BAND CONTEST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 57, 26 February 1908, Page 2

BAND CONTEST.

VIiSTKKOAVS I'IIOCKKDI.N(•*. Yesterday morning broke dismal .ml threatening, and soon the heavens «« [ emptying the acouinuiiition of iiiontli-; > riijoii ii, disappointed populace. Tl"' exc | uiitive mot at ltalf-pasl- ten and dciid'.vl S lo postpone the garden parly till Friday jailenioon. The sliopkoepern were 'a ! U'i-\iewed, and ill eimseiniom-e oi tile al lOralioll in the prti^i-aninie. decided '* i remain ojien, and in ihe niajoi-iiy o ' t-a-es to elose on Friday afternoon in i stead. I The CoiileM ( oininiuee resolved u

hold llie solo competition-, -et down lot I'liday afternoon. yest.erd;\y. and these were proceeded with in the afternoon. The solo competitions opened at SJK in the morning with the It FLAT TIIOMIiOXrX in which ele\vn cuinpoted. ihe coinpi: I >1 ion resulted :- - ill. Taylor (Ist Uaitaiion!.- "Air | Varie," t>7 points i s. sly (W'aiiganuiJ, "Fathuriand." 'j-)

points There also competed: -I. (ongailo i Moniiugton i. hrystal Palace. i»A. I'. SteWiirt i Miirningtonl. "Amiube! .V.i: T. Flinn (Taranaki). "(.'hystal l } a a.c." (ill; T. Cray (Wanganui;. "Til t horn." !>-: I'.' George (Ilasting•t ibial Palace." :.!l; M. Wennie (Ly i eltoii -Marine), ".leanette," ."»S: ' launders (Woolsionl. ".leanette, o! W. l.anham (Woolsionl. "Crystal IV ac." 01: .1. Klliot (Palmerston North | ••Home. Swe<a Home," ->0 ])oints. I K FhAT LOUNK'I'S.

Four solists competed iu this eve which re-ulted as follows:S. Williams < Wools!on). "Traiierede. > " (it> points I). Simpson (Masterton), "hdeli»l points

W. Nicholls (Stratford). "Traiicrede." .>8 points C. il. Kirton (Nelsonl also competed, but retired shortly after commencing. 'l'lie judge, in ani.iniileii.g Ihe resii.r. complimented the winner on bis performance. lie said be bad been associa led with 'Trauei-ede" for many yaran 1 the winner had .given a very inteili oent rendition of it. IM'LAT COU.NKT MII.O.

'I here was a very large attendance at li.c 'lheaire lioyal lasl night to hear tlie above popular competition, and the phning, notwithstanding tlie absence vf one or two old eliampioiis, was full ot real merit, the judge, Lieutenant llei'd, in announcing the result, stating that Jiis task had been a )i!>.-1 dillicult one. lie had thought, after the Irun.bone competition, that he had had his heaviest task, but the cornets were equally as dillicult, inasmuch as there were so many really good performances, and there was no great dilferem-e between last and lirst.

The following was the judge's placing F. J''ox (Hastings). "Fatherland," (i----points* 11. Crysall I Wanganui I, '-Fatherlaud," til points, and A. Ilciiynian (Nelson.. "Lausa de Mont." til points, e.pial

Oilier competitors were W. 'I !.oma r; I Morningtoii). "Harp Thai Once," j:!: ■lol'iii'iison ( l-t llatialion K "I'l-ctty ■ lane." -lame.- Mclirath t W'oolsliiu i. " l-'al liei land." lit': -I. IlicbanU (Nel-onl. ••Alia." ">S: .1. ( anlton (llaslingsi. "Xillei thai." ">l>: c. I'ikc ! Palmei'ston North., ■ N.Z. Kxhibil ion." .m: N. I.ovll ,T il'an-,ikfi. '■Singing llirds," f>-l: (!. 11. Saunders i Tarau-iki,. "Nnrdiscl.e." till: I'. liussell iStratford I. "Dream of 1.0ve,"

After announcing the refills the judge minted he ha I had groat difficulty '» settling the second place, owing to the ,rri 11 disparity between the two solos - •iOeted. They were entirely ditferC'it. one priie-ipallv showing only the ability i f the player in the upper l'cojsler. lie h.id. however, been nimble to separate them. Mr. I'o.vs win was evidently a poMtlar one. CO-OA i. This morning at !) o'clock the IMlil il;tss compelitieu. ill which fifteen have nominated, is .srl down tor decision, an I is to be followed by the 11-flat with nine r-nmpclilors. In the afl''vuooii. eomnu in iug at 2 o'clock, the l»H l>a-s will be pla\ed. followed by the <; 1 rom

We arc asked lo contradict the staleincut that the secretaries, bandmasters. ihhl drum-majors of the dilVcreut bands are tooeihcr at the one hotel. 110 e ;t'e stopping uilh Ihe several bands. ;