OTAHUHU.-PLOUGHING MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1377, 9 July 1874, Page 2

OTAHUHU.-PLOUGHING MATCH.

i Thb .New.,. Zealand,, t Ajd^surji tf Swieity ploughing tnatclt took place yesterday mom.* L%g,jM> a padlock Moaging faMtßrnsji. i. ATarge number of spectator* w«re o*ea«rt;'; |...ind worked commenced shortly after ten '■: o'clock. Jjddiel.^Mia&lif.i'lDiin Wallace, Fla^i Bftßh: J. Bollard, Whan; andEL CoMtal>hv ;! W^niEll^^,Sßti# :ft«||«iMiSiajt:' gentlemen were present :—-Messrs Baihbridge, Bent, Claude, . §hipherd, Woodward, and M. Taylor {sed}. f^he ploughing yesterday vaa far superior 1 TO'ftjay of'tnepreMdns'ttfeeUag^. the judges m some oa^ea having a diffiottlsy'in awarding ijhe prbses.; . . r .^4/"'. -V.. i\.,^&» ■■ I Single ploughing (swing; ot whe^^timalL prijse, £5 ; second prizes £3> - > < • fep^ww^wy ••; ?;..;; a, FiMoenokßrowi. „, h..,. Samuel D*vison. ... , '.'.•'■9i AlexanderXttnb :..' J:.. - ..!.' '' .'; 'fc' f, UAltpU ~.. ..,. ,■ ;„„ <>( ,0 James i, iMoGowa X™te'i«»ifes^ii ; ! man ?w. «#* Thomas s Tindall {Mwttra Blown, Cam- _ bell and Co.'b ploughman ... ... 0 t-Taylor .., .., . €( ;|M« v' Jl3ai^6^ fe7;tHr H'''^;''^ I • ploaghma,n , •;^, v '^ t '.;. ""/,^K^^Z^izT*^W' William Morris (Mr D/ Shipherd'a ■! ploughman) '" ..." '*,„" a _' J4. ..'. 0 A. Lamb and 3attiuet Pairfeypn competed with swing plougha, |he ro^iMair ;:^|bh Wheel plougha. After the award Tfndall fhe on I*e grbund that hi» Kid *6tcmnpteted hi*|pp s pjgjjgjjr :«H therefore ordered to b» meanttA* .flPhfi rpto-..i^^js-c..jji—^t^ *.i. _'L>-:i

and it S iSard any^ird-olaas pme on «>» occasion. , Opeft only to boy« under X*J™*f f** V Fir ß tpn«e/£3;Be«ondpme £L -^M*^ J*me« Wdlaoe%, 'plowgnTher^wlre iwoentrie. to;***1 »"2^l theaeoond,lad.did not pnt in an^ppearanf?. ;,.■ a'a M ',- j ■ftdßD cDisu. ■ " :, *.!vii,! Double or Trebb3.fnrro*, Plongh ; -Firß«| prize, £5 "; second prize, *A ---> ' ploughman) ' •.^.. . •.» .••• *~ •;• ; • J.,, foonicky; (MF y W:,x McltfughWt ) i ploughman) ~..■.,;. £-..;«,■! ••'.:.: ::*:.' (■ ' ExtmpriM'of'jeifor the best ridge. i Nine competed, namely, Tindall, 1*??' 'qajipr, Jjamb. V, Brawn, CsipWl^^ ff°f J!' „ Mr.R.^Wallftce^ plonghman .jCDkvmw)^ ji pri^^nawtJng of a t»i^ of nand«»na bridled, presented by Mr Mo«^, sadcllen New- ; ma»i^.fr-f«a^y^-wa«'aJfco^Waraed a« *xtr*|i prize, coniiißtW of a pailf W baokbanaa pre-Seated-by Mr R. ?• Webater; and,for^: "best finished work an extra P"» rf »"fi* of baekbandß, presented by- Mr .TobnsCa, was, al«ogi*ettto>Mr BuoklandVTttd as an en-j couragement for reiiewed exertion*. . r \ •<-*■• « ■■;'/! "b^aljiiko-" matok. h. !,.■■• fm • ] prize, «3 n se«ond, £3..; thirdl prize, £L. j Length,of,drain, 15yards; depth, S^feet; time,""6 atmas.' ■■'• ■■•''- i;■- • a;| ;i;;'" '*q"' ' . i :• \ Kobert Eippey , ..* -«. ... ... * j John Harper "• •" * 1 Johnßogga ... .-,■■:■. .v -r ■"•»-> •■ »*• .•'"",. ,f bis. worki w«b well potformad, and gave great satisfaction to the judges. -: ; : ■■ jf-" "It is 4 noteworthy fact that the tir*t ppUm~- ploniliinc was taken, witK > mannfaitured by Mr. James Wallace, whose pkragba flgnred largely yest«fd#. ij^ ■■ In *Ye eT^#g * dianjWiiWM.- fin. ** Jjpgera' Criterion hotel, whi«it'wi» serve* *p by mine ho*t in his aeual excellanfww. The obajy W«flr occupied bj'Mr ¥:H- Clanp«| anl ihe' vice by Mr F. R. Wyn^afd, ■WS,, usual"fowß'tt 1 lafii!§-.IW tisfolißd'" Of, <M>. Woodward gaj^f ; <'^e!H^ltfeojEtSte Judges, Which was responded to by Mr Coiwtebky Mr ■■»ol|ird*' and Mri'Jolm Wallace* ip Wallace stated thftt h« hajj b^en present at evury ploughing mateh<lttring.th»laßt tbiirtytwo years, but had never seen ploughing bo w'ell*»«rfo*m«d^lief6rel ""Mfiß&nl p|©jpo"M i the health of " The Sucoessfnl Competi|»r«." ;Xr Weatney responded, fieveral fottiei' | fcoksts Tfere jpfopo«^dL incJndagj^Th« j»m S Zealand i4gricnlturai«hd kindred societies.