PALMERSTON SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 964, 3 November 1910, Page 5

PALMERSTON SHOW.

TBflE BIG-.-SUMMER.. FIITUHE OPENED. ; i' •■"■ "■■•: J®HE OF THE; SliTO. . AND-.-'ADDITIONAL- LIST OF THE AWARDS.

tßy Tolegraph—Special Reporter.) . Palmerston, November 2. ■ Never has the eve of a Palmerston North show promised better weather than that which prevailed on Tuesday night. This morning was finej but there was a. high wind blowing. During the day the trains brought in contingents of visitors, and a fair proportion of the people of the district also attended. The' attendance on the two following daj T s will, of course, be much greater.' ■ Judging was resumed shortly after tho opening of the show this morning. The sections dealt with were the pro- . duce, the home'industries, and' the poultry. Towards noon the.ring competitions. were commenced. The events put on were:—Gentlemen's riding, bareback riding, single driving, lady's trap and horso, and stockmen's riding. The . motor-car competitions were the first events after lunch, and, a novelty ' designated "musical stalls" was then introduced. Later-in the afternoon the maiden hunters' competition was d'e- .: 'tided.'' j' ~ '", '. .'..."'.■■• ' '' ' A somewhat:remarkable feature at this show is the very small machinery exhibit.- In the last few years the big manufacturing firms, have been curtail- . ing their expenses in.the,way of.show ... exhibiting by cutting but many of the fixtures. It seems now that still, less machinery exhibits are- to be seen, at the spring and summer shows, but no doubt the winter shows will still be ■ patronised for. some years to come. In Eighty-six. ;'■/ It. is' interesting. at a time -when the Palmerstou North . annual - fixture has ; attained such a standing in the island to look over the original programme, : which- was. issued in the spring of 1886. The show .was held on Friday, November 19, on the present site. The president was Sir James' Prendergast, and the rice-presidents were Hon. Robt.' Campbell, Messrs. J. G. Wilson, M.H.R., D. H. Macarthur, M.H.R., and R. C. ' Bnice'i.MiH.R. The secretary was■ Mr. Alfred Clark, and the present M.P. for Palmerston North was a member of the general committee. .There were 40 horse • classes, 34 cattle classes, 34 sheep classes, 10 pig classes, and to implements, vehicles,. etc.,' 67 classes were . ' devoted. The cattle classes were for . pure and grade Shorthorns, Herefords, ■ Ayrshires, ■ - Jerseys, and Aldenieys, Polled Angus,, and dairy cattle. Ayrehircs, Jerseys . and ■ Alderneys, ; and Polled Angus only had two classes each. The sheep classes were for.Lin- ■ coins, Romneys, Cotswold,.. Merinos, Leicesters, . Shrppshires, , Southdowns, Southdowns (all,in the, wool), and, fat sheep (shorn). Berkshires, Essex, and Yorkshires were the only kinds of pigs catered for. - . • Around the Ring. The attractions of the crowd during' the afternoon were the events in the ring. •• The driving competition was watched with keen interest'. .Somegood : performances were put up. ■- The awards" in the'gentleman rider's; competition went to :H.. Hassall (Hastings)/;first, aad A. Mitchell (Taranaki),' second. In the-bareback riding competition, M. H. Boulton won, and Mitchell was second. Both showed special' ability.. Mrs. F. S. M'Rae-won the driving com_petition, in which A. Mitchell ■ was .'.-placed.-second;' - ■ . photography. : : '.:'.'• -.--, ," _■ The photographic gallery is a highlyinteresting corner for " reasons r quite ' .apart from ■ curiosity. There, bordered by.: simple "'■ frames . of brown and green, are photographs illustrative of the charms of rustic life, ■of the stress and-the strain'of city?es- . istence, of the grace and the- dainti,.ness of girlhood, and of. the infectious responsibility of childhood side by side with depictions of, the contemplative •■■. gravity'of age.'. The entries, , however, -' -are; not so numerous as. should be the" case in'a country where-so many pra'c-' . tice photography. Out bf fifty-nine entries, ho fewer than twenty-three were j. shown last year, -and their general excellence resulted in some of them scoring again. The standard of the landacape- work is rather lower. There is not the same; technical excellence,'but, from an artistic point, of view, it is w.ell, up to the, standard. ,The picture which was -awarded the first prize in portraiture was' by Mr. Harold ..Plimnier, of Wellington, who also won last year. Its composition and expression are good, and its technique excellent. From an artistic point of view a landscape entered" by Mr. J. Gull, of Pal- . merston North (which entry took -first prize in the open class for landscape . last -year) is- a very fine study. -The enimal studies on the who(e are poor, but Mr. Harold Plimmer's 1 sheep scene '.' is-a striking exception. The judge was Mr. Hardie Shaw, of Wellington, who did the work last, year. .'■■'• "The lesson to amateurs," said Mr. Shaw, "is that they need to develop, a little more in technique, and get their prints a little bettor in the toning. Brown prints predominate, and, all through,.the , toning is rather rustylooking instead of being clear. I would recommend amateurs to study simple works on art composition, and light and shade. The main object is not simply to record details, but to make an artis- • tic picture. ..There is only one exhibit from a technical school, and it appears to be only one student's work. I think . it a' great' pity if that arises from a lack of encouragement froni tho directors .of the teachers of the Technical School, because the practice of photography is of such marked educational • value, broadening as it does the outlook of the child, arid'making them observant." . , '/■■ The Art Entries, ■ The art entries' are again good. As "-..'.t0 the.merit of. tho work, it is about equal to last year's. Generally the colour work is an improvement, and, in this department; "the Wellington students show up less favourably by ■ somparison with, their country rivals than in previous years. Palmerston North won three out. of four awards in the landscape. .Tho other.award went to Wanganui. In tho head from life, tho first and. second awards also went to Palmevston North, and, in the still life class, the first prize went to Wanganui, the second to Palmorston North, and Wellington only got third ■place. In-the black and white work, Wellington showed to better advantage, and was supreme in the. studies from animals, in .which the competition was practically confined to WcHingtonians. Those who. have watched.-the exhibits year-by year will be interested to hear the opinion of an authority who has not seen the show for four years. The artist is Mr. Leonard J. AVatkin, who was art master ' at the Palmorston North Technical School, and went Home A few years ago to study. -Mr. Watkin

returned some months ago, and, on visiting the show yesterday, was surprised at the progress which had heeii made in art. - The Competitions. Some interesting and exciting workwas done .in the stockmen's competition, which was won by Alex. Mitchell, the well-known Taranaki horseman, with S. Birchley, of Palmerston North, second. The motor-car driving competition for men was won hy W. H. Jacob, of Kiwitea, and G. Wilson second. J. B. Gaisford, of Bulls, won the maiden hunters' event with Banter. M. H. Bolton, of New Plymouth, was second with Pompey. There .were thirty-three entries. A very interesting event was the shoeing competition, in which P. Donoghue, of Wellington, was first, R. M'Dowell, of Palmerston North, second, Joseph Griffiths, of, Palinerston North, third, and C. Heard, of Palmerston North, fourth. The "musical stalls" competition was postponed till to-mor-row. Pigs and Poultry. The pig section was not liberally filled. The most of tho entries were in Berkshires, the quality being up to the standard vof New Zealand . shows. Moncktpri ' and Fetch carried off the male championship in Berkshires,.their opponents being J. H. Sellers and the Porirua Asylum. The sow championship went to the Taranaki breeder, J. H. Sellers. P. J., Small won the,boar championship in Yorkshires, and E. White, of Palmerston North, the sow championship. Mo'ncktoh and Fetch's 12 months. Berkshire boar was selected as tie best boar in .'tho show, and the corresponding honour for sows was given '. to 'a breeding Berkshire sow shown by. J. H. Sellers. , ... There were few' entries in poultry. The judge, Mr. S.. Johnson, of Palmerston North, said that there was a nice sprinkling of quality in a few of the classes. ■' There were sortie fine White Plymouth Rocks shown by W. Cullen, and some of the Black Orpingtons were very good. The White Wyandottes were a fair: lot, but the silver and other. Wyandottes were very .poor. The Leghorns were disappointing. . There was a nice class of Cayuga ducks, and Mrs. W. I. Lovelock exhibited- a splendid Aylesbury duck, but her drake of the same breed was too small. C. L. Bridges penned' an exceptionally, 'fine Indian Runner drake. . ." A Little Outing. ' ..'./' This morning a number of the judges, were .motored round some of the more attractive parts'of the district-close ,to Palmerston North. ■ delighted with the jaunt,.and one'of the visitors, when speaking to a. Dominion* represen-. tative in- the afternoon, said that-.he was very much: impressed ■ with the possibilities of much of the land he saw, particularly some of. the Kairanga country. .: ,' •■■•.•.'• To-morrow will be a very busy day. Before nine all-,..-, the sheep, the horses, and the cattle must be on the ground. The judging 'of the. ilive stock is set down to commence , at nine o'clock, and, in the afternoon, the. important ring competitions will be begun. During the afternoon there will be held at the grounds a meeting of hemp manufacturers, who wi)l discuss thereat the subject of the requests that the Government should give bonuses to encourage perseverance in the.invention of machinery which would be beneficial to the; industry. ' Barraiid and Abraham',. Limited, as usual,. have an exhibit, at the show that attracts great . attention. The beautiful collection of flowers and vegetables forms a striking testimony to Sutton and Son, all having been raised from their seeds. , PRIZE LIST. HOME INDUSTRIES. Farmers' separator butter.—W. Henson (Raumai), 1; T; Pitt (Tararua), 2. Farmers' fresh non-separator butter. —Miss J. Balsillie (Kairanga), 1; Mrs. C. Hall (Kairanga), 2. Hen eggs, by" weight.—F. L. Cooper (Bunnythorpo), 1. Duck eggs, by weight.—F. S. M'Rae, 1. ■ ' . ■ : ' • Bottled fruit.—Mrs. A. F. Wilson (Levin), 1; Miss M. Ritchie (Palmer- ! ston.-North), 2. Jams and jellies.—Mrs. H. Anstice (Levin), 1; Mrs. R. Currio (Bunnythorpe), 2. . Marmalade.—Mrs. H. Anstice (Levin), 1; Mrs. J. Permain (Palmerston North), 2. . :. ' Tomato sauce'. —A. Jickell (Palmerston North), 1; Mrs. J. Perraain (Palmerston North), 2. . .- .Any other variety sauce.—Mrs. J. Permain (Palmerston North), 1 j B. M'Coll (Wereroa), 2. ■' . . Assorted pickles.—Mrs. .H. Anstice (Levin), 1 and 2. Home-made wine.—G. Woodroofe, sen. (Palmerston North), 1; Mrs. D. Howie (Komako), 2. Savoury sandwiches (one entry).— Miss T. O'Reilly (Palmerston North). Home-made toffee.—Miss A. M. West (Turakina). Sweets.—Miss J. Balsillie (Kairanga). Home-made white bread.—Mrs. Palmer (Levin), 1; Mrs. J. P. O'Connor (Stoney Creek), 2. .. Home-made- brown bread.—Mrs. ■' A.' F. Wilson (Levin), 1 and. 2. Scones. —Miss M. Ritchie ■ (Palmerston North), 1; Mrs. J. P. O'Connor (Stoney Creek), 2. Sconos (without butter, cream, or lard).—Miss M. Ritchie (Palmerston North), 1; Mrs. M. Tickoll (Palmerston North), 2.. ' . Pound cake.—Miss, M. Ritchie (Palmerston North), 1; A. M'Coll (Wereroa), 2. . Madeira cake.—Mrs. Hill (Nowbury), 1; Miss Ethel Palmes (Levin), 2. Sponge Cake. —Miss R. Ross, Palmerston North, 1; Mrs. Hill, Nowbury, 2. Spongo sandwich.—Mrs. H. Cox, Bunnythorpe, 1; Miss G. Bragden, Feilding, 2. Iced Cake. —A. E. Lovelock, Palmerston. North, 1. Christmas cake. —Miss M.- Ritchie, Palmerston North, 1; Miss R. Ross, 2. Fancy cakes.—Miss M. Ritchie, 1; Miss M. Paget, Falmersto'n North, 2. Ginger bread. —Miss Hopkinson, Waverley, 1. ■ ' '■ Shortbread. —Mrs. C. Heayucs, Oroua Bridge, 1. Oat cake.—Mrs. R. Currie, Bunnythorpe, 1. Sausage rolls.—Mrs. A. F. Wilson, Levin, 2. . Jam tarts. —Mrs. D. Howie, Komako, 1. Home-made biscuits.—Miss J. Balsillio, Kairanga, 1; A.. 11. M'Ewen, Tiakitahuna, 2: . Brawn. —Airs. T. Permain, Palmerston North, 1; Mrs. E. D. Browne, Palmerston North, 2.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Writing, pupils under ,10.—Thelma Trask, 1; Alex Edmund, 2; Florence Hare, 3. Writing, pupils 10 to 12.—Naomi Whalley, 1; Ada Rbunie, 2; Myrtle Strong, 3. Writing, pupils 12 to 14.—Blanche Sylvester, ■1 ■; Frauk Cole, 2; Gertio Tews, 3. ■ Writing, pupils over 14.—Charles Barber, 1; W. Hare, 2; Lena Morris, 3. Plan, front and side elevation of original dog kennel, etc. —G. - Mackie, 1; Gordon Tonks, 2; Herbert Tews, 3. Plasticene modelling, pupils under 8. —Myrtle Coman, Rita Gawith, Stanley Childs, and Ray Dredge all recoive merit cards. Plasticene modelling, pupils 8 to 10.— Minnie Letford, Annie Castles, Bernard Liiid, and Geoffrey Sollitt all receive merit cards. TECHNICAL SCHOOL DRAWING. Freehand drawing, pupils under 10; merit cards awarded to: Kathleen Gregory. Hastwell; Leslie M'Grath, Stoney Creek; Edward Jackson and Thelma Trask, Campbell Street. Freehand drawing, pupils from 10 to 12: merit cards awarded to: Alister M'Lean, Havelock North; Hally Allman, Campbell Street; Rene Easton, Foxton Jason ■ Nitschke, Mount: View; Olive Napier, Saunders Road; Kathleen and Mavis Gregory, Hastwell. Freehand drawing,- pupils from 12 to 14; merit cards awarded to: Dorothy Goddard, Jim Cooper, Gordon Campbell, Havelock North; Elsie Rimmer, Foxton; Vivian Gregory, Lily lijar, and Agnotta Svensou, Hastwell. Mapping (North Island), pupils from 11 to 14—Ray Bennett, Terrace End, 1; Ellen Apatiri, Kelvin Grove, 2. . Mapping (Canada or India), pupils over 14—Ellen Skellen, Foxton, 1; Reginald Barber, Foxton, and R.Greer, Tiritea, 2 (equal). Geometrical drawing, pupils under 11; merit cards awarded to—Doris Wells, :Mourit Cook Girls'. Brushwork, pupils under 10; merit cards awarded.. to—Victoria Rapley, Clara Woon, D. Haszard, Havelock North, 2., . "• ■ ' Brushwork, grasses from nature, pupils .under 12 (merit cards)—Willie Mayo and Constance Jewell, Campbell Street School. Brushwork (colour design), pupils under 12 (merit cards) —Myrtle Busingj Mount Cook Girls'.; Marjorie Keyworth, Te Arp. •' ; ■ .- Brushwork, New Zealand flowers, pupils under 14—Violet Unsworth, Amy Denton, Elsie Pearce, and Venetta Thompson, Te-Aro School (merit cards). Brushwork, colour designs, pupils under 14 (merit cards)—lda Giorgi, Campbell Street; Reginald Riddle and Stanlpy Barber, Foxton; Seeta Oliver and Amy Denton, Te Aro. ■ Paper-folding ' and cutting, pupils from 8 to 10 (merit cards)— Robert Malcolm ..and Maggie Cowen (Pohangina). . Plasticene relief map of New Zealand, pupils under 12 (merit card)—Calloway Robinson, Foxton. - ,: Cardboard ■ and carbon work, Standard 11. (merit cards).—Grace Pearce and Harry M'Gregor (Foxton). "' Cardboard -and- carbon-work, Standard HI. (merit;, cards) —AUan Walls, Madge Desmond, and Clarence Coley (Foxton). ..-• ,-;. ■ ■Cardboard and. carbon work, Standard V. (merit:cards).—Fred Dudson (Moutoa),:Erle Gettings (Campbell Street). Hemming;" Standard 'I.—Chris Olsen (Campbell. Street), 1;'- Minnie Letford (Pakihikura),-2.'-' .-. •" ■ : -'• ■Plain holland. apron, Standard II. — E. B. Lea (Pahautanui), 1;- Lorna Woodroofe (Foxton), 2. : Sawing, Standard lll.—Leila Campbell (Mount Cook Girls' School), 1; Clara Palliser ■ (Mount Cook Girls' School), 2. : . Sewing, Standard IV.—E. B. Lea (Pahautanui), 1; Isabella Campbell (Mount Cook Girls' School),' 2. " : ' Sewing, Standard V.—E. B. Lea (Pahautanui);- 1; Kate -Tremenan (Ashhurst), 2. - ■-.' : -. Sewing,. Standard Vl.—Louisa . Chappell (Mount. Cook Girls' School), 1; Doris Wells (Mount Cook Girls' School),' PHOTOGRAPHY. Landscape.—A. N. Brecken, 1; j; D. Hay, 2. Seascape.—Ai .N. Brecken, 1; A. Rickard, 2. Portrait or figure study.—Harold Plimmer, 1 and 2. Animal' life.—Harold Plimmer, 1; R. ''M'Cusoker,' 2. - ' Any study,' for juniors.—J. Cull, 1 a'nd'2.-,..". ■ ' Collection of two or more pupils' photographs.—G. W. Houghton, 1. ART AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. Building feature, • uncoloured.—E. P. Gibson, -1. ~.■'■ . ■ Maohinery, uncoloured.—G. Tappin, 1;' H. Smith, 2--Panel woodcarving.—Mrs. E. Ebeling, lj.Bortha Smith, 2. . ,- ' For: Day. School Pupils of Technical Schools. of Art. Geometrical problems.—G. Tappin, 1; E. Gibson, 2. ■ Four objects.—Lois Thane, 1; Dorothy Finn, 2.- . :'• ' . Plants or shrubs.—Beryl Dowries, 1; Vera Hill, 2. . '. Plant in colour.—Mary Green, 1; T. Smith, 2.';-. • , . Plant, ,in colour, with one design.— Vera Hills, lj'Gussie Leonard, 2. Three " original designs, in colour. — Saidie Osborne, 1;' M. Fowler, 2. Embroidery design.—Eileen Franco, 1; Ada Jacobsen, 2. '••'.' Model in relief from a plant.—A. Gapes, 1; E. Jensen, 2.. Model, based on " Minbcherie, 1; T. Smith, 2. ' . Two original woodwork models.—H. Maul, 1; Al., Farmer, 2. For Pupils Attending High or District Schools or Colleges. ' Six geometrical problems.—Edna Burr, 1. ' •■;.-" ■ Group of three objects.—B. Hodder, 1; Phyllis St. Hill, 2. - '~ In pencil from plants or other natural objects.—Eleanor Rutherford, 1; Ethel Kerr,' 2. - 111 colour from natural ■ objects.— :Winifred" Gale, 1; Maisie Clere, 2. . Plant in colour.—Eva Cattell, 1; Neta Clark, 2. : . _ ' Plant in colour, with one design.— Rita Moss, 1; Mabel Hill, 2. Cattell, 1; Dorothy livans,2. Colour designs.—lrene ■ Nixon, 1; Kathleen. Rout, 2: ■ Brushwork designs.—Freda Fairbrother, 1. Map of'world.—E. B. Bennett, 1; T. Graham, 2.' . . Woodwork model.—W. Venion, 1. FLEECE WOOL. There were very few entries in the classes provided for fleece wool. Mr. J. Balsillie, of Kairanga, obtained the first award for ■ Lincoln wool, and Mr. W. F. Jacob/of Kiwitea, first forßomney Marsh wool. PIC CLASSES. BERKSHIRES. Boar, 12 months and over. —Monckton and Fetch's Highclere Financier, 1 and championship; J. H. Seller's Showman's Champion, by Showman, 2; Monckton and Fetch's Paliiko Chieftain, 3. Boar; 12 months and under.—Monckton and Fetch's Pahiko Conqueror, 1; Porirua Mental Hospital's Jamie, 2; Porirua Mental Hospital's Jack, 3. Breeding sow, in pig.—J. H. Seller's Breeders Gazetto I, 1 and championship; J. H.' Seller's Breeders' Gazotto 11, 2; J. H. Sellers, 3. - Sow and litter.—Monckton and Fetch's Pahiko Lady, 1. Sow. 12 months and under.—Porirua Mental Hospital's Windsor Lady, 1 • Hospital's Windsor Maid, 2; Monckton' and Fetch's Pahiko Duchess, 3; J. H. Sailer's Show GirL vJl.o,

Sow, 6 months and under. — J. H. Sellers, 1; Monckton and Fetch's Pahiko Queen, 2. TAMWORTHS. Boar, 12 months and under.—N. P. .Nilsen, 1. Boar, under 6 months.—N. P. Nilsen, 1. Breeding sow, in pig.—N. P. Nilsen, 2. . Sow, 12 months and under.—N. P. Nilsen, 1. Sow, under 6 months. —N. P. Nilsen, 1. MIDDLE AND SMALL YORKSHIRES. Boar, 12 months and under.—B. Gray, 1. Breeding sow, in pig.—E. White, 1; P. J. Small, 2. Yorkshire boar, under 6 months. —1. J. Small, 1; B. Gray, 2. Sow and White, 1. Sow, 12 months.—B. Gray, 1 and 2. Sow, 6 months.—P. J. Small, 1; B. Gray, 2. RINC COMPETITIONS. Horseshoeing competition.—P. Donoghue, Wellington, 1; R. M'Dowell, Palmerston North, 2; Joseph Griffiths, Palmerston North, 3; C. Heard, Palmerston North, 4. Gentleman rider.—H. Hassall, Hastings, 1; A. Mitchell, Hawera, 2. Bareback rider.—M. H. Boulton, New Plymouth, 1; A. Mitchell, Hawera, 2. Driving competition.—Mrs. F. S. M'Rae,, Palmerston North, 1; A. Mitchell, 2. Lady's pony turn-out. —Arthur Hickson, Foxton, 1; Miss Ethel M. Simmonds, Palmerston North, 2. Stockmen's competition.—A. Mitchell, 1; S. Birchelly, Palmerston North, 2. Motor-car driving.—W. H. Jacob, Kiwitea, 1; G. Wilson, Palmerston North, 2. . Maiden hunters' competition.— J. B. Gaisfprd, Bulls ("Ranter"). 1; M. H. Boulton, New Plymouth ("Pompey"), 2; A: Robinson, Palmerston North ("Missie"), 3. POULTRY. Plymouth Rock, barred, hen.—C. Gattche, Palmerston North, 1; R. R. Scott, Aokautere. 2. liite cock.—W. Cullen, 1; R. R. Scott, 2. ~ White hen.—W. Cilllen, 1. Orpington, black cock.—C. L. Bridges, Aramoho," 1; Mrs. Russell, 2. Orpington, hen.—Bridges, 1; Mrs. Russell, 2. , Wyandottes, white cock.—B. Wyeth, 1; Franklin Webb, Levin, 2. White hen:-Webb, 1; Wyeth, 2. Silver-laced hen: J. E. C. Whibley, Woodville, 1. Partridge hen: C. Horsnell, Palmerston North, 1. ' • ' Leghorns.—Brown cock: E. Jcjliansen, Palmerston North, 1; E. Evans,' Palmerston North, 2. Leghorn, any other variety cock: A. R. Bryant, Palmerston, 1; Mrs.' W. I. Lovelock, r Newbury, 2. Any other variety hen:' Mrs. W. I. Lovelock, Newbury, 1 and 2. Any other variety utility cock. —C. Sterm Shannon, 1. Hen: Sterm' Shannon,' 1. ■ . * . Aylesbury drake.—Mrs. W.I. Lovelock, -Newbury, I and 2. Duck: Mrs. Lovelock, 1 and 2. : Indian Runner drake.—C. L. Bridges, 1. '.Duck: Bridges, 1. Cayuga drake.— J. Balsillie, Kairanga, 1 and 2. Duck: J. Balsillie,;!; Franklin Webb, Levin, 1. ' .Buff Orpington drake.—James Reed, •Masterton, 1 and 2. Duck: Reed, 1 and 2. ■'■''.■