BAND CONTEST
NELSON WIN A GRADE ASHBURTON FAIL IN SECOND TEST (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 22. The A and B grade championships were decided in the Civic Theatre tonight. The A grade champjonship was won by Ist Battalion, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Regimental with 14 points. Wellington Institute Old Boys was second with 13 points, and Palmerston North City equal third with Southland Regimental, 11 points. In the B grade, three bands tied for first, with seven points, Christchurch Municipal and Oamaru Garrison and Auckland City Sifrver. In the A grade, which was a difficult choice, he complimented the bands upon their excellent showing in what really was a championship grade choice. There were some remarkable changes in positions as compared with the first test, and many widely recognised good bands failed last night. Results of both tests w-ere: A Grade Ist 2nd Test. Test. Total.
* B Grade
Solo Events
Quartets— Wellington Waterside Silver No. 2, 94 points, 1; St. Kilda Municipal No. 1, 92 points, 2; Wellington Waterside Silver No. 1, 91 points, 3.
E Flat Bass—S. L. Dougall (Woolston), 98 points, 1; Y. Abraham (Wellington Waterside), 93 points, 2; R. Willis (Wellington' Institute) and L. G. Hickman ,Palmerston North City Silver), 92 points (equal) 3.
Nelson Garrison — \ Points S G 14 Marks 12!) 12S 257 . Wellington InstitutePoints 5 8 13 Marks Palmerston N. City123 134 257 ' Points G 5 11 Marks Southland Regt.— 125 12G 251 Points 4 7 11 Marks 120 131 251 Ashburton Silver — Points 7 , 3 10 Marks 127 121 248 Palmerston North Garrison — Points 3 4 7 Marks Greymouth Muni119 122 241 cipal— Points 2 2 4 .Marks 117 120 237 Blenheim Regimental — Points 1 1 2 Marks 116 119 235
Oamaru Garrison — Points 5 , 2 ios 7i Marks 11s 221; Christchurch Municipal— Points 4 3 r , Marks ' ' .. 11G 107 223' Auckland City SiP, ver— Points 2 5 7: Marks 108 114 222 Crichton Cobbers — Points 1 4 5: Marks 107 112 219 Wellington Tramways— Points O 1 4 Marks . .1 11898 211
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 111, 23 February 1950, Page 6
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338BAND CONTEST Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 111, 23 February 1950, Page 6
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