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p18 tribune september 19 1990 tractor a crowd normally lots of dirt lots of smoke and lots of noise does not draw crowds but each year the markhamfair tractor pull attracts hundreds of people to witness the excitement created by these elements there is much more to the trac tor pull than dirt- smoke and noise however they merely add to the competition and fun sur rounding the event sthis will be the 12th year that flie tractor pull will be held at the markhamfair it is based upon eight different classes including various sizes of tractors a twowheel drive truck and a fourbyfour truck the idea is to pull an increas ing amount of weight the farthest distance tie pulling length of the track is 300 feet long and 30 feet wide to win one must be the only one to pull a given weight the full distance if two or more are able to do this weight is added on until there is a winner prizes depend on the class but vary from 50 to 350 the total prize money this year for this event is about 5000 don white cochairman of the tractor pull has spent much time in organizing the event and this year hes not only organizing the event but also participating white drives a 7000 pound prostock tractor he has compet ed about 12 times already this year at various events in ontario of these he has won about seven from the organizing point of view what we need is good weather so we can entertain the people says white from the participating point of view it would be nice to win the tractor pull begins at 7 pm on friday sept 28 police on track with precision the boys in blue will be tak ing a break from enforcement for the sake of entertainment the winged wheels is a motor cycle precision team made up of 20 metro toronto policemen the show is along the same idea as the ontario provincial police golden helmets another motorcycle precision team to perform friday sept 28 thewinged wheels will per form thursday sept 27 and saturday and sunday the 29 and 30 what a fairerow markham fair crow gathers admirers as he feathers his nest crowing about the ever popular markham fair september 27 to 30 oh his left is kristen miller and on his right jesse miller others from left are melissa miller candace lee robin haney michelle miller arms outstretched heather lee and danielle crandall see story page 21