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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-11-24, Page 71, y * i • Ili., Worth A Bet? Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer Cameron Roseborough--of the Durham pipe band in answer to a bet that he ride "ITanky' and play his pipes at the same time won the bet as shown above and also gave the people in the grand stand a laugh they had not expected. IML Fair Time Highlights hts By the Ful-O.Pep Reporter A11 through thi iall lair - >e:❑ there has been one topic of versation and argument At thi. reporter has heard ote.r and over again. It is this, 'Are the large fairs squeezing out the gond old rural ,prows?" Some say that the stuall• fairs can not compete nith the larger shote., and 'lundd lust give up the fight. Other. ':,y that the small rural skims he. ;, real place its the contnuulity and with proper guidance r,arl,l tl�iee ,:nd prosper. Iwt brrau.e ti r lairs drr., a lot of the. people from 11, arras some thinly that the sural fair should thcrciore imitate the C.N.E. and put up a big show with professional entertainment and plenty of ballyhoo. t.; attract their crowds. Other- claim that when the sr'all fair •tttunpt, to do this It has lost its reasou for vi-t:nce and will surely roil. One of the fair- ne attended this year was full of typical rural activi- lies and sports. 'Ihr•y had a Greased pig,. Cita-e, where Ali, row ti• -lata' got completely covered with stud and could not catch the porker for about ten minutes. 'There wa- greased pole climbing feat that had everyone roaring with laughter. There Stas a hors, -hoe making con- test, which mo -t of the city peo- ple had never seen before. There was a small pool with a log -rolling competition going on, and after the log -rolling and jousting several ducks were tethered in the pool and prizes were given to anyone who could throw a ring over .their necks. There was not a professional en- tertainer on the grounds and the city people who saw it all swore they would not have n;i..erl it I r the world. Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer Showing Their Prize Winning—Ful-O-Pep fed Angus steers at the Erin Fair are the two McKinnon brothers oug and Ken, who won first and third prizes respectively. Ken won the King's Guineas at the Royal Winter Fair last year, and sold his steer for $10,000. Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer Winning Team of Heavy Draft Class at the Grand Valley, Fair, is .shown above, with Alvin Taylor of the Taylor Bros., behind •the reins. • Nonchalant Horsewoman at Erin Fair Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer Judy --tree. year old daughter of Doctor V. C. Prior of 1-Iillsborough was one of the youngest horses\ omen at the Erin Fair. She is shown above confidently astride her mount, "Smokey," in the pony corral, where all the kids at the fair could have a ride on a real pony for ten cents. Pictures Shown on These Pages are Available from THE FULL -O -PEP PHOTOGRAPHER, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto Kilties Lead Grand Parade Photo by Ful,O-PepPhotographer 1`&r. Gardner Morrison—with the help of his son Stewart orrison and Charles Stack, shown above"' managed to take quite a few ribbons away from the Erin Fall Fair, Of course his magnificent, Full -O -Pep fed Herefords helped a good Clea . iJ e Photo by Pup-O,»Pq1 Photos- cfl''. Dawn At. The End of the old, heavily l rimed Battle shed,, al' the Erin Fair" were John Schram, 14, and jack Worn, 11' 1 a "t Y t '4 F a "+ Photo by,9Tanl..O.1'ep ,Photographer The Kilted Lads anda Durham ...t •• 3,assies---of the Inge hand :pct the note fSn• the ga'unct }tt+rtule hast the stands, at the Erin Fall Fair. Tn.it'e of %g ,rtin and' a cojd piercing rsinci,:•�a „large coronad stayed to wntci prncecrhng.s 'ttnt1l ;lie:tntl. Photo by ‘ Ftil-O-Pep "Photographer Auctionedr Ray Hindley ---vin ajovial mood, aa, everyone was at the Erin Pair, li;nt1 Itis- col(,,td cable talent, to the job of auctionilt off the surplus pies and cakes that were left in the ITnited ('curds LadiesAid refresI-ment stand. On, other days Mr. Nintjle•t- in a faros sales auctioneer. ROLL 'OUR OW BETTER CIGARETTES Val* „