BAND CONTEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1924, Page 1

BAND CONTEST.

..BY TELEGRAPH—PER I’ItESS ASSOCIATION.] B. GRADE FINALS. OREY.MOUTH SUCCESSFUL. At Hie Bond Contest, B. i trade final was decided to-night when the own choice selections were heard. The standard of playing throughout was very good for B. Grade Bands, and Ihore were one or two exceptionally tine performances. Christchurch Municipal Tramways Rand headed the aggregate, with the Artillerv Band, Dunedin, commanding second, and the Greymouth Municipal Band third.

The AA'agnorian Selection “Alignon” was won by Christchurch Tramways with 130 points, the Artillery Band being second with 121, and the First Battalion Band. Wellington, third with 117 The own choice selection was won b.v Greymouth Municipal Band, with 127 points, the Artillery Band and the Christchurch Tramways being equal for second place. The follwiiig is the aggregate:— Wagnerian Own Choice T’L Christchurch Tramways 1,30 123 253 Artillerv Band (Dun.) ... 121 123 211 Grcvmonth Municipal ... 105 127 232 Nelson Garrison 11l 118 220

First Battalion (AA’gn.) 117 109 220 Fifth Mid. Ridles (Oam.) • 110 115 225 Flugal Morn Solo, test piece. “Mocking Bird” B .Biggs (First Battalion) 85. Ist.; C. Smith (St Kilda) 83, 2nd. Also competed: R. AA’ard (Port Nicholson) 82. AY. Smith (St. Kilda) 83, S. Ferris (New Brighton) 78. A. Wildcrnioth (Battalion Baud, Invercargill) 77, AY. Reed (Nelson Garrison) 70. IT. C’avanagh (Invercargill Hibernian) 71. A’. Brundel (AYoolskm) 73.

H.l. BANDS ASSOCIATION. CMRIST’OTfUIICII, Feb. 21. The annual meeting of the South Island Bands’ Association was held this morning. Dr IT. T. J. Thacker presiding over a large attendance of delegates. Clause 1 of the new regulations, providing that the contest rules and regulations shall be the same for both the North and South Island Associations was adopted unanimously. Regarding Clause 2, providing that, tho Championship contest shall he held in the North and South Islands aliernatelv ,Mr Gondall asked il there was any guarantee that such agreement, if concluded, would bo carried out.

The chairman replied ihat a legal document dealing with the matter would he drawn up.

The Clause was adopted. The Clause limiting the amount ol (•oiliest prize money to £G*JF was lost.

|)r Thacker undertook to present a Championship Shield lor the New Zealand Championships. h wa- decided to recommend Fuat a committee of two delegates iron! each Association he set up. with an independent chairman to settle any contention.-. matter upon which the Associations cannot agree.

It was agreed that the Association standing down each year with respect in the New Zealand Contest should have the right to promote only B. and C. grade contests, and only them, not within threw months of tho main fix-

it wiu decided that three delegates .Jioukl be appointed from each Association to bring the rules of the two Associations into continuity. A motion to make the prize money limit £IO9O was defeated. It. was decided to recommend that ill future, trophies ho given instead of money prizes, and that, the profits iron: contests he divided among tlu* competing bands.

It was resolved that the contest in 1926 be bold in Dunedin. In remarking that, the 1925 contest had already been allotted to Auckland, Dr Thacker said it would be the duty of all the South Island bands to support the Auckland contest, and they could then look to the Northern bands to make the Dunedin contest a success.

Officers were elected as follows I’resideu i. Dr Thacker; Chairman of Executice and Treasurer. Mr 8. A. Staples; Secretary. Mr T. H. Mall: Executive Committee. Messrs 11. Burson, IT Sweeney, R. !?■ Lareombe. J. McCullough. TV. Newton. AY. T. Oliver and R. B. Owen.