BALCLUTHA PIPE BAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19011, 6 November 1923, Page 3

BALCLUTHA PIPE BAND.

ANNUAL COMPETITIONS. Very successful competitions were held by the Balclutha Pipe Band in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Friday, the entries totalling 160 from 44 competitors extending from Timaru to Gore, and including a number from Dunedin. Mr G. Munro, of Dunedin, made a very competent judge In the piping, Mr L. Lamont, of NorthEast Valley, secured' Begg and Co.’s handsome medal for most points in the open piping, gaining a first and two seconds, while the veteran Angus M’Millan ran him close with a first, a second, and a third, Pipe-major E. B. Gold (of the local band) being only one point behind. Appended are the results: PIPING. OPEN EVENTS. Marches. Five entries—Angus M’Millan (Dunedin) 1, L. Lament (Dunedin) 2, E. B. Gold (Balclutha) 3. .Strathspeys and Reels. Four enigies—ls. B. Gold 1, L. Lamont 2, A. M’Millan 3. Jigs and' Hornpipes. Three entries —L* Lamont 1, A. M’Millan 2, E. B. Gold 3. Most points in open piping (Messrs Chas. Begg and Co.’s gold medal)—L. Lamont 7 points. MAIDEN EVENT. Marches. Four entries—E. Knox (Balclutha) 1, C. M’Grouther (Milburn) 2, W. Milne (Milton) 3. JUNIOR EVENTS. Marches. Ten entries —J. Keith (Dunedin) 1, E. Knox 2, J. Milne 3. Strathspeys and Reels. Five entries —J. Keith 1, E. Smith (Balclutha) 2, D. M’Farlane (Balclutha) 3. Jigs and Hornpipes. Four entries—L., Lamont 1, E. G. Gold and J. Keith (equal) 2. LOCAL BAND EVENT Marches. Four entries—E. Smith 1, E. Knox 2, G. M’Kay 3. DANCING. GIRLS 12 YEARS AND OYER. Sword Dance. Nino entries—May Hungerford (Dunedin) 1, Eileen M’Carthy (Dunedin) 2, Nan uills (Dunedin) 3. Highland Reel. Nine entries —M. Hungerford 1, E. M’Carthy 2, N. Wills ,3. Seaun Truibhais. Nine entries—E. M’Carthy 1, M. Hungerford 2, N. Wills 5. Sailor’s Hornpipe. Nine entries—Molly Gold (Balclutha) 1, E. M’Carthy and N. Wills (equal) 2. Irish Jig, Thirteen entries—M. Hungerford 1, M. Gold 2, E. M’Carthy and N. Wills (equal) 3. BOYS UNDER 14 YEARS. Highland Fling. Four entries—Eric Gordon (Mosgiel) 1, Leslie M‘Gregor (Mosgiel) 2, Gerald Geddes (Waiwera) 3Sword Dance. Five entries —E. Gordon 1, L. M’Gregor 2, G. Geddes 3. GIRLS UNDER 12 YEARSHighland Fling. Eleven entries—Jessie M’Donald (Dunedin) 1, Edna Cameron (Balclutha) 2, Joy Mitchell (Balclutha) 3. Seaun Truibhais. Eight entries—J. M’Donald 1, E. Cameron 2, J. Mitchell 3. Sword Dance. Ten entries —J. M’Donald 1. E. Cameron 2, J. Mitchell 3, Highland Reel. Five entries—J. M.’Donald 1. E. Cameron 2, J. Mitchell 3. Sailor’s Hornpipe. Five entries —E. Cameron 1. J. Mitchell 2, J. M’Donald 3. Highland Fling (girls under 12, within a radius of 25 miles). Eight entries—E. Cameron 1, J. Mitchell 2, W. Savage 3. Sword Dance (girls over 12, within a radius of 25 miles). Five entries—M. Gold 1, L. Taylor 2, I. M’Lean 3. Highland Fling {local girls under 10). Ten entries—E. Cameron 1, M. M’Diarmid 2, M. Scott 3. Consolation (competitors under 12 years). Four entries—Hazel Weir 1, Jessie Tosswill 2, Gerald Geddes 3. In the evening a very successful Scotch concert was given, the chief performers being Mrs Morison M’Donald, Mr and Miss Eagar, and Mr Waterson, all of Dunedin.