale Wanderers BC on Sun­


day. She beat Alan Dewhurst 21-15 in an excit­


ing final. Earlier in the day Brenda accounted for Peter Pedder 21-17 in the semi-finals, having


qualified for the last four by beating Mar­ garet Tomlinson.


. * ,' The other semi-final saw: Dewhurst


account for Jack Postlethwaite 21-19. Arid the remaining quarter-final action saw


victories for Dewhurst, Postlethwaite and Pedder, who beat Bernard Adams, Norman


Threlfall and Mark Graham respectively., The Bar-Be Quick floodlit doubles compet-


tion at Ribblesdale started on Monday with Burnley bolwers Simon Willcocks arid Philip Wilkinson the first qualifiers for the finals


day. . ■ . Qualifying rounds continue on Mondays,


' Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for the next three weeks.


.■ Limited places are still available, and any­ one interested in entering should contact Ian Britcliffe at 162 Chatburn Road, Clitheroe (01200 424328) or contact the club directly


(01200 423625).


Bush on fire as juniors win tennis league title!


IN. their first season competing in the East Lancashire Lawn Tennis League, Clitheroe Tern nis Club stormed their, way to the Under 16s title. The locals lost only once to


pip their Whalley-rivals to the, top spot.


- Skipper Daniel Bush led by


example, winning 15 of the 18 sets in which he played, while Peter Dibb and Ben Dyer joined him in forming the backbone of theteam.- After a slow start to their


campaign, the seniors came a creditable third in the Mixed Doubles Division, while their counterparts in the Marsden


■Building Society Burnley Evening League emulated the club's juniors by triumphing in


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; However, captain Stephen Pym warned against complacen-.-


• cy after they were routed in a n '. . end-of-season play-off by club ..


- colleagues Mary-Brass, Karen - - Farnhill,-John Dickinson a n d :


■Gordon Pimperton who,.with one game to play, are themselves on the verge of winning their


•■


:■ division of the Burnley Evening ', League. "


,


- The club celebrated its suc­ cesses at the annual presentation evening on Saturday, with with guest of honour Joan Scott mak-, ing the awards.


PRIZEWINNERS at Clithcroe Tennis Club’s pesentatjon evening. (J210902/9) " She was reserved the biggest


; ovation of the evenirig. as she was honoured Ipf her 60 years of


■' unstinting service to the club. : : L o o k in g b a ck o n th ey e a r ,


chairman John Calvert praised the efforts of not only, the trophy winners,, but to all those who participated and'eontributed to this thriving club, y


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