OUTSTANDING SUCCESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26777, 21 May 1948, Page 9

OUTSTANDING SUCCESS

OAMARU COMPETITIONS Special to the Daily Times OAMARU, May 20. Most classes in the Oamaru Competitions Society’s centennial festival continued to attract very large entries to-day. This was especially the case in the Sailor’s Hornpipe for children under 13, for which 47 competitors had entered, while the Sword Dance for children under nine attracted 40 competitors. Over 30 children entered for the Clog and Tap Dances, both under 13. From all aspects the competitions, which started last Monday and will conclude on Saturday morning, have been an outstanding success. Results:— Sword Dance (8 years and under). Forty entries.—J. Fagan (Christchurch) 1, P. Petersen (Dunedin) 2, G Molloy (Dunedin) 3. Musical Monologue (not humorous). Seven entries.—B. Chalmers (Oamaru) 1. S. Marshall (Timaru) 2, A. Palmer (Christchurch) 3. New Zealand Championship Highland Fling. Ten entries.—M. Frame (Dunedin) 1, K. Eunson (Invercargill) 2, H. Wheeler (Dunedin) 3. Recitation (under 12, humorous). Twenty-five entries.—Recalls: P. Colthart (Christchurch), B. Evans (Timaru), E. Waldron (Waikiwi), N. Perfect (Christchurch). Six competitors were very highly commended. Musical Monologue (not humorous).—B. Chalmers (Oamaru) 1, S. Marshall (Timaru) 2, A. Palmer (Christchurch) 3. Sailor’s Hornpipe (12 and under). Forty-seven entries. —D. Kavanagh (Christchurch) 1, E. Waldron (Waikiwi) 2, F. Smaill (Balclutha) 3. Very highly commended: J. Ellis (Christchurch). Barefoot Dance (12 and under). Eighteen entries.—J. Black (Timaru) 1, J. McDougall 2, L. Mclntosh (Bluff) 3. Highland Reel (open). Thirteen entries.—P. Reid (Dunedin) 1. D. Baxter (Dunedin) 2, J. Milne (Gore) 3. Very highly commended: M. Frame (Timaru). Humorous Recitation (boys and girls under 12). Twenty-five entries. —B. Evqns and N. Perfect (equal) 1, P. Colthart (Christchurch) 3. Very highly commended: E. Waldron, D. Hannah. I. Hannah, S. Marshall, E. Pritchett, J. Charteris, and A. Palmer. Clog Dance (12 and under). Thirty-four entries.—R. Hanson (Ashburton) 1, E. Waldron (Waikiwi) 2, D. Fairbrother (Timaru) 3, Very highly commended: F. Small) (BalcluthJ), M. A. Henry (Invercargill), and N. Williams (Invercargill). Sean Truibhais (16 and under). Twenty entries. —J. Milne (Gore) 1, B. Smith (Invercargill) 2, M. Frame (Timaru) 3. Tap Dance (12 and under). Thirty-two entries.—R. Hanson (Ashburton) 1, N. McGrath (Christchurch) 2. D. Fairbrother (Timaru) 3. Very highly commendedM. Kelly (Ashburton). „ Vocal Duet (open). Four entries.—O. Thorley and M. McDonald (Oamaru) 1, J. Hinton and C. Ward (Oamaru) 2, B. Lindsay and V. Owens (Oamaru) 3. National Character (open). Three entries—M. Bradley 1/ B. Smaill 2, S. Mills 3. Instrumental Duets. Four entries.— Oamaru Garrison Band No. 4 1, Garrison Band No. 22, Garrison Band No. 3 3. Test Recitation (boys under 12). Four entries.—B. Evans (Timaru) 1, B. Richardson (Timaru) 2. B. Smith 3.* Tap Duo (ooen). Eight entries.—V. Swinton and D. Nunn (Christchurch) 1. F. Hedley and M. Brown (Timaru) 2, W. Cox and' R. Tully (Oamaru) 3. National Ballad (gentlemen). Five entries. —D. Fogarty (Oamaru) 1. O. Jamieson (Oamaru) 2, C. Ward (Oamaru) 3. Reel o’ Tulloch (16 and under). Fourteen entries.—J. Milne (Gore) 1, B. Smith (Invercargill) 2, K. Eunson (Invercargill) 3.