BAND CONTEST.
QUICKSTEP COMPETITION. Per Press Association. NELSON, Feb. 20. A cloudless sky and a light- breeze favoured the quickstep competition in the band contest this afternoon. A large crowd witnessed the event at Trafalgar Park, where 19 bands competed. Splendid iharcliing was seen, but some bands which excelled in this department lost heavily on music points. Scoring consistently m both, Timaru won the A grade quickstep Wellington Tramways completed tut double by winning the B grade, thus taking tfie Shardlow Memorial Chatlenge Shield. Results:— , ,„ A GRADE.
Mility pts. Music pts. Total Timaru 164* 146—310* Wanganui Garrison 1G4 137 301 Woolston 167 143—300 St. Kilda 1602 133—2932 Palmerston N. Gar. 153* 136—289* Nelson Garrison ... 1782 110—2882 Queen Alexandra’s 0. 166* 113—2791 B GRADE. Wellington Tramways 172 114—286 Institute Silver, Wn. 15/* 127—284-1 Hastings 1551 117—2721 Marlborough Mtd. 163* 105—2682 Westport ■155 ' 112—267 Dannevirke 139J 120—259J Greyinouth Civic ... 1431 116—2591 Christchurch Mun. 142 115—257 Takiaka Citizens ... 154* 96—250* Cambridge Mun. ... 1462 86—233* Nelson Citizens no 108—218
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 69, 22 February 1937, Page 9
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165BAND CONTEST. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 69, 22 February 1937, Page 9
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