BAND CONTEST.

Wairarapa Age, 23 February 1923, Page 5

BAND CONTEST.

TESTS AT DUNEDIN

Dunedin. Feb. 21.—The band contest was continued to-day, solos being disposed of during the day and B grade selection at night . The aggregate in the latter was won by the Runanga Municipal Band, with the Christchurch Tramways second. Following are the results:— B Flat Cornet Solo (open).—H. F. Vincent (Wellington Watersiders), 96 points 1; H. J. T. Osborne (Ist Canterbury Mounted 95 points, 2; G. Christie (St. Kilda) 94 points, 3. Euphonium Solo.—D. Boyd (Kaikorai), 94 points, 1; C. Bryant (Hastings Municipal), 93 points, 2; C. Franz (Redfern), 89 points, 3. B Grade Selection Test (selection, “William Tell”). — Christchurch Tramways, 137 points 1 Runanga, 135 points 2 Third Artillery, Dunedin, 120 points 3 Hastings, 119 points 4 Oamaru, 111 points 5 Own Choice Selection.— Runanga, 142 points 11 Christchurch Tramways, 136 points 2 ■ Third Artillery, 131 points 3 Oamaru, 120 points 4 Hastings, 113 points , 5 Aggregates.— Runanga, 277 points 1 Christchurch Tramways, 27*5 points 2 Third Artillery, Dunedin, 251 points 3 Hastings,- 232 points 4 Oamaru, 231’ points 5

In aiyiouncing the decision, the judge, Mr Christophers, of Adelaide, said the bands placed first and second were good enough for A grade competition. A grade first test selection, will ; be played to-morrow night.

B flat Tenor Trombone solo:—Croft (Wellington Watersiders), 94 points, 1 ; J. Glennie (Watersiders), 93 points, 2; J. Marshall (Second Otago Battalion), 92 points, 3. Bass Trombone Solo:—C. Cumming (Wellington Watersiders), 96 points, 1; D. Wynks (Kaikorai), 90 points, 2; J. Currie (Invercargill Hibernian), 85 points, 3.