Format:	Other
Adjudicators:	Henry T. Farmer , Charles (sr) Godfrey , George Hayward , Thomas Martin , Henry Synyer , Herr Thomas
Venue:	Aston Park, Birmingham

Position	Band	Conductor
1	29th West Yorks (Dewsbury)	John Peel
2	Black Dyke Mills	Frank Galloway
3	3rd Derbyshire Rifle (Chesterfield)	Unknown
4	Keighley (Marriner's)	William Lister Marriner
	2nd West York Artillery	J. M. Sykes
	4th West York Rifle Band	Isaac Dewhurst
	Bowling Artillery	Mr Allen
	Dodsworth's (Bradford)	J. W. Dodsworth
	Farnley Ironworks	C. Ingledew
	Heckmondwike Albion	John Brook
	Kirkburton Temperance	John Charlesworth
	Kirkstall Amateur	Henry Jackson
	Matlock Volunteer Rifle Band	Mr Weston
	Meltham Mills	James Deacon
	Northampton Amateur	George Ashton
	Stokes Bridge Works Band	Hugh Betcliff
	Wednesbury 34th Staffordshire R.V. Band	J. Beechey

See
http://www.ibew.org.uk/misc4286.htm
(includes a full list of the several own-choice pieces played by each band)

First day of a two-day festival. A two-stage contest - 3 qualifying pools, 2 bands qualifying from each.

Charles Godfrey snr was the chairman of the judges.

Prizes:
1st: £20, for band, and silver three-pint cup for bandmaster, value eighteen guineas
2nd: £15 for band, and a three-half-pint silver cup, value 12 guineas, for bandmaster
3rd: £10 for band
4th: £5 for band