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The horses and plough were loaded into the boxcar for the trip to Ottawa by steam train.15
The train heads to the plowing match in Ottawa.1900
Westmeath Township, Ontario, Canada
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Transporting the horses posed a problem for many of the contestants.The Pontiac and Pacific and Gatineau Valley Railway agreed to run excursions to the match at Ottawa and to carry the champions with their teams of horses and ploughs down and back free of cost. The other railways soon followed, including the Canada Pacific Railway which was the one that Harris took to Ottawa.
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Competitor plowing a furrow at the Internatioal Plowing Match in Ottawa in 1900.1900
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The Ottawa Journal,October 24,1900, reported that the ploughing match for the championship of the Ottawa Valley and district was a decided success.Five thousand people visited the J.R. Booth farm coming from all over the district.
The weather was favourable and the site good.
Ploughing started at 8 o'clock in the morning and continued to 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Each contestant had to plough one-third of an acre.
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Newspaper results of the winners from the Ottawa Journal, Oct.23rd 19001900
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The Ottawa Journal of October 24,1900 lists the Ontario Champions.The winners, where two names are given the first name is the senior champion, the second name is that of the junior representative.
Harris Brown of Beachburg placed 5th in the Junior Series with 33 points.
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Brown, Harris S. a winner for the best matched team in the plowing match.1900
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Harris also placed 1st for the best matched team of horses in the Junior Class.23
Home from Ottawa, Brown,Harris S. transports the plow back to his farm.2003
Westmeath Township, Ontario, Canada
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