BAND CONTEST

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVII, Issue 10017, 5 March 1929, Page 3

BAND CONTEST

QUICKSTEP COMPETITION. (Per Press Association) Wanganui, March 4 There were about 10,000 spectators at Cook’s Gardens on Saturday afternoon, when the annual quickstep competition wa.s decided. There was much excellent marching. The bands left at regular intervals, from tho town bridge, and marched up Victoria Avenue, which was lined by thousands of people to Cook’s Gardens. At a pmnt n the avenue, unknown to the bands, were stationed the judges for the marching. At Cook’s Gardens the B Grade 'bands marched to Stewart’s "Broadacre” and the A Grade bands to “Ssumadinska” (Dufhka Miroviteb). The marching was of a high order, and though the military experts would probably have little difficulty in finding flaws in some of the marching the <’rowd were generous in their applause, for all the competitors, the most popular being Woolston. Palmerston North. Tiniaru, St. Hilda Garrison, and Queen Alexandra., the last two being exceptionally fine in their marching. The musical section was judged by Mr Rees and the combined military and musical points give the following results:— B Grade. —Hastings, 256 3/4 points 1 : First Battalion Taranaki, 250 ixiints. 2; FeiUing. 247} points, 3. A Grade.— St. Hilda 275} points, 1; Queen Aleandra’s, 269} points, 2; Wellington Tramways 266} points, 3.