EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.         Competition is open to any member of a Horticultural Society.

 

2.        The ST. JAMES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY membership 

            fee is $15 annually.

 

3.         All exhibitors must be in possession of a current membership card

            of a Horticultural Society.

 

4.         There will be an entry fee of $0.50 for all exhibitors except in                  

            Junior Classes where no entry fee is required.

 

5.         All questions with regards to exhibits or awards may be referred

            to the Show Co-chairs.         

 

6.         All exhibits must be placed on the evening prior to the Exhibition

            and must remain until 9:00 p.m. on the last day of the Exhibition.

7.         PREFERENCE MAY BE GIVEN TO NAMED VARIETIES.

 

8.         All flower and vegetable exhibits must be grown by Exhibitor.

             Houseplant exhibits must be in possession of the Exhibitor at   

             least 6 weeks prior to the show.  

9.         ALL "BAKING & CANNING" and "SEWING & CRAFTS"

            MUST BE  THE WORK OF THE EXHIBITOR AND MUST

            HAVE BEEN COMPLETED DURING THE CURRENT

            YEAR.

 

10.       Cut flowers must be shown in containers supplied by the 

            Exhibitor. Attached foliage of plants exhibited may be used as

            filling. If foliage is separate from flower stem judge will count

            number of stems. When Exhibitor is using their own container

            their name should be marked on the bottom.

 

11.       Filling is allowed in baskets but filling and flowers must be grown

           by Exhibitors.

 

12.      Baskets may be made of any material with handle over basket

           permanently attached. They will be judged from one side only.

 

13.      Exhibitors may place as many entries as they wish in any class

           however each exhibitor may win only one prize in any one section.

           An honourable mention may be awarded in lieu.

14.      The first or any other ribbon may not be awarded or withheld

           entirely in any section where the judges consider the exhibits too

           few in number or not of sufficient merit to justify the full award

           being made.

           Any exhibit may be removed at the discretion of the Show

           Committee.

           We reserve the right to alter Classes when conditions warrant.

15.       Any competitor may appeal the decision of the Judges by lodging

            a written complaint with the Secretary, together with a protest

            fee of $5.00 which will be forfeited in cases where the appeal is

            not sustained. All appeals must be made on the day of the judging.

16.       Although the Society will give the best possible care to all 

            exhibits. NO RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUMED IN THE

            EVENT OF THEFT, DAMAGE OR LOSS.

17.      Highest Aggregate is based on the following calculation:

          1st Place = 8 points – 2nd Place = 5 points –3rd Place = 3 points

             To win a High Aggregate entrant must have won at least 2 ribbons.

18.      TROPHIES and ROSETTES will be awarded to GRAND

           CHAMPIONS only.

19.      No exhibitors, except designated judges' helpers, are allowed in 

           the Show Hall while judging is taking place!

REGULATIONS FOR EXHIBITING

FRUITS & VEGETABLES

 

1.         Fruit and cleaned vegetables should be uniform in size and shape

           and the exact number specified should be shown.  

       

2.        Cut tops off beets, parsnips and carrots to within one half to one

           inch. Leave main root intact.

3.        Trim onion tops to one half inch. Remove roots. Do not peel the

            skin off the onions.

4.        The stems should be left on peas, beans, cukes, tomatoes,

           peppers, apples, crabapples, strawberries and plums. Raspberries

           to be shown without stems.

5.       Leave bottom and a fan of 3 inches on top leaves of rhubarb.

6.       Leeks should contain the stem and a fan of 4 to 5 inches of top

           leaves and roots trimmed to 1/2 inch.

7.       Corn on the cob should have 1/3 of husks removed from tip to

          butt.

8.       Celery, swiss chard and kale to be displayed in a glass container

           of water.

RULES FOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

1.         Only fresh cut flowers grown by the exhibitor are to be used

           unless otherwise specified.

2.        All arrangements are to be one-sided unless otherwise specified.

3.        A NOVICE is an exhibitor who has never won 1st prize for a                          

           CLASS XIV arrangement from the St. James Horticultural 

           Society or any Manitoba Horticultural Association member

           societies.

4.       Support material such as frogs, foam, oasis, vermiculite, wiring or

          tying may be used but not visible.

5.        No dyes or sprays may be used on fresh plant material.

6.       Accessories such as statues, figurines, candles, exotic fruits, 

           unusual or wild plant material not grown by the exhibitor but

           complementing or giving interest to an arrangement may be

           included.

PRINT COMPETITION REGULATIONS

1.        No individual may enter more then one entry in each section.

2.       Professional photographers are not eligible to enter this contest.

           A professional is one that earns $1,000. or more per year from

           photography.

3.        Prints that have been entered in previous St. James Horticultural

            Society Competitions are not eligible.

4.        The St. James Horticultural Society cannot assume responsibility

            or damage to or loss of any print.

5.        Print entries only – prints to be no larger then 4" x 6". Prints

           must be displayed in clear, acrylic standup holders. Interest must

           focus on horticulture or natural material.

           All prints to be taken of subjects in Manitoba unless otherwise

           indicated.

6.       Digital entries for projection only. Images sized not larger then

           8" x 10".

7.       ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE TITLED. Where possible the

          name of the cultivar or species of the principal subject should be

          shown.  

  

8.      JUDGES DECISION WILL BE FINAL.

2019 AWARD WINNERS

1.       DIRECTORS TROPHY – GRAND CHAMPION GARDEN, 

          CLASS I

             Emily & Wendel Polowick

 

2.        H.J. SEWELL MEMORIAL TROPHY – HIGH AGGREGATE,

         CLASS III                

            Sharon Rude   

            ROSETTE – GRAND CHAMPION ROSE IN SHOW

            Tracy Theriault

            FRED PAULLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY – BEST ROSE IN 

         SHOW

            N/A

 

3.      STEWART TROPHY & ENGRAVING AWARD – HIGH

         AGGREGATE, CLASS IV

            Ed Maza

           

         ROSETTE AND $5 AWARD – GRAND CHAMPION 

         DAHLIA IN SHOW

         Ed Maza

 

4.        ROSETTE – GRAND CHAMPION SWEET PEAS IN

          SHOW, CLASS  V

          Katherine Krokosh

           

             $5  AWARD – HIGH AGGREGATE SWEET PEAS, CLASS V

              Bev Hooper

 

5.      ROSETTE – HIGH AGGREGATE, CLASS VI & VII, MISC.

          CUT FLOWERS

             Bev Hooper

 

6.      WAKEFIELD CHALLENGE CUP – HIGH AGGREGATE,

          CLASS VIII,  GLADS.

             Ed Maza

             ROSETTE – GRAND CHAMPION GLADIOLUS SPIKE

             Ed Maza

 

7.       ROSE NEWSON (BREMNER) TROPHY & ROSETTE –

          GRAND CHAMPION BASKET, CLASS X

              Bev Hooper

 

8.      LUCILLE ONO MEMORIAL TROPHY AND ROSETTE         

          GRAND CHAMPION POTTED HOUSEPLANT,

          CLASSES XI & XII

             Pat Roberts

            

            SPECIAL PRIZE $10 – BEST AFRICAN VIOLET IN 

         SHOW, CLASS XIII   

            Ed Maza

 

9.       J.P. de WET COMMEMORATIVE TROPHY –

           1st PLACE FLOWER ART, CLASS XIV

              Pam McFarlane

           EVELYN & RONALD SCARTH TROPHY – HIGH

           AGGREGATE, CLASS XIV

              Sharon Rude

           ROSETTE – GRAND CHAMPION ARRANGEMENT IN      

           SHOW, CLASS XIV

              Pam McFarlane

 

10.      $5  AWARD – HIGH AGGREGATE, CLASSES XV & XVII

               Pam McFarlane

 

11.      ROSETTE – BEST VEGETABLE IN SHOW,

          CLASSES XVI & XVII

              Sharon Rude

12.      REEVE J.G. SMITH CHALLENGE CUP –

           GRAND CHAMPION VEG COLL., CLASS XVIII

              N/A

           ROSETTE – GRAND CHAMPION VEGETABLE

           COLLECTION IN SHOW,  CLASS XVIII

              N/A

 

13.      ROSETTE – HIGH AGGREGATE BAKING, CLASS XIX

               Karen Irvin

 

14.      ROSETTE – HIGH AGGREGATE CANNING, CLASS XX

               Sharon Rude

15.      ANN LEULLIER CRYSTAL PITCHER HIGH AGGREGATE,

           CLASS XXI

              Karen Irvin

           ROSETTE – GRAND CHAMPION HANDICRAFTS,

           CLASS XXI

              Sophia Munro

 

16.      McGONIGAL TROPHY – EXCELLENCE IN HANDICRAFT 

           BY A SENIOR, CLASS XXII

                Val Johnson

 

17.      LAWSON TROPHY – BEST JUNIOR GARDEN,

          CLASS  XXIII

              N/A

          SHERIDAN SHIELD BEST JUNIOR GARDEN IN PLOTS,

          CLASS XXI      

              N/A

        

18.     SHERIDAN SHIELD – HIGH AGGREGATE,

          CLASSES XXIV to XXVI 

              Kaelyn Anderson

 

19.     SPECIAL PRIZE $5 – HIGH AGGREGATE,

          CLASSES XXVII to XXVIII  

             N/A

             SHERIDAN SHIELD – HIGH AGGREGATE BAKING,

          CLASSES XXVII

             N/A

 

20.     SHERIDAN SHIELD – HIGH AGGREGATE             

           HANDICRAFTS, CLASSES XXVIII

               N/A

21.      PETER DYCK & ERNIE BROWN MEMORIAL AWARD &

           $25 –  PHOTOGRAPHY

              Tracy Theriault