Pipe band contest
PA Invercargill The New Zealand pipe band championships being held in Invercargill have drawn a record 39 bands, swelling the city's population by about 1800. Grade four quickstep.— Methven Caledonian Pipe Band (drill 211. music 247.5. total 458.5) 1. Christchurch Metropolitan Ladies' Pipe Band (205. 219. 424) 2. Otahuhu and Districts Highland Pipe Band (202, 219.5. 421.5) 3. Boystown Highland Pipe Band (179. 237. 416) and Timaru Ladies' Pipe Band (182. 234, 416) (equal) 4. Grade three quickstep.— City of Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band No. 2 (237. 274. 511) 1. Pukekohe R.S.A. Pipe Band (224, 249.5. 473.5). 2, City of Dunedin Ladies’ Taieri (218, 241. 459) 3. Wyndham and Districts Pipe Band (211. 233, 444) 4. Grade two quickstep — Hamilton Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (245.5, 331, 576.5) 1. Pipes and Drums of John Haig (237, 332. 569) 2. Temuka Pipe Band (240. 315, 555) 3, Canterbury Caledonian Society Ladies’ Pipe Band (242. 310, 552) 4, Christchurch Metropolitan Highland Pipe Band (238.5, 308, 546.5) 5. Grade one medley.— Macleay Duff Distillery Pipe Band (579, 96. 675) 1. City of Wellington Pipe Band No. 1 (571, 94. 665) 2. Canterbury Caledonian Society's Highland Pipe Band (555. 91, 646) 3. City of Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band (549, 92. 641). 4. Citv of Napier (546. 85. 631) 5.
Prizes awarded: . Grade two— bronze medal, for drum major with highest number of points in quickstep. Drum Major R. J. Millar (Hamilton Caledonian Society's Pipe Band). William ' Duncan Memorial Cup. for highest points in quickstep. R. J. Millar. L. L. Aitken Shield, for highest points in drill in the quickstep: R. J. Millar. Pleasant Point District Pipe Band Challenge Cup. for highest music score in quickstep: Pipe Major Bob Irvine (Pipes and Drums of John Haig). Grade three.— Jock Campbell Memorial Cup. for highest points for marching in the quickstep: Pipe Major Bruce Clark (City of Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band No. 2). Bronze medal, for drum major with highest number of points in grade: Drum Major Nigel Cole (Invercargill No. 2). Alistair McDonald Challenge Cup. for highest points in quick step: Nigel Cole. V. J. Nicholson Shield, for highest points in drill in quickstep: Nigel Cole. Grade four.— P. M. Clothier Challenge Trophy, for highest points in music' in quickstep: Drum Major Bruce Nell (Methven Caledonian Pipe Band). Bronze medal, for highest points as a drum major in quickstep: Drum Major Huntly Gray (Methven Band). City of Christchurch Challenge Cup. for highest points in quickstep: Huntly Gray. South Auckland Centre Challenge Cup. for highest points in drill in quickstep: Huntly Gray.
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