MANAWATU COMPETITIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 111, 11 May 1940, Page 8

MANAWATU COMPETITIONS

(Special to the "Evening Post.") PALMERSTON N., This Day. Welli \3ton' competitors successful at the Manawatu Competitions last night were:—

Tap Dance (boys under 17 years).— Tommy Petherick (Wellington), 76 points, 1. Four entries. Eccentric Dance.—Tommy Petherick (Wellington), 74 points, 1. Four entries. Song and Dance (13 and over). — Ngaire Bynam (Lower Hutt), 74 points, 1. Four entries.

Recitation -.(girls under 9 years).— Dorothy Jenness (Lower Hutt), 78 points, equal, 1. Thirteen entries.

Reading at Sight (under 12, years). —Valeric Dighton (Wellington), 70 points, 3. Twelve entries.

Spelling Test (primary school pupils).—Valeric Jackman (Wellington) , equal, 1; Lynley Wainscott (Lower Hutt), 2. Six entries.

Classical Dance (10-13 years).— Pauline Matthews (Wellington), 75 points, 1; Valeric Holder . (Lower Hutt), 70 points, 3. Twenty-four entries.

Character Story Dance (under 14). —Lynley Wainscott (Lower Hutt), 75 points, 1; Valeria Holder (Lower Hutt), 73 points, 2; Valeric Jackman (Wellington), 72 points, 3.' Sixteen entries.

Character Story Dance (14 and over). —Ngaire' Bynam (Lower Hutt), 74 points, 1; Thelma Anderson (Wellington), 70 points, 2.

Test Dance, Operatic (under 13).— Lynley Wainscott (Lower Hutt), 80 points, 1; Valeric Jackman (Wellington), 79 pointi, 2; Valeric Holder (Lower Hutt), TO points, 3. Thirtyone entries.