The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-01-18, Page 36Canada s only in
Toronto -- Cash Prizes
totalling 124,300 will be
won when big horses and
big tractors test th 'r
pulling power at the 197
Canada Farm Show ji
Toronto, Jan. 30 to Feb.
Championship raft
horse draws for purses
totalling 14,000 and Can-
ada's only indoor tractor
pull for 120,300 in prizes
. are -features- of the annual
show which will take over
the Coliseum complex of
buildings at Exhibition
Place.
Sponsored by the Ontario
Belgian Horse , Assoc-
iatidn, championship draft
horse draws will be held in
the Coliseum arena on the
show's second night,.Wed-
nesday, Jan. 31, starting at
6:30 _p.m. ,A light horse
draw for teams weighing up
to 3,300 lbs. and ,a heavy
draw for teams over 3,300
lbs will each award $2,000
in prize money. Winners of
each class will compete in a
final draw to decide a grand
champion.
The association will also
sponsor a championship
draft horse sale at the -
0" show. The sale, to be held
throughout the day on
Wednesday, Jan. 31 in the
horse palace which adjoins
the Coliseum complex, will .
include more than 100 head
_of __Registered and Grade- -
. Belgian,, Clydesdale, Pr.
ortractor pull
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Draft horse draws and tractor pulls for cash prizes totalling 124,300 will be among features
of this year's Canada Farm Show in Toronto, Jan. 30 to Feb 2.
cheron and
horses as well as a variety
of horse equipment and
accessories. A showing of
-the sale, animals.- will be
held on Tuesda afters
oon,
Jan. 30 in the horse palace.
Information about entries
in the horse pull and sale is,
available from Jaa Wood,
secretary -manager, Ontario
Belgian Horse Association
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GRAD OPENING
And continued success in the4,ture
Sanctioned by the Can-
adian Tractor Pullers
Association, Canada's only
indoor tractor pull will be
held in the Coliseum arena
on the show's last two
nights, Thursday and Fri-
day, Feb. 1 and 2, starting
at 6:30 p.m.
International in scope,
the tractor pulling events
attract -the -leading pullers
from' both Canada and the
United States to compete
for purses totalling
$20,300. Seven events for
modified and super stock
tractors in various weight
classes will each award
82,700 in purses to winning
pullers.
In addition to the con-
testg for °the big tractors,
two events for mini -tractors
will be held under the
sanction of the Canadian
MiniZfractor Pullers Assoc-
iation. Each event will
awarchpurseg amounting te
$600. Additional mini
events offer $200in prizes.
Table -top tractors will be
in the show spOtlight on
Friday- afternoon, Feb. 2.
The small judging ring
between the Coliseum's
north and south extensions
will be used for this event
n which micro -mini model
ractors will test their
ulling skill on a table -top
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Other special attractions
at the 1979 show include an
Old.Time Fiddler's Contest
organized and presented by
CKVR-TV, Barrie, a special
ladies program featuring
demonstrations of arts and
crafts and microwave oven
cooking, and an Aberdeen
Angus cattle sale.
The special events will be
staged -in conjunction with
displays of latest farm
equipment and supplies
by more than 400 exhibitors
including the major farm
tractor manufacturers.
Sponsored by the Ontario
Retail. Farm Equipment
Dealers Association, the
show is recognized as one
of North America's largest
indoor agricultural equip-
ment exhibitions.
Food specialists at, the
Ontario Ministry " of
Agriculture and Food say
fresh Ontario carrots,
available topped in
plastic bags, are a great
.buy. The plastic bags
help protect the carrots
from bruising extend
their shelf life and enable
the consumer to check
the quality and size of the
contents before pur-
chasing.
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