2. Leaving port, Patrick missed Earl's ferry. Across the sand he adjusted his route to the white bridge.

3. Sinclair's bay won but his star roan fell behind Marshall Meadow's bay, the laird's bay and the black, "Barony".

4. In October, Mory and Mont rose early to cross hill and dale to join in the pit ten wee men.

5. Windy gates of the stone house met Glen, brittle from the cold in the King's barns.

6. Around the loch ran zany Peter, headed to kin, gussied up for a roadside party.

7. Alva, the cow by the kirk, cud bright in dew told her calf to bale share, cattle shield one another from the sun, thorns, the bog lot and ox cars.

8. The best combs cost Andrew so much more than gels to neon-color his hair.

9. Rose, Markie and Ed named Grant's house a dire mess.

10. Blair parked the black Ford, long for gangsters' cars these days, next to Bishop Briggs'.

11. Would Captain Kirk burn with anger had he known the Borg had come forth?

12. The gig had Kent all energized as manager of the Devil's Beef Tub, a band on its way up.

13, Charles' tongue-tied and Boyd's toned down since Bern eradiated the black burnt on bowl in green.

14. Milton Lockhart, with water headed to the mill fire and extinguished it on the spot; the small burn made him a champ, any would agree.

15. Herman essentially brought on for reserve guard, bridges the gap in killing time.