SOUTHLAND WINTER SHOW.

Otago Witness, Issue 2779, 19 June 1907, Page 40

SOUTHLAND WINTER SHOW.

IFbox Otrm Own ComaispoirDEHT.) INVERCARGILL, June 11. The annual winter show of the Southland Metropolitan A. and P. Association was commenced to-day. The weather was somewhat unfavourable, ' being dull, with occasional showers. The show is being held in the Zealandia and Adder s Hall, the latter being used P™"*!*"* (? r da>ry produce. The Major (Mr W. B. bcandrett), in declaring the show open, referred to the magnificent display of produce, which fully proved the exceUent productive qualities of Southland soil. The total number of exhibits this year constitutes » record, beinjj 780, as against last years 755 Bacon and poultry contributed <<s entries, cheese 54, butter 82, preserves, fruite, etc., 5, bread, cakes, etc., I*s, fruit 20, potatoes 90, turnips, etc., Zii, grain 65, seeds 20. The arrangements were carried out in a very efficient manner. Taken aa a whole the show is a decided improvement on last year's. The display of Apples was exceedingly good, being the Sneet exhibit yet seen here, while the potatoes and roots were also of a very Wh order. A feature of the show was the- artistic designs in the fancy butter etas, the exhibit of Miss May Winton being much admired. The general quality of the cheese exhibits was very gratifying. The uniformity of quality, as evidenced by the points for flavour, body, texture, and colour, is fully maintained this year, and is quite up to the high standard of excellence characteristic of the Southland factories. The silver cup for most points in the factory competitions was awarded to Edendale. . , The following arc the points for tne ■various competitions : — Jcwt factory-mad« large coloured Chedd»rshaped cheese, suitable for export: —

Flitch bacon, unsmoked (two entries) — R. lleredith 1 and 2. Flitch bacon, smoked (two entries) — R. Meredith 1 and 2. Rolled bacon, unsmoked (nine entries) — James Gordon 1, X»rads»y and Co. 2, James Gordon 3 Rolled bacon, smoked (seven entries)— Jarne? Gordon 1, R. Meredith 2, James Gordon 3. Pork bam, smoked (four entries) — Lindsay and Co. J and 2. Pork ham, unsmoked (four entries) — JLindsay and Co. 1. Beef ham (two entries) — A. R. Leckie 1 and 2. *abmers' classes (to be farm fed and cured). Flitch bacon, unsmoked (two entries) — Mrc George Benme 1, George Simpson 2 F'nch I>aoon, smoked (two entries) — Mrs George Bennie 1, George Simpson 2. Rolled bacon, Unsmoked (three entries)— Mrs H. S. Irving J, George Simpson 2. Mrs George Bennie 3 (Rolled bacon, smoked (four entries)— Mrs H 6. Irving 1, Mrs George Bennie 2, Mrs H. B. Irving 3. Pork ham, unsmoked (five entries)— Mrs H. S Irving 1. Pork ham, Smoked (five entries)— Mrs H. S. Irving 1, JGeorge Simpson 2, Mrs G. Bennie 3 Beef ham (four entries)— George Simpson 1 and 2, E. Fiudlay 3. (PRESSED POULTRY, Etc. (to be trussed and ready for cooking, but unstufied) Judge: Mr "William Wills (Invercargill). Pair fowls, breed to me stated (four entries) fc--Mr Atkinson 1, Mrs Cole 2 and 3. Pair Bucks, breed to be stated (two entries)— Mrs Cale 1 and 2. Goose (four entries) — Mrs Cole 1 and 2, Miss M. V. May 3. Turkey (two entries) — Mrs Cole 1 and 2 One dozen hen eggs, fresh (four entries) — H. J. Ball 1, Mr O. Willis 2, R. Meredith 3. CHEESE- AXD EXPORT BUTTER. Judges: Government Instructors. Five hundredweight factory-made, large, Coloured, cheddar-shaped chee=e, suitable for export. First prise £8. second £3, third £1 10=? (eleven entries} — Edendale, 95 points, 1 ; Ede^dale, 94i points, 2, Seaward Downs, 94 points, 3. Two hundredweight factory-made medium coloured cheeEe First £3, second £2, third €1 (ten entries)— Edendale 1, 2, and 3. Ono case factory-made coloured loaf cheese. Fust £3, second £2, third £1 (ten entries) — Edendale 1 and 2, Waukouaiti 3. Suttyguinea trophy competition. In connection with the sixty-guinea trophy offered for com-p^'it-.on. in the first three classes, gold, silver, v d bronze medals will be given annually daring tho competition to the three cheese-n-akers gaining the most points — EdendaJe (J. Sawers) 1, Mataura (Alex. Milne) 2. Waifceuaiti (J. C. Wood) 3. Best single cheese, fcctory made. First £2, second £1, third 10a •d (nine entries)— Edenda^ 1, 2, and 3. FARM BUTTER AND CHEESE. Judge: Mr Walter Blackie (East Taieri). Fresh butter, separator, but not factory »ade, 21b, in lib rolls, no prints to b« used (twenty entries)— Mrs A. ll'Kenzie 1, Mrs 2, Mrs B- Marshall 3, Mrs Spillane 4. Fresh butter, non-separator, 2lb, in lib •oils (twelve entries)— Miss Gerrard 1, Mis D. M'Cuddum 2, Mrs Spillane 3. Fresh *i»tter, non-separator, 21b, in lib rolls, no

print to be usecP. open only to exhibitors who have never won a first prize (six entries) — Mrs Clearwater 1, Miss M. Thomson 2, Mrs Sheehan 3. Freeh butter, separator or factory made, 51b, in lib rolls, no prints to be used (twelve entries)— Mrs Thomas Dunn 1, Mrs R. Ladbrook 2 Mrs R. Marshall 3. Powdered butter, 3lb, in lib rolls, no prints to be used (seventeen entries) — Miss Gerrard 1, Mr G. Willis 2, Miss B. Hamilton 3. Salt butter, slb, in jar, not factory or separator made (six entries) — Miss Mary Davis 1, Miss si. Hamilton 2, Mrs C. S. Stevens 3. Fancy butter, to be decided by quality as well as design, no foreign matter allowed (four entries) — Miss May 1, 2, and 3. Fancy butter, made up for table use (five entries) — Miss M. V. May 1, 2, and 3. Two farm-made cheese, new (two entries) — R. Dawson 1 and 2. HONEY. Judge Mr Walter Bleckie (East Taieri). Five pounds', in glass jars, extracted or strained (five entries) — Jaa. Allan 1. Robert Gibb 2, A. C. Toshach 3. Five pounds comb honey, in squares (one entry) — Hammond Bros. BOTTLED FRUITS, JAMS, AND PICKLES (home-made), not more than 12 varieties in each class. Judge- Mr Walter Blackie (East Taieri). Collection of bottled preserved fruits (two entries) — Miss Atkinson 1 and 2. Jams and jellies, best collection (one entry) — Miss Atkinson 1. Pickles and condiments, best collection (two entries) — Miss- Atkinson 1 *nd 2. BREAD SCONES, Etc. (must be homemade). Judge: Mr D. Macfarlane (Invercargill). White bread, two loaves (16 entries) — Mrs Simmons 1, Mrs L. P. Ha!crow 2, Mis 3 M'Bride 3. Miss B. Hamilton 4. Brown bread, whole flour, two loaves (five entries) — Miss Janet Thomson 1, Mrs R. M'Bride 2, Mrs Coveny 3. One camp-oven loaf (10 entries)— Mrs Simmons 1, Mrs W. Sadher 2, Mrs P. Mill 3, Mrs L. Hazlett 4. Six oven scones (13 entries) — Mrs G. Ramage 1 and 2, Miss Drain 3, Mrs Simmons 4. Six girdle fcones (14 entries) — Mrs A. Pyper 1 end 2. Miss Drain 3 and 4. Six oatmeal cakes (11 entries)— Mrs R. Ross 1, Miss Drain 2, Miss M Drain 3, Mrs R. Ross 4. Six potato scones (four entries) — Mrs G. Ramage 1, Mrs P. Milne 2, Mrs Carrol 3. CAKES, Etc. Judge: Mr A. Raeside (Invercargill). Spongecake (10 entries)— Miss Janet Thomson 1, Mrs Sawers 2 and 3. Seed cake (nine entries)— Mrs Sawers 1, Miss M. Drain 2, Mrs Cole 3 Fruit cake (10 entries)— Miss Sawers 1 and 2, Mrs C. Davis 3. Madeira cake (four entries)— Mrs Sawers 1, Miss Drain 2, Miss M. Drain 3. Plum pudding (four entries)— Miss A. Brown 1, Mrs C. W. Kerr 2 Mrs G. Willis 3. Six squares shortbread (10 entries)— Mrs A. Pyper 1, Mrs P. Milne 2. Miss J. Thomson 3. Collection pastry (one entry) — Mrs Sawers 1. Collection cakes (two entries)— Miss M. V. May 1 and 2 Collection biscuits (five entries)— Mrs Sawers 1. Miss M. V. May 2 acd 3. Oven scones (all former prize-takers excluded from competition ; eight entries) — Miss F. Cunningham 1, Miss Bell Blakie 2, Mrs Simmons 3. One loaf white and one loaf brown bread, bis oven and 9ix girdle scones, one entry of each (two entries)— Miss Bell Blackie 1, Miss M. Thompson 2. Six potatoes of one variety boiled in their skins, to be named (six entries) — G. Findlay 1, John Brown 2, J. Brown 3. FRUIT (Southland-grown). (Judge- Mr H. Edginton (Invercargill). Best collection cooking apples, open class (eight entries)— Mrs Ahck Dickie 1, Ilßmmond Bros. 2 and 3. Best collection dessert apple*, open class (four entries) — Hammond Bros. 1 and 2, Mrs Alick Dickie 3. Best collection cooking apples, arrwteur class (two entries) — Wm. Davis 1, W. R. Ladbrook 2. Best collection dessert apples, amateur class (five entries)— W. C Ladbrook 1, Wm. Davis 2, Jp-mes White 3. Collection of pears, open class (one entry) A. Dickie 1. POTATOES Judge- Mr R. Ccupland (Invercargill). Ashleaf kidneys, lewt (Feven entries)— Geo. Simpson 1 and 2, H. Knowles 3. Lap=tone kidneys lewt (three entnes) — Geo Simpson 1 and 2. H Knowles 3 White (except k.dney), to be named, lewt (eight eutr.es; — H. Knowles 1, A. Carruther3 2, Geo. Simpson 3 Derwents, lewt— A. Carruthers 1 and 2. Geo Simpson 3. Bruce, lewt (three entne=) — ;R. Dyet 1, Geo. Simpson 2 a-id 3 Up-to-J)ates>, lewt (32 entries)— L Codv 1. Ceo. Simpson 2, R. Dyet 3 Champ. on exhibit— L Cody Early white Hebron, lewt (21 entries)— R Dyet 1 and 3. (J Simpson '2 Any other variety, unl c t be named, lewt, (18 entries)— R. Dyet 1 ard 3, Geo Simpson 2. Collection of early potatoes, giown from Sutton's seeds to be named (one entry) — G. Simnson. Collection of Main Crop potatoes, mown from SuUon'o seeds, to be named (two entries)— H Knowlor 1 Best col'ecUon of =ix of each must be not more than 12 named wnetiea (nine ei.triesj— H. Knowler 1, G Simp-en 2, II Edginton, jun . 3.

TURNIPS. Ac Judge- Mr A. Drysdale (Kennington). Four «v.eds turnips purple top (twenty entues)—R Lang 1. G S'mpson 1 and .1 Four swede, turnip". ?reen top (ni'ie eiitr:e =)- A Carruthcr 1 and '2, Geo-ge S nip son 3 Four Mvedo turnips any var otv to he named Uifteen entries)-^R. Dyet 1 George S rnx-on '2, A Carruthers 3 Abeule?n ye)W jnnp'o top(nine entries)— A Cirrutlierd 1 and 2, J D Shand 3 Four Aberdeen jolnw to; s (fourteen entrie?) — John Cahill 1 H. Ki.owler 2. H Xante 3. Four h\b T ids ex'ept Waitex", Eclipse, to be named (nineteen entries) — R Dyet 1. G. Simpson 2 R Dvet 3^ Four Waites'« Eclipse (nine cntr.es) — H Know'ei 1. GeorKe Simpson 2, R Dvet 3 Four caily white field turnips, to be named (thirteen entries)— R Psrkcr 1 H. Knowlei 2 G Simpson 3 Four turnip*, any \anety except swedes, to be named (iouit-een entiiP-O— A Car.-u:hers 1, H Krowler 2 and ?, Twelve Bwede = , any variety, to be named (nine entrieß)_Georget rieß )_George Simpson 1 and 2, R Dyet 3. Best collection of field turnips, lim.ted to 12 varieties, of which not more thjn three may be swedes, all to be named, not more than one turnip of each variety (= ix entries) — H Know'er 1. A. Carruthers 2, G. Simpson 3. Col'ection of swede turnips, grown from Sutton's Feeds, to be named (five entries, — A. Carruthera 1 Collection of yellow flesh turnips, grown from Sutton's seeds, to be named (four entries)— Geo^e Young 1. Collection of white flesh turnips, grown from Sutton's seeds, to be named (three entries) — A Carruthers 1 Four mangolds, long red (ten entries) — Georjre Simpson 1, R Dyet 2 ar.d 3. Four mangold", orange Globe (seven entries) — George Simpson 1 ajid 3, R. Dyet 2 Four mangolds, golden tankard (eight entrie") — Georgo Simpson 1, R Dyet 2 and 3 Six field carrots, red (six entries— H Knowler 1 Hammond Brothers 2, John Cahill 3 Six field carrots, white (nine entries) — 11 Know er 1. George Willis 2, George Simpson 3 S-x red beet (eleven entrie=>— H Knowler 1. Thop Fraser 0., Hammond Brothers 3. Onions, 281b (nine entries) — L Codv 1 Hammond Brothers 2, George Simpson 3 Three drumhead cabbage (four entries)— John Boyle 1, B. Fahey 2, John T.erney 3. GRAIN. Judge: Mr Alex. Henderson (Gore) Farmers' clasgea most suitable for seed

purposes ; must be grown by exhibitor from harvest of 1907 ; exhibits "to consist of one four-bushel sack in each class ; judge to consider over-dressing in making awards. Wheat, Tuscan (two entries) — James Drain 1 1, J. and D. M'Lean 2. Velvet (five entries) — W Harrison 1, J. D. Shand 2, James Hamilton 3. Red straw (one entry) — James Hayward 1. Oats, Sparrowbill (four entries) — George Simpson 1 and 2, W. T. Fleming 3. Dun (four entries) — George Simpson 1 and 2, W. Stormonth 3. Black (four entries) — Geo. Simpson 1 and 2, Allen Browning 3. Garton (three entries) — John H. Thompson 1, George Simpson 2 and 3. Waverley (two entries) — George Simpson 1 and 2 Any other variety, name to be stated (two entries) — George Simpson 1 and 2 OPEN CLASSES (need not be grown by Exhibitors). Wheat, Tuscan (one entry) — Wright, Stephenson and Co. Velvet (one entry) — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Red straw (one entry) — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Any other variety, name to ba stated (one entry) — Wright. Stephenson, and Co. Oats, Tartarian, long (two entries) — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. 1. Sparrowbill (three entries)— J. E. Watson 1. Sutherland (two entries) — Wright, Stephenson. and Co. 1. Canadian (one entry), Wright. Stephenson, and Co. Dun (three entries) — Wright. Stephenson. and Co. Danish (one entry) — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Black (four entries) — Wriglit. Stephenson. and Co. Garton (six entries) — Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Newmarket (one entry) — Wright, Stephenson and Co. Waverley (one entry)— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Any other variety, name to be stated (one entry) — J. E. Watson and Co. Barley, chevalier (one entry)— Wright. Stephenson, and Co. Cape (one entry)— Wright, Stephenson. and Co. Any other variety, name to be stated — Wright. Stephenson. and Co. Ryecorn (one entry) — Wright, Stephen3on, and Co Seeds ; farmers' classes ; must be grown by exhibitor from harvest of 1907; exhibits in each class must consist of one 4-bushel sack, except fescxies. clovers, rape, and turnip seed, which shall consist of 561b bags. FARMERS' CLASSES. Judge, Mr James Lennie (Invercargill). Ryegrass, perennial (nine entries) — R. H. Kennedy 1, Mr T. Egan 2, Geo. Simpson 3, J Ford 4 Ryegraas, Italian (five entries)— L P Holcrow 1 and 2. D. King 3, J. Holms 4. Cocksfoot (two entries)— Geo. Simpson 1 and 2. Timothy (one entry)— Jas. Holm'? 1. Linseed (two entries)— R. Baird 1, W. Mortimer 2 Truss clover hay (two entries)— R. Dyet 1 and 2. POINTS PRIZES. Most points in hams and bacon (farmers' classes)— G. Simpson. Most points in bread scones, etc., classes— Mrs T. Simmons. Most points in fruit— Hammond Bros. Most points in potatoes— G. Simpson 1, H. Knowler 2. Most points in turnips— A. Carruthers 1, G. Simpson 2. Most points in roots (all descriptions)—G. Simpson 1, H. Knowler 2. Most points in grain (farmers' classes)— Or. Simpson 1, James Drain, W. Harrison, James Hayward, J. H. Thompson (equal) 2. Most points in seeds (farmers' classes)— G. Simpsou Exhibitors with most points in show— G. Simpson 1, R- Dyet 2, H. Knowler 3.

\ ii<ter of Major yon Tempsky recently paid a visit to the battlefield of Te Ngutu o te Manu, where the distinguished Pru*«ian lost his life in action against Titokowaru's men. During her visit the was presented with a greenstone axe, which was dug out of the ground near the spot where her brother was killed. At the Criminal Court at Sydney on June 5 a well-known Sydney violinist was convicted on. a charge of stealing a violin. Tho accused pawned the vio.in for ±£, and afterwards sold the pawn ticket for ta. TW-e aoousorl wa^ sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour in the (jouiburn Gaol. ___

TOMidala •. 47 29 14J 41 95 Seaward Downs 45J 29 Mi | «* SSSK ":: 2 | | ? SSS" :: a | » 1 9cwt factory-mad* medium coloured cheese. assas :: :: ff S iS I & «3tt* :: S 1 1 ;j| | g S£S :: :: Si S 3 S SSatorau .. .. 42i 29 14J 5 91 Tuturau .... 42* 29 14fc B 91 Woodlands .41 29 14J 5 39J One case factory-made coloured loaf cheese. Edondftl* .. .. m 29 14J 5 95 Edendal« .... 46 29 14ft 5 91J W»ikou»iti .. 45 J 29 14J 5 91 MfcUura .... 15 29 14J 6 93^ Edendal© .. ~ 44J 29 14| 5 93 MsUura ... 44 J 29 14 J 5 93 Tutunau .. .. 43 29 14js 6 9U Tuturau .... 42* 23 14k 5 91 ■Woodlands ..41 29 14* 5 89V Single Cheese. Edendale .. .. 46A 29 14 J 5 95 Sdsndale ... 46 29 14J 5 94i £d«adal« .., .. 45£ 29 14 J 5 94 Sfetauxa .... 45 29 l*i 5 93 £ Mm.ia.ura. .... 45 29 14i 5 934 Tuturau .... 43 29 14$ 5 91i Tuturau .« .. 42J 29 14i 6 91 Woodlands ..41 29 14J 5 XBh The following is the prize-list : — HAMS AND BACON. Judge: Mr William Wil!s (Invercargill). OPEN CLASSES.