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I ',P '" ,~.,-.".,..,." ~ ;o;<~:f~, ~ (,:~~~:~:~P~~lr,~~:: ~ W~ ·;j~i~~'!)f[~~{~}I: c, N:9'::: Damage is heavy Benefit ball rated' " "ttl to village byways fabulous, special See Phol(), Page 14A See Story, Page 14A NO. 36 IN OUR 43RD YEAR S ....3_5....¢_P-E-R-C.....O.....P-Y- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1988 RUIDOSO, NM 88345 ;1 .Four is very lucky nUlllber as Merganser WIns• biggie by JON SLOTNICK yard dash took place on the inside, Jean Dillard's swift daughter of Ruidoso Downs Race Track with 4-1 shot See Me Do It break­ On A High, See Me Do It, per­ Fours were wild in Monday's $2 ing' on top from the rail, stride for formed gamely, slipping by Super million All American Futurity, as stride with Rainbow Futurity De Kas to get the place by a nose Jerry Wells and Ronald Shalz' runner-up Super De Ras) who had margin. Previously undefeated, See Merganser, breaking from post the three-hole. Merganser broke Me Do it earned $343,500 for her position four, won his fourth stakes fourth. performance. She was ridden by race of the year, good for rider Under urging from Jacky Larry Layton, who chose to ride her Jacky Martin and trainer Jack Martin, Merganser accelerated in the final over Super De Kas after Brooks' record-setting fourth career about half way down the lane, and qualifying both horses. Robert L. All American triumphs. with gritty determination, he Turner conditions See Me Do It. Merganser, purchased at the managed to get a head in front of Super De Kas and 67-1 outsider 1987 All American Select Yearling See Me Do It at the wire, Sky Fire finished in a dead heat for sale for $9,000, earned $1,000,000 "Super De Kas made a big run at third. Jerry Nicodemus rode Super for Monday's All American score. me about 100 yards from the' wire De Kas for William Mills Jr. of Remarkably, the Ruidoso Downs and I thought he was going to go Ocala, Florida. Darrell Blevins had ~: closing day crowd of9,364 let the 2­ past us, but Merganser got Bight of the calIon Jack D. Saunders' Sky . 'ji! .;.. year-old, Duck Dance-Hug Tiny colt, him out of the comer of his eye and Fire. Saunders' home base is .". champion of this year's Rainbow pulled away," said Jacky Martin. Baytown, Texas. Both horses Futurity, go off at healthy odds of Merganser covered the 440-yard earned $129,500.- \ H 9-2. distance in 21.69 seconds over a Big Hanson, the 7-10 betting ~ "He was coming up to today's fast surface. The track record, es­ choice, reared in the gate before the " race exceptionally well," said tablished by Truckle Feature in race began, made up ground Merganser's trainer Jack Brooks, 1973, stands at 21.02. In addition, belatedly, but finished a'length be­ who also )Von this year's local to Monday's All American· score, hind the top four horses. Reinsman Quarter horse training title. "We, Merganser has won. this yeais in­ Kenneth Hart was at the helm. i . had to drain some fluid· off his stallations of the West Texas and The rest ofthe field, with riders, ,, I' knees, but that's not unusual for a Sun Country Futurities. came in as follows: ¥~! Merganser wins by a neck in Monday's All purse out of a gross purse of $2 1/2 mil­ horse that has run as many times The win moved him into sixth­ Our Special Girl, Danny Car­ .. place, past.Special Effort, on the doza; Fabulous Figure, Roy Baldil­ American Futurity which climaxed the as he has this year." It was .1; lion. Rider Jacky Martin and trainer Jack Merganser's twelfth start of the all-time quarter horse money­ lez; Easy Lady Oak, James Lackey; . t ' 1988 racing season at Ruidoso· Downs Brooks have had four All American win­ season. earner list. His career bankroll Kin To Cash, Henry Garcia; and Race Track. The victory meant a $1 million ners. Much of the action in the 440- stands at $1.321 million. Packin Sixes, Steve Treasure. Flash flood takes one life, does lleavy dall1agc to village streets by FRANKIE JARRELL drove as close as he could, but was emergency personnel arrived. Po­ Ruidoso News Staff Writer unable to get to Locke, who got out lice officer Lance Zink, Chief Wil­ Long-time Ruidoso resident T.e. of his vehicle and was holding onto liam Newman and fire and medical "Charlie" Locke, 78, was the victim a piece of wood. persormel arrived at about the of a flash flood that ripped through Both Locke and Melloy were same time. Ruidoso Thursday evening. among about 25 citizens who at­ Newman said they formed a hu­ Locke, owner of Broasted Chick­ tended a Planning and Zoning man chain to get Melloy and Locke en, was killed Thursday when his hearing at Ruidoso Municipal Ad­ out of the water. pickup was washed off the road by ministralive Center. The meeting Officers and medical persormel the rushing waters that ravaged was ended in the midst of the heavy were unable to revive Locke. the town leaving behind debri8, rainfallfl. Chief Newman estimated the loose gravel stalled vehicles. Sergeant T. C. McBride said he water was six feet deep in the road­ to report.~, According police had just diRcovered the flooding way, and much deeper on the road ;~- Locke was driving home from a conditions on Country Club Drive shoulder. \~~it'" -:.J#'~~..;:Js. '~~'.- ~..- meeting at Ruidoso Municipal Ad­ and was headed to the Hull inter­ Newman said Officer Zink was ministrative Center about 9:30 p. m. flection when a neighbor called po~ working an accident on Mechem when his El Camino was swept off lice reporting the accident. At the Drive when he responded to the fa­ the roadway near the intersection 8cene, McBride said he heard Mel­ tal accident. At that time just two of HulI and ParadiRe Canyon roads. loy calling fOT help. police officers were on the streets, A witness, Joe Melloy. told police McBride said he swam toward but by midnight Newman said he High water at the junction of Hull Road and the death of long-time Ruidoso resident T. he saw the Locke vehicle enter the the voice and Melloy, who was had called in more officers, who Paradise Canyon had subsided somewhat C. "Charlie" Locke. Extensive damage was flooded intersection. He Raid the were joined hy White Mountain standing on top of rns station by early Friday morning, but evidence of brake lights came on and the rear wagon, waist deep in water, told Search and ReRcue and members of done to many roadways in the village by end swung around In the deep him that Locke was in the water. the New Mexico Mounted Patrol. the fierce flash flooding was still evident. the Thursday night storm. Paradise Can­ water. McBride located Locke, and held Officials estimated a six-foot wall of water yon was particularly hard hit. MeBoy, who can't 8mm, Raid he his head out of the water until Please see FL.ASH, page 2A came down to the intersection and caused "tl oft~icials INSIDE P&Z Air service chief counters complaints. Racing Wrapup ' 2A-3A Business...... 9A handle heavy by FRANKIE JARRELL Ruidoso passenger recently, made He was not pleased with the p9Of>1e " 8A C>pinion 1B Ruidoso News Staff Writer statements about her service that "customer service" offered by Air Sports , , 4A-5A Classified 2B--4B zoning matters Helene McCoy, president of Air ahe wanted to refute. Ruidoso. McCoy said Pirelli told many The ..Dreamer'· 12A TV GVide Section B RuidoRo, told The Ruidoso News ''I'm not spreading rumors; I'm by FRANKIE JARRELL Thun~day that rumors are being telling the truth," said Pirelli, con­ people that a civilian was flying the Ruidoso News Staff Writer circulated about her commuter air tacted by phone Friday. Pirelli flew Air Ruidoso flight he took to Albu­ WEATHER REPORT Citizens protesting zone changes seTVIce. • to Albuquerque on council-related querque,, and Pirelli confirmed that Monday's low 35 got mixed responses Thursday from McCoy said Ruidoso Village business, using a low-price coupon Monday's rugh 68 the Ruidoso Planning and Zoning Councillor Elmer Pirelli, an Air fare the village had purchased. Please see AIR, page 14A Tuesday's low , 33 Commission (P&Z). Tuesday's predicted high middle 70s AR lightning flashed and Wednesday's predicted low upper 30s thunder cracked outside the Wednesday's predicted high upper 70s windows of Ruidoso Municipal Ad­ ministrative Center, commissioners Total MLS sales through August: Bill Hostetter, Ruidoso meteorologist, predicts today, September Sales rise Month 1987 6, to be fair and a little warmer, with light southwesterly winds. waded through a string of zoning protests. Members of P&Z consider­ Decemb~r (86) $1,569,200 Tonight will be clear and cool again, with light variable winds. Wed­ January 2,618,804 nesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with increasing south­ ed testimony of more than a dozen Real estate sales in Ruidoso citizens before voting on the sepa­ showed a gain the past nine Febroary 1,384,548 westerly winds, 10-15 miles per hour by afternoon.