The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-10-27
ON FLOWING MATCH.

The committee on Flowing Match report,
That The entries for the Match were eight;
seven competitors only were on the ground,
and seven lots Of Is Of an acre each were
staked out. .....
Joseph Murphy, Of Lyman. who held his
plow and drove his team alternately with
John ii. Taylor, entered four OK team
His lot was No. 8, which he finished in
twenty Eve minutes, with furow, eight in
ebes deep. To him the committee award
the Socie,y's first premium OF six dollars
Woodbury. G. GoOch, Of Biddeiord, by his
driver. Thomas Underwood. entered four
oY team and took lot No. /, and at the so
r;e;,ation of the committee commenced with
a double, or Michigan plow, which unfOrtu'
na,ely got disabled in the FIRST or second bout
The committee regret this accident, rs it
was very desirable to have specimen OF the
work OF that plow so little known in this
country. The lot was finished with another
plow ei.h, and half inches deep in thirty
Eve minutes. Nathaniel MilliEen, Plowman.
Roth plowman and driver deserve geat credit
f,r their readiness to use the double plow,
with which they had no experience. To
this team the second premium OF four dol
lars.
Samuel Milliken, Of Saco, far himself and
brother John Milliken, plowman, entered
and drove beautiful team OF four steers, 3
or 4 year olds, Of 6ne shape and size, and
well trained. They are entitled to great
credit for their yielding two better lots tc
others, and taking the most uufavorable one
This conciliatOry spirit is gratefully acknowl
edged by the committee. They finished lo
No. . embracing knoll of ledge and loose
stones in thirty eight minutes, with a fur
row eight inches deep. As the Society Of
fcred but two premiums for four OK teams,
which are awarded to others, the commit.
tee recommend gratuity Of three dollars
TO the Messrs. Milliken.
Charles c. Sawyer, OF Saco, entered O
four OK team. William Wakefield driver
and Samuel Gilpatrick plowman. They fin
ished lot No. Z, in twenty.three minutes
with furrow nine inches deep.
Tho Committe, for reasons assigned, II
case of the Messrs. Miliken, recommend q
gratuity to Mr.. Sawyer, Of three dollars.
Charles @. Sawyer also entered a two
horse team driven BY Joseph Davis, plow-
man, Stephen Seavy. They plowed lot No.
8, seven inches deep, in twenty-five min.
ntes. The committee award to him the So
ciety's arst premium for two horse team Of
Ave dollars. '1. s.-
William Dolby, Of Biddefotd, entered a
single team Of oxen with Rufus Knigh, ior
plowman. He finished lot No. 5, in TWEEN
ty-seyen and half minutes, seven inche:
deep. The Committee award him the
frs, premium, for single teams, OF fou
dollars.
Woodbury. G. Gooch, Of Biddeford, en-
. d.
tered angle OK team with Thomas Brad
bury for plowman and David Foss for driver
He finished 10, No. 6, in twenty.eight min
nles, eigh, inches deep, and TO hun the
Committee award the second premium oI
three dollars. l. 20 ...-.,. .-t.t.
The Directors appropriated ,weniy.nins
dollars for premiums for plowing, and The
awards, including gratuiIies recommended
amount to twen,y-eight dollars, taking 4
portion Of premiums for horse and OK single
ieams. for which there were no competition
for gra,uiiies 10 those Of the other class
They are induced to do this by reason o
the nearly equal meri, Of the competitors
rendering il difficult TO decide betweet
them.