N.Z. PIPE BANDS’ CONTEST

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 143, 30 March 1948, Page 2

N.Z. PIPE BANDS’ CONTEST

A Grade Title Won by

’Hamilton

CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED AT DUNEDIN

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, March 29. The Hamilton Caledonian Society’s Pipe Rand won the A grade championship and the New Plymouth Caledonian Society’s Pipe Rand the R grade championship at the Dominion pipe band championships centennial contest which was concluded to-day with the test selections.

The Hamilton band won its test selection one point ahead of the Dunedin Rurns Rand. One of the features of the day was provided by displays by the A and B grade quickstep winners, and the winners of the drum majors’ displays. The New Plymouth Band, which won the R grade quickstep, finished fourth equal with the Wellington Police Band in the test selection, and had two points to spare in the aggregate from the Tauranga Highland Pipe Band, which won . the test selection from the Port Ahuriri Pipe Band and the Hutt Valley Pipe Band. Championship Results Results were: — A Grade Championship.—Hamilton Caledonian Society’s Pipe Rand (3562 points) 1; Burns Highland Pipe Band (3512) 2; Ruahine Highland Pipe Band (3494) -3; Manawatu Scottish Society’s Pipe-Band (349) 4; City of Christchurch Highland Pipe Band (345£) 5; Wanganui Highland Pipe Band (3322) 6; Caledonian Pipe Band of Invercargill (338 g) 7; Dunedin Highland Pipe Band (3345) 8; Timaru Highland Pipe Band (3323) 9; Wellington Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (3192) 10. B Grade Championship—. New Plymouth Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (3285 points) 1: Tauranga Highland Pipe Band (3265 points) 2; Wellington Police Highland Pipe Band (3242) 3; Auckland and District Highland Pipe Band (3234) 4; Ashburton County Scottish Society’s Pipe Band (3234) 4; St. Andrew’s College Pipe Band (322) 6; Canterbury Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (3205) 7; Temuka Pipe Band (315) 8; Ellersmere Pipe Band (313?.) 9; Taieri Pipe Band (312) 10; Gore Pipe Band (3111) 11; Hutt Valley Pipe Band (3102) 12; Port Ahuriri Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (309) 13; Nelson City Pipe Band (3071) 14; Marlborough Scottish Society’s Pipe Band (3025) 15; North Otago Pipe Band (2924) 10; Strath Taieri Highland Pipe Band (288) 17; Hastings and Districts Scots Society’s Highland Pipe Band (2872) 18; Milton Pipe Band (27G1) 19.

Test Selections

A Grade. —Hamilton Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (Pipe-Major S. Clothier), 92£ points, 1; Burns Highland Pipe Band (Pipe Major P. L. McKillop), 911, 2; Ruahine Highland Pipe Band (Pipe Major L. Sattrup),, 90, 3; City of Christchurch Highland Pipe Band, 884 4; Manawatu Scottish Society’s Pipe Band, 88, 5; "Wanganui Highland Pipe Band, 874 6; Caledonian Pipe Band of Invercargill, 86, 7; Dunedin Highland Pipe Band, 844 8; Timaru Highland Pipe Band, 844 9; Wellington Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band, 84, 10. B Grade— Tauranga Highland Pipe Band (Pipe Major L. G. Johnson), 80 points, 1; Port Ahuriri Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (Pipe Major W. Budge), 85, 2; Hutt Valley Pipe Band (Pipe Major lan Vartha), 844 3; New Plymouth Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (Pipe Major G. A. Hethering ton) 84, and Wellington Police Highland’ Pipe Band (Pipe Major Neil MePhee), 84, equal, 4; Nelson City Pipe Band, 834 5: Temuka Highland Pipe Band 82?>, 6; Canterbury Caledonian Society, 82, 7; Gore Highland Pipe Band SI?.-, 8; Ashburton County, 80, 9, Auckland District, 794 10; St. Andrew’s College, 794 11.