| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Lucia di Lammermoor - Selection [arr. Round] 1899 |
| Adjudicators: | George Wadsworth |
| Venue: | Thornsett, Derbyshire |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Glodwick
|
James Holloway | 5 |
| 2 |
Mossley
|
Alexander Owen | 3 |
| 3 |
New Mills
|
Fred Durham | 4 |
| 4 |
Biddulph
|
Richard Bailey | 1 |
| 5 |
Pendleton Old
|
William Rimmer | 6 |
Stalybridge Old
|
James Holloway | 2 |
Promoted by Thornsett Prize Band.
1st prize £10, 2nd prize £7, 3rd prize £5, 4th prize £3, 5th prize £1.
March contest 1st (£1) Mossley, 2nd (10s.) Glodwick.
Result as shown p43 "The Contest Field" October 1899. Page 41 of same publication showing adjudicators remarks has W.Rimmer conducting Biddulph!
6 bands competed