Billings Farm & Museum Announces 2010 Plowing Match Awards

Billings Farm & Museum announces the results of the Plowing Matches held at the Spring Farm Festival Weekend on May 1 & 2, 2010. The competitions featured teamsters from the region competing in walking and sulky events with their teams of oxen on Saturday and horses on Sunday, in the Billings Farm fields.

Oxen Competition: Team Walking Plow

1st Place: Dan Conklin, Milford, NY
2nd Place: Mark Winslow, Falmouth, ME
3rd Place: Kim Winslow, Falmouth, ME
4th Place: Mark Whitney, Chelsea, VT
5th Place: Stefan Winslow, Falmouth, ME
6th Place: Miles Conklin, Haverhill, NH

Oxen Competition: Team Sulky Plow

1st Place: Dan Conklin, Milford, NY
2nd Place: Kim Winslow, Falmouth, ME
3rd Place: Mark Winslow, Falmouth, ME
4th Place: Mark Whitney, Chelsea, VT
5th Place: Stefan Winslow, Falmouth, ME

Grand Champion Oxen — Dan Conklin

Draft Horse Competition: Team Walking Plow

1st Place: Sam Rich, Abington, CT
2nd Place: James Brown, Hunt, NY
3rd Place: James Brady, Lee, NH
4th Place: Peg Dockham, Gilmanton, NH
5th Place: Dan Dockham, Gilmanton, NH
6th Place: Evelyn Pike, Chichester, NH
7th Place: John Lynch, Hill, NH

Draft Horse Competition: Team Sulky Plow

1st Place: Sam Rich, Abington, CT
2nd Place: James Brown, Hunt, NY
3rd Place: James Brady, Lee, NH
4th Place: David Heisler, Dunbarton, NH
5th Place: John Lynch, Hill, NH
6th Place: Evelyn Pike, Chichester, NH
7th Place: Jackson Riel, Epsom, NH

Grand Champion Horse — Sam Rich