CHIEF STEWARDS: Stuart Yeatman
STEWARDS: Will Miller, Josh Francis & Natalie Sparkes
CHALLENGE
SPONSOR: CURRAN PLUMBING
REGISTRATION:
At the Announcer’s Box before 7pm Saturday

ENTRY FEE:
OPEN COMPETITION - $10 per team.
JUNIOR COMPETITION - $5 per team
(each team member must be 10-14 years of age).

PRIZES:
OPEN COMPETITION - 1st $300 + ribbon, 2nd $150 plus ribbon.
JUNIOR COMPETITION - 1st $150 + ribbon, 2nd $75 + ribbon

RULES:
Teams will consist of three (3) members. Participation waivers
must be signed by all competitors prior to entry to the ring
(available at Announcers’ box).

The object of the event is to stack 17 bales of hay (OPEN) or
13 bales (JUNIOR) in the quickest time, the stack must be
constructed as per the Construction Rules. Only 1 bale can be
carried at one time using the strings – NO throwing. Correct
lifting techniques should be used in manual handling.

The layout - 3 parallel lines marked 10m apart. Line 1 the start, line
2 is the construction line and line 3 the hay bale retrieval area.
Construction rules - Stacks must have 4 bales on the base, 3 bales
on the second layer, 2 bales on each of the next five layers for
seniors (three layers for juniors).

Competitors stand behind line 1 until given directions to start.

Competitors retrieve the bales from the retrieval area behind line
3 and construct their hay stack ON THE CENTRAL LINE (Line 2).
Teams will be timed from start to finish. The finish is declared
when the team forms a stack as set out above in the Construction
Rules (above) and ALL team members return to the start line,
(Line 1).

Participants MUST NOT STAND ON TOP OF FINISHED STACK.
Stacks must be dismantled and carried 1 bale at a time back to
the starting point.

Heats of 2 to 3 teams will be run with the fastest time overall
winning