Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	J. A. Fender , George Mellor
Venue:	Albert Grounds, Middlesbrough

Position	Band	Conductor	Music
1	Meltham Mills	John Gladney	Elijah [arr. Gladney] 1874
2	Stalybridge Old	Edwin Swift	Le Prophete [arr. Winterbottom] 1869
3	Linthwaite	Edwin Swift	William Tell [arr. Swift]
4	Whitworth	Thomas Woods	Reminiscences of Verdi
W	Bramley
W	Buttershaw Mills
W	Dewsbury
W	Leeds
W	Saltaire

Promoted by Middlesbrough Model Band

See
http://www.ibew.org.uk/misc4287.htm

Prizes:
1st: £30
2nd: £18
3rd: £10
4th: £5

Whitworth Brass Band, 21 performers, leader Mr J. Raine, conductor Mr T. Woods, "Reminiscences of Verdi", "Marino Faliero", Donizetti. Linthwaite Brass Band, 24 performers, conductor Mr E. Swift, "William Tell", Rossini, Operatic selection, Mozart. Staleybridge Old Brass Band, 24 performers; conductor E. Swift, "Le Prophete", Meyerbeer, "Tanhauser", Wagner. Meltham Mills Brass Band, 24 performers, conductor J. Gladney,Esq., "Elijah", Mendelssohn; Operatic selection. The bands having played the pieces allotted to them, a solo cornet contest took place, the prize offered being one of Besson's desideratum cornets, value £10 10s. Ten competitors were entered, but of these only the following mounted the platform: Mr H. Peers, Staleybridge; Mr J. Raine, Whitworth Band; Mr J. Allen; Mr H. Milburn, Middlesbrough; Mr A. Owen, Meltham Mills; Mr W. A. Monk, Dewsbury Old Band.