Wigtownshire Open Ploughing Match Report
Around 40 ploughmen from Southern Scotland, Northern Ireland and England took part in the annual match. The overnight weather conditions were perfect but conditions were ruined with a large period of rain at daybreak.
The match went ahead and brave ploughmen made the best of the conditions which improved as the day progressed. The organisers would like to thank Stair Estates for the use of the field and David and Joni Greer for presenting the prizes. They would also like to thank the judges, ploughmen and spectators who once again turned out to support the match.
The results are as follows…
Class 2 – Broken Work
1 A Brown, Darvel
2 A McAnally, Ballyclare
3 H. Currie, Mauchline
Class 3 – Classic
1 J Donnan, Sorbie
2 K. Collins, Castle Kennedy
3 W McHarrie, Glenluce
Class 4 – Reversible
1 G McLauchlan, Mauchline
2 R McCrindle, Stoneykirk
3 J McKie, Dunragit
Class 5 – Vintage Trailing
1 D Gratton, Larne
Class 6 – Vintage Mounted
1 A Irving, Twynholm
2 F Davidson, Larne
3 J Griffin, Kelso
Class 7 – Junior Conventional
1 A Ramsay, Glenluce
2 M Gamble, Ballyclare
3 I McClure, Leswalt
4 L Hardie, Glenluce
The J. Duffy Trophy, for the best ploughman from Wigtownshire, was presented to
J. Donnan from Sorbie, 2nd was R. McCrindle and A. Ramsay was 3rd.
A Ramsay also won the Copland Shield for best junior.
Reserve Champion was D Gratton, and Champion was A. Brown from Darvel.
