Haggis
Army.ca Veteran
- Reaction score
- 2,616
- Points
- 1,140
Cornwall Ontario's Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, "the Glens", emerged victorius at the 2009 Glengarry Highland Games Tartan Tug-of-War competition held yesterday in Maxville, ON.
In front of a hometown crowd, The Glens bested teams from the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and Montréal's Royal Highland Regiment of Canada - The Black Watch - in a hard fought series of pulls. The competition is open to all Canadian Army Highland and Scottish Regiments and the Second Battalion, The Irish Regiment.
After the final pull, a best 2 out-of 3 against the Black Watch, The Glens were presented the Tartan Cup, filled with Dewar's Scotch, by Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino. However, the pulling wasn't yet over.
To honour the 100th anniversary of the O.P.P., the police fielded a large and powerful "T.O.W. Unit" to pull in a special challenge against a composite Army team. In the end, the O.P.P. got to taste Dewar's from the Tartan Cup, having easily outmatched the Army Team. All competitors then posed for photos in front to several thousand spectators.
A big "Well Done" to The Glens for defending thier title from last year and "congratulations!" to the O.P.P. for a century of service to Ontario.
Next year's Tartan Tug-of-War competition will be looking for an even wider field of kilted regiments. Come one, come all to Maxville, for a fine Glengarry welcome.
In front of a hometown crowd, The Glens bested teams from the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and Montréal's Royal Highland Regiment of Canada - The Black Watch - in a hard fought series of pulls. The competition is open to all Canadian Army Highland and Scottish Regiments and the Second Battalion, The Irish Regiment.
After the final pull, a best 2 out-of 3 against the Black Watch, The Glens were presented the Tartan Cup, filled with Dewar's Scotch, by Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino. However, the pulling wasn't yet over.
To honour the 100th anniversary of the O.P.P., the police fielded a large and powerful "T.O.W. Unit" to pull in a special challenge against a composite Army team. In the end, the O.P.P. got to taste Dewar's from the Tartan Cup, having easily outmatched the Army Team. All competitors then posed for photos in front to several thousand spectators.
A big "Well Done" to The Glens for defending thier title from last year and "congratulations!" to the O.P.P. for a century of service to Ontario.
Next year's Tartan Tug-of-War competition will be looking for an even wider field of kilted regiments. Come one, come all to Maxville, for a fine Glengarry welcome.
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