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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 372, 11 July 1874, Page 3

MOUNT BEJTGEE DISTEICT PLOUGHING MATCH, Treasurer : Mr. T. COBUIBH. Secretary : Mr. E. Moehison. The above Ploughing Match will take place at ME. E. TUBMAN'S FAKif, Moa Flat, ON THUESDAY, 30th JULY, 1874, When the following Pfiz63 will be awarded— Claß3 A.— Single Fubbow Ploughs. Ist Prize £5 2nd do 4 3rd do -•---•• 3 4th do - ' 2 Class B. — Doub'ls Fubsow Ploughs. Ist Prize £3 2nd do 2 Special Prizes. A silver mounted Eiding Whip for tha best kept harness, .presented by Mr. Eeid, Baddler. , j Pair of Silver Spurs for the best groomed horses, presented by Mr. Reid, saddler. Open to all comers. E U !L E S. 1. Furrows. to, be not less than five inches deep. Ploughmen to chose their own width. 2. Each competitor, Class A, to plough onethird o£ an acre ; Class B, half-an acre : to be gathered up. into' two equally-gathered upTidgea.'with an equal number of furrows on each ridge, an, equal number on each half ridge (mole furrows included), and to be done in five hours* . : 3. Entrances : Subscribers • entering one plough, 2s. 6d. ;■ two or more, ss. each ; nonBubscribens. 10s. : .>. .». •-t • 4. Each man to find his own poles ; no one t'd interfere ■ with PlougTimsn after tha poles are set. AD. other rules will be read on Dne fielfl. - , 5." All entries received up to tb« time o£ starting. ' ' '"* "' . " 6. Match to come off on TnufiSDAY; 30th July. Ploughmen to btf on the ground by nine a.m. ' "' TUAPEKA DISTEICT ANNUAL - PLOUGHING MATCH. rpHE ANNUAL PLOUGHING MATCH •** of tho Tuapeka District will take place On FEIDAY, 17th JULY, On the Farm' of Mb. J. E. Gascoigxe. : ,;/LIST OF PEIZES. Class A. . Open to all comers. Ist Prize - - £5 2nd do. ' '[' '' \ ' *. • 4 3rd do. - ... g ' ' ! Class B. , ' Open "to all competitors who have not pre- ■- viously won a prize of the value of£i or upwards. ' * Ist Prize - -' '• ♦ £4 2nd do. • • ' . • • 3 3rd do. - - . ' - . I Class C. ' ' For Juniors uuder 18 years of age. Ist Prize - - ♦ ♦ £t 2nd do. • • • • 2 3rd do. - - ' 1 Dottblb Fubbow Ploughs. -. Open to aH comers. If only ono plough is entered, the amount of second prize wiH "bo given, provided tao wprk is done. . Ist Prize * > - ' - • £4 2nd do. ■-■■- - « 2, SPECIAL PEIZE3. Best Geseeal Tuck-Out op Habnbss-— Cart Bridle, value 25b., the gift o£ Messrs. G-. Dowse and Co. Bsst Gboosiej) Hobsss — Curry Comb and > ■ Brushes, the gift of Mr. T. Barnett. Best Fee&iko— Set of Feering Poles, tho ■ gift of Mr. A* Humphrey. Best Kept Habxess— Cart Whip and pair of Leggings, value 2*78. 6d., the gift of Mr. James Low. Youngest PLOUCfHBOY — Book, value 10s, the gift of Mr. Jeffery. Best Fixibh — A set? of Swingletreeß, the gilt of Mr. E. Andrews. Ejesx-Outs aud Ins— A pair of Plough Eeins and set of Butter Prints, the gift of Mr. James Harris. Best Matched Paib of Hobsbs— A pair of Spurs, the gift of Messrs. F. Meyer and ' Co.' ' * Best Genbbal Tubw-Out — Set of Swingletrees, the gift of Messrs. Middlemiss and Nixon. Best Gkoohbd Hgbiks is Jttftob Class— Book, value 10s.,. the gift of Mr. Harrop^ Thb Ploughman who Manages his Hobskb ix thb Quietest Mairteb— A Priza value 10s. In addition to the above prizes, Messrs. IX and J. M'Taggart give a prize of a Plough for the winner of the Ist prize in Class A for tw« consecutive years. All money prizes will bo paid and all special pi-izes delivered to the winners after the Dinner, at the Shamrock Hotel, on the evening of the 17th, . , BULBS All competitors -to be subscribers to fher fund of not less than 10s., except when one owner enters two teams — ithe entry of the Becond team will be 5a.. -Junior* ss. Teams io be on tlie ground by 9.30 a.m. Entries to be left with the Secretary, *& his office, Lawrence,; o9. or before 7 jwn. -oh Wedi-eiday, 15th July, or «n the' morning «S the match by paving ss. entrance fee-extnt-Depth of furrow, six inches. Ploughmen to find .their own width. Each team tol plough one-third of an acre; double furrow ploughs, half on acre. Time allowed, 5 hours. Each ploughman to .find -his -own jwlea, anE no assistance allowed after the polo* *«• set ; otherwise disqualified. Any other aegulatidns will be -read >«. tlie ground, and all disputes U> be -nettled by*h» Committee; \ aHOLM3^ . „,"'.■ . . SocseUrjj* Lawrence., 10th J%,BS»- , .