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1959 Spring Festival - Senior Cup

Date:
Saturday, May 9, 1959

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Egmont, Beethoven

Adjudicator(s):
Frank Wright

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Haigh PrizeH. Bentham4170
2Lisburn Temperance SilverJ. Young5169
3Laganvale SilverE. Crozier7167
4Cortonwood CollieryE. Foster3166
-Elsecar Main CollieryP. V. Lewis8-
-Fairfield SilverC. Lack1-
-Hade Edge Silver PrizeE. Hoole9-
-Hepworth Silver PrizeG. Kaye6-
-Houghton Main CollieryW. Moore10-
-I.C.I.A. Mortimer11-
-Parr PubicT. Wall Junior15-
-Rowntree Cocoa WorksL. Lambeth12-
-Tredegar TownC. Buckley13-
-Wheatley Hill CollieryH. Strong14-
-Whitworth Vale & Healey PrizeA. Harrop2-

Prize:

1st: £50 Plus The Daily Dispatch Challenge Cup
2nd: £30 Plus The Belle Vue 50 Guineas Challenge Cup
3rd: £20
4th: £10 



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