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Feature event at the Atlantic Silver Plough ploughing contest at Appleby during Queen's Birthday weekend, was a tug-o'-war between an eight-horse team driven by Fergus O'Connor and a 40 h.p. tractor. At the first pull, the horses, not in unison, found the tractor hard to budge, but at the second attempt had no trouble dragging it across the paddock. Above the horses take the first strain, and below they are halted after pulling the tractor about 40 yards.

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Warmest job on this bitterly cold day was either on the steam engine (seen here through. the chaff cutter) or cutting bands on the cutter.

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Power!

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A worm's eye view of the ploughman and his horses

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David Ralfe (Appleby), a competitor in the Silver Plough contest

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Peter WcCallum (Rapaura, Blenheim) congratulated on his win in the event by Don McDowell (Hope) who was second, and Ian Jordan (Blenheim), third.