NORTH ISLAND BAND CONTEST

West Coast Times, 18 March 1910, Page 3

NORTH ISLAND BAND CONTEST

[1.7 TELEGRAPH —PER CRESS ASSOCIATION.]

'WANGANUI, March 17.

’The Band contest was continued today. The weather was gloriously line and the Quickstep Competition took place in the presence of a record crowd. The gate takings amounted to £360 Twelve hands competed. The Wanganui Garrison carried olf first prize with a total of 286:j points. Of those 130 were for music. Blenheim was second with 283 points, 1.22 being for music. Pethme came third with 266 points, 126 being for music. Others finished as follows:—Nelson 26L1, Wanganui City 263, Manaia 247j, Gisborne 247-1, Cambridge 2-13, Wellington Tramways 2331, Waitara 232], Feilding 2231, Opunake 217. During the afternoon, Mr James A. Crichton was presented with a gold medal to commemorate the fact that he was conductor of the finest performance by any massed band in New Zealand, vi/,., that at a garden party on Tuesday last. .Mr Maurice Cohen was presented with a handsome oil painting on the occasion of his resigning the Presidency of the North Island Brass Band Association after holding office for 12 years.

'lids evening (he quartette competition took place. There' were only four competitors. The-following are tin* results : —Nelson 132, Wanganui (No. 1) 12!), Wanganui (No. 2.) 121, Gisborne 107. 'the judge said, the winning quartette was the best he had ever heard.

’1 he annual meeting of the North Island Brass Band Association was held this evening, .50 delegate's being present. Mr Linds Cohen was elected President, and Messrs Holheu and Charker were re-elected secretary and treasurer. The disqualification of live Wellington players (who .applied tor a moral of same) was granted. It was decided to make no change in the grading system. The next contest is to he held in Palmerston North, Gisborne's claims lor the 1012 contest to hi* favourably considered.