DUNEDIN‘ BAND CONTEST.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3430, 9 March 1920, Page 6

DUNEDIN‘ BAND CONTEST.

QUI_CKSTEP \\’ON BY K.\.11.{0ß.~\.T.

WOO'LSTON AND WANGANUI TIE FOR SECOND PLACE.

DUNEDIN, March 7‘

The Bands’ contests concluded on Saturday. Ideal weather prevailed for the Quick Step Championship, over 20,000 being present. on the Caledonian grounds, the takings exceeding £BOO. Financial success of the contest. is assured. Results:‘

MILITARY DISPLAY AND QUICKSTEP. Fix-sf prize £SO, second £25, third £lO, fourth, £5.

Kaikorai (268 marks) .... .. . . Woolston and Wanganui (265 marks each)‘

[ The band of the Second South Can‘terbury Regiment (259 marks) was next. The other competitors were: InVercargill Hibernians, 255-1‘; Palmerston North, 249;; Ninth Hawke’s Bay, 241; Tenth Regimental, Blenheim, 2361.-; Auckland City, 235; St. Kilda, 233; H‘ Twelfth Nelson—Marlborough, 229; Vilatersicle \Vorkers, Wellington, 229; Ist Canterbury Regimental, 227»};_ Dominion Band, Invercargill, 227; Dannevirke Mnnic‘,ipal, 224%-; Ly*t"tel-. ton Marine, 2212-; Vvinton Municipal, 1965; Christchurch Traniways, 191. The B-Flat. Cornet championship solo was won by B. \Vills (Invereargill Hibernian) with 46, H. FOX (‘VOOI- - next with -14, \V. H. Osborne (Sth South C'antel'bur_\f) third, with 40. DETAILS OF A GRADE . RESULTS DUNEDIN, March 7. The final result of the A. Grade test. piece was:—— 1 Kaikorai (Mr H. F. Davey) .283 1 Wanganui (Mr W. M. Partington), I 283 2nd South Canterbury (Mr A. Schnack) Invereargill Hibernian (Mr A. R. wins) Kaikorai and ‘Wanganui therefore' divide first and second prizes (£250 and £125). Second South Canterbury; takes the third prize of £75; Invercar—' gill Hibernian take fourth prize of‘ £SO. . _