BAND CONTEST
RUNAN(}A WINS B GRADE AGGREGATE. BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, February 21. The band contest was continued today, the solos being disposed of during the day, and the B grade test selection at night. The aggregate in the latter was won by the Runanga Municipal Band, with the Christchurch Tramways'Band second. Following are tho results :—' B Flat Cornet Solo (open).—H. F. Vincent (Wellington Watepsiders), 96 points, 1; H. J. T. Osborne (Ist Canterbury Mounted Rifles), 95, 2; G. Christie (St. Kilda), 94, 3. Also competed : W. G. Stephenson (Runanga Municipal). 93; Rex Wills (Hibernian), 93; R. Phillips (Redfern), 92; J. McGrath (Wanganui Garrison), 90: G. Kerr (Runanga Municipal), 87; A. A. Taylor (South Canterbury Battalion), 86; H. Berry (Redfern), 89: L. Simonson (Hastings Citizens), 85; E. J. Kerr (Kaikorai), 84: R. Ohlson (Ist Canterbury), 84: R. Farquharson (Kaikorai). 82; F. Teal (Ist Canterbury), 80; W. A. Aunand (South Canterbury Battalion), 75; W. Woods (Kaikorai), 73. R. B. Wills (Inyercargill Hibernians) broke dovzn.
Euphonium. Solo.—D. Boyd (Kaikorai), 94 points, 1; C. Bryant (Hastings Municipal), 93, 2; C. Franz (Redfern), 99. 3. Also competed: W. Ovens (Wellington Watersiders), 88; T. E. Osborne (Ist Canterbury Mounted), 87; IV. Smith (Wellington Tramways), 84; R. Jackson (Runanga), 82; A. Bonar (Third Artillery, Dunedin), 81. B. Grade Selection.—Test Selection, “William . Tell”—Christchurch Tramways, 137 points. 1; Runanga, 135, 2; Third Artillery, Dunedin. 120, 3; Hastings,'ll9, 4; Oamaru, 111, 5. Own Choice Selection.—Runanga, 142 points 1 ; Christchurch Tramways, 136, 2: Th’rd Artillery, 131, 3; Oamaru, 120, 4; Hastings, 113, 5. Aggregates.—Runanga, 277 points, 1: Christchurch Tramways. 275. 2; Third Artillery. Dunedin. 251, 3: Hastings, 232, 4; Oamaru, 231, 5. In announcing his decision, the Judge, Mr. Christophers, of Adelaide, said that tho bands placed first and second were good enough for the A grade competition.
The A grade first test selection will be played to-morrow night.
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 134, 22 February 1923, Page 8
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309BAND CONTEST Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 134, 22 February 1923, Page 8
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