Roosevelt Standard | 1936-08-20 | Page 1 | Horse-Pulling Contest Creates Great Interest

horse pulling contest creates great interest teams Belo Belon neine einz to rov eov halverson wilford BIc Contie oran curra take first prizes in pulling contests Cont estl more afore and more each year the horse pulling contest is becoming one of 0 the cut standing events of t the he U B 1 I C this ye lr many more teams team were entered and hundreds of spectators watched the show each day raup in the heavy heavyweight bt jacup a team belonging to roy halverson of neola weighing pounds won first place pulling pounds a distance of 10 ft 5 in ill A team weighing pounds belonging to wilford mcconkie of roosevelt won well second place pulling pounds a distance of 8 feet 6 in middleweight group A team belonging to wilford ViI fr mcconkie 2700 2714 feet winning first place in alie medium weight group second place was won by bleher moons which pulled 2700 pounds for a distance of oc 2311 feet oran currys carrys team w wn ii first place in the light group pulling 2500 pounds for it a distance of 27 feet second place was won by a team belonging to E J prescott of kneoll which pulled 2500 pounds tor for a distance of 26 feet