Adcock'a Champion, a very linitdnom? JUliffiai. TLe show of stock, though small, «writefl general admiration. For the ploughing, there were in all 20 entries -15 in theMen'aClasses and five in the Boys' The work was as a whole exceedingly good, especially considering the nature of torn soil, which principally consisted of a sticky, heavy black loam. Among other gentlemen present we noticed Mr. Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of ths weather in the morning the day turned out to be remarkably fine, which doubtles? had aoma effect in causing the large attendance during the afternoon. Valley annual ploughing match and show «C stock was held on Wednesday, the 14U? iost, on the Ardtonish Farm, the property of Messrs. MODBURY, GOLDEN GBOVE AND HOP! VALLEF ANNUAL PLOUGHING MATOif AND. Tt.iflAma.ti was tt^Uj praised, zaA Conqueror was well spoken ofc The dinner took place in the evening at SmitUi Hotel, the attendance being exceedingly lane, folly 100 sitting down, in two rooms, and tike' 1 repast was given in Mr. Plough presented for straight ploughing, Me, Sampson was the winner. Hitchoox'sConqueror,2iis prize, £2 Me Sharpe's Black Argyle, third prize, £L Best horse team, Mr. Mr Gleeson's T^.ifl^tnmi first prize, £3 Mr. Some live stock was exhibited, as under:- Draught Entires. 6i, and were woa in the following order■:-Sampson, Morton, Morgan, Ward, Uoyd. a straight ploughing match was got up, 14 entries at 2s. Whilst the Judges were examining the wort. Lafferty, third prize, £L The ploogbug was much commended, Ward's especially. Tfts Boys' Class included the following :-W. The ploughing was etxaje^, but all were deficient in crown and finish. The general ploughing was as follows:- Hen's Class.-James Clark, first prize, £& Other competitors-John Higgins, Win. James* Hant, and W«tl«iifl James Norton won champion cup, value £7. Twenty-two ploughs were on the grouni The Judges were Messrs. There was a very Urg? assembly on the ground, and the Clare Bran Band enlivened, the proceedings with pleasing strains of music. The ground was in excellent order for showing the highest style of the ploughman's art, and the work, generally speaking, was very good. Scott Pilgrim vs.And Horticultural Society.Kick-Ass - Damien worked as the assistant fight coordinator, and doubled for lead character Kick-Ass / Dave Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson.Ninja Assassin - Damien worked as a stuntman for the Wachowski brothers' film. ![]() World Freerun Championships - Damien appeared as one of the four judges in the 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championships which was broadcast live on BBC Three.Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Damien flew out to Budapest to work as a tumbling double for Luke Goss's character (Prince Nuada).His YouTube channel is one of the most popular freerunning channels with 150,000 subscribers and 50 million upload views, as of November 2011. ![]() Damien's 2009 showreel became one of the most popular videos of all time on Youtube after spreading virally online. He has featured in several videos with free runner Tim "Livewire" Shieff, including the popular Youtube series The Walters & Shieff Show. He was awarded with the 2010 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fight for his performance in the film Ninja Assassin. Subsequently, he retired from gymnastics to pursue a career as a stuntman, where he is currently a part of a core group of stuntmen who work for Brad Allan, the first non-Asian member of Jackie Chan's stunt team. This video got him scouted by Jackie Chan's stunt agent. He was first noticed in the community after releasing his 2007 showreel, which featured many movements inspired by free running. With Damien's extensive tumbling and gymnastics skills, many free running moves come naturally to him. He has had over 20 years training experience, and currently trains for approximately 3-4 hours each day. He remembers his first attempt at a trick being a frontflip on grass when he was 4 or 5 years old, which he failed, leading to his mother enrolling him in gymnastics. At his peak he was ranked 4th in the world, winning the European and world championships with his team. Before retiring from his career as a gymnast (specialising in tumbling) in 2007, he represented Great Britain in several championships. ![]() Damien Gareth Walters (born April 6, 1982), from Derby, United Kingdom is a professional stuntman, gymnastics coach and free runner.
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