BAND CONTEST

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 240, 16 February 1911, Page 5

BAND CONTEST

WANGANUI WINS THE QUICKSTEP. TARANAKI GARRISON EIGHTH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. There was another fine day for the band contest. Enormous crowds attended the quickstep competition on the show grounds. The results were a reversal of last night's test piece, as Wanganui headed all the bands with 246 points, and Wellington Garrison came last in the A grade with 192 points, and ninth in the combined A and B grade list. > The results were as follows, the maximum points being 180 for military, and 100 for music. A GRADE. Wanganui Garrison, 160 military, 80 music, total 240; Waihi Federal, 154%, 90, 244%; Westport Garrison, 159, 78, 235; Petone Municipal, 153, 78, 231; Palmerston North, 159, 50, 215; Welling- ' ton Garrison, 130, 56, 192. B GRADE. Ashburton Temperance, 158, 76, 234;; Wellington Tramway, 140, 68, 208; Taranaki Garrison, 128% d, 62, 182Vs; Waitara Municipal, 150, 40, 190; Gisborne City, 127%, 60, 187%; Onehunga Municipal, 140, 42, 182; Marton Royal, 127%, 48, 175%; Marton Junction, 133'/., 40, 173%. The first ten bands thus finished; Wanganui 246 Waihi 244%, Westport 235, Ashburton 234, Petone 231, Palmerston North 215, Wellington Tramways 208, Taranaki Garrison 192%, Welling, ton Garrison 192, Waitara 190. B FLAT CORNET SOLO. In the B flat cornet solo (maximum points 80) there were fourteen competitors. This was decided tonight, the leaders being Berryman (Westport Garrison) 72; Goodall (Wellington Tramway) 07 j McGrath (Wanganui Garrison), Richards (Taranaki Garrison), and Jones (Petone Municipal) all 62; Sherrif (Wanganui) 60. The judge said that if Goodall's tempo had been better the two first would have had to play off. THE CHAMPIONSHIP DEFINED. ■ Palmerston North, Last Night. The matter of what constitutes the champion band was considered at the Band Association meeting to-night, when it was decided that to decide which is the champion band the aggregate points in the two test pieces of Tuesday and Friday nights should he taken, and there should be added to them one-fifth of the musical points in the quickstep competition. This would bring Wanganui up five points, making the present totals: Wellington 236, and Wanganui 221, with the final test piece yet to go. COMMENTS BY THE JUDGE.

Palmerston X, Wednesday. Referring to the Wellington Garrigon* Band'B playing, which secured first place in the test piece, Che judge, Mr. W. iShort, L.RAM., a,opov.ded his compli; raent-6 to the band, stating that he was quite carried away by their performance. The interpretation all through waa remarkably good, and he commended in eulogistic terms the tone and blend attained. He was little less enthusiasts regarding the performance of the Wajiganui Band, stating that he had neVfer judged at a contest where playing had been so close. He said it was a good all round performance. The Wellington Tramways Band also received the judge's congratulations on its performance in the B grade. It was tuneful, and the band deserved praise for its very excellent performance.

THE N.J.8.8.A. Falmcrston North. Last Night. At the annual meeting of the Nortk Island Band 'Association the report showed a credit balance of £6O. Mr. Louis Cohen, the president, reported having arranged while in London for a supply of test music. It was decided to have a B grade quickstep competition, instead of botk grades in one, as at present. The officers elected were:—Patron, His Excellency the Governor; president, Mr. L. Cohen; vice-presidents, MajorGeneral Godley (Wellington), 0. Schwartz (Wellington), J. R. Kirk (Gisbor:ie), 0. Kendall (Palmer*ton North), E. McCnllum. (Blenheim), Pastor Ries (Dannevirke), E. Newman (Rangitikei), H. Frie'dlander (Ashburton), and the present secretary and treasurer and vicepresidents were re-elocted. It was decided to bold the next contest at Gisborne, the Gisborne delegate and Mr. Lysnar, mayor of Gisborne, handing in a guarantee of £IOOO, being the biggest guarantee ever offered the Association. A motion by Hawera that all soloists play their own selections was lost. It was decided to ask the incoming executive to consider who* constituted the championship, whether the two tests and quickstep music points as for the Besson Shield, or the two testa only, as for the £IOO prizes The Taranaki Garrison was fourth in the. 15 grade selection, with 174 points, and Waitara fifth with 104 points.