Curt Day Horseshoe Courts
Located at Dorner Park, Frankfort, Indiana

Welcome to the Official Website of the
Curt Day Horseshoe Courts

Curt Day 1917-2004

A website for the horseshoe courts named after and in honor of the career of 18 times Indiana State Champion & 3 times World Champion Curt Day website editor Kenny Wolf (Frankfort, Indiana) www.kennywolf.com/curtday.htm site hosted by ACCS.net

Curt Day Horseshoe Courts

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INHPA Tournament in Frankfort, July 14-15, 2012
Curt Day Memorial
Curt Day Memorial - $15 entry fee - contact Sam Payne (765-652-5132 for details)
Go to INHPA web site tournament page for Indiana tournament listings

Indiana State Horseshoe Pitching Tournament
in Frankfort on September 8 & 9, 2012
First time on Curt Day Horseshoe Courts since 1975

NEW * PICTURES OF LOCAL PITCHERS AND A FEW OTHERS *  NEW


Curt Day Horseshoe Courts getting face lift
by city of Frankfort
(click on picture of this link above to view pictures of courts)

Group picture of 2008 Season Members

New Members Flyer
Flyer may be printed "as is" and given to others

First 4 weeks of pitching will start at 7:00 PM on Tuesday nights
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 7:00 PM- 1st League Night
3 more Tuesday league nights:  May 10, 17 & 24
The following 13 weeks and the final tournament night will be on Thursdays at 7:00 PM
Thursday, June 2, 2011, 7:00 PM - 5th week league night
Thursday, August 25, 2011, 7:00 PM - 17th & final League Night
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 7:00 PM - pitch-in picnic & team tournament

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The courts and activity	Directions to find courts	Curt Day - 3 times World Champion World Tournament Performances Indiana State Tournament Championships
Pitching style of Curt Day	Curt Day interview on How to Pitch Horseshoes	The Horseshoe Pitching Career and Tournament Results of Curt Day Frankfort, Indiana slow loading with some pictures
IHPA Hall of Fame Clinton County Members 1975-1976 past Indiana pitchers in Top 100 World rankings of NHPA	Read Obituaries Curt Day 1917-2004 Max Gunyon 1920-2005 click back key to return	Curt Day Horseshoe Courts current pitchers today & CCHPA League Results
Words from Sam Payne CCHPA President	CCHPA Membership Listings for Past Years	Where to pitch in Indiana
Horseshoe pitching links	Email Website editor	Printable website address cards
Words from Website Editor Kenny Wolf	The physics of the turning shoe and the mathematics of the alignment	Pictures of the Curt Day Horseshoe Courts
Purchase horseshoes locally	"Flying Horseshoes" Official Publication of the Clinton County Horseshoe Club
pictures of the Curt Day Memorial tournament	the painting of the new sign	Profile of Vice President Frank Adams
Curt Day Picture Gallery (just beginning to develop)	What a "Day" (NHPA Newsline Interview with Curt Day in 1989 issue)	Alan & Amy Francis pitching at Huntington, Indiana in 2005

The Courts and Activity Sixteen pitching courts with clay, fully cemented walkways and lights.  (12 courts are active, while the four oldest near the creek are inactive.)  The courts once hosted the Indiana State Tournament.  They are the home of the Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers' Association - President/Secretary Sam Payne, Vice President Frank Adams, Treasurer Larry Fish Sr.,  & web site editor Kenny Wolf.  To join the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America, see CCHPA President Sam Payne (NHPA member), Frank Adams (NHPA member) or Roger Impson (NHPA member) about how to join and begin pitching in tournaments all over the state of Indiana or out of state. Weekly League Pitching The local league pitches at 6:30 PM every Thursday night, during most of the summer weeks.  Week after week, we pitch team doubles matches with three 30 shoes games using COUNT ALL POINTS system and factor in handicaps with our running averages.  Read "Flying Horseshoes" issue #4 to learn how to keep score in a count all points horseshoe game.  While you are at it, catch up and read all the issues of the club newsletter printed on this web site by goint to link below. Current 2011 Season League Schedule meeting April 12 between 6:00 - 6:30pm to discuss a starting date and get team organized Thursday, May , 2011, 6:30 PM- 1st League Night Thursday, August , 2011, 6:30 PM - 16th & final League Night Thursday, August , 2011, 6:30 PM - pitch-in picnic & team tournament     In the past, we have had Tuesday night casual league, for whoever shows up, where we pitch 40 shoes with each pitcher pitching his own shoes and walking back and forth to the opposite pit.  Sometimes we pitch doubles with 40 shoes handicaps, other times we pitch singles.  Come out and pitch beside us, talk to us about pitching with us in the league, or just come out and watch us pitch.  There is someone pitching on the Curt Day Horseshoe Courts nearly every day or night of the week during the summertime.

Court #8 looking South

Three Times World Champion Curt Day

1966 World Champion - 86.2% (86.6% in Finals) at Murray, UT 1971 World Champion - 84.9% at Middlesex, NJ 1974 World Champion - 81.8% at Keene, NH 18 Times Indiana State Champion 1953 * 1955 * 1957 * 1959 thru 1972 * 1974

3 World Champion Tournaments All World Tournament Performances 18 Indiana State Tournament Championships click on link above to view the "daypitch" page return to contents The Horseshoe Pitching Career and Tournament Results of Curt Day Frankfort, Indiana click on link above to view the "dayshoes" page return to contents   Horseshoe Pitching Style of Curt Day click on link above to view the "daystyle" page return to contents Curt Day interview on How to Pitch Horseshoes click on link above to view the "daytips" page return to contents What a "Day" (NHPA Newsline Interview with Curt Day in 1989 issue) Curt Day Picture Gallery

Clinton County Members of Indiana State Hall of Fame
and 1975-1976 Hoosiers in the NHPA Top 100
  click on link above to view the "cchpahof" page
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Curt Day Horseshoe Courts - Current Pitchers Today
includes a group picture of 2008 members
click on the link above to view the "current" page
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Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers Association
Past years membership lists of horseshoe pitchers
at the horseshoe club at Dorner Park, Frankfort, Indiana
click on the above link to go to the page that
looks into the past history of the membership of the "CCHPA"
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Flying Horseshoes
Official Publication of the Clinton County Horseshoe Club



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The Theory of the Physics and Mathematics of Horseshoe Pitching
The physics of the turning shoe and the mathematics of the alignment
How to pitch horseshoes with nearly a 100% ringer average . . . in your mind

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Where to purchase horseshoes
click on the above link or one of the horseshoe display images to go to the "buyshoes" page
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Books and Videos The following books and videos were donated to the Frankfort Community Public Library by the Clinton County Horseshoe Club as a Memorial and in honor of Curt Day & Max Gunyon: BOOKS All You Have To Do Is Come Close - R. O. Brotherton Pitching Championship Horseshoes - Ottie Reno History of the World Tournament 1909 to 1980 - Gary Kline VIDEOS Basics of Horseshoe Pitching - St. Pierre (David Louks, NHPA President) "Yes, Horseshoes" - Dan Kuchinski (3 times World Champion)

Frankfort Community Public Library books & videos on horseshoe pitching Be sure to get on the Frankfort Library list to check out these excellent videos and books on horseshoe pitching.

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Cities that have NHPA/INHPA horseshoe pitching in the state of Indiana
Anderson * Cayuga * Edinburgh * Elkhart * Frankfort * Hanover * Huntington * Kokomo * Kouts * Lafayette * Marion * Michigan City * Middlebury * North Terre Haute * New Castle * Owensville * Perrysville * Rockport * Shelby (Porter Central Horseshoe League) * Spencerville * Stroh * Vernon * Vincennes * Whiting
All these sites and some home court links (including the link to this page) are listed at the NHPA Indiana Horseshoe Pitching page:   http://www.horseshoepitching.com/links/INinf.html



Visit the Official Home Page of the
Indiana Horseshoe Pitchers Association

pictures of Alan & Amy Francis pitching at the Seibold Special in Huntington, Indiana - August 14, 2005

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Horseshoe Links on the Internet
(more links to follow as they come to my attention)
National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America - www.horseshoepitching.com (begin with this site)
Home site of  "Deadeye" Walter Ray Williams - www.walterray.com (good Q&A section)
Purchasing Horseshoes & equipment by mail:  Jim Shilling, 5044A CR 64,Spencerville, IN 46788, Phone (260)238-4879 ... email: shilling4@mindspring.com & website:http://shilling4.home.mindspring.com
Horseshoe Pitching in Kansas:  http://members.cox.net/gudrich (great tips and thoughts on the game)
Ohio State Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/6451/
Texas Horseshoe Pitching Site:  http://www.texas-horseshoe-pitching.com/
How to Put On A Horseshoe Pitching Clinic:  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dschmitz/Clinic.html
Horseshoe Canada Association:  http://www.horseshoecanada.ca/
Elmer Hohl Horseshoe Pitching Summaries:  http://www.horseshoecanada.ca/hcan/hall/Summaries_ElmerHohl.html
 Pitching Horseshoes in Michigan:   http://www.pitchhorseshoes.com
 Horseshoe Pitching in Illinois:  http://www.fourdead.com
AHPA - American Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America 1949:   http://www.geocities.com/ahpa1949/
 Hickok Sports on History of Horseshoe Pitching:  http://www.hickoksports.com/history/horseshoes.shtml
Erie, PA Horseshoe Pitching Club:  http://www.horseshoesonline.com/ehc/Default.htm
CHPA - Colorado Horsheshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/9056/geobook.html
Want to Improve Your Pitching? - Ted Allen Tells You How:  http://www.beaconcontrols.com/marketplace/horseshoes2/main.mv?tedallenhw
Southern California Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.nhpa.net/
  Minnesota Gopher State Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.minnesotahorseshoes.com
Kentucky Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.geocities.com/kyshoes/
Florida State Horseshoes:  http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dome/9489/
Missouri Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.mohpa.us/
Wolverine State Horseshoe Pitchers Association:  http://www.graywolfdesign.com/wshpa/index.shtml
Horseshoe Ontario:  http://www.horseshoeontario.com/
Tennessee Horseshoe Pitchers' Association:  http://tnhorseshoepitching.com
HILLSDALE FAIRGROUND HORSESHOE CLUB:  http://www.theeagleftp.com/flys/dadsweb/Default.htm
FEATURING THE BOB DUNN HORSESHOE COLLECTION - OVER 230 ANTIQUE SHOES ON NINE PHOTO PLATES

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Email the website editor Kenny Wolf

This email address is a jpeg image to avoid Internet spam email search programs.  Email address must be typed in to email me.
Address of this website:   www.kennywolf.com/curtday.htm

Printable Curt Day Horseshoe Courts Website address cards

Download a WORD document with eight 3-1/2" X 2" cards, which can be printed, cut out and passed out to other horseshoe pitchers, showing this website address of the Curt Day Horseshoe Courts

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