TAIERI DERBY PLOUGHING MATCH.

Otago Witness, Issue 1952, 23 July 1891, Page 11

TAIERI DERBY PLOUGHING MATCH.

Tbe annual ploughing match under the auspices of the Taieri Derby Ploughing 'Society was held on Friday at the farm of Mr D* Marshal], Bentaskin, North Taieri. Despite tba inclemency of the weather, there was a large attendance of spectators. The work generally was up to the usual standard. H. King won the championship for the second year in succession. Tbe Taieri Advocate gives the prize list as follows: — Glass A— Single *p}ougb ; open to all. First prize £5, second £i, third £1 10s. O-WNBB. ' PLOUGHMAN. MAKBB.

J Stnolair B Bremner Ponton ... 1 J&ABobertson A Wilson Ponton ... 2 B Muir, senr S Milllgan Fowler ... 3 Jas Barron G Gordon Ponton ... 4 Gordon* Marshall Marshall Fowler ... 0 J& A Robertson W M'Hattia < Ponton ... O A Marshall A Marshall Ponton ... 0 JM'Kle . JM'KIe Fowler ... O J Graham J Anderson Graham ... O Glass B— Single ploughs ; first and second prizetakers exoluded. First prize, £L 10s.

B Todd J Volneski Poaton ... 1 A Millar T Millar Fowler ... 0 Class D— Double-furrows ; open to all. First pries £5, second £3, third £1.

H King H King Gardiner ... 1 W Bobertson O Bobertson Gardiner ... 3 JM'Donald- AM'Donald Held & Gray... 3 J& B Bobertion B Gray Beid& Gray ... 0 J Nlmmo O Surfleet Fowler ... 0 John Sinclair D Sinclair Beld & Gray... 0 Class B— Double-furrows ; first and second prizet&kera excluded. First prize, £3 and sliver medal (presented by Messrs G and I Young) ; second prize, £1 10s. , D Sutherland W Taylor Beld A Gray... 1 John Bruce D Brace Beld A; Gray... 3 B Mulr, sen B Muir, jun. Fowler ... O J Haggen J Haggen, jun Fowler > -. O Special prizes.— Glass A : Best break, best finish, and straightest ploughing— B Bremner. Glati B : Best break and best finish- J Volneskl. Class D: Best break, H King; best finish and straifthtest ploughing. O Bobertson. Class B : Best break, best finish, and straightest ploughing — W Taylor, Youngest ploughman, O Bobertson ; best three-horse team, John Nimmo ; second-best, three-horie team, D Sutherland; best two-horse team, E Jiuir, sea; seoond-best two-horse team, B Todd ; best-groomed horses, D Sutherland ; seoond-beit groomed horses, J and A Robertson ; best decorated team, W {Taylor ; second best, B Muir, jun ; best-kept harness In daily use, D Sutherland : best set of harness, D Sutherland ; for breaking with both ploughs in class D (H King debarred), O Bobertson ; best-looking ploughman, B Muir, jun ; champion lot (silver medal). H King.

One of the party working on the Government relief works at Makauri gives a doleful account of the condition of the men there. He says his experience leads him to the conclusion tbat a man would be better dead than working on relief works. The hardships attending upon camping in the bush in winter are not what he complains of so muoh, as the small price paid to men by the Government for their work. One gang, after working hard for seven weeks, bad only to draw 5d per man after paying for tucker.

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