Top Canterbury Ploughman
The most successful Canterbury ploughman attest week’s national championships at Masterton was 26-year-oid Peter D. Carter, an agricultural contractor of Greenpark. He was placed third out of the country’s 22 top ploughmen, ploughing in his fourth national final. His previous best placing was at Blenheim last year where he was fifth. Mr Carter’s plot caught the eye of spectators for its over-all good appearance and he was strongly tipped for a high placing. The Judges’ markings showed that in all departments of the contest he was well placed. His points were
(with the top point* gained by any competitor : being shown in parenthesis): opening spit, 7 (8); crown, 19 (23); weed control, 28 (33); seed bed, 29 (33);: finish, 29 (33); ins and outs i 8 (8); general appearance, . 21 (24); total 141 (151). 1 Mr Carter’s performance 1 was a matter of. consider1 able satisfaction to his father, Mr T. F., Carter, a former president of the t New Zealand Ploughing As- ' sociation, an expert plough- , man himself in earlier days i and a Judge at last year’s , world ploughing match in [ Rhodesia. t Mr Carter is shown in acI tlon in the photograph ! above.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 10
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199Top Canterbury Ploughman Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 10
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