WYNDHAM.
O"RO>r A CORRESPO.NDKST.) June 28. PLOUfimxrt AfATC'ir. — Theekn enth annual ploughing match wrier fh. 1 auspices ol the Wyndham Ploughing Ma' eh So-ioty took place on Friday last in a field belonging u> Messrs buniadcn Bros., about one mile from Wyndham. Tin- weather was nil that could b& d»Mrei'l, nn-l tb J land fairly workable although rath.'r tender. Tin- wont Dertnrnvd w.is of various dos'-riptions. a I' 4 " of flic lots n i-Im-, A, •md paificufarly that, ol Win. JMnlyre behij; dimply parted ion, while on the other lumd I lien was work done which brought outthe'twocxuiomesfoa nicety. The tad ot swing plough;' being debarred trom this yciir's competition has ghrn rise lo a good dual of Ilis^ntiMjct ion, and has in nowise tended fnaddto fhu subscription, list hut larhcr (.he roxerse. One very noticeable fcafuic ol the mntch was the introduction ot it f lcblc-luriuw by Mr James Milne, which did \crv iair, all hough a little plain, work. The field rcimimttfc carried out the day's, proceedings without ,i single hitch, and Ill's following was flic iVciill :— Class A. Ploughman. Ownur. Maker. Robert Smith Self Reid and Gray 1 C. King Self Booth and M '"Donald 2 Four competitors. Class B. S. Clarke Self Reid and Gray 1 W. Lumsdeu Lumsdenßrs. Do 2 A. Galt.jun. A. Gait. sen. Do li Six competitors. Class C. H. M-Kay Self Do 1 John Walker A. Johnston Do 2 Thos. Todd Toddßros Fowler '3 (jIMiCIAL PIUZKS. Class A. — B^st teeriug, W >I"lntyrc ; best finish, C. King. Class B.— Best fcering, G. Milne; best finish, A. Gait. Class C— Best teeriug. T. Todd ; best finish, H. M'Kay ; best outs a>id ins, 11. M'Kay. Best harness. — S. Clarke. Best ploughing by ploughman within radius of 10 miles.— S Clarke. Tidiest turn out .— S. Clarke. Best kepi harness.— S. Clarke. Fhst prize-taker in Class B.— Setof plouo-h-fcrpps.— S. Claire. - Ploughman with largest family. — Pat sheep (dividPd between George Milne and S. Clarke). Grooming. — W. M'lntyre. Best team.— G. Milne. Youngest ploughman.— Churn, H. M'Kay. Latest married ploughman.— Silver butter-cooler. G. Mibie. Champion lot.— £l Is, It. Smith.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1754, 4 July 1885, Page 12
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352WYNDHAM. Otago Witness, Issue 1754, 4 July 1885, Page 12
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