| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Excelsior [Round] 1888 |
| Adjudicators: | James Barker |
| Venue: | Hollinwood Cricket Club, Turf Lane, Hollinwood, Lancashire. |
| Position | Band | Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oldham Rifles
|
Alexander Owen |
| 2 |
Clayton-le-Moors
|
Alexander Owen |
| 3 |
Denton Original
|
Joseph Ford |
| 4 |
Audenshaw
|
Joseph Frith |
| 5 |
Boarshurst
|
Alexander Owen |
|
Chadderton
|
Unknown |
March contest - 1st Oldham Rifles, 2nd Chadderton.
Prizes - 1st £7.8s.6d and cornet, 2nd £5 and tenor horn, 3rd £3 and trombone, 4th £3, 5th £1.
2nd annual contest promoted by Hollinwood United band.
8 bands competed.