NORTH ISLAND BAND CONTEST. WELLINGTON, March 14.

Otago Witness, Issue 2403, 22 March 1900, Page 65

NORTH ISLAND BAND CONTEST. WELLINGTON, March 14.

The Quickstep Competition in connection with the band contest was decided to-day. > Ten bands took part, and marched through the town to the Basin Reserve, where a fairly large crowd gathered. ]n the ab- ' sence of Mi Code, of Melbourne, who is not yet out of quarantine. Mr C. D. M'lnto-h judged the musical portion of the display, various local volunteers acting j similarly in the military. The following ■ is the result, the point-: for military work and music being given : —

At the band contest the solo competition

for B flat comets took place. Mr E. T. Code, of Melbourne, acted as judge, and gave his awaru as follows: — " B Fiat Cornet Solo. — J. Parker (Wellington), 100 points, 1 ; J. Richards (Dennision). 93, 2; 15. Cosgrove (Waipawa). 91, 3; F. Jlopkinson (Dennislon). 88, T. Pelham (Wellington). 86; C. Viohcli (Wellington), 72;" D. Coyle (Wellington). 66. Mai eh 16. The band contest lust night was confined to pieces chosen by the band- themselves, and lasted tul after midnight. No award was made, a-> the points in this section are taken into account when the final selection is played to-mcirow night. Nearly £200 wps taken at the peiformance on the Basin Reserve. Ths following arc the results of some o" the solo contests: —

13 Flat Hole— Da vie- (Wellington Garri- j son), 85 point. 1 ; Hi^sjins (North-iiast ! Valley). 72, 2; Baker (Wellington), 69, o; '. Ho.ben (Pdlmer&ton North) and Butler (Petone), 65. ! E Flat Basses.— T. Grey (Yw-ajranui), 85 points, 1; E Coyle (Wellington), 80, 2; ■ J. Jch.ision (Wellington) and 3._ Hollow (TJennision), 77 each (equal), o; F. S. ' Jiiggins (Dunedin), 76; S. Geary (Petone), 76; 0. Smith (Duuedln), 74: E. Johnston (Wellington), 71; F. Albrecht (Woodville). 65.

March 38.

The bond con Lest was brought to a clo^e about midnight on Saturday. The following arc the results ox the various competions: —

Francis (Palmer&ton North) won the tenor solo with 82 points; and Foire^t \ (Wellington) the baritone with 107. being . within one of the possible. Bunt (XoithEast Valley) was second with 105. and Judge Code s.aicl i-hat he had never heard such beautiful playing us lay between these two men. Buckley (Wellington) won the sopraao cornet with 117 points, and Wanganui Garrison earned off the quartet for cornets, euphonium, and tenor horn, -with 126 poinL&, Wellington Garrison being second with 124.

Euphonium Solo. — E. Donaldson (WellLigto-i Garrison), 104 points, 1; E. Smith (Moitii-lilß'it Valley), 103 pointa, 2; C. .li. Gieenmg (Petone), 101 points. 3; T. Gray (Wa.agp.niu), ' 99 point a j J. B. Laurence (Woodville), 07 points; A. "Rufc'bell (Masterton), 96 points; J. Crewcs (Naval Institute), t)i pointa ; J. Ccs-gio^-e' (V. T aipav;a), 94 points; P. Dixon (Wellington Garrison), 90 points. j

Slide Trombone. — Hoakes> (Naval Institute), SG points, L, L. Spuidle (Wangamii Garrison), 77 poLits, 2; T. Gray ("Wansanui), 75 points. 3; ; J. Jones (Palmersion Worth), 74 jiointo ; Private Baclell (Miichelllown), 7-i points ; "W. Graham (Jupps), 73 points; \V. Glover OVan- j ganvii), 67 points. !

The test selection was played by the bands in the evening. TLe Wellington t Garrison ."wins the Benson Shield with a ' total of 354 points, which were awarded j for music in the marching competition of j the bonds' own selection 133 points, and in the test selection 161. They also won the first prize of £100 for their own and test selections, the results of which give the j bands the following points : — j

"Wellington Garrison, 234 points 1 j Wanganui Garrison, 283 points (piize d£so) 2 ' North-East Valley. 276 points (prise £25) . . 3 j Nelson Garrison, 26-1 points (prize £15) . . 4 "Woodville, 261 points (prize £10) 5 Palrnerston North, 252 points (prize £5) . . 6 The points of the other bands were : — Jupp's. 246 ; Petone and Naval Institute, 230 each ; Mitchelltown. 213. The next contest will be held at Wanganui. - I

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