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Marlborough Express, Volume XVI, Issue 136, 13 June 1881, Page 3

New Advertisements. Saturday, June 18. EXCHANGE SALE ROOMS. UNRESERVED SALE OF FARMING JMPLEMENTB. PT AWftENCE • -L* WILL SELL BY AUCTION ON Saturday, 18th of this Month, At 1 o'clock, AT THE EXCHANGE 3ALE ROOMS :— FARM IMPLEMENTS HORSES, &c— not be equalled CONSIBIING OF : — SIX WELL . KNOWN GOOD STAUNCH DRAUGHT HORSES DOUBLE AND SINGLE-FURROW PLOUGHS CORN DRILL This Corn Drill will sow 20 acres of any kind of seed per day. SELF - DELIVERY REAPING MACHINE. OAT BRUISER, Reaping Machine, AND Spring ("art. IS* Parties desirous of having stock or any other goods for auction at at the same time must let the Auctioneer have particulars two days previous to this sale, or they cannot be entered. P. LAWRENCE, Auctioneer, HORSE & CATTLE SALESMAN, Exchange Sale Yards, High and Wynen-streets, Blenheim. Wednesday Next, Jane 15, THE SECOND CO-OPERATIVE . PLOUGHING MATCH. AT a Committee Meeting held at Diven's Hotel on Saturday, May 2lßt, 1881, at 8 p.m., presentMr R. Allan (m the chair), Messrs J. Fleming, 0. Gomez, T. Harding,. J. Dalziel, P. Lawrence (treasurer), and G. S., Stenhouse (hon. secretary), it was proposed by Mr Harding, seconded by Mr Gomez, and carried that the following PROGRAMME Be offered for competition : — Double Furrows. Prize. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Cash .. „ 4 0 0 Harness .. 3 0 0 : — 7 0 0 2. Cash .. ..300 Setof Swingletrees 2 2 0 5 2 0 8. Cash .. ..200 Pair of Boots and Vest.. ..200 4 0 0 4. Cash .. ..100 Com d Beef ..100 2 0 0 Single Furrows— (Men.) . Prize. £ s. d. £. s. d. 1. Cash .. ..400 Set of Swingletreea 2 2 0 6 2 0 2. Cash .. ..300 Pair of Trousers.. 1 15 0 4 15 0 3. Cash . . . . 2 0• 0 Pair of Trousers and Vest .. 110 0 3 10 0 ' 4. Cash .. ..100 A Parcel ..100 2 0 0 Single Purfows.-(Boys under 16.) Prize. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Cash .. .. 110 0 , A Barrel Churn . . 115 0 ' 3 6 0 2i Cash .. ..100 j A Clock . . 017 6 ' ' 1 17 6 3. Cash .. .. 015 0 Milk Dish Strainer ■ and Backet .. C 14 0 19 0 Extra Frizes. £ s. d. Best Strike-out for Double Furrow— 1 Pair, of Blankets .. .. 110 0 . Best Finish for Double Fuirow— ACartßridle .. .. 015 0 Best Strike-out for Single Furrow — 1 Pair of Boots . . ..126 Best Finish for Single Furrow— A Wiip .. .. '.. 016 0 Best Team of Three Horses on the piou..l .. .. ... 10 0 Best 'iV-iui of Two Horses on the giouu.l .. .. ..100 £47 4 0 RESOLVED : 1, That the Match take place at a paddock of Mr James Dalziel's Farm, Old Renwick Road, on Wednesday, June 15, 1881. 2. The entry for each plough to be 2/6. 8. The double furrows to plough one acre each. The single furrows to plough half-an-acre each. 4. The ploughing to be not less than five inches deep. 6. That all ploughs to be on the ground at 9 a.m. ; to start at 9-30 sharp. All the work to-be completed by 2-80 sharp. 6. The judges to be on the ground at 2-45. The prizes to be paid on the evening Of the match, at Divens' Marlborough Hotel. GEO. S. STENHOUSE, 616 Hon. Secretary.