BAND CONTESTS OPEN

Evening Star, Issue 19795, 20 February 1928, Page 4

BAND CONTESTS OPEN

G GRADE QUICKSTEP TO MOSCIEL THIRD IN TEST SELECTION [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, February 19. The New Zealand annual brass bands’ contest was opened on Saturday with the B and C grade brass bands and Highland pipe bands’ quicksteps in the afternoon, and C grade and pipe bands’ tests in the evening. The weather was perfect for the quickstep fixtures, and a very large crowd witnessed the events. For the first time provision for pipe bands has been made in the programme, and pipers have come from all parts of the dominion to take part in the contest. Six A grade bands are competing this year, four for the B grade, three lor the C grade, and seven pipe bands. The judges are Mr E. Jackson, of Brisbane. who will decide the test selections, and Mr W. S. King, of Christchurch. who will adjudicate in the solo events. A full programme is mapped out for the. week, cortcluding with the A grade quickstep on Saturday. The prize money totals £I,OOO, and there are many special prizes. The following are Saturday’s results THE QUICKSTEPS. —C Grade.—

THE TESTS. There was a large attendance at King Edward Barracks in ih© evening, when Ll.j C grade lest selection was decided, and also the Highland pipe hands’ selection. The'results of the two tests were;— —C Grade.— Points. Teinnka Municipal 121 4th Cadet Battalion (Christchurch) ... 120 Mosgiel Municipal 113 Mosgiel having .secured a, total of .19(3 points for music in the quickstep and the tost selection, is the winner o Messrs Chas. Hegg and Co.’s cup for the C grade band gaining the highest number of points in music, including quicksteps. —Highland Pipe Bauds.— There was no set test piece in tho Highland pipe bands’ section, hut each band had to play a selection comprising a march, slow march, Strathspey, and re !. The judge was Pipe-major I). Mathicson, Into 79th Cameron Highlanders. The following are the results of the two tests —quickstep and test selections : Tost Quick- Solccstop. tion. Tl, Wanganui 159 - 77 236£ Wellington Caledonian... 151)1, 69 224), Timaru 15H 72 225 - Christchurclj Scottish Society 1531 68 221 ( Christchurch Highland ... 153 67 220 Canterbury Caledonian ... 1501 64 2145Southland 141 60 201 The winning band, in addition to establishing its claim to the title of champion band of the dominion, also takes the Mnnrn Cup and the Lauder Shield, as well as a cash prize of £IOO.

Drill, ft lusic. Tl. Mosgiel Munici)iiil 168 [ 83 251,1 4tli Cartel Battalion (Christchurch) 168 72 210 Tcmuka Municipal 1565 70 2265 - H tirade.— Wellington Central Mission 1671 85 2521. Jupp’s Silver Band, Wellington .1631 37 2501 1st Batt alion, Wellington 16U 82 2451 Dunedin Tramways . ... 1165 72 1881 • -Highland Pipe Bands. -- Wanganui 881 71 1591 Wellington Caledonian 851 ' 70 1551 Christchurch Scottish Society 84 J 69 •1531 Christchurch Highland m 681, 153 Timaru 8l" 701 1511 Canterbury Caledonian 831 67" 1501 Southland 85“ 53 141"