—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9. 1975
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HARRISBURG - The first
annual Keystone State
Championship Pony Pulling
Contest will be held Sep
tember 23 at the Farm Show
Building in Harrisburg
during the Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show, it
was announced by
Wellington D. Smith,
executive director of the
Farm Show Commission.
Competition is limited to
teams owned and driven by
Pennsylvania residents.
Each owner is limited to one
team per class.
Entries must be post
marked by August 22 and
must be accompanied by a
$lO entry fee. The contest
will be conducted under
normal pony pulling
regulations, similar to the
Pennsylvania State Farm
Show rules. All entries must
have had the Coggins test for
Equine Infectious Anemia.
The maximum permissible
height of ponies is 52 inches
without shoes.
Entry blanks, rules and
additional details can be
obtained by writing the
Keystone State Cham
pionship Pony Pulling
Contest, Farm Show
Building, Harrisburg, Pa.
17120, or by calling 717-787-
2905.
Teams may arrive at the
Farm Show Building after
5:30 p.m. Monday, Sep
tember 22, and must be out of
their stalls by noon Wed
nesday, September 24.
Competition will be held in
three classes: lightweight
teams up to 1,000 lbs.;
mediumweight teams, 1,001
*to 1,300 lbs.; and
heavyweight teams, 1,301 to
1,700 lbs.
First place winners will
receive $6O and a trophy.
Other prizes are: second
place, $5O; third place, $4O;
fourth place, $3O; and fifth
place, $2O. Exhibitors of all
other teams completing the
first pull will receive $l5.
The Keystone State
Championship Pony Pulling
Contest is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania All-American
Dairy Show in cooperation
with the Pennsylvania Horse
and Mule Association, the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, and the Penn
sylvania Farm Show
Commission.
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1975 RULES AND
REGULATIONS
KEYSTONE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP PONY
PULLING CONTEST
The Keystone State
Championship Pony Pulling
Contest will be conducted
under the following rules;
1. Health: No pony
showing physical evidence of
a transmissible disease will
be permitted on the grounds.
All owners must have a
negative Coggins test
(E.1.A.) report in their
possession upon arrival at
the Show. Negative test must
have been conducted within
12 months of opening date of
the show.
2. Height: Maximum of 52
inches plus the height of the
shoes.
3. Weight classes: Light
weight class -up to 1,000 lbs.;
medium weight class -1,001
to 1,300 lbs.; Heavyweight
class - 1,301 to 1,700 lbs.
4. Weighing: Ponies must
be weighed with halters the
day of the contest between
12:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.
September 23, 1975. Team
sters are requested to keep
their team’s in their stalls
until notified. All teams must
weigh.
5. Teams will be permitted
to weigh once only at the
time called for official
weighing. Teams must then
enter the contest as they
were weighed (with or
without shoes). For the
convenience of contestants a
check weight will be per
mitted between the hours of 6
a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on the
morning of the contest.
6. A Sled will be used for
the contest.
7. Weight setting; Ex
perience has shown that
ponies reach their maximum
between the fourth and sixth
pulls. The judge and
superintendent will consult
on the weight settings.
8. Order of Pull; Team
sters will pull in order of the
numbers assigned by the
Superintendent at weigh in.
9. Doubletrees: Each
teamster may use his own
doubletrees provided they
are sufficiently strong and
equipped with hand holds
and hook. There will be no
measuring of the
doubletrees.
10. Harness: Breakage of
the harness during the pull
will constitute a trial with
the distance pulled credited
to the team. Hitching with
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cross tugs is prohibited. No
open bridles will be per
mitted.
11. If more than three
attempts to hitch arc made,
it will constitute a pull.
Teams must hitch within 90
seconds.
12. All teams must pull
within the designated
marked area of 15 feet wide.
Failing to pull within this
area will constitute a trial
but no credit will be given for
distance.
13. Distance of Pull: The
Sled must be pulled the full
official distance of 13'z feet
for each weight setting.
Partial distance will be
counted only in determining
the placing.
14. Trials: Each team will
be allowed three trials at
each weight. All teams must
take all trials in the order
called. None will be allowed
to pass a trial and take it
later. Each pass will be
recorded as a trial.
However, if the team fails to
pull the required distance of
13M* feet, the driver may
request and take his second
and or third trial im-
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mediately without unhit
ching. Each attempt, even
though he does not unhitch
between attempts, will be
counted as a trial.
The whistle blown by the
head chainman designates
the end of a trial. The
chainman will designate the
end of the full distance pull
It will be optional with the
judges whether teams arrive
late be allowed to pull or not.
In any case they are allowed
to pull, they must qualify by
taking all of the trials at the
same weight as earlier
arrivals. This will protect
the operator and avoid un
duly delaying the contest
where there are a large
number of entries and one or
two late arrivals.
15. Helpers: Each
teamster must arrange for
his helper and the helper is
his own employee. A
maximum of one driver and
helper per team are per
mitted in the arena. No one is
permitted ahead of
doubletrees while hitching or
while the pull is in progress.
One person is allowed to
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