Forfar and District ploughing match results

The Forfar and District ploughing match took place on Saturday at Carsebank farm, Forfar, by kind permission of Captain HG Gray-Cheape. The results were as follows: Champion – K Lyle, Meigle. Best feering – W Grieve, Cupar. Best finish – K Lyle, Meigle. Trailed vintage. Feering – 1 E Bennie, Freuchie, 2 K Lyle, Meigle, 3 M Blacklaws, Carnoustie. Ploughing – 1 K Lyle, Meigle, 2 E Bennie, Freuchie, 3 M Blacklaws, Carnoustie. Finish – 1 K Lyle, Meigle, 2 E Bennie, Freuchie, 3 M Blacklaws, Carnoustie. Straightest – K Lyle.

10” Class. Feering – 1 A West, Fordon, 2 S Brockie, Douglastown, 3 R Phillips, Pitlessie. Ploughing – 1 W Grieve, St Andrews, 2 A West, Fordon, 3 D Greig, Tealing. Finish – 1 W Grieve, St Andrews, 2 A West, Fordon, 3 J Fleming, Kirriemuir. Straightest – W Grieve.

12” Standard. Feering – 1 J Rennie, Auchtertool, 2 H Mutch, Brechin, 3 S Greig, Tealing. Ploughing – 1 J Rennie, Auchtertool, 2 H Mutch, Brechin, 3 S Greig, Tealing. Finish – 1 B Blyth, Cupar, 2 E Anderson, Strathmartine, 3 J Rennie, Auchtertool. Straightest – J Rennie, Auchtertool. 12” Hydraulic. Feering – 1 W Grieve, Cupar. Ploughing – 1 W Grieve, Cupar. Finish – 1 W Grieve, Cupar. Straightest – W Grieve, Cupar.

Reversible furrow. Feering – 1 G Beattie, Aberlemno, 2 B Baxter, Ingliston. Ploughing – 1 B Baxter, Ingliston, 2 G Beattie, Aberlemno. Finish – 1 G Beattie, Aberlemno; 2 B Baxter, Ingliston. Straightest – G Beattie, Aberlemno.

Multi-furrow. Feering – 1 B Keillor, Ingliston, 2 D Farquharson, Meikle Coul, 3 R Wills, Forfar. Ploughing – 1 R Farquharson, Meikle Coul, 2 D Farquharson, Meikle Coul, 3 R Wills, Forfar. Finish – 1 R Farquharson, Meikle Coul, 2 B Keillor, Ingliston, 3 R Wills, Forfar. Straightest – R Farquharson, Meikle Coul.

Demonstration – 1 Netherton, G McLean; 2 N Ogg and G Ogg.