HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-18, Page 12PAGE --GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, I,, '5
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Jim Hawkins of Sheppardton puts his huge Allis Chalmers to
work drawing four plow trail set to cut furrows 14 inches or
more wide in the Class 11 competition for the heavy tractors,
Mr. Hawkins was one of six competitors in the class. (staff
photo)
Winners listed
Wroxeter girl named
Queen of the furrow
The' 48th Annual Huron County
Plowing Match 'and Farm Ma-
" chinery Demonstration was held
Saturday on t(re .farm of John
Clark in Colborne Township.
Sponsored by the Huron Plow-
men's Association, the event in-
cluded the queen of the furrow
, competition and 10 classes of
tractor draws. Linda Newton of
Wroxeter was' chosen Queen .of
the Furrow.
The results of the tractor draws
are as follows (first five places):
class 2, Currie Simpson, Tees -
water; Kevin Clark, RR 5, God=
erich; Glen Hayden," RR 2, Gor-
rie; Jim -Fairies, RR 1, Gorrie;
Greg Cook, Belgrave. Class 3,,
Don Little, Monkton; Jim Gow-
land, Holyrood ; Elmer ' Arm-
strong, St. Pauls; Ross Gordon, '
Seaforth ; Dan Beninger, Formo-
sa. Class 4, Tom Leeming,..
Walton, Jinn Pentland, Goderich;
Bob Leeming, Walton. Class 5,
" Gl,enn Dougherty, Goderich;
Ralph Nivins, Auburn: Class 6,
13i11 Armstrong, RR 4, V11;ingham;
Marty Becker, Dashwood; Jim
, Pentland, Goderich; Jim Nivins,
Auburn. Class 7, Ralph Nivins,
Auburn; Glenn. Dougherty, God-
erich. Class 8, Kenn Innes, Brus-
sels; Bill Armstrong, Wingham;
John,. Becker, Dashwood; ,Carl
Bolton, Dublin. Class 9, Don
Little, Monkton; Kevin Clark,
Goderich; Carl Bolton, Dublin;
Elmer Armstrong, St, Pauls; Jim
Gowland, Holyrood. Class 10, Ken
Duncan, Kirkton; Roy Pattison,
RR 3, Wingham ; Bill Newton, RR..
?, Gorrie; ,Harvey McMichael,
Wroxeter ; Ivan Forsyth. Class II,
Marty Becker, Dashwood; John,
P'eagan, Goderich; John Becker,
Dashwood; 'Glen Rikey, 'Goder-
ich ; Jim Hawkins, Goderich. ' Loca o s
In the horseshoe pitching con •
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tests, the winners were: Class I,
Darold . Carter, and Alex Boa,
Goderich; Courtland Kerr, God- ' • •
erich and Ed» Davies, Aub
1%'atkinson and Alonzo Harburn,
St. Marys; Ken Smith, Monkton
and Gordon Berg, Listowel; Fred
Harburn and Ernie Harburn,
Staffa. In the log -sawing contest,
the first three -places were won
by: Don Pullen and .Ray Scotch -
mer; Bayfield; W. J. Leming,
Walton and Roy Bennett, Wing -
ham ; Jim Nivins and Jim Pent-
land,
Auburn.
The winners , of the Junior
Farmers' Match were: William
Armstrong, Wingham; John Un- .
derwood, RR 1; Winghamti Marty ..
Becker, Dashwood; Jim Pent-
land, Goderich; Bob Leeming,
Walton.
urn;
Keith Love11,`'Kippen and Lloyd
Denner, Hensall, Class 2, John
ring back
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the hardare
Members"of the•West Winds
Sports Club, Joe Martirr Jim
Martin, Clarence. Doherty and
Vincent Austin . of Ashfield
Township, attended the 10th
Annual Sports Hunt and Dog
Sjiow on Saturday and Sunday
in Owen Sound. •
The members showed their
12,egistered Plott Coon dogs. •
• Vincent Austin showed
Saugecn Valley 'Sally—which
• placed I st in.»her• class- in •the
,I;•ench
Clarence Doherty placed
second with 'his entry of West
Winds Cindy in her class of the
Bench Show. •
..Joe Martin's Saugeen Valley
U ru m p&tced St•d in the Treeing
Contest,
Over '00» dogs from all over
Ontario and On' States/
attc,nded ,this annual autu7
event.
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Linda Newton of Wroxeter, 17, was selected as this year's Huron County Queen of the Furrow at
the county plowing match held Saturday in Colborne Township. The Queen had already shown
the judges and visitors at the match that she c,ould handle a plow so she took up the end of a two
man saw to try her hand at log cutting. '(staff -photo)
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Warden 'Anson McKinleysteps into his furrow behind the
walking plow as ,one of the contestants in the businessman's
competition at the Huron County Plowing Match Saturday. The
warden manned the plow for the first time in hig life and had his
work judged by his brother Huron MY Robert McKinley.
Arnold Young drove the team which was also supplied by him.
(staff -photo)
Gary Kerr -took the reins of Arnold Young's team of heavy
horses to thrill the childrettgathered at the match with a ride
about the farm on an old fashioned freight wagon. 'The team
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