BAND CONTEST
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 26. The hand contest was brought to a close on Saturday, when the A Grade Quickstep was decided, also the final of the B Flat Cornet Championship, and the competition for Champion of Champions in the various solo competitions heard during the contest. The weather was perfect for the Quickstep, and a huge crowd witnessed a brilliant spectacle. The winner of this year’s Dominion Championship is the Queen Alexandra’s Own, AVangamii, with AVoolston second, and Greymouth third. The hand contest has been an unqualified success and it is generally conceded to have been one of the best ever held in the Dominion. Saturday’s results are iis follows: A GRADE QUICKSTEP. AVoolston: Drill 183. music 94, total 277. Queen Alexandra’s Own (AVangamii) : Drill 174:1, music 91. total 165 J. AVcllington Tramways: Drill 1781, music 86, total 261 J. St. lxilda (Dunedin) : Drill 184 i, music 80, total 264 V. Greymouth ATunicipal: Drill 170), music 84, total 254 V. lvaikorai (Dunedin) : Drill 177 V. music 74. total 2511. Christchurch Municipal : Drill 1651, music 76. total 2411. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. Queen Alexandra’s Own: Tests 291, Quickstep 91, aggregate 382. AVoolston: Tests 280, Quickstep 94, aggregate 374. Greymouth: Tests 281. Quickstep 84, aggregate 365. AVcllington Tramways: Tests 274, Quickstep 86. aggregate 360. Kaikorai: Tests 285, Quickstep 74, aggregate 359. St. Kilda: Tests 269, Quickstep 80. aggregate 349. Christchurch Municipal: Tests 269, Quickstep 76, aggregate 329. B FLAT CORNET CHAMPIONSHIP. Gouda 11 (AVcllington Tramways) 98 points 1. G. Bergerson (Queen Alexandra’s Own) 96 points 2. J[. F. A'inccnt (Greymouth Alimicipal) 93 points 3. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS. \\\ R. Goughian, Kaikorai (E. Flat Bass) 89 points 1. E. G. Williams AVoolston (Trombone) 85 points 2. R. Simpson, Christchurch Municipal (Cornet) 85 points 3. .Also competed:—AV. J. Nelson, Kaikorai (Baritone) 84; G. Lowry, (Kaikorai (Flugel Horn) 83; C. S. Hansen, AVoolston (BB Flat Bass) 81 ; AV. Bay, Wellington Tramways (B Flat Cornet) 71. CONTEST SHIELD. The Queen Alexandra’s Own takes the Dominion Championship Shield, the Boosey Trophy, and the Besson and Dominion Shields, for the Band gaining the highest aggregate points in test selections and music in the quickstep. The Hawke’s Bay Shield, for the Band gaining the highest aggregate points in the test selections amt flic, quickstep (including drill) goes to Woolston.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1928, Page 1
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382BAND CONTEST Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1928, Page 1
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