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limit tlic weight of the heaviest piece of machinery in a set — which is, in fact, 
the engine with its attachments ; and hence there could bo no doubt that the 
Kavcnsthorpe Company's traction-engine tackle was qualified to compete in this 
Class II. The actual wording of the condition, however, told the other way. 
The Judges awarded the tirst prize of 50?. in this class to Messrs. John 
Fowler aiid Co. for their clip-drum engine and travelling-anchor set (Catalogue 
Nos., 6842, 6508), and the second prize of 25Z. to the Eavensthorpe Engineer- 
ing Company for their high-speed rope set, with self-moving engine (Catalogiae 
J^o., 6023). 
Class III. 
For " the best combination of machinery for the cultivation of the soil by an 
ordinary agricultural engine, whether self-propelling or portable," there were 
four sets of machinery in competition, all working on the "roundabout" 
system, the detached windlass in each case being driven by belt from a 
12-horse double-cylinder jTOrtable engine of Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth, 
engaged by the Society for the purpose. The condition laid down in the 
" General Instructions," to the effect that " all the machines in Class III. will 
be tried by one and the same ordinary portable engine," excluded from com- 
petition the Havensthorpe Engineering Company, whose apparatus would have 
required either a V-groove in the fly-wheel of the engine or the temporary 
attachment of a large V-grooved rigger and a smaller guide-sheave, and 
excluded also Mr. E. Hayes, whose machineiy would have required the tem- 
porary fixing to the engine fly-wheel of a broad-belt drum and also the 
temporary attachment of a tightening pulley. It is plain that both these sets 
of machinery are essentially adapted for being driven by either portable or 
self-moving engines ; but they were not able to comply with the condition 
of being driven by one and the same engine, and consequently were not tried, 
though the Stewards did not really exclude them from this class. 
Flot 1, in Field No. XL Messrs. John Fowler and Co.'s Detached-Windlass 
Set ; consisting of two- wheeled windlass, 1600 yards of steel-wire rojie, double 
snatch-block, and single snatch-blocks, claw-anchors, 20 rope-porters, &c. (Cata- 
logue No., 6486), with 4-furrow balance combined plough, digger, and culti- 
vator (6493) ; price 2801. ; with combined drill, and two sets of harrows 
(6510), in addition, 3751. 
In the hauling tackle there are no special features of construction to call for 
remark, beyond the fact that the windlass, working with pinions and a double 
clutch for throwing in or out of gear by a lever in the ordinary manner, is 
strongly made, and that the winding dnims and also the puheys are of large 
diameter, so as to save wear and tear of the rope and economise motive 
power. 
On July 1st, the apparatus, employing five men and two boys, worked a 
4-furrow balance-plough fitted with digging breasts. At Tj inclies deep very 
good work was made, with the bottom cut level. The same implement, 
with plough mould-boards, accomplished some well-laid ploughing at 6|- inches 
depth ; and after one hour and three minutes spent in digging, and 53 minutes 
in ploughing, the skifes were fitted for scarifying. That is, the mould-boards 
were removed, and short prong-breasts substituted while the three forward 
coulters were taken out aud the hindmost left in ; the implement then acting 
as a cultivator of 3i feet width, cutting a level bottom at Ti inches depth, as 
well as thoroughly well breaking up the ground. Owing to the wheel-tracks, 
however, this is not such splendid cultivating as that done by the turning 
implement. 
The drill consists of an iron frame upon a pair of large-diameter wheels, 
made with deep wooden felloes to prevent clogging in wet soil, with a single 
steering-wheel in front which is guided in the same manner as in the turning 
