PIPE BAND CONTESTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 January 1940, Page 6

PIPE BAND CONTESTS

B GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP

BRILLIANT WIN FOR WAIRARAPA COLLEGE. PROTEST IN A GRADE EVENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Dominion centennial .championship band contest concluded in Wellington yesterday. On Saturday afternoon a street marching contest was held at the Basin Reserve, followed at Athletic Park by the A grade field events. On Saturday night the A grade test selection was held in the Town Hall. Yesterday afternoon the B grade field events were held at Athletic Park. It was announced in the Town Hall on Saturday night that Ruahine had won the A grade championship aggregate with 365 5-8 points from Christchurch with 365! points, but a recount gave them equal points. A protest has been lodged which may alter the result, and it will be heard at a meeting of the Pipe Bands’ Association later. In the meantime Ruahine and Christchurch are the joint winners. Wairarapa College won the B grade championship aggregate with 346 1-36 points from City of Wellington with 339 2-3 points. Results in detail are: —

Other results are: — A GRADE. Street March—Ruahine Highland Pipe Band, 89', points, 1; City of Christchurch Pipe Band, 87, 2; Hawera Highland Pipe Band, 83',, 3; Manawatu Scottish Society Pipe Band. 82. J, 4; Wanganui Highland Pipe Band, 82. 5; Wellington Caledonian Society Pipe Band, 78J, 6. Stave Flourishing Display. —D. Stewart. Wellington, 92! points, 1; J. R. Nairn, Hawera. 851. 2. Drum-Major’s Display.—Ruahine. 96!. 1; Hawera, 87 5-8. 2; Manawatu. 87',. 3; Christchurch. 86'1. 4; Wellington. 811, 5; Wanganui, 74?. 6. B GRADE. Street March, Wairarapa College Pipe Band. 891 points. 1; Wanganui Collegiate School Pipe Band, 881, 2; City of Wellington Pipe Band. 821, 3; Pipes and Drums of Wellington Regiment, 80, 4: Scots College Pipe Band. 76. 5; Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band. 72, 6.

Stave Flourishing Display.—D. A. Blackley, Wanganui. 94 3-8 points, 1: A. Hobson. Wellington Regiment. 85 7-8. 2; M. R. Price. Wellington. 80!, 3.

Drum-Major’s Display.—Wanganu i 87 points, 1. The only entrant.

Special Prizes.

A Grade. —Championship challenge shield, for selection and quickstep music and the total military points, Ruahine and Christchurch; Harry Lauder Shield, for aggregate points for drill and music in quickstep, Ruahine; John Begg Challenge Cup for points for music in selection, Ruahine; Goulding Challenge Cup, for dress in the quickstep, Manawatu; Timaru Highland Pipe Band Challenge Cup. for points in the drum-major’s display, Ruahine; George Lauchlan Memorial Cup, for points for music in the quickstep, Christchurch. B Grade.—Timaru Challenge Cup, for aggregate points for test selection and quickstep music and total military points, Wairarapa College; Empire Challenge Cup. for drum-major’s display. Wanganui; Manawatu Scottish Society Challenge Shield, for test selection, City of Wellington; Alastair Macdonald Challenge Cup for quickstep. Wairarapa College.

The Wairarapa Pipe Band is to be congratulated on its meritorious win, which is not only a tribute to their allround skill, but to the perseverance which has been displayed by the boys in attending practices, and at every possible opportunity striving to improve their playing and marching. Those who have been responsible for training the band will realise that their efforts have been well worth while for the boys have reciprocated by winnings the highest possible honours in their class. In the course of an address at the conclusion of the competitions on Saturday, the Hon P. Fraser extended his heartiest congratulations to the Wairarapa College Pipe Band. He stated that he was particularly proud of the achievement of Hie College band as he was deeply interested in its doings, having many times visited the College and heard them playing. Masterton should be proud of its splendid band, and he hoped that it would achieve further successes in the near future. In the military and two-step the band secured more points than the champion A grade winner. A deputation is to wait on the Mayor of Masterton to suggest that a civic reception be accorded the band.

A Grade Championship Aggregate, Quick, step. Test selection. Total. Ruahine Highland Pipe Band 274 5-G 91 365 5-6 City of Christchurch Pipe Band 270 5-0 95 365 5-6 Hawera Highland Pipe Band 263 2-3 94 357 2-3 Manawatu Scottish Society’s Pipe Band 265 1 -3 90 355 1-3 Wanganui Highland Pipe Band 253 83 336 Wellington Caledonian Society's Pipe Band 247 88 335 B Grade Championship. Test selecstep. tion. Total. Wairarapa College Pipe Band .... 272 1-36 74 346 1-36 Citv of Wellington Pipe Band 254 2-3 85 339 2-3 Wanganui Collegiate School Pipe Band 248 70 318 Pipes and Drums ' of Wellington Regiment 231J 75 306J Scots College Pipe Band .... 228 5-6 60 288 5-6