SOUTHLAND CHAMPION PLOUGHING MATCH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 26

SOUTHLAND CHAMPION PLOUGHING MATCH.

(From Ode Own Corkespokdekt ) ■ Ikveecargill, August 3.

The tvfciity-fourth annual ploughing match held under the auspices of the Southland Clnni],.ion Ploughing Asociation came off to-day at Makarcwa whtsn, de^l) : .te the suow which had fsllni during the pssb few days, the padd< ck wa3 fairly dry cud the attendance good. Tsventy-ssvsn plonglis were at work as sgain.fc l\ lasfc year. Mr A. J. Mitchell sgain prov d hiuuelf the right man in the right place u<s Ff creis'iy. The following ib 'he pnzj list : —

Claf- 1 " A, Cliampion Double-furrow Ploughs.— \V. G Lsdbrcok (\V. Gardiner and Co. niakci), £7 10s (and dcuble-furrow plocgh, pre&ented by Messrs W* G*'idiiipr and Co., to be won twice) 1 ; Peter. M Den.iid (Heid and Gioy. malcora), jCfi. 2; W. Ycihk (Iteid aud Givy, makers), £4, 3: J. R. HOlll li'jtt (fleid and Giay, makeis), £'3. 4; \V. A. Clay (llti i and Gray, makers), £2, 0 ; J. It. Turnbull' (Hckl ai.d Gir-y, makeis), £1, 15 ; l>. M'Callnm (f'C'Utlilai d X' giivei-iiift and Implement Com* pai-y), 7 Bst break, W. G. L&dbrook ; best linith. J 11. Hamilton; straigbtest ploughing, Philip Roger : batt ins and outs, W. G. Ladbiook.

Cl*(-6) B, for Piougbiiien who have never won a firtt pii/i-* in a Wenior Double-iunow class — Gecrgf Milne (Reid and Gray, makers), £5 ; VV. Gray, jun (Ueid aud Gray, mukrrp), £'3, 2: John JJocheity (lieid aud G;ay, makers), £1, 3 : William Knipe (Si-u'lilajid Engineering and fmp'eineut ('onj)iauy, niakci-.-); Colin Gray (Reid and Gray* makeis) Ise&t break, W. Gray. jun. ; best finish, W. Gray, jun. : stiaifihtmt ploughing, J. liuchfctty ; b^st ius ami outs, Colin Gray.

Glass C, Single- fun ow l'loughr;.— Kobt. Murray John .Stevenson, m.ilcoi), £4, 1 ; liohert W.ildron ]*onton, maker), £1, 2. liet.l lne<ik, 11 Murray : be t finish, It Wildnn; stiaigiitost ploiighing, 11 WaWron.

CUfs I>, Di?s;fi riorKhs.-M'ilcolm (iray (John Ktcvc-Jisoii, m»k«;r), £4 (aud dijrger plough, prescn'eil by ivlr John Movnijon, to be won twice), 1 , r;.uul tUnly (Jf hu Mtveuson. nukei), £3. 2: Wdiler (iiieve (John Steventon, maker), £2, 3; John M'Kee(Ued .-<n(l Gi ay. maker.-). £1 10s, 4: Jfhn l* 7 iiis»"r (Julia Stevenson, ruylcei), £1, G: Cioiduu M'Ki'j' (Houthland Kngineeiing and Impieiiirnt Comp 11 v, maker.-), Don.ihl Ris^elt (John Mv-\ei..-oii, inal:er), John Brass (Southlaud Knsi r e.'iiijf; sn ( Imjiltment Compauy, makers). John iS'cwiifc (Jihn Stevinson, makei), John Suiiih i.Southl,\n'l Engineering and Implement Conit/.'uiy, inak'.rf>). JJcst bieak, D. Hardy; best finish, W. Gi.'ij-. S, cci;.] l'lizsn.- f'ii onp'on lot, W. G. Ladhrook : oMest i)lt)iighn>&n, W. Knipc: youngest ploughma 13, Colin Gray; fir»t off Ibe field with prize, W. young ; vloughinjn with Uigcst family. D. lljr'iy; yoiinKettmairud plonglimaD, R Murray: best lliiee boi'ae team, J. R. Tumbull; bestgioniie>l ihiee-Viois". team, I. M'Demiid ; beatwatched three-hurte lenm, I. M'Dermid ; best two-ho/ c team, It. Mm ray; befet-groonied two-hor*-e te.'ini, 11. Mm ray ; best foiu-hoise team, M. Gi.ij ; bt-ot-gf corned foui-hors-e team, Johu Kiiiff ; Lest set harness, J. It. Turnbull; best-kept biirr.r I**1 ** in ilailj' u-e, W. A. Gray : tiihe^ttuvn-ont, J. It. Tiiinbull; iilou-jhinan fiom gieateat distance, V» r . G. Jjadbiook; best work with locallyma.ie ploigh, R. Munay: oldest ploughman iv double funow clause?, W Kitipc ; best work done with \civ-t gear on plough, I. M'JJcrmid.

A horse-jumping con pe'ifcku was won by Mis 3 Mann's W»Hac«stcnvr.

The a]i&u.\l dinner was held in (be evening in tbe Fr'nLo of Wales Hotel, when the presidents j rttidetl ai.d a luge number were present.

Tbe Pahae.ri.tou Titms slatts that work has been ft und en the L'uiekilQ branch railway for a number of the unemployed in trnd ground Palaurston. The line is m charge of Mr Slmn, of the Public Works department, and Mr D. Bl'Leod is the irspsctor. Work was commenced! on Wednesday la&t, Home 20 hand', all married men,- having been taken on.