BRASS BANDS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24226, 19 February 1940, Page 8

BRASS BANDS

CENTENNIAL CONTEST HYMN TEST DECIDED WON BY AUCKLAND ARTILLERY (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Feb. 18. In the presence of a crowd estimated at 9000, the New Zealand Centennial Brass Bands’ Contest was begun in fine weather at the Basin Reserve today. Twenty-two bands and more than 500 bandsmen from all parts of the Dominion competed in the Hymn Test, which was won by Auckland, Artillery, with 93 points. Although the points awarded for the Hymn Test do not count for the championship, the test devoted to sacred music is considered an essential part of the New Zealand Brass Bands’ Contest. The contest will be continued to-morrow and will conclude next Saturday:— The placings were:— Auckland Artillery (“ St. Leonard ”), 93 points 1 Port Nicholson Silver (“Rockdale”), 92 .. .. 2 Woolston (“ Old Earth ”), 90 .. .. 3 Wanganui Garrison (“New RochTimaru Municipal (“Plain an’ Gwarry”), 87 5 St. Kilda Municipal (“ Rock of Ages”), 84 .. 6 Lower Hutt Municipal (“Carleton ”), 83 ■ • 7 Christchurch Municipal (“Fierce Raged the Tempest”), 81 .. .. 8 Nelson Garrison (“Nottingham”), 80 •• 9 Hamilton Citizens ("Rutherford”) and Feilding Municipal (“Vale Mater ”), 79 (equal) 10 Wellington West Coast Regimental (“Deen Harmony”), and Southland Regimental (“ I’m Praying for You”), 76 (equal) .. .. .. 12 Napier Citizens (“Vale Mater’), 75 13 Invercargill Civic (“Maidstone”). 74 14 Oarnaru Garrison (“At Even Ere the Sun Was Set”), 72 .. .. .. -.15 Stratford Citizens (“New Rochdale”). 70 18