Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	William Crosse
Venue:	Tynemouth, Northumberland

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw
1	Felling Colliery	James Oliver	Marco Spada	9
2	Backworth Institute	John Gladney	Verdi [arr. Round] 1892	11
3	Brandon Colliery	Wilfred Turnbull	Saffo	7
4	Benwell and District	James Ward	Lohengrin [arr. Round] 1895	10
5	South Shields Hilda	William Holdsworth	Lohengrin [arr. Round] 1895	14
6	Cockerton	William Watson	Oberon [arr. Round]	16
	Chester-le-Street Town	John Hughes		1
	Binchester Colliery	J. Moulding		2
	Barrington Colliery	Richard Taylor		3
	Hetton Town	Unknown		4
	Willington	J. B. Wright		5
	Birtley Town	John Hughes		6
	South Shields Temperance	J. Irvine		8
	Cockfield	Joseph Teasdale		12
	Percy Main N.E.R	John Henry White		13
	South Shields Harmonic	E. White		15

1st prize £10 and cup.
2nd prize £4.
3rd prize £2.
4th prize £1.
5th prize cup.
6th prize baton.
10th annual contest
16 bands competed.