PIPE BANDS’ CONTEST

Press, Volume C, Issue 29682, 28 November 1961, Page 25

PIPE BANDS’ CONTEST

Championships At Blenheim

(From Our Oum Reporter) BLENHEIM, Nov. XT. The Christchurch-based Scottish Society of New Zeeland Pipe Band played and marched its way into ant place in all A grade events at the North Canterbury provincial pipe bands' championships. held on Saturday in Blenheim. The band started the day well with a deer victory tn the street march event, and went on to take the A grade titles for the quick-step. the test selection, the drum majors’ display, and the dress inspection. Drum-Major A. Miller won the staff flourishing contest, to give the band yet another victory. The competitions were held in bright sunshine, perhaps a little too bright for those In the warm band uniforms, and a moderate wind gave trouble in some of the marching events. The Blenheim Showground was perhaps not as level as eould have been wished. The Metropolitan Highland ■ Band was the most successful ■ in the B grade, with first placings in the street march, the quick-step, the drum-major's display and the dress inspection and second place in the test selection. The C grade winners were not quite so clear cut, but the North Canterbury Caledonian Band took the highest aggregate points award after taking first placing in the test selection' and second in the quick-step. In the B grade test selection. City of Christchurch and Metropolitan Highland each scored 164,4 points. The rules state that in the event of a tie the points for drumming be, disregarded, and when this was done the City of Christchurch Band took the honours. Results:— Street March. —A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand, ISO.* points, 1: Timaru Highland, 185.9, 2. B grade: Metropolitan Highland, 175.9 points, 1: City of Christchurch, ITS. 7. X; City of Nelson, 1T6.4. 3. C. grade: City of Christchurch Ladles. 176.8 points, 1; Motueka Highland, 173.?. 2; Christchurch Ladies. 173.6, 3. Quick-step.—A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand. 196 points, 1; Timaru Highland, IM, 2. B grade: Metropolitan Highland, 180 points. 1; City of Christchurch. 174, 2: City of I Nelson, 143, 3. C grade: Christchurch Ladies. IST points, 1: North Canterbury Caledonian. 136. 2: Motueka Highland, 151. 3. Test Selection. A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand, 178.6, 1: Timaru Highland. 173.6, 2. B grade: City of Christchurch, 164.4 points, 1: Metropolitan Highland, 1M.4, 2; City of Nelson, 121.7. 3. C grade: North Canterbury Caledonian, 133 points, 1; Scottish Society of Marlborough, 131.8. 2; Christchurch Ladies. 117, 3. Drum-Majors’ Display. A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand, 112.5 points, 1. B grade: Metropolitan Highland, 105.5 points, 1; City of Nelson, 89.5. 2. C grade: Motueka Highland, lOS points, 1; City of Christchurch Ladies. 96, 2. Staff Flourishing.—A. Miller. Scottish Society of New Zealand, 1; Mrs C. Young, Christchurch Ladies. 2: B. Hutcheson. Scottish Society of Marlborough, 3. Dress Inspection.—A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand and Timaru Highland, 60 points (equal) 1. B grade: Metropolitan Highland. 60 points, 1; City of Christchurch. 58 points. 2; City of Nelson, 53 points, 3. C grade: Motueka Highland. 59 points, 1: Christchurch Ladies. 58. 2; City of Christchurch Ladies. 57, 3. Aggregate Points.—A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand, 374.6 points. 1; Timaru Highland. 357.9, 2. B grade: Metropolitan Highland, 345.1 points. 1: City of Christchurch, 338.8 . 2; City of Nelson, 265.1, 3. C grade: North Canterbury Caledonian. 269.8 points, 1: Christchurch Ladies, 274. 2: Scottish Society of Marlborough, 271.6. 3: City of Christchurch Ladies. 258.9. 4: Motueka Highland, 258.7. 5: Ricearton Highland. 137, 6