Not Stopped By Snow

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30535, 2 September 1964, Page 18

Not Stopped By Snow

Some young country competitors in the Ashburton Competitions Society’s annual festival yesterday kept their appointments to appear on stage in the • morning sessions in spite of having to be driven with difficulty into Ashburton through snow several inches deep on the roads during the violent storm which hit the county. One carload of competitors from the Methven district struck some difficulty over remoter country roads but reached Ashburton in time to appear on the programme. A further 51 classes were decided over the three sessions yesterday which was the second day of the competitions. They included many in the dancing section which has very heavy entries. A feature of the vocal section yesterday was the bigh standard of many of the folk singing entries. Of the instrumental items, two performers in the piano accordion solo classes, Charles Dalrymple, of Christchurch (12 and under 14), and Maureen Stewart, of Christchurch (16 and over) have been outstanding. In the following result* competitor* are from Ashburton unless otherwise stated:— VOCAL ANO INSTRUMENTAL Plano Accordion Solo, 16 and °Y" (final).—Maureen Stewart (Christchurch) 1, Heather Mitchell (Christchurch) 2, David Wailea (Christchurch) S. Song and Accompaniment, under 20 (final).—Miss Julie Strong and Miss Barbara Keemer (Christchurch) 1. Piano Solo, 10 and under 12 (any Schumann selection).— Sandra Hooper (Rakaia) 1. Susan Aitken 2, Patricia Smith

Sacred Solo, .under 17 (Ashburton county, competitors).— Miss Helen MacKenzie 1.

Vocal Solo, men.—Mr Winston Marshall 1. Vocal Solo, 14 and under 10. —Angela Byrne 1. Vocal Solo, 12 and under 14 (any folk song, any country). —John Fitzgibbon . (Lincoln) 1, Lindsay McKerrow ■ (Christchurch) 2, Gail McFadgen (Christchurch) 3. Vocal Solo.—Under' 10: Sheryl King 1, Diane Harris 2, lan McKerrow (Christchurch) 3. ■ Sacred 5010.—16 and under 20: Miss Barbara Keemer (Christchurch) 1, Miss Marie Dalton (Christchurch) 2, Miss Sheila Sinclair (Christchurch) and Miss Wendy Cannon (Christchurch) (equal) 3. Piano Solo.—Under 12: Sandra Hooper (Rakaia) 1, Lois Cochrane (Christchurch) 2, Heather Petrie 3. Vocal Solo.—Under 17 (Ashburton County competitors): Miss Helen Mackenzie 1, Plano Solo.—Under 16, British National Anthem: Ruth Gainsford (Christchurch) 1, Everard Moorhead 2. Vocal 5010.—16 and under' 20: Miss Barbara Keemer (Christchurch) 1, Miss Sheila Sinclair (Christchurch) 2. Miss Wendy Cannon (Christchurch) 3. Piano Accordion 5010.—12 and under 14: Charles Dalrymple (Christchurch) 1, Susan Lewis (Christchurch) 2, Lynette Vuzach (Christchurch) 3. Vocal Solo. Sacred.—Mrs Ainsley Black (Christchurch) I, Miss Joan Archer 2, Mr Winston Marshall 3. DANCING Classical Ballet, under eight. —Voyna Stanley (Christchurch) 1, Penelope Thomson (Christchurch) 2,- Paulette Reid (Tlmaru) 3. National Dance, 14 and over (final).—Lynne Esplin (Christchurch) 1, Gwenda Williams 2, Claire MacDonald (Christchurch) 3. Tap Dance, Novice, any age (Ashburton county competitors). —Christine Young 1, Janet Bush 2, Robyn Bank* 3. Tap Dance, Novice, eight and under 10.—Cheryl Edwards (Christchurch) 1, Gregory Tucker (Christchurch) 2, Julie Downing (Christchurch) 3. Barefoot Dance, 12 and under 14:—Iola Smith (Tlmaru) 1, Penni Juanita Venter (Christchurch) 2, Jennifer Johnstone (Christchurch) 3, Tap Dance.—9 years: Janice Smart 1, Michael O’Connor (Christchurch) 2, Glenda Hampton 3. Highland Fling, Novice. —

Under 14: Robyn Munro 1, Helen Shearer 2, Ruth Melrose 3. Character, Deml-ehar'acter Or Character Story Dance.—B and under 10: Glenda Hampton 1, Marie Kenny 2, Vivienne Hogsden (Christchurch) and Joanne Protheroe (equal) 3. Sailor’s Hornpipe.—'Under 12: Diane Mlles 1, Nola Loach 2, Heather Walker (Wyndham) 3. Tap Dance.—Boys under 12: Michael O’Connor (Christchurch) 1, Peter Fitzgibbon (Lincoln) 2, Ashley Tucker (Christchurch) '3. Dance, Any Type Except Highland And Tap,—Under 7: Tracey Reynolds 1, Julie Hood (Christchurch) 2, Melanie Clinton (Christchurch) 3. Highland Reel.—Under , 14: Raewyn Whlpp (Invercargill) 1, Judith Harks (Christchurch) 2, Christine Forbes (Christchurch) 3. . Tap Dance.—l 4 and under 16: Betina Bradley (Christchurch) 1, Gillian Stokes (Christchurch) 2, Maureen Foley (Christchurch) 3, Song And Dance.—Under 12: Marie Menny 1, Glenda Fairweather (Christchurch) 2, Helen Anderson (Christchurch) 3. SPEECH Dialogue in Costume, 12 and under 14 (final).—Pamela Spencer and Christine Payne (Christchurch) 1. Character Recital, Classical, 14 and over.—Lindsay North 1. Recitation, New Zealand author. 14 and over.—Lindsay North 1, Lynette Smith 2, Alison. Read 3.. Recitation non first prize winner, girls under 12.—Marton Smythe 1, Susan Mulvena 2, Sandra Walker and Susan Harlow (equal) 3. Reading At Sight.—l2 and under 14: sharyn McCrea 1, Phillip Leishman (Timaru) 2. Lyndel Witheford 3. Rhymed Recitation In Costume.—B and under 10: Marie Kenny 1, Joanne Protheroe 2, Sheryl King 3. • Recitation, Non First Prize Winner.—Boy* under 12: Peter Macer 1, Rupert Curd 2, Peter Hill and Andrew Carr (equal) 3. ' Recitation.—l 4 and under 16: Valerie Burges* 1. ' , Recitation. New Zealand Author.—-8 and under 10 • (Ashburton County competitor): Bernadette Tobin 1, Joanne Protheroe 2, Maria Prendergast (Rakaia) 3. Recitation Test.—l 4 and under 16: Valerie Burgess 2. GENERAL Skipping Duo, under 14 (final) .T-Jan Townley and Nola Loach 1.