PALMERSTON BAND CONTEST

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10165, 15 February 1911, Page 5

PALMERSTON BAND CONTEST

THE OFFICIAL OPENING. By Telegraph — Press Association PALMERSTON N., Last Night. It has been an excellent day for the official opening of the. Band Contest. The cornet and baritone*- solo >vas taken this morning, nine out of the twenty entrants facing the judge. The soloTwaS "Ruddier than ;the 'Cherry..;'. ■ Baxter,, of the Waihi lederarl Band,-,s|cored 76 points; P. Norm (Gisborne City) 70, T. Lawrence (Wellington Garrison) 67. These occupied'the first three places. Munits (Ashbiirton)and P. Johnston, (Wellington "Garrison) each Tscored 62; M; Taylor (Waitara)' 62, T. (Christiansen (Ashburton) 58, S. Signal (Wanganui) 52, R. Olvey (Onehunga) 50. ' At 1.15 the Bands gathered in the Square, and marched at 200 yards intervals to the Showground, each playing its own choice selection. Large crowds assembled, and followed, the bands 1 . T At the Showground'the Mayor (Mr Nash) welcomed the bandsmen heartily on behalf of the citizens. . '-,,- ,Mr also ;-wel* eomed>them, and Mr, <Mauric.e'-. Cohen, ex-President of the : North Island Brass Bands Association,, spoke on behalf of Mr Louis. Cohen, the present President, who did not arrive till later. He said he believed this would prove- the first contest ever hehLin the Dominion, except the Exhibition Contest. ( All the bands then played the selections, , the""Wellington Garrison and Wanganyi coming in for special ap-y plause;- ; .. The afternoon concluded by the massed.bands playing with fine effect' .urtdpr : tlie conductorship of Mrj, Louis' 1 Cohen. ' '■ i The B Gr|'do test 1 pieces started at--6.3o;p. m ?,:'and lasted till. 9.30; when' ■the Wellington Garrison - began the A Grade tests, playing appropriately. Wanganui is so drawn that it will probably not play till after midnight. No result has yet been made known. LATER. The "A" Grade results were made known after midnight, and were as follows: Wellington, 225;' Wanganui,.: 205; Westport, 195. The judge said Wellington Garrison's' interpretation was perfect, and. lie gave it the maximum points. .., . "B" Wellington; Municipal Tramways, 216;- Ashburton' Temperance, 198: Gisborne City,190.