Scottish Society Wins Provincial Band Contest

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30367, 17 February 1964, Page 8

Scottish Society Wins Provincial Band Contest

More than 100 bandsmen and women from seven bands entered in the Provincial Pipe Bend Contest held by the Highland Pipe Bands’ Association ait Denton Park on Saturday. About 500 persons were there to watch the bands take part in the five events. The day, dull and overcast, teas marred by a chill wind which swept across the perk. The judges considered the standard of dress among the bands was not consistent. They said the position in the quickstep went .from bad to good. •They said drumming in the test selection was just up to standard, while with one exception, the A Grade bands’ tone left much to be desired. TROPHIES Open Events.—Mount Hutt Challenge Shield (highest aggregate point?, street march), Nancy Raymond Rose Bowl (highest points, staff flourishing): Scottish Society of New Zealand.'. Gold medal (drum major, staff flourishing), silver medal (drum. major, highest points,, street march), • silver medal (highest points in display): Drum Major A. Miller (Scottish Society of New Zealand). R. L. Will Memorial Cup (highest aggregate, drumming): Metropolitan Highland. David Harlan Memorial Cup (best bass drummer): Drummer D. Carnegie (Metropolitan Highland). A Grade.—Chisholm Memorial Cup (highest points, quickstep), Ashburton County Scottish Society's Shield (highest points, test selection), Andrews Challenge Shield (highest aggregate points), L. -L. Aitken Shield (highest points drum major display), BUI Wilson Cup (highest points, street march): Scottish Society of New Zealand. Silver medal (drum major, highest points, quickstep): Drum Major A. Miner. Silver medal (pipe major. Miriest points, test selection): Pipe Major F. Annan (Scottish Society of N.Z.). B Grade.—Ellesmere Cup (highest points quickstep), George Sey Memorial Cup

(highest points, test selection), Sinclair Shield (highest aggregate points), Bruce Cup (highest points, drum major display), Christie Cup (highest points street march), p. F. H. White .Memorial Cup (highest military points, street march and quickstep) : Metropolitan Highland. Silver medal (drum major, highest points in quickstep): Drum Major A. McAlpine (Metropolitan Highland). ' Silver medal (pipe major, highest points. in test selection): Pipe Major D. McAlpine (Metropolitan Highland). C Grade.—Helen Gordon Cup (highest points, quickstep), G. E. Turner Cup (highest points test selection), Mann Challenge Medal, (highest aggregate points), Alex Wilson Memorial . Cup (highest points drum major display), Kirkwood Cup (highest points street march): City of Christchurch Ladies. Silver medal (drum major, highest points In quickstep): Drum Major Leonore Blair (City of Christchurch Ladies). Silver medal (pipe major, highest points in test selection): Pipe Major Margaret Geddes (City of Christchurch Ladies). RESULTS Quickstep—A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand 189.6 points, 1. B grade: Metropolitan Highland 181.1 points, 1; Canterbury Caledonian 162.6 points, 2. C-grade: City of Christchurch Ladles 157.7 points, 1; Riccarton Highland 130 points. Test Selection.—A ’ grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand 1605 points, 1. B grade: Metropolitan Highland 145.1 points, 1; Canterbury Caledonian 134 points, 2. C Grade: City of Christchurch Ladies 127.2 points. 1. Drum Majors' Display.—A grade: Scottish Society of New Zealand 107.5 points, 1. B grade: Metropolitan Highland 935 points. 1. C grade: City of Christchurch Ladies 91 points, Open Street March-—Scottish Society of New Zealand 1572 points, 1; Metropolitan Highland 1389 points, 2; City of Christchurch Ladies 1365 points, 3. Staff Flourishing.—Scottish Society of New Zealand 36 points, 1: City of Christchurch Ladies and Riccarton Highland equal 29 points, X