Vol. 2, No. 52 SUMMERLAND, B.C., JULY 30 1910 hole No. 104 NARAMATA DAY REGATTA • > Crowds of People From all Points of the Valley. The Okanagan Crowded to the Smokestack. Two Baseball Matches Plenty of Music Some Good Water Stunts Peachland pull off two War Canoe Races and Naramata one Every Provision made for the Visitors Next Regatta Sept. 5th On Thursday, Naramata"* Day, the town it would be far better than reams of adver• man, but withdrew when it was pointed on the east side of the lake presented quite tising matter, and columns of newspaper out to him that ; one member of his team a gay appearance; The regatta had been matter. Even as it was the effect on the came fram Kelowna and yet another from advertised as an opportunity for the resi• visitors from the north was startling, as a Armstrong. dents of the whole of the valley to visit the great number of them were not acquainted Had the teams started in sharp there ; ' southern points, and well did they so do. with conditions at this end of the lake, and would have been time enough to finish the Right from Sicamous they came and at En- many resolved to make a better and closer game, and the umpire being well aware of derby about 150 boarded the train. At acquaintance by spending their vacations the fact gave his decision, in: favour of the Vernon and the other points along the line in the district. team who stayed on the field to finish the they flocked in the cars, and at the landing game. : • ..- . THE BASEBALL GAMES. boarded'the^ It was awkward enough for En derbyy^but j JThe baseball games formed! a big-part,of the lake the mystic words Naramata Regat• they were well aware that the bbàt^ôùld ' the programme. In the morning the Sum• ta had been whispered, and by the time the leave at the advertised time, therefore they merland boys met the Penticton team, and steamer arrived at the watering place of should have started the game at the adver,- had a fight as to who should play the En- the Okanagan, a crowd of close on 600 was tised time as both teams were on the field. derby representatives in the afternoon. It aboard. They thoroughly enjoyed their In any case an offer to pay their fares up fell to the lot of Summerland to win by 12- trip, which was made all the more enjoy• to the Landing was made to them if they 8. The game was not over good as the able by" music rendered by the splendid would stop and finish the game, but they score indicates, and at times it looked like band from Vernon. From Penticton and would not, and Summerland were declared: a win for Penticton, but they did not man• points south the trippers also came in the winners by the umpire, Dr. McGregor. age it this time. In the afternoon the win• crowds, so that by the time they had been THE REGATTA. ning team met Enderby. Summerland packed into the grand stand, and scattered The War Canoe races were the events at. was handicapped in having played once over the vicinity of the wharf, over which the spectators got most excited. In during the morning; but the game was not one thousand people were numbered, the Mixed War Canoe Naramata won played to a finish. It stood 7-7 at the close out against Peachland by about two lengths, A good programme had been provided of the seventh innings. but Peachland came out first in the other and every care had been taken to ensure a There will undoubtedly be much dis• two racees, viz. the Junior and Senior. good time. pleasure with the decision of the umpire They thus win the silver medals which go During the regatta both the Vernon and who declared the game 9-0 in favour of with the Robinson Cup. If successfnl again Summerland bands rendered selections Summerland, in this race, they will win the gold medals, which were appreciated by all. •It was Enderby'sown fault. They would which are surely worth all the training any .The refreshment booths were kept very not play ball until Mr. Berry, of Vernon, team may put in, They deserve their vic• busy serving out their viands of all kinds. appeared on the field to act as their umpire, tories as they paddle well and play a winning The Summerland ladies of the hospital aux• and although he was well aware that the game all through, , As they were punting iliary were kept very busy indeed, and even boys were waiting, he did not hurry in the to the starting post the Peachland crew though they must have made a splendid least, with the result that instead of com• got upset, but boarded their craft again profit, they deserved every cent of it,, for mencing at 3-30, the advertised time, they and paddled to victory. At the turn both they worked very hard indeed and had did not start until 4-15, This was too long teams were level but Peachland put on a their department well equipped and excep• a delay, and although Murphy, the Enderby spurt and won by a full length. This was tionally well organized. captain was well aware that the boat would the fastest War Canoe race on the lake, as If it were possible to bring in crowds leave at 6-80, he would not start until they paddled the mile with one turn in sev• from the east and from the coast similar to Berry happened along. Meanwhile he ob• en and a half minutes. the one gathered at Naramata on Thursday jected to Summerland playing a Penticton Continued on page 5, Thé Summerland Review fifteenth, and keep a good four feet from LECTURE ON ORCHARDS. the trees. In case of danger to the trees during the winter, he would sow cover Interesting Meeting Under Auspices of Farmers' Institute on Friday Last. crops the first year. But do not mow the Professors Thornber and Melander give advice. crop and haul it off the orchard. ' On Friday last, Professors Thornber and tical work, amongst men who grow apples In his remarks on pruning he advised Melander, of the Washington State Agri• for livelihood. In the cousre of his re• that as soon as planted in the spring, ap• cultural College, were in Summerland- un• marks he gave one or two particulars as to ple trees should be cut to about 18 to 24 in. der the auspices of the Farmers' Institute. the laying out of a fruit orchard. As re• peaches about 12 to 15 in., and pears about In the afternoon they gave a demonstration gards the selection of the land, certain con• 12 to 24 in. The most essential pruning in. Mr^T% Dale's orchard, and in the even- ditions are particularly adapted to certain was in the first year. The second year was irig each' delivered a lecture in the Men's fruits. Land should be well air-drained and also very important, and he preferred to Club. well water-drained, and any formation leave from three no five good branches. In apple trees rub off the buds for the first six : The demonstration took the form of a likely to act as a catch for frost, water or practical chat with demonstrations on fruit alkali should be avoided. Plenty of water or eight inches above the ground. Cherry ow:fruit trees, chiefly apple, and was well is necessary for the trees, but it is unwise trees should be pruned after the crop, and attended. Different methods of pruning to think that because one has a good sup• plums when in bloom. It was advisable to were illustrated, and reasons given for each ply, that it should all be used. There is as group cherries as they had to be dried off method; spraying was emphasized, partic- much danger from the one extreme as from before most of the trees, being the first ularly ~v^ithva heavy pressure to get through the other. A small amount of water well crop in. the--folia'geV -Many questions were asked tended is better than too much. Fertility For peaches he advised the Triumph and and answered; and great benefiit was de• of soil with a good depth was another very Elberta. In pears he believed the bright• rived by all who made it their business to important consideration. The Spitzenberg est of futures was in store for the grower, attend. : apple requires a very deep porous soil. In but it would pay to keep a man to police •In 'the'1 evening? at the Men's Club, a good Summerland he did not think they would the orchard for blight. Bartlett and Burre crowdassembled to hear these two well go far wrong if the orchards were planted d' Anjou he thought the best varieties. known professors. Mr. C. Thompson occu- with Rome Beauty, Jonathan and Wagener At the close of his lecture he called upon Prof. Melander for his address upon insects pied the chair, and in a brief speech cal- apples. So far as he was able to judge and fruit pests. He gave a very interesting led upon Mr. W. E. Scott, deputy Minister during his brief visit, he would say these lecture on bugs of all kinds. His pet aver• 'olericulture.' three were the most suited to the place and sion was the house fly, and he trisected and : Mr.