BAND CONTEST.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12164, 16 February 1914, Page 7

BAND CONTEST.

TIIF yITICKSTKI 1 . (I'eu Press Association.', Auckland. Febiuary 1.',. The Exhibition Hand Contest, was concluded on .Saturday. The following' are the results of the quickstep march competitions:— A. CP.ADE. Waihi Federal. iIiSJ points 1 Palmerston North. ]>nint- - lii-d Auckland Auckland Garrison. -JtiO.l points ... ] Kaikorai, -o'i'. points ■> ()i:c'c!i Alexandra's Own. 20l .1 points (> .-south Canterbury. iTI ])oints 7 Five others competed. The (piicksieo (H tirade) was won by Inveiearoill H'lbeniiaus CJ.".S points), wifli Ifith Waikalo [{pgiinentiil. 2-l!>:,' ■ Kiiiils. second: and II f'.oyal Taranaki, •J ISI points, third. AGGHECATF.S.

T!i.< njturi.'i'atr-s wore computed with (he followTnu'sTsiilts:— Tin' ISesson Challenge Shield, for iii'jh.-:-t af.-;Ji-ooiito points i" selections ri'd for music in oniokstop competition. 1,,,-me.lv hold liy \V:iilii. was won hy til,. -Ji"i South Camei-hiii-v lloijimentnl i::mrl. n-iili :m:j A-->. The next iaroesl with :—Auckland Ki-'dmonial. 'M2 l->~>: Waiifjanni GnrriMi.r Mil ; Kaikorai. oil : Si. Kilda. 310 •>-:,■ W.-lliii-ton C'itv. MI IS :f-o: Woliin<rj..,i Trnmwavs. ;',fl7 1-5: W.-iiiiiaiuu .U-xantlrns. :i(ir. Tin- Ilawko's C'halleimo Shield for lii-'hi-.-f afrfjreL'nte- mark-, inoindiiiij the A ".'ratio "irst soloeiions ami tpiiekslep competition, was won hy the Auckland Kami with .V.SJ points. T|„. next lii-h-i were : -->nd South CantorLiii-v. r.Ki: Waihi. .>I:U ; \\ nn-jg- ■ itii flani.-on. ">-i:i: Wan-muni Alexandras, o-l"'-- , , '11,,. Honst-v Shield, lor lnidicst marks; in hoth selections lor I' MT«'l-- "as won 1,, ,I K . Inveroaujill Hibernian IJand with MM ■-'--. P»>'nis. Tin- r...x< hmlu*t v..., Onehum-.n. :'.!)7 4~.: V. h-u.-arei. .iVDGixf;. fPF.it VnK?» AssoriATin-./i Aiirkh.ml. Ft l.rnary If,. Severe: of ill:' hands compel HiU .i» j ,1,.. ,onip. tiLions express dissatislaot nil j „i,U the result of the Ht.mil! ol he , •,.-t -olet.tioii and quicksteps. At tlio conclusion of tin' latter th<- mass,-:! ' hands w.-io to have played the march i ••lmp"iator." and tho ham s assomhlod . a, Tho far .'ml of tho Crk-k-t (.round. : .\. ; ,|,ev approached the iiul-o. Captain j 'H,-„tl.'V some of tho hand.- ivw phiy- j :„.. discordant tunes, and Mr Bontley j motioned thorn lo iday "Imporator i ; hut tho discord continued One »f 1>" ! Contest Committee appeah-d t<> ilio • hands it, ulay the -amo and not ho d,s- { e -foiis'to tho j.i.l*-. alter wii.ch the I : . : areh was played aot ordm- lu tl'.o pro- { L 'l';am|s',„on complain that .■■«■ of the j I.MIIU col::-.i,hl'.d ill.' host 111 Now /■•:.- | ln:i;l have f.ooii ::ir™ eomp-in.tiveh low '"'Vvi'th i-i'-romo 1o tho A {.--= l. iho ;,ul-o -lat-d that iho .standard ol p a.yin" thiouuhmit was very nidi and. it ~ oiiird :• "real d.a! of discrimination I ,'--!, r-i ill- host. Anv hand that oh•■•i'lotl 14'• out "f l-"o'joints must ho ,!..'■ ..1 •,, ov-ollont. ami iho majority ~.- <!.,.'- <'.-.mpo.t'ni'-t ohtair.ot. „ror that ••i!::,l.--'-. Tht t-st |i->.- was an «- it i.-.'lv /Vfiioiilt. oomrnsitam. am] it !•■-,.im- .) '-r-al losom-o ai '1 fun' pl'i'-- :.,:- ' S-imo ol iho hnnth- loliod on tli-ir ..,-.., It, ~, t-.m- and !;a!aiK-:-. hni looro ,i.'..,, | i : -.r<] hal.ivo w.-ro roonirod rn .V-....] ;,. .:0,.|, a t-,i)i.si. Th» winning 1,..r~K.h.Kis'of ih • Kaikorai H-md «'-ro hr:!-