THE BAND CONTEST.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 66, 18 March 1910, Page 6

THE BAND CONTEST.

,J QUICK-STEP COMPETITION. ■■ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) .; ' WA'NGAN.UI, Thursday. The .North- Island Brass Band Associa tion's 13th annual contest was continuec to-day.- The weather was gloriously -fine,-and 'the quick-step competition tool "place in-, the presence of a record crowd The gate takings amounted to £.350 Twelve bands competed in the quidc-ste] eoniipetifcion,. The Wanganui Garrisoi Band carried off first place, with a tota "of. 2855 points;' of -which ISO were fo: music. 'Blenheim was- second, with 28; •points, 122 ibeing for .music Petone cam. thiid, with 265 points, 126 being io ■music Other bands finished as follows Nelson, 261 i; Wangantii City, 253; Alan aia, 247J; GiSborne. 2471; Cambridge 243; Wellington Tramways, 233J; Wai ■t3ra,-232i; Feilding, 223Opunake, 217 : ' During'the afternoon James Criehtoi ■was presented ''With a gold medal to com tnemorate the fact that ho wan the con ductor of the finest performance .by an; massed bands in New Zealand, viz.; tha at the garden party on Tuesday. Mi Maurice' Cohen was presented -with i ■handsome oil painting, on the occasion o his resigning.the presidency of the NorM island Brass ' Band J Association, afte [holding- office for 12 years. ,: A quartet ' competition ■took plac this evening. There \yere only fo\if Coin ,petitor3, the results-being: Nelson, 132 Wanganui No. I,' 129; Wanganui No. % Gisbornc, 107. The judge said tha. the winning ' quartet was the best tha he had ever heard, - ...[■> . • The annual meeting of /the North Is land Braes Band Association was hel this ..evening, 50.delegates being preseirl iiVlr; Loliis Cohen, \Vas elected president and Messrs. Holben and Charter were re elected, secretary and treasurer respec tively j 1 timekeeper, J. Hunter executive J. T. Muir, '' J.'Trussell (Wangamli) Pedersoii pTarton), Hayklttle"'" (Felld •irig); Mcponncll (Waibara), Batohett arii Jupp (Wellington), Jones, Pringle, '. an Mounsey, (Pnlmerston Ivorth).. " . ". The (lisqualiffcation of five WcTlin^to; players was iremoved- ,It was decided t , make no change in. the. ,£T&<linjr systeir ;T;h« next contest ia. to fee held in Pal anerston North, Gisborrie's claim, for th 1012 contest to ]>e''fa.TAura!bly considered