Tapanui Ploughing Match.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 54, 22 July 1875, Page 6

Tapanui Ploughing Match.

.i.«iiij i t \'pifl&i-.jn-: 'i-4'r.,u,i'ji t .,,| rf/, o'i0 'i : X[ tiil -. i.o^Chß^E&^^iiiiutiialiplcidg'lidiig^ matoh- in! . ; r^ycti(Sn^with^he^'Tapanui flEarmersa * i l Glubjw^s« T heldiiH*a ?paddock belonging, '-W-Mr Jdhfi '"Maokae-j onfOtasdayJ&sfcii , •jreatKer 'for/some thne prewousjhad j ;.l#en ive^^etj^anduifevwaa- beared ithat* vt^ground would not ibefin.the ibest-.ofr i order for^ theidontest;o;i?Bnti'fllijchjißj the •nature bf the subsoil JthakaH the.wafe, was ifimmVdiatelyilj'filtered uoffy V^he'. soil was in very{gobdi(cofidition-indeedy .and |not a drop of water wasttf ce>seen in>th#>frirrows. Theiprtfviousjain haaV hpw^veir, effect > ; o£ -the! riyers and creeks,rso as to render them unfoirdablej,) and thus -.■*<. good tmauyrwere ; prevented [ from 7 Bending;their:pk)ug]as, ; Wai^^^^^'^^dlavebeen therei, -Notwithstanding this unfortunate/drawback,7the match was mudhtheibest 'ever ; ; he^d, in the diatrict^ahd from tbe.<rapidtprogress of settlement r.in hthese jparts , there can be no doubt that • for ij-ears to come the number of ploughs; •turned; out- at ? ther annual;: match .will ,coupnUe to inorease iri numbers. : ;; ,-*, ; : A start ;Waß:ieffeoted-: at 10; o'clock* Whqu ! 'nine ■ J BwingLploughs. ( ,and=iirlve double-furrow plonghs commenced their .allotted work. -The, 'timer allowed was five arid a half hours* andtthe quantity of ground was-i-for i single-ra-reow^longhs ■ two thirds of and for double? furrows, twice that quantity: LTo.. say that the work executed 7 was ?the .best ever seen at ; any . ploughing >matchiinthe country; (a mode- of 'expressing- it; not very uncommon) . wonj'd* jsimpiyfbei noij true j but; at ;is: true that, the ( 'work was very creditably, executed/. there^ not beihg a carelessly- fploughed .allotment on [the field. ■ The; turnroutilof horses and harness wasialsor good, the useful • morei than the ornamental being; evidently the! prevailing of the ;settlers. f ground ;;had> lain' three; years under grass,: and although somewhat^ brittle, no complaints were heard on this score. ; An excellentJunoheon was provided by Mr- iMackie forthe competitors and the members of .committee, and which! Was served on the .ground at mid-day. -By halkpast. 4* o'clock all had * finished, and ■ \ shortly .thereafter the decisions ;of ■ the. judgeswere read out by th© hon. Secretary; - Mr A. Maegregor. ; The 1 judges were Messrs -iMoffat/* WaiJFiina ; Lamb, Tapanui .; and Taylor, late of Balclutha j and we may .mention that- their decisions were unanimously : confirmed' by public opinion; upon •■ the merits of the respective competitors. The following is the PRIZE L3BTV-. Class A.-— Single Furrow Ploughs •- open to" all .comers : 7 entriea-lst, £12~&. Humphrey f (Ponton); 2nd, £9-E. Sheddae (Ponton)': jvd, SI- John Beaton (M'Ker^ow) r 4tL' g-AJex, Watt. (Ponton) j 6th, Whyte (Ponton);,- ; The : other competitors -. were John Cleghorn and D. Buchanan. Class B— Youths under 20 years : of aze : ,2 entjies.— lst, £3—Wm. W.. Whyte. . The other competitor was.WV. Whyte. According, to; the; rules of the Club, there had to be four competitors or no Erize would.be awarded j but the judges-' aving highly- commended W. W. j White, tbe committee awarded bim the. amount of the second, prize, L 3. Class C.---Double-FurroV Ploughs ; open to, all •comer*; s 'entries.-Jat,, LB, James Mooneyj .2nd, £5-rAlei. Russell. *"'. . The other competitors Were Thomas M'Donald, James Burnett^ and Hugh Chisholm. .". „ SPECIAL PEIZES. Best Outs and Ihs~-Class A— A pair of Leggins, ■ thergift.of MrMason~Alex; , White. 7 Best,Bref&— A;se,to£vF«rring Poles,, the gift of '.Mr James Crawford^-"Rpbert.Shedaan. '".*•-' Best • Finish-—A set of > Swingle Trees, the gift of; : : Messrs Qninand Smith— John Beaton. . . Best Finish (Claw B)-: A 'pair .6f Spurs, the, gift of Mr James Lyons-^-W.- W*. ; White; : i • First of the Field-^A .■ set 'i bf Feering Poles; , the. v gift of Mr.AnguaM'Queen^Johii CleghpTii.. Best Kept Harness, in general, use for last" six • months^-A Hunting Whip/ value ; 25a,; the' gift of Mr Thomas Wardlaw-^-W. B; White. ißest Groomed -.Horses— Combs and. Brush, the .. gift of Mr Thomas Wardlaw— "W"; B. White. . ißest Pair of Horses; gift bt :Messrg M 'Gregor and •. : ■'. .Co.r-ThomasM.'Derpott., ...„!; > Best Shod. Horses — 20s, gift ofiMr John Mackie— ' ' Ales. White. • THE DiNiTB"R' : : ;' ' ■ !-> Wasjheld. in „the evening, in* the Gbm^ imercial. JJotel, when upwards of v thirty i geptlemen,, sat down to, ah excellent : spread, preparedby "Host Simmons, and which after ' ( the arduous duties, of the | day was lieartiiy enjoyed by all. 7 Mr' I M'Pufr; Vice-President of the Club,^ j Ocoupjed jtb^ chair ; Mt John Mackie. i doing.., duty, as croupier. ' After ; the ' cloth had been removed, . " . ;,.. l !)rh i e. l ;jpjiumau^ropbsed l the j'ugtial Iqyal ..^nd^patriotio toasts, and which werf r entJfusia'stiba^ received, • 7 .The C^irinan _ .then proposed c the vPr 6+ ( i1, ,, cbupled with the name pt. Mr ' '$. f [ ] Alle-ri, . 'Chaifipaan ;of the : . ; ( Mr^Ai)an said the Prp*riri sometimes made a muddle of things j . .but T th,ey v liad a good Exec)utiviß/ : one . iw;as deterinitied to stick up^fori ; rights. of the3Aople,; as.'-m j l ,energetic, . steps 'Mr; Beid had r take>' ih ] the - mat'tisr v p|J tKe./Wasle Jands Board | and the &io£ffln^d^ *Tne Pro^re'ss 1 Conxmittee, .ra"TfaMrlwolr nn interest j . ! in hthese^mai|e-r^ j could ffoip 'i&j Jenefi!&oi| l tlii^sto-irasb|b I and the dlsifii&^iiwß^^ y-- 'M» YbnngsoriPprdposed Jthß2& Argri- j ;.c.ui#ii v i(na t ,^tp^^ everytbmg^w^ Sf^^l ■f i b^fi ;^f#iif jaiß^tif^-A* 'Wiwmismm. . -, • * ■^y^yy^^olap^y r^y 1 y "."';... .«**•"■ O ' ■

}I^Uv -MSUarjijkbsencej, the^^^l^^ Mr M'G-regor was r addfid. T^^^ rf 7' i^J"'' .;;'The toast was'ctrunk 5 witit'^ti the .jhonors. ._ <• lift M 'Qm Q ?>J* returning thanW . $aa he was* partly connected wi&%e -V agricultural interests pf ;_the distriofr, as tlafyirequired to come to fiim to get ',sjmj? wrieai ■- gtbiind. He tepadime^ m ; f^cultural and commercial interests j in; Tapanui' would pull ; hand lin; hand "f.: ■-.-<: . to^eibher,, as -the tprosperity of jthe.t one „ depended very much upon the other. ' .He jwas pleased with the turn-out of • ■■'■ Ihe day, and hoped it would be muoh •:-.• Realtor 'Wxt year.- . .Chairman ; r.The r then proposed "The C v ! d &eß,". and;iu %i%s6' referred IdW sacrifice they had -oaade/to^ttendllieuf^ - .match., Jlega^ing^ th>ir,; decisions. )ie said there therehad ribt^een^Vm^niu^ ; ' of; dissent, and indeed' it was a charttb-^ Jenstic. of -4hey^j*^vjer.- V murmured .or growled at any such - decisions; -^ ■;/,;,"'' ?\' : \ -r. ¥ r -^Qffatt - returned - Aankß^n*iS JBXpressed6hiß;||ratificationi arthe.^to-v -n f; K? 10 "^ 8 Qijti; wMoh^aa-- - -much: better tfiian' : last year, l 'ahd**%e 'i ' wpfk -wa;s yery ; creditably' perfdrmedii *i- ;*. ,- ; \ fk c , yi^-Ohmman proposed «< The" 3 - Competitors/ coupled-" With": * 1 Jie ;na^e ;^f r Mr Humrjhrey, * r ahd' J to • - which ; that gentlemau replied: v " •*' - ' ?Ji\- * '„ Mr .Hutaphrey proposed "The -03^ J: success^fui !C6mpfetit6rs," : , coupled !i with ?^ n the naitne of Mr 0. ! Buchaham" " 3^r Buchanan respbiided^ ; r . ; v^r^lf^ivg pf6p6?ed^udcea§W 5 *e 'Tapanui Farmers' Club^^ coiipled- -f th* .; name of: s the : Secretarti-;- --¥/ t A MfitftWl^d to F hich fi -Mr ! J^fGr^or respbnded, « ii T^-fe e^tha ; of " Tie Chairman " i " yice^Chairinan " were prbpbsecl ; a'mi : ..responded to. "' '" ' • ■• : , >•■'■ Vice-; Chairman prbposed^^Tha ( ? SawfiniU Interests,''^ coupled with 0 the 1 - * ,name of Mr Youngspn. 1 ' 7 tf *r^?.«ngs'qn; repheoV at lerigth^ahd r v '!?i '■^i?*** s^e^re , ;?P e,ech'poin^biit,the peat advanthge the 'timbei-itiraab-had.been to the; district. Tapanui, 'he ..^aidr would never 1 have :been r 'Tapanti£ : a withbufc -the,- saw. dust, and; advised- MI : ;X ; put in a tree how and again, sb aS ; conserve the sSw dust trade and provide ' , £<>*_% after the^present' bush shall have l ibeen cut down. • ; 'tThe ladies'' and " The • Press "V were, proposed and respbncleii to. ! s Mr Canning proposed 1 . " The Host," ;: a P d .. , in ,, .doing so referred tb; the ci- > pelence of the edlbles.fand drinkables ,pro*iiided. Two articles Had h'een's'upvM plzed gratuitpusly,.; viz.; cigars' 1 and- f tobacco, which he -had heveir se^h'tfonß at any dinner in^^.the colony before;' 1 Mr Simmons replied^ „ ; ! Throughout the evening somb i; V(^r ; good songs were sung. ! '' The whdfe'W^ the, toasts were drunk with enthusiasnli' '■' and after spending a very pleasant 4 and ■ , harmonious evening together the'comply* joined in singing <f Auld"' iftxifc;"" Syne " and separated.