WAITAHUNA MATCH.
This match was held in a paddock belonging to Mr Durward, about a mile from the Johnsons Bail way Station. The judges selected 'for the; occasion were Messrs Jackson, Hewitson, and' M'Donald. We are indebted to the Tuapeka Times for the prize list : — \ Class A. Ist prize, £2, and a Bet of swingletrees, gift of Mr. Watson, Dunedin ; 2nd, £1 10s, and pair leggings-, gift of Mr D Watson, Havelock ; 3rd, £1. ; Ploughman. Name. Plough. , ,] Hector Bruce Owner Ponton 1 < John Grant Owner Ponton 2 ■> Jas M'Corkindale Owner Ponton 3 Robert Ford Owner Ponton 1 4 ; James Blaikie Owner Ponton 5 I Ci/ABS B (under 18 years of age). * Ist prize, £2 10b, and hat, the gift of Mrs Higgins j 2nd, £1 10s, and book, gift of Mr Stables, value 15s. ( Ploughman. Name. Plough. J Jas M'Corkindale Owner Ponton 1 •! D M'Corkindale Owner ■ Barrowman 2 j !D,OUBLB-FURROWS.' \ lat prize, £2, and pair leggings, • gift of Mr Grayj Tokomairiro; 2nd, £1 ss, and a fat sheep, gift of Mr Jas Robertson ; 3rd, £1. < \ Ploughman. Name. Plough { Hugh Blaikie Owner Reid and Gray. 1 | Geo Stevenson Owner Reid and Gray 2 Thos Alexander Durvrard Reid and Gray 3 ) ■ Special Prizes in Class A. I Beßt Feering— A pipe, gift of Mr Jypson— H Bruce.? Best Finish— Muffler, gift of Miss M'Corkindalo— R Ford.. ! ' Special Prizes in Class B. j Best Feering — Book, valued 7s 6d, gift of Mr Harrop — James M'Corkindale. , 5 Be t Finish— Lamp, gift of Messrs Herbert and Col — Donald M'Corkindale. \ Other Prizes. | Best groomed horses— Comb and brush, gift of Mr A Garden— Jas Blaikie. , i Best kept harness— Prize, value ss, gift of Mr A Garden— H B.ruce. Best general turn-out— H Bruce. « Best ploughed lot in field— Book, gift of Rev Mr Skinner— H Bruce. ' i Best outs-and-ins— Plough-hammer, gift of Mr Duncan M'Taggart— R Ford. \ Quietest ploughman in Class B— Pair of cuffs, gift of Miss Maggie M'Corkindale, who gave the prize away-f Jas M'Corkindale. \ Oldest ploughman— A chair, the gift of Mr John Sutherland, value 10s— R Ford. « Youngest ploughman— Pair of leggings, gift of Mr John Sutherland, value 10s— D M'Corkindalo. Best matched team of three horses— Book, gift of Messrs .Ferguson and Thompson, value 10s 6d— Mr Geo Stevenson, Paddy's Point. j
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Otago Witness, Issue 1500, 14 August 1880, Page 14
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383WAITAHUNA MATCH. Otago Witness, Issue 1500, 14 August 1880, Page 14
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