BAND CONTESTS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 121, 20 February 1928, Page 3

BAND CONTESTS

OPENING DAY’S RESULTS WELLINGTON BANDS’ SUCCESS WANGANUI WINS PIPE CONTEST By Telegraph.—Pbess association. Christchurch, February 19. The New Zealand annual brass baud contest opened ou Saturday with B and C grade brass band, and Highland pipe band quicksteps in the afternoon, and C. grade and pipe band tests iu tho evening. The weather was perfect for the quickstep fixtures, aud a very large crowd witnessed the events. For the tipst time provision for pipe bands has been made in the- programme, aud pipers have come from ali parts of the Dominion to take part in the contest. Six A grade bands are competing this year, four B grade, three C grade, and seven pipe bands. Tho judges are .Messrs. E. Jackson of Brisbane, who will decide test selections, and W. S. King, of Christchurch, who will adjudicate iu solo events. A full programme is mapped out for the week, concluding with A grade quickstep on Saturday. The prize money totals TlOtM). and there are many special prizes. Saturday's results aro as follow:— C GRADE QUICKSTEP. Mosgiel Municipal—Drill 168], music S 3 251] 4th Cadet Battalion (Christchurch). 168. 72 216 Temuka, Municipal, 1562, 70 226 J B GRADE QUICKSTEP. Wellington Central Mission—drill 1671, music 85 252 j Jupp’s" Silver Band, AVellington 163.1, 87 250 i Ist Battalion AVellington, 161], S2 24.3 Dunedin Tramways, 1163, 72 188} HIGHLAND PIPE BANDS QUICKSTEP. Wanganui— Drill 881, music'7l .. 159] AVellington Caledonian, 85.]. 70 155] Christchurch Scottish Society, 81], 69 1-’ : U Christchurch Highland, 81.1, 68} ... 153 Timaru Caledonian, 831, 67 150] Southland, S 3, 58 11l There was a large attendance at King Edward Barracks in tho evening, when tho <! grade test selection was decided, also the Highland Pipe Bands selection. Results of the tn o tests were as follow C GRADE TEST SELECTION. rts. Temuka Municipal I'M 4th Cadet Battalion (Christchurch) 120 Mosgiel Municipal 113 Mosgiel, having scored a total of 196 points for music in the Quickstep and test selection, is tho winner of Charles Begg ami Co.’s Cup for C Grade Band gaining the highest: number of points in music, including Quickstep. HIGHLAND PIPE BANDS. There was no set test piece in tho Pipa Band section, but each band hud to play a selection comprising March, Slow, March, Strathspey, and Reel. The judge was Pipe Major D. Mathieson. late 79th Cameron Highlanders. Results of the two tests, the Quickstep and test selections, were as follow:— AAhinganui—Quickstep 1591, test selection 77 2364 AVellington Caledonian, 1551, 69 ... 221} Tiruaru. 1.514, 72 223} Christchurch Scottish Society, 153], 68 221 i Christchurch Highland, 153, 67 ... 220 Canterbury Caledonian, 150], 64 ... 214 V Southland, 141, 60 201 The winning band, in addition to establishing its claim to the title of champion pipe band of the Dominion, also takes tho Munro Cup and the Lauder Shield, as well as a cash prize of £lOO.