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Marlborough Express, Volume X, Issue 698, 3 April 1875, Page 3

ROOTS. Best sack early Potatoes . . . . 10s Os „ „ late „ 10s 5s „ six Mangold Wurzels . ... 5s „' „ Swede Turuips .. ... 5s „ „ Field „ 5s „ 201bs Carrots 5s ff „ Onions 5s }J „ Parnips .. 53 „ 3 Vegetable Marrows 5s „ lOlbs keeping Apple 35s „ „ Pears 5s Private Prize. Marlborough Times — Best sack Potatoes (any sort) 21s BUTTER AND CHEESE. Best 31bs fresh Butter 20s 10s Private Prizes. Proprietor Marlborough Express— KegSaltßutter, not less thau 501bs; the date of salting to be affixed to the exhibit ... 42s 2ls Mr Henderson — 281bs cheese ; one or more cheeses .. 20s 10s BACON AND HAM. Best Flitch Bacon 20s „ Ham, not less than 141bs ... 20s Private Prize. Marlborough Times — Best sample of not less than 201 bs of Bacon and Ham, m cut ; local production ... 42s PRIVATE PRIZES FOR SPECIAL OBJECTS OF LOCAL PRODUCTION. Mr A. W. Penney— Best bottle of Colonial Wine 20s 15s Messrs M. L. Marks and Co — Best sample of Cloth C3s Messrs M. L. Marks and Co — Best sample of Jam, any sort of fruit ... 21s Messrs M. L. Marks aud Co — Best pair of Boots, any kind 21aProprietor Marlborough Express — For . .* A ; best sample Draining Tiles ... 21s Proprietor Marlborough Express — Best Basket, of any material ... 21s Mr A. Mouro — Set of Shaft and Leading Harness ; price to be affixed to the exhibit 42s Mr R. Matthews — Best team of ! Horses ;to be adjudged for their condition and general usefulness for ordinary work, not necessarily their market value ... 20a Mr T. Redwood — Outage Garden, of not less than one quarter acre kept I without professional assistance ... 63s 42a j Mr Litchfield — Best kept farm of from 50 to 300 acres, situated within ten miles of Blenheim. Points to be considered — arrangement of paddocks, condition of fences, gates, homestead, &c. ... ... £5 Judges for Mr Litchfield's and Mr RedwnadVprizes are Mr Charles Redwood and Mr J. Rayner. Competitors must send m their entries on or before Saturday, April 10th, to the Secretary. After that date no entries will be received. T3u^or;r>j;ftndent's Prize— /The most successful exhibitor, to be ascertained by the money value of the prizes taken duriug the year — Some article of the value of £5. Mr Hodson's Prize, of three guineas, to be placed at the disposal of the Judges to award prizes for articles of merit not mentioned m the above schedule. Marlborough- Times — Two guineas, for best Family Vehicle, new or m use. Marlborough Times — One guinea, for best Wheelbarrow, for general purposes. Mr Thomas Carter's Prize — Three guineas — augmented by the Society to five guineas — for the best Iron Gate and self-acting fastening ; the latter to be an important essential of the prize. EXTRA EXHIBITS. The Society place the sum of £10 at the disposal of the Judges for any extra exhibit or to augment prizes m the schedule for articles of special merit. ENTRANCE FEES. s. d. For Prizes under £1 1 0 „ „ of £1, but under £3 2 6 „ „ „£3 „ „ £5 5 0 „ „ „£5 and upwards 10 0 RULES. 1. All entries, except for cottage garden and farm, must be made through the Secretary not later than Tuesday, 13th April, at 7 p.m., at Mr Penney's Hotel. Persons who fail to make entry then can do so up to 16 a.m on the day of the Show, by paying double fees ; but no entry will be received after that hour. 2. Members have the privilege of making onk entry free up to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 13th April; from that time till 10 a.m. on the day of the Show by paying ordinary entry fee ; after that hour no enfry will be received. 3. All exhibits to be orl the ground by eleven o'clock on the morning of the Show, and not to be removed before 4 p.m. 4. Members admitted free to the grounds on production of their tickets. Non-Members, admission, 2s 6d from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., after that time Is. 5. The supporters of the Society are reminded that their Annual Subscriptions are due and payahle on Saturday, 3rd April ; and m order to enable the Committee to meet the prizes, it is respectfully requested that the Subscriptions be paid at an early date to Mr W. Evans, Hon. Treasurer, or to the Secretary. H. DODSON, 392 Hon. Sec. John Kinnear, GROSVENOR HOTEL, HIGH STREET, BLENHEIM. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION For Families and Visitors. Private Apartments, Bath Room, &c. ■ 346