BAND CONTEST

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 March 1929, Page 5

BAND CONTEST

B. GRADE SECOND TEST.

HAWERA THIRD PLACE.

ASHBURTON WINS AGAIN.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.; WANGANUI, Feb. 2S. Tlu' Dominion championship band contest was continued at Wanganui today. The Ilawera Band was third in the second B. grade test and New Plymouth players were first and third in the euphonium solo. To-day’s results are:— B. GRADE SECOND TEST. Ashburton, S 7 points, £ls 1 Hastings Citizens, 85, £7 10s 2 ilawera Municipal, S 4, £5 8s 4d . . 3 Also competed: Taranaki Regimental S 3; Feilding, SO; New Plymouth Citizens. 75. The contest to-morrow will be under vice-Eegal patronage, the Governor-Gen-eral and Lady Fergusson attending to hear the final of the A. grade bands. The following is the aggregate of the winners of the B. grade: Ashburton, £6O. 17.1 points; Ilawera, £4O, T 67; Hastings, £2O. 166; Taranaki Regimental, £lO, 162.'

B. FLAT CORNET CHAMPIONSHIP. G. Bergerson (Q.A.0., Wanganui) 95 R. A. L. Taylor (Dnnuevirko) ... 92 W. 11. Bowman (Wellington Citv Silver) '. 90

Also competed:. IV. Stevenson (Port Nicholson), 89; L. G. Teal (Ashburton), S 9; W. 11. Osborne (Timaru), 89; F. H. Vincent (Greymoutli), 87;, J. McGrath (Wanganui Garrison), S 7; 11. J. Osborne (Ashburton), 86; G. Christie ('St. Hilda), S 6; W. Kay (Wellington Tramways), S 3; V. Aldridge (St. Kilda), 81; R. Swan (Ilawera) SO.

EUPITONIUM SOLO. T. IT. Hughes (Ist Taranaki Regt.) 9S H. Guthrie (Wanganui Garrison) . 94 J. If. Lowe (New Plymouth Citizens) 92

Also l competed: A. Winsladc (St. Kilda), 89; L. Halls (Greymoutli), 88; J. Mc-Clintoek (Woolston), 86; L. Claydon (Wellington Tramways). 85; S. Crisp (Woolston), 84; A. Ramsay (Q.A.0., Wanganui), S 3; E. Barton (iGreymouth), S2; Johnson (Mayfield, Oamaru), SO; R. Ponton (Port Nicholson), SO; C. Miller (St. Kilda), 79; C. Austin (Q.A.0.), S 3; R. Kemp (Hastings), 78; H. McLean (Wailii Federal) 77; ,T. Cosgrove (Hastings), 76; J. P. Conilshaw (Palmerston North), 75. W. G. Mclntosh (Dannevirke) did not compete.

As a result of an ineligible member playing in the quartette competition, Woolston (winner) was disqualified. St. Kilda was placed first and Timaru Municipal second.