| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | The Bohemian Girl [arr. Round] 1886 |
| Adjudicators: | Edwin Swift |
| Venue: | Melbourne Gardens, Northampton |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oldham Rifle
|
Alexander Owen | 4 |
| 2 |
Black Dyke Mills
|
Alexander Owen | 2 |
| 3 |
Rushden Temperance
|
George Frederick Birkinshaw | 6 |
| 4 |
Rushden National School
|
Fenton Renshaw | 5 |
| 5 |
Irwell Bank
|
John Gladney | 3 |
| 6 |
Kettering Rifle
|
Alexander Owen | 1 |
2nd Annual Contest organised by Northampton Temperance Silver Band
Reported in Northampton Herald 24th July 1886
Prizes: £22, £16, £7, £5, £3.
6 bands competed.