BANDS CONTEST

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1940, Page 2

BANDS CONTEST

FURTHER SOLO RESULTS. . [per press association.] > WELLINGTON, February 20. “We have had some very fine work to-night,” said Mr Frank Weight, L.JLS.M., M.R.S.T., at' the conclusion of to-day’s performances in the New Zealand Centennial brass bands championships in the Wellington Town Hall. He announced the three leading bands in the A grade first testJ selection as. St. Kilda Municipal, Timaru- Municipal,, and 1 Port. Nicholson. Silver. That, however was not necessarily the order of merit. Further results were:— J , Tenor Trombone Solo. 'G;nLamgffdge *(Timafu Municipal), " ■SU-points' 1 - .. 1 J; P.--Glague (Matamata Citizens’), *• 76--points--- 4 v .. -2 A. Bennett-(Wellington-West Coast - ■Regiment), 75’points ■ z ;3 B Flat Cornet Solo. D. -Christensen ‘(St. - Kilda Municipal), 94 points .. Jl E. Phelbung (St. Kilda Municipal), - 92 points, ..-./* • • 2 R." Francis' (St. Kilda" Municipal), 9.1 points .• • • • 3 (’a i 'b?:u"k±i va TO-DAY.’S. RESULTS.

• WELLINGTON, February 21. Results; to-day, at the brass bands’ •contest — Trombone Trio:. Timaru Municipal 83pts, 1; Wellington ’ 'Boys’ Institute 79. 2; Christchurch Municipal 78, 3E or EE Flat Bass: ;.R. Fenton, Port Nicholson ■' - Silver, *9lpts, 1; H. M. Denne, Waipu.kurau .Municipal, 90, 2; Les Jacobs, Wellington Boys’ Institute 89, 3.