DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

Otago Witness, Issue 3314, 19 September 1917, Page 21

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

TWELFTH DAY.—TUESDAY. Tho Dunedin Competition Society's festival was brought to a close- on the 11th inst. The attention of the committee was drawn to the fact that Miss Maud Farrant, who competed in the humorous recitation, 12 years and under, was over age. On inquiry the committee found that this was the case, but the entry _ was made in good faith, the parents considering that the child was eligible for_ {his competition until she attained her thirteenth birthday. The committee considered that the matter was open to a misunderstanding, and acquitted the competitor of any intention to cause a breach of the rules, but decided that she must be treated as over age. Steps will be taken to make the definition as to age quite clear in the future. Following are the results of the final day's competitions: _, PIANO DUET (Amateurs)—"Arabian Bance." Misses Marjorie St-oneham (Musselburgh) and Madge Reekie (Normanby) 139 VOCAL SOLO, with pianoforte accompaniment and obbligato (all amateurs) Own selections. Prize for joint effort. Mr K. R.Muir( Musselburgh), "Devout Love"; accompanist, Miss Ruby Harraway; obbligato, Miss Stella Bayley 226 Miss Victoria Balk (Dunedin), "To the Angels"; accompanist, Miss Hilda Balk; obbligato, Mr Philip Palmer 218 Miss Corrie Aslin (Sit. Clair), "Ave Maria"; accompanist, Mr M. Gray j obbligato, iss Payne 216 DUET FOR B FLAT FLUTES—Own selection, unaccompanied. Masters E. Barton and B. Clarkson, Albany Street School •• 160 Masters Alfred Colbert and Leslie Colbert, North-East Valley School ... 157 Masters J. Dey and W. Duncan, Albany Street School 150 Other competitors: Masters S. Boatwood and -W. Garside (Mornington School). 142; V.i M'Clymont and F. Thompson (Green Island Sohool), 149; J. Kilpatrick and A. Youngman (Albany Street Sohool), 151; E. Rump (Mornington School), 153; F. Preston (Oamaru South Sohool), 154; W. Duncan (Albany Street School), 145; Mies Mona Robertson and Miss Alice L. Pryde (Highcliff), 134. VIOLIN SOLO (under 13 years)—"Berceuse (Merkler). Jack Wagner (Dunedin) 151 Sylvia Trainor (Dunedin) 144 W'm. Long (Dunedin) 140 Lovell P. Evans (Dunedin) ... 138 The other competitors were: Alfred Glass (N.E. -Valley), 132; Phyllis Morrison (Porto bello), 138; Ngaio Garland (Mornington), 139. SIDE-DRUM SOLO—" Machine Gun.' Leslie R. Simpson (Albany Street School) 153 J. Watt (Albany Street School) 147 F. Kennedy (Mornington School) 135 The remaining competitor was C. Smith (Mornington), who scored 113. The Judge said the pianissimos and forti3simos were good so far as the prize-winner was concerned. SCOTCH SONG, Amateurs (Ladies)—Own selection. Miss Anna Hope (Dunedin) 117 Miss Sadie Martin (St. Leonards) ... 116 Miss Muriel Jacobs (Dunedin) 113 RECITATION (Girls, between 14 and 16 years of age)—"The Vigil" (Newbolt). Miss Jessie Gillies (Dunedin) 148 Miss Neenie Kenny (Musselburgh) ... 146 Miss Nellie Osborn (Dunedin) 143 Other competitors: Misses E. Palmer (Dunedin), 133; Gladys Sage (Invercargill), 129; Irene Heywood (Dunedin), 137; Mollio Williamson (Roslyn), 142; Kathleen Neill (St. Kilda), 137; Kathleen Dunstan (Dunedin), 132; Dorothy Griffiths (Dunedin), 141; K. Smith (N.E. Valley), 124; Doris Zaffer (Dunedin), 137; Doris Lucas (Dunedin), 136. RECITATION, humorous, boys, 12 years and under. —Own selection. Ronald Sage (Invercargill), 138 Clive Lambert (Kensington) 134 Clarence Paine (Dunedin) 133 Other competitors: Edgar Farrant (Dunedin), 129; Frank Foster (Dunedin), 132; W. Pickard (Belleknowes), 130; Stuart B. Reid (North-East Valley), 132. RECITATION, boys 14 and under 16 years. "Guides at Kabul" (Newbold). Gordon Luoa-s (Dunedin) 148 Alan Ockwell (Dunedin) 146 Richard Beck (Musselburgh) 139 DEMONSTRATION CONCERTS. Following the usual course, the executive of tno Dunedin Competitions Society

organised a series of demonstration concerts, o*; which the successful candidates at the recent competitions were heard. The recognition accorded the efforts of the performers was of the most flattering description, something very like enthusiasm being at times displayed.