Format:	Set Test and Own Choice
Test Piece:	Londesborough Galop 1857
Adjudicators:	James Deacon , Harry Deval , R. (1800s) Hunt , J. M. Wilson
Venue:	Zoological Gardens, Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Set Test Draw
1	Morley	John Peel	Lucia di Lammermoor [unknown arranger]	13
2	Batley	Richard Smith	Il Trovatore [unknown arranger]	4
3	Huddersfield	W. Drake	Operatic Selection [unknown arranger]	11
4	Kingston Cotton Mill	J. Brown	Linda di Chamounix [unknown arranger]	3
	Hull Brunswick	John Acey	Stradella - overture [unknown arranger]	1
	Pudsey West-End	T. Lawson	Operatic Selection [unknown arranger]	2
	Hunslet Leather Works	Herbert Milburn	Stradella - overture [unknown arranger]	5
	Woodhouse Victoria	Samuel Longbottom	Operatic Selection [unknown arranger]	6
	Blundell, Spence and Co.	Joseph Rhodes	Attila - cavatina [unknown arranger]	7
	Low Moor Ironworks	Joseph Rhodes	Attila [unknown arranger]	8
	Almondbury	J. Vickerman	Belisario [unknown arranger]	9
	Hull Druids	Richard Smith	Il Pirata [unknown arranger]	10
	Rothwell	Mark Fowler	Aria: Softly Sighs [unknown arranger]	12
	Gawthorp	John Briggs	Te Deum [unknown arranger]	14
	Hull Flax and Cotton Mills	Frank Galloway	Giulietta e Romeo [Vaccai, unknown arranger]	15

See
http://www.ibew.org.uk/misc42.htm
http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/978-1-4438-2641-9-sample.pdf

According to the Hull Packet of 3/7/1857:

• 29 bands entered, but only these 15 attended.
• The fourth prize was awarded to the Hull Druids band but was later presented to the Hull Kingston Cotton Mill band - no reason is given for the change.

29 June 1857
Band Contest - Zoological Gardens, Hull
THE BRASS BAND CONTEST AT HULL - On Monday morning, about half past ten o'clock, several of the West Riding bands arrived. The following fifteen bands entered the contest, namely:- Hull Brunswick, Pudsey, Kingston Cotton Mill, Batley, Hunslet Leather Works, Woodhouse Victoria, Blundell, Spence, and Co.'s, Low Moor Ironworks, Almondbury, Hull Druids, Huddersfield, Rothwell, Morley, Gawthorp , and the Flax and Cotton Mill. The judges were Mr. Deval, R.A.M.; Mr. Hunt, of York; Mr. J. Deacon, band master of the 2nd West York; and Mr. J. Wilson, band master of Astley's Hippodrome.

The bands were required to play the "Londesborough Galop", and any selected piece they pleased. Instead of twenty-nine bands, which were down in the list, only fifteen entered the arena, the "Black-dyke band", which it was expected would have carried off the first prize, being barred. This band won the prize at Halifax on Saturday, and in consequence was objected to by the "Batley band", which took the second prize. The judges awarded the first prize, (£12 with a cornet value 7 guineas) to the Morley band, who played a selection from "Lucia di Lammermoor", and was conducted by Mr. J. Peel. The Batley band obtained the 2nd prize (£6); they gave a selection from "Il Trovatore"; leader, Mr. J. Farrar, conductor, Mr. R. Smith. The 3rd prize (£3) was awarded to the Huddersfield band; leader, Mr. F. Drake; an "Operatic selection" was given by this band. A bombardon, value (£12), was given by the managing secretaries to the Kingston Cotton Mill Band, it being the best belonging to Hull.