BAND CONTEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1926, Page 1

BAND CONTEST.

I'itv -ri.r.i.o i:ai• 11 - -ei:i! etiESK assooiation.] DFNEDIN. l-’elu-uar\ 28. The A Grade Quickstep at the Rand ( onte.-i was decided in a steady downpour oi rain, which put the sports ground a I ihe Exhibition under water in many places. There was a very large crowd, nevertheless, which was trealed to a surprisingly good display in the circumstances, particularly by l |,e Auckland Artillery Rand, which repeated the brilliant performanee it gave at last year's contest, and had u,, diltietilU in carrying oil' lirst plate. The results were as follows

Vt the eonelusion ol the proceedings, 1 „ n| .,,,; c . s | W as lodged by Palmerston I Xui-th against Ft Kilda mi the ground (hat Hu- St. Ixilda drum major gave < two blasts of his whistle in directing s th ( . evolutions, contrary to rules, which ; 5 (.,i,, tiiul only one blast is permitted. . The protest will he considered in due r nurse by the executive, and its der-i----'iou will be anouneed through the press. In the evening the contest was hrouHit to a conclusion with the OpP rati" “ Own Choice” Feleetion. ten hands eompeting. Afost of the eomnetiiors played arrangements of Wngni r’s in-ertts and some excellent playing was heard. The results were Oncon Alexandra’s Own ,'AYan'.■anui ... WS Wo,d-teu DPI St. Kilda - Wanganui Garrison ■■■ flrevnimnh Munieipal . ■ '”0 I -j... ■ Put talion ,' I aranaki> ••• 12” p.qq Nicholson ... • l-' 1 P.Ptm r-ton /forth '-I tot Hamilton 1 ... too Widettgion I ramways 1 \j- u ,|. j]te result.- were announced r'e j. : -j;:e m.mey and various shields were pre-ented to the winner-. The various bandmasters, iud ■, s and officials at the contest were Den entertained by the Exhibition Director bringing to a conclusion one ~f the most successful emue-us over held in Australasia. The following is the distribution of t'..,, various shields tor 'his year: A CRAHF. viHEI.P-v v.. v . mi Champion-hip. Besson . C'onu SPiel.G to Wool-don. p,..-is. v sjhiol.l to AVanganni Catrii H GRADE. Poo-ev fdtcld and Cup and special Dunedin Exhibition Shield to Greymouth. I o-vis Eadv shield for winner ot C Grade test to Roxburgh.

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