GOOD STANDARD SHOWN

Southland Times, Issue 24492, 21 July 1941, Page 6

GOOD STANDARD SHOWN

HIGHLAND DANCING COMPETITIONS The first annual gathering of the Southland Highland Dancing Competitions Society which was held on Saturday in the Victoria Concert Chamber, proved an unqualified success. The entries in all events were good and the standard displayed left little to be desired. The judges, Mr D. McKechnie, of Dunedin, and Miss Dorothy Forrester, of Invercargill, were well satisfied. Both considered that the competitors, particularly in the older classes, reached a high standard. There were 170 entries from 68 competitors, 30 of whom were from Otago 27 from Invercargill and 11 from other parts of Southland. In the evening the Mayor (Mr J. R. Martin) delivered a short address, congratulating the society and wishing it success. He welcomed visitors from the north and expressed pleasure that they had enjoyed some success. Pipe music was supplied by Messrs R. F. Donaldson, G. Elder and J. Miller. Results were as follows:

Highland Fling.—Under 7: Elsie Erskine (Invercargill) 119pts 1 Noeline Bechan (Balclutha) 116pts 2, Joan Beck (Edendale) 99pts 3. Under 9: Rona Whyte (Invercargill) 133pts 1 David Nunn (Taramoa) 131pts 2, Norma Taylor (Dunedin) 130pts 3. Under 11: Margaret Hill (Dunedin) 142pts 1, Betty Thompson (Invercargill) 140pts 2, Margaret Walker (Invercargill) 139pts 3. Boys only, under 11: David Nunn 145pts 1 Keith Sellars (Seaward Downs) 142 pts 2, Teddy Crisp (Invercargill) 140pts 3. Under 13: Isobel Gray (Dunedin) 155 pts 1, Shirley Smith (Dunedin) 150pts 2, Daphne Baxter (Dunedin) 147pts 3. Under 15: Mavis Leebody (Invercargill) 168pts 1, Eileen Bevin (Dunedin) 165pts 2 Waveney Mussen (Ravensbourne) and Athol McCrostie (Spar Bush) 164 pts 3 equal. Sword Dance.—Under 9: Kathleen Funson (Invercargill) 134pts 1, Norma Taylor 131pts 2, Rona Whyte 128pts 3. Under 11: Betty Thompson 143pts 1, Shirley Harvey (Browns) 142pts 2, Joan Milne (Gore) 139pts 3. Under 13: Shirley Smith 157pts 1, Isobel Gray 154pts 2, Helen Dalgety (Kakanui) 151pts 3. Boys only, under 11: Teddy Crisp 144pts 1, John Erskine 143pts 2, David Nunn 143pts 3. John Erskine was awarded second place on execution points. Under 15: Patricia Campbell (Milton) 168pts 1, Mavis Leebody and Eileen Bevin 166pts (equal) 2. Open: Norma Marshall (Dunedin) 179pts 1, Jessie Brown (Dunedin) 1754 pts 2, Madge Robertson (Oamaru) 175 pts 3. Seann Triubhais.—Under 13- Isobel Gray 155Jpts 1, Shirley Smith 155pts 2, Daphne Baxter 153pts 3. Under 15: Waveney Mussen 165pts 1, Betty Anderson (Invercargill) 164pts 2, Mavis Leebody 163pts 3. Open: Norma Marshall 179jpts 1, Peggy Anderson (Invei Jargill) 176apts 2, Jessie Brown 176pts 3. Reel O’Tulloch.—Open: Madge Robertson 177pts 1, Norma Marshal) 176tpts 2, Jessie Brown 176pts 3. Special awards for most points: Under 7: Elsie Erskine. Under 9: Rona Whyte. Under 11: Betty Thompson. Under 13: Isobel Gray. Boys only, under 11: David Nunn. Under 15: Mavis Leebody. Open: Norma Marshall Youngest competitor: Lauris Cross.