Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Il Trovatore - Fantasia [arr. Round] 1879
Adjudicators:	John Scotts , T. Y. Sheffield
Venue:	Botanical Gardens, Old Trafford, Manchester

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Kingston Mills	John Gladney	11
2	Ancoats Excelsior Temperance	Christopher Smith	10
3	Onward Temperance	Christopher Smith	2
4	Bradford (Manchester)	Thomas German	5
5	Boothfold	Thomas German	6
6	Denton Original	Alexander Owen	4
	Irlam	W. H. Ellwood	1
	Royal George	Unknown	3
	Boarshurst	Alexander Owen	7
	Great Bridgewater Street Mission	W. Race	8
	Eccles Borough	W. H. Ellwood	9

Prizes: £20, £10, £7 10s, £5, £4, £3
11 bands competed