Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	George Hames
Venue:	Smith's Meadow, Cardington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw
1	Earls Barton Old	John King Skinner	Halevy [arr. Round] 1895	1
2	Luton Red Cross	John Gladney	Cinq Mars [arr. Round] 1887	2
3	Thrapston Town	Walter Reynolds	Maritana [arr. Round] 1888	12
4	St. Alban's Abbey	Randolph Ryan	Cinq Mars [arr. Round] 1887	11
5	St. Alban's City	Alfred R. Seddon	Cinq Mars [arr. Round] 1887	3
	Wolverton Printing Works	John Thomas Ogden	Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Round] 1895	4
	Burton Latimer Britannia	Walter Reynolds	Maritana [arr. Round] 1888	5
	Olney Town	James Hager	Cinq Mars [arr. Round] 1887	6
	Biggleswade & District	W. E. Jeekings	Gems of Cambria	7
	Wollaston Excelsior	W. Bridgeford	Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Round] 1895	8
	Hanslope Excelsior	Harry Sharpe	Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Round] 1895	9
	Fenny Stratford	W. Goodger	Gems of Columbia 1896	10
	Irthlingborough Town	Jeremiah Holdsworth	Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Round] 1895	13

17 bands entered, 13 competed
Waltz contest: 1. Irthlingborough Town, 2. Luton Red Cross
Reported in Northampton Herald, 29th August 1896
Prizes: £14, £8, £4, £2, £1