Format: | Test Piece Contest |
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Test Piece: | Excelsior [Round] 1888 |
Adjudicators: | Christopher Evans [1800s] |
Venue: | Market Drayton, Shropshire |
Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
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1 | Stalybridge Old | Alexander Owen | 2 | 73 |
2 | Oldham Rifles | Alexander Owen | 3 | 68 |
3 | Hanley Excelsior | H. McDermott | 1 | 63 |
4 | Burslem Town | Richard Sourbutts | 4 | 60 |
W | Hanley Town | |||
W | Knutton Forge | |||
W | Newtown | |||
W | Oswestry King Oswald |
Eight bands entered, 5 attended, but Knutton withdrew on the field in protest at the change of conditions which allowed two well known bands from a distance to enter.
Prizes: £20, £10, £5, £3