Dunedin And Timaru Win At NZ. Pipe Band Contes

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28543, 24 March 1958, Page 8

Dunedin And Timaru Win At NZ. Pipe Band Contes

(New Zealand Press Association)

DUNEDIN, March 23. Scoring heavily in drill points, the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band won the national A grade championship for the third time in six years during the week-end. Another Dunedin band, Burns Highland, was second. In the selection on Friday night, Dunedin was only fourth, but took the honours with wins in the inspection and quickstep. This band won 19M A grade title in 1933, 1953, and

The Timaru Highland Pipe'Band, rupner-up in the B -grade last year, this time had a decisive win. This combination will be promoted to the A grade as a result of winning by 20 points.

Results:— •>/:<■- Street March.—Burno (3*625 points) 1, Invercargill Caledonian. (39.375 ) 2, Scottish Society of Christchurch and City of Christchurch A (38.5), equal. Inspection. Dunedin Highland (90.375 points) 1, Scottish Society of New Zealand (88.25) 2, Burns (88.125) u * ckstep - Dunedin Highland (269.6 points) 1, Invercargill Caledonian (260.85) X, City of Christchurch (258.2) 3. \ t Drumming.—Hawke's Bay Scottish (36.5 points) 1, Scottish Society of New Zealand (35.94) 2, Burns (33.5) Aggregate—Dunedin (540.025 points) 1. Burns (531.541) 2, Invercargill Caledonian (525.55) 3. B Grade Street March.—St. Andrew's College (36.125 points) 1. Timaru (34.625) 2, Canterbury Caledonian (34.5) 3. Inspection.—Timaru Highland (91.5 9 a H terbury Caledonian (86.375) 2, Taleri (86) 3. Drum-Majors’ Display.—St. Andrew s College (107.5 points) 1, North 000*5 rbUFy (106 ’ 5) 2 ’ North Otago

Quickstep.—Timaru, (258.05 points) 1, St. Andrew’s College (242.3) 2, Canterbury Caledonian (240.15) 3. Drumming. Timaru Highland (36.2 points) 1, Canterbury Cale?T°^ n J 32 r 6) <_ 2 ’ Gre « n IsJ and and North Canterbury Caledonian (303). equal, 3. Selection.—Timaru (170.9 points) I, Canterbury Caledonian (492325) 2. Dunedin Scottish (163.95 ) 3. Aggregate.—Timaru (520.45 points) 1, Canterbury Caledonian (492325) 3. North Otago (479.325) 3. ’ Open Staff Flourishing.—Scottish Society of New Zealand (Drummajor A. Souter) (44.5 points) 1, Invercargill Caledonian (H. Pay) (43.5) 2, Canterbury Caledonian (K. Gardiner) (39.5) 3.