Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	J. W. R. Binns , Hiram Henton , E. de Jong
Venue:	Fleetwood, Lancashire

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw
1	Wyke Temperance	Edwin Swift	L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Swift]	6
2	Besses o' th' Barn	Alexander Owen	Rossini's Works (arranged Owen)	2
3	Linthwaite	John Gladney		8
4	Leeds Forge	Edwin Swift		7
5	Wyke Old	George Fred Birkenshaw	Meyerbeer [arr. Round] 1898	4
6	Bury Borough	Alexander Owen	Rossini's Works (arranged Owen)	5
	Wigan Rifles	James Clarke Wright	La Favorita [arr. Round] 1898	1
	Heap Bridge	John Peers	Donizetti [arr. Round]	3
	Leyland Subscription	James Lord		9

Inauguration of Fleetwood Promenade
Prizes 1st £35 and prototype echo cornet, 2nd £15 and euphonium, 3rd £10 and euphonium, 4th £7 and baritone, 5th £3 and tenor horn, 6th cornet.
March contest - 1st Besses o th Barn.
Nine bands competed