PIPE BAND CONTEST
Dominion Championships Decided By Telegraph-Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March 12. The Dominion pipe band contest was decided during the weekend. Timaru Highland won the A grade championship and the Manawatu Scottish Society’s band lite B grade. Thirteen bands competed and the features of the contest were a street march watched by a large crowd on Saturday, and a drum-majors’ display at the showgrounds today, tlie latter being most impressive and attracting 18,000 people. The placing in the individual events were: — A Grade. Quickstep: Timaru, 1: ituahine. 2; City of Christchurch, 3. Own selection: City of Christchurch, 1; Ruahine, 2; Timaru, 3. Drum-majors’ display: Ruahine, 1; Timaru, 2; City of Christchurch, 3. B Grade. Quickstep: Manawatu, 1; Canterbury Caledonian. 2: Gore, 3. Own selection: Manawatu. 1: Gore. 2: Temtikn, 3. Drum-majors’ display: Manawatu. 1 ; Gore,' 2. The street inarch for both grades was won by Wanganui, with Timaru second, and Ruahine third.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 143, 13 March 1939, Page 10
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153PIPE BAND CONTEST Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 143, 13 March 1939, Page 10
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