The Cousins' Competitions

Southland Times, Issue 22499, 8 December 1934, Page 22

The Cousins' Competitions

319th COMPETITION.

Drawing for all cousins for the Royal Show Page.

Prizes of 4 marks and 1/6 to Cousins Yvonne Reid (13), Lewis street, Maisie Palmer (15), Seaward Downs, John Hunter (14), South Hillend, and Molly Macalister (14), 11 Dalrymple road. Very Highly Commended: 4 marks to Cousins Pearl Muir (12), Woodlands, Dawn Reeve (11), Heyward street, Ivan Fortune (14), Home street, Winton, Dorothy Stevens (9), Lora Gorge, Kathleen Dodds (10), Gore-Ferndale R.D., Joy Cowie (14), 11 Martin street, Margery Barlow (11), 61 Eye street, (two drawings), and Douglas Whyte (13), Wright’s Bush Gladfield R.D. Highly Commended: 3 marks to Cousins Joyce Palmer (14), Seaward Downs, Peter Rees (10), 272 Yarrow street, Yvonne Hall (6), Aparima, Otautau, Zoe Bates (9), Lilburn R.D., Pat Henderson (10), Waikana, Agnes Hunter (12), South Hillend, Flora Muir (12), Stuart street, Norman Hall (11), Aparima R.D., Otautau, Jean James (15), Aparima R.D., Kathleen Dodds (10), Gore-Ferndale R.D., Ruth Dowden (11), 11 Scandrett street, George Whyte, Wrights Bush-Gladfield R.D.

Commended: 2 marks to Cousins Melva Rule (13), Mataura (two entries), Marjorie O’Donnell (16), (two entries), Limehills, Phyllis Rule (16), Mataura Island, Jean James (15), Aparima R.D., Joan Bell (11), (two entries), Glenham, Lorel! Grant (11), North Makarewa, Margery Barlow (11), Eye street, Helen Mitchell (10), Earnslaw street, Myra Newman (11), Gore-Knapdale R.D., Nola Mitchell (17), Earnslaw street, George Whyte (11), Wright’s Bush, Rita Nunn (13), Mataura, (two entries), Joan Preston, Seaward Downs, Nita Hall (10), Dipton R.D., Phyllis Carter (12) Wright’s Bush, Constance Hall (13) Aparima, Irene Hall (15), Aparima R.D., Otautau, Norman Hall (11), Aparima R.D., Otautau, Maude Moran (14),

Lochiel, Ola Cahill (11), Winton-Otapiri R.D., Robert Hunter (11), South Hillend, Vera Boniface (14), 137 Crinan street, Constance Hall (13), Aparima, Ruth Dowden (11), Scandrett street, Lilian Todd (14), Toa, Evelyn Saunders (13) South Hillend, Ann Saunders (12), South Hillend, Constance Lloyd (10), Section 5, Glencoe R.D., Dorothy Hall (10), Aparima, Patricia Summers (10), Waikana, and Chrissie Ross (15), Maia Dunedin. COMMENTS. John Hunter did an attractive drawing. He has a good sense of proportion, and the picture is not over-loaded with detail. Animal portraits are always difficult but Cousin Maisie Palmer did exceptionally well with her picture of a collie, though it would have been better if there had been more definition of the hindquarters. Cousin Molly Macalister has a “Royal Show” picture and although it has a good sense of action the hindquarters of the horse are too light and she is not so successful with human figures. It is a wellbalanced picture, with good attention to details. Cousin Yvonne Reid’s study of a cow and her calf is excellently done, but it suffers a little in the modelling, particularly the calf. The barbs on the wire are a little too large for realism. There was a splendid response to this competition, and many of the drawings were of a high standard. Cousin Ivan Fortune’s entry was particularly good, ‘though the face and. feet of the man were weak points. Some of you sent in more than one entry, so you received marks for each entry. 319th COMPETITION. Poem for all cousins: “The Prize Cow.” Ist Prize of 4 marks and 2/- to Cousin Isobel McKenzie (13), Dipton. 2nd Prize of 4 marks and 1/6 to Cousin Joyce Howden (9), Mataura Island. 3rd Prize of 4 marks and 1/- to Cousin Margery Barlow (11), 61 Eye street. Highly Commended: 3 marks to Cousins Marjorie O’Donnell (16), Limehills, Jeanette Moore (10), 231 Gala street, and Marjorie O’Halloran (12), Nith street. Commended: 2 marks to Cousin Pat Henderson (10), Waikana, Lilian Todd (14) Toa P. 0., Catherina MacGillivray (12) Menzies Ferry, Dorothy Jellyman (10) Queen street, Otautau, Melva Rule (13) Mataura Island, June Rees (11), 272 Yarrow street, Kath Springford (11) 304 Yarrow street, Daphne McLeay (11), Otahu, and Olive Paton (12), Bluff road.