Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	George Hames
Venue:	Pinxton, Derbyshire

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Kimberley	W. Twells	Excelsior [Round] 1888	5
2	Annesley United	J. Cope	Shades of Heroes	3
3	Radford Temperance	Alfred R. Seddon	Excelsior [Round] 1888	4
4	Eastwood Temperance	T. Leivers	Luisa Miller [arr. Round] 1886	2
	Hucknall Torkard Excelsior	Arthur Hindley	Luisa Miller [arr. Round] 1886	1
	Newstead Colliery	J. Parkin	Excelsior [Round] 1888	7	.
D	Nottingham Junior Saxtuba		Pride of England	6

7 bands competed

Nottingham Junior Saxtuba originally won contest, but were disqualified due to the conductor playing in another band "The Excelsior" at the same contest