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European country but our own could so great a variety of 

 species of timber trees be grown to such perfection. 



Class 4 was for Specimens of Any Home-GROWN CONI- 

 FEROUS Timber other than those in Class 2, and there 

 were four entries. The awards were : — 



1st prize. Silver Medal. — The Earl of Leicester. 



2nd prize, Bronze Medal. — The Earl of Carnarvon. 



Lord Leicester's first prize stand contained Common Silver 

 Fir, Sitka Spruce, Grandis Silver Fir, Cedar of Lebanon, and 

 Cryptomeria Japonica — representative species from Europe, 

 Asia, and America. 



Lord Carnarvon's second was for a single plank of exceed- 

 ingly well-grown Corsican Pine, a tree that has hitherto been 

 less extensively grown in this country than it deserves. 



Very interesting competitions were those in Classes 5, 6, 

 and 7, for Gates made of various home-grown timbers and 

 suitable for farm and estate use. There were eleven entries 

 and the awards were as follows : — 



Class 5. — Oak Field Gates. 

 Silver Medal — The Earl of Leicester. 

 Bronze Medal — The Lord Barnard. 



Reserve (H.C.)— Mr. J. H. Gurney, Keswick Hall, 

 Norwich. 



Class 6. — Field Gates of Home Timber other than 



Oak alone. 

 Silver Medal — The Earl of Carnarvon. 

 Bronze Medal — The Lord Barnard. 

 V.H.C. — Messrs. R. & R. Neaverson. 

 Com. — The Earl of Leicester. 



The first prize gate in this class was a very excellent one 

 made of chestnut and larch. The second prize gate, which 

 was made of oak and larch, was also a very serviceable and 

 nicely finished article. 



Class 7. — Any other Gate for Farm and Estate Use. 

 Silver Medal — The Earl of Leicester. 

 ,, „ — The Lord Barnard. 



Amongst the entries in this class there were two gates of 

 totally different construction, which the Judges considered 

 were equally deserving of the premier award. One was a 

 very nice entrance gate of Spanish chestnut shown by Lord 

 Leicester, and the other an exceedingly neat and well-finished 

 hand gate or hunting wicket sent by Lord Barnard. The 

 matter was finally adjusted by the award of silver medals to 

 each of the competitors. 



