SOUTH ISLAND BANDS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19102, 22 February 1924, Page 8

SOUTH ISLAND BANDS.

B GRADE CONTEST. WON BY CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Peb United P-ress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 21. The following are this morning’s band contest results: TENOR TROMBONE SOLO, Test piece, “In Cellar Cool.” —J. W. Glennie (Port Nicholson Silver Band), -88 points, 1; J. Marshall .(Battalion Band, Invercargill), 87, 2. Also competed: W. Smith (Wellington Tramways) 36, O. Barsley (Woolston) 85, A. M. Wills (Invercargill Hibernian) 85, W. Lanham (Woolston) 80, E. Tallentire (Wellington Tramways) 78, S- Graves (Battalion Band, Invercargill) 77, R. 0. Daniels (Christchurch Tramways) 76, J. Barsley (Christchurch Tramways) 74, N. Smith (New Brighton) 73, T. Stalker (Invercargill Hibernian) 69. FLUGEL HORN SOLO, Test Piece. “Mocking Bird.”—B. Rtecs (Ist Battalion, Wellington),. 85, 1; C. Smith (St. Kilda), 83, 2. Also competed: R. G. Ward (Port Nicholson) 82, W. Smith (St,-Kilda) 81, S. Ferris (New Brighton) 78, A. Wildermot (Battalion Band, Invercargill) 77, W. A. Reed (Nelson Garrison) 76, H. Cavanagh (Invercargill Hibernian) 74, Y. Brundell (Woolston) 73. The B Grade final was decided to-night, wheri the “own choice”' selections were heard. The standard of playing throughout was very good for B Grade hands, and there were one or two exceptionally fine performances. The Christchurch Municipal Tramways Band headed the aggregate, with the Artillery Band, Dunedin Command, second, and Greymouth Municipal Band third. . The Wagnerian selection, “Mignona, was won by, Christchurch Tramways with 130 points, the Artillery Band being second with 121, and the Ist Battalion, Wellington, third with 117. The “own choice” selection was won by the Greymouth Municipal with 127 points, the Artillery Band and the Christchurch Tramways being equal for second place. Following is the aggregate;— Christchurch Tramways, 130 and 123 253,1. . , Artillery Band (Dunedin), 121 and 123 — 244. 2. Greymouth Municipal, 106 and 127 —232, 3. Nelson Garrison, ill and 118—229, 4. Ist Battalion, Wellington, 117 and 109— 226, 5. sth Mounted Rifles, Oamaru, 110 and 115—225. 6. , , The Boosey trophy for highest aggregate points in B Grade was won by the Christchurch Tramways Band. SOUTH ISLAND BANDS’ ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING. (Pbh United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Febrn- 21. The annual meeting of the South Island Bands’ Association was hold this morning, Dr H. T. J. Thacker presiding over, a large attendance of delegates. ' Clause 1 of the new regulations, providing that the contest rules and regulations .shall be the same for both the North and the South Island Associations was adopted unanimously. Regarding clause 2, providing that the championship contests shall be held in the North and South Islands olternately, Mr Goodall asked if there was any guarantee that the agreement, if concluded, would be carried out. The chairman replied that a legal document dealing with the matter would he drawn up.—The clause was adopted. The clause limiting the amount of the contest prize money to £6OO was lost. Dr Thacker undertook to present the Championship Shield for the Now Zealand Championship, and it /was decided to recommend that a committee of two delegates from each association be set up witri an independent chairman to settle any contentious matter upon which the associations cannot agree. It was agreed (hat the association standing down each year with respect to the New Zealand contest, should have the right to promote only B and C grade contests, and only then not wiunn three months of the main fixture.

It was decided that three delegates should be appointed from each association to bring the rules of the two associations into conformity. A motion to make the prize money limit £IOOO was defeated. It was decided to recommend that in future trophies be given instead of mopey prizes, and that the profits from these contests be divided among the competing bands. ' It was resolved that the contest in 192 u bo held in Dunedin. In remarking that the 1925 contest had already been allotted to Auckland, Dr Thacker said that it would be the duty of all the South Island bands to support the Auckland contest, and they could then look to the northern bands to hcK to make the Dunedin contest a success. The following officers were elected: — President, Dr Thacker; chairman of executive and treasurer, Mr S. A. Staples; secretary, Mr T. H. Hall; Executive Committee, Messrs H. Burson. 11. Sweeney, R. B. Hean, W. Larc-ombc, J. M’Cullough, W. Newton, W. T. Oliver, R. B. Owen.