N.Z. BAND CONTEST NELSON GARRISON IS THE B GRADE CHAMPION

Wanganui Chronicle, 27 February 1947, Page 6

N.Z. BAND CONTEST NELSON GARRISON IS THE B GRADE CHAMPION

AUCKLAND WATERSIDERS SECOND; WELLINGTON BOYS THIRD Champion B grade bahd for 1937 is Nelson Garrison, with an aggregate of 290 points out of a possible of 300. Auckland Watersiders’ Silver is in second place with 289 points, and Wellington Boys’ Institute was placed third with 288 points.

These platings were announced at the conclusion of the second B grade test selection when the New Zealand contests were continued at Cook’s Gardens last night.

Fourteen bands took part in the section. Champion B grade band last year was Hawera Municipal, which has since been raised to A grade status.

The three placed bands, not neces-i aarily in the order of merit, announced at the conclusion of the first B grade test selection on nigat where Auckland Watersiders’ Silver, Nelson Garrison and Palmerston North City. Winner of the first test was Palmerston North City, with 146 points, Auckland Watersiders’ Silver being second with 144 and Nelson Garrison

-| third with 143. The B grade second test selection > last night was won by Nelson Gart rison, with 147 points, Wellington . Boys’ Institute being second with 146 i and, Auckland Watersiders’ Silver third with 145. The highest aggregate number of . points from the two test selections de- ; termines the winner of the championii ship.

After the second test selection last night, B grade bands were placed in the following order of merit:

Ashburton Silver and Palmerston North City Silver tied for fourth place. Feilding Municipal and Oamaru Garrison tied for 11th. place, and Wellington Tramways and Stratford Citizens tied for 13th. place.

The second test selection was “Spirit 9t Progress, by Drake Rimmer. The attendance at Cook’s Gardens last night was smaller than on previous occasions since the contests opened, due to a cold southerly wind. The night remained fine, however, and the wind dropped after the first few bands had played. “The playing to-night was qu;te up to the standard of that of the other B grade night,” said the adjudicator, Mr. Hugh Niven (Melbourne). “It was very good and very interesting.” Observation of tempos, however, should play an important part in con-

tests. Some bands did not show enough, spirit and others used too much force. More attention should have been paid to these details, but for some reason or other it was much more pleasant to hear the bands that night than on Monday, when the first test selection was played. Possibly, this may have been due to atmospheric conditions. Mr. Niven added that he was particularly impressed with the tones of the bands, which he described generally as being very fine, but sometimes too much force was used, and there ’was not sufficient attention to detail.

First Test Second Test Aggregate 143 147 290 Auckland Watersiders’ Silver 144 145 289 142 146 288 Ashburton Silver 141 144 146 139 285 13S 142 286 Blenheim Regimental , 138 141 279 Westport Municipal 140 138 278 Auckland Watersiders’ Silver Junior 139 137 276 Taranaki Regimental-New Plymouth Municipal 137 136 273 Feilding Municipal - 130 135 271 Oamaru Garrison 135 136 271 Wellington Tramways 135 134 269 Stratford Citizens — 136 133 269