REVIVAL OF PLOUGHING MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 901, 22 August 1910, Page 10

REVIVAL OF PLOUGHING MATCHES.

"COMPETITIONS IN THE 'WAIRA- .•■/".:'■'.■: .'■ ;,"'.,>■ RAKA.yy:;:; ',: : : u.,v The revival of ploiigliing.mitebesi;iii; tlie Wairarapa has had- an encouraging beginning. ', .There was. : a- big-attend-, ahce: at "Gleiimorven" on "the' occasion .of the first series of annual competitions, which' were held under the .auspices of the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society. Keen iiir teresb.was taken -in; the ami: some splendid wortwas done!" Messrs. F. Court and J. ; Snell were the judges, ■.! and' their .decisions woro as follow:— .-' Class A.—Open competition, double furrow.-'-J. .Smith. (TV. I A.-' Tilson's : .team), .1; James Todd . (Martinbor- .;•■. ougbi 2; :.T. ' H.. Gilpin.; (A., Clarke's team), 3.. ~■;.' - . | ■ Finish:. W.' Dailey Feering:. J. :-.■ Smith. ' Ins ;and Outs: J. Smith. .. First Finished Team: C.• M'Guinness; W;•'■-.Miller, very close/ second. Best Team': Donald's' Estate;;.:-' Best; .Kept. : Harness: Donald's v Estate. ' . ~'.,..' Class B.—Ploughing' Competition for youths under twenty years.—G. W. B. ' Garrity (Greytown), 1; A..Burt (Burls' team), 2. Ins and Outs;—Equal.''-..Finish: Gar- - .rity.V'.. Peering: Burt.. Best Team:' Burfcßros. Best' Kept Harness: Gar- ■ rityJ: .Youngest Ploughman: A.'Burt. , The judges declared ,-tha.t ithe, merit. , .of the twojyoung ploughmen was so equal that it 1 was: very difficult to; de- ;'•.' cide between them, : 'and Mr. Courtgenerously: gave, a, guinea as' ! a special to : the ins '-a and, outs which'- conTpared mbst favourably with- : the work in the open ■v classes.-- ..i.,;:.. "':' ; ';U. ; '•: . Horses showing most care and atieri- : :tidn,V-W. Tilson's'team.-' ■';', ■■:',■•. I .Ploughman who had been longest ' iii.'the service of .'his. employer.—M.' D. K.'Cameron;-10. years.' ''•■'.- -"' Horses showing best; management and traotability.—T. Gilpin.; ; ■•:'; Best m»Te.—A.'; Donald's '. Shepherdess. ■:;■':•'; . ■, ". '.'-■".•'■!'.. .•'■■ -v'; :■'' . ■',' ■';■ Best gelding.—Mr. : Buchanan's' Duke. :.': Best matched . team.--Donald's Es- "■' -tate;'.'■;■':. '■'. [ ' '.; '.-:.'' ■;'■-.-, ..'-,' :Best-looking ' ploughman.—D. '.-. K. 7~ Cameron;. .'■'■.-. V.V' .' : - ',' •■.'■' Oldest ploughman.—T. H., Gilpin. ;. Ploughman with largest family was :■ ::. -•;: , ■ . ...'■'■ Mr'.'Miller, the tallest of ..the plough-' men, also proved to have the largest -i.feet.-,} .-:. i '; vV.;-.:..;;: : :;^.-■;-;, ~-■ ;Mr. W. ,D,. Watson, of Masterton, ;\ judged the 'specials!, '■'.-,