HORTICULTURAL SHOW

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 923, 26 November 1910, Page 3

HORTICULTURAL SHOW

There was another large attendance at the local Horticultural Society’s spring show, held in the old schoolhouse on Thursday night. Contrary to expectations, the blooms, which had been sprayed, looked particularly fresh. The roses and sweet peas were a feature of the cut blooms and some beautiful specimens were exhibited. The cookery exhibits deserve special mention and were very favourably commented upon by the judge. The table decorations were exquisite and not overdone. Entries for fancy work were not as numerous as was anticipated, but some very fine specimens were exhibited. A feature of the show was the school exhibits, including writing, drawing and mapping. In this division the local school was prominent and special mention must be made of the mapping. The exhibits in this class are worthy of a place in any show. Vegetables were not So well shown as previously. This was disappointing because Foxton soil should produce splendid vegetables for this time of the year. Perhaps a number of growers were backward in coming forward with exhibits this year. The display of vegetables from the local State school garden plots are deserving of special mention. All the vegetables were correctly named and nicely displayed. Only one visiting nurseryman had a stock of plants on exhibition. Possibly the other nurserymen, hearing that the hall had been destroyed, were of opinion that the show would be postponed. “I suppose the Society’s next show will be held in the new hall,” was the expression of quite a number of people at the show. There is no accounting for taste, but we fail to see anything of educational value in decorated parasols. Some other class could be very well substituted for this section.

Visitors to the show were loud in their praises of the local school garden plots and the judge was very pleased with the work done oy local pupils.

The hat-trimming competition, by males, created great amusement. The culminating point was reached when the fearful and wonderful pieces ot decorated headgear were placed on the heads of a number of ladies. How brave some of those pretty-faced damsels were to tolerate such disfigurement! However, the exhibition was very fiinuy.

The tremendous run on Ice creams and soft drinks at the sweets stall sadly crippled the takings in the tea-room. We understand that Mesdames Adams and Woods scooped in £g l2s lod — a record that will be hard to beatIn this connection special mention must be made of the assistance rendered by the Rev Mr Mairs. The committee, stewards and assistants worked harmoniously and with the sole object of making the show a success and are en-

to the Society’s best thanks. Certain members tickets are still unpaid. The Secretary will be pleased to receive all overdue subs, before the meeting to be held on Friday next. One of the Society’s keenest enthusiasts is the popular headmaster of the Moutoa school. He is just as keen at committee meetings for the Society’s welfare as he was in hustling competitions at the show. A few vases and dishes have been taken in mistake by exhibitors. The Secretary would like these returned as early as convenient.

Despite previous warnings, several exhibitors accompanied judges while ajudicatiug. This practice should be strictly prohibited in future.

Mesdames Mandl and Seabury, who officiated as stewards in the children’s classes, etc., carried out their arduous duties in a very praiseworthy manner. From a financial point ot view the Show was a pronounced success, the takings for the two days amounting to no less than ,£47 os

udL made up as follows ; Door receipts 2s 6d, sweets stall £$ 12s rod, entry fees 2s yd, tea rooms £3 18s 3d. sheep guessing £2 ns 6d, competitions £2 9s 6d, and buttonholes 3s yd. The number of financial members this year was also greatly in excess of last year.

The number ot entries received was 793, which is over double the number received at either of the previous shows held by the Society,

The judge of the children’s plots in the school gardens, Mr Shailer, has awarded the prizes as under :—Flowers, Georgina Gavey 1, Flllen Skillon 2, Sarah Bodin 3, Agatha Bodin v.h.c.; vegetables, Reginald Riddle 1, Douglas Walls 2, Gordon Peek 3, Herstou Robinson v.h.c., Royiloley v.h.c.

The special and points prizes *,\u the various classes were won as follows Fancy work, points prize, xos 6d donated by Mrs J. H. Robinson, Miss Elsie Newth ;

embroidery in silk, Mrs VVitchell’s special prize of 10s, Miss Ross; embroidered blouse, special prize 5s 6d, Miss Elsie Newth ; point lace (fine), special 5s 6d Mrs Woods; ribbou work, special, ' 5s 6d, Mrs A. Newth ; child’s *smocked frock, special 5s 6d, Mrs W. Newth; girls from 15 to 18, Miss Symons’ special 7s 6d, Miss Myra Wanklyn ; pot plants, points prize of 10s 6d donated by Mr J. Ross, Mr F. Hooker; cut blooms, points prize of 21s donated by Mr W.' G. Richardson, Mr F. Hooker ; roses, points prize of 5s donated by Mr Bauckham, Mr H. Rockell; roses, Mrs C. H, Symons’ Rocket-, Mr Fowler’s

special of 6s, Mrs A. S. Easton ; sweet peas, points prize of 5s donated by Mr Podmore, Mr F. Hooker ; sweet peas, Mr M. H. Walker’s special value of 15s, Mrs Parkes and Mr Witchell equal ; collection of cut blooms D. special, Mrs Galland; collection of cut blooms, Mr Nye’s 1 os, Mrs Galland ; collection of cut blooms, Mr Witchell’s specials of 12s 6d and 7s 6d, Mrs Galland 1, Miss J. A. Ross 2; vegetables, points prize value 10s 6d presented by Messrs Thomas Horton, Ltd., Mr A. Stevenson ; fruit, Mr Bullard’s points prize ss, Mr W. E. Riddle; dairy produce, Mrs Collins’ points prize 7s 6d, Mrs C. Robinson ; dressed poultry, Mr Woods’ special ss, Mr Jas. Whyte; amateur photography, points prize of 10s donated by Mr Rimmer, Mr R. Newth ; miscellaneous, Mrs Barber’s points prize of ss, Mrs Heaton; decorative (children under 15) Mr Stiles’ points prize of xos 6d, Marion Levett; decorated table, Mrs Galland’s special ss, Marion Levett; special prize of 10s 6d donated by Mr Stiles for most points in needlework and cookery by girls under 15, E. M. Doyle and Doris Small equal; sewing, Mrs Hamer’s special of 12s 6d for specimen work, Miss Sarah Bodin; Mrs Hamer’s special of 5s 6d, Miss Lizzie Bodin ; school work, points prize value of £1 is presented by Mr E. Healey, T. Trask, Campbell Street school; cookery, Mr Carney’s points prize, Miss L. Signall; Mrs C. Robinson’s special, Mrs Galland ; home industries, Mr Hornblow’s points prize, Mrs Healey; decorative (ladies), Mr Heunessy’s points prize, Mrs A, S. Easton ; decorated table, Mrs White’s special, Mrs C. H. Symons. The competitions held resulted as follows :—’Nail-driving, Mrs W, Easton ; staple driving, Mr W. O’Brien ; pea guessing competition, Mr Gabites ; hat trimming, Mr Bright 1, Mr A. Cook 2, Mr Edwards 3 ; and beau guessing, Mr Witchell.

The fine display of roses shown by Mr H. Rockel, of Carnarvon, are deserving ot special mention. The prizes secured were two firsts and a third, and also two special prizes.

In the list of prizes in the vegetables class in our last issue a first prize for potatoes, awarded to Mr Howard Walton, was omitted.

Mrs A. S. Easton’s name was omitted in our last report as one of the stewards in the fancy work class.

The Wanganui Horticultural Show was held on the same days as Foxtou. The total number of entries received at Waugunvi was 635 and at Foxton 793. The question of stewards transferring entries in several classes will be dealt with at the committee meeting. The door takings on Wednesday and Thursday were £1 is less than for the last spring show, but the attendance was larger this year on account of the extra members tickets that have been disposed of.

Mrs Parkes and Mr Witchell tied for the prize for best collection of sweet peas, the former gaining one first and the latter a second and a third. Mr Witchell has since retired in favour of Mrs Parkes.