THE CHAMPION BAND.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11502, 7 February 1903, Page 8

THE CHAMPION BAND.

CONCLUSION OF THE CONTEST, r^|p ■ ■ (SPECIAL TO "THE PEESB.").' :■ ■'•■Wt^'.'l MASTERTON, February& Ord Hume's arrangement of "TJn The performance of the' second te^ ; the concluding event of the confceet, at 5 p.m. to-day. The test piek»:,w-tfa_&"svirfj Ord Hume's arwiigement of A Un,Ballo.ia>p!s] Maschera.'' The bands played lowing drder:—Southiand korai, Waihi, Hawera; ganui, Ruahine, North-E-tfst Valley, SwiUSt raki,, Wellington, Woolston, * Dennirtpn,* % | Paimerston, Gisbome, City, and The first priao for the two t«t caiiying with it the champwi-ship, wai wCttsJi by tho Wellington Garrison Band, which feated Wang-j-ui Garrison Band by 1 thri»%i| points, and Wellington Gaarison wins Benson's shield. "The tlie detailed scores: —-Wellington ' Ga_raion'|J|g| Band {Lieutemant Herdj, conductor),; fii«t'jSS test seleotian 128 points, second tent' M%|||i total 275 points, first;. Wanganui Garr»6tt|||| Band (Mr Jas. Crichtou, conductor), test. 140 points, second test 132, 'total "2?MW second; Kaikorai Garrison Band,- first "'t***®!! 126 points, second 119, total 246, ' t-LtrfflS North-East, Volley, first. test 126, t0t01,234,. fourth; DeWdjrton;:.&>tlis test 106", second 125, fifffifl--*.<l|W ton, first, test 99, second 131. total ' sixth. The scores of the other band* wh* tlMpI —Southland, first test 104, second tett 112»'M; : J& total 216; Woafeton, first test 80, 130, total 210 ; Waihi, first test 88lVpdrag$»j 108, total 196; Hauruki, first tetiS6iHiSmmm 96, total 191; Ruahine, first test 78, tot-i 164; Tanwiaki, first test 80,' 82, total 162; Paimerston Nortlv fu* 60, second 89, total 149; Hawera, '<fia£tiift&ig 68, eecond 76, (total 144; first test 56, second 80, total The Besson sWeld, valued, at' sented to the Associataon;. by Company, and tron by WajigWHri : Band last year,.has. beeo .won d£'W„W«P|ss|jj lington'Garrison Band. l Thw for the highest aggregate point*'in selections, and for music in the Competition.' •' The total Wellington Garrison, 289 ■ 4-sth':'■ l$0i0&) Wanganui Garrisoi. 287 l-sth poim».'r.'-"#sl-|| Lieutenant Herd, as the conductor 'of .w&gip| Wellington Garrison Band, which' highest number of poiiits in the toons, takes the gold-mounted ebony. j valued at sgs,. presented by Chatties/:B^||||| ■ and Co., of Dunedin. There 'was ing when the result woe aruioimced; ahS>:M?| .-ieut-noot Herd was'congratulated\tol*jpl|| sides. An enthusiastic greeting was also to Mr Crichton, of the Wanganui rison Band, in recognition of the fight which that Band made for the oha-nr;feg| ■ pionship. ' .■•'■ -• ' :'■•;■••_•'•.■■ -?'■* •#,^fe^^