Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	J. Ord Hume
Venue:	Mickley, Northumberland, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Music
1	Haltwhistle Volunteer	Thomas Henderson	Meyerbeer's Works [unknown arranger]
2	Barrington	Richard Taylor	L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 1887
3	Backworth Institute	Unknown	Symphonic
4	Heworth Colliery	R. H. Cooper	Souvenir de Meyerbeer [arr. Godfrey]
5	Cockerton	Unknown	Maritana [arr. Round] 1888
	Seaham Harbour Bottle Works	Unknown
	Westwood	William Holdsworth

Open to bands that had not won a prize exceeding £10 since January 1st, 1892

Prizes: £15, £8, £4, £3, £2, £1, 10s

Quickstep: 1. Westwood, 2. Barrington