EVENT
Moray Ploughing Society Annual Match
N
inety years ago, in 1931, the Ploughing Society ploughing match was held at Byres Farm. The winner was one William Gordon, a salmon fisher on the river Spey for the Duke of Richmond and Gordon at Gordon Castle Estate. What his fellow competitors may not have been aware of, however, was the fact that during the winter months, after the fishing season had closed, William was a farm worker and he spent much of his time ploughing. Back to Byres for the first time since 1931, this year the medal was taken along to the ploughing match by Jim Gordon, who inherited the medal. The Moray Ploughing Society Match took place on Saturday 13th November and was hosted by the Smith family at Byres Farm, Spey Bay. A very large turnout of people attended and enjoyed a fun packed day at the farm which included a tillage event and open farm day. The tillage event proved to be a popular attraction, bringing a different group of
The ploughing match attracted over 40 entries. The winners were:
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Class 1 – Agrovista cup Class 2 – Bowlts Chartered Surveyors Trophy Class 3 – Frontier Trophy Class 3 – Classic Trophy, best classic rig Class 4 – Pentland Landrover Trophy Vintage Trailing – Gleaner Oils Trophy
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I. Macdonald G. Hepburn S. Alexander G. Mutch Wm. McDonald D. Stewart
