WESTTAIERI AND MAUNGATUA.

Otago Witness, Issue 1858, 1 July 1887, Page 22

WESTTAIERI AND MAUNGATUA.

Pioughing i ' Match. —^The t West • . Taieri and Maungatua Ploughing Match came off- on the. 24th inst., oh the farm of Mr Hodge, Maungatua. ' The number of ploughs at work was greater 'than on'ahy previous occasion and the work done was' above the average. Especially was,, this true of (the Junior class, in which, .there was eight competitors, the worl£ done by them being generally aaniitt'ea" 'to.'b'e superior to that .done ■ Dy ' the "senior •double'♦urrow ploughmen. There „were ■ several (fine teams of horses on the- field ; most ; noticeable among these being "the two-horse 'team's of Messrs Gow, Dow, and J.'and^. Robertson'/ arid the three-horse teams'of Mr E. Muir; Mrs C. Miller, and Messrs J, and A. Robert sop., Messrs J. Chalmers and A. Alllson,(Milton) acted as judges. The following is the prize list i— ' ' ', "' Class Al Swing Ploughs.— Pirst prize, £4 ; second, ■ ' . £3\ third,'£i:; •-•'•>. ;

Owner. ' Ploughman. ■ ■ Maker. * .James Dow ■ . M Clydesdale "Ppnton « . ... It John Sinclair E Bremner ' Ponton ... ■ 2 JandAHobert-

son W Pinkertoir Pontori JandAßobert-

son Thomas Miller , Ponton ... 0. G Thompson Thomas Allan Ponton .... 0 James Gow' WBankin Ponton .' ..: 0 Class B. Swing Pigtjghs.— First' prlzeta&'ers ex- ' ' eluded.' First' prize, £3 ; ; second, £I.' ' OWn'er. Ploughman. ' Maker. Prize. RM'Diarmid George Gibb' - Ponton ' .;. 1 - F-MfOullooh JiAnderson) Fooler . , { .. r 2 W Watson , ' Gj- Bucna'nan ' Fowler ... 0 , Class 0. -Single or Doublb-fubbow,JPi i ovghs.4Ploughmen under 'lß years. ' First prize, £3; second; £2; third, £1. Owner. I'l/ughin-m.- '-' ITaker.' - ' Prize . JM'Dohald IMl^onmd lieidaud.Gray 1. John Sinclair,. D Sinclair . Iteid and Gray •3 , GM'Donald AM'DonaJd Reid and Gray 3' George Ford ' Peter Foril ' R6id and Gray 0, ' A" M'Kay, 'sen 1 . A' M'Kay, jun.' Held afld Gray 0' s A M'Kay, sen. W'M' Kay Reid and Gray ,;0 II M'Diarmid ' W M'Diarmid Fowler , „..r 0 M'leodßros J Campbell Reid and Gray 0 Clajsb D. Dovbl.l3 Fukpows. — First prize, *4 1 • , second, JJ3; third, £l.- • '■■ ' Owner. Plouehman. -- ' x Maker, ' Pri*o, John Sinclair WSinolalr ■ ' Held and Gray.' I ■ Edward Hodge E Hodge .Reid and Gray 2 Robert'MuJr Thomas Mulr Fowter ,. , ... 3 MrßO.Miller James Miller Reid and, Gray 0 M'Leod Bros S Campbell • ■ Reidanii. Gray" 0 r Peter Hodge Peter Hodge \,< Reid and Gray • o' , Jand A Robert- . , , „., . •> , . 'son '' ATripp ' Ee»d and Gray ' 0 Special Prizes. Best break in class A (bridle), R Breminer. Best finish In class A (tin 'kerosene oil), B

Bremner.

Best break in class B (set feering poles), J Anderson. Best finish in class B (fat sheep), J Anderson. Best finish in class C (hat), D Sinclair. ■• Best break in class D,(ton coal), Thomas Muir. Best finish in class D (goods, value 10s), Thomae Mdr. ■ ' ' •"< v '• " ' Youngest ploughman (ss),jW M'Kay. . ■■ , r Champion, lot; (silver medal,' value, £2 2s), M Clyflsedale. ' . .' , ,

HAMPI^EX. '• v - Jujtb 25.— Our annual" ploughing match Va§, hpl(| in Mr M . Mortimer's paddock. The^ground was very soft, and the attendance, until late .on, very poor. There was only one competitor in Class; B, ananas a competition could not consequently be 1 held, the plonghman(G. Gould) was transferred to Class 'A', for ploughmen who; have gained first and second honours. - In this class there were six en trips— viz.-, Messrs IT. Caldwell, O. Whyte, W. Bowman, W.,Po)j iSck, T.M'Fadden, and G. Gould. ' Qf these the four first. mentioned hail on different occasions'; taken firstjpriies, so^hathad anyonpof tihem proved victori? bus on this occasion, tbe set of harness/ offered, by the committee (valued at £25) would have become the absolute property of the victor.' 27.' Caldwell won the harness for the second time, ana it conseV quently became his , property, , Caldwell's and Whyte'a lota -were mostly admired by 'the spectators' and as Caldwell was placed first and Whyte second-^ this opinion turned -out pretty' correct. There,! is not 'the, slightest doubt that- ; the had the best block, which helped him considerably to attain the position he did.' The judges were Messrs' J. Gemmell (M&heno), J. Allen (Teaneraki), and C. Beid (Flag Swamp), and their , decisions during, the day were generally agreed with. T^e chairman o^

the committee (Mr W.- Murcott), in presenting the harness to Caldwell, exhorted the boys and younger men present who aspired- to ploughing honour* to. prolt ; by the example of the first prizetaker, whohad been well grounded in his youth how.to . ",hapd the plough." „ • , . Mr Caldwell did remarkably well out of the match, winning, in addition to the champion prize, the fol- . lowing prizes : —First prize in .claßß A (£3), pair names for best break, box tea for best seed bed, clock for be3t team, hat for best groomed horses, pair of winkers for best kept harness in daily use. Altogether it must pay remarkably well to excel at a ploughing match. The other prizetakers were :— ln c\m A, 0. Whyte, 2 (£3) ; &. Gould, 3 (£1) ; T., M' Fadden, 4 (10a) ; straigbteat ploughing, G< Whyte, pair names ; best finish,- pair hames, G; Whyte ; mam with largest family, W. bollock (sheep).