This event came off on Friday, Aug. 12, at Mr Chapplo’s farm, Tiger Hill, ami brought together a largo concourse of people, and, as the day was extraordinarily lino for tho timo of tho year, being in fact a beauti ful spring day, every ouo thoroughly en joyed themselves. Mr Chappie attended to tho creature comforts by providing a most excellent luncheon, which was done ample justice to. Mr J. Allen of Mannherikia, ■VIrJ. Butler of Bald Hill Flat, and Mr Jas. McArthur of Moutero, acted as judges, and succeeded iu giving very general satisfaction Tho following are tho entries and the prizes awarded : Swing Ploughs.—Open to all comers Entrance, ss. First prize £5, second £3, third £2, fourth £l. Downs Co , owners (A Haig) 1 J. Cochrane (Cochrane) .. 2 J. White, owner (W. Cousons) 3 For best Crown swing-plough—los, Club. A. Haig 1 For host finish swing-plough—los, Club. A. Haig 1 Double Furrow.—Open to all comers. Entrance, ss. Eiist prize £5, second £3, third £2, fourth £l,

John Mclntosh (owner, ploughman) ... 1 Matakanui Station (W. Walls) 2 ~ (J. Harley) 3 C. Jones (owner, ploughman) 4 J. C. Chappie (J. Gilligan) ... 0 Downs Co. (J. Calligan) 0 A. Mclntosh (owner) ... 0 Mrs Milward (\V. Tweedy) 0 H. Simmonds (owner) ~ ~ .. 0

T. Spain (S. Spain) .. ~ .. 0 For best finish double-furrow—los, Club. Jno. Mclntosh (owner) 1 For best Crown double furrow—los, Club. Matakanui Station (W. Walls) ~ ~ 1 For best team of two horses—loa, Club. Downs Company 1 For best team of three horses—los, Club. H. Simmonds 1 For best-matched team of three—Ono doz. Ducal Grape Wine, the gift of Mr J. D. Feraud. A. Mclntosh ~ 1 For best-kept harness in daily use—Hunt ing crop and thong (value 20a), tho gift of Mr Joss. Matakanui Station 1

For youngest ploughman—Whip, tho gift o Mr Fitzgerald. Stephen Spain was tho youngest man pre sent. A subscription was raised, and tho sum of L2 6a was collected.
