Format:	Other
Adjudicators:	Henry T. Farmer , Henry Nicholson
Venue:

Position	Band	Conductor
1	Matlock Rifle	Unknown
2	17th D.V.R. (Clay Cross)	W. Sipson
3	Stalybridge	Unknown
	Bakewell	Unknown
	Compstall Bridge	Unknown
	Denton	Unknown

See
http://www.ibew.org.uk/misc4286.htm

The annual brass band contest took place at Buxton. Six bands competed, viz.: The Compstall Bridge Band; the Staleybridge Band; the Denton Band; the Bakewell Band; the Clay Cross Band; and the Matlock Rifle Band. The prizes were awarded as follows: 1st prize, Matlock Rifle Band, £15; 2nd prize, Clay Cross Band, £10; 3rd prize. Staleybridge Band, £5. The judges were Mr. Henry Nicholson, of Leicester and Mr. Henry Farmer, of Nottingham.

The 17th D.V.R. (Clay Cross) Band, had the honour of carrying away the second prize (£10). This is only the second brass band contest in which the band has had the honour of competing, and they have taken a prize each time, viz., Denby, 1863, £9 9s; Buxton, 1865, £10; at the latter place the band (conductor, Mr. W. Sipson) had the honour of conducting all the bands in playing the National Anthem.