TEMPLETON PLOUGHING MATCH.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 58, 6 August 1874, Page 3

TEMPLETON PLOUGHING MATCH.

t) > ■ lo^mmi'ttee—Messrs Dkilev, F'. Cradbck, T. Dawson, J. Fleshbqurno, r W. Johnston, F. fefiepwo}th,/.C. Jbffs, G. Marsh, jun,, H. Milne, J. Maddison, W. Kogers, G., Eogers, W. Sinclair, J. Thomson, and jj. ; Wilson. Judges b£ifirsf4»nd ; second’ single furrows, and double-furrow classes—Messrs J. OverMelton), and W. Chisnall (Harewood road). r , 5n Judg«sa ofi:hoys’: cla3Sf—‘Messrs; T. Dawson, .. (Keetley, and iGouttsj .tir.m-Wov/ r><n\-> nil ;

ofi gtooniage 'Md’ cioEeetleypTOdd, and D‘aWsbn; :,n, :! i i 1 V ■* Hon. secretary, Mr F, G. Stedman ; hon, MW ?ay}or, T[( , n > «^ v Itr the present' unsettled state of the weather,, the good people of Templeton are 0 l~ts bti ‘the day selected by •" tbe holding'jof their annual plough* ‘ was bright atid dry overhead, though the sharp nor’-easter, that blew so bitterly cold across the ground, made the position. o| .spectator ,£ar,more unenviable than that of •ooibpetitor'.' ; ' ' Templeton, as evidenced by the number of id'hbt behind other districts this year in the ddclining.iqnterestfi taken in these’ annual contests, for only fourteen plough‘,|meit)and < hoys J fieem'ed it wcfrth their While to try conclusions, showing a falling off of with the entries of the two previous years. If it is thought that ~( result follows; these matches, and that it is desirable that they should be contipuedjtwo orypiore districts will have to be amalgamated in future contests, or one thmg inqvjtable.mustj follow;; forthe interest tikfen oy whilom competitors seems to be fast becoming a, thing .of the past. Their places dot dot seem tbbe filled up by more youthful had the meagre response by the district tp all the.trouble taken by the id getting np the match is sufficient to dishearten them on another occa-sionU-'i s'-’ 5 '-’ vdiflwioaijq i> ' "■> - ■ ; The match was held, in Mr A. Wilson’s paddock, Yaldhurst. As is,the,case with, all land (' to riverbeds thfe soil was too light and sandy to stand the cut well, giving in sorfie 'instances a ifaidre ragged appearance to the work than it merited. The work, howwfti<| -ip;.! tTjre first class was particularly ‘ good, ~ Ladbrooke’s being especially so, .though. Jiha. -work*. in ■ -the second “■Hug Wap fair throughout, there was, a 1 ‘ noticeable ‘difference between that, and the f + ‘; first ’class.' The boys in their class made bad M ' : improved their work very much as progressed. The, double fprrpw Wor£ ’raked as a whble, was good! The teams altogether were a credit to the district,

and it is not often that ploughing matches are favored with the presence of such a fine pair of mares as those belonging to the Yen Archdeacon Wilson, and the pair of horses the property of Mr G. Hepworth. It was made matter of regret by the judges of groomage and harness that the prize list did not contain prizes for the best and second teams on the ground, as each of these teams deserved something more substantial than mere commendation. Mr J. Taylor, of the Talbot Hotel, had a booth on the ground, and was kept pretty busy in attending to the wants of those who perseveringly tried to prevent any evil effects resulting from the biting wind, yet Mounted-Constable Haddrell was permitted to have an easy time of it—a characteristic peculiar to all peaceloving communities. As before stated, the match excited very little interest, and there could not have been more than fifty persons on the ground at any time. Subjoined are the entries, and a detailed account of the work done : FIRST CLASS, Maker of Ploughman. Owner. Plough, H. A. Ladbrooke Ladbrooke Bros. Blyth R. Thomas R. Thomas Blyth G, Hays G. Hays Keetley S, Brown S. Brown Blyth Ladbrooke made an excellent line and ridge. His work had a good angle, and was well packed and even throughout. His finish was a splendid one, and the best in the field, leaving a good seed shelf on the scouring furrow. Thomas’s line was good, and his ridge even. His work, however, was rather loosely, packed in places, some of the furrows being open, though the seed furrow was not so bad. His finish was very good. Hays made a straight line, but his ridge was rather cramped. He improved afterwards, bis work being well set up,and as a whole fairly packed; in some places, however, the packing seemed to be rather loose, but this was in a measure owing to the friable nature of the soil. His finish was fair. Brown made a good line but his ridge was rather high and cramped in places. His work was fairly cut and packed, leaving a good seed furrow. His'finish was very good, though his last green furrow was rather heavy. ; !! •’ SECOND CLASS. Maker of Ploughman. Owner. . Plough. W. Thomson J. Thomson Blyth J. Carter G. Hepworth Blyth H. Carter W. Parish Blyth J, Taplin" GebT,‘Marsh Blyth Thomson made a crooked line, his ridge being cramped. His work, though clean cut)' was not well packed, many of his furrows being wide. His finish, though a little crooked, was very fair. J. Carter made a good feering, though some of his work was rather wide and. heavy. * His furrows were well setup, leaving a good seed furrow. He made an excellent finish and left a good seed shelf. H. Carter made a fair ridge, his work throughout was even, with a good angle and seed furrow, and well packed. His finish was very bad indeed. Taplin had a cramped and crooked feering. His furrows, though narrow, were well packed with a very good angle. He made a very fair finish. . hi t. -■■■•• BOYS’ CLASS. Maker of Ploughboy. Owner. .. Plough. A. Chisnall W. Chisnall Keetley B. Boon ' : C. Boon - T , Hornsby . H. W. Campion J. Overton / Blyth Chisnall .[made a/bad feoriiig, but: improved very much as he Went aloilg, making fairly cUfand well-packed Work. He made an inferioT, finish. Boon made, if anything, a worse ridge than Chisnall, one of his furrows being flat and the others high. His work waSl flHt. throughout,' : ragged, and loosely packed! bis finish was very fair. Campion made,a fair line, but open ridge; his furrows were rather flat and wide, but wellpacked.! He made a fair finish, pi ■ ().i DOUBLE FURROW CLASS. ; ■■ ~ V . Maker of Ploughman, -; ’ . Owner; Plough. Ji. Bowden : j S. Bailey : * r i Blyth J. Hoskins Yen Archdeacon--Wilson . Blyth A. Galder A. Calder T Blyth Sowden had a good line and made an excellent ridge, though a little cramped. His furrows had a ragged appearance, owing to the loose nature of the land. His work had a good angle, and was well packed. He made an excellent finish, leaving a good seed shelf.- Hoskins made a cramped feering; his.work wjisiiairly packed,' leaving a good seed furrow.' He made a bad finish. Calder ruade a good line and ridge ; his work was clean cut throughout, well set up and packed, though some of his furrows were a trifle heavy. He made a splendid finish, .. ,At ifpur o’clock, Mr Stedman having mounted a cart, announced the following to. be the judges’ awards. The prizes were' handed to the successful competitors by Mr Taylor, as each name was called ; FIRST , CLASS, Ist prize, £6, H. A. Ladbrooke ; 2nd prize, £4, S. Brown,; 3rd prize, a. horse cloth, G. Hays..]V .. . SECOND CLASS. Ist prize, £5 and cup, J. Carter ; 2nd prize, £3, W, Thomson ; 3rd. prize, £l, H. Carter. BOYS’; CLASS. Ist prize, £4 and cup, A. Chisnall; 2nd prize, £2 and set of whippletrees, presented by Mr Jameson, blacksmith, Yaldhurst, E. Boon ; 3rd prize, £l, H. W. Campion. DOUBLE FURROW CLASS, Ist prize*, £6, A. Calder ; 2nd prize, £3 and see of swingle-trees given by Mr J. Voice, blacksmith, Templeton, J. Sowden. EXTRA PRIZES. Best groomed horses : Ist prize, given by Mr Hale, Christchurch, H. Carter; 2nd prize, value £l, given by Mr Taylor, saddler, Yaldhurst, R. Thomas. BEST PEERING. Prize, a whip, given by Mr Mitchell, saddler, Riccarton road, H. A. Ladbrooke. | BEST FINISH. Prize, a hat, given by Mr Gavin, Christchurch, H. A. Ladbrooke, BEST KEPT HARNESS. Prize, set whipple-trees, given by Mr Johnson, blacksmith, Christchurch, G. Hays'; highly commended, J. Sowden, for Mr S, Bailey. In the evening, the dinner was held in the large room of Taylor’s Talbot Hotel. The room was decorated with flags and evergreens, and the top and bottom walls bore the words t“- God save the Queen ” and “ Success to the plough ” in white letters on a red ground. The tables were tastefully decorated with bouquets of flowers, and covers were laid for seventy persons, though that number did not sit down to dinner. Mr W, B. Tosswill occupied the chair and Mr G. Hepworth the vice-chair. Among the guests were the Revs C, Bowen and W. E. Paige. After full, justice had been done to Mr Taylor’s excellent catering, the chairman gave the loy’al toasts, which

were heartily received. The toasts usual to these occasions were then given and responded to, and a pleasantly spent evening terminated the Templeton ploughing meeting of 1874.