Show draft hoise hoi se pulling contest at state fair the utah state fair association wishing to stimulate and reward EU on horsemanship and the breeding of better draft horses offers a purse of 1000 in the pulling contest contests to be held tuesday and wednesday octo her 7 and 8 at S salt lake e C city i t y T there h e bait lak are twenty apai prizes z in all 11 w with j t 1 i a p purse s e of for first prize in each of the middle and heavy weight classes there is much interest in the inter mountain match at the state fair and there is every indication that new records will be made the world a record for teams weigh ing under pounds was held jointly by the team of john draayer clinton utah weighing 2950 pounds and the team of poy parks provo utah weighing 2990 pounds both of these teams pulled pounds even at the 1929 utah state fair and have held the world a record to date how ever this year the team of C E par menter dea des moines iowa weighing 2975 pounds pulled pounds the full distance of 2712 27 feet at the recent iowa state fair the parks and draayer teams are now in training to break the record of the iowa horses and prospects are mighty bright for their doing it in the heavy weight class that is teams weighing over pounds the team of george wilcox of greenville ohio weighing pounds set a new world worlds a record this year by pulling poun la the full distance of 27 2 feet mr U E overlade of provo at the utah state fair last year pulled pounds even with hie his team weigh ing pounds this is the heaviest team on record that has pulled more than its own weight there are some half dozen heavy weight teams in utah this year that are out to crack the world worlds 8 record of th ohio horses at pounds all of which is creat ing unusual interest this year in the intermountain match the utah state fair is preparing this year to conduct the matches upon dry eod sod which affords the best pos sible course over which to pull in case of rain the course will be pro with canvas for the second consecutive ear the utah state fair will prepare a printed program which will be available to the audience and contestants alike the team under 2700 pounds and those between 2700 pounds and pounds will weigh in at nine clock sharp and will pull at ten 0 clock the morning of tuesday october 7 the teams weighing pounds and over will weigh in and pull at the same hour on wednesday october 8 all teams will be weighed on normal feed and water |