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<blockquote data-quote="Howard150" data-source="post: 7631090" data-attributes="member: 30002"><p>Dear oh dear. According to the rules ‘you are allowed two runs against your neighbour which are not judged.’ Regardless of how many runs your neighbour does - you are allowed TWO runs. You are not allowed to ‘mark’ your opponents ploughing either with your wheels or your plough. Strictly speaking then your opponent should be disqualified for an extra run up to his crown as his plough is engaging ground outside his plot.</p><p>I had similar situations in the Europeans at Worksop and the Six Nations at Lossiemouth.</p><p>Worksop was unbelievably hard and Dai Kennedy struggled with epics. Both there and in Lossiemouth in some places I had a shortfall in excess of 3 furrows. In both cases the difference was not uniform down the length of the plot.</p><p>In both instances I used a combination of small bundles of stubble in the furrow bottom and a screwdriver on-land to mark where the front disc ran.</p><p>At Worksop I got away with it. Not so at Lossiemouth. The plots were the longest one normally encounters and it took forever. Despite telling the Welsh steward that I wanted time for it, no time was given.</p><p>We also had a time issue with the crown. Having to dig out and carry off a barrow load of cobbles, some as big as your head, despite asking for time, I was not given any.</p><p>Strangely enough it was a Welsh ploughman ploughing up to me. A Welsh ploughman I was ploughing up to and strangely enough a Welsh steward who awarded the deduction. Just in passing it was a Welsh man that won overall. I was not told of the dock at the time but became aware just before the prize giving.</p><p>I still won the class by a large margin but lost out on the overall by a very small margin.</p><p>There are several morals in this story.</p><p>Bias happens. Live with it, get over it.</p><p>Whatever you do then get authority from either a judge or a steward and make sure it is recorded.</p><p>In a big competition you will not be allowed to put sticks up.</p><p>There is no substitute for experience when rectifying errors like this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howard150, post: 7631090, member: 30002"] Dear oh dear. According to the rules ‘you are allowed two runs against your neighbour which are not judged.’ Regardless of how many runs your neighbour does - you are allowed TWO runs. You are not allowed to ‘mark’ your opponents ploughing either with your wheels or your plough. Strictly speaking then your opponent should be disqualified for an extra run up to his crown as his plough is engaging ground outside his plot. I had similar situations in the Europeans at Worksop and the Six Nations at Lossiemouth. Worksop was unbelievably hard and Dai Kennedy struggled with epics. Both there and in Lossiemouth in some places I had a shortfall in excess of 3 furrows. In both cases the difference was not uniform down the length of the plot. In both instances I used a combination of small bundles of stubble in the furrow bottom and a screwdriver on-land to mark where the front disc ran. At Worksop I got away with it. Not so at Lossiemouth. The plots were the longest one normally encounters and it took forever. Despite telling the Welsh steward that I wanted time for it, no time was given. We also had a time issue with the crown. Having to dig out and carry off a barrow load of cobbles, some as big as your head, despite asking for time, I was not given any. Strangely enough it was a Welsh ploughman ploughing up to me. A Welsh ploughman I was ploughing up to and strangely enough a Welsh steward who awarded the deduction. Just in passing it was a Welsh man that won overall. I was not told of the dock at the time but became aware just before the prize giving. I still won the class by a large margin but lost out on the overall by a very small margin. There are several morals in this story. Bias happens. Live with it, get over it. Whatever you do then get authority from either a judge or a steward and make sure it is recorded. In a big competition you will not be allowed to put sticks up. There is no substitute for experience when rectifying errors like this. [/QUOTE]
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