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The date is just a guess. Willie Cooper ploughing nearest the camera. His brother Jackie and Bob Fotheringhame were his horses
Picture added on 20 August 2009
Great to see this and to have names supplied, can anyone tell me when the first or last ploughing match was held. Herbert Mackenzie
Added by Herbert Mackenzie on 24 August 2009
According to Jim Reid,of Mission , B.C., Canada, writing in the year 2000, he said that there were several matches held on the sand at Mill Bay. The first was in 1926 and there were matches in 1927 & 28.... His brother Pat competed in 1926 & 1927 first with a home made plough & then he had a blacksmith made one. Herbert Mackenzie
Anonymous comment added on 28 August 2009
According to my Aunt Nana Peace who is now 89, the first match was in 1928 and won by her brother Willie. He was give a white china egg-cup covered in silver paper. The following year 1929, it was won by John Fotheringhame,and by then a proper "Stronsay Juvenile Ploughing Cup" was purchased and engraved with the winner's name. In 1930 it was won by Jim Moodie, and in 1931, by Jim Work. I believe the following years it was won by Doy Stout, but there was a wee bit of a fall out over something, and the cup remained with Jim Work. Recently, his brother-in-law, Ivan Hourston from Shapinsay sent it to me to be put in the Stronsay Fish Mart Interpretation Centre. I haven't got around to doing this yet, but will soon.
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Added by Bill Miller on 08 October 2009
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