HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12036, 1 December 1906, Page 5

HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

The Spring Show of the Wanganui Horticultural Society was concluded last night, there being a good attendance of the public. A cake guessing competition for a nicely-ornamented cake was conducted during the evening, and the winner turned up in W. H. Bennett, whose guess was lllbs 9oz. The correct weight was lllbs 12oz. Miss W. Drew gave a splendid exhibition of fancy club swinging. The refreshment room was freely patronised, and the sweet stall likewise. The remarks of the judges on the gardens entered for the school garden competitions will no doubt be of interest to our readers, and were as follows : Mosstown School (winners): Garden very free from weeds and in good condition, vegetables well grown and good colour, flowers good, strong plants, flowering well, especially the roses. In all a well-cared for and tidy garden, deserving of great credit, considering the age of the children. St. John's School (second) : Garden free from weeds and well cultivated. The plants are well grown, with a good percentage of varieties in blossom ; plot of ground nicely laid out. Queen' 3 Park School (third): Garden free from weeds and well cared for. Plants fairly well grown, but lacking in blossom, and sufferinsr from the quality of the soil ; general effect good. Wanganui District High School : Garden very neat, free from weeds, and well designed ; quality of flowers fair, but lack of blossom ; garden wants a background, and also more shelter. Wangaehu School: Condition of garden very fair, though little weedy ; the plants are backward in growth and lacking in blossom; would suggest getting a better variety of plants, such as pan=ies and carnations. Kaitoke School: Border very uneven, fairly free from weeds. The plants are well grown, but lacking in variety and blossom ; the potatoes are well forward and the vegetables in good cultivation. Westmere School : Flower garden small, with few varieties of flowers, but very neat and tidy; the vegetable garden is the best of all in the competition, exceedingly well kept, with a erood variety of vegetables, well grown. Kimbolton School : Very backward, especially the vegetable portion, but very neat and well laid out. Flowers are not well grown, and are lacking in quality. The general effect is very good, but wants more shelter. We have to congratulate the Queen's Park School on carrying off both the Challenge Banner (presented by Messrs George and Kersley) and the Challenge Shield (presented by Mr G. Leslie). The former will be held by the school till the next Show. The banner was held first by the Mosstown School, and at the last Autumn Show was secured by the Queen's Park School, which thus retains it for another term. The points for the trophies were as follows: — Challenge Banner: Queen's Park School, 70 points, 1 ; St. John's School, 40, 2; Mosstown School, 17, 3; Turakina School, 13, 4; Wanganui Infants' School, 11, 5; Kaitoko School, 7, 6; Westmere School, 6, 7 . Challenge Shield : Queen's Park School, 73 points, 1 ; Wanganui District High School, 28, 2. The following is the remainder of the prize list: — CHALLENGE BANNER. Collection Perennials. — Queen's Park 1. St. John's 2. Collection annuals — St. John's 1, Queen's Park 2. Bouquet; children any age. — Irene Walker (Queen's Park) 1, Ella Allen (Queen's Park) 2, Mary Rowe (Queen's Park) 3. Native bouquet; children any age. — Bessie Bamber (Q.P.) 1, Jessie Franklin (Turakina) 2, Bessie Rowe (Q.P.) 3. 'Basket native flowers; children 10 yeara and under.— Elsie Bamber (Q.P.) 1, Robt. Bamber (Q.P.) 2, Ivan Barton (D.H.S.) 3. Basket of flowers; children any age. — Kathleen Laing (St. John's) I_, Myrtle Laird (St.- John's) 2, St. John's 3. Ladies' epray; children any age. — Emily Barnes (Turakina) 1 and 2, Edna Hogg (Q.P.) 3. Button hole; children 7 years and under.—Tom Smith (Wan. In.) 1, Grace Chapman (Westmere) 2. Button-hole ; children 9 years and under. — Ewart Mellor (Wan. In.) 1, Herbert Williams (Q.P.) 2, Dorothy Ebeling (St. John's) 3. Button-hole; children 11 years and under.—Eunice Thorpe (Q.P.) 1, Majorie Herringshaw (Q.P.) 2, Bessie McFarlane (Q.P.) 3. Button-hole; children 13 years and under.— Olga Benge (Q.P.) 1, Barbara McDonald (Q.P.) 2, Nora Bridge (Q.P.) 3. Button-hole; children any age — Dorothy Beauchamp ( Q.P.) 1, Doris Holraan (D.H.0.) 2, Irene Walker (Q.P.) 3. CHALLENGE SHIELD. Judge, Mr G. D. Braik. (Presented by Mr G. J. A. Leslie). Open to all children attending Public Primary Schools in Wanganui Education District. Handwriting, children 7 years and under. — Mabel Godfrey (Westmere) 1, Thelma Cox (Mars Hill) 2. Handwriting', children 9 years and under.—Agnes Gibson (Q.P.) 1, G. Perrett (Q.P.) 2, Myrtle Brenmuhl (Westmere) 3. Handwriting; children 11 years and under.—Clara Williams (Q.P.) 1, Grace Willions (D.H.S.) 2, Eileen Percival (Q.P.) 3. Handwriting; children any age. — Roy Inman (D.H.S.) 1, Pearl Sarten (Q.P.) 2, Stella Bain (D.H.S.) 3. Judge, Mesdames Hope Gibbons and Cutfield. Plain sewing; children 10 years and under. — Elileen Percival (Q.P.) 1, Winnie Gunn (Q.P.) 2, Ethel Stringer (Q.P.) 3. Plain sewing; children 12 years and under.—Maud Aitehison (Q.P.) 1, Lois Buchanan (Q.P.) 2, Florence ParJcer (Q.P.) 3. Plain Sewing; children any age. — May Chatwin (D.H.S.), 1, B. Bamber (Q.P.) 2, M. Rowe (Q.P.) 3. Sample darning ; children any age — Stella Bain (D.H.S.) 1, Olive Rathbon (Q.P.) 2, Mary Rowe (Q.P.) 3. Best dressed doll ; children 10 years and under. — Eileen Percival (Q.P.) 1, Dork Martin (Q.P.) 2, Dorothy Caiman (Q.P.) 3. Brush Design ; children 10 years and under.—Eileen Percival (Q.P.) 1, Ella Moffatt (Q.P.) 2, Maggie Hardy (Q.P.) 3. Brush Design; children any age. — Edith Burmiston (Q.P.) 1, Edna Hogg (Q.P.) 2, I. Walker (Q.P.) 3. Brush Drawing from freely-growing plant or flower from Nature; children 12 years and under. — Walter Johns (D.H.S.) 1, Kate Richmond (Q.P.) 2, Alma Chapman (Q. P.) 3. Brush drawing from freely-growing plant or flower from Nature ; children any age.— E. Bell (Q.P.) 1, J. Darby (Q.P.) 2, E. Dexter (Q.P.) 3. „>, Modelled Example in clay or "plast|cene of fruit or flowers; children any age — Gordon Caiman (D.H.S.) 1, Roy Inman (D.H.S.) 2, Littlejohn 3. Best drawing of a map; children 12 years and under.— Godfrey Payne (Q.P.) 1, Muriel Treadwell (Q.P.) 2, Pearl Sarten 3. Best drawing of a map ; ; children any age.— James Milne (D.H.S.) 1, I. Walker (Q.F.) 2, G. Rathbon '(Q.P.) 3. Best Specimen freehand drawing; children 14 years and under.— E. Bell (Q.P.) 1, G. Rathbon (Q.P.) 2, Edna- Hogg (Q.P.) 3. ' Best boys' or girls' hobby or experiment, collection, etc.; any age. — Bessie Bamber (Q.P.) 1 (an admirable exhibit of shells and Maori curios), Ivan Barton (D.H.S.) 2, Godfrey Payne (Q.P.) 3.