| Format: | March & Own Choice Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Adjudicators: | Richard Marsden |
| Venue: | Stanwick, Northamptonshire |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Music | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rushden Temperance
|
William Skinner | 3 | |
| 2 |
Rushden National School
|
G. Bacon | 5 | |
| 3 |
Wellingborough Rifle Band
|
W. Ward | 2 | |
| 4 |
Finedon Dolben Brass
|
A. Neville | 4 | |
| 5 |
Kettering Rifle Band
|
J. W. Foster | 1 |
1st Prize - £4,4s and patent Higham clear bore cornet
2nd Prize - £5,5s
3rd Prize - £2,10s
Quickstep Results
1st - Rushden Temperance
2nd - Kettering Rifle Band
Reported in Northampton Herald 20th August 1881
5 bands competed