AUSTRALIAN BAND WINS CONTEST
N.Z. A Grade Championship WOOLSTON SECOND AND ST. HILDA THIRD By Telegraph—Press Association. New Plymouth, February 28. The Cairns Citizens’ Band, Australia, won the New Zealand brass bands’ A grade championship with the second test to-night, with Woolston second and St. Kilda third. Timaru, which was placed first on the first test on Wednesday night, was in fourth place. The success of the Cairns band after its long journey was popular with the crowd of 4000. The quickstep will be decided to-mor-row. Championship points allotted were as
The test piece to-night was a selection from Liszt arranged by Rimmer. Solo instrumental sections decided during the day resulted as follow: — Bass Trombone Solo (“Happy Memories’’),. —B. Ridinond (Kalkorai), 88 pointe, 1; J. Patterson (Nelson Garrison), 80 points, 2; W. Garvin (Timaru Municipal), 79, 3. Flugel Tenor So|o (“Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”).—R. Ward (Wellington Boys’ Institute). 96 points, 1; E. Ormrod (Port Nicholson Silver), 94, 2; L. Fitzsimmons (Port Nicholson Silver), 84, 3. Players under 17 years (any instrument).—E. Smith (Timaru). cornet, 90 points, 1; E. Fleetwood (Whakatane), cornet, 88 pointe, 2; D. Smith (Timaru), trombone, 85 points, 3. D, Smith was also first in the solo other than cornet.
follow: — Cairns First Second test. . 146 test. ... Tl. 147 293 Woolston ........ , 142 149 291 St Kilda . 141 148 289 , 147 138 285 Wanganui Garrison , , 135 143 278 Port Nicholson . 134 140 274 Nelson Garrison . 132 h 134 266
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 133, 29 February 1936, Page 10
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