Exhibition Goes On

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 707, 5 July 1929, Page 7

Exhibition Goes On

RECORD CROWDS TODAY Display Keenly Studied TODAY, the third day of the Winter Exhibition, was people’s day. Visitors from all over the province, enthusiastic with reports of the display, thronged the show from early morning. The district courts were accorded the usual enthusiastic interest, the winning court, Franklin, being specially admired.

TN the main courts the working exhibits attracted the usual crowd and the amusement area was packed out. A fine, bright, clear day made the displays more successful than ever.

Last evening the Frankin district court was awarded first prize over the Te Kuiti court, its only rival, by a comfortable margin of 178 points. The manufacturers’ exhibits, and more especially the working models, came in for the usual praise from the visitors, the largest proportion of whom were from the country. The wealth of the province was a surprise to the majority of visitors, and the show has proved itself an immense success from the educative aspect. The fact that Auckland was one of the richest provinces in New Zealand was made manifest, not only by the diversity of primary products but by the number of local manufactures, totally unrealised by the man in the street. The amusement park did great business. The screams of raucousvoiced sideshow men, vied with the rollicking tunes of the roundabouts for a hearing. Children flocked in and out of the amusements all day and much good silver changed hands. “The best for years,” was the description given the exhibition by those whose work it is to travel up and down New' Zealand from January to December.

And so in clatter and bustle and noise the Winter Exhibition went on. Thousands of people seeing thousands of things; meeting people they had not seen for years and renewing old friendships; realising the wealth of the province in which they had made their home; and looking forward to the future of a brighter and better Auckland which would set the standard for every other province in a productive and progressive Dominion. And so, on with the exhibition!

POULTRY AWARDS

SPECIAL PRIZE LIST Further awards in the poultry section of the Auckland Winter Exhibition have been made as follow: SPECIAL PRIZES The following cups were awarded:— Best Bird.—T. E. Conway. Old English Game Cock. —W. Wilson. Game Fowl.—W. Wilson. Game Tien.—D. G. Saunders. Best Bird in Light Breeds other than Game.—Miss C. Ambler. Best Bird in Fancy Section.—T.. E. Gonway. Best Heavy Breed Bird.—T. E. ConYoung Langshan.—J. Brewin. Hellaby and Morey Cups for Best Bird in Utility Section.—J. Herberts. Best Bird of Opposite Sex to Winner of Hellaby Cup.—ll. Winstone. Best Leghorn Pullet.—Miss Ambler. Mrs. Hellaby’s Cup for Indian Runner Duck.—H. Harrison. Best Duck of Any Other Variety.— Miss Ambler. Rainges’ Cup for Best Utility Duck or Drake.—H. Harrison. MODERN GAME Black Red Cock: W. G. Mason, 1. Black red hen: W. G. Mason, 1 and 2. Black red cockerel: W. G. Mason, 1. Black red pullet: W. G. Mason, 1. Old English game: W. Wilson, 1; D. G. Saunders, 2; .T. Hannah, 3. Partridge hen: J. H. Hannah, 1; W'. Wilson, 2; J. Bell, 3. Black red ccjckerel: W. Wilson, 1; E. Power, 2; J. Hannah, 3. Partridge pullet: J. Hannah, 1; D. G. Saunders, 2; E. Bust, 3. Wheaten pullet: E. Bust, 1; Mrs. P. Duckering, 2. Duckling cock: W. Wilson, 1. Duckling cockerel: W. Wilson, 1; E. Power, 2; E. Bust, 3. Duckling pullet: E. Bust, 1. Pile cock: I. Ball, 1. Pile hen: W. Wilson, 1. Pile cockerel: I. Ball, 1; W. Wilson, 2. Pile pullet: E. Bust, 1; D. G. Saunders, 2; W. Best, 3. Blue red cock: D. G. Saunders, 1; E. Bust, 2. Blue red hen: D. G. Saunders, 1. Blue red cockerel: D. G. Saunders, 1. Blue red pullet: D. G. Saunders. 1, E. Bust, 2. The judges of the poultry section, Messrs. G. Ambler, J. Nixon and J. Boswell, stated that the birds shown were superior in quality to any shown in Auckland for some years. The best bird in the show was a. Black Orpington hen owned by Mr. T. Conway. Miss C. Ambler was a prominent winner in many of the classes.

INDUSTRIAL RABBITS

EXHIBITION AWARDS Ninety-two animals in all were exhibited in the industrial rabbit section of the Auckland Winter Exhibition yesterday. The judges, Messrs. G. R. Hutchinson and N. Wade, were particularly pleased with the winners of the younger classes, which they remarked were likely later to be a match for the imported stock in cham-. pionships. The following awards were made: ANGORAS Buck, three months and under, New Zealand bred: Miss A. Taylor, 1; S. A. Gray, 2; R. Williams, 3. Doe, three months and under. New Zealand bred.—R. Williams, 1; S. A. Gray, 2; Miss A. Taylor, 3. Buck, five months and over, New Zealand bred.—Mrs. W. N. Tangye, 1 and 2; Mrs. E. Walwin Smith, 3. Doe, five months and over three months, New Zealand bred.—Miss A. Taylor, 1; IT. ITulton Webber, 2; Mrs. D. C. Cutler, 3. Buck, over five months, New Zealand bred. —Mrs. E. Walwin Smith, 1; H. Hulton Webber, 2; G. F. E. Hindmarsh, 3. Doe, over five months, New Zealand bred.—Miss A. Taylor, 1; Mrs. E. Walwin Smith, 2. Buck, open class.—R. Williams, 1; J. E. Woodbury. 3. Doe, open class.—R. Williams, 1: A. E. Shreeve, 2. CHINCHILLAS Buck, three months and under. New Zealand bred.—Mrs. F. W. Rutherford. 1 : Miss G. Taylor, 2: Misses Geddes and Keller, 3. Doe, three months and under. New Zealand bred.—F. W. Falconer, 1; Messrs. Ferguson and McGregor, 2. Buck, five months and over three months, New Zealand bred.—F. W. Gibbs, 1: J. A. James, 2. Doe, five months and over three months. New Zealand bred. —F. A Powell, 1; Lilian Taylor. 2. Buck, over five months. New Zealand bred.—S. H. Gray, 1. Doe, over five months, New Zealand bred.—F. A. Powell, 1: Mrs. A. Taylor, 2. Buck, open class. —Fur Farms, Ltd.. 1: S. A. Gray, 2. Doe, open class.—Fur Farms, Ltd., 1 and 2. SPECIAL PRIZES Best New Zealand-bred Rabbit. —Miss A. Taylor. Best New Zealand Rabbit, opposite sex. —F. W. Gibbs. Best Angora in Show.—R. Williams. Best Chinchilla in Show. —Fur Farms, Ltd.

VEGETABLE SECTION

FURTHER RESULTS Further results’ of the judging in the vegetable section, which was completed yesterday, are as follow:—ONIONS Straw Spanish.—J. Holland, Remuera, I, 2 and 3. Brown Spanish: A. Ross, Hikutaia, 1. Heaviest: J. C. Routhan, Birkenhead, 1; E. Piper, Epsom. 2; Mrs. W. Nicholl, Cambridge, 3. Collection not less than four varieties: Mrs. W. Nicholl, Cambridge, 1. Red eschalots: J. Holland, Remuera, 1 and 2. Straw eschalots: J. C. Routhan, 2. Farmers’ Grain and Seeds.—White maize: F. W. Ream, L

HAMS AND BACON

SMALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES Although the Auckland Meat Company had made a splendid display there was poor competition in the hams and bacon section, said the judge yesterday. Results were as follow: Factory display of hams, bacon and any other product of factory.—Auckland Meat Company, 1. Smoked ham: G. G. Seceombe, Reparoa, 2. Smoked roll: G. G. Seceombe, 2.

HONEY SECTION

REPRESENTATIVE EXHIBITS Honey from all over the Auckland Province was judged yesterday. The* entries were somewhat disappointing. Results were as follow: Four sections of comb honey: A. H. Davies, Hamilton, 1: R. Usher, 2. Hoffman frame of comb honey: Ballantyne and Bees, 1. Half Hoffman frame of comb honey: A. IT. Davies. Granulated honey, white: Wallace Nelson, Otorohanga, 1; R. Woodburn, Panmure, 2. Granulated white amber: Wallace Nelson, 1; A. IT. Davies, 2. Liquid honey, light amber: William Copsey. Te Kuiti, 1; A. H. Davies, 2.

ART SECTION

JUDGING COMPLETED The drawing and painting exhibits in the art section were judged yesterday. Results are as follow; Pencil Drawings of Outdoor Subjects.— Miss S. White, 1; IT. E. Knight, 2. Still life in colour: Miss M. Gilbert, 1; Miss Joan Lillierap, 2; Miss Vera M. C. Rout, Landscapes from Nature in Water Colours.—G. C. Mountain, 1; Miss Ellice Alison, 2; Miss Betty Wilson, 3. Landscape in oils from nature: Miss E. B. Cairns, 1; Miss Ruth Innis, 2; Mis Gwenda M. Jones, 3. Head Study from Cast, in black and white, under 20 years of age: W. J. Pearce, 1; L. F. Alefounder. 2. Pencil studies, animal or bird, from life: IT. E. Knight, 1; H. R. Haeusler, 2. Head study from cast, in pencil: G. C. Mountain, 1; E. Tabuteau, 2. Life head study in black and white: F. C. Proctor, 1; L. F. Alefounder, 2. Life head study in colours: Miss Ruth Innis, 1; Mary M. Irvine, 2. Sketches in any Medium of Figure from .Life.—Miss Ruth Innis, 1: Miss E. B. Cairns, 2; G. C. Mountain, 3. Head from life, in charcoal: G. C. Mountain, 1; Miss Betty Wilson, 2. Local marine studies: Miss E. B. Cairns, 1; Miss Ruth Innis, 2. Study of plant: Miss M. Duncli McMillan, 1: Miss S. White, 2; Miss Phyllis Johnson, 3.

FRETWORK

NEW CLASS SUCCESSFUL More than 30 entries were received in the new class for fretwork, the nature of the designs being varied. The judge, Mr. Talbot, remarked upon the high standard of workmanship. Following are the awards:— , Best piece of fretwork: Lloyd Ingram, 1; W. Lund, 2; E. A. Wood, 3; F. Chorley, v.h.c.: D. Thompson, h.c. Special prize for utility and artistic design: W. Lurid.

FRANKLIN WINS

DISTRICT COURTS’ COMPETITION By 440 h points to 262, the Franklin district court secured a win in the district courts competition from Te Kuiti, the only other competitor. Working from a set scale of maximum points for general appearance, an dall classes of primary produce and manufactures, the decision represented the work of a number of judges, who gave Franklin a lead in almost every one of the 29 scoring media set down. The scoring in the principal sections of the courts, giving the Franklin result first, and that for Te Kuiti in parentheses, was- as follows: —General appearance, 50 (34); dairy produce, 45 (40): manufactured goods, 30 (20); wool, 28 (12); potatoes and roots, 26 (22); fresh fruit, 23 (4); poultry and game, 25 ( —); grain and fodder crops, 16 (15); jams, jellies, and preserves, 15 (3). Franklin scored maximum points for poultry and game, jams, jellies, and preserves, pickles and sauce, pictures, curios, and general appearance.