TOKOMAIRIRO HIGH SCHOOL
ANNUAL HORTICULTURAL SHOW The fifth annual horticultural show organised by the teaching staff of Tokomairiro High School in aid of the school funds was held in the Coronation Hall, Milton, yesterday afternoon and evening. The competition was divided into two sections—primary and secondary department pupils—and the entries totalled nearly 2000. The fruit and vegetable sections were judged by Mr H. E. Ransome, and the cut flowers and decorative work by Mesdames James Gray, T. G. Cannon, and Miss J’. Hislop. The prize-list was as follows: — VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. Six French Beans. —Primary (17 entries) Annie Hansen 1, Bobby Baird 2, Stuart Taylor 3. Secondary (three entries) : Leslie Martin 1, Margaret Martin 2. Six Green Peas.—Primary (36 entries): Laura M’Laren 1, J. M’Lareu 2, Craig M’Kechnie 3. Secondary (six entries): Dorothy Harvey 1, lau M’Neur 2, Gwen Taylor 3. Six Broad Beaus, Long Pod. —Primary (four entries): C. Heggic 1 (no other award). Silver Beet.—Primary (12 entries): Daphne Cockerell 1, Lorraine Pringle 2, Zenda Grey 3, Three Long Beet. —Primary (12 entries): Spencer Hills 1, James Roughton 2, Marion Scott 3. Secondary (one entry): Margaret Martin 1. Three Short Beet. —Primary (32 entries) : Nan Manchester 1, Clifton Baird 2, Craig M’Kechnie 3. Secondary (seven entries): lan M’Neur 1, Hilda Martin 2, Given Taylor 3. Table Cabbage.—Primary (65 entries): Ron Paul 1, Norman Wright 2, Albert Fagg 3. Secondary (eight entries): Margaret Martin 1, Isabel Shaw 2, Lorna Martin 3. Cauliflower. —Primary (eight entries): Joy Morris 1, Craig M’Kechnie 2. Six Scarlet Runners. —Primary (31 entries) : Norman Wright 1, Daphne Cockerell 2, Lex Allison 3. Secondary (seven entries): Ron Fraser 1, Leslie Martin 2, Gavin Taylor 3. Twelve Shallots. —Primary (23 entries) : Stanley Read 1, June Hills 2, Spencer Hills 3. Secondary (three entries) : Lorna Martin 1, Irene Bruce 2. Three Onions. —Primary (40 entries): Stanley Read 1. Joy Morris 2, Rosalie Green 3. Secondary (five entries) : Audrey Herbert 1, Evelyn Buchanan 2. Margaret Martin 3. Three White or Yellow Turnips.— Primary (14 entries): Ron Paul 1, Norman Wright 2, Bert Lyall 3. Secondary (two entries): Gwen Taylor 1. Three Long Carrots. —Primary (fortyfive entries): Spencer Hills 1, Stanley Read 2, Lex Allison 3. Secondary (three entries): Peggy Logan 1, Lorna Martin O Three Stump-rooted Carrots. —Primary (30 entries): Dorothy Halton 1, Clifton Baird 2, Stuart Taylor 3. Secondary (four entries): Gwen Taylor 1, Ron Fraser 2, Margaret Martin 3. Three Intermediate Carrots. —Primary (28 entries}: Ted Young 1, Betty Taylor 2, Robert Burleigh 3. Secondary (four entries): Gwen Taylor 1, lan M’Neur 2, Ron Fraser 3. Three Pqrsnips,—Primary (36 entries): Don M’Donald 1, Marjory Walker 2, Betty Taylor 3. Secondary (three entries) : Gwen Taylor 1, Ron Fraser 2, Two Lettuces. —Primary (eight entries): Norman Wright 1, Ted Young 2. Secondary (two entries): Hilda Martin 1. Vegetable Marrow. —Primary (21 entries): Allan Mason 1, John Rosenbrock 2 , Pat. Moroney 3. Secondary (three entries) : Gwen Taylor 1, Margaret Martin 2. Three Swede Turnips.—Primary (22 entries): Lex Allison 1, Bert Lyall 2, John Cameron 3, Secondary (five entries): R. Lowery 1,2 and 3. Six Potatoes, White. —Primary (43 entries) : Spencer Hills 1 and 3, Norman Wright 2. Secondary (three entries): Lorna Martin 1. Six Potatoes, Coloured. —Primary (29 entries): Spencer Hills 1, Cuff Higgle 2, Norman Wright 3. Secondary (four entries): Lex Martin 1, Irene Bruce 2. Twelve Potatoes, three varieties, four of each. —Primary (eight entries): Spencer Hills 1 and 2. Secondary (one entry); W. Smith 1. Three Heaviest Sound Potatoes. — Primary (nine entries): Douglas Allison 1, Florence Wilkins 2, Spencer Hills 3. Secondary (two entries): Ron Fraser 1. Six Stalks Rhubarb. —Primary (31 entries) : John Rosenbrock 1, Lex Allison 2, Norman Wright 3. Secondary (two entries): Hilda Martin 1, lan M’Neur 2. Any Vegetable Not in Schedule. — Primary (21 entries): Bert Lyall 1, Spencer Hills 2, Norman Wright 3. Secondary (three entries): Les Martin 1, Irene Bruce 2 and 3. Six Dessert Apples.—Primary (30 entries) : Lorrimer Pringle 1, Bert Lyall 2, Florence Wilkins 3. Secondary (five entries); Irene Bruce 1, C. Price 2, Gwen Taylor 3. Six Cooking Apples.—Primary (64 entries) ; Colin Coombc 1, Kathleen Brown 2, Marjorie Wells 3. Secondary (nine entries): Evelyn Buchanan 1, M. Abernethy 2, lan M’Neur 3. Three Heaviest Apples.—Primary (21 entries): Daphne Cockerell 1, Jean M’Laren 2, Marjory Walker 3. Secondary (three entries): M. Abernethy 1 and 3, Powell Lane 2. Six Dessert Pears. —Primary (28 entries): Margaret Stewart 1, James Bruce 2, John Mitchell 3. Secondary (three entries): Irene Bruce 1, Ruth Lowery 2, Powell Lane 3. Six Cooking Pears. —Primary (44 entries) : Don Byars 1, Florence Wilkins 2, Colin Finch 3. Secondary (six entries): Gwen Taylor 1, Dorothy Newbigging 2, lan M’Neur 3.
Six Dessert Plums. —Primary (35 entries) : Helen M’Kinney 1, Florence Wilkins 2. Mary Hughes 3. Secondary (12 entries): Isabel Shaw 1, Irene Bruce 2, lan M’Ncur 3.
Six Cooking Plums, —Primary (35 entries): Lorraine Pringle 1, Spencer Hills 2, Alan Cowie 3. Secondary (six entries) : Hilda Martin 1, Leslie Martin 2, Lorna Martin 3. Any Fruit not in schedule. —Primary (28 entries): Dorothy Halton 1, Florence Wilkins 2, Daphne Cockerill 3. Secondary (eight entries): C. Stewart 1, Isabel Shaw 2. Irene Bruce 3. Three Heaviest Hen Eggs.—Primary (28 entries): Lottie Martin (9oz) 1. Nessie Barton (8|oz) Bert Lyall (8joz) 3. Secondary (five entries): Dorothy Newbigging 1, C. Price 2, Peggy Maxwell 3. CUT FLOWERS AND DECORATIVE WORK. Men’s Buttonhole. —Infants (II entries) : Ken Brown 1, Noel Allison 2, Daphne Cockerell 3. Standards I and II (42 entries); Douglas Allison 1, Les. Taylor 2, Clifford Patterson 3. Standards 111 and IV (48 entries); Laura M’Laren 1, Sylvia Fisher 2, lan Grant and Maureen M’Crorie (equal) 3. Forms I and II (22 entries): Peggy Maxwell I, Doris Fraser 2, Gwen Taylor 3. Posy.—Primary (06 entries): Dorothy Halton 1, Laura M’Laren 2, Myrie Hitehon 3. Secondary (18 entries): Gwen Taylor I, Peggy Logan 2, Leslie Martin 3. Six Antirrhinums, three varieties. — Primary (nine entries): Marjory Wells 1, Marjory Walker 2, Betty Fitzsimmons 3, Secondary (seven entries); Peggv Logan 1, Gwen Taylor 2, J. Leslie 3. Three Roses. distinct varieties. — Primary (26 entries): Heather M’lntyrc 1, Noel Allison 2, Kathleen Brown 3. Secondary (five entries): Peggy Maxwell 1, E. Buchanan 2, Dorothy Newbigging 3. Six Pansies, three varieties. —Primary (four entries): Nessie Barton 1, Betty Fitzsimmons 2. Secondary (two entries) : J. Shaw 2; no first award. Three Asters, three colours. —Primary (47 entries): Myrie Hitehon 1, Jean M’Laren 2, Daphne Cockerill 3. Secondary (13 entries): Lorna Martin 1, P. Lane 2. Gwen Taylor 3. Six Marigolds.—Primary (29 entries): Thelma Clark I. Margaret Lowery 2, Marjorie Wells' 3. Secondary (eight entries); Gwen Taylor 1, Dorothy Newbigging 2, Peggy Logan 3. Six French Marigolds.—Primary (20 entries): Dennis Morris 1, Thelma Clark 2, Kathleen Little 3. Secondary (seven entries): Gwen Tavlor 1, Doris Fraser 2. Three Double Dahlias, three colours. — Primary (three entries); Jean M’Laren ], R. Dignan 2, Secondary (six entries): Margaret Martin 1, Jean Leslie 2 and 3, Three Single Dahlias, three colours. — Primary (one entry): Lottie Martin 1. Secondary (two entries): Dorothy Newbigging 1. , . ~ . Three Carnations, varieties. —Primary (18 entries): Jean M’Laren 1 and 3,
Laura M’Laren 2. Secondary (six entries) : Jean Leslie 1 and 2, Lorna Martin 2. Six Stalks Sweet Peas. —Primary (43 entries): Thelma Clark 1, Freda Hamilton 2, Dorothy Halton 3. Secondary (nine entries): Sarita Paul 1 and 2. Peggy Maxwell 3. Three Stocks.—Primary 112 entries): Thelma Clark 1. Jean M’Laren 2, Noel Allison 3. Secondary (four entries): Laura Martin 1, Peggy Maxwell 2, Jean Leslie 3.
Six Phlox Drummondi. —Primary (19 entries) : Stanley Read 1 and 2, Noel Allison 3. Secondary (live entries): Isabel Shaw 1 and 3, Margaret Martin 2.
Six Stalks Nemesia. —Primary (10 entries) : Dennis Morris 1 and 2. Secondary (four, entries); Peggy Maxwell 1, Gwen Taylor 2 and 3. .
Six Iceland Poppies—Primary (14 entries): Mary M’Culloch 1. Jean M’Laren 2, Myrie Hitchon 3. Secondary (two entries): Margaret Martin 1, Peggy Maxwell 2. Decorated Basket.—Primary (nine entries): Jean M’Laren 1, Laura M’Laren 2, Myrie Hitchon 3. Secondary (three entries): Doris Fraser 1, Margaret Martin 2, Dorothy Newbigging 3. Bowl of Perennials. —Primary 110 entries) : Myrie Hitchon 1. Lylee Martin 2. Secondary (five entries): Margaret Martin 1, Doris Fraser 2, Gwen Taylor 3. . Bowl of Annuals. —Primary (six entries): Mary M’Culloch 1, Myrie Hitchon 2. Secondary (two entries): Margaret Martin 1. . „ , , , Three of Any Flower not in Schedule. —Primary (68 entries); Adrian Adam 1, Stanley Read 2, Jean M’Laren 3, Secondary (30 entries): Gwen Taylor 1, Margaret Martin 2, Lorna Martin 3.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22827, 11 March 1936, Page 13
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