BELFAST SCHOOL.
The annual flower show and swimming races in connection with the Belfast School took place on Tuesday, December 15th. The flowers were exhibited in the large schoolroom. There was an excellent display, especially of table decorations, table bouquets and pot plants. In an adjoining room were exhibited home pets and home industries. The following is the orize list:—Vegetables —Willie Cox 1, Jim Hadley 2, Florrie Richards 3, Jim Carrington h c, John Smith c. Fruit—Jim Hadley 1, Joe Gregory h c. Pot plants—Jessie Allen 1, Lottie Campion 2, Olive O'Callaghan 3, Maggie Ferguson 4, Charlie Campion v h c, Millie Russell and Lin Johns h c. Hand bouquets—Louie Easterbrook 1, Laura Wilson 2, Felix Johns 3, Lily Ferguson 4, C. Lindsay h c. Buttonhole bouquets.—Laura Wilson 1, Walter Tisch 2, Flo3sie - Tisch 3, Felix Jones, Mabel Parkin h c, Grace Wilson c. Wild flowers.—Ethel Watson 1, Fanny Ferguson 2, Nellie Ferguson 3 Fanny Tyson 4, Annie Smith v h c, Blanche Richards h c. Table decorations. — Maggie Ferguson 1, Lizzie Hadley 2, Willie Ferguson 3, Chas. Morgan 4, Flossie Tisch v h c, Alice Jones a Table bouquets.—Louie Easterbrook 1, "Fanny Ferguson 2, Lily Ferguson 3, Mabel Parkin 4, Fanny 5 i D > J^<-_bi^ r Smith, N. Hadley -^c_«f.;J?_P%lants (double entry). — Vicie Smith 1, Mabel Smith 2. Pot plants (best show). —Mary Lange 1, Louie Easterbrook 2, Lizzie Doak 3. v Home Pets—Ferret, Leo Johns ; pigeons, Edgar Cambridge ; fowls, Ed. Cambridge; Guinea pigs, Geo. Bright 1, Dolly Thohipson 2; pups, N. McLean; cats, Mary Watkins 1, Robert Watkins 2, Rose Nosbit 3; canary, Mabel Smith; goldfinch, Stella Caldwell; silkworms, Ed. Longman ; bees, Leo. Hopkins; sheep, L. Johns 1, Gerty Cox 2, Lily Morris 3; dogs, A. Cambridge 1, G. Bright 2, H. Jones 3, S. Sullivan 4. Home Industries—Cooking, Jessie Allen ; dressed doll, Nellie Pateman 1, Blanche Richards 2, Lizzie Hadley 3; knitting, Lizzie Howden 1, Annie Smith 2 ; soap, Jessie Allen. Special, S. Hopkins, N. Hopkins, L. Hadley, S. Beech, M. McLean. Swimming races—Boys : (ten years and under) one length, N. Hopkins 1, H. J6nes 2 ; (eleven years and over) two lengths, A. Cambridge 1, A. Baker 2, L. Hopkins 3; long dive, C. Campion 1, D. Blackburn 2; plunge (any age) C. Campion 1, H. Jones 2, A. Baker 3, D. Blackburn 4, L. Hopkins 5; long dive (over eleven years), A. Baker 1, L. Hopkins 2; neatest -dive, C. Campion 1, N. Hopkins 2, L. Hopkins .3, A. Baker 4; dog paddling, one.lenjjlh,; A. Cambridge 1, A. Baker 2; capture-'of corks, H. Hopkins 1, E. Cambridge 42; championship of school, A. Cambridge 1, A. A. Baker 2, N. N. Hopkins 3. Girls: one length, M. Smith 1, M. Russell 2, S. Caldwell 3; dog paddling, M. Russell 1, S. Caldwell 2, M. Smith 3 ; swimming on back, J. Low ; long dive, M. Russell 1, J. Low 2; neatest swimmer, S. Caldwell 1, M. Smith and M. Russell (equal) 2, J. Low4; best;floater, J. Low; capture of corks, M. Russell 1, J. Low 2, M. Smith 3.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9606, 22 December 1896, Page 6
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