| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Lyric Garland 1885 |
| Adjudicators: | Howard Lees |
| Venue: | Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Earls Barton Old
|
Alexander Owen | 3 |
| 2 |
Kettering Rifle
|
Alexander Owen | 2 |
| 3 |
Rothwell Town
|
George F. Birkinshaw | 1 |
| W |
Rushden Temperance
|
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| D |
Kettering Town
|
Organised by Burton Latimer Britannia Brass Band.
Kettering Town disqualified for fielding a player from Kingston Mills Band. The decision to disqualify them was not well received by the Kettering Town Band supporters and extra police were sent for from Kettering to control the event.
Reported in Northampton Herald, 13th September 1890.
Prizes - 1st £11.11s. and euphonium, 2nd £5 and baritone, 3rd £3 and soprano.
3 bands competed.