HORSESHOE CONTEST A RINGER FOR ELKS : T.O. CLUB'S EVENT DOUBLES AS SOCIAL, BENEFIT.Byline: Enrique Rivero Daily News Staff Writer Oh, how Tony Redburn loves to toss horseshoes. In his blue jeans blue jeans also blue·jeans pl.n. Clothes, especially pants, made of blue denim. blue jeans npl → tejanos mpl; vaqueros mpl , red checkered shirt and cowboy hat with the tiny reproduction of steer horns just above the brim, the rangy rangy a term describing conformation; generally a light frame with long body and legs. 70-year-old Elks Lodge member looked as if he should have been out riding the horses, not tossing their shoes. But there he was Saturday in the bar of the Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Elks Lodge, waiting for his name to be called so he could compete in the day's horseshoe throwing contest at the Elks' seventh annual Get Acquainted Day. ``I used to play a lot of horseshoes,'' he said, relaxing on his bar stool bar stool n → Barhocker m . ``Now I play just on Get Acquainted Day, because my thumb is giving out. But it's a lot of fun.'' Only about 12 contestants had signed up during the first two or so hours of the daylong event, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tom Tyler Tom Tyler (August 9 1903 – May 1 1954) was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures. He was born Vincent Markowski, into a Polish-American family. , who has run the tournament all seven years for the Lodge. The tourney typically attracts about 30 players who are divided into 15 teams, and he planned to start the tournament when the roster of players reached 20, he said. While waiting for other sign-ups, several of the contestants had spent some time practicing in the hot sun, the clanking clank n. A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant: the clank of chains. intr.v. clanked, clank·ing, clanks To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound. of the horseshoes echoing over the country music blaring over the loudspeakers. The sport appeals to people for several reasons, Tyler said. ``It's an outdoor sport, it's fairly relaxing, and you can talk to different people,'' he said. ``It's enjoyable to get to know your competitor - at the same time you're friends.'' The horseshoe contest was just one of many attractions at the annual Get Acquainted Day, intended as both a venue for the public to get to know the Lodge and its members, and as a fund-raising event for local charities and other deserving causes. ``We're able to open our doors to the public,'' said Bob Holm, chairman of this year's event. ``We want to let people know what we stand for, what we support. And it's an opportunity for our members to get acquainted - they don't all know each other.'' The event also included music, pony rides for children and a rich variety of food, including Cajun-style turkey, corn on the cob and homemade baked beans baked beans Noun, pl haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce baked beans npl → judías fpl en salsa de tomate baked beans bake npl with hot dogs and rice. Beneficiaries of the fund-raising event include Aid to Disabled Children, Conejo Valley Senior Concerns, youth programs and various scholarship programs, Holm said. The event typically raises from $2,000 to more than $5,000, he said, adding he expected this year's Get Acquainted Day to raise $3,000 to $4,000. The horseshoe contest has always been an integral part of the event, Holm said. ``It's something people like to do,'' he said. ``It's a good, old-fashioned American pastime.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Tommy Harkin competes during the Elks' seven th annual Get Acquainted Day on Saturday. Tina Gerson/Daily News |
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