Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Il Talismano [arr. Godfrey] 1875
Adjudicators:	J. P. Clarke , Charles (jr) Godfrey , J Meleney
Venue:	Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Kingston Mills	John Gladney	5
2	Meltham Mills	John Gladney	12
3	Linthwaite	Edwin Swift	13
4	Stalybridge Old	John Gladney	8
5	Saltaire	John Gladney	14
	Stalybridge Borough	Thomas Moss	1
	Marsden	Edwin Swift	2
	Bury	John Briggs	3
	Dewsbury	John Lord	4
	Besses o' th' Barn	Thomas German	6
	Black Dyke Mills	Samuel Longbottom	7
	Newchurch	John Lord	9
	Kidsgrove	T. Charlesworth	10
	Denton	Richard Marsden	11

Prizes: 1st: £30 2nd: £20 3rd: £12 4th: £8 5th: £5