EXHIBITION BAND CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 6

EXHIBITION BAND CONTEST.

final:,resu:l/Ts. ; '(By Tcleefapli.-^irMe, Aieeiiiotipp.) Aupkfandi Fpbruary 15. Tho Exhibition Band Contest; wits concluded on Saturday. Tho following are the results ol the Qbiek-sten ilarcii competitions:— A Grade —Waihi-.Federal, 268}. points, 1; I'alnißTStou North, 2624 points, 2; 3rd Auckland Kegijiiental, 26<tJ points, 3. The other banc(s w-aio placed in the following order • Garrison, 260£;' kaikor'aj,: 25&j; Qucren Alexandra's Own, 251J ; iiouth Caiiterbnry, L ! sl;.\VaHgaJiiii Garrison, 250; Wellington City, UH; St. .Kiltla, 2W; Wellington Tramway, 2W|; Oisborne Oity, 83il. .' ■ :.. ■ fl Grade—lnvercargill Hibernian., 258 points, 1; 16th ;AVatkato Rteiiiiental, ■24.9-J. poiftts, 2; 11th Royal Tamnaki, 24-8 i points, 3, T.h.6. otter bands wore placed as follow:—Onehuwga, 'tiii pfiints; Jkiton Royal, points; Whaiißarei, 235} points; 'Wellingtoh. Watersides- AVorkers, 221-j points; Napier, 218 points; tlawera Muhicipjl, V?I4J points; Dargaville, 214 points. Drums Solo, E. Prices (16th Waikato Reßimcntal), 86.points (gold medal), .1; J. Bkckvood (2nd iiouth Canterbury Regimßnt), 85 point-B (silver medal), 2. Tlio massed bands wound Dp the afternoon, by playing the "Jmpcrator March" aiid the NatiortaJ Anthent. ITi* aEigre.gates wore thereafter cc-mpu.tc'd with the following /feslifte:—Besson ChallenKQ Shield, for the liighest aggregate' -pb-in-ts in. .selections and for music .in the tfumkstop compctitioft,.formerly.held by Waihi, was woh by the Second South Sajiterfini-y R« R iJ mental with.3l3. Tlieaost 3a)-ge.st were: Auckland Regimental, 3121-5; nui Garrison,. 311;"'Kaiterei, 311; St Kilda, 310 2-3;. Wellington Cftv, 308 2-5; Wolliftgton Tramways, 307 4-5; Wanganui Alexandras, "3()7. , 'fhe Hawkes'-Ctieillcnuo Shield • forhighest nggreg|te .aarlfs,. includiiig 'A grade test, selections , ; and quickstep coiiipetltion, was wonby.the AuckWnd ReEifiieiital ..witb 555 i;-" jhe next 'liighe.st : wore: Second 'Oanterbury, 546: A\aihi, S43J; Watißaimi 543; 'Wnn.gan.ui Alexandras,- 540 i, ■ ■■. ■; _ 'rhe Bfiose-yShieJd-'for-highest marks ■m both sgleetietis. for'/B.Kfijdd'wa's ,won : by tlio'lnvercargill HiberiiiaTh vith rfl4 4-5; and. tho next highest '.were , ' Oiieliunga'3o7 f5; -T\liang.arei 1 '3&7 , 2-5 •' M.artoa,-300 3-5. ' ■. ' ' ' ;•' !>: ■ '■ ■ ■ ; .' ■