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The s ßlueskin Ploughing' Match took place on the farm of Mr John Aitken, oa Friday last ; The weather was very fine, and the ground selected was in all Respects beautiful for situation. Blueskin&ay % glittering in the sunlight, while. nusgledL bush and mountain interspersed arotai&^ presented all the features of such a sile&T and restful landscape as one meets wife now and then, to temper the intensity o£ living. J .At ten o'clock the ploughing began There were, in all, ten ploughs on the> ground, and some were prevented by accident from coming forward "Dp and; down the field, horses gaily decked with ribbands, and bullocks without drapery of any description, were patienthr dragging their.ploughs, with only a short dinner hour, till four o'clock, when the prizes w^re decided. The Judges were Messrs^H. Wilson, Palmerston; R. Mun\ KorthTaieri; ard W. Paul, PalmersW lhe decisions arrived at by these gentle men were unanimous, and were acquiesced, in with great gocd feeling. . All the ploughing was good, and; vere creditable to the district, but theTplougo man who had the satisfaction of obtainLff the first prize, produced really excellent work. .....
