PIPE BANDS
DOMINION CONTEST COLOR FIJI, QUICKSTEP FIXE PEA VINO (Per Press Association.) lIMARU, last night'. The I>• > lll i ll ii> m championship pipe limn] cildcst, held :il Tnmirn mi Salm* liny under Im •: 111 ( i 1 11 1 wralhor conditions. 11l I. r;i i .'toil ii greal 1 1 on I of interest. the n(ii.'iuln m i' being large. Tin' quickstep, \\ i iirli atl iih li'il si\ i■ 11 (lies, was a colorful pagraiil. T’llf puhlir hail not previously hail I lie op port unity of seeing a iiiniilier of pipe builds on parade, and so gave all file competitors a wonderful reception. Tile parade of massed bauds was a particularly impressive sight as it- converged on the grandstand, where the bands were accorded a. civic reception by the Mavor of Tiinaru.
Tile drum majors' display resulted: Tiinaru, 9 points, 1 ; City of Christchurch, 8.5 points, 2; Dunedin, 8.3 points, 3; Wanganui. 8.1 points, 4: .Mackenzie, 7.8 points, 5; Canterbury Caledonian, 7.5 points. 6. The judges remarked that all the. bands gave a good display. The winners made full use of the time allotted and showed evidence of good training. The quickstep resulted : Tiuia.ru, 177.4 points, t: Dunedin. 175,1 points, 2; City of Christchurch. 174.', points, 3: Canterbury Caledonian, 1.661 points, 4; Wanganui. 151 .j points, 5. The musical points were: Timsru t? 7, Dunedin 86, Oily of Christchurch 85L Canterbury Caledonian 85, Mackenzie 80. Waii* r aiiui 79. The lest, selection held in Ihe evening resulted: City ol < .'hrislehurch. 93 points, 1; Dunedin, 92 points. 2: Canterbury Caledonian, 88 points. 3; Wanganui, 871 points. 4: Tiinaru. 87 point-s, 5; Mackenzie. 80 points, 6. The aggregate lor the champion shield resulted : Dunedin, 267.', points, and City of Christchurch, 2671 points each, equal. 1; Tiinaru. 264.', points, ,3; Canterbury Caledonian. points. 4: Wanganui. 238 J points. 5: Mackenzie. 220{ points, 6. Die judge remarked that he had a difficult task, the playing being equal to anything he bad heard in f.lie Imperial Army.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18633, 18 February 1935, Page 4
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334PIPE BANDS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18633, 18 February 1935, Page 4
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