GREYMOUTH COMPETITIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1930, Page 4

GREYMOUTH COMPETITIONS

SECOND DAT RESULTS: 1 * ' HOKITIKA SUCCESSES. A continuation of the good) attend-/ • antes present on the opening day was ; kept up at the Competitions F.esiival -yesterday. Despite the ■ rain'd which i fell throughout the day, a large number of the public were in evidence, .and it seems to he almost certain, that 'this year will eclipse in success , those held in the past years. . - ; A noticeable feature of the day'was , ; the. number of successes scored 1 " Hokitika entrants, both in/thefmusi- . /cal and elocutionary section. s> ' 1 Owing to indisposition, the dancjing judge, Mrs E. Hulme, was wri- . able to announce th©' results of the dancing section winners, but will do so to-night. ! Pianoforte Solo, 1G and under 20:—Miss Gwen Jacobs (Hokitika) 81pts 1, Miss Sheila . Rherry 77pts -2. 1 r , \ New Zealand Recitation, own select jtjon, over 16—Mr ! J. Stopforth (Hoki,'tikft) 81pts 1, Miss Hazel perry ’ (Hokitika) 80pts 2, Mr J, Mcllroy . jThpts 3. ' ‘ ;. . The class haß been only a fair one,, * said tho judge, one or two of the performers being restless on the plat-; form. ; j Chappell Medal Song, “Over tho * Wall of My' Garden”;—Miss Rita Morgan (Hokitika) 83pts 1, Mrs H„ Turnbull (Bankside) 82pts 2, Mr A. Nicholson 76pts 3. • Th© judge said that very good work had l>een done by the competitors, two of them giving really outstanding performances. Violin Solo, “Second Romance,” 13 to 16 years:—lda Clayton (Ahaura) 83pts 1, Cecelia Keating 79pts Tessie McSherry 73pts 3. V.H.C.* ‘ Duncan Heinz (Hokitika). , J ' ‘ “Usually the judges dread the violin classes.” said Mr White, “bufc'“ this evening we had some really interesting playing. I want to compliment all the players and I am sorry that they cannot all get a first prize.”’ Men’s Shakespearean Recitation ’ “Hamlet” :—Mr W. McGrath 85pts 1; Mr T. Learmonth 83pts 2, Mr H. ,Cj Murcli 81pts 3. V.H.0., Mr J( 7 'Stopforth (Hokitika) . . : ; !This was an exceptionally' good ” i jpl'ass, remarked the judge, arid some* of the competitors reached the highest standard. Ladies’ Duet, own selection—Mrs Findlay and Miss Morgan (Hokitika) 77pts 1, Misses A. Saunders and V. Daly 75pts 2. The winners had good voices, but their intonation and blending wer<s not always good, and at times the contralto overshadowed the soprano.