FARMERS' FILD DAY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 20 April 1912, Page 3

FARMERS' FILD DAY.

COMPETITIONS AT BRIGHTWATER.. Everything favoured a successful day at Brighiwater yesterday, when the competitions in coimectioii with the Farmers' Field Day were held in Me.-srs .Max and bti.J's pronertus. '1 lie attendance numbered between CUU antl 6CO, including a fair number of people ironi town besides representatives from most of the country districts. The entries were large, and the various events were got off with commendable promptness. The Committee, headed by Mr G. S.l-c.-ek junr.. the hon. secretary, had worked h-rd to ensure the success of the fathering, and they should be well satisfied with the result of the day's proceedings Chief interest centred in the dog trial's, for which between 20 and 30 dons competed. Taken on the whole, the work done bv the animals was good, though in the" first event, in no instance were the sheep yarded. -Mr E. Christian s "Rae" won both events, m addition to Mr H. D. Paten's special for dog under oest command in the .hunt away event. In the ploughing matches, considering the nature of the ground, the competitors did well J. W. Ching being particularly prominent in the prize list. The events resulted as folows :

PLOUGHING. Judges : Me?sr? Leighton and ° Godfrey Best. Single Furrow, Long Mould Board (ee. n:or):°J. W. Ching 1, A. Palmer 2, W. Max 3. Pour entries. Sin<d« Furrow. Long Mould Board (junior):" Allen Palmer 1, W. Max 2. Three entries. Youths under 18 year.-*, S.F.L.M.B. : Laurence Schwass 1, H. Hartnett 2. Only competitors. " Short Mould Board (senior) : C. "Webby 1. W. J. Hagen 2, W. H. Ching 3. Five entries. Short Mould Board (junior): A. Ching 1, P. Burch 2, H. Blackbie and G. Roil 3. Five entries. Short Mould Board (youths') : A. Clung 1. A. Coventry 2. Only competitors.

SPECIAL PRIZES. Beet crown J. W. Ching; best finish, J. W. Ching; best in and out, J. W. Ching and L. Schwass ; best work with long mould board in youths' class, L. Schwass ; best work in short mould board in youths' class. A. Ching; best work done with Oliver plough, C. Webbv. DOG TRIALS. Judge : Mr H. Bonnington. Timekeeper : Mr L. Kerr. To head, bring back, hold in ring, and yard. Maximum points : Heading 8 ; bringing: back 8; style 6 • holding in ring 4: yarding 4; command 10; total 40. Time allowed 12 minutes. E. Christian's "Rae"—head 6 bring back 6. style 4, hold in ring 4, yarding 0, command 6; time 10i; pts 26 1 F. Flowers' "Rock" —head 8, bring back 7, style 5. hold in ring 0, yarding 0, command 6 ; time 12 mine: pts 26 2 F. Cummings' "Black"—head 4, bring back 6. style 5. hold in ring 4, yarding 0, command 6 ; time 9?

mins ; pts 25 3 F. Flowers' "Rock"—heading bad bringing back gocd, style gord, holding' in ring full points, yarding bad, command fair. Pts 25.

J. W. Eves' "Type"—heading fair. Then lost his sheep.

A. H. Andrews' "Masr" —headinc good, bringing back fair, styl«. fair, holding in ring full points, yarding 0, command poor. Points 20. H. G. Andrews' "Toss"—holding good, bringing back fair, stvle moderate. Pfca 19.

G. H. Andrews' "Lou" —heading good, bringing back fair, style moderate. Pts 21.

F. Cummings' "Black" —heading good, Points 26.

E. Christian's "Rae"—heading fair, bringing back fair, style good, holding in ring full points, command fair. Points 26.

E. R. Andrews' "Cap"—heading good, bring back good, holding in fair, style good, command fair. Points 23. G. Walker's "Poi"—Failed to lead the sh"ep. To hunt away, head, bring back, Tiold in ring. Maximum points: hunt away 8: style 6 ; noise 4 : bring back 8 ; hold in -ring 4: command 10; total 40. Time all'nvrd 12 mins. E. Christian's "Rae" —hunt away 7. stvle 4, noise 2, bring back, 8. holding in ring -4 command 9, time 11.20. Points 34 1 11. Flowers' "Keln"—hunt away 7, stvle 4, noise 2, bring back 8, holdinrr in ring 4. command 9; time 11 mins. Points 29 2 F. Flowers' "Nell"—hunt away R, stylo 4, noise 3. bring back 7, J*i'd in ring 0; command 6. Points 28 3

F. Cu^m'Tigs' "Cloud"—hunt awav fair, stvle fair, noise good brine hold in ring 0. command good. Pts 24.

A. W. Mead's "Nip"—hunt awav 0, style 0, noise 1. brin«- hacJt 0, hold in ring 0. command 1. Point* 2.

"K\ Flowers' "Nell"—.hunt away fplendid. full points; stvle good, noise good, bringing: hick gnrvl holding in ring 0,

E. Christian's "Eae"—hunt away •good stvle good, ncise fair, bringing back full points, holding in ring full points, command good. Points 34. Time 11.20. F. Flowers' "Kelp"...hunt away good, style fair, noise fair, bring back good, holding in ring 0, command good. Pta 29. W. Martin's "Wag" failed to get the sheep away in anything like order and was called off after going for several minutes. Albeit Gibbs' "Sam" —hunt away 1, style 1. noise 1 bringing back 1, holding in ring 0. command 0. Points 4. E. R. Andrews' "Cap"—hunt away 2, style 1,. noise 2, bringing back 1, hold in ring 0, command 4. Points 10. A. Buschol's "Speed" failed to get the 6heeo away. H. G. Andrews' "Sharp"—hunt away 2. style 3, noise 2, bring back 6, hold in rin" 0 command 4. Points 17.

G. H. Andrews' "Toss" also competed

POST ENTRY EVENTS

Judge : Mr John Hagen

Stepping ' ComDetition :O. Beet E. Sutton, and P. Hagen aIL stepped 115 yards, the real distance being 114 yards 10A inches. Sixty-three competed.

Tilting in Rine on Horseback : W. Martin and C. Bird tied for first place, with five each. Fifteen competed. TiltjnK on Bicycle: H. Palmer 1, 0. Ronah.ton 2 : 21 entries. Nail Driving for Ladies : Miss K. Snowden 1, Mrs Gordon 2. Sheaf Throwing Competition: A. Max 1, Jj. J. Beet 2. Angora Gont Chase: A. Thomas 1, H. Andrews 2. Bovs' and girls' races were also held during, tho aftern< on.

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