PIPE BANDS

Grey River Argus, 29 March 1937, Page 5

PIPE BANDS

Dominion Contest WIN FOB TIMARU.

(Per Press Association.) TIMARU, March 28. The Dominion Pipe Bands’ Contest was held in Timaru yesterday and prov Zd great success. The weather was dull but fine, in the afternoon, but the ’evening light rain fell. This did not deter a Mg crowd from to hear the test selections which were nlaved in the new sound pavilion at Boy. The street march™ watched by thousands, while the quie step and drum majors’ display at the Cakdonlan grounds attracted a crowd of upwards of seven thousand Four A Grade and four B grade bands competed and put up splendid performances which delighted the big crowd. The parade of massed bands was an o« th. Zeatad tie Scottish regimental bands the New Zealand bands compared favourably With pipe bands in any part of the W °T l he Timaru Highland Pipe Band, which won everything at Wanganui last year, again won the championship but the othejr three bands put up fine performances, the City of Christ.hn.eh Band giving an outstanding display. In the drum majors’ event Dunedin deserved its success in the select^ n ’_ in which Timaru and City of Christ church spoilt their chances by early mistakes, though there were only three points between the four bands. The dressing of the bands was a feature of the championships, there being I only half a point between the first and last bands. . t>._„ The win of the MaeKenzie Pipe Band in the B. Grade was most popular and was thoroughly deserved. The band comes from Fairlie in th e heart of the MaeKenzie country, the players being scattered over a wide area. Christchurch Scottish had a comfortable lead in the quickstep, but finished eight points behind the MaeKenzie Band in the test selection. Results: Street March: City of Timaru 45 pts 1; Wanganui, and Dunedin 43, 2 (e A Ua Grade Quickstep: Timaru, drill 187. music 84, total 271, 1; City of Christchurch, 1783 —91 24895, 2; Wanganui 1773—83—2605, 3; Dunedin, 1673 —87 —254 J, 4. Drum Majors’ Display: City of Christchurch 91, 1; T “? a ™ Wanganui 83, 3; Dunedin, 72, 4. Test Selection: Dunedin 89, 1; Wanganui 87, 2; Timaru and City of Christchurch 86, 3 (equal). Championship Aggregate: Timaru 357 1* City of Christchurch 3555? 3’ Wanganui 3473, 3; Dunedin 3431, 4.

B. Grade Results. Quickstep: Christchurch Scottish, drill 175, music 76, total 251, 1; MacKenzie Highland Pipe Band 171} 75 2461, 2; Temuka Highland 1675 —74— 2415, 3; Ashburton Scottish, 1605—79 2395 4. Drum Majors’ Display: MacKenzie, 731; 1; Temuka 65, 2. The only competitors. ' .• OP 1 - Test Selection: MacKenzie Bb, i, Temuka 83, 2; Christchurch Scottish 78, 3: Ashburton 77, 4. > Championship Aggregate: Macken-

zie 332-}, 1; Christchurch Scottish 329, 2; Temuka 3245, 3; Ashburton 3165, 4. The next contest is to be held, at Palmerston North.