Re: 2004 Clarence NY Weigh-Off Sept 25th
- Subject: Re: 2004 Clarence NY Weigh-Off Sept 25th
- From: &* <w*@sprint.ca>
- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:00:47 -0700
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Well Ray what about Squash ??????
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From: <LGOURD@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: 2004 Clarence NY Weigh-Off Sept 25th
> WORLD PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF SEPTEMBER 25, 2004
> At the Great Pumpkin Farm 11199 Main St. Clarence New York. 14031
>
> Rules and Regulations
>
>
> The pumpkin must have been grown and cared for by the exhibitor.
> An exhibitor may enter only one specimen per class and there may be no
more
> than two entries per family per class.
> A specimen must be entered and weighed by the exhibitor at The Great
Pumpkin
> Farm in Clarence, NY. An entry fee of $5 USD may be charged for each
entry.
> There may be an agricultural agent and /or government representative to
> assist as judge, inspect entries and supervise weighing.
> Color requirements - To be eligible for the heaviest pumpkin the entry
must
> be a minimum of 75% white to cream-yellow to orange in color. All others
are
> considered Squash.
> The specimen must be sound, healthy and undamaged. Entries must be free
of
> rot, holes/cracks through the cavity, chemical residue (fungicides) and
soft
> spots.
> No foreign material is permitted to be included in the weighing. Vine
must
> be trimmed to one inch from the stem of the fruit. The judges reserve the
> right to fully inspect each specimen before the weight is announced and
> official.
> Refusal to allow the inspection of an entry will cause said entry to be
> deemed b exhibition onlyb .
> Any specimen previously entered or weighed at any other National or
> International competition prior to the Clarence event is not eligible for
> competition.
> In the event of a tie, the prize money for those two places will be
combined
> and split equally.
> 10. Entries must be received on an official entry form by 10:00 a.m.
> (entries must be present for the start of the competition). Unloading may
> start as
> early as 8:30-9:00 a.m.
> All pumpkins and squash must have a proper lifting tarp and be loaded on a
> skid/pallet so that a forklift can easily lift the entry and take it to
the
> scale.
> No entrant/spectator shall attempt to influence the judges or impede the
> proceedings of a fair competition.
> The Great Pumpkin Farm reserves the right to suspend or remove any
> competitor/spectator.
> The Great Pumpkin Farm and its volunteers shall not be responsible for any
> accidents, losses or breakage of entries, exhibits or displays.
> 15. The winners of the top three (3) places of the pumpkin category
agree
> that his/her specimens will become the property of The Great Pumpkin Farm.
> Winners also agree that the use of their names & likenesses may be used
for
> promotional purposes without any further compensation.
> 16. The heaviest pumpkin weighed in at The Great Pumpkin Farm on
9/25/04
> will receive $1,000.00 USD First place money unless it is and remains a
> credible b world recordb as of October 15th, 2004, then a $10,000.00
USD
> award
> will be given.
> Second and Third place pumpkins will receive $500.00 USD and $300.00 USD
> respectively.
>
>
>
> All record-breaking results will be sent to The Guinness Book of World
> Records in a timely manner.
>
> For further award and contest information contact: Ray Waterman by phone
> 716.648.7982 or email: lgourd@aol.com or website: www.bigseeds.com - The
Great
> Pumpkin Farm has a huge Fall Festival with many attractions for the entire
> family.
>
> OTHER INFORMATION
>
> Clarence is located just 6 miles (approx. 10 minutes) east of the
> Buffalo-Niagara International Airport on Main St (Rt. 5).
>
> There are many airport hotels and motels:
>
> Quality Inn- 4217 Genesee St. 716.633.5500 or 1.800.329.5151
> Online reservations b www.qualityinnbuffaloairport.com
>
> Days Inn- 4345 Genesee St. 716.631.0800
> Online reservations b www.daysinnbuffaloairport.com
>
> Radisson Hotel & Suites- 4243 Genesee St. 716.634.2300 or 1.800.333.3333
> Online reservations b www.radisson.com/buffalony_genesee
>
> Sleep Inn Buffalo Airport- 100 Holtz Dr. 716.626.4000
> Online reservations b www.sleepinn.net/buffalo
>
> Hampton Inn & Suites b 1745 Walden Ave 716.894.8000 or 1.800.426.7866
> Online reservations b www.hamptoninn.com
>
> Rental cars direct or online:
>
> Hertz- 4195 Genesee St. 1.800.654.3131
> Online b www.hertz.com
>
> Enterprise- 3700 Genesee St. 716.565.5400
> Online b www.enterprise.com f: World Pumpkin Weigh
> 2004.doc
>
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