COMPETITIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 543, 27 August 1932, Page 15

COMPETITIONS.

Ashburton Festival AwaiJj. CHRISTCHURCH SUCCESSES. (Special to the M Star.”) ASHBURTON, August 26. At the Ashburton competitions awards were:— PIANO SOLO SCHOLARSHIP, under twenty-one. Andante and Rondo Capriccioso (Mendtelsaohn). Isabel Dawson (Christchurch), 160 points I Jean Webley (Christchurch), 159 points, and Je&n M’Leod (Christchurch, 159 points (equal) 3 RECITAL (with Musical Accompaniment), non-humorous. Madge Nixon (Christchurch), 97 points i Ida Ede (Ashburton) highly commended. SONG, BOYS (twelve and under pixteen). Final. Gordon Cunningham (Ashburton), 74 points l SONG, GIRLS (sixteen and under eighteen). Final. Margaret Keenan (Sumner), <*o pnint«= ; Gwyneth Hughes (Orari), 79 points S SWORD DANCE (fourteen years and over). Miss Bessie Kearney (Christchurch), 82 points l Miss Betty Carnochan (Christchurch), 79 points 2 RECITATION (Girls or Boys under twelve y>ears). County only. Master Ray Ede (Ashburton), 80 points * Miss Noelene Parsons (Ashburton), 80 points • Miss Jean Rattray (Ashburton), 78 points 2 Miss Jean Lill (Greenstreet), 79 points 3 * First equal. Marjorie Griffiths (Ashburton), Daphne Bishop (Ashburton), Jeannette Buxton (Ashburton), highly commended. rAP OR STEP DANCE (under fourteen y^ars). Miss Billee Addis (Christchurch) 90 points . 1 Miss Claire Brown (Christchurch), 83 points . . -2 Miss Joan Grave (Chrlstchureh), 82 points 3 Jean MacLachlan (Christchurch) and Kathleen Plover (Timaru), highly comnended. SONG IN CHARACTER (Girls or Boys, fourteen and under sixteen Miss Ngalre Healey (Ashburton), 163 points 1

Miss Valerie Cater (Christchurch), 160 points 2 Miss May Allan (Ruapuna), highly commended. HIGHLAND REEL (any age). Bessie Ktearney 1 Betty Carnochan , —2 Phyllis Gale and Billee Addis, highly commended. SONG. LADIES. (Non-first-prize-taker). Miss Merle Brown (Lowcliffe), 80 points , . 1 Miss Flora Templeton (Ashburton), 78 points 2 Miss K&thteen Sewell (Ashburton), i 72 points 3 STORY WITHOUT WORDS (fourteen years and over). * Master H. Baigent, (Ashburton), 82 points . 1 SHIPPING ROPE DANCE (fourteen years and over), Mi&s Betty Carnochan (Christchurch) ! 81 points ...., 1 , Miss Bessie Kearn'ey (Christchurch), 79 points ........... 2 RECITATION IN CHARACTER (under sixteen years). Miss Valerie Cater (Christchurch), 103 points 1 Miss Berwyn Frye (Christchurch), 100 points 2 Miss Norma Sturrock (Christchurch), 99 points 3 H. Baigent (Ashburton), Margarot M’Alister (Christchurch), Joan Gr-tcite (Christchurch) and Ngaire Healey (Ash. burton), highly commended. IRISH JIG, any age. I Miss Betty Carnochan (Christchurch), 82 points 1 Master Percy Geddes (Christchurch), 77 points 2 Miss Phyllis Gale (Christchurch), 75 points 3 , Billee Addis (Christchurch) and Best 1 sie Kearney (Christchurch) highly com. ■ mended. RECITATION, HUMOROUS (Girls fourteen and undter sixteen years). Miss Ivy Brown (Christchurch), 82 , points 1 Miss Valerio Cater (Christchurch), 80 points 2 PIANO DUET (under eighteen years. County only). Master P. Baigent and Miss W. Bowden (Ashburton), “Hexantanz" (M’Dowell)*, 75 points 2 Masters lan Penhale and Gordon Penhale (Ashburton), ‘lris,’* highly commended. DUNEDIN. P r Press Association. DUNEDfN, August 26, At the competitions this afternoon the event, song for girls under thirteen, •'Sister, A awake ” (Klein), was won by June Lawrence (Christchurch) with 79 points. j