Magherafelt Ploughing Society annual match

Dry conditions overhead and fantastic ground conditions underfoot greeted the competitors who travelled from the various counties in Ulster and from Dublin.

Sam Bowman, Robert Brown and William Purcell (the judges for the day) commented on the excellent standard of ploughing across the field. When all was added up, the man from Donegal was crowned the worthy champion.

The full results are as follows:

Tractor section

12” for the Ernest A Caldwell Cup: 1 Matthew Simms; 2 Allen McAnally; 3 Gerry Byrne; 4 Thomas Stewart

Reversible for the F W Henderson Cup: 1 Thomas Cochrane; 2 Jack Wright; 3 Adrian Jamison; 4 David Wright

Vintage Class 1 for the Magherafelt Ploughing Society Cup: 1 James Adair; 2 Harry Simms; 3 Paul Graham

Vintage Trail for the Arthur Campbell Cup: 1 Martin Beattie

Vintage Classic: 1 Nigel Gamble; 2 David Gratten; 3 Davy Carson; 4 Ben Jamison

Best Back: Matthew Simms

Best Hint: Matthew Simms

Best Ins & Outs: Allen McAnally

Best Ploughing by a Co Derry Ploughman & WA Lees Memorial cup – Thomas Cochrane

Championship of the field & WR Harrison Cup – Matthew Simms

The Society thanks the traders and businesses in the Magherafelt area – especially the main sponsors SuperSeal Window Systems - for their financial and other support, and thank all who helped to organise this enjoyable event. On the day they were pleased to be able to hand over a cheque for £250 to Air Ambulance to support them in their invaluable work.