... I HA.VKALrOM, BLABNTYRE1 AND CAMDCESLAYO. The Hamilton, Blantyre, and Gambuslang Farmers' Society's ploughing match took pluace on Tuesday the I8th tilt., upon the lands of Mr. 'Williamt Jackson, Landend, Cambuslang. This Sc- ciety, being open to any person, brought forward a great number of able competitors, and after a very laborious task. the Jud ges, Messrs. James Henderson, Townhill, ...

... NEW DIONSLAND. The Annual Ploughing Match of this parish took place on Taes- lav, the 13tl ul:, on the farm of North Iedrox, possessed by Mr. Janies Alitchell, when twenty-eight plotighs assembled, and the Judges, 1ir. IobertCarsewell, farmer, North Langrir, Mr. Robt. Allen, farmer, lole, and Mr. Andrew B:ack, farmer, Leekethll, awarded the premiums as follow:_ I. Senior Closs.-lst, William ...

... IIMLMARNOCK STEEPLE CHASES. VrThis event, or rather series of events, regarding wuhich so macinS the interest has of late been excited in the sporting world, cams off ]ois vesterilny. 'Nonveithlsancling that the preceding night had been tin Ta dismlnfly wild, the saris usedl trains fromt Glasgow and Ayr were in of Irespcctebls'tills:~ ; and the special train, which started from Glen- g ow at ...

... r- rs - d (From t/re Atiresrrc.) There are a few who desire tliat %ve should lac li rescue from oblivion some old customrs vvlli i ' to a certain claqs of minnds ?? ln-' elieri1dr RSnO l(ne irfi accordingly I)eel tlioughrt desirable tliat %e e ,: l t called tile nsalv sports of our' anet :ol-i. S-ne , pugilism, were, to our tsirii!ntu more h :n!iu tr ii than the observance , aid an ilistance ...

... PLOUGHING 3MATCHES. O ao'V A. K. The first annual ploughing match of the Govan Agricultural j Sne eipy root: place nin Thirsday, 2.th uti_., Ot) the farm of HIard- f gate, at present possessed by Win. M'Lean, Esq., Shields. The morning wvas fine, and 23 ploughs started in capital sttle. A large I number of spectators were upon the ground, to viewv the ardo'ar end entmliusisni of the plouglimen ...

... ISLAND OF ISLAY. ' r The Rildalton Parish annual ploughing match took place on the t; )st 5th, *vben twenty-one ploughs competed for the prizesoffered by b be the Society. d or Thle ploughmen evinced the greatest ardour and enthusiasm nt throughout, at the same time evidencing a decided improvement t, in this department of husbandry, and afbordiug amrple testimony of a is, the beneficial ...