Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Ernani [arr. Winterbottom] 1870
Adjudicators:	Charles W. Carey , Charles (jr) Godfrey , J. Sidney Jones
Venue:	Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Bacup Old	John Lord	7
2	Matlock Volunteers	John Naylor	2
3	Dewsbury Old	John Lord	8
4	Besses o' th' Barn	James Alfred Melling	6
5	Wednesbury	Alfred Gilmer	4
	Burnley	William Harrison	1
	Outlane Brass	Unknown	3
	Compstall Bridge	Alfred Gilmer	5
	Stalybridge Old	Alexander Owen	9
	Longsight Steam Sheds	J. Fotheringham	10
	Bury Borough	J. Fotheringham	11

Prizes: 1st: £30 2nd: £15 3rd: £11 4th: £8 5th: £2 .
11 bands competed