KAIAPOI ANNUAL PLOUGHING MATCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 68, 1 August 1868, Page 3

KAIAPOI ANNUAL PLOUGHING MATCH.

0 Tlio annual ploughing mulch lit Kalupol took plaoo ycMorday in n paddock belonging to Mr JamoH Morrlnon, Hltiuitcd on tholflhmd roiul, near Kulupol, under the luinplcca of the Kaliipol Fiinnoni' ('lull. 'J'liu weather In the morning wao cold nnd clicorlcflH, but by noon, tlio weather wuh wnrm in tho extreme, A largo number of viflllom wore on ihu ground during the day, tlio prhicliml part arriving tltcro about 12 o'clock, and remaining until lilt) jlUlftCH* (Icclrtloil, lllftputiMllft UlO WOl'lt with grout inU'i'ODt, To Ukwi Mr Win, Ilurnli), landlord <■(. (ho ICalnpol Hotel, dinponfiO'l croatiiroiiomfortii, giving very goncral HdUflfaotloii both by hla attention and tho catiiblcfl and drinkablc-H provided , 'J'ho land plouffbiid whb a chiyoy ooil, under co ksfoot and other gnmscH, and required a very Aharpcoultor to eui it. Homo parlu of It waa very full of water, interfering very matcrhilly will) tlio pnoking of the furrows, tlio water cauelng thviu to spring hick and Ho loohO} however, the Judges were lufltritoted to judge by the work on dry ground, of which every man hud a flharo. Tho amount of land ploughed by each ploughman wan half an acre, in two halve* and ono ceniro ridno, tho work being Judged hy the htltor, teiuitH driven with rcino only and under flole control of tho ploughman boing allowed to compete, In tho ordinary oliihhun, no man who had over won a flriU-cliißii prizo at any wiinllai' competition wan allowed to enter, tliono being obliged to enter In either tlio Hwing or wheel champLn claaßCß, for both of which a gold tin da' waaghor Luat year tho Mandcvlllc (Jlub gave dlHtinut prJ/,08 for whceln and swiiigu iv their ordinary clarbcb, and the

goncrnl HiUiofaotlon tlmt course gave, caused the commitloo to extend the prlneiplo to tho champion clam this year. Tlioro wero twenty-threo competitors, and Koetloy'H plough wan tho most used, nine of thorn bolng entered against «ovon llornsby's, four Barrowman'rt, two Grey's, nnd ono Algernon's, Wo arc glad to sec tho Kcotky plough a» a colonial manufacture taking tho lead. At 4.45, tho Judges entered upon their duties, unforscon circumstances having delayed tho »tart, rendering it nouoimry to extend tho tluio for tho finish ; added to thin, tho work wnn ho good thut tlio judges expo* rionccd roiuo difllnulty in coming to i\ decision, oousequontly darkness came upon (hem before they could do ho in tlio two lust classes to he Inspected. In those thoy will givo their decision tills morning. Jfor tho sovoral classes the following wero tho competitors i — CHAMPION 6WINGB. Owner. Ploughmen. of 1. Loriinor .. W. Larimer ... Bnrrowmitn 2. Pmhby and Edwtu'd* „, 0. Smith ... Kootloy 3. ft. NoUlo ... J. flcoon ... Kootloy OIIAMMON WHKKM. 1. Muiison ... Owner ... Kornsby '2, J)lxon ... Owner „, Hornaby IIWINO Or.A.BH. 1, TTny Smith „. Owner ... Oroy 2. if an, WalloiJ ... Goo, 'J.Vnil ... Uiirrowman Di Jus. Wiilloa ... Win. Dintio ... Hiurownmn i. J. .Duvidflon ! Owner ... Uurrowinau 0. It. J. Wood Max. Duncan Oroy (J. ,'i), C'oulls „, Owner ... Jus. Anderson WllKlir, CT.ABR. 1. iTudson ... OffiKU" „, Jfornsby 2. 1 1. ,T. W00d.., Thonifts ... Kcolloy a. I'twhbv nnd J'ldwitrda ... linuldiclc „, lfornnby •I, Donovan „, Owner ... Koolloy 5. Ludbi'ooki) ... Lndhrooho ... llorniny 0. Winter ... M. Winter „, Horniiby 7i Clnrko ... Pontlcost. ... KooUoy JIOYB' CMHS. 1. Muffall ... K. Dufl'alt, unr Kcolloy ii, K. Donton ... Arthur Kill"* ... K.iolloy •J, liurgan „, JJiuunn, janr ... Ifoninby 4.. Kootloy ... J. Oudso'll „, Kcolloy y 6, .Koolloy „, W. DiirnoU ... Keolloy ■ 'I*l jo judgCH woro Mt'iisrs Dumian, Port Hills f M'Orogor, Kownlj and William (,'oup, Kainpoi. Tho following arc their awardti* i— Ujiami'ion Swinos, — Bcoon, Kcotlcy plough, Gold modal, Oiiami'ion Wiikkm,— Musseii, Horiiflby plough. Gold medal. WirKHFi l'r.ouoiiß. ~1, £0, Lndbrooko i Horiiflby plough | 2, £2 10», iTudHon, Hornnby plough) 0, XI KM, Bi-addlck, llonidby plough, Tito prlzo of ift l for the bowl-groomed team and boßt'ljopt Imrnosn whs awardod to WH« Hum Hirulo, ploughman to J. Wallos, Mr Wnlh'n' oilier team, and alno Messrs I'dHhby and l^lwardri' team and harncsii wero highly commcndtxl, the Judges stilting the lutlor to bo worthy of a second prize. The judgca Gxpi'ousod .the greater fliuUfuutlon Dotli with tho teams and with tho hurnefh gonorally. Conspicuous alno among tho horfica was a splendid two-year old cntiro colt, the protiorty <>J! Mr J. Wallow, Hlr Colin Oiiiniibeli, his dam bolng tho wolMenown maro heotland's Prldo, who, it will ho romomborcd, took suvoral first prizes at tho Agricultural ehown of lliln province i hor son exhibits most of lilh dam's good points, nnd worked an steady as an oldur horso ; ho will be a vatuablo acquisition to tlio stud moolc of the proviuco. Altor tho match, tlio company mljoiirnod to tlio Kulkalnui llotol,whoro an oxocllcnt repast whs served by Mr Win. Harris, Tho usual loynl nnd pitrlotlc tonnts wero drank. Including tho succcHflful and unsuccessful competitors, the judges, &o. Tho judged this morning cumo to a (locimloii in (ho cliihhoh which darkness proventod thorn adjudicating on last night. With the hoyfl 1 class tho Judges expressed tho groatcflt nntlHfiicllo]), omphntlcally assorting overy ono of them to bo worthy of a prim Dumil was highly commondud on account of the excellent manner in which his crumb furrow won laid, and tho HtralghtnoHU oil it, a quality in which they considered many of the competitors in tho other cluhhoh to bo very deficient i they nni'llcu'arly recommended him for a fourth prize. In nil claxscs, tho judges stato that in their experience they novor had so much diftloulty in coming to n decision, espceinlly in tho champion c'aMCfl. Tho following were tho remaining dcci* slonfl ;•— Hwin« Cf.AHfl.— l«r, Xfl, Win. Blrnio, Hnrrowtnan plough i 2nd, X2 l()i>, George Trnlll, do do i Ord, XI IDs, D, Couttn, Andcr* mm plough, Boyb 1 CUB»— lst, Xl, Win. Burnett, Keetloy ])lough j 2nd, £2 I On, Arthur Ellis, Keotley plough i flrd, XI 10s, Borgan, jun., llornsby plough i 4ll), highly commended, Edwavcl iJnll'al, Keotley plough, All Out competitors in (hi.t cliiod used wheel ploughs.