RICCARTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S SPRING SHOW
A record entry of 102 in the children’s section showed much promise for the future of the Riccarton Horticultural and-Beautifying Society, which held its spring flower show recently. Entries .and standard were good in all sections. Special cups and trophies were won as follows:
Most points in amateur daffodils. Miss G. Hegarty; most points in novice daffodils, Mrs W. J. McStay; most points in cut blooms, Mrs E. W. Archbold; most points in open decorative, Mrs W. J. McStay; most points in novice decorative, Miss lanora Shaw; most points in spring show, Miss G. Hegarty; most points in vegetables, J. Christian; most points in children’s flower section under 9 years, Jocelyn Duns; most points in children’s flower section 9 years and under 12 years. Adrienne Watson; runner-up in open decorative, Mrs I. W. Duns: runnerup novice decorative, Mrs W. Ellen; runner-up, cut blooms (excluding daffodils), Mrs W.-J. McStay; runnerup in vegetables, W. J. McStay and F. A. Wilson; most points in potatoes, J. Christian; most points in cooking and preserves, Mrs A. Staunton; child gaining most points in cooking, Rosalie Ellen; runner-up in cooking and preserves (adult). Miss F. McLaughlin. Children’s sections: under 9 years runner-up, Diane Edgington; runnerup. 9 years and under 12 years, Robert Duns; most points, 12 years and under 16 years, Russell Glenday; most number of entries, Rosemary Palmer and Robert Duns: best decorative exhibit, Adrienne Watson: youngest child competitor, Murray Ritchie.
Merit awards: best amateur daffodil, Miss G. Hegarty: novice. Mrs W. J. McStay; cut bloom, Mrs J. W. H. Francis; open decorative, Mrs P. J. Ritchie; novice decorative. Miss lanora Shaw; vegetables, F. A. Wilson; pot plant, Miss G. Hegarty; cooking and preserves, Mrs A. Staunton.
Children’s sections: under 9 years, Diane Edgington; 9 years and under 12, Adrienne Watson: 12 years and under 16, Rosalie Ellen.
Daffodils (Judge: Mr H. E. Dyer)
Amateur: Miss G. Hegarty, 7 firsts. 6 seconds, 4 thirds: F. A. Wilson, 4 firsts, 6 seconds. 3 thirds; P. J. Ritchie, 1 first; Mrs I. Dalkie, 3 firsts, 2 thirds; Mrs A. E. Lee, 1 second; Mrs N. Loean, 1 third. Novice: Mrs W. J. McStay, 2 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; Mrs B. L. Cain. 2 firsts, 2 seconds. 2 thirds: M. J. Staunton, 3 firsts. 1 third; Mrs W. A. Smith, 1 first, 2 seconds. 1 third; P. J. Ritchie, 1 first, 1 third; Miss J. Odell, 1 first; Mrs N. Lofan, 1 second. >
Cut Blooms (Judge: Mr W. J. Humm) Mrs E. W. Archbold, 8 firsts, 1 second; Mrs W. J. McStay, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs J. Christian, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs W. A. Smith, 2 firsts, 1 third; Mrs M. Staunton, 1 first, 1 second, 2 thirds; Mrs H. J. Powell, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Miss G. Hegarty, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs A. Lee, 1 first, 2 thirds; Mrs M. Hanham, 1 first; Mrs C. Fisher, ’1 first; Miss F. McLaughlin, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs I. W. Duns, 1 third; Mr F. A. Wilson, 1 second; Mrs J. W. H. Francis, 1 third. Decorative (Judge: Mrs K. Scott) Open: Mrs W. J. McStay, 3 firsts. 3 seconds, 3 thirds; Mrs I. W. Duns, 3 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; Mrs R. I. Lamb, 3 firsts. 2 seconds; Mrs P. J. Ritchie, 2 firsts, 2 seconds. 3 thirds: Mrs F. Sheahan, 1 second, 1 third: Mrs H. J. Powell. 2 thirds. Novice: Miss lonora Shaw, 5 firsts, 1 second; Mrs A. Ellen, 3 firsts, 1 second; Miss J. Odell, 2 seconds. Pot Plants (Judge: Mr W. J. Humm) Mrs H. J. Powell, 1 first, 1 second: Miss Hegarty, 1 first; Mrs N. Logan. 1 first; Mrs A. Smith, 1 first; Mrs I. W. Duns, 1 second, 1 third. Cooking (Judge: Mr J. Nowton) Mrs A. Staunton, 5 firsts. 2 seconds: Miss F. McLaughlin, 2 firsts, 3 seconds,’ 3 thirds: Mrs W. Ellen. 2 firsts. 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs R. Sarjeant, 2 firsts, 2 seconds; Mrs I. W. Duns. 1 first. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs H. J. Powell. 1 first. 1 second; Mrs M. J. Staunton, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs P J. Ritchie. 3 thirds: Mrs R. I. Lamb, 1 third. Children under 16 years: Rosalie Ellen. 1 first, 2 seconds: Jill Glenday. 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Adrienne Watson, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third: Sylvia Dalkie, 1 first, 1 third; Heather Edgington, 1 third. Vegetables J. Christian, 5 firsts, 6 seconds, 4 thirds; W. McStay, 3 firsts, 1 second; F. A. Wilson, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Miss H. J. Odell, 1 first, 1 third; Mrs H. J. Powell, 1 first: M. J. Staunton, 1 second, 1 third. Children’s Flowers (Judge: Mrs K. Scott) Nine years and under 12 years: Adrienne Watson, 3 firsts. 2 seconds. 1 third; Robert Duns, 2 firsts. 4 seconds: Rosemary Palmer. 1 first. 3 thirds; Janice Dalkie. 1 first. 1 third: Marie Edgington, 1 third; Colleen Staunton, 1 third. Twelve years and under 16 years: Russell Glenday, 2 firsts. 1 second, 3 thirds; David Shaw, 2 firsts, 2 seconds; Carol Rivers, 2 firsts, 1 second, 2 thirds; Rosalie Ellen, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Jill Glenday, 1 second. 2 thirds.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28701, 26 September 1958, Page 13
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