PIPING AND DANCING FESTIVAL

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24353, 4 September 1944, Page 2

PIPING AND DANCING FESTIVAL

, —— ♦ WESTLAND RESULTS

The Westland Piping and Dancing' Association's fourth annual festival was continued on Saturday, and the following awards were made, the number of competitors in each event being indicated in parenthesis;— Irish Jig 17 years and under H2).— JeweltHawker, 79 points, 1; Betty Wilsorl and David Nunn, 78 points (equal) 2; Rita Stanley v hj c. Highland Fling, 10 years and under (19). —Colleen Keen. 75 points;' 1; Laurel Watts, 73 points, 2; Marie Brown and Marlene Smith, 72J points (equal) 3: Alsla Gallon, Josephine Pickens, Isobel Russell v hj c. Hornpipe, 14 years and under (17). — Betty Wilson, 82 points, I; Norma Bird. 81 points. 2; Jewel Hawker, 78 points, 3: Shirley Manson v, hj c: Mary Earl and May Galvin hj e. - ■ , „ Sword Dancing, 10 years (16).—Colleen Keen, 76 points. 1; Laurel Watts. 75 points, 2; Leola Goodall, 74 points, 3; Josephine Pickens v hj c; Alsla Gallon and Marie Brown he. ' Hornipe, open (9).—Joan Russell, 82 points 1; Reta Wootton, 80 points, 2; Jewel Hawker, 79 points, 3. Highland Fling, 14 years (18).-Betty Wilson, 81 points. 1: Mary Earl, 80 points. 2; Rita Stanley and Jewel Hawker, 79 points (equal) 3; Norma Bird, Helen McMilldn. Isobel Gray v hj c. Irish Jig, 12 years (23).—Norma Bird. 81 points, 1: Shirley Manson, 80 points, 2; Aeneas Chisholm,»7B points. 3; Helen McMillan v hj c; Jean Teller hj c. Irish Jig. 10 years (16).—Josephine Pic•kens, 75 points, 1; Leola Goodall, 73 points. 2; Laurel Watts and Marlene Smith, 72 points, 3: Colleen Keen v hj c; Del Kavanagh, Merle Hollohon'Ji c. ' Seann Triubhais, 17 years (1J). —Isobel Gray, 02 points, 1; Betty Wilson, 81 points. 2; Jewel Hawker. 80 fgjlnts, .3; Margaret Palmer, Reta Stanley v hj c. Hornpipe, local, 10, years (9).—Shona McAra, 77 points, 1; ‘Leola Goodall. 74 points, 2; Alsia Cooke and Noellne Spiers. 69 points, 3. _ , Irish Jig, open (8).-May Palmer. 80 points, 1; Valda Rouse. 79 pdlnts, 2: Jewel Hawker, 78 points, 3. Irish Reel, open, danced as a team and judged individually (20).—Joan Russell. 83 nolnts, 1; Flora Monk, 81 points. 2; Jewel Hawker,' 80 points, 3. Strathspey and Reel.—B grade: Billy Boyle, 90 points, 1; Dave Boyle. 85 points, 2 'Slow Airs.—C grade: Elza Blackmun, 88 points, 1; Dave Boyle, 87 points, 2. Marches.—C grade: Mervyn Thomas, 88 nolnts, 1; David Boyle, 87 points. 2: Elza Blackmun, 85 points. 3. D grade; Dave Boyle, 88 points, 1; Elza 'Blackmun. 86 points, 2: Ira Mallett, 85 points, 3. Grey Pipe Band Marches (exclusive -to band members).—Dave Boyle, 89 points, 1: Elza Blackmun and .Ira Mallett, 85 points (equal) 2.' „ , „„ Marches.—B grade: Billy, Boyle, 92 points, 1; Dave Boyle. 89 points, 2: Mervyn Thomas, 88 points. 3.