Format:	Set Test and Own Choice
Test Piece:	Reminiscence of Donizetti
Adjudicators:	J. A. Fender , W. J. Jones
Venue:	Loftus-in-Cleveland

Position	Band	Conductor	Music
1	Black Dyke Mills	William Jasper	Homage to Wagner
2	Wyke Temperance	John Brook	Don Giovanni [unknown arranger]
3	Flockton	John Brook	Queen's Messenger
W	Dewsbury Old
W	Guisborough 1st N.Y.V.A.
W	Linthwaite

Band Contest - Lofthouse in Cleveland
This annual contest, which is now looked forward too in Cleveland with considerable interest, was held in a field belonging to Mr Robert Hudson, South Town, near Lofthouse. The present is the sixteenth annual contest, and notwithstanding it had some adverse circumstances to contend with, the recent strike and a severe thunderstorm in the district yesterday both operating against it, it met with an amount of success which does not compare unfavourably with previous years. There were six entries, viz., the Black Dyke Mills Band, conducted by Mr Samuel Longbottom; the Dewsbury Old Brass Band, conductor Mr Hartman; the Flockton Brass Band, conductor Mr John Brook; the Guisbrough First N.Y.V.A. Band; the Linthwaite Brass Band, conducted by Mr Edwin Swift; and the Wyke Temperance Band, conducted by Mr Brook. The music consisted chiefly of operatic selections, and the prizes, which amounted to £20, were eventually awarded as follows: Black Dyke Mills Band, first; Wyke Temperance second; and Flockton Brass Band, third. The winning band, it may be remembered, won the first prize at the brass band contest at Middlesbrough, on Monday, and has also been successful in various parts of the country. The judges were Messrs Jones and Fender, and their decision gave general satisfaction.