METHVEN PLOUGHIRG MATCH.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15040, 7 August 1914, Page 4

METHVEN PLOUGHIRG MATCH.

•Patron: M? AI«. Qrr. £reeident: Mr -A. Mußifr. Yico-prwident; $£* Don«;d r Ht> . Lean.. Mr C. A- Cuff. Bectfc- .' tary: Mr J. IV Stoic- ' Jud*ea: Cla« A ' , v «n*. BrMetffif* J. £aial} mkT J. Sowden; ■: .O : tM D."Upasn.*. Taylor acd g. „•.:•.;■;■'- Shearer; fcoriea :4»q JjwuWe, Jleeer* P. : , : ; vifop**- j«BPiafe»- ---■ :':, ■ ; C^t»^\^:UiH4;;■■-,.■•;.'•,.• ~-.- . ;•' • • The eniwel, plo&fcjtfoj njatcii "nncier tho &tt£pipe« oi U>» M«thv«'n A. and P. Aaeociitioa wa* fceH yesterday pb a paddoolt on the ,- «*3» Jrindly. placed ftt the di»r Awocjation by. :*s* A. Mc&»sr. •Jthiero wae a total? o£ entries, 'Eleven of which wer» in: the .U^uble-furrow iibafflftion Cfotie; Oat of ti* total of tveSLtJt r«ix; entfie*, tW-ity-thw** t«an» -/ wimpftfcaj.),ihe> otaamiUtt hie swcift most complete «• '! uneiemeate, 'but.tl>c«e'teei« oiir<w i it-tlie U^t'moujeift by a fierce, nofrwest gale 1 spripgiag up. and raging ibrbughotit the day, which made tß»tt«re:thft teverse 6f pleasant.. its did not, io"w«y«, effect the attepda^oe, which tv«i» • a" vp ry ami * kwJ ea«>. Owiijg to the ij«**ne«B of the gal©, th« •obr '■ fldr. J. F. Steoe) aj»d the tre^ausw '. '3fr 0. A. Cufi) h«d to tniaeact their clejioM datka under the lea.of a g:or£e,feaeft afid '.! tiey <»eh dee*rro-fiiirh *?«ii« fer the pTOinpt- ( oepi- all-wtiad coarteey they d|eplay«d ,; under tryinsr cl«mmetin«6: Thb catewr l»T A. C. Street) «re<it«d a large marquee, but « quickly fcarT to'be io tlw to . prevent its b«ing: \opx \ais nbljona, and. th«J Mr , Street and : hie •Bsietant h»d to perro • luachion and "afternoon tea without any othw eWt« than the goree i enoe. Ms Street. a!*o had the top of hi» prqvieioa qari blown. 63 by the gate, •ffho largo , gathering of fsOfr mere, old and yowg, toolt Veea xntere* i xa ■■; the plbufhin*, and they csv a tot ©f csoftl. lent work done, mori. especially tbo Doable-furrow ChaiaplOttCjaaJ, -and in the clatii&s in •w)|ioh a riuEi>wT of swing pJoasat men wero co»p*ting. 'lh* pjoughiop. oa tR» whole,- was biibly cr«JJt»Wo all J,ix<ruga, though ii mnet be admitted that \a *■}<& cases the *ork was not up to the eti^iaM expected ' at a ploughing; - »»*«»• ..?*? youngost ploughman wae- A. G. MoConn»cS, of Lyndhnrat, a mere lad, *w> did ■exeeJUMi ■viak laet'ycar, and.even better wrktbß. E& xrae first in the Open Clw apinstfifo other good competitors,; and -k* • •«?. g«»«f first honours for fwing, finoili, ...b«t*ept harnces, ■ and for best. fonr-howe . bfeaio, * r«£rfl ''iPr^Vftif'W^. promiajn? f aro»*r credit- The paddock m which tjw. matoh, ■■*$* .plaeo wae l«w)l all iw«, ...but there «*»« iaaaV atony as >«Us* «taw-gruW»t*a patch**, and this, combined with the dry and crumbly natnre of the ewutid, did not lond it»H to firatrojase'«xhibHwaß of-work. The pmident at the clom « tho match, addreee*d ihe> large »th*r» ing, and in doin? co w»ark*d wiae »r*e b»*n. o* the vhol*. a gratifcnne eueeees. The iudew had «xprws»»d the opinies) \htft tho central standard efth* -work d6no was>«>ll up to f ho at-eraare, whtt* tx>tao of rt «•»• ezeel* ieat Tha jvtdaee had »1«6 ' etpf>e»d the opinion tiia* th-y cojdially approved of th* cosditioat whvtn had b**n erf <mt in fi» ixrogramrae. and with the the eottunitteo in ooofioing the competition to the "no <tat° elkeSM, ac thk eWo of ploujrh!nc had b«*a found tucei snit*blo dieUict awMhe beet for the gen«al purp*a<* of cultivation Mr Hurray insdunced th* ': r>c*ul(a, as aiidar;--CLASS A,.OPEN CHAMPION, doable ftrr--1 - • *o*r; ad cut, cm!t-chare*. I J. 2Wson. i&n. (W«t Meltw?) .. ..I E. Wvw (Southbridee) .... ..2 W. "Welsh (Southbridfe) •• •• s CLASS B {Mount Hutt Dietriot), double far r roTv; ao cjJ, Cftet eharcß. 7. Calljghin .. ~ ~ ;. 1 D. Bleet .. ». .. .. 2 W. Haade .. .. .. .. 3 CLASS C <ope&), doable farrow; so cat, cast ' .. shut*. A. G. JfcConakdc ' .. -- .. 1 A. C. Munr&y .. .. ■.. .. 9 M.K. O*Grad> .. ,v .. {ILASS D <op«D), ijonble taxtovr; aft cot, cast . "..-'' ehatsa.' ■ J. JaaiioKm <m •». 1 W. 3loKecdrj (loiidhuieil ;.. H G. Eidiiea" •• ...8 I ■.'■■•■ VBWeU&f&B&L: Cites A—Bert tesripe, J. NeWoo: beet inkh, J. Nrffton; ias 'aaaLeote, W. Besc. Claw B-.Be*4. STeei;. &x*£. 3. CaUirfun; .jas aad oate, 3D. Mostly j beat iept Earsen; 7atn64 B?i**t- ' • . CJm* O—Beet Iterias, A. (J. |CcCor«{ci; . Snisiu A. (J. MeConaitk; iaa afcd outi; A. Q. Mom?; b«tt iep* tadwej, "W. <J. ifcCAfmfcfr - ■ " ..■■•"■;•■■" v ■ ■ ■;.■ .• Clue iKiteeet feenas, t). ildKesdjy; firnflh. G. Bidden; mc es4 oqi*, J. Jiiieeoa; be*i ktjt h«»««, " ' Goajpetitof'-wiQi lasweeir tataiilT—O, j Oldtrt tt«pttit<S!&«S. WilHassa . ' '. I

Yonngest competitor—W, G. McCanaicis. . Bert aix-hopee t*MQ— J. Jftai*»on. Beat gwxbtaeij. fouf'berso t«»ia-<-11. wuB«eV groomed iAam in Clew C—B, G. llc--I*'»O' ■■•■.' . ' ■"" Beet district ploughman—B, D. ltun*v CIMS l>r~Beeb district ploagtoJtifc, p.'3le* Kcßdrx. . . ■ v , Bi'et eii-iw>i«ie teamr-J. Jamwson, Beftt fo«i-hc«io G., McC*rmiek. Ploagiuai?*. iraweUing Jonse?* diatabc* witb how&-rJ&a*ci3 Crawford. . ■ . H«wb* jtoapttJ?, tf«er three flit-nts «| butqias "•J , . DdwliJtgV ficlt 1, a; L. Crony's Betfy o.' Tiiore w»r6 "thirteen &qrnp«tit<sre, ted the ttyle of jtpapiag vrta wJI »K)v» the ivets-ge;