PIPE BANDS B. GRADE MARCH CONTEST AT DUNEDIN

Grey River Argus, 27 March 1948, Page 3

PIPE BANDS B. GRADE MARCH CONTEST AT DUNEDIN

WON BY NEW PLYMOUTH ENTRANT P.A. DUNEDIN, March 26. .The New Plymouth Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band won the B grade quickstep contest at Carisbrook, which was held this afternoon, by a narrow margin, from the Auckland and District Highland Pipe Band, and the Ashburton County Scottish Society’s Pipe Band. It was the first day c-f the Dominion Pipe Band championship centennial contest, which opened in the morning with a church parade on the oval. The weather was ideal, and there was an attendance of at least 7000 people. The contest, which is the first to be held in Dunedin since 1933, has attracted bands from as far north as Auckland, and as fari south as Invercargill, and there are at least 600 pipers in 29 bands competing. Nineteen bands participated in the first day of the contest, and they revealed a surprisingly high standard, particularly on the military side, maximum points for whicn were 200, as against 100 for music. An excellent marching performance went to the credit of the Auckland and District Band. Results: —

B. Grade Quickstep:— New Plymouth Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (military points 159, music points 85i, total points 2441) 1; Auckland and District Highland Pipe Band (1613-82-2431;) 2; Ashburton County Scottish Society’s Pine Band (159 - -831-2431) 3; St. Andtvw’s College (1561-86-2421) 4; Wellington Police Highland Pipe Band (158i'-82-2403) 5; Tauranga Highland Pipe Band (157’,-83-2401) G: Canterbury Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band (157-811-2381) 7; Ellesmere Highland Pipe Band (1551-81-2361) 8; Taieri Pine Band ,15(11-821-2'33) 9; Temuka Pipe Band (152'-80-2321) 10; Gor e Pip-- Band (149 1 - 801-230) 11: Seoitlsh Society of d-iri-borough's i’ine Band (158-2ul-2?B’' 12; iluii Valley Pipe l and (l ls -iT.1261) 13; Port Aiiiuiri Caledonian Society's iTpe Band > 1 11' - iT-.vui i and Nelson Cii\ Pipe Baiid <ll2l-81'.-225) 1-1; Noi'tli Oiasjo fliglil.iiid Pipe Band (144 i-T3f-2iB'i) .16; Masiings and District Scots’ Society’s Highland PipeBand (144-731-2'181) 17; Milton Pipe Band (140 i -70-210 ) 18; Straith Taieri Highland Pipe Band (1311-701-210) 19.