CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4162, 21 June 1875, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

S.VTUMUY, JUKE lflTlf.- LJ (Before His Worship the Mayor' ami C. tli Mexinan, Esq., J.P.) IT Drcxkkxne.sk. — Mary Roberts was dis- G chained with a catition. to Assaulting \ Coxstabm-".-—James King, a rough-looking fellow, was fined 5s for drunken- Tl ness, and was fui-t!ier charged with assaulting yjf Constable Ross. As tlie case was an aggravated one, prisoner was sentenced to three days* iin- ye prisonment. ne Stolen Pkopehtv.- — James Sherar was «E charged, ou remand, with having received a watch, knowing it to have been stolen. Ac- ; cused was further remanded until Tuesday L 0! llext __~,__,-__-_. | BLUESKIN AND KILMOG PLOUGH- ke INGMVrCH. (I'UOM OUR SPECIAL COKKKSPOXIIEXT.) c!] Managing Members.—Mr Robert Rodgers, be chairman ; Messrs Iv. B.- Ferguson, J. Cole- JJ han, J. Souness, T. Brown,. I). Dunbar, A. th Dodds, senr., A. Wilson, W. Pullar, J. sa' Wetherston, G. Sutherland,, committee men, S 1 and J. Wright, hon. sec. and treasurer. ri The tenth annual match was held on- the farm of Mr K. B. Ferguson, situate not far is from the main road, being easy of access, on the M< ISth inst, and, as the day happened to be a fine in one for the season of the year; sunshine, with a *'' touch of King Frost in the atmosphere, yet not sufficient to in any A\ay to harden the ground. w : 'The competitors and visitors, of whom there D was a sprinkling from a distance, principally A: North, were, naturally, pleased, for the work X of the men kept them comfortably warm, and ? l topcoats, with a practical application of the ' " moving about principle," had the same genial d, effect on the onlookers. It certainly not being tc a day for imbibing or partaking of the cold n water cure (so Gear, under all circumstances, to Il' some of our brothers and weaker vessels—in* dl fact, the idea of a " freeze inside " made one gj shiver) the adjacent Writati Hotel was occa- t( sionally visited by sundry from the field. Yet, m from first to last, there was not the slightest H sign of intoxication upon any one attending the '^ match, moderation being the order of the day. Many remarks were made about the work as v, it progressed, each competitor having his ad- t< mirers and mends. Indeed, non-experts, or i those slightly acquainted with the art of plough- I> ing, evidently thought that the Judges would ai have some difficulty in deciding upon the merits of and classifying the prize-takers, and so it t i turned out subsequently from what they said, v Still there was not a murmur at their judgment, i and it was generally allowed that in no match fi previously had so much satisfaction been given I by those* gentlemen. Certainly three better _ men could not have been chosen for the purpose, one of them, Mr Win. Paul, beiug, I believe, the acknowledged champiox of the Province. The ground—alluvial, on a shingle " foundation—although as good a piece as nny nian could wish to own, and fit, as it was F expressed, to grow anything—or, as one of the competitors called it, "a nursery"—was too loose. The particles would not hold together like clayey stuff, and so each man had his 5 work cut out to form and lay his ridges. In spite of this drawback, the ploughing was J excellent. * Mr and Mrs Ferguson provided an abundant and substantial luncheon f.ir the men. who in c return, I was told—cold weather and the smell l of newly turned up soil having a capital effect ' on the appetite—substantially appreciated it. 1 The Judges were Messrs Win. Paul, of Palmerston; J. Cullen, East Taieri; and James Walker, Shag Valley ; and their decisions, as intimated elsewhere, gave entire satisfaction. The Committee have requested me to tender their wannest thanks to the donors of goods and money. When tradesmen support such country societies in so liberal a way they deserve to be supported by the settlers in return. As soon as the Judges had given in their decisioiu-, the Secretary—whose courtesy in supplying desired information I have much pleasure in acknowledging—read out the names, and t'.en handed the prizes over to those who had been successful. The following is the prze list: — Seniors. —11 entries —Ist, William Hamilton, ploughman and owner, L 3, and two pair blinkers, value L 2, given by Mr Dowse, Dunedin. 2nd, J. Harvey, ploughman and owner, 1,3, i and one box tea, value Ll Ss, given by Mr Qnayle, Blueskin. 3rd, J. Lindsay, ploughman and owner, L 2 10s, and two pair plough back-bauds, value Ll ' ss, given by Mr Russell, Dunedin. ; 4th, M. Clydesdale, ploughman ;W. Park, owner, 1,2, and pair of watertight boots, value Ll 4s, given Tgjf^Mr Hutclunson, Dunedin. ' sth, T. M'Oonnell, ploughman, K. B. Ferguson, owner, Ll 10s, and one dozen of apple r trees, value Ll 4s, given by Mr Allen, Dunedin. (sth, W. Lunam, ploughman awl owner, Ll, and set of swingle-trees, value Ll, given by Mr , Cramond, Dunedin. Juniors.—Twoentries.—lst, James Drysdale. ploughboy, K. B. Ferguson, rowner, Ll 10s, and set of swingle trees, value 20s, given by Mr M'Donald, Dunedin. I 2nd, A. Watson, plonghboy, A. Martin, •, owner, Ll, and names and chains, 12s (id, given :l by Messrs Park and Curie, Dunedin. Special, best break, Ll, given by Mr Dodson, Port Chalmers, W. Hamilton ; best finish, II Ll, given by Mr D. Miller, Port Chalmers, W. '£ Hamilton. Best matched horses, 10s, T. il M'Connell, groom; owner, K. B. Ferguson. ; Best groomed horses, 10s, P. Wilson, irrnom ; i- P. C. Neill. owner. Best kept harness, 10s, G-. II Wilson. Tastiest turn out, 10s, T. M'Connell. n. Best turn out, pair hames, value 10s. given by I Messrs Edmund, Forsyth, and M'Xeill, Dunr edin, T. M'Connell. Straightest ploughing, 0 seniors, 20--, given by Mr Colehan, J. Lindsay: ;, straightest ploughing, juniors, 10s, given by i- Mr Colehan, J. Diysdale. g About o p. ir. dinner was held at the Waitati i- Hotel. The chair, in the absence of Mr James t Green, M.P.O. for the district, and who was t- unavoidably detained elsewhere, was filled by rs Mr Charlton, and the Vice-chair by Mr Gill. c In addition, about fifty gentlemen sat down 1; to an excellent repast, furnished by Mr and ie Mrs Colehan, in their usual capital style. it After those present had satisfied themselves :t with the substantial, the Chairman, in a :o few well chosen words, gave the usual loyal ;r toasts, followed by the "Army. X.tvv, and ie Volunteers" from the Vice-chair-, and "His i- Honoiir the Superintendent and the Provincial h Council" from the Chairman. In proposing d success to the "Blneskin and Kilmng Ploughy ing Society" the tenth annual meeting, the i y Chairman said that he felt gratified to see the r- way in which the competitors had turned out, j- the quality of the horses, and general appeari- ance of the field. The toast was received with ie groat acclamation. The Vice Chair then gave ■31 "The Judges." He said that without good ■c judges to classify the good from the bad no prom jjress would be made at ploughing matches. tx The judges were all practical men, so they c- could not go astray, and they had given satis;e faction. o Mr Paul thanked the company for the e-.i--a- thusiastie manner in which the toast had been Ie received, a sure sign that they had given satis,'e faction. Nothing gave him more pleasure than 1 ; attending ploughing matches. To-day they had il, judged impartially, and they hal had a good il, deal of difficulty in arriving at a correct result, ii- The ploughing was very good, and if the palm c- had been"berne away by a stranger, the district c- still retained second and third honours. He v- might state that the best pair of horses could r- not well be beaten, for they were something >; superior in every respect as a pair, and it would rit take the Province to beat them. Mr Cullen, 11, in returning thanks, said that he was quite id pleased to see so many happy faces. He was es an old settler, and had been at a good many 11, matches. There had been a nice turn out that 11, day of both men and horses, and having the c- champion of Citato, associated with himself and ur Mr Walker-, as judges, they could not well go 11, astray. 11, To the toast of "The Successful Competitors," 5 ; from the Chair, Messrs Hamilton and Lindsay he returned thanks. The last named remarked 11, that he- was well satisfied with the judgment for 11, he considered he had got justice. Mr Ferguson, 11, as owner of the pair of mares specially referred rd to, also returned thanks. r's At this stage of the proceedings the Chair'es man handed the medal to Mr Hamilton, as nn winner of it on two occasions. This episode in- caused a unanimous burst of applause, and Sir »ur Hamilton stated that he would hold the medal ns- as a lasting memento. all A number of other toasts followed, including1 er, " The Unsuccessful Competitors," " Strangors," tie "Commercial Interests of Blueskin," "Donors," ide "Press," "Ladies," "Host and Hostess," and Ids "Chairman," all of which wereduly responded to. u}y Numerous songs were sung during the evening, lis and "Auld Lang Syne" appropriately tennisto natod the bost ploughing match day we have the had here, the company dispersing a little before Ay- io pan,