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HORSE POWER — Matt Glover of Rumford and his team of Dan and Floyd take part in the 3,200-pound division of the horse pulling competition at the 137th Piscataquis Valley Fair on Saturday morning, Aug. 24 in Dover-Foxcroft. They would finish first among five entrants at a distance of 277 feet, 3 inches.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
HORSE POWER — Matt Glover of Rumford and his team of Dan and Floyd take part in the 3,200-pound division of the horse pulling competition at the 137th Piscataquis Valley Fair on Saturday morning, Aug. 24 in Dover-Foxcroft. They would finish first among five entrants at a distance of 277 feet, 3 inches.
Observer photo/Stuart HedstromHORSE POWER — Matt Glover of Rumford and his team of Dan and Floyd take part in the 3,200-pound division of the horse pulling competition at the 137th Piscataquis Valley Fair on Saturday morning, Aug. 24 in Dover-Foxcroft.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HORSE POWER — Matt Glover of Rumford and his team of Dan and Floyd take part in the 3,200-pound division of the horse pulling competition at the 137th Piscataquis Valley Fair on Saturday morning, Aug. 24 in Dover-Foxcroft. They would finish first among five entrants at a distance of 277 feet, 3 inches.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom OXEN TURN — Allen Stevens gets his oxen Cooper and Clyde to turn back during the 3,200 pull at the Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft on Aug. 24. The team pulled the weight a distance of 426 feet to earn top honors in the division.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT — Josiah Dyer performs in the gazebo at the 2024 Piscataquis Valley Fair on Aug. 24 in Dover-Foxcroft. Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom BEEF ON DISPLAY — Entrants in the youth beef cattle show their animals to the judges and spectators on Saturday morning at the 137th annual Piscataquis Valley Fair.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HORSING AROUND — Ricky Leavitt and his team of Dash and Duke pull the 3,200-pound weight during this year’s Piscataquis Valley Fair on Aug. 24 in Dover-Foxcroft. The team came in fifth at 159 feet, 3 inches.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom OX PAIR – Bill Powell coaxes his oxen Jack and Jasper during the 3,200 pull on Saturday morning. The team came in third in the class at a distance measuring 125 feet.
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