THE COMING HARVEST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3586, 13 August 1890, Page 3

THE COMING HARVEST.

Important Evont. During recent years, saya llio Melbourne 7/errtM, the whole of the mil.lßcd world liss turned its nttonlion to -the operations of agriculturalists in Australia, more particularly in connec- . tion with tlio many competitions for supremacy that tako plnco annually between the different imported and colonial harvesting machines.' The field trials iu which tho reapers and binders aro.looked to with much interest, and tho fame of tho prize winners is certainly spreid abroad throughout all lands. Tho effect of winning a prize iu nn Australian field trial is highly valued by tlio manufacturers, Hitherto thero has been hardly any system upon which those field trials have been conducted, but this is now about to be remedied. Although each year thero havo been always a largo number of field trials throughout the colony, there has been no prizo of special significance. This year, however, tho Massey Manufacturing OompanyiofLittleCollins street, have offered a magnificent trophy, the prize to be called the Grand Champion of Australasia, Mr 0 M'Lcod, manager of the Australasiau branch of the company, and Mr J G Turton, the secretary, submitteda most intereatiug proposal to a recent meeting of tho Ballarat Agricultural Socioty, tho result of which is that a code of rules ha 3 been drawn up to regulate tho competition, and a final decision is to bo arrived at on Saturday next, It is proposed that tho grand championship should have to be Hon three times before falling to any machino in tlio competition, but this condition is likely to bo altorod to allow the machine winning twice in succession to gain tho prize, Thero is bo doubt that the competition will draw a large number of manufacturers to tho colony, and if the arrangements can be completed, au tbey should be, the field trial, which will be the most important over bold in Australasia, will take place at Ballarat about October. Wo understand that there are about 50 field trials to take place during this season, and to make them ot value the Massoy Company bavo decided to offer valuable prises to many of tho leading agricultural societies, which will draw the best class of machine into tba competition,ami give results highly useful to the agriculturists. (Messrd Boss and Muir are the Masterton agents for tho Mnsscy Company.) Hrß. Fonlsoa'aTragloSsatii. Tho following detailed particulars of the late Mr Poulsen's tragic death appear in the Daily Telegraph" It appears that Mr Poulson mounted a iineanimal belonging to Mr Ivoy, of: Burrev hills. He rode safely along Bourke street for some distance, when the animal bolted and dashed at lull Bpeed into Cleveland street, Redfern, A few minutes afterwards Mr Poulsen was seen by a lad named Sogers, who was driving a butcher's cart, cliuging to the horse's mane, while the reins, "ivbich had slipped from his bands, were, hanging in front of tho animal's head. He bad, therefore, lost control over the horse, which thenext instant dashed into the butcher's cart. Ono of the shafts grazed the horso's side, and entered Mr Poulsen's left the force of the collision driving it clean through, As tho horso broko clear Mr Poulsen waß left impaled npon the shaft, where he hung for fully half a minute, Ho then dropped to the ground, where he lay until picked up by uorao bystanders, As ho fell the horse attached to the butcher's cart started off, the wheel just grazing Mr Poulsen's head. Mr Poulsen was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital. Dr Ilollis there found that besides the thigh being terribly lacerated, the pelvis bono was badly fractured. Tho patient was placed under chloroform, and conveyed tc the oporating-rooro, when nearly two hours were spent in attending to him. From tho first the medical men were doubtful whether Mr Poulsen would survive the shock to the system,