Glenbervie & Howe O' the Mearns Ploughing Match Fettercairn Saturday 30 November 2013

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On Saturday I went over the Cairn O Mount as daylight was breaking to Mill of Kincardine Farm Fettercairn to spectate at the Glenbervie  match. It was a lovely mild and sunny day for the last day in November but due to the size of the match (circa 100) I was only able to get around the 3 fields once.

 

 

Doug McNicol jnr from Aylth with a tidy looking Nash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dave Carnegie who was 1st in Class 3 the 2 furrow reversible

 

 

 

Scot Fowler from Stonehaven came 3 in the same class

 

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Ian Williams was 4th in the same Class

 

 

 

 

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Jock Sievwright - Meigle won the 2 furrow reversible class and was Overall Champion on the day

 

 

 

team talk from the "Nasher's"  Messrs ...Milne, William's and Skea.

 

 

 

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Gordon Hepburn from Elgin was the winner class 6 the vintage trailing

 

 

This chap on the Allis was plough with a make of plough I had never heard of before...Cruickshank of Denny

 

 

 

Raymond Smart from Leven was 4th in class

 

 

Maurice Blacklaws from Carnoustie was 3rd

 

 

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Jim McPherson from Banff

 

 

Neil Cruickshank from Keith

 

 

Doug Stewart from New Deer was 2nd in the class

 

 

 

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A ex V G Mathers of Aberdeen curtainsider nearly 30 years old and still in use

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Sye Bruce the Chairman of the Mearns & Vintage Club on his rather tidy Nuffield Universal with Perkins engine. Sye was saying the club ares holiding a funday match on Friday 27th December and he would put my name down. I said I would give him a call nearer the time and see how road conditions were since I did not fancy coming over the Cairn O Mount with car and trailer with tractor and plough if there was snow about.

 

 

 

5th place went to Harvey Sutherland in Class 5 Vintage lift which had 20 in the class.

 

 

 

Dave Herald from Laurenkirk

 

 

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Ross MacDonald from Westhill was send in the vintage lift class.

 

 

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Laurenkirk haulier Dog Mitchell always in a hurry and always first to finish.

 

 

 

Charlie MacDonald from Millbank near Sauchen is always usually the last to finish but he was 1st in the vintage lift class and Reserve at the match after Dave Carnegie who was first.

 

 

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Well thats me taken nearly 5 hours to get to where I satrte at 8.30am. The file is one mile long nd the longest field in Kincardineshire I'm told.

 

 

 

Bob Milne getting ready to finish

 

 

Ian Williams who only got a 4th placing.

 

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Mark Skea from Inverurie was 3rd in the class and was away before the prize giving since he was roading his tractor and plough home to Inverurie and over the Cairn O Mount so his tractor would have got a good blow on that road.

 

 

 

 

Jim Walker from Inverurie wasn't in the first 4.

 

 

 

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Dave Carnegie dis well on the day.

 

 

 

 

Doug McNicol jnr didnt have a tidy finish but he took his tractor and plough to tyhe match on a rather tdy 1985 Volvo.

 

 

The winner of class 2 conventional Jock Sievwright from Meigle

 

 

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Davie Duncan was the winner of the horse section and even I could have judged that....he was the only one of the three entries that took part.

 

 

A birthday present to Doug Mitchell from the family and as always Doug on the phone.

 

 

 

The McNicol's tidy looking classic Volvo

 

 

I noted down the results but I will use the ones Raymond Smart from Leven sent via Facebook.

 

Results from Glenbervie and Howe o' the Mearns Ploughing Association Match on Saturday 30th November.
Class 1A Novice Conventional
1st D. Greig, 2nd D. Ferries, 3rd G. Kydd
Class 1B Novice Reversible
1st E. Johnstone, 2nd M. Horner, 3rd S. Lees, 4th M. Leslie, 5th K. Dalgetty
Class 2 Conventional
1st J.Sievewright, 2nd A. Brown, 3rd M.Skea, 4th I. Williams
Class 3 2 Furrow Reversible
1st D. Carnegie, 2nd G. Beattie, 3rd S. Alexander, 4th S. Fowler
Class 4 Multi Furrow Reversible
1st F. Russell, 2nd D. Scott, 3rd C. Burnett
Class 5 Vintage Lift
1st C. McDonald, 2nd R. McDonald, 3rd J.Fleming, 4th J. Goodfellow, 5th H. Sutherland
Class 6 Vintage Trailing
1st G. Hepburn, 2nd D. Stewart, 3rd M. Blacklaws, 4th R. Smart
Class 7 Classic
1st D. Veitch, 2nd S.Warden, 3rd H. Mutch
Horse Class
1st D.Duncan
Demonastrators
1st Agricar, 2nd Sellars Agriculture, 3rd Netherton Tractors

 

A really enjoyable day out before dinner, bed and breakfast at the nearby Panmure Arms in Edzell before attending the Friockem Ploughing Society Ploughing Match held on the Sunday at Parkhill Farm by Arbroath. I did not stay to the bitter end of that match so there will be fewer photos from that match  

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You bring a lot of pleasure to this forum with your photos Bill

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Well I'm glad you think so Steve. I no photographer...I only point and click and what you see if what you get. I do enjoy being outdoors when its fair above and and well tractors of all ages at work.