N.Z. BANDS CONTEST
TIMARU WINS QUICKSTEP B GRADE TO WELLINGTON TRAMWAYS [Per United Press Association.] NELSON, February 20A cloudless sky and a light breez« favoured the quickstep competition in the band contest this afternoon. A' large crowd from a wide district witnessed the event at Trafalgar Park, where 19 bands competed. Splendid marching was seen, but some of the bands which excelled' in this department lost heavily on music points. Scoring consistently in both, Timarn won the A grade quickstep. Wellington Tramways, which won the B grade test, completed a double by winning the B grade quickstep, thus taking _ that Shardlow Memorial Challenge Shield. Results:—
A GRADE QUICKSTEP. Q s Total Timaru Military ... 1641 146 310J Wanganui Garrison .164 137 301 Woolston 157 145 300 St. Kilda 160| 133 293J Palmerston North Garrison _ 153J 136 2891 Nelson Garrison ... 178| 110 288| Queen Alexandra’s Own 166J 113 279J B GRADE QUICKSTEP. Wellington Tramways 172 114 288 Institute Silver, Wellington 1571 127 284i Hastings 1551 H7 272i Marlborough Mounted 163| 105 268J Westport 155 112 267 Dannevirke 1391 120 259| Greymouth Ciyic ... 1431 116 259i Christchurch Municipal 142 115 257 Takaka Citizens ... 1541 96 2501 Cambridge Municipal 146J 86 233| Nelson Citizens 110 108 218
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Evening Star, Issue 22579, 22 February 1937, Page 1
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203N.Z. BANDS CONTEST Evening Star, Issue 22579, 22 February 1937, Page 1
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