Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Hibernia 1896
Adjudicators:	James Holloway
Venue:	Winter Gardens, Southport

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Kingston Mills	William Rimmer	7
2	Wigan Rifles	William Halliwell	8
3	Crooke	William Rimmer	10
4	Bradford Prize	John Gladney	5
	Pemberton Old	William Rimmer	1
	Platt Bridge	Fred Durham	2
	Radcliffe Old	William Wood	3
	Firs Lane	Fred Durham	4
	Darcy Lever	James Halliwell	6
	Bredbury and Romiley	R. Pool	9
	Parr St. Peter's	J. Blundell	11

One of the two contests arranged for the bands attending the Miners' Demonstration
14 bands entered, 11 competed
Prizes: £8, £6, £4, £2