Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	S. H. Lindenberg
Venue:	Covered Market, Longton

Position	Band	Conductor	Music
1	Longton Borough	William Hilton	Tannhäuser [unknown arranger]
2	Dresden Victoria	John Barnett	Honoria
	Biddulph	Richard Sourbutts	Tannhäuser [unknown arranger]
	Burslem Volunteer	Richard Sourbutts	Honoria
	Etruria Artillery	Thomas Dawson	Rigoletto [unknown arranger]
	Knutton Forge	Joseph Lewis	Magic Flute [unknown arranger]
	Stoke Victoria	F. Bevington	Honoria

Prizes: £12, £6, £4, £2

Longton and Dresden were the only two to play after the quickstep contest. The other bands objected to professionals in the Longton band (from Boarshurst and Black Dyke), who were not disqualified, and therefore they refused to take the stand. As they left the market not a few of the disappointed players sent through their instruments "a flatter flat than usual, a very piercing sharp, and a few naturals, whose tone spoke vexation as loudly as any words"