HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-09-01, Page 14Page 14 - Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 1, 1993
A sneak peak at the 1993 IPM antique show
It was a community event. that
iiter- took one back in time to pioneer
days; to. a time when man
depended upon his horses to do
the farm labor; to the days when
the threshers travelled from farm
to farm bringing in the grain.
In actual fact, the event taking
place at the farm of Ed Cassel in
Huron Township was a practice
run by the horse drawn commit-
tee of the antique committee at
this year's International Plowing
Match, being held Sept. 21 to
25.
The committee along with Bert
Black of Fergus,, owner of the
Champion thresher, and Willie
Towasing, of Waterloo, owner'
of the horsepower spent Sunday
ironing out the wrinkles in the
horse powered demonstration.
Five teams of horses owned by
Gerald Mwrray, Leo Murray, Ed
Cassel, Don Scott and Doug
MacDonald were " hitched and
unhitched to the horse power
during the day to ensure smooth
running. The outfit will be
demonstrated for 15 minute
intervals, five times each day at
the plowing match. With the
exception of the Scott team of
horses, which will be replaced
by the Angus McDougall team,
all of the horses at the practice
run Sunday will provide the
horse power to run the exhibit.
The antique display promises
to be an interesting one; make
sure you check it out during the
IPM in Bruce County.
A little bit of "man -power" to check out the unit. Pictured are
John Hunter, Bob Campbell and Ken Henry. The man standing
on the unit Is Harold who built the horse power. He's a friend of
Willie Tomasing, the owner of the unit who had the steel base.
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Driving in the official 'spike - From the left, Jack Riley, Reeve of. Greenock and chairman of the
1PM antique 'committee; Dan McDonald of Huron . Township; Tom Ribey; Bruce Township,
chalrman of the horse-drawn antique committee, Ken Henry of Tiverton, and teamsters Angus
McDougall, Cuirass Township; Ed Cassel, Huron Township and Leo Murray, Kinloss Township.
Willie Tomasing and Bert Black are very happy. The horse
powered threshing unit is working at long last. They are given
the honor'of the first whack at the official spike.
Willie Tomasing,-of Waierleo, owner of the horse power (left) and Bert Black, Fergus, owner of
the Champion thresher, officially Toad the first sheaves.
Remembering when - This
elderly' gentleman, a friend of
Mr. Tomasing's could
remember, when as a
youngster his dad had one
these threshing units.
Pat Livingston photos
After some modifications, the horse -powered threshing machine
is working and ready far demonstration during the IPM Septem-
ber 21 to 25.
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