1923 Lancaster Tug-of-War Team

Tug of War was a popular sport nearly one hundred years ago. Every town/village had a team and there was great rivalry when their teams met on a regular schedule. The Lancaster Tug of War team was one of these teams.

The team consisted of George MacRae, Bob Esden, and Stanley Wightman from the Lancaster area; Jack Thompson (Captain), Donald Morrison, Bernard Snider, William Clark, and Charles Edgar from Bainsville; Gordon Calder from Pine Hill, Charles MacGregor and Hugh McDermid from Martintown; and L. McCulloch and Dan J. McDonald from Apple Hill. The team competed at functions in Glengarry and went on to win the Silver Cup at the Chateauguay Valley Competition in Quebec. To earn the Silver Cup Trophy the team must have competed and won in three consecutive years. The competition was held annually on Dominion Day and the Glengarry team won for the third year in 1923. Rumour has it that some of the Lancaster team took up to three days to make their return to Glengarry!