THE BRASS BANDS CONTEST.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 2902, 30 December 1898, Page 3

THE BRASS BANDS CONTEST.

ANOTHEB WIST FQR.WEIJ J IN<jHCqK. Per Press Association. ri DTJNEDIN, Decembe?^ The band contest was brought to a close this evening. The bands .played the. second test piece ," Fafetaff," Snjl .. finished playing about 10 o'clock, bat it was 11 o'clock before the judgej-Mr J. ' Otto SchwartZvannounced his d,eciai,on, > He said that the VSTeUjngton fgrarrlspn had gained first prize/ Kaikarai and Nofth-East Valley had' ti^d'fptsecdnd place. The positions and points were i—

* v Thet quartett contest was won by the Duriedin Engineers; with second."" —' " : ---" : : ■•■•■•■ •■ : ; „/ '■:.-..> ? B flat cornet— G. Buckley; Wellington, 1 ; R. Keriv Kaikprai, 2, „.-■• .. £ flatßopiano— McGlasban, Kaikorai, I ;■' J. Scott, South .Canterbury, 2. ; .1 f! „WcKeieeyj;,rfl,^e3in 1 Navalß, l ; J. Bpyd, Dunedin Engineers, and l\ . Boyd; Kaikorai, tie for second. Baritbhe-^O. FprrestV Wellington, 1 ; T. Bartlett, Invercargill, 2. • . Euphonium— D.Boyd.Dunedin Engineers; 1 ; A. Donaldson. Wellington,- 2; Trombone-f-R. Pettit, J^aikQraifil'j.jDi Boydj Dunedin Engineers^ 2. : i ; hi , ;; E jFlat /Bombaraon--J<V >JHuggins, A North East Valley, 1 ; <A> ;MUlerj; J£aikoraij 2. ;-.'-.-■*' ■■■ •?■.:• *tv- .■■'• r^-Ai-i j;r,v .- -88. Flat— G. Croxford>, Dunedin Engir neersj 1; 0.-Dayie, Kai^prai,^, ;,-,>,; ,-;.,< . The Wellingtipn Garrison #a : ns.haying been first on two preyipqa, decisions, secure the Besspn presentation shield. aa thfeir ovirrj property. ,_ ; ■ •> J', The bands contest at Dunedin was inaugutated on Tuesday morning m the presence of a large crowd of people* by_ ; the ' l ;maßßfid bands " playing the "Moa" March m the Octagon. This, says the titagq BaHyTim^^ was a disappointment as the bands did mot "mass," the performers numbering kittle more than a single band. The promise of a big volume of sound drew a large crowd, which was then r^ady J ,tQj accompany, the ftands to the*. Caledoniap "', grounds 'rfp£:': tts Quickstep competition^ and . the,, road thitljej-^ ;wasV v'^one^ imoving ; mastt ; irdmV/ Princes' str^^ ta, ;the grpunds." ' The weather > was < ' 'very favourable and there .wai ,, a : large attendance. ' Major Jowsey and Gaptain Forrester w^re.the judges bf: dritl and marching: As each band advanced it first fell m for inspection m two ranks. Points were awarded for general'appearance, dressing, cleanliness of instruments ; but; m the awarding of points; uniforms Were not considered, Tne band thea moved .offj playing the quickstep, marching once round the parade ground to the starting-point. The next movem^ht'wa? that' the band marched;, off m quicktime and playing the quickstep over a space of 100 yards, the conditions relating to this 1 being, that the distance should b& traversed m one minute and m 120 paces. After one or two other minor evblutiohfr, the test was at an end. Only the- winning band had that imposing dignity a drum-major. j ..,', The South Canterbury Band lost one point on inspection, arid one on marching, wheeling and dressing ; gaining full marks for time and number of steps — 100 yards, 120 steps, m 60 seconds. At the four previous contests the quick* step competition was won bytheband, of the town where the contest was held.

" 2 S" * - ■ . ' 2 "8 3 • ' ' is Wellington'tiarrlsott' ... 60 57 117 North East Valley 54 59 113 Kaikorai .. k ~- ■ ...> s^ 56 .57. ,113 S.O. Battalioa 55 56 111 Danedin fidgiileers ' ... 53 55 108 'Stanmore 50 57 107