HYMN TEST TO AUCKLAND

Southland Times, Issue 24054, 19 February 1940, Page 4

HYMN TEST TO AUCKLAND

CENTENNIAL BAND CONTEST BEGINS INVERCARGILL BANDS NOT SUCCESSFUL (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 18. In the presence of a crowd estimated at 9000 at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, today the New Zealand centennial brass band contest was begun in fine weather. Twenty-two bands and more than 500 bandsmen from all parts of the Dominion competed in the hymn test which was won by Auckland Artillery with 93 points. Though the points awarded for the hymn test do not count toward the championship, the test devoted to sacred music is considered an essential part of the New Zealand brass band contest. The contest will be continued tomorrow and will conclude next Saturday. Placings were:— Auckland Artillery (“St. Leonards”) 93pts 1 Port Nicholson Silver (“Rockdale”) 92pts 2 Woolston (“Old Earth”) 90pts 3 Wanganui Garrison (“New Rochdale”) 88pts . 4 Timaru Municapal (“Plain and Gwarry”) 87pts 5 St. Kilda Municipal (“Rock of Ages”) 84pts 6 Lower Hutt Municipal (“Carleton”) 83pts _ _ 7 Christchurch Municipal (“Fierce Raged the Tempest”) Slpts 8 Nelson Garrison (“Nottingham”) 80pts , 9 Hamilton Citizens (“Rutherford”) 79pts equal 10 Feilding Municipal (“Vale Mater”) 79pts equal 10 Wellington West Coast Regimental (“Deep Harmony”) 76pts equal 12 Southland Regimental (“I’m Praying For You”) 76pts equal 12 Napier Citizens (“Vale Mater”) 75pts 15 Invercargill Civic (“Maidstone ) 74pts 14 Oamaru Garrison (“At Even Ere the Sun Was Set”) 72pts 15 Stratford Citizens (“New Rochdale”) 70pts 16