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Trophies
The Daily Mail Gold cup, one of the Society’s most prestigious trophies – though by no means the oldest – is now deployed at the BNCS northern National Competition, which is held as part of the North of England Horticultural Society’s Show held annually at Harrogate in September. At this time of the year Pinks are scarce and Borders not in bloom, so naturally it is awarded for the championship classes for Perpetual Flowering Carnations.
The schedule for the Gold Cup Classes is suitably demanding It calls for four vases of PF’s, each of five blooms, and each with a different specifications : one vase of Selfs, one of Fancies, one of not less than three different cultivars, and -most important of all – a Vase of VERY HIGHLY-SCENTED blooms. These are always a centre of attraction for many visitors who come into the Specialist Societies’ marquee.
There now follows a list of the trophies avaliable to be won:-
The Allwood Brothers Cup
The small Howard De Walden Trophy for the 12 bloom Class of PF’s at the Summer Show.
John Charington and H L Flindt Cup for novices.
The S Radford Challenge Trophy for seedling Borders at the summer show.
The Committee Cup for Pinks at the June show presented by Roy Tolley
The Gilbert Greenall Trophy for most points in Borders at the summer show
The J C Lockwood Cup 12 bloom Border class at the Summer show
Jewell Allcroft Challenge Cup for Perpetual Flowering Carnations at the Autumn show.
The Kesteven Cup for Novice Pinks
Linda Bruce Cup in memory of Charlie Fielder of Linda Bruce Nurseries for Pinks at the June show.
The Marquis Cup given by the widow of Captain Coombe for Pinks.
Martin Smith Memorial Cup for Borders
Rubien Thain Memorial Cup for Border Carnations 12 bloom class at the Summer show
The Stuart Low Cup for PF’s at the Autumn show.
The Wilkinson Cup for Picottees
The Bentley Bowl for PF’s at the Summer Show.
The Robert Morton Memorial Cup for Seedling Pinks at the Summer show
