Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Henry T. Farmer , Samuel Hughes
Venue:	Meltham, West Yorkshire

Position	Band	Conductor	Music
1	Nelson	Job Nutter	Lucia di Lammermoor [unknown arranger]
2	Saltaire	Joseph Paley	Reminiscences of Mozart
3	Leeds Model	Richard Smith	Magic Flute [unknown arranger]
4	Linthwaite	Edwin Swift	Operatic Fantasia
5	Holmes Mills	J. M. Sykes	Robin Hood [MacFarren, unknown arranger]
	41st West York Rifle Volunteers (Mirfield)	John Brook	Recollections from the Opera
	Brighouse	Unknown	Don Giovanni [unknown arranger]
	Bury Borough	John Briggs	La Sonnambula [unknown arranger]
	Buttershaw Mills	Henry Jackson	Preciosa [unknown arranger]
	Dewsbury Old	Unknown	'Worthy is the Lamb' from 'The Messiah' [unknown arranger]
	Elland Upper Edge	James Brooke	Don Giovanni [unknown arranger]
	Holme	J. Broadhead	Concretola
	Netherthong	William Battye	Croix d'Honneur
	Saddleworth Rifle	John Jones	Preciosa [unknown arranger]

See
http://www.ibew.org.uk/misc4287.htm

Band Contest - Meltham
A brass band contest of an excellent description, and the judges of which were Mr. H. T. Farmer, of Nottingham, professor of music, and Mr. Hughes, of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, came off at Meltham in connection with the brass band which hails from that place. Five money prizes were offered. namely, 1st £26; 2nd, £18; 3rd, £10; 4th, £5; and 5th, £3. Nine hands competed, and were each to have played two selections, but at the conclusion of the first round of playing the following bands were selected to play off for the prizes: Netherthong, bandmaster Mr. W. Battye; Saddleworth Rifle Band, conductor Mr. T. Jones; Linthwaite Band, bandmaster Mr. E. Swift; Holme Mills, conductor Mr. J. Sykes; and Leeds Model Band, conductor Mr. R. Smith. At the conclusion of the playing the various bands joined in playing the National Anthem. The judge gave the following decision as to the playing: 1st prize, Nelson; 2nd prize, Saltaire: 3rd prize, Leeds Model; 4th prize, Linthwaite; 5th prize, Holme Mills. A large number of people had assembled to listen to the music performed by the various bands, and when the contest had concluded they soon left the field in which it had taken place in order to take train to Huddersfield and other places. A man, whose name did not transpire, but who lives at Blackmoorfoot, was, about eight o'clock, whilst the contest was proceeding, wrestling with another man, when he fell and got his leg broken. He was taken out of the field and had his injury attended to.

Prizes: £26, £18, £10, £5, £3