TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18411, 1 November 1929, Page 10

TEMUKA.

THE COMPETITIONS. The concluding session of the Temuka competitions took place last evening, the attendance being exceedingly large. The individual performances of the competitors were exceptionally good. The musical judge, Mr Arthur Lilly, A.R.C.0., being particularly impressed with the quality of the music provided. He expressed the opinion that the competitions had revealed talent which augured well for the future of the art in this locality. The dancing sections were exceptionally strong this year, the outstanding performer being Miss Noeline Findlay, whose versatility impressed all the critics. Miss Gladys Bushell, of Ashburton, who acted as adjudicator in this section, expressed the opinion that the district is exceptionally well favoured with clever exponents of the art. The secretaries, Messrs H. B. Strange and B. Hughes, were most attentive to their duties, and everything ran smoothly from start to finish. The ; following were the concluding results:— PIANO SOLO (9 years and under)— Myrtle Cooper 84ts 1, Margaret E. Gale 83pts 2, Colin Guild 82pts 3, Lorna Pye 81pts 4. Other competitors were—Margaret Muff, Paul Woodhead, Betty Simes, Rachel Austin. JUNIOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP RECITATION (under 18 years)—A. R. Kelman 88pts 1, Nancy Brownlee 76pts 2, Gwen Lyall 75pts 3. SONG IN CHARACTER (under 16 years)—Winnie Ives 66pts 1, Desmond Horgan 61pts 2. The only competitors. PIANO DUET (18 years and under)—Misses J. Cameron and J. Joynt 82pts 1, Misses M. Harris and May Killoh 73pts 2, Misses M. Gale and M. Nicholas 77pts 3. Also competed— Misses A. Kyne and E. Boocock, Misses D. Paterson and M. White, Misses E. McGarva and M. Slater. CLOG DANCE (under 16, Open)— Marie Stevens 84pts 1, Hazel and Edith Mackay (equal} 83pts 2. RECITATION (not humorous, open) —Mr J. H. Forrester 97pts 1, Miss Hilda Longston 87pts 2, Mr A. Crowe 85pts 3. Other competitors were—Miss Edith Mackay, Mr T. G. McCone, Miss Brenda Wishart, Miss Mavis Skilling, Miss Valmai Skilling. PIANO SOLO (Open, own selection) —Miss E. Newman 90 (83) Ist, Miss Myra Opie 83 (82) 2. The test selection was taken on \ Wednesday evening, and the points gained on that occasion are in parentheses. DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP VOCAL SOLO (Own Selection)—My Cyril Cooper “I Did Not Know,” 77 (80) 1, Mr Randall Heron 2. The test selection was taken on Wednesday evening, and the points gained on that occasion are in parenthses. PIANO SOLO (21 years and under) —Miss D. Paterson 88pts 1, Miss D. Leatham 67pts 2. The only competitors. TOE DANCE (under 16 years, open) —Edith Mackay 85pts 1, Marie Stevens 79pts 2. The only competitors. RECITATION IN CHARACTER (Open)—Mr A. Crowe 90pts 1, Miss Mavis Skilling 84pts 2, Mr T. McCone 83pts 3. Also competed—Miss Brenda Wishart, Miss Edith Mackay. PIANO DUET (Open)—Misses Myra and Doris Paterson 79pts 1, Misses D. Leatham and A. Liddle 79pts (equal) 1. During the evening Miss Gladys Bushel, of Ashburton, the adjucator in the dancing section, gave an excellent interpretation of the Sailors’ hornpipe, and had to respond to an encore. All the winners will appear at a demonstration concert in the Dominion Theatre to-night.