Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	George H. Mercer
Venue:	City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw
1	St. Hilda Colliery	William Halliwell	Oberon [unknown arranger]	4
2	South Moor Colliery	Joseph Crawford Dyson	Bayreuth	11
3	Boldon Colliery	William Heap	Rossini's Works (arranged Owen)	14
4	Heworth Colliery	William Heap	Beethoven [arr. Round] 1889	5
5	Hetton Colliery	Joseph Crawford Dyson	William Tell [arr. Swift]	7
6	Chopwell Colliery	J. E. Fidler	Spohr's Works
7	Coxlodge Institute	G. J. C. Ritchie	Halevy [arr. Round] 1895
	Annfield Plain	Gus Haigh
	Burnhope Colliery	Unknown	Cinq Mars [arr. Round] 1887
	St. Helens	Unknown
	Willington Silver	Unknown

Prizes - 1st £20 and cup, 2nd £12, 3rd £8, 4th £3, 5th £2.
Best section 2 band - Coxlodge.
14 bands competed.