NAPIER COMPETITIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16620, 10 April 1928, Page 8

NAPIER COMPETITIONS

GISBORNITES' SUCCESS At the Napier Competitions Gisborne competitors secured Successes in the following classes:— % Piano duet, under 16 years: Misses Mavis Green and Patricia. Gunn (Gisborne), 173 points, 1; Masters -Jack Hare and Alan Lamboume (Napier), 156 points, 2. Four entries. Character recital, boy or girl under 16 years: Miss Beatty Alexander (Napier), 103 points, 1; Miss Stella Brad tield (Gisborne), 96 points, 2. Thirteen entries.

Recitation, girls under 16 : Miss Iris Bate (Napier), Miss Eireno Halbert (Gisborne), and Miss Doreen Saunders (Palmerston North), 83 points, equal, 1. Twelve entries.

'Cello solo: Miss Grace Chire (Gisborne), 149 points, 2. Two entries. Cornet or trumpet solo: Mr. J. Murphy ((lisborne), 158 points, 1; Mr. A. Young (Hastings), 146 points, 2. Ten entries.

Brass quartette: Gisborne City Band, 170 points, 1; Hastings Citizens' Band. 164 points, 2. Seven entries. Irish jig, in costume, under 14 years: Miss Phyllis MeGliie (Gisborne), 03 points, 1; Miss Patricia Gunn (Gisborne) 80 points, 2 Eleven entries. Irish song, ladies : Miss Dorothy Flinn (Napier), 179 points, 1; Miss Iris Letto (Gisborne), 174 points, 2. Nineteen entries.

Sword dance, in costume, boys or girls, under 18 years: Miss Gladys Smyth (Wellington), 89 points, 1; Master' John Thocley (Gisborne), 87 points. 2. Twelve entries.

Duet, in character: Miss Dorothy Sharpe and R. fiexton (Gisborne), 173 points, 1; Misses O. Fanny and E. Dower (Gisborne), 157-points, 2. Two entries.

Character dnnce, under 14 years: Miss Mavsie Peene (Lower Hntt), 79 points, 1; "Miss Stella Bradfleld (Gisborne), 74 points, 2. Ten entries. Operatic toe dance, under 14 years : Miss Phyllis McGhie (Gisborne), 77 points, 1; Miss Ray Mnlcolm (Napier), 74 points, 2. Six entries.

Humorous recital, girls under 16yrs.: Miss Eirene Halbert (Gisborne), 87pts., 1; Miss Phvllis Taylor (Wanganui), 79 points, 2". Twenty-five entries.