BANDS CONTEST
THE DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S OWN RECEIVES AWARD QUICKSTEP TO WOOLSTCN COUGHLAN, OF KAJKORAI, THE CHAMPION, [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, February 26. The band contest was brought to a close on Saturday, when the A Grade Quickstep was decided and also the final of tho B Hat cornet championship and tho competition for champion of champions in the various solo competitions heard during tho contest. Tho weather was perfect lor tho quickstep, and a huge crowd witnessed a brilliant spectacle. Tho winner of this year’s dominion championship is Queen Alexandra’s Own (Wanganui), with Woolston second and Greymouth third. The contest has been an unqualified success, and is generally conceded to be one of the best ever held in the dominion. Results: — A GRADE QUICKSTEP.
B FLAT CORNET CHAMPIONSHIP. T. Goodnli (Wellington Tramways), 93 points I G. Bergerson (Queen Alexandra's Own), 96 points 2 H. F. Vincent (Greymoulh Municipal), 83 points CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, W. I’. Goughian (Kaikorai), E flat bass, 89 points 1 F.. G. Williams (Woof-don), trombone, 88 points 2 It Simpson (Christchurch .Municipal), cornel, 85 points 3 ■\lf.o coinnelod: W, -I. Nelson (Kaikorai), baritone, 8f; W. Smith tSt. Hilda), tenor horn 8t; G. l.owrv (Kaikorai), tlugel hour, 83; G. S. Hansen (Woolston), BB flat bass, 8i; W. Kay (Wellington Tramways, B flat cornet, 71. CONTEST SHIELDS. Queen Alexandra's Own takes the Dominion Championship Shield,' the Boosev tropliv, and the Besson and Conn "Shields‘for the baud gaining the highest aggregate points in the test selections and music in the quickstep. The Hawkcs Shield for the band gamiug the highest aggregate points in the test selection and quickstep (including drill) goes to Woolston.
Drill. Music. Tots!. Wooislon • _ 183 81 277 Queen Alexandra's Own (Wanganui) ... no; 91 365J Wellington Tramways 1783 91 36l| St,. Kilda (Dunedin) ... 1.TU 80 264* G icy mouth Municipal no| 81 251* Kaikorai (Dunedin) ... 1771 71 25l|Christchurch Municipal I6Si 76 211 i DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. Tests. Quickstep. Ag r. Queen Alexandra's Own 291 91 382 * Woolston ... _ .. 280 91 371 Grcyinouth Municipal 281 81 365 W eflinglon Tva mwa vs 274 8G 360 Kaikorai 285 71 359 St. Kilda 239 80 349 Christchurch Municipal 255 76 329
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Evening Star, Issue 19801, 27 February 1928, Page 5
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361BANDS CONTEST Evening Star, Issue 19801, 27 February 1928, Page 5
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