Carse of Gowrie ploughing results

The champion of the field at the Carse of Gowrie ploughing match was J Sievwright.

In reserve place was E Bennie, and the best ploughed rig by an under 21-year-old was won by S Greig.

The overall reversible rig winner was S Eccles.

Other prizewinners:

Feering – 1 T Tweedie; 2 G Shearer; 3 F Munro. Ploughing – 1 T Tweedie ; 2 F Munro; 3 G Shearer. Finish – 1 F Munro; 2 G Shearer; 3 T Tweedie.

Best throw out – F Munro; straightest – G Shearer; ins and outs – T Tweedie

Trailing class:

Feering – 1 E Bennie; 2 G Melville; 3 G Soutar. Ploughing – 1 E Bennie; 2 G Melville; 3 G Soutar. 1st finish – 1 G Soutar; 2 E Bennie; 3 G Melville.

Best throw out – E Bennie; straightest and ins and outs – G Soutar.

12in Conventional class:

Feering – 1 J Mcindoe Jr; 2 J Mcindoe Sr; 3 WB Grieve. Ploughing – 1 J Mcindoe Sr; 2 WB Grieve; 3 E Elder. 1st finish – 1 WB Grieve; 2 E Elder; 3 W Brown. Best throw out – WB Grieve; straightest and ins and outs – J Mcindoe Sr.

10in Class A:

Feering – J Sievwright; 2 W Cathro; 3 K Gibbons. Ploughing – J Sievwright; 2 D Veitch; 3 W Cathro. Finish – J Sievwright; 2 D Greig; 3 W Cathro.

Best throw out, straightest, ins and outs – J Sievwright.

10in Class B:

Feering – 1 R Phillips; 2 J Fleming; 3 R Butchart. Ploughing – 1 R Phillips; 2 D Mcculloch; 3 R Butchart. Finish – D Mcculloch; 2 R Phillips; 3 R Butchart.

Best throw out, straightest, ins and outs – D Mcculloch.

Multi-furrow class:

Feering – 1 S Eccles; 2 T Allison Sr; 3 G Douglas. Ploughing – S Eccles; 2 S Cannon; 3 G Douglas. Finish – S Eccles; 2 R Strachan; 3 M Melville.

Best throw out – T Allison; straightest – S Eccles; ins and outs – S Cannon.

Two-furrow reversible:

Feering – 1 F Webster; 2 C Pitcathly; 3 I Small. Ploughing – 1 F Webster; 2 C Pitcathly; 3 I Small. Finish – F Webster; 2 C Pitcathly; 3 I Small.

Best throw out – I Small; straightest and ins and outs – C Pitcathly.

Ploughmen competed in a number of classes at the event.