CALEDONIAN SPORTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1941, Page 7

CALEDONIAN SPORTS

I PIPING AND DANCING I MASTERTON SUCCESSES. ; GATHERING AT PALMERSTON NORTH. | __— I (By Telegraph — Press Association.> PALMERSTON N.. January 4. i The Scotch Thistle Society's second I annual Caledonian sports meeting was I held at North Street Park. Palmerston ' North, today, when the major event of j the tournament, the North Island Piping Championship, was won by W. LinI ton. Carterton. The number of entries j constituted a record, and competitors . were present from as far away as North Auckland and Timaru. The majority of the events were won by visitors. Wellington entrants being specially successful. The judges for the dancing were Mrs. J Braid (Manaia) and Miss M. Waugh (Christchurch). The piping judges were Messrs. A. McCowan (Eketahuna) and Murdo McKenzie (Mas ter ton). Results are: — Piping, Slow march (North Island championship): W. Linton (Carterton), 1: W. Budge (Napier). 2: Murdo McKenzie (Masterton). 3. March (open): Murdo McKenzie, 1; G. Pilcher (Palmerston North), 2; J. McKenzie (Masterton), 3. Strathspey and reel (open): W. Budge. I: G Pilcher. 2: L. Satlrup iDannevirke). 3. B grade march: C. Balfour (Wellington). I: Miss G McKay (Wellington’. 2; E. H. Newman (HataitaiL 3. B grade strathspey and reel: C. Balfour 1: E. H. Newman. 2: A. Stratford (Dannevirke). 3. Novice march. E H. Newman. 1; D. Richardson, 2; J. Fitchett. 3. Novice, pio pairechorhd: G. Pilcher and I’. McCann (Lower Hutt', equal. 1; Miss G. McKay (Wellington l 3. Dancing. In the dancing events S. Saunders i Masterton) was third in the novice event, E. Corlett (Masterton) l . won the sword dance for children under Ki years of age, the Seantriubhas (under 15 years of age', the Sailors’ Hornpipe (under 16 years), and tied for second place tn the Highland Reel 'under 16 years? J. Myan <Masterton), was second in the Reel o' Tulloch (under 14 years <>f age).