WOOLSTON HORTICULTURE SOCIETY’S SPRING SHOW

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28699, 24 September 1958, Page 5

WOOLSTON HORTICULTURE SOCIETY’S SPRING SHOW

There were 340 entries in the Woolston Horticultural Society’s spring show neld recently.

In the daffodil sections the entries were well above last year, but because of the dry, cold winter, entries in the cut flower sections were not nearly as large as in other years. Nevertheless the high standard of the society’s shows was well maintained. Blue ribbons were won by A. W. Chappel in the daffodil sections, Mrs W. H. Yates in the decorative section, ano T. Basher in the cut flowers. Challenge cups were won as follows: Daffodil Cup: G. A. Challies. Intermediate, R. Gage Cup: Mrs B. S. Yuill Novice, I. Hitchings Cup: Miss I. Yuill. Childrens. R. Gage Cup: Miss J. Yuill. Awards were:— Daffodils (Judge: Mr J. Fields.) Open: G. Challies, 7 firsts, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; A. Chappell. 3 firsts, 6 thirds; G. Lewis, 3 seconds, 1 third; W. Barrell, 1 second; Mr Poninghouse, 1 third. Intermediate: Mrs B. Yuill, 5 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs L. A. Davies, 1 first. 3 seconds, 1 third; the Rev. H. Utting. 1 first, 1 third; Miss M. Yates. 1 second. 1 third; Mrs Ball. 1 third ' (Judge: Mr G. Challies.) Novice: Miss 1. Yuill. 3 firsts, 1 second: Mrs W. H. Yates, 1 .first, 1 second; Miss H. Alexander, 1 first. 1 third. Pot Plants (Judge: Mr Dwyer) T. Basher, 5 firsts, 5 seconds, 2 thirds, H. Gill, 2 firsts. 2 seconds, 2 thirds; Mrs I. Phillips, 1 second; Mrs E. Yates. 1 first, 1 third; B. S. Yuill. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs I. Hitchings, 1 first, 1 second. v

Cut Flowers (Judge: Mrs Elcock.) Mrs B. S. Yuill, 7 firsts, 2 seconds; Mrs T. Carlyle, 2 firsts, 1 second; H. Gill, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; T. Basher, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs W. H. Yates, 2 firsts, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; B. S. Yuill. 1 first; Mrs I. Hitchings. 1 'first. 2 thirds. Decorative (Judge: Mrs Elcock.) Mrs W. A Yates, 5 firsts, 2 seconds; Miss M. Yates, 1 first, 1 second. 1 third; Mrs A. Ball, 1 second; Mrs I. Cairns, 1 first, 3 seconds, 1 third; Mrs F. A. Davies, 1 second, 1 tnird; Mrs G. Challies, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs I. Hitchings. 1 first. 1 third; Miss Gorrie, 1 second. 2 thirds. Children: Jennifer Yuill. 6 firsts; Laurraine Gilbert. 3 firsts, 3 seconds; Karen Ball 1 first, 3 seconds. 1 third. Cooking (Judge: Mrs G. Callinan.) Mrs E Rovfee, 8 firsts, 4 seconds; Mrs A. H. Ball, 5 firsts, 5 seconds, 3 thirds; Mrs E. Lawson, 1 first, 2 seconds. Vegetables G. Challies, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs E. Lawson. 1 first, 3 seconds; Mrs T. Carlyle. 1 first, 1 second; Mrs A. Ball. 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 thirds; B. S. Yuill, 6 firsts, 2 seconds. Cat Lover.— “ln Paris I once saw an old woman pushing a perambulator full of cats. I was told she was in the habit of taking her cats for a walk in this way and that she added to their number by luring stray cats in by means of dubious pieces of meat.”—Janet Teissier Du Cros speaking on the 8.8. C.