| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Il Giuramento [arr. Godfrey] 1883 |
| Adjudicators: | Joseph Owen Shepherd |
| Venue: | Bollington, Cheshire |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodshaw
|
Alexander Owen | 20 | 99 |
| 2 |
Bradford (Manchester)
|
Thomas German | 16 | 97 |
| 3 |
Macclesfield Old
|
Unknown | 15 | 94 |
| 3 |
Barnsley Model
|
William Taylor | 18 | 94 |
| 5 |
Boothfold
|
Thomas German | 5 | 92 |
| 6 |
Eccles Subscription
|
Robert Jackson | 4 | 91 |
| 7 |
Droylsden Temperance
|
John Firth | 12 | 89 |
| 8 |
Denby Dale
|
Fenton Renshaw | 7 | 87 |
| 9 |
High Lane
|
C. Shaw | 3 | 85 |
| 9 |
Silverdale Town
|
George Turner | 6 | 85 |
| 9 |
Macclesfield Rifles
|
J. Kelly | 13 | 85 |
| 9 |
New Mills
|
James Rider | 14 | 85 |
| 13 |
Poynton
|
J. Smith | 8 | 84 |
| 13 |
Northwich
|
James Rider | 9 | 84 |
| 13 |
Congleton Rifles
|
John Barnett | 11 | 84 |
| 16 |
Leek Town
|
George Frederick Birkinshaw | 10 | 83 |
| 17 |
Milton
|
William Turner | 17 | 81 |
| 18 |
Leek Temperance
|
W. Darey | 21 | 80 |
| 19 |
Chadderton
|
Walter Hall | 19 | 79 |
| 20 |
Tunstall Rifles
|
George Frederick Birkinshaw | 2 | 78 |
| 21 |
Fairfield
|
Herman Kiel | 1 |
Limited to bands who had not won a prize over £14
Prizes: £14, £10, £5, £2.
Band no 1 must have been so bad adjudicators remarks concluded - 'I really cannot estimate the number of points this kind of playing has or has not attained.'
21 bands competed.