TOKOMAIRIRO PLOUGHING MATCH

Otago Witness, Issue 559, 16 August 1862, Page 8

TOKOMAIRIRO PLOUGHING MATCH

Ihe 'lokom. pm AfW.'uUuml Society's annual ploughing inat.h look phuc accordinj? to announcument, on Wednesday. The moniing was a most lovely one, and from an early hour tho various roads leading to the place of co*ite.->t were alive with teams wending their wnytowaulsit. The piece of ground selected, was a grnsj paddock, iho property of J. Smith, Ea\v , aud w.i-, well suited for the purpose. Lots were drawn for the allotment!) of ground, and then ploughmen aud their friends «:t to work at picohina; leering rodti. This very important preliminary bar" ing beou satisfactorily iiccomplishcl, the teams were got into positiou, and at 11 o'clock, a uun was tired and thirly-five teams startci. The" horses were gaily decorated with ribbon-), ice., although, of cmuse, the mud which they had to come t.h'um,h before reaching the Held, consider.ib'.y tletiaced fioni their appo.iranco. One portion of ihis licld hid been appropriated, to bullocks, and it was a si^niliuanl si^n of the progress;] of the District, that only four bullockteams were entered. At all the previous matches, tliey had been in the majority, but this tune, there was not a single team of buPocks in yoke on the field. The pah- that started being in harness. At half-past twelve another gun was tired as ft signal for lunch,

for which purple half an hour's interval was allowed.

A considerable number of spectators were present but of conr.-,), they were not allowed to go on to the ground which was bein# ploughed. The time allowed to hor^t. fo • aQCo'iipHi'iiin ; t'l3 %york (n fiirJ of an pen ), wu", tliu-o h >..ir»au I Iliree quarters, and to Kull'jjks, four liourytiii-l a halt. The hist team of cadi das!, had, howcer, t;ol through about three quirt n rs of an hour bifure the oxpirabnn of the time, and the Judges then commence I their arduous dutie3. Tiie gentlemen who officiated in thh eapaciiy were Messrs. Todd, Culleu, Shivv. iindMmvay, of tlre'Faieri. and jMr. Kennedy, of Green Island. Their award not made publis until the evemnir, v/hen the Ch.itfman of the Dinner aniiouneod the names of the suc-ees-fsil e^iupe'iton. Tiie 0 »verc :—: —

l^.t prue, L 5, A. ChW lie, \loughinan to Mr. J, Ro^s. 2n'l do., LI, Win. F.v-io, Mr. J. Smith. 3rd do., L'\ J. DobMn, Ar. A. Duthie. 4th do., L 2, "Wai. Gray, owner. sth do., J. Hamilton, Mr. E. Martin.

Ha'i not the road* been so bad, it was understood that tlie entries from the District would havo been much more mmeions ; and, als^thit several ploughs from olh'T Di,riiut 3 would have cumpetJd. The tamrtis{diiieutg of the day were ( xcellcnt, and leflocted great, credit on tiu co.amitse 1 , .the above n\';ctin^ pissing orf i,\ a most sati.-.fiicfcory manner. Tne eominittev* inlim-itp,! tint the dociery intended to have a Stoi'k l*\hibition in the course of the sumin>r. One leafcuro in tlie Jay's prooee>liiigi> was worthy oi" especial notice. The plough (a wheel 0:10), which carries oif Lhc third pn/e was of local manufautuie, having been uiadc by Mr. Uryce, bkvcksiuifc'i and a^riouitural implement unkcr, of this JJlsirict.