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For Women li Girl Tells Pony Tales By MARILYNN REYNOLDS Of The Journal Joan Mathes wasn't actually born in the saddle but she's spent the rest of her life making up for that initial setback. If Edmonton chalk players paused long enough between the racing form and the pari-mutuels, they'd find Joan at the stables behind Northland Track. Groom, trainer, exercise girl, one-time jockey, Joan prefers horses to people: "They never let you down." As a gal behind the racing scenes, she travels circuits with her husband Bud Mathes, owner of Fairplay THE EDMONTON JOURNAL, Friday, July 17, 1964 CD GO 00m WOMEN'S EDITOR 1111 1 iiwiiinii.1 iiiiiii unburn iinJ in iipinj.ii. mwi li.pi if i.w 1 1 4 If I -ib- J-a -'Uk-M in 'K A i 1 a A I 4'n -X- Stable Ltd. of Rimbey, An Annual Party At The Fair "Every week's like old home week!" Host, Carl Sedlmayr, was greeting the friends he's known for all the years the Royal American Shows have played Edmonton during Exhibition week.

He and his son, Carl Sedlmayr, held their annual reception last evening in the directors dining lounge at the Exhibi Death Duties Studied OTTAWA (CP)-Death duties mi survivors' pensions should be tion grounds. It'll be like this next -week in Saskatoon and it was old home week in Calgary," said Mr. surrounded by civic officials, directors of the Exhibition and their wives who payable in instalments, the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs plans to tell the federal govern ment. where he trains horses for others and himself. In jeans, suede jacket, cowboy boots and kerchief, Mrs.

Mathes sat in a tack room in yesterday's drizzling rain talking about her favorite subject: "Horses have always been a fancy with me and I've been lucky enough to be with them." "It's the most satisfying occupation in the world" she continued. With a quick grin at this reporter she quipped: "better than pushing a pen." The Edmonton-born horsewoman rode in shows until she was about 15. "Then I tried riding race horses. I liked it better because it wasn't just for a week. I could ride all the time!" She rode as a jockey at "bushes" or small town country fairs for years.

There were a few girl jockeys, thorns in the side of the men. "There was always a lot of controversy. They never said much when a girl won a race but they said a lot when they beat us." Mrs. Mathes recalls. FOLLOWS CIRCUIT Since her marriage, she follows the racing circuit each summer.

While husband Bud travels to U.K. circuits in winter, Joan breaks colts on the ranch at Rimbey. Last year. Bud spent the winter in Ireland on a buying trip. While racing buffs are still dreaming of their next bet, Joan starts her day at 5 a.m.

Federation members, winding up their national convention tiere Thursday, protested against what they felt was un-iue financial hardship suffered I by widows who have to pay es-jtate taxes on their husbands pensions in a lump sum. i The federation 'will urge the government to RACE HORSE, "THE CETS SPECIAL TREATMENT joan Mathes, left, and Viola Thomas attend Mrs. Mathes' favorite racer were Edmonton guests along with stars from the grandstand show and the Midway. Suggesting that it's a thrill to all anytime the train of cars roll in, Mr. Sedylmayr said proudly, "A whole train, 100 cars 1,200 employees 250 extras in Edmonton It goes like a clock." Mr.

Sedlmayr and his son wore Klondike dress, as did all the Edmonton guests. It was the show people who looked completely conservative. Risking a showman query to a comfortable tweedy type the guess was good. This was Johnny Rivers who manages the stunt acts including the chuckwagon breakaway. Mr.

Rivers admitted that all that risk and crash of accident Is perfect timing. It's his own son who does the high fall. He's 24 and was professional rider at the age of four. Johnny Rivers says he puts on a rodeo type show on fair circuits in the United States with 11 members of his family performing, "Children and grandchildren." Although most of last night's grandstand performance was rained out, and although host Sedylmayr was apprehensive that the rain might spoil his party, it wasn't a party any guest would miss. The arrival was an adventure.

Rain teemed down but the neon pillars and circles of the ferris wheels dazzled and. shimmered in brilliant color. The wet streets reflected color and light and wet feet shuffled through puddles with little concern "Hey! Hey! Hey!" shouted a barker in a side show. "Isn't make changes in the Estates Act so that taxes levied on pensions payable to survivors, al though calculated at the same itime as other assets, will be In Edmonton for the Klon-, dike Days races, the Mathes have a stable of 18 horses with nine men: grooms, a jockey, an exercise boy and a "hot the boy who walks the horses to "cool them out" after exercise periods and after the race. Mrs.

Mathes prefers to leave fancy teas to other women. "It's wonderful if they like it but I'd rather have a tea party with a horse." like Mrs. Mathes, jockeyed at bush leagues. Men often placed bets on the girl jockey for luck. "I was lucky enough to be mounted on good horses, so they often won." Tammy is Viola's mascot, and Mrs.

Mathes used to bring two Siamese cats along the circuit in former years. "They were my mascots for The Mouse" she smiles. The Mouse is her favorite horse In the stables. Mathes, Viola quietly said that she used to travel with a rodeo "and barrel raced for three years." TROPHY SADDLES "She's got trophy saddles for winning too." Mrs. Mathes interjected.

The slim brunette is also a former calf roper. "I did fine and I liked it, that's the main thing." Raised on a farm at Mil-larville 30 miles south of Calgary, Viola jumped horses in shows across Canada, and By six, she's out on the track exercising the horses. Likely as not, she'll be accompained by Viola Thomas, a "freelance" exercise girl who follows circuits from California to Edmonton, "365 days a year." Soft spoken Viola, in habitual red leather chaps and riding jacket, is living in a room above the tack room with her sole companion, a Dalmatian called Tammy. With some urging from Mrs. payable by monthly deductions at source.

Insurance companies or others paying pensions would have to deduct the estate taxes gradually over the time that survivors received pension payments. A resolution urging the submitted by the Osh-awa club, passed unanimously. DOWNTOWN 424-3161 Cool that awful!" he exclaimed The parking lots were crowded and the crowds were converging at the booth where someone was going to pick up a thousand dollars Good Klondike diggings. BONNIE DOOM 466-3141 CRITICIZES LIST The annual list of Canadian women in public life issued by the federation was criticized by national board member Sylvia Lenine of Saskatoon. Miss Lepine said more discretion should be used in choosing Ihe names for the list, which she said cost the federation more than it should.

A sum of $400 had been allocated to publishing the list. "I feel it should be cut down and thus made more meaningful. Many of these women are not members of our federation. More of the money should be used for membership and club extension, to bring some of these outstanding women into the federation." Dorothy M. Dale of Toronto disagreed.

She said that if the federation was still interested in attracting women into public life it should give them all the Just Wear A Smile And A Janfzen ATURDAY PECIALS Nuggets From The Yukon A memento of the Klondike is worn proudly by Mrs. Joe Clarke whose husband was once Edmonton's mayor. The late Mayor Garke's watch fob, a buckle of gold nuggets has been made into a lapel pin. Suspended from the buckle is a pan of gold nuggets. An inscription AB stands for Arctic Brotherhood, meaning that Mr.

Clarke entered the area before 1900. He went to the Yukon as a lawyer in 1897 the again in 1899, remaining for 10 years. Over The Pole From Moscow Four Russian women visiting Canada in September will have much ground to cover. In The Sleek Classic Sheath Style Two charming Jantzen variations of the classic sheath swim-' suit make your summer at the beach a fashion treat Styled to figure-flattering perfection in lovely stretch fabrics with contour bras. See the delightful Jantzen classic sheath swimsuits now at JW.

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In her announcement, Miss LaMarsh said the members would be "14 women, and one man, who have distinguished themselves in the consumer field in Canada." Miss LaMarsh also told the federation at its final convention banquet she thought it might be a good idea for Canadians to set up a commission to inquire into the status of women in ry men vraiRing jnorrs in Cool Terylene And Cotton Help Beat Summer's Heat .95 .95 8 to Visitors from Belfast, Ireland, were introduced to Edmonton friends of Miss Maimie S. Simpson at a tea yesterday at the home of Miss May Sutcliffe. Miss Simpson, now living in Victoria arrived in Edmonton to meet ber cousin, Miss Margaret Ritchie of Belfast and Miss Hilda Hirst who will return with her to visit the Pacific Coast Assisting pouring tea and serving guests during the morning were Mrs. C. G.

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