BAND CONTEST

Wairarapa Age, 28 February 1927, Page 5

BAND CONTEST

QUICKSTEP TO ASHBURTON MILITARY. I B GRADE TO INVERCARGILL. QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S SCOOP SPECIAL PRIZES. WELLINGTON, February 26. The weather was ideal for the quickstep competition on the Athletic Park yesterday. The attendance was about fifteen thousand. Thirty-six bands competed in the quickstep and separate prizes were alZitted in each grade. The A grade played C. Trussell's “Wairarapa,” and the B grade played “The Outpost.” At the elose of the competition the massed bands played the contest march under the baton cf the judge (Mr. Halliwell). Results:— A GRADE. Ist Canterbury Alounteds (Ashburton). militarv points, 175; music, 57; total, 232. St. Kilda (Dunedin). 1781, 49. 2274. Wanganui Garrison. 1774. 49. 2264. Kaikorai (Dunedin), 1644. 56. 220 J. Queen Alexandra’s Own’(Wanganui) 172. 48. 220. Woolston (Christchurch), 1693, 50, 219|. . Port Nicholson Silver (Wellington), I 1614, 51, 221). l z Greymouth Municipal, 166. 46. 212. Wellington Tramwavs, 1611, 47, 2084 B GRADE. Invercargill Civic. 178. 44, 222. 15th Mounted Rifles (Oanrarul. 159, 47, 206. Oamaru Municipal, 165, 40, 205. Miramar. 1651. 38, 203 J. Auckland Watersiders. 163. 39, 202. New Plymouth Citizens, 155'1. 45. 2004'. Ist Battalion Wellington Regiment, 166. 33. 199. ’ Hamilton 157. 39, 196. Taranaki Regimental. 150. 46. 196. The Thacker Shield for A grade band obtaining the highest musical marks in the two test selections and quickstep, the Besson Shield (same conditions), the Hawke’s Shield for A grade band obtaining the highest aggregate points in the two test selection and quickstep, including drill, the Conn Shield for the A grade band obtainftig the highest aggregate points in the two test selections. hymn contest and musical points in th* quickstep were won bv Queen Alexandra’s Own. The Booscy Shield for the B grade hand obtaining the highest aggregate music marks in the two test selections and the nuiekstep went to the stk Mounted Rifles (Oamani), and the MeCup for the band securing’ the inost points in the hymn contest, to the Greymouth Municipal-. < Champion of Champions (silver cornet and gold medal).—-J. Robertson (Wanganui Garrison) 1; J. King (Wellington Tramways) 2.—(P.A.) ”