WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14822, 13 November 1913, Page 7

WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS.

*» .- (PRESS A-_OCI_TION T-T,_.*--_-U.) WELLINGTON, November 12. The competitions wero. being -well patron* ised yesterday evening. A number of interesting sections were decided, including the Church Choir contest (three- tests). The - Feilding Methodist won by ten points. The only other competitor was the Grafton road ; Methodist (Auckland). Results:— Piano Solo (under 21, for those who had not won first prize at previous competitions), test, Beethoven's "Sonata in D minor": Gwen Shepherd (Kilbirnie) 126, Nellie- Bc_nett 123., Humorous Recital (girls. Tinder 16, own selection): Zita Chapman (Hutt) 116, SylviaTJdy (Petone) 112, Hazel Jeffery 109. Church Choir Contest, three tests (a) "The Sun Shall Be No More" (Woodward), (b) own. selection (secular), (c) hymn, "Abide With Mc": Feilding (a) 139, (b) 148, (c) 146, total 433. Grafton (a) 131, (b) 141, (c) 151, total 423. » . "Original Recitation or Sketch (boys or girls, under 16): Zita Chapman: 1, Leonard Power 2. > Scotch Song (gentlemen, own eel_ct.oj_): C. J. Spillane (Wanganui) 131, G. J. ___a__e (Dunedin) 130, P. H. Davie (MasU-ton) 136. Shakespexe-n Recital (gentlemen): Byro_ Brown (Otaki) 119, Norman Aitken and Dr. Hales 114, Sydney Tingey 112. Baritone test,-"Dr. Leiermarm" (Schubert): A. G. Thompson (Nelson) 123, T. H. Heket--121. Duet (lady and'gentleman, own selection): Miss Brittain and Mr H. Phipps 121, Mia. Lily Brow_*n and Mr Perciv-1 Martin 118. "* ■