THE CHAMPION BAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19736, 12 March 1926, Page 6

THE CHAMPION BAND.

SYSTEM OF AWARD FAULT] CRITICISM IN WANGANUL (Feom Ouk Own Cobbespondext.) WAXGANUI, March 11. At a complimentary social tendered la* night to the Wanganui Garrison and th Queen Alexandra's Own" bands, which wo the first tv.o tests and own choice r« spectively at the Exhibition contest a Dunedin, and the Wanganui Pipe Ban which gained third in the marching an tests, Mr J. Gray contended that th marching test and th© own selection shoul not be included in the championship tesi Under present conditions a band coul b? 50-50 right through and yet win th championship. It was an absurdity, an as he was now on the executive he ii tended to fight this matter with a viei tc an alteration. The musical people c New Zealand, all the same, ecognise< that the Garrison Band, was the champio: band of Xevr Zealand, having now wo: two test selections. The mayo- presented a baton to eac of the conductors, from the mayor, citi zens and supporters in Wanganui in com memoraiioh of their victories. The mayo said that the batons would be a record o the very great honour the bandsmen ha< done the city, and he hoped their Buceesse would be the forerunner of many mop wins.