BANDS CONTEST.
1 . . • . ■. FINAL RESULTS. [Pee Press Association^ - NAPIER, Jan. 28. The bands contest was concluded late ist night with the test piece, ten lands competing. The playing of the Wellington Garrison Band was again a [istinct featurerand'ibKere'wasSa donbt in he mind of the public with regard to the dinners. The announcement of the result vas awaited with intense interest by an ludience that packed the theatre in rvery part, although it was just upon iwelve o'clock. Eesult. — aggregate, (test )iece and own choice selections) : Welington Garrison (154), 1 ; Wanganui jarrison and Jupp's Band (138), i tie, 2 ; Napier Garrison (336), 3 ; Waihi 133), 4; Palmerstori North (128), 5 : ; papier City (126), 6; Canterbury Engineers [120), 7 ; Peilding Jand Woodville,- a tie, 8. Che Wellington Garrison secure the Besson shield and' Boosey's cornet for the best leading cornet in the test piece, and Mr fferd, conductor, the silver-mounted baton cor the band scoring the most points. The Wellington Garrison's success was extremely popular.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6089, 28 January 1898, Page 3
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