FARMERS' OUTING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 159, 23 July 1937, Page 8

FARMERS' OUTING

Our Own Correspondent)

PATANGATA PLOUGHING MATCHES

(From

WAIPUKURAU, Last Night. Tiiere was a record attendance for fclic annaul ploughing match held on M r MT. O/ Evan's prtfperty at Otane this afternoon uhder the auspices of the Patangata, Elsthorpe, Omakere and Districts Ploughing Club'. The gate notled £12 more for the club than last year, about 1500 people and 500 cars j being admitted. Some fine horses took part in both the ploughing and jumping events, splendid entries being received for the iatter m particular. The ploughing work was of an all-round better standard than last year, and the big event of the day, the open championship, was carried off by A. Brown, of Waimate, who has previously won. a South Island Championship. He drove a team owned by Kittow Bros. M. C. Connor scooped the pool as regards special awards, collecting five of the eight prizes with a fine team of well-matched draughts. The judges for the various events were: — Ploughing, JVlr D. Cochrane, Waipawa; A. Coleman, Marton; W. Keitli, Eketahuna; ploughs, Mr R. McLean, Waipukurau; teams and.decorations, Mr A. Laing, Hastings ; dog trials, Mr N. Tlliey, Takapau; hogget classes, Mr W. K. Morton, Marton; jumping, Mr Bruce McKay, Waipukurau. The results were as follow:-— PLOUGHING Double furrow, open, go as you please, Hawke's Bay championship. — A. Brown, Waimate (Kittow Bros) 1; F. C. Rasmussen, Halcombe (D. N. Tif'fen) 2; N. C. Baird, Hastings (M. C. Connor) 3. Three entries. ' Double furrow, for those who have. not previously won'in open events. — G. A. Reid, Otane (W. A. Tod) 1; D. Stevens, Waipawa (G. Kittow) 2, W. Halliday, . Waipawa (Kittow Bros) 3. Nine entries. Double-furrow tractor ploughs. — W. Nelson", Takapau (In, Harvester Co.) 1; K. Loughnan, Otane (own tractor) 2. Two entries. Three-furrow tractor ploughs. H. Ebbett, Wairoa (Kittow Bros.) 1; H. Nelson, Takapau (In. Harvester Co.) 2 ; R. Loughnan, Otane (oWn) 3. Six entries. DOG TRIALS Heading and yarding, open. — W. Cook's Help (37£pts) 1, R. James's Mirk (57pts) 2, L. Campbell's Sweep (36jpts) 3, M. Hall's Rose (36pts) 4. U'orty entries . Heading and yarding, maiden dogs. — L, Campbeli's Sweep (36£pts) 1, P. Sutherland's Puke (32pts) 2, A. McNeill's Queen (29pts) .3. HORSE JUMPING COMIPETITIONS Maiden leaping competition.^ — J. Dickson's Golden -Amber 1, Mrs D. Lane's Kiwi 2, L. Campbell's Star Gazer 3. Twenty-two entries. ' Ladies' leaping competition. — H. S. Rathbone's Alladin 1, A. W. Parson's Toomai 2, Mrs W. Richmond's Carnical 3. Tweuty-eight entries. Open leapiug .competition. — Aliss D. Uousfield's Marco 1, I. Henderson's Coliision 2, J. ' Nation' s Ranger * 3. Thirty-one entries. HOGGET CLASSES Three ewes, most suitable for general breedmg purposes. — Kittow Bros. 1 and 3, A. Rathbone 2. Seven entries. Three ewes, shorn as lambs, most suitable for general breeding purposes. — Kittow Bros, 1 and 2, Omakere Station 3. ' COMPETITIONS Ohain stepping, Women: Miss N. Dillon 1. Men : Mr W. McAulay 1. vv eight Guessings — Women: Mrs M. L. Tod 1. Men : JVlr G. F. Logan 1 . Golf Competition. — Women; Miss Pam Wilder, 1. Men: Mr P. Peacock 1. Shee^i-judging competition. — F. Pohill (\Vaipukurau) 1, 1. H, ITayes (Smedley) 2. SPECIAL PRIZES Eour-hor-se team shovving most care and*. attention. — AI. C. Connor 1, H. Stephenson 2. Mr F. L. Tiffen's challenge cup for best four-horse team. — H. Stephenson. Pair of farm horses most suitable for ploughing.— M. C. Connor 1, H. Stephenson 2. Best mare, most suitable for ploughing. M. C. Connor 1, H. Stephenson' Best gelding, most suitable for ploughing.— M. C. Connor 1 and 2 Best pair of geldings, open. — M. C. son. Best pair of geldings, open. — M. C. Connor. Best decorated team. — Kittow Bros. 1'oungest ploughman — R. Mason.