COMPETITIONS DRAW TO A CLOSE

Grey River Argus, 25 August 1949, Page 4

COMPETITIONS DRAW TO A CLOSE

The < ‘•-eyracuth Competitions Society’s thirty-fifth festival was continueu yesterGay. xua-si evv-mug being une uflui evening presentation though 'the competitions Will be held this morning and conclude this afternoon, this evening. A grand uemonstraticn concert will be presented at the Regent Theatre Piano Solo ißoy oruirr under 10): own selection: Lynette Joy Wicks, .1: Beverley Reece (Hokitika i 2; Brenda Eadie and Lois Brailsford, equal 3. Recitation (Boy or Girl under 12) namorous—Margaret Mayell 1. Patricia Morris 2; Nola Perfect (Christchurch) 3; Very Highly Commended, Anne Mcqjuinn. national Song (Ladies): Suzanne Jones 1, Doris Mary Hogg 2. Mrs uorothy Thomas 3. Piano Solo (Boy or Girl under 14) Patrician Grenfell (Hokitika) 1, Patricia Mason (Hokitika) 2, Mary Webster 3

Violin Solo (Boy or Girl under 18) Joan Manning x, only competitor. Piano Solo (Boy or Girl under 14): Jill Bluett 1, Joan Sadler 2, Alice Anne Bourke and Joycelyn R. Hill (Hokitika) equal 3. Song (Girl under 16): Patricia .Sawtell 1, Yvonne Rait 2 (Christchurch), Jean Cahill 3. : Recitation (Boy or Girl under 16), Humorous: Graham Elcock 1, Eileen Saunders 2, Lorraine Acelia Shaw (Cluistciiurch) and Clive Nelson Perfect (Papanui) equal 3 Operatic Solo (gentleman). Max Braithwaite (Runanga). Piano Solo (Lady or Gentleman) own selection: —IVliss E. Shearer (Hokitika) 1. only award. Sacred Solo (Lady) Any voice:— Elsie riagiundo Lo, 1; Mrs Dorothy Thomas HO. 2; Doris Hogg 78, 3

National Song _ (Gentleman) any voice, own selection:- —Max Braithwaite (Runanga) 1,. only awardIrish Jig (10 and under 13): Vernon Norris (Christchurch) 1; Janette Bins (Christchurch) and Kathleen Palmer (Riccarton) equal 2; Rae Smith (Tahufianuij 3; Vala.-ie Harris V.H.C. Irish Jig (Open) local competitors: Valmai Henderson 1; Valariu Hanis 2, Zelda Cleghorn and Shirles veaie equal 3. Tan Dance (under 10): Judith Slattery (Leeston) 1; Jillian McKendry (Christchurch) 2; Jill Fagan (cnrisicnurch) 3; Margaret Lindbom V.H.C. bailors’ Hornpipe (lo and over): — May Galvin (Dunediin 1; Josephine Pickens (Christchurch) 2; Anne Hawker (Christchurch) 3. Leola Goodall V.H.C.

Operatic Duo (13 and over): Valmai Henderson and Rosemary O’Brien 1; June Barnes and Grace Barnes (Christchurch) 2. Highland Fling (under 10): — Jill Fagan (Christchurch) JL; Gaynor Hurring (Dunedin) 2, Judith Slattery (Leeston) 3. Tap Dance (10 and under 13): — Margaret Gordon (Riccarton) 1, Lynette Hopkinson 2; Shirley Veale and Valerie Harris equal 3. Results of competitions wer e (competitors are from Greymouth unless otherwise stated): — Recitation, boys under 10, test: 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 (Christchurch) 70, 1; Deidr e M. Glover (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 (ChristcZurch) 2; Gwytha Kilner (Christchurch) 3. There were eight competitors. Barefoot dance, 13 years and over: Joan Adams (Christchurch) 79, 1; June Barnes (Christchurch) 2; Leola Goodall 3. 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, test: 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.