The Papakaio Ploughing Match.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5082, 18 September 1891, Page 4

The Papakaio Ploughing Match.

The Papakaio ploughing match was held yesterday in a lea paddock on Mr James Watts farm behind the homestead at Pukeuri. There was a large and representative gathering, and the whole of the proceedings were carried out from beginning to end with every success and resulted satisfactorily in every respect. The Papakaio Ploughing Match Committee have always acted on a determination to carry out their duties so that every competitor should have an equal chance, and their meeting now has become so popular that competitors come from all parts of the district, and even from Southland, to take part in the match. Notwithstanding the dull times the subscriptions, both in money for prizes and goods for special prizes came in as freely as ever, and amounted altogether in money and value to upwards of L7O. Of course some of this came from Dunedin merchants but the greater portion was subscribed by Oamaru tradesmen, who, considering all the circumstances, deserve a word of praise for their liberality. The Society lias again resolved to give a cup to the champion of two meetings, so, should Mr Ladbrook. who was successful yesterday, carry oft' the palm again next year, he will i-eceive double honors, as did Mr A. Hall last year.

The ploughing yesterday was on the whole much superior to that done on many former occasions, and there were four or five of the best finishes ever made at ploughing matches in the district. Besides the classes for professionals and novices for the ordinary double-furrow there was also a class for digging ploughs. In this class Mr James Reid entered a Howard double-fitrrow and a Howard single-furrow plough, and, although there was no competition, the work done by these implements attracted a great amount of attention.

The judges this year were Messrs George Morton (Waihao), Hawthorne Stewart (Kurow), and John Dick (Oaniaru), and those for the horses and harness were Messrs A. Martin, J. Turfis, and A. Dalgleish. Mr Parker of the Peebles Hotel had a refreshment tent and appeared to do a very good business. The following is the Prize List :

. Class A.—DonnLK-FritP.ows. Open to all _ comers. First prize, Lfi; second, L 4 ; , third, L 3 ; fourth, L2 : fifth, Ll] _ Ploughman. Owner. Maker. W. Ladbrook T. M'Clurg Gardiner ... 1 .John King R. Douglass Howard ... 2 R. Brown J. Burgess J. Douglass 3 W. Gardiner Hall Bros. Reid & Gray 4 John Brown J. Burgess Douglass ... 5 R. Wilson J. Wilson Fowler ... 0 Geo. Cox Geo. Cox Douglass ... 0 Class B.—Double-Friißows. Open to all who have never taken a first or second prize. First prize, Lo ; second, L 3 ; third, L2 ; fourth, LI. Ploughman. Owner. Maker. J. Lockhart C. Whyte Douglass ... 1 W. Easton W. Easton jitnr. senr. Reid & Gray 2 C. Gibson R. Brims Reid it Gray 3 J. O'Connor Dois's Trustees Fowier ... 4 John Watt Jas. Watt Reid & Gray 0 W. Shalders T. Shalders Reid & Gray 0 Class C'. Dinnixc; Plottoiis. First prize, L2. Ploughman. Owner. Maker. E. Kirwan T. Rogers Howard ... 1 Wm. Buist T. Rogers Howard ... 0 SPECIALS. Champion lot—Ll (O. R. Wise), W. C. Ladbrook First, Class A.—Accordeon (Messrs Dunn and Cameron), W. C'. Ladbrook Second, Class A.—Set jug 3 (J. Familton), J. King. First, Class B—alue 21s (A. Johnston), J. Lockhart Second, Class B—Set jugs (R. Davidson and Co), W. Easton, jitn. Rest break, Class A —Box tea {Hogg, Howison, Xicol, and Co.), J. King Straightest ploughing, Class A —Pair of boots (Mollison and Co.), W. C. Ladbrook Best ins and outs, Class A—Value 10s 6d (Dodds and Co.), John Brown Best finish, Class A—Pipe value 10s 6d (C. C. Probert), W. C. Ladbrook Best break, Class B—Box tea (Mackerras and Hazlet), J. Lockhart Straightest ploughing. Class B—Value 10s fid (Henry Watsou), J. Lockhart. Best ins and outs. Class B—Lamp (J. G. Finch and Co.), W Easton, Jun. Best finish, Class B—Piece plate (New Zealand Hardware Co.), J. Lockhart Best break in field—Pair trousers (Thos. Johnston), John King Straightest ploughing in field—Value 10s 6d (W. Ricketts), W. C. Ladbrook Best ins and outs in field—Hat value 10s 6d (J. Hood and Co.), John Brown Best finish in field—Value 21s (G. and T. Young), W. C. Ladbrook Second best finish in field—Watcli (Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen), J. Lockhart Best four-horse team —Value 10s 6d (J. R. Sewell), T. Rogers Best three-horse team—Value 25s (Hodge and Jones), Hall Bros. Second best three-horse team Horse cover (T. Anderson), J. Burgess Best team on ground—One ton of coals (J. Willetts), T. Rogers Best matched three horses—Value 10s Gd (J. H. Milligan and Co.), R. Brims Best matched four horses—Value 10s 6d (A. Fraser), T. Ropers Best groomed horses—Hat, value 10s 6d (W. Grant), R. Brims Second best groomed horses—Tin of biscuits (W. D. Esther), James Watt Best decorated horses—Book (J. Caenev), Hall Bros. Best harness—Hat (W. Waddell), R. Brims Best kept harness in every day use—cruet (J. Annaud), James Watt. Second best harness in every day use— Pair vases (J. Taylor), T. Rogers. First finished prizetaker—Ham(S. Bryce), Charles Gibson. Youngest ploughman—Pair shoes (City Boot Palace), Charles Gibson.

Oldest ploughman—Value 6s (J. O'Neill)-, W. C. Ludbrook. Man with largest family—Round of beef (N. Lane), George Cox.