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Port Perry Star, 22 Jul 1981, p. 17

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ven Saath he SR ER oy hr a LO 4 (RAH BSR PE UP BE RBA IER TA 7, FR Feted Mole guy \ Excellent crowds enjoyed - another very successful Tractor and Truck Pull at Blackstock on Friday evening and Saturday. Per- fect weather conditions along with the very keen competition of the many pullers made for great enter- tainment for the well over 5000 who attended. M.C. Harvey Graham with his ceaseless informative and entertaining commen- tary added greatly to the success of the pull. His enthusiasm for tractor pul- ling and John Deere tractors x is very evident. d There were 61 pulls on . Friday evening and 110 on " Saturday compared to 50 and . 110 in'1980. These 110 pulls 2 were made in six hours i which includes presentation times, 'loading the sled and e h t 1 time of Which the Blackstock officials are very proud. e | The track prepared and a maintained by Merlin " Sluggitt and his committee 1- 3 e . e NV i- ), = d It was a hot day and some of the spectators got down to the bare essentials to combat the heat. And the guys the leader and pulled way ahead to take first place. didn't seem to mind! * ZH sn Eis [3 : : Fed \ \ ' , \ 2 » \ A \ A Ax \ the tractor pull. On his way down the track, this competitor is watched closely by one of the judges as he fries fo get every last inch out of his pull. it was thumbs-up for this driver competing in the Vintage Class as he passed 4% SH cov is a A PAN RE IAN ALA) é oo ape ty A RNA ITE Aalv. " REE 2 FAK BOs do AAR I VO Lr (vO AN AA CHW EE a EE ea ogi I Cwt 3s SEMEL +4 B® (ORS VLIEE Hy diss hn hinsgrionitie, ethan bol di odie il db VAY PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 22, 1981 -- 17 'Two-day tractor pull draws large crowds was almost dust free and held up throughout the pull in fine condition. Prize Winners for the classes are as follows: Stock Trucks: 1. Keith Haines - Blackstock - Ford. 2. Harold Laird, Bowman- ville - Dodge. 3. Ed McFarland, Bowmanville - ' Ford. 4. Don Wright, Nestle- ton - G.M.C. 5. Al Hykawy, West Hill - G.M.C. Modified Trucks: 1. Charlie Hynes, Bowmanville Ford. 2. Paul Morton, Bow- manville - Ford. 3. Jerry Brown, G.M.C. 4. Roger Swan, Bowmanville - Chev. 5. Graham Duff, Blackstock - Chev. Modified Tractors: 1. Roger Cochrane, Bowman- ville. 2. Rob Carson, Brooklin. 3. John Vaneyk, Bowmanville. 4. Don White. 5. Al Hazenburg. Highway Tractors: single axle - 1. Murray Archibald, Blackstock - Ford. 2. Keith Haines, Blackstock. 3. Walter Milne, Greenwood - G.M.C. (Turn to page 18) [} $38 AR egrhy,e J: IL FE {, LL TE. afi iaiRiEfge ll. 5 Ro Hr # INTERNATION Joyce Kelly coasted to a third place showing in the powder-puff event at a a' TCO wn ANA RG SRE PIR Fe -- ~t aN Gi > 'Ya = Fei Pw re Te - "v ox = a ey 2g) Eats ~ w- . No. 3% Sw = i Lr OO eA en oF = tn oR A FS IVE py 3,

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