QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S OWN TAKES HONORS IN CHAMPIONSHIP
Woolston Runners-up; Also Win Quickstep COUGHLAN CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The Band Contest was brought to a close on Saturday when the A Grade Quickstep was decided, also the final of the B Flat Cornet Championship and the competition for. Champion of Champions in thte various solo competitions heard during the Contest. The weather was perfect for the Quickstep and a huge crowd witnessed the brilliant spectacle. The winner of this year’s Dominion Championship is Queen Alexandra’s Own (Wanganui) wit£ Woolston second and Greymouth third. The Contest has been an unqualified success and it is generally conceded it has been one of the best ever held in the Dominion. Saturday’s results A GRADE QUICKSTEP. Drill Music Total Woolston . •• 183 94 277 Queen Alexandra’s Own (W’ganui) 1741 91 2655
B FLAT CORNET CHAMPIONSHIP. T. Goodall (Wellington Tramways) 98 points 1 G. Bergenson (Queen Alexandra’s Own) 96 points • 2 H. P. Vincent (Greymouth Municipal) 93 points 3 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS W. P. Coughlan (Kaikorai), E Flat bass, 89 points .... 1 E. G. Williams (Woolston) trombone, 88 points .. .. .. 2 E. Simpson (Christchurch Municipal), cornet, 85 points . 3 CONTEST SHIELDS. Queen Alexandra’s Own takes the Dominion Championship Shield, Bosey Trophy, and Besson and Conn Shields for the band gaining the highest aggregate points in the Test selections and the music in the Quickstep. The Hawke’s Shield for the ban? gaining the highest aggregate points in the Test selections and Quickstep (including drill) goes to Woolston.
Wellington Tramways . .. 1785 86 2641 St Kilda, Dunedin 1841 SO 2645 Greymouth M’pal 1705 84 2545 Kaikorai, Dunedin 1775 74 2515 Chch. Municipal 165 76 2411 DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP Tests Q’step Ag. Queen Alexandra’s Own . .. .; .. 291 91 382 Woolston , t. .i 280 04 374 Greymouth .. •. t 281 84 365 Wellington T’ways 274 86 360 Kaikorai . .. .. 285 74 359 St Kilda . 269 80 349 Chch Municipal . 253 76 329
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6543, 27 February 1928, Page 7
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