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The  Gold  Medal  for  the  best  general  collection  of  exhibits 
was  easily  won  by  Earl  Beauchamp,  who  is  fortunate  in  having 
in  his  service  such  an  enthusiastic  forester  as  Mr.  Slater,  who 
must  have  given  much  time  and  labour  to  the  preparation  of 
the  various  collections  from  the  Madresfield  estates.  Mr. 
T.  J.  M.  More’s  collection  was  adjudged  the  second  best. 
In  the  classes  for  Estate  Gates,  Mr.  More  gained  Silver 
Medals  both  for  oak  and  larch  gates,  and  Earl  Beauchamp  the 
Bronze  Medals.  The  Judges  consider  that  in  both  classes  the 
gates  were  unnecessarily  heavy,  and  that  in  most  cases  the  cost 
at  which  they  were  said  to  have  been  made  was  under-estimated. 
In  any  future  competitions  it  would  be  desirable  to  have  the 
gates  made  a uniform  width.  Earl  Beauchamp  secured  the 
Silver  Medal  for  a hunting  gate  with  a simple  and  efficient 
catch,  and  the  reserve  went  to  Mr.  More. 
In  Home-grown  Creosoted  Timber,  Earl  Beauchamp  was 
the  only  exhibitor,  and  won  another  Silver  Medal.  It  was 
interesting  to  see  how  thoroughly  the  specimens  of  Corsican 
pine,  beech,  and  alder  had  been  impregnated  and  made 
suitable  for  fencing  and  other  estate  purposes. 
In  Class  14,  the  Judges  had  some  difficulty  in  deciding 
between  the  respective  merits  of  fences  made  rabbit  proof  for 
nurseries  and  plantations  and  other  fences  where  this  is  not 
essential.  Having  obtained  permission  to  subdivide  the  class,  a 
Silver  Medal  for  the  former  was  awarded  to  the  Stanley 
Underwood  Company,  Ltd.,  Haslemere,  for  their  well-known 
cleft  chestnut  pale  fencing  with  rabbit  wire,  and  another  to 
Messrs.  Armstrong,  Addison  & Co.,  of  Sunderland,  for  a 
collection  of  fences  constructed  of  creosoted  timber,  but  not 
proof  against  rabbits.  The  question  of  cost  influenced  the 
Judges  in  deciding  on  the  merits  of  the  respective  entries 
in  this  class.  Mr.  Thomas  Page,  of  Bottesford,  Notts.,  ex- 
hibited the  “ Pittsburgh  Perfect  ” fences,  constructed  of  steel 
wires,  in  which  the  stays  are  electrically  welded  to  the  strands, 
producing  a complete  amalgamation  of  the  wires  at  the  joint, 
which  is  claimed  to  be  indestructible.  The  price,  including 
erection,  was  given  at  Is.  per  yard,  including  creosoted 
wooden  posts. 
The  Forestry  building  contained  many  other  collections 
that  attracted  considerable  attention  from  a number  of 
interested  visitors,  but  of  which  considerations  of  space 
prevent  full  descriptions,  and  the  walls  were  hung  with 
photographs  of  specimen  trees  and  woodland  landscapes, 
illustrating  tree  growth  and  various  operations  of  forestry. 
It  is  a matter  f(  r regret  that  there  was  no  exhibit  showing 
the  beautiful  effect  of  many  of  our  home-grown  timbers  when 
made  into  high-class  furniture  and  decorative  panelling,  such 
