Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Harry Hardy , Herr Hartmann , John Lee , T. Stradiot
Venue:	Exhibition Palace, Dublin

Position	Band	Conductor	Music
	34th Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers	Unknown
	4th Lancashire RV (Bacup)	Unknown
	Batley	Unknown
	Benevolent Society of House Painters	Unknown
	Cragg Vale	Unknown
	Dr Spratt's Temperance	Unknown
	Holymoorside	Unknown
	Liverpool	Unknown
	Luddenden Foot	Unknown
	Mirfield	Unknown
	Pensnett	Unknown
	Rochdale 24th LRV	Unknown
	St. Cecilia's	Unknown
	St. Peter's	Unknown

A contest held over three days, commencing 12th October

Bands competing for the 1st or 2nd prize had to play "Zampa" and two own-choice pieces, other bands had to play three own-choice pieces

Prizes consisted of instruments to the value of £194 18s

Only the three Irish bands played on the first day, the others had not yet arrived - bad weather being blamed.