Laurencekirk ploughman is crowned Scottish champion

competition: Fields of glory for Dave Carnegie at Fraserburgh event

Laurencekirk ploughman Dave Carnegie was crowned cream of the crop at this year’s Scottish Ploughing Championships.

The contest, in its 55th year, was held at the Cowie family’s Spreaderhill Farm, Crimond, Fraserburgh.

Competitors enjoyed two days of competitions with classes for modern and vintage machines and traditional horse and plough combinations. Results:

Non-hydraulic classic reversible – 1 Raymond Middleton, 168; 2 Alick Anderson, 159; 3 Alastair Fotheringham, 148.

Classic and vintage juniors – 1 James Magnay, 139; 2 Douglas Greig, 132; 3 Stuart Greig, 128.

Horses, broken furrow – 1 Jim Elliott, 158; 2 David C. Duncan, 124; 3 Benny Duncan, 110.

Conventional – 1 Ian McDonald, 304.75; 2 Mark Skea, 191; 3 James Walker, 182. Juniors: 1 Michael Gunn, 118; 2 Stevie Blackwood, 125.5; 3 William Campbell, 127.

Classic cars – 1 Stuart Forsyth, 130; 2 Ian Bathgate, 123; 3 Jim McKechnie, 120.

Reversible butts – 1 Gordon Beattie, 189.81; 2 Dave Carnegie, 184.61; 3 Jamie Dick, 157.74.

Multi-furrow reversible – 1 Ian Mir, 120; 2 Stefan Rendall, 116; 3 William McDonald, 114. Juniors: 1 Russell Leslie, 143; 2 James Gunn, 132; 3 Darren Scott, 126.

Vintage trailing – 1 Ray Alderson, 132; 2 Gordon Hepburn Sr, 117; 3 Morris Blacklaws, 115.

Vintage mounted – 1 Keith Robertson, 166; 2 Richard Ingram, 157; 3 Colin Hewetson, 151.

Ferguson TE20 – 1 W James Edgar, 101; 2 Douglas Scott, 91; 3 Brian Tait, 88.

Juniors under 21 – 1 William Campbell, 133; 2 Stuart Greig, 125; 3 Douglas Greig, 119.

High cut – 1 John Saunders, 135; 2 David Naismith, 120; 3 James R. Fleming, 119.

Horses whole furrow – 1 Jim Elliott, 149; 2 Benny Duncan, 126; 3 Alastair Pearson, 126.

Horticultural – 1 T Tweedie, 152; 2 Alex Cumming, 138; 3 Frank Munro, 132.

Demonstration plots – 1 Dave Schlater, Kverneland; 2 Harrold Stewart, CC Powell Ltd; 3 Les Cook, Kverneland.

Classic conventional plough off – 1 Stuart Forsyth, 148; 2 John Bathgate, 119; 3 John Griffin, 115.

Vintage trailing plough off – 1 Morris Blacklaws, 131; 2 Gordon Hepburn Sr, 123; 3 Ed Bennie, 116.

Vintage mounted plough off – 1 Richard Ingram, 148; 2 Keith Robertson, 146; 3 Robert Rodan, 143.

Classic conventional overall – 1 Stuart Forsyth, 278; 2 Ian Bathgate, 242; 3 Jim McKechnie, 233.

Vintage trailing overall – 1 Morris Blacklaws, 246; 2 Ray Alderson, 245; 3 Gordon Hepburn Sr, 240.

Vintage mounted overall – 1 Keith Robertson, 312; 2 Richard Ingram, 305; 3 Colin Hewetson, 267.

Best work by Sellars plough – Neil Cruickshank.

Best conventional plougher under 26, best young ploughman and best YFC member – William Campbell.

Youngest ploughman – Stuart Greig. Horse champion; best crown/feering, straightness and finish over the two days; best vintage, horse or high cut; and best competitor outwith Scotland – Jim Elliot.

Best harness and decorations – Alastair Pearson.

Best gelding and reserve horse champion – Benny Duncan.

Best kept outfit in the classic and cintage classes – Donald Pirie.

Overall vintage champion – Keith Robertson.

Best reversible ploughing on day one – Dave Carnegie.

Reversible plough off – 1 Andy Greenhill, 171.17; 2 Dave Carnegie, 166.41; 3 Jamie Dick, 146.47.

Reversible overall – 1 Dave Carnegie, 376.61; 2 Gordon Beattie, 355.31; 3 Andy Greenhill, 352.21.

Conventional plough off – 1 Ian McDonald, 200.75; 2 Ian Williams, 200; 3 Alistair Brown, 189.25.

Conventional overall – 1 Ian McDonald, 405.5; 2 Ian Williams, 375.5; 3 Mark Skea, 372.

Best work by Ransomes plough – Jim Elliott.

Best work by International tractor – Ian Williams.

Best work by Kverneland plough and Ford tractor – Dave Carnegie.

Best work by Massey Ferguson tractor – Keith Robertson.

Overall World Style champion – Dave Carnegie.

Pictures: Ron Stephen. Above: Scottish champion Dave Carnegie in the reversible ploughing butts; below left: David Duncan, from Montrose, with his pair of Clydesdales; below right: Alec Cumming, from Kinross, with his 1938 John Deere in the horticultural class.