The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-15
MOSCOW TAKES swEepsTAkEs

MOSCOW TAKES SWEEPSTAKES
esst Packed Carload It NatIonsl
Apple Show.
Spokane Three distinct prizes were
awarded to the Moscow car on exhibi-
ton at the National Apple show IN
this city, but the big sweepstakes, the
contest that brought out the keenest
competition, was for the best packed
carload exhibited at the fair, any vari-
ETY.. All save one carload entry, the
Yellow Newtowns from Talent, Ore,
were entered in this competition,
which Moscow won.
In addition the Moscow Wageners
took first for the best car Of Wagon
Rers and won;a, special prize for COM
nercial apples.
NJ In all Mr.. circuit and Mr.. Knapp,
with their car of Wageners, have won
$500 ia cash, silver loving cup, two
s9old medal banners, an extension
frame orchard disk harrow, and FIVE
drums of lime-snlphur solution for
spraying.
In the sweepstakes competition for
the best packed carload exhibit the
Moscow car scored 1861 points out Of
! possible 1000. The prize for this
was $500 and gold, medal banner. 4.
s In the competition on Wageners. the
Moscow car won first prize, with a
score Of 97O13 out Of possible TO-
600. The prize was $500 cash and q
gold medal banner. ~ sslls
s The car entered by George M.
Stowe of Occur d'Alene, Idaho. ran
the Moscow car close race in this
event, scoring 9,477A points and TAX
ing second prize sof 800 cash and q
silver medal banner.
The international Apple Shippers
association offered a special prize Of
silver loving cup "for the best COM
mercially packed and graded carload
Of all entered in the competition. !"
The association had its own schedule
Of counts for deciding this competi-
ton, the grading being different than
under the apple show rules. The
Moscow Wageners took this prize.
All carloads were graded on basis
of 1000 points, divided as follows ::
Quality, 1000; color, 1000; size, L.
900; uniformity, 1000; condition, g.
600; pack, 1000.
The other carload awards were as
follows:
For the best carload of Rome Beau
ties, first prize, $500 cash and Nation
al Apple show gold medal banner
First, score 9,4644, R. P. Wright,
Chelan, Wash.
For the best carload of Spitzen-
burgs, first prize, $500 cash and Ma
tional Apple show gold medal banner
First, Keystone Fruit company, En-
tiat, Wash.
For the best carload of Stayman
Winesaps, first prize, $500 cash and
National. Apple show gold medal BAN
ner = First, score 9,0983, Keystone
Fruit company, Entiat, Wash.
For the best carload of Yellow New
towns, first prize, So cash and Ma
tional Apple show gold medal banner
- First, (not competing in pack),
Houston Brothers, Talent, Ore.
For the best carload of any standard
varieties not mentioned in the forego-
ing carload contests, first prize, $500
cash and National Apple show gold
medal banner-Firts, Keystone Fruit
company, Entiat, WASH, on car of
Ganos.
For the best mixed carload of any
standard winter varieties, each vari-
ETY. to consist of at least boxes, first
prize, $500 cash and National Apple
show gold medal banner; second
prize, 500 cash and National Apple
show silver medal banner First
(9585a score), H. S. Simmons, Wen
atchee, Wash, second (8157 score),
]. Rosenhaupt & Sons, Spokane.
Rosenhaupt & Sons had already
captured 5000 prize on this same
carload for the most artistic carload in
the fair.
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