Further Results At Greymouth Competitions

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 August 1949, Page 6

Further Results At Greymouth Competitions

The Greymouth Competitions Society’s 35th festival was continued last evening, and good attendances at both halls were reported. At the Wesley Hall a local competitor, Leola Goodall, of Cobden, won the open Irish Jig West Coast championship for the first time in several years, against competitors from Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, and Nelson. Results this morning were:-— Reading at Sight. Boy or Girl, under 10: Roger Tennent 76, 1; Maxine Wicks 75, 2; Beverley Kennedy 74, 3. Very highly commended, Elizabeth Peters (Dobson); Janine Gordon, Richard Olsen, Patricia Lord (Reefton). Recitation. Boys under 16. lest: John O’Donnell 82, 1; Tony Lawson (Christchurch) and Graham Elcock (Christchurch) 79, equal 2. Song. Girls under 12. Own Selection: Beth Irvine (Nelson) 76, 1; Nola Perfect (Christchurch) 73, 2; Gaynor Hurring (Dunedin) 72, 3. Piano Solo. Boy or Girl, under 10. Own Selection: Recalls: Brenda Eadie, Lynette Joy Wicks, Lois Brailsford, Beverley Reece (Hokitika). Recitation. Boys, under 10. Tpst: Roger Tennent 77, 1; Richard Olsen 75, 2; Heaton Haglund 73, 3. Recital In Character, with Costume. Boy or Girl, under 14: Glenys Smart (Hokitika) 76, 1; Patricia Mason 75, 2.

Sean Triubhais, 10 and under 13: Vernon Norris (Christchurch) 1; Valerie Harris and Janette Ellis (Christchurch) equal 2. There were 23 competitors. ,Sword Dance, under 10: Jill Fagan (Christchurrh) 70. 1; Deidre MGlover (Dunedin) 69, 2; Jillian McKendry (Christchurch) 68, 3. There were 11 competitors. Character Duo, under 13: Rae Smith (Tahuna) and Helen Stewart (Tahuna) 79, 1; Judith and Jolene Cleghorn 75, 2. There were four competitors. Song and Dance, under 10: Judith Slattery (Leeston) 1; Jill Fagan (Christchurch) 2; Gwytha Kilner (Christchurch) 3. There were 8 competitors. Barefoot Dance, 13 years and over: Joan Adams (Christchurch) 79, 1; June Barnes (Christchurch) 2, Leola Goodall 3. Yesterday’s Results Results of events decided after the Evening Star went to press yesterday were:— Dialogue In Costume, boy or girl under 12. —Patricia Morris, 78. 1; Gwytha Killner (Christchurch), 77, 2; Eetty McNicholl (Timaru), and Barbara White, equal 3. Mezzo Soprano ' Solo.—Suzanne Jones, 80, 1. Recitation, girls under 10.—Janine Gorden, 78, 1: Judith Slattery (Leeston), 76, 2; Deidre M. Glover (Dunedin)' and Gwytha Killner (Christchurch) , 75, equal 3. Song, boy or girl under 10, own selection.—Brenda Eadie (Greymouth). 1; Gaynor Burring (Dunedin) and Margaret Connor, 78, equal 2. Piano Duet, boy and/or girl under 16, cwn selection. —Marion Eadie and Alison McKay, 82, 1; Anne Fahey and Janice Meikle, 77, 2; Shona McAra and Ngaire James, 75, 3. Piano Solo, boy or girl under 16.— Marion Eadie, 75. 1; Alison McKay, 68, 2; Anne Fahey, 67, 3.

Recitation, boy or girl under 10, not humorous. —Gwytha Killner (Christchurch), 80, 1; Maxine Wicks, 79, 2: Jill Fagan (Fendalton), 77, 3. There were 18 competitors. Sacred Solo, gentlemen, any voice.— Max Braithwaite, 88, 1; Horace Anderson, 76, 2; James Laughton, 74, 3. Operatic or Dramatic Solo, any voice, cwn selection. —Doris Hogg, 85, 1; Mrs Dorothy Thomas, 82, 2; Betty HicksUssher, 76, 3. Story Without Words. —St John’s Bible Classes B, 77, 1; St John’s Bible Classes A. 75, 2; St John’s Bible Classes C, 73. 3. Instrumental Solo (brass).—Roy Henry, 80, 1; Norman Gardner, 78, 2; Ivan Emmerson, 76, 3. Recital with musical accompaniment. —Margurita Smeaton (Timaru), 72, 1. Popular Song, open, any voice). — Max Braithwaite. 82, 1; Suzanne Jones, 80, 2; James Laughton and Irene Claire Baldwin, 75, equal 3. There were 12 competitors. Piano Solo, boy or girl over 14 and under 18, own selection.—Anne Eadie, S 3, 1; Anne Fahey and Ellen Shearer (Hokitika), 81, equal 2. Barefoot dance .under seven.—Patricia, Ann O’Leary, 1; Gienys Walton, 2. V.H.C. Gwenda Lindbom and Marilyn Bassett. Character Dance, 10 and under 13.— Rae Smith (Tahuna) and Rosemary Molloy, equal 1; Lynette Hopkinson, 2; Grace Barnes (Christchurch) 3. Sailor’s Hornpipe, under 10.—Jill Fagan (Christchurch), 1; Gaynor Hurring (Dunedin), 2; Judith Slattery (Leeston), 3. V.H.C.: Jillian McKendry (Christchurch), Deidre M. Glover (Dunedin), Cynthia Howat, Beth Irvine (Nelson). Sailor’s Hornpipe, 10 and under, local competitors.—Pat Morris, 1; Margaret Lindbom, 2; Anne Fraser, 3. Skipping Dance, 10 and under 13.— Janette Ellis (Christchurch), 1; Nancy Rodger (Suhiner) and Margaret Gordon (Riccarton), equal 2. Sean Triubhais, 13 and over.—Josephine Pickens and May Galvin (Dunedin), equal 1; Barbara Fabian (Linwood), 2; Leola Goodall, 3. Irish Jig, open, West Coast championship.—Leola Goodall, 1; May Galvin (Dunedin), 2; Fred R. Bridger (Green Island), 3, V.H.C.: Valerie Harris, Josephine Pickens, Anne Hawker (Christchurch), and Lynette Hopkinson. Highland Reel. —May Galvin (Dunedin), 1; Noeline Spiers (Christ-church),-2; Josephine Pickens 3. An error occurred through the omission of one result on Monday evening. The placings in the following two sections were as follows:— Piano Solo Test, boy or girl under 12. —Patricia Adams (Leeston), 80, 1; Margaret Thompson (Hokitika), 75, 2; Patricia West (Hou Hou), 74, 3. Recitation, boy or girl under 10, humorous. —Maxine. Wicks,. 77, 1; Gwytha Killner (Christchurch) 76, 2; Richard Olsen and Janice Gordon, 75 equal 3. Highly commended, Dorothy Schultze, /