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THE 117th Caversham Allotment Holders and Gardens Association’s annual show was held at Caversham Hall in St John’s Road on Saturday, September 1. The results were as follows:
Caversham Allotment Holders and Gardens Association Vegetable Shield —
J McCartney
Challenge Cup (best dish of vegetables) — J Green
F G Back Trophy (best exhibit in vegetable section) — J McCartney
Bernard Stretch Memorial Plaque (best dahlia exhibit) — A Froud
Association Novice Cup (best exhibit in novice vegetable section) — C Froud
Dorrell Cup (best exhibit in flower section) —
A Schofield
Open Challenge Cup
(best vase of dahlias) —
A Froud
Bert Cowlard Memorial
Shield (best exhibit in novice flower section) — A Schofield
Melville Cup (best exhibit in fruit section) — D Grey
Caversham Allotment Holders and Gardens Association Decorative Cup
(best exhibit in floral art
section) — A Froud
Miss Gardiner Cup (best exhibit in handicraft section) — E Hodge
Len Masters Memorial Cup (best exhibit in cookery section) — A Schofield
Royal Horticultural Society Banksian Medal (highest total prize money in horticultural classes) —
A Schofield
Muriel Porter Children’s Cup (best exhibit in children’s section) — Z Hodge (age 10)
VEGETABLES
Collection of four kinds of vegetables (numbers as per classes 2-20) — 1 J McCartney, 2 J Green
Potatoes, three white —
1 J McCartney, 2 J Green
Potatoes, three coloured — 1 J McCartney, 2 J Green
Potatoes, dish of two varieties, three of each variety —
1 J McCartney,
2 J Green
Onions, three large —
1 J McCartney, 2 J Green
Onions, five round to pass through 3in ring —
1 J McCartney, 2 J Green
Shallots, nine large —
1 J McCartney
Shallots, nine pickling (max. diameter 3cm) —
1 J McCartney
Collection of six kinds of vegetables (one of each) —
1 J Green, 2 J McCartney
Runner beans (six pods) — 1 J McCartney,
2 J Green, 3 I Carter
Carrots, three long pointed — 1 J Green
Carrots, three other than long (stump-rooted) —
1 J McCartney
Three beetroot —
1 J Green, 2 J McCartney
Two table marrows (not over 38cm) — 1 J Green
Three courgettes (10cm
to 20cm in length) —
1 J Green, 2 D Grey,
3 I Carter
Tomatoes, five medium (approx. diameter 6.5cm) —
1 J McCartney, 2 J Green
Tomatoes, nine small fruited or cherry (max. diameter 3.5cm) — 1 D Grey,
2 J McCartney, 3 A Schofield
Sweetcorn, two cobs with silks on — 1 I & M Heavan
Any other vegetable not included in previous classes —1 J Green, 2 J McCartney, 3 A Froud
Collection of three kinds of vegetables used for salad, numbers optional —
1 J McCartney,
2 A Schofield, 3 J Green
Truss of tomatoes —
1 D Grey
Most oddly shaped vegetable — 1 I Carter, 2 L Webb
Longest runner bean —
1 A Schofield
FLOWERS
Asters, five blooms —
1 A Froud
Dahlias, three blooms medium decorative (17-22cm) — 1 A Froud
Dahlias, three blooms medium cactus and/or semi-cactus (17-22cm) —
2 A Froud, 3 A Schofield
Dahlias, five blooms pom (max. 5.2cm) — 2 A Froud
Dahlia, one specimen, large or giant bloom —
1 A Schofield, 3 A Froud
Vase of fuchsias, one variety or mixed — 1 A Schofield,
2 H Addington
Fuchsia in a pot —
1 H Addington, 2 L Webb
Vase of hybrid tea roses, three blooms, one variety or mixed — 1 L Carter,
3 J McCartney
Specimen rose, one bloom or one stem cluster flowered — 1 J Huelsman, 2 A Froud, 3 J McCartney
Bowl of mixed roses, in exhibitor’s own bowl, judged for quality and all-round effect — 3 J Huelsman
Vase of fresh cut herbs, one variety or mixed —
1 A Froud, 2 L Webb,
3 C Wheeler
NOVICE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
Three onions — 1 C Froud
Three potatoes —
1 G Hodge, 2 M Heavan,
3 C Froud
Runner beans (six pods) —
1 I Carter, 2 I Heaven
Three tomatoes —
1 C Froud, 2 R Hodge,
3 I Heavan
One marrow (not over 35cm) — 1 L Webb
Beetroot — 1 M Heavan
Collection of three kinds of vegetable — 1 C Froud,
2 I Carter, 3 A Schofield
Two courgettes, approx. 15cm — 1 C Froud,
2 M Heavan
Any other vegetable not included in classes 48-56 — 1 A Schofield, 2 C Froud, 3 L Carter
Apples, three of one variety (dessert or cooking) with stalks — 1 C Froud,
2 L Carter, 3 R Hodge
Any other kind of fruit, one variety (stalks on soft fruit) — 1 L Carter
NOVICE FLOWERS
Dahlias, three blooms, one variety or mixed —
1 A Schofield, 2 H Addington
Vase of three kinds of flowers, one stem of each kind — 1 L Carter,
2 H Addington
Vase of flowers, one variety or mixed, min. three stems — 1 A Schofield,
2 H Addington, 3 L Carter
Specimen rose, one
bloom or stem cluster flowered — 1 A Schofield,
2 C Wheeler, 3 L Carter
Any kind of flower, one stem/spike — 1 A Schofield, 2 P Addington, 3 L Carter
Vase of homegrown foliage mixed (no buds or flowers) — 1 H Addington,
2 C Wheeler, 3 J Huelsman
FLORAL ART
Arrangement in a handled basket — 1 H Addington,
2 A Froud
Arrangement of choice —
1 A Froud, 2 J Huelsman
FRUIT
Five cooking apples —
1 D Grey, 2 H Addington
Five plums — 1 D Grey
Dish of soft fruit (one variety) — 2 I Heavan
Rhubarb, three sticks with heel and 1.5in of trimmed leaf — 1 A Froud, 2 L Carter, 3 D Grey
HOBBIES
Mounted photograph taken by you (humorous), not exceeding 8in x 6in —
1 R Hodge, 2 P Hodge,
3 A Froud
Mounted photograph taken by you (any subject), not exceeding 8in x 6in —
1 J Huelsman, 2 S Newnham, 3 R Hodge
Handmade greetings card — 1 P Hodge, 2 E Hodge,
3 S Newnham
Handmade lavender bag — 1 A Schofield
Handmade decoration for Christmas — 1 S Newnham
Any other item of handicraft — 1 E Hodge,
2 L Webb, 3 A Schofield
CHILDREN’S SECTION
Best decorated pebble —
1 Z Hodge (aged 10),
2 P Hodge (14), 3 M Heavan (six)
Vehicle made from a vegetable or fruit — 1 P Hodge), 2 Z Hodge
Edible necklace using sweets, beans, dried fruit — 1 Z Hodge, 2 P Hodge
Best dressed potato —
1 P Hodge. 2 Z Hodge
Any homemade item of cookery — 1 I Heavan (eight)
COOKERY
Five chocolate brownies —
1 A Schofield, 2 G Hodge
Five cheese straws —
1 C Froud, 2 A Schofield,
3 S Newnham
Victoria sponge sandwich (one raspberry jam filling, caster sugar topping) —
1 A Schofield, 2 G Hodge
Five shortbread biscuits —
1 G Hodge, 2 A Schofield
Boiled fruit cake to recipe — 1 C Froud, 2 Schofield
Loaf of bread, labelled whether hand or machine made — 1 C Froud,
2 S Newnham, 3 L Carter
Five butterfly cakes —
1 G Hodge, 2 A Schofield,
3 A Froud
One jar of homemade jam, jelly, lemon curd — 1 L Webb, 2 C Froud, 3 L Carter
Open section
Top tray, gold —
J McCartney
17 September 2018
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