BAND IONTEST.

Auckland Star, Issue LVII, 1 March 1926, Page 10

BAND IONTEST.

THE QUICK STCP COMPETITION

WON BY AUCKLAND ARTILLERY. WOOLSTON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. SURPRISE IN OPERATIC TEST. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. Quickstep day, Saturday, was ushered in with a steady and continuous downpour of rain, which lasted all day, with only brief intermissions, and converted the Exhibition sports ground into miniature lakes. In spite of the wretched weather, however, a large crowd watched the proceedings. A particularly good performance was put up by the Auckland Artillery, who headed points for drill by 12 points. In music Palraerston North and St. Kilda tied for lirst place with 92 points each. Woolston coming second, one point behind. Wanganui Garrison "went down" in this test, allowing Woolston to pain a lead, which enabled it to secure the New Zealand championship awarded to the A grade band attaining the most points in the two test selections and music of the quickstep. In the evening the "own choice" operatic selection (open to all bands) was decided, 10 bands competing. Queen Alexandra's Own (Wanganui) sprang a surprise on everyone in this test by winning comfortably with five points to spare. A peculiar feature of this test was the fact that every band with the exception of Wansramii Garrison selected a Wasrner opera as its offerins. The winner crave a very brilliant performance of "Tristan and TsoHe." Woolston. the runner-up, playing "Parsifal." Waneanui Garrison pave a very fine performance of Swift's arrangement of "William Toll." but apparently failed to anneal to the judTe on this occasion, as the band was only placed fourth, seven points behind the winners. One of the most successful contents ever held in Australasia was brought to a conchis'nn with a comrjlimentar*' snpner tendered to the judrres. bandmasters, anrl nonfpst official" liv thn Eshi?>it'on aiithnr'tios. nr"«PTitatiiT>s bein? marie to the i'uln-ps nnd supervisors. npt-nilod result? am an follotv: — OinVWen Cnrrnptition (points for dril l bpinrr nrivpn firct anH those for miu'i , Auckland \rtilWv. IW. on 273}: St. Kildn. 171?. 02. 2RM: Palmpr=tnn North l«0?. 02 211 ?: 1 HO>. So. 251*: Hiristphiirch Mnnir'rial. mo. 95. 254: Wannrnnux (Harrison. Ifi"?. 9401: Wo'linH-oi Tramways. 1f.5?. ''I. 240?: Wnnistnn. 153. 01. 244: Port Xi-holson. ir'Q , . R5 ?J3*: Dnroilin Artmprv. 100. PO 240; FaiV-nrai. 15«. «2. 2D2: Onppn VWandra'g Own (WanganuiK 15-2. 7R. 230. Opprntic. nwn rboip".—Onepn Alexandra's Own ( Wani-nniii). 13«?: Woolston. 133. St. F'Ma. IP2: Carri=nn. 131: r-ypvmnii+h. 130; Ist Rattn i; "n TjiranaH. 120: Port Nicholson. 120: Vorth. 124: Hamilton, 123: Wellington Tr-I"irnr« 122. Shield Winners. Tbp is the distribution of the shield* for this year srarlp shields: Now Zealand chmipion?hip. Besson and Conn shield to Woolston: Boospv shield to Rarr'son: Dnnerlin Exhibition shipld and Hnwke shield to St. Kilda: P. crnrle: Poospv shield and cun nnd snecisil Dimprlin Fvhihitinn shipld to Grevmoutb: Lewis Fndy shio.ld for thp winnpr of the C grade test to 'Roxburgh. Next yp'»r'= contest will be held in Wellington.