The Autumn Show.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 6161, 5 March 1914, Page 2

The Autumn Show.

Ideal weather prevtiled for tbs Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society's autumn show, which food place yesterday. There was a large attendance, who ware mire than satisfied with the quality of the ex. bibits. The quality of the frnit was of t high order mud wss considered tbe finest in ti e Dominion. The looal grower, Mr F. Peters, sacursd e number of prizei in the apple olesees. SPECIAL PRIZES, Hon J, D. Ormond’s £1 for bast exhibit in potatoes.—G. Bone. The Simmonds Cup, valued at £6 6i, for bsßt collection of vegetables.—G, Nettliogbam (gardener to W. J. end A F. Douglas) wius this oup outright, having taken it in two previous years. Mr G P. Donnelly’s £1 for best ex >i. bit of field potatoes.—O. Boyles. POINTS PRIZES. Mr F. L Bone’s £1 for most points in honey end beeswax Masses.—O. R. Bos. took, 27 points. Tbe Royal Hortieultural Society's silver medal for most points in fruit esg. tion.—A. Moore, 153 points. Mr B. Chambers' silver cop, veined it £lO 10s, for most points gained by mem. hers of the Hawks’s Bay Fruitgrowers' Association in frnit section.—A. Moors, 163 points. Hawke’s Bsy Fruitgrowers' Asrosislion’s first end second prizes of £2 2s end £1 Is fur highest end aeooud highest points in apple eeotion —O. Ssywell (77 points. 1, A Moore ;66 points) 2. Hawke's Bsy Fruitgrowers’ Associs. tion’s fi.-it and seoood prizei of £2 2s end £1 Is for highest end seoood highest points in pair section.—A Moore (67 points) 1, Fourneau (23 points) 2. Tbe Potash Syndicate's 2owt bag of sulphate of potash for most points ia stone fruit elesses —A Moore, 38 points, Tbe Royal Hortioulturel Society’s silver medal for most points in vegetable section.—G. Nettlinghem (gardener to W. J. end A F. Douglas), 82 points. Hawke's Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association’s first and seoond prise >■ of £3 3s end £2 2s for highest and second highest points in vegetables, exhibitors growing for sale not eligible.- G. Nettlinghsm, 81 points, 1; ». Bennett (gardener to B. Chambers', 41 poiots, 2. Tfctj New Zetland Loan end Meroeotile Agency Company's £2 2s for most points in field potatoes —J. Conway, if points.