BAND CONTEST

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 76, 25 February 1930, Page 3

BAND CONTEST

RESULTS AT DUNEDIN. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Feb. 24. The hand contest was resumed this morning. Results: BB FLAT BASS SOLO: A. Hughes (AVoolston), 97 points ... 1 C. Hansen (Woolston), 95 points 2 J. Milne (Wellington Alunicipal) 94 points 3 B FLAT BASS SOLO. F. Sauer (Waimate), 89 points ... .1 The only competitor. QUARTETTE. The following were recalled;—Port Nicholson No. 2, Queen Alexandra’s Own (Wanganui), Invercargill Civic No. 1, Hastings No. 1. E. FLAT BASS SOLO. G. Berg (Queen Alexandra’s Own) 93 points 1 J. Avery (Timaru), 92 points ... 2 A. Nelson (St. Kilda), J. Grant (Port Nicholson), A. Homer (St. Kilda), C. Pollock (Woolston), equal third, with 91 points. EUPHONIUAI SOLO. (Romance in F. Alinor.) Alex. Ramsay (Queen Alexandra's Own. Wanganui) 97 points ... 1 J. AlcClintock (Woolston) and L. Clayden (Wellington Tramways), 96 points, equal 2 Also competed : C. Miller (St. Kilda) 92, S. Crisp (Wellington Tramway's) 90, J. AlcGrath (Christchurch Municipal) 88, J. Turner (Dunedin Tramways) 88, P. Cowlishaw (Palmerston North Garrison) 88, Al. L. Clark (Kaikorai) 87, T. Ovens (Oamaru Municipal) 87, J. Cosgrove (Hastings Citizens) 87, F. Beadle (Invercargill Civic) 87, C. Alecklen 86, F. Smith (Timaru. Alunicipal) 86, J. W’. Barsbv (Christchurch Municipal) 83, H. C. Vince (Dunedin Tramways) 83, A. Winslade (St. Kilda) 83, J. AlcKay (Invercargill Civic) 83. There was a good attendance in the evening, when the B grade first Test selection was played. The points awarded will not be divulged until Wednesday night, when the second test will be held, hut the judge announced the order in which he had placed the competitors to-night, as follow : Oamaru Alunicipal 1 Hastings Citizens 2 Christchurch Municipal 3 Invercargill Civic 4 Carterton Municipal 5 Alosgiel Municipal 6 Dunedin City I ram ways ... 7 The judge said that he had difficulty in selecting the band to be placed first. HIGHLAND PIPE BANDS. Over tho week-end, the annual conference of the Highland Pipe Bands’ Association was held. Air Archibald AlcLachlan, of Christchurch, was elected president and Air AlcKenzie Forbes, of Wanganui, vice-president. It was resolved that in future a piping judge should not he enclosed in a tent, and that points in the quickstep he 100 for drill and 100 for music. A motion that the Pipe Bands’ Association secede from the Piping and Dancing Association was negatived by 30 votes to 1.