NATIONAL APPLE SHOW.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16994, 3 May 1917, Page 6

NATIONAL APPLE SHOW.

A VALUABLE EXHIBITION. RESULT OF PROVINCIAL DISPLAYS. OTAGO AND AUCKLAND FIRST. . The National Patriotic Apple Show, which is at present being conducted in the BrydoiiQ Hall, under the auspices of the New Zealand Fruit Growers' Federation, was continued yesterday. The public attended in large numbers during the day, and in the evening the hall was thronged by interested and delighted visitors. Apart altogether from its educational, value, which in itself JS , v ery great, the ' magnificent exhibition of fruit presents a most pleasing sight and one that is greatly enhanced by the beauty of tlio green_ foliage decorations. At night,under the influence of brilliant artificial lighting, the scene is strikingly attractive, and will be long remembered by all who sec it. The show was visited yesterday by the pupils of a number of the city schools, who turned out with their bands and lent an air of considerable animation to tho exhibition. As each .child left tho hall an apple was handed to it—presumably to deepen the impression that the show had made on its mind. the afternoon tho girls of tho King Edward Technical College gave a series of exhibition lessons in cookery, under the supervision of Professor BoysSmith, these being watched by a largo and_ interested crowd of spectators. These exhibitions will be repeated at '7 .o'clock this evening and also on Friday. We understand that the committee is seriously considering the question of extending the show until the end of the week. Most of the exhibitors have willingly consented to. allow this to bo done, and such an extension should give tho public generally, and suburban residents in particular, ail opportunity of seeing this, unique and hiehly interesting display. Providing they can make satisfactory arrangements regarding tho matter of cold storage, a number of exhibitors . (including Mr Horton, of Hastings) are contemplating the question of retaining their exhibits for competition at the,- Winter Show of the Otago A. and P. Society. This evening the Otago Provincial Exhibit Committee will tender a complimentary social to tho northern delegates, the members of the executive of the Fruit Growers' Federation, the judges, and other prominent officials of the show. . PROVINCIAL DISPLAYS. AUCKLAND AND OTAGO EQUAL. NELSON THIRD. Tho most important feature of the show yesterday was the judging of the provincial exhibits or bays, and. the decision which placed Auckland and Otago first, with a total of 96_ points, showed the difficulty of the ta6k with which tho judges were, faced. There had been a great deal of speculation as to the result, and interest in this competition ran very high. The scale of points on which the_ adjudication was made in this competition is as follows: —Variety of exhib:ts 15 points,_ spectacular effect iO points, quality of exhibits 30 points, commercial value 35 points, get up of exhibits 10 points. • The following are the complete details of the results: — •4-1 *«5 " °• 3' °• '§ O . ■ =2 Sri £ ►2 a S-ss ,3,m r 9. cs JZ'p, o Otago 14 10 30 32 10 —96 Auckland ... 15 9 28 35 9— 96 Nelson 13 7 30 30 - 8— 88 Hawke's Bay 10 5 20 28 6— 69 Canterbury ... 5. 4- 15 15 4 — 4-3 COMMENTS BY. THE JUDGE.

When he had completed the judging of the provincial exhibits the judge (Mr Shoobridge) was asked for an expression of opinion as to the merits of these displays. Taken as a whole they were, he said, a most admirable feature of the 'show,- and should do much to create a spirit of friendly rivalry . between the different provinces. They certainly served to show what the dominion was capable of, and were a strong evidence of the opening iip and development of a very good country. Speaking more particularly, Mr Shoobridge said that the points awarded for the variety of the exhibits necessarily resulted in a considerable variation. For instance, Auckland had the greatest number of varieties of fruit owing to the milder range of its climate as compared with the rest of the dominion. This made it possible for Auckland to stage a number of sub-tropical fruits that did not find representation in the displays put forward by the southern provinces. These were very effectively displayed. and showed the exhibits to great advantage. In the matter of . spectacular effect and general get-up Otago had the best display, though both Auckland and Nelson were close up to it in this respect. The Ota-go bay was very effective and artistic, and an immense amount of trouble must have been taken to collect and stage such a. fine exhibition. The quality of the exhibits was also very fine,. and in this particular both Otago and Nelson were somewhat before Auckland. Hawke's Bay also stood' outsell in the matter of quality and its exhibit was greatly to be admired, although it lacked something in the way of spectacular effect and artistic arrangement. The Nelson province staged a lot of "firstclass exhibits, which were well arranged, and showed that the district could produce fruit of a superior class. When .they came to the question of commercial value, the judges -were largely guided! by the number of vsricrties. in the exhibits on the'different stands, and in this respect Auckland gained over Otago for the reason stated' above, and Nelson also stood out well. So far as Canterbury was concerned, this nrovince, unfortunately, failed to make the display it should have done, owing to some difficulty bein<r experienced' in again collecting the exhibits after the show that was recently held in ( Christchurch. The I province was, unfortunately, seriously handicapped in this, respect. In the general get-up of the exhibits Otago and Auckland again scored, with Nelson and Hawke's Bay not far behind ASSOCIATION EXHIBITS.

Touchrntr _ upon tho association 'exhibits, Mr Shoobridgo said these made a very creditable display, and in several cases they showed considerable taste. A great deal of pains and trouble had evidently been gone to in collecting and preparing the exhibits all of which were displayed in attractive form. . 1 , PRIZE LIST. The' following is- the prize list as far as it was completed last evening: — APPLES. Cleopatra, one* case, packed, for local market, unwrapped. Nine entries—Trustees late W. .T. Tonkin (Ettrick) 1, 11. "Turner (Ettrick) 2, Mood'ie and Bilton (Lowburn Ferry) 3. , Dunn's Favourite. Six entries—Trustees late-W. J. Tonkin 1. R. Wilson, jun. (Hastings) 2, Boys' Training College (Nelson) 3. Sturmer. Ten entries —W' A. J. Bri°-M (Nelson) 1. Moodie and Bilton 2. H. Everett (Riwaka) 3. Dougherty. Two entries—W. H. Vinsen (Hastings) 2. Scarlet Nonpareil.Six entries—R. Kinnaird_ (Earnscleugh) 1. Trustees late W. J Tonkin 2. Moodie and Bilton 3. ' Rome Beauty Eleven entries—Trustees late W. J. Tonkin 1, G. W. Anderson (Papanui) 2, Wood Bros.' (Lowburn Ferry) Worcester Pearnwin. One entry—F. Sisson (Paoanui) 2. Ballarat. Four entries—C. P. Tavlnr (Unper Riccarton) 1. On« variety dessert. Six entries—Trustees late W. J. Tonkin 1 and 2. One variety, cooking. Nino entries G W. Anderson 1, J. Swann (Lowburn Fe.rrvi 2, C. Wray (Papanui) 3. y ' Six Varieties, one caso each variety • six cases packed for export: open to individual Growers. • Two entries—Trustees late W. J Tonkin 1. i .' Six varieties, ono case each varietv: ■ six cases packed for local market; open 'to individual growers. Two entries—Trustee* late W. J. Tonkin 1. Six varieties, ono caso each variety; six cases packed' for export; open to any.'individual, company, or association affiliated to the federation. Two entries—Marlborough Co-operative Association 1, Nelson Co-ooerativa Fruit Company 2. ' Six varieties, one oase each variety; six eas"s paoked for local market.. Ono entry Nelson Co-operative Fruit Company 1. SUNDRY. Lemons, five pints unrured. Three entries—May field and Ohatcr (Tauranga) 1 H. Redwood (Blenheim) 2, A. B. Half (Nelson! 3.

. Lemons, five pints cured. One entry— Mayfield and Chatcr 1. Passion fruit, five pints. Ono entry— Robt. Mason (Opoho) 2. Medlars, one dish. Two ontrics—Win. Annan (Clyde) 1, D. D. Macfarlano (Waiau) Quinces, ono caso. Three entries—AY. 11. Campbell (Dumbarton) 2. Walnuts, half-bushel case. Four entries —A. Davidson (Alexandra) 1. Spanish chestnuts, half-bushel case. One entry—J. Roderick (Akaroa) 1. Grapes, two bundles, one variety black, indoor grown. Two entries—M. J. Fyfo (Dunedin) 1, Mrs John Sidey (Duriedin) 2. Tomatoes, half-case, outdoor grown. Four entries —R. Kinnaird 1, Moodie and Bilton 2. Two glass bottles of honey, 21b each. Seven entries—ll. Robinson (Rapaura) 1, John Peek (Horseshoo Bend) 2, J. Hamilton (Ettrick) 3. Honey in comb, not exceeding 41b. One entry—D. Ritchie (Bannookburn) 1. Best and most attractive'display of fresh and preserved fruits, honey, Mid nuts grown in tho district and exhibited by any industrial association of fruitgrowers affiliated to the federation. Six entries—Central Otago Fruitgrowers' Association (Clyde) 1, Teviot Fruitgrowers' Association (Roxburgh) 2, Marlborough Fruitgrowers' Association (Blenheim) 3, Ettrick Fruitgrowers' Association (Ettrick) vhc. GRADING AND PACKING. Fruit grading and packing competition, each competitor to grade and pack one case of fruit. Four entries—H. W. Chisnall (Stoke), 71 points out of a maximum of 80, 1; L. Tonkin, 59 points, 2; Jas. Cockburn, 58 points, 3. This competition, which was judged by Messrs J. 11. Throp tnd W. H. Calvert,- attracted a great deal of interest. Mr Tonkin lost points on time. The fourth competitor was H. B. Olifft (Hawke's Bay), .who secured. points. Mr T. Horton 1 (Hastings) has a comprehensive display of apples and pears, the fruit bearing a particularly fine appearance. There are about 150 varieties on the table, including all tho leading . export sorts anrt the newest types. _ These are all plainly labelled, so that visitors to the show can readily compare the different varieties. There are also exhibits of one, two, and three-year-oldi fruit trees, sucli as are recommended by tho department to growers. Mr Horton intends to enter his exhibit at the forthcoming Winter In the class for a group of five to 10 cooked apple dishes, tho first prize was awarded to Miss Olive Rouse (King Edward Technical College), and not to Miss Alice Smith, as stated* by us yesterday.