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New Zealand National Championships (A Grade)

Sun 21 Feb 1926



Format: Sacred, March, Set Test and Own Choice Contest
Test Piece: The Damnation of Faust
Adjudicators: F. J. Rickets
Venue: Festival Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand

Position Band Conductor Music Test Piece Own Choice Stage March Total
1 Woolston Brass Dick Estall 138 140 91 369
2 St. Kilda Band James Dixon 138 138 92 368
3 Wanganui Garrison James Watson 140 143 82 365
4 Wellington Municipal Tramways Thomas Herd 137 128 91 356
5 Port Nicholson Silver J. J. Drew 136 132 85 353
6 Palmerston North George Buckley 127 125 92 344
7 Auckland Artillery J. Leighton 125 122 90 337
7 Queen Alexandra's Own - Wanganui George Buckley 134 125 78 337
9 Dunedin Artillery E. Franklin 129 125 80 334
10 Kaikorai Dunedin A. Vallis 133 118 82 333
11 Christchurch Municipal A. Schnack 124 119 85 328
12 Invercargill Battalion H. Berryman 121 112 85 318

No.1 " The Damnation of Faust"
No.2 " Der Freischutz (Weber) points listed under Own Choice
Quickstep test music " "London Pride" point listed under Stage March

Wanganui Garrison won both test selections & lead the 2nd place band by 5 points & 7 the 3rd placed band by 7 points but with a low music points score in the quickstep , were relegated to 3rd place for the Championship





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