| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Grand Selection: Mendelssohn's Works [arr. Godfrey] 1898 |
| Adjudicators: | Charles (jr) Godfrey , Jesse Manley , Walter Reynolds |
| Venue: | Crystal Palace (Concert Hall), Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, County of London, England, UK |
Prizes:-
1st: £40 plus 1000 Guinea Trophy (Total prize valued at £1,142.10s),
2nd: £30 plus Daily Telegraph cup ,
3rd: £20 plus 'Proteano' cornet,
4th: £16 plus cornet valued at £17,
5th: £12 plus 'Imperial Supreme Class' trombone,
6th: £10 plus 'Class A' Cornet ,
7th: £5 plus 'Buffet' tenor horn,
8th: Set of band caps valued at £10,
9th: 24 Staff caps valued at £10,
10th: 26 Volumes of music valued at £10.
23 bands competed