Summer Flower Show At West Melton

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30064, 23 February 1963, Page 17

Summer Flower Show At West Melton

Although the number of entries at the West Melton

Horticultural Society’s summer show showed a drop, the standard of other years was maintained. Entries were 300 down on last year’s 1324. The premier bloom was exhibited by S. A. Harris, of Kaiapoi, and the award for the most outstanding decorative exhibit went to Mrs A. M. Calder (Courtenay). In the needlework section the award for the most outstanding article went to Mrs D. Wild (Weedons). Mrs J. Rowlands (Kirwee) gained most points in the show, and the runner-up was Mrs H. J. Curragh (Templeton). Awards were made as follows: Pot Plants (Judge: Mr W. J. Humm) Mrs H. J. Curragh, 8 firsts, 8 seconds, 4 thirds; Mrs Y. M. Eastmond. 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third: Mrs J. Rowlands. 1 first, 1 second; Joyce Le Comte, 1 first; Mrs A. J. Wisker, 1 second; Martin Le Comte, 1 third. Most points: Mrs H. J. Curragh; runner-up, Mrs Y. M. Eastmond. Cut Flowers (Judge: Mr A. R. Freeman) Mrs W. Meager. 13 firsts, 7 seconds, 8 thirds; R. J. MeAusland. 6 firsts. 5 seconds, 4 thirds; Mrs J. Harrison. 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 3 thirds; Mrs H. J. Curragh, 3 firsts, 1 second, 5 thirds; Mrs J. N. Burnett, 5 firsts, 3 seconds, 6 thirds; Mrs P. Pearce, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; Mrs A. W. Langdale, 4 firsts, 2 seconds. 1 third; Wendy Wilson, 1 third: Mrs W. C. Henderson, 1 first, 2 seconds; Mrs D. McKay, 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs R. R. Wilson. 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; B. Sharp, 1 first. 3 seconds: B. D. Buckley, 4 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Miss M, Kirk, 1 first; Miss L. Pascoe. 3 seconds. 1 third; Mrs R. H. Henderson, 1 first 2 seconds, 1 third; S. A. Harris, 8 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs G. J, Henderson, 1 first, 1 third: Mrs A. J. Wisker, 3 firsts 1 second, 1 third; Mrs D. Saunders, 2 seconds. 1 third; Mrs A. W. Hinton. 1 second: Mrs J. E. Royds, 3 seconds, 1 third; Mrs R. Henderson, sen.., 1 second. Most points: Mrs W. Meager; runnerup, R. J. McAusland. Decorative (Judge; Mrs A. R. Freeman) Mrs A. M. Calder. 8 firsts. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs J. Rowlands, 2 firsts, 7 seconds, 4 thirds; Mrs F. Musson, 4 firsts, 3 seconds. 1 third; Mrs J, Sutherland. 1 first; Leonie Litten, 1 third; Mrs A. J. Wisker, 1 first, 1 second. 1 third; Mrs W. C. Henderson, 1 second; Mrs P. Pearce, 1 second, 1 third; Judith Wilson, 1 first. Most points: Mrs A. M. Calder; runner-up, Mrs J. Rowlands. Fruit (Judge: Mr W. J. Humm) Miss L. Pascoe. 4 firsts, 3 seconds, 1 third; Mrs D. M. Wylie, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs A. W. Hinton, 1 first; Mrs R. Henderson, 1 first, 1 third; Mrs Rogers, 2 seconds; Mrs K. Fowler, 1 first. Most points: Miss L. Pascoe; runner-up, Mrs D. M. Wylie. Vegetables (Judge: Mr W. J. Humm) M. J. Walker, 9 firsts, 8 seconds. 4 thirds; Kenneth Jones, 10 firsts. 3 seconds, 6 thirds; Wylie Bros., 2 firsts. 4 seconds, 4 thirds; Mrs A. J. Wisker, 2 firsts. 4 seconds, 3 thirds; Mrs R. H. Henderson. 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Mrs N. Fowler, 2 firsts. 1 second; Robert McKay, 2 thirds; Mrs J. E. Royds, 1 first, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; Mrs J. Rowlands, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; D. McKay. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs D. M. Wylie. 1 first, 1 second. 1 third; Ronald Saunders. 1 third; Mrs C. E. Read, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs R. R. Wilson, 1 first, 2 thirds; Errol Saunders, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs F. N. Musson, 1 first; E. Lewis, 1 first; Mrs Rogers, 1 first. Most points; M. J. Walker; run-ner-up; Kenneth Jones. Grain and Seeds (Judge: Mr M. Gilbert) R. Hughes, 5 firsts, 3 seconds, 3 thirds: Gavin Wilson, 3 firsts, 1 second: L. J. Langdale, 1 first; D. McKay, 1 first. Most points: R. Hughes; runner-up, Gavin Wilson. Home Industries (Judge: Mrs P. Spencer) Mrs R. H. Quinton. 10 firsts, 9 seconds, 7 thirds; Mrs R. H. Dawson. 7 firsts. 7 seconds, 7 thirds; Mrs A. McKay, 3 firsts, 6 seconds. 1 third; Mrs K. Fowler, 1 third; Mrs G. J. Henderson, 1 first, 1 second; Brian Chatterton. 1 first 2 seconds, 1 third; R. Musson. 1 third; Russell Calder, 1 second: Jynette Ackers, 1 first, 2 thirds; Mrs H. Sharplin. 1 second, 1 third; Mrs R. J. Kidd, 2 firsts, 1 third; Mrs D. Saunders, 1 first, 1 third: Mrs W. M. Wilson, 1 first. 1 second; Miss Evelyn Redmond, 1 first. 1 second; Lindsay Chatterton, 1 third; Miss M. Read, 2 firsts; Mrs Eric Thomson. 1 first, 2 thirds; Mrs A J. Wisker, 2 firsts, 2 thirds; Mrs D. McKay. 1 second; Mrs F. N. Musson, 1 third; Mrs A. W„ Langdale, 2 firsts, 3 seconds; Miss L. Pascoe, 1 first, 1 second, 3 thirds; Mrs C. E. Read, 3 firsts, 2 seconds; Mrs J. D. Henderson, 2 seconds; Mrs J. Sutherland, 1 first, 2 seconds, 1 third; (Mrs H. J. Curragh, 3 firsts. 1

second, I third. Most points: Mrs R. H. Quinton; runner-up, Mrs R. H. Dawson.

Needlework (Judge: Mrs W. E. Charles) Mrs J. Rowlands, IS firsts 10 seconds, 1 third; Mrs D. Wild. 5 firsts. 4 seconds, 3 thirds; Miss Evelyn Redmond, 1 second; Mrs R. H. Henderson, 1 first, 1 second. 2 thirds; Mrs R- Henderson, 1 first, 1 third; Mrs P. Pearce, 1 first, 1 second; Miss M. Wylie, 2 firsts; Miss L. Pascoe. 1 second, 2 thirds; Mrs E. Thomson, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs H. J. Curragh, 1 first, 1 third; Mrs B. J. Kidd, 1 first. Most points: Mrs J. Rowlands; run-ner-up, Mrs D. Wild. Photography (Judge: Mr N. J. Hadler) Miss H. Heaps, 6 firsts, 5 seconds, 3 thirds; I. Blatchford, 2 firsts, 4 seconds, 2 thirds; J. E. Blatchford, 3 firsts. 1 second; Brian Chatterton, 1 first, 1 third; Carol Read, 1 second; E. Lewis, 1 second; Lindsay Chatterton, 1 third; Mrs C. E. Read, 1 second, 5 thirds: Mrs J. Hughes. 1 first. Most points: Miss H. Heaps; runner-up. I. Blatchford. Colour Judge: Mr J. W. Reed) Mrs C. E. Read, 3 firsts. 1 second. 2 thirds; R. H. Dawson, 2 firsts, 1 third; S. A. Harris, 1 first, 1 second 2 thirds; Miss H. G. Thomson, 3 seconds, 1 third; B. Smith, 3 seconds; J. Blatchford, 1 first; J. Sutherland. 1 first, 1 second. 1 third; L. J. Langdale, 1 first. Most points: Mrs C. E. Read; run-ners-up (equal). R- H. Dawson, S. A. Harris, Miss H. G. Thomson. Children’s Competitions (Judge: Mr D. Campbell) Lindsay Chatterton, 6 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; Judith Boyds, 4 firsts, 5 seconds. 3 thirds; Martin Le Compte. 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Wendy Wilson, 3 firsts. 1 second; Adrienne Henderson, 1 second. 1 third; Shirley Henderson, 3 firsts; Rosemary Thompson, 1 second, 1 third; Maureen Rowlands, 1 second. 1 third; Stephen Musson, 1 first; Glenda McKay. 1 second, 1 third; Robert McKay, 1 first, 2 seconds; Leonie Litten, 1 second; Judith Henderson, 4 firsts, 1 second; Carol Read, 1 first, 2 seconds. 3 thirds; Judith Wilson, 1 second, 1 third; Carol Henderson, 1 first. 1 second; Kevin Quinton. 2 thirds; Brian Chatterton, 3 firsts, 1 third; Margaret Sharplin, 1 third; Dawn Wilson, 2 seconds; Jennifer Henderson, 1 first; June Wilson 1 second; Marguerite Turner, 1 first; Gaye Hensley. 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; Pamela Saunders, 1 first, 1 third; Derek Wilson, 1 first, 1 third: Jan Henderson, 2 seconds. 1 third; Linda Musson, 1 first; Robin Wilson. 1 third: Lewis Wylie, 1 first, 1 third: Gavin Wilson, 1 first; Ross Sutherland, 1 first. Most points: girl, Judith Royds; boy, Lindsay Chatterton.

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