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Forty-four candidates appeared as competitors, viz., 28 for 

 the south division, and 16 for the north. The work in 

 general was extremely well performed. When the ploughs 

 were all withdrawn, the judges, who were confined in a 

 house at a considerable distance, were sent for and decided 

 as under, namely : 



South division — Malcolm Drain, .servant to Mr M'Math, Gartnacorach, the 

 Society's silver medal and £2 10s ; John M'Donakl, Pennyland Mill, £\ los. ; 

 James M'Donakl, Dunglass, £\. 



North division — Thomas Breakinridge, son of John Breakinridge, Chiscan, 

 the Society's silver medal and £1 los. ; Duncan M'Murchy, servant to Duncan 

 M'Michael, Knockriach, £\ los. ; Edward Armour, Glenremskill, £\.; 



And los. divided among the unsuccessful competitors. 



TJie Ninth Ploughing Match (being the third held in 

 Dumfriesshire) took place on Friday the 9th November 

 1804 at Shaws of Closeburn. Ten competitors with their 

 horses and ploughs appeared, and an immense crowd of 

 spectators assembled from the whole country. The highest 

 prize, being £2 2s. and a medal, was adjudged to Robert 

 Dinwoody, servant to Mr Bushby Maitland of Eccles ; the 

 second, being £1 is. and a medal, to Thomas Hunter, 

 ser\'ant to Mr Anderson of Straquhan ; the third, being 

 I OS. 6d. and a medal, to Walter Maxwell, formerly ser\'ant 

 to Mr Monteath of Closeburn. 



The Tenth PlongJiing Match was held at Waterside, in 

 the parish of Urr, Stewartr)' of Kirkcudbright, on the 20th 

 November 1804. Ten ploughs started, eight of which were 

 draA\n b}- two horses each, and two by two oxen, the 

 first premium for ploughs drawn by oxen being the 

 Society's medal and £2 2s. to William Graham, ploughman 

 to Sir Alexander Gordon, Bart. The first premium for 

 ploughs drawn by horses, being the same as above, went to 

 Thomas M'George, ploughman to Mr M'George, Rentage. 

 The competition was attended by a great number of gentle- 

 men, and above a thousand spectators. 



Tfie Eleventh Ploughing Match took place at Lampits, 

 near Carnwath, in the county of Lanark, on the 21st 

 November 1804. Twenty-three ploughmen appeared as 

 competitors. The first prize, a silver medal and £2 2s., 



