COMPETITIONS FESTIVAL

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26118, 22 May 1950, Page 8

COMPETITIONS FESTIVAL

TROPHIES PRESENTED At the final demonstration concert of the Christchurch Competitions $ Society’s festival at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, the following cups were presented:— Dorothy Aitkin Cup, national dance: L’ance Watts and Margaret Smith. United Dairies ' Cup, national dancing, 10 to 13 years: Janette Ellis. Colleen Coulter Cup, national dancing, under 10 years: Murray Leitch. Jewell Hawker Cup: Lauiel Watts. Telfer Scholarship: Janette Ellis. Championships.—Highland Fling, 8 to 10 years: Murray Leitch. Highland reel, 13 years and over: Margaret Smith. Gillie Callum, 10 to 13 years: Frances Hodge. Piano Championship: Jennifer Barnard. Robert Francis Scholarship, 13 to 15 years; Pauline Hartshorne. Piano scholarship, 11 to 13 years: Joan Bell. Beggs Piano Scholarship, 15 to 18 years: Rene Morgan. Stacey and Hawker Scholarship, fancy dancing: Laurel Watts and Kay Smith. Fancy dancing scholarship: Monya Bennett. Flint fancy dancing cup: Monya Bennett. Fancy dancing cup, for most outstanding ballet dancer: Mavis Andrews. Silver brooch, for most artistic operatic solo: Kay Smith. Blackburn Cup: Laurel Watts. Flint Cup and miniature: Betty Orange. Andrews Cup, vocal: Raymond Reesby. Annas Gale Cup: Patsy Wilson. Graham Cup and Begg’s shield: Hays’ Choir. Crompton Cup, soprano: Heather Smith. Gunnei* medal: Heather Smith. Vocal championship, women: Valerie Down. Mouncey Memorial Scholarship, vocal: Gordon Kinzett. Redpath scholarship (men), vocal: Max Braithwaite. Drayton, Jones Scholarship, vocal: Adrienne Hill. Hay’s Scholarship, vocal: Nola Tindall. Senior* vocal scholarship: Mrs Jean Hind. Juanita Christian Cup: Sylvia Hilton. Cottier Cup: S. Hickenbotham. Valda Rouse Cup: John McDonald. Scrimshaw Cup: Dawn Robinson. Elocution championship, girls, eight to 10 years: Janette Axelsen. Elocution championship, girls, 10 to 12 years: Norma Hancock. Elocution championship, girls, 12 to 14 years: Elizabeth Purdom. Margaret Josling Cup, elocution: Joan Ledgerwood. Audrey Eady Cup. elocution: Janette Axelsen. Melva McAleer Cup, elocution: Joan Ledgerwood. Recitation scholarship. 12 to 14 years: Marilyn Marigold; 14 to 16 years: Michael Hopewell.

COMPETITIONS AT WESTPORT

FESTIVAL CONCLUDED

From Our Own Reporter WESTPORT. May 21. Results of classes judged on the fifth and final day of the Westport Competition Society’s festival were:— Dancing.—Sailor’s hornpipe, under 10: Gaynor Hurring (Dunedin), 72 points. 1; Lorraine Willman (Ngakawau), 71, 2; Kay Mary Kilkenny v h c. Highland reel (open): Noeline Frances Spiers (Christ church), 78 1; Cecil Hurring (Dunedin), 76, 2. Tap dance, under 10: Marie Anne Maxwell, 68, 1: Kay Kilkenny. 64. 2. Irish reel (open); Noeline Spiers, 75, 2. Instrumental and Vocal.—Pianoforte solo, under 14, sight reading test: Lynn Tregurtba, 80, 1; Wendy Risk. 75, 2; Sonia Rossiter, 72, 3. Pianoforte solo, under 16. test: Wendy Risk, 82, 1; Sonia Rossiter, 78, 2. Vocal solo, girls under 16: Margaret McHerron, 79, 1; Dorothy Bradley, 77, 2; Barbara Mae Casey and Marama Connell, v h c. Elocution.—Sight reading, under 18: Janet May Ashton, 80, 1; Colleen Wells, 78, 2; Tom Slee, v h c. Recitation, under 18; Janet May Ashton, 78, 1; Josephine Rathbun (Greymouth). 76, 2; Colleen Wells. 74, 3. Awards Announced Principal awards announced for the festival were:—Gibbs's Challenge Cup, for most promising vocalist: Miss Margaret McHerron. Dalefield’s Challenge Cup, for. vocal solo under 18: Margaret McHerron. Eric Moss Challenge Cup, for most promising competitor in pianoforte classes: Lynn Tregurtha. Atkinson Challenge Cup, for pianoforte solo, test, under 16: Wendy Risk. Miss Irene Lassen's scholarship, for pianoforte solo, under 16, test, and sight reading: Lynn Tregurtha. Westport Rotary Club’s Challenge Cup, for most promising competitor in elocution classes: John Craig. Pat Caldwell Challenge Cup, for recitation, New Zealand author, open to Buller district competitors only, under 16: Tom Slee and Janet Ashton (equal). Association’s Challenge Cup. for championship, under 16, in recitation, humorous recitation, and sight reading classes: John Joseph O’Donnell. J. McG. Wilson’s Cup, for highest aggregate in recital, plain and in character, girls under 18; Claudia Betty Newson. Westport Savage Club’s Challenge Cup, for impromptu speech: Mr Clifton Cook. Miss Fay Christiansen’s medal, for highest aggregate in barefoot, character, and operatic dancing classes, under 12: Kay Cleghorn. Johnny Robertson medal, for band instrument solo, other than cornet: R. Hartigan. Audrey Nott Cup, for highest aggregate in fancy dancing classes, under 12: Margaret Lindbom. John Kilkenny Challenge Cup, for highest aggregate for Buller district competitors in all dancing, under 12: Kay Kilkenny. Truman Challenge Cup, for highest iggregate in national dancing: Gaynor Hurring. O’Neill Bros, special prize, for most correct costume in all character and dancing classes: Olive M. Chester.