NORTH ISLAND BRASS BANDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 766, 15 March 1910, Page 5

NORTH ISLAND BRASS BANDS.

. WANGANTJI CONTEST. • (By. TeleeraDh.—Press Association,* m, XT „ v, Wangatiui, March 11 t The North Island Bras§ Band. Associa{Ron's thirteenth' annual contest was comxnenced this ovenins:, n-kon tho E flat so- ' jrano • cornet and B 1 flat baritone solos .» jroro played. Tho soprano event was won by' Bands; man John Trtissell ("SVanganui Garrison), Bandsman -'Wilkinsbn- (Gisborne City 'Band) being 6econd, and iOj;dsman WatEon (Manam Municipal liand) third. • ' Ihere.' were ite'n' competitors.' V ..- The baritone solo .event was won by.. * George Jensen (Wanganui Garrison Band), Bandsman J. Cosgrove (Gisborne City Band) second,' and Bandsman : ■..■ffihomos Cole , (Nelson Garrison :. Band} : third. There were seven .competitors.' ; Tie B flat arid E'flat:bass solos will botaken, in the morning. There, will be a jgarden party in. the afternoon, and the B <2at : cornet solos' will come up for decision tin the evening. Y EJEMAEKS BY THE JUDGE. 1 <By Telesfrapk-Special Correspondent.) Wanganui, March 14. . After ; the conclusion -pf 1 th& E : flat' soprano and B flat '.baritone . events,. the '/ . judge remarked that. ho liad not much ' irouble in selecting the."winners * 'The (performances were, on the whole, not up So 'the usual-high standard but, in each lease, the winner's performance. was distinctly creditable. Several ,of the , performers; would have undoubtedly' scored more points had they ' taken more trouble oil' • tuning . their;' instruments ...to •, the ■ piano. ' ■ •'. - The weather' iras anything biit favourable,, but, there ...waa .a fairly ; good attendance,'. : ■". ■