Allen claims World Style crown at farming event

20 February 2019

LISTOODER Ploughing Society’s annual match took place on Saturday.

The event, which was held on land at Cahard Road — between Crossgar and Ballynahinch — was well attended and once again the standard of ploughmanship was extremely high.

The results were as follows:

World Style Conventional (sponsored by Carryduff Tyre Centre Ltd) — 1st Allen McAnally (Ballynure VC), 2nd Andrew Gill (Listooder PS), 3rd Rodney Crawford (Moneyreagh PS), 4th Pat O’Donnell (Moy PS), 5th Brian O’Neill (Moy PS).

Vintage senior (sponsored by Donard View Service Station) — 1st David Grattan (Banbridge), 2nd Gary Grattan (Banbridge).

Vintage Intermediate (sponsored by JL Engineering) — 1st David Lemon Jnr (Peninsula PS), 2nd Jim Bergin (Ballynure PS), 3rd David Lemon Snr (Peninsula PS),

4th Graham McKee (Kilkeel), 5th Dylan McGarry (Listooder PS).

Vintage Novice (sponsored by Norman McBriar & Son) — 1st Joel McKee (Peninsula PS), 2nd Ben Jamison (Ballynahinch), 3rd Jack Moore (Peninsula PS), 4th Jonathan Lemon (Peninsula PS), 5th Ivan Fee (Kilkeel).

Classic (sponsored by Jim Morrow Tyres) — 1st Jackie Moore (Society of Ploughmen), 2nd Dai Kennedy (Listooder PS), 3rd David Boyd (Society of Ploughmen), 4th Brian McAllister (Hillsborough PS).

Horses (sponsored by Tony Patterson) — Lindsay Hanna MBE (Listooder PS), 2nd John Weir Jnr (Ballyclare).

Style & Appearance (sponsored by BSD Training Ltd) — John Weir Jnr, Ballyclare.

Youngest competitor (sponsored by Kerr Tyres) — 1st Ben Jamison.

Best Work by Under 21 and U-25 (sponsored by BLRC) — 1st Joel McKee.

Oldest competitor (sponsored by Walter Watson) — 1st Brian O’Neill.

Best work done with Ransomes plough (sponsored by Quoile Fuels Ltd) — 1st David Grattan.

Best work done by hydraulic vintage plough (sponsored by Jonny Gill Landscapes) — 1st David Lemon Jnr.

Co Down vintage champion (sponsored by AJ’s) — 1st David Grattan.

Reserve vintage champion (sponsored by Jackson’s of Saintfield) — 1st Gary Grattan.

Vintage champion (sponsored by Masseys of Saintfield) — 1st David Grattan.

Co Down championship (sponsored by Ulster Bank) — 1st Andrew Gill.

Reserve champion (sponsored by James Glover & Son)— 1st Andrew Gill.

Championship of the field (sponsored by Chips Ahoy) — 1st Allen McAnally.

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