Champion ploughing Match.

Southland Times, Issue 19117, 6 August 1903, Page 4

Champion ploughing Match.

Delightful weather prevailed yesterday for the annual gathering •of the Southland Champion Ploughing Match Association on Mr Colin Gray's farm; Wallacetown Plains, where tho trials were held. Atr Gray had placed an excellent paddock at the disposal of tho.cohiinittee, and no complaint could possibly be made against either the ground Or the district. The entries thigiyear show a falling-of! as compared with last year, there being only 22, but there have been years in which the competitors were less numerous. The. decrease was principally in the champion 'double-furrow' class, 32 ploughmen competing,^ as against ,17 last August:" TEe other classes Were practically the;.same; as before,- the entries ' djsdpgoihtiagly.;; small. Considerable;"interest was shown, in the various -niafehes Tiy every fierabn 6f k large -attendance, and so even did ttie quality of the ulouglnne appear that very few ' ve o*?re<l; to: place the men. The judges -4»lessrs It. Younger. (Groper's Bush), J. ■ s (Rakahouka) and F. Clark (Heddon Bush) got to worki shortly afJS 1 ?. -30 p.m., and had their decisions in the hands .of. the secretary at 5 p.m The champion for 1903-04 is W. T. James, •of Aparima, whose work was highly commended by the judges. Last year's champion, W. Gray, come third, his team -breaking up j-ather badly, while yet ano.ther ex-champion was second. In the junior , classes the work, was of very uniform ...quality,- and it - Would/ he Mr<l . to remark, on it . in . detail. The mono--1 tony of waiting for the judges' decisions was broken as . usual "by -Eorser jumping competitions.: The Birch wood Hunt Club had made its rendezvous in the, ground, and a., number of the riders finished, oft , the day's sport by-.'. joining :in ; th© com* petitions. Messrs.: Gait .=and r iHa,wl£e had charge of this department, -ancLdischarg-, ed tneir duties to tb,e satisfaction of allconcerned. The 'general ; arrangemehts lor. tho day were good, and- the manner in. which they were carried put reflected every credit on the worthy- and .enthusiastic- secretary,. Mr ,Jv_ A. Mitchell, to : whose energy anil popularity 'the Association owes - what success it has attain-" cd. The .President-, Mr W. Young, also ; deserves .montion as .performing a useful share of the work. The results were de-1 clared by Mr .Mitchell shortly after 5 . o'clorfv tho crowd '- converging "towards: Messrs D. Kingsland and Soll9' lunclieon tent. Mr Mitchell first called for three, cheers for the judges, which were given, and, at the request of a .bystander,, >..a similar couiplimeht was paid to the secretary. The prize list was then read, each winner "receiving a. more or less favourable round of applause from the' spectators. Following is the PRIZE MSTV • CLASS A.— Champion Double "furrow—'Xst , prixe, and a.f. piougir (presented by and Gray), to be .won twice, . , hot necessarily in? succession- 2nd; prixe; £5 and Lennioj .ma. Sons trophy ; 3rd prize, £4 and; ■■•.-■■■.•. -Mr •■'%■ Gray's trophy ; 4th prize, £.H and Mr D. Roche's..,fcrophy ; sth prize : £2 and Me^sjs -McKenzie audc.Jiarper^s ; tr&phy ; 6th. prize, £1 and Messrs Mills . and Co . ,'s . trophy _■ 7th .prize, Ittessrs U . '■ Smyth and Co.'s trophy ; Bth prize, 1 Mr R, Taylor's trophy. .-.,_. Pibughrhan. : Owner. ilaker'. i 1. W, T. James D. Clark : Reid &'■ - Gray- ! 21 M. Gray !W. Gray & Sons R&Gi 3. W. A. Gray A. Gray R& G : • 4. C. Christie A. Christie R&G 5. P. Hardie J,. '--Millar R&G 6. R. Smith"- Smith Bros. R&G V. J. R. Hamilton Self K&G 8. . T. Docherty Self , -R&G The other competitors were* :— D. Noble, W. Fraser, Colin Gray and R. G. James.. Best break (Mr W. McKenzie's trophy) — 'M. Gray- ■ ■ - ■ .-.■ .--.-.:,,.,-- -• ■ ' Best finish (Mr G. Lumsden's trophy), — D. Hardie. . , ' ■'■-/" Straightest , ploughingi (Messrs McKen- ■ zie and Roach's trophy).— M. Gray. Best ins and oil ts (Messrs Weir and' Sons' trophy).— W. Fraser. The following is tlio list of the chariipions for tho past 20 years t— - Entries. ; 1883 *Tho mas Hannah ... 3* ■ 1884 Robert Smith -40 ISBS *Thomas Hannah ... ,32 1886 John Hamilton ... 31 1887. Charles King 28 1888 AUah Gait 25 1889 Thos. Docherty ... 23 1890 Harry King *-■ ••• "22 1891 . R,. Patterson ... ... 27 ■■ 1892 W: Allison. ... ... 26 • 1893 , D. McFarlane ... ... 19 1894 «W. A. Young ... ... . 22 1895 D. McFarlane ... ... 25 1896 Johiv King ... - 41 1897' W."A. Gray ... ... 35 1898 W. G. Ladbrook ... 26 1899 Peter McDermid ... 34 1900 Malcolm Gray ... ... 27 i 1901 Colin Gray, junr. >. ... 22 1902 Wm. Gray..... . .- .U-. 28 1903 W. T. James ... ... 22 „ - *Competed in swint-pioughlclass. ♦♦Competed in Class B, Rouble furrow. !..'- ; CLASS B— Ploughmen who have never gained a prize in. a senior clo^s— lst prize, £5; 2nd, £3. ■Ploughman. ■ -.; Owner.::, Maker,.. 1. C. Hardie -.'.•&.. McLean. Reid & Gray a. GtL Smitk F.. Tobin ; Reid &. Gray 3. Ewan Fraser .; r ' • Best break (Messrs aiacalister'9 and Co.'s trophy).— E. Fraser. , Best finish (Mr R. G. Speir's trophy). —g. smith, ':■:.- ■.. ■; Straightest 'Ploughing (Mr J. Millers trophy).— C. Hardie. •Best ins and outs, (Mr J. H. KisseU's . trophy ). —G. Smith r , ■ • ■ '' CLASS C-rJuuior double furrow. Fon youths- under 13— 1st prize, -^ £3. 10s ' and American Carriage, Factory trophy ; 2nd, V£2 iOs; 3rd;. £!l . and r Messrs Simon Bros.' trophy.. Three entries. Ploughman. Owner. ; Maker. 1. Alex- Gray,.jri J. Blabie Reid, & Gray %. W. Gray, jr. W. Young "Heid & Gray 3. John iScott David/Scott Reid & G Best break. (Mr A. Raeiide's trophy) .— % : A. Gray. .-- ■'■ -.■■.-.-.. ■ ■.■..-. ; , --:- : . -' Best finish <M^srsi- Kingsland and Sons' trophy) .r-A. Gray. .. . Straightest ploughing (Mr J. McCurdy's trophy).— A. Gray. .■■ Best ins and outs (Messrs J. Hanan serA Co.'s trophy);— J. Scott. CLASS V— Single lurrow, witar or out wheels— lat prize, £4 ; 2nd, &<s ; 3rd, £2. Four entries. - . " ..; Ploughman. Owner. " Maker. 1. Robert Patterson W. S. Grieve. Stevenson and Son 2 Diincan McCaJlum D. McCallum , ...&.- Gray 8. J. Mclntosh Self Reid & XJray The winner toot :th« 1 awards , r for best : . break.lllnish,' ins "and: outs, and straightest ploughing. The prizes were, trophies TCesented by Messrs %'gsland Bros, and Anderson, R. McUonald; Organ and U, and W.: Petrie respectively, rr . . The public and officials have, as ***£>■ been most liberal in donations of spe-; S prices, - which were \ awarded as : folT. Millar and . Mrs Clark)-John Mclnc^iougS£with ■i-rotj^i.gsssr 'Youngest married ploughman (Mr XL. O'Brien's tropby)r-W. A. Gray -B«d r d's Best three-horse team and -the Society's specials) -^"ft JtyN Se • 2nd (N.Z. Hardware Co. s tropny; - McDonald^ troP^J-P-^ Cruick-

Jfo<Jw3ff, Baylor irid Co. 1 * "trop*by)HA. . Tidiest turn-out (Mr R. Aihtoo's too' fa?)- O. Hardii.. ; „,,.,, ! Ploughman from greatest dist&nco | (Messrs Thomson, Bilager oM Co.'s trophy)—R. Smith. Best work with locally-niade plough fMr Bi Meredith's trophy— R. Patterson. Best kept pair of horses in daily work — D. McCallum. -Oldest ploughman in champion class (Farmers'- • Coroperative Association's trophy)~D. Noble. Best work with least gear on plough— Ew'an Fraaer. . HORSE JUMPING. Hunters' Three-jump, Competition— ls 1, £3 and Messrs J. and R. Jopp's £3 3s (to be won twice in succession) : 2*ul. £2 .; 3rd, £I.— J. and R. Jopp's Dunbar, 3.; J-.-- Swale's entry, 2 ; li. E. Sutton's Struggler, .3. Six competed. High Jump-lst, £2 ; 2nd, £1 ; 3rd, lOs.—^H. E. Sutton's Tim. 1 : Swale and Mclvor's entries tied for second place. Five competed.