Marching ASHBURTON TITLES

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28513, 17 February 1958, Page 10

Marching ASHBURTON TITLES

Twenty-Six Teams Compete In spite of ovencast weather •nd drizzling rain at times, there was a good crowd at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday afternoon to watch the Ashburton Marching Association’s annual Ashburton marching championships. Twenty-six teams from Christchurch, Timaru, Fairlie, Waimate, Oamaru, and Ashburton competed, in grades from midgets to A grade. Held in the picturesque setting of the Domain Oval, the teams made an attractive picture as they performed display marching to the music of the Ashburton Silver Band and the Ashburton Highland Pipe Band. Competition was close in the A grade, and there was little between Montrose (Timaru), which won the main marching sections, and the second and third teams, Waimate Kilties (Waimate) and Kia-Ora (Oamaru) t School for the Deaf (Christchurch) dominated the C grade, winning all sections by a clear margin. Austinettes (Christchurch) and Gold Star (Timaru) proved the leading teams in the junior grade. In the midgets grade the Ashburton team. Vikings, was third in both the contest marching and the marching aggregate, and won the costume competition. Awards were presented by Mrs D O. Digby as follows: A Grade. —Best leader: Lordships (Christchurch), 49 points lost, 1; Waimate Kilties (Waimate). 53, 2; Kia-Ora (Oamaru), 58, 3. Contest marching: Montrose (Timaru), 197, 1: Waimate Kilties. 201, 2; Kia-Ora, 211. 3. Marching aggregate: Montrose. 217. 1: Waimate Kilties, 221, 2: Kia-Ora, 232, 3. Costume competi-

tion: Lordships. 8. 1; Kia-Ora and Rochdale (Christchurch), 9 (equal). 2. Best marker: Kia-Ora, 5. 1; Mont- • rose and Waimate Kilties, 6 (equal).

B Grade.—Marriots (Christchurch), the only competitor, won all sections.

C Grade —Best leader: School for the Deaf (Christchurch). 63 points lost 1; Caledonian Kilties (Christchurch). 67. 2; Wanderers (Christchurch). 78, 3. Contest marching: School for the Deaf, 212, 1; Caledonian Kilties, 250, 2; Wanderers. 269. 3. Marching aggregate: School for the Deaf. 218, 1; Caledonian Kilties. 273. 2: Wanderers, 296, 3. Costume competition: School for the Deaf. 10. 1; Silver Fem (Christchurch). 20. 2; Caledonian Kilties, Wanderers, and Vikings (Ashburton). 21 (equal) 3. Best marker: School for the Deaf. 5,1: Caledonian Kilties and Silver Fem, 8 (equal). 2. Junior. — leader: Gold Star (Timaru). 58 points lost. 1; Ai’stineftes (Christchurch). 68. 2; Silver Fem (Christchurch). 76. 3. Contest marching: Austinettes, 260, 1; Gold Star. 267. 2: Red Admirals (Oamaru), 281, 3 Marching aggregate: Gold Star. 293, 1: Austinettes. 298. 2: Red Admirals, 309 3. Costume competition. Gold Star. 11. 1: Red Admirals. 12. 2; Austinettes. 14. 3. Best martyr - Gold Star. 6. 1: Red Ad-

mirals. 7 2: Austinettes. Tattles (Christchurch). and Christchurch (Chr*«tfchurch). 9 (equal). 3. Mideets.—Best leader: Poisons (Christchurch), 53 points lost. 1; Glengarry (Timarvk 77. 2; Marathon (Christchurch). 78. 3. Contes* marchinc- Poisons. 246. 1: Caroline Kilties (Timaru). 251. 2: Marathon end Vikings (Ashburton). 272 (equal). 3. Marching aeereeate: Poisons. 288. 1- Marathon. 299 2: Vikings. 301. 3. Costume competition: Vikings. 12, 1: Poisons and Marathon. 17 (equal k 2. - P~st marker. Caroline KP«es, 7,1: Marathon. 10. 2: Poisons, 12, 3.