POINT PLOUGHING MATCH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XV, Issue 661, 27 September 1871, Page 6

POINT PLOUGHING MATCH.

The lirst ploughing match iii this district took place on 15t,h Sept. m a. level gross paddock on Jffr Acton's farm. .The ground wus in,excellent condition, having been moistened a day or two previously by a good shower. The Weather wiis most, favorable for a contest of this kind, aiid there' was a large attendance both of: competitors aud .spectators... Of the former, thore were representatives from, the I'imaru, Waimato, Kakabu, , Temuka, and. Point districts ; the Various competitions being open ! U> All 'comers.' 'The meeting was "a marked success,;, no less than sixteen teams competing. The character of -the work- was generally of a serviceable, cliaracter,. tbqurfi it was scarcely up to. ploughing match standard • but that shortcoming is what meetings of this sort nre intended to 'rectify, and : the 1 -succesi which has attended this first mateh ■ argues well for the future;,. There were two classes for single-furrow ploughs, wheel or swing, and one for double-furrow. Tho 'match started at 9 a.m., the finish being fixed for 3.30 p.m.-, but before that ti hie all the meu had finished work. At that hour the judges, Messrs ..Anderson (Paroora), Irvine (Levels),, , and , a gentleman .from Cliristchurch, whoso name we have not ascortaiued, entored upon' their duties, whicli they discharged ma most careful maurife?, arid to the satisfaction, we beiiove, of all concerned. " Undor-nofed •is a. complete list „o.fJ tho entries, with tlie uames of the prize- winners, appended :— '....- FIIIST-CXASS — SIJTGI.K-FOEBOW. Plouchnu>n. . . _ Owner flf, team., li H, Manche&et..... .'...;.. ..,.*H. Manchester., ii J. Mcßratn'-y '..'.. ...:. .J ............ . JR. Orion 3 •^.'HuiWf.**.. ..'..:.'.. .'........• Gr. Hunter 4- Hi Eag1e. .......'... ; .*.;.•. t ...'....'>.H. 8ngW 5 W. JJelland ;»..:.. .........v..i..;.-. W.Jfclland $ B. Nichols .-...,<...»,..... *....",.-...&■ NiohoU ! !.. ; F;irst pri'/e— .QvHunter ...... \S.-coud do^-W. Kelland Third do— J. Mcßratney SECONn-C"OABB— SINOLE-FUBnOW. 1 ;D. Mpj^ra-tney.. ................ D. Moßratney 2 rt. Jackson ..., H. Jackson 3 T;Hair.......;;i:..:. :.:,....... .... t. m.a '■ 4 OJ Ward '..:..:. .........Gl. Ward 6 W. Comrie ........v.. J.JMJeek and Howell First *priz-»—Q-. Ward ■ ' ; „-..', Second do— Hi JHall- „ . Third do— H. Jackson i ■DOUBIiE PUBBOW. '„.--. ! ' 1 —Cole .........'. ...Cole , 2 0-. Day .-......,-..;....,....- ,-.-.. ..Varr , J Mcßratney Mcßratney j i Jas. Mcßae Jan. Mcßae < », Cassidy .:..:Z... Cassidy , First Prize — Mcßratney. I Second do— Cassidy. I Third do — Jas. Mcßae. i

•vi.yjvd iitili'iS&SAvXß'uws. htJ**oi:.'niv.' bu J ,T$W tiie best ' ins ando Outer's .pear bfi epurei' given \>y- Sfx] M/eudelson,, Teinukarrfl- 1 4 an ''; ohe*ter., . •., ■ -. <..Aa.. ..;.,'; .. y.,,\y („'«, ,For the'best fiering.a box of .tea, presented by .Me^'-'Hftj£rs and Cowkh, pniaVi^-'AJi For the'; bast finish,! iv cart bridle, given! by Mr Brewer,.Teiuuka— -JR('. Nitila. ; ; For. the best liiie,,»;whip,. givon by .Mr Wilcpx, Temuka— &frichbts.''' JFor the best kept 'hai-nossi'-i'piiir of Jhhmes, : presented by Mr McKeown, Timaru— Ji'Mc k ! Bratney ; commended, , George Wurd. » „ For the best, groomed, horses, a , 'set' of brushes, presented t»y Mr.J. C. Wil.liums, I'imaru — W. Conriei' '" For the 2nd pi-izo m class X,, with- mouey added,', one ' pair Ofvawingletreoß-— given, .by Messrs Elder and Crtuuoud j,, and pne,paii*l.do, for 2nd prize m cluss 3, witi; iuouey added — given by Mr R.' Ort on,' the Point. ,' ' -', JFor- tim best finish m tlio double furrow class, h money priko—JameV Moßae. l ' ' ' ' ' ! J ■ ' "' All tlio prizes, except' fchbso fepecified -ihovO, wero money prizes, but we aye unu.bjo.to gjvo tho value of them,, as, owing to. subscriptions having come m liiore freely than was ut first, anticipated, the Committee intended to moke a fresh allocation. '.:■■," :V;v;- --• An intereating : tr ; ial ,by dynamometer pl! the drought of (jho various double- furrow ploughs, took place after the "match. JNos. .1, 2, aud 3 ploughs were by Beid and ' Gray, OaiUartiJ No. 4 was by Giuy, Temuka, aud' No. ; 5 by Sheava, England.' The draught of No. 4 was: 5i cwl. ; No. 5, 54 ewt. • N0. ,8, 05 ewt. -und No. 1, & cwt. No. 2 was not tested., jt is. to .be. observed that Nos. 1 and :) wero plough; ing nearly an inch- deeper than tho other's. The work m this class was watched with great; interest, md, with Hie- exception, of i inequality m tho finish, was very good indeed. There was a refreshment booth on the ground, aad 'Mr Acton's yards wore freely thrown 'open for thn reception of. saddle horses,. of which there could uot have been less than, a hundred on the) ground. ' A dinner took place m the evening at Mr Watkins', Point Hptol. . r *"' . . " '*~.