The course was from Ashbrooke to Ryhope and Tunstall, through High Newport, New Silksworth, over Tunstall Gold Course, by Elstob House along Tunstall Road finishing at St. John's Schoolroom.

There were 489 runners. The race was won for the seventh consecutive time by Lance Corporal J. Hatton.

The first 20 individual placings were:
Lance-Corpl. J. Hatton, C Company, 4th Sherwood Foresters, 41 mins 12 seconds.
Cyclist T. Mannikin, A & B Companies, 1st Northumbrian Cyclists' Battalion, 43 mins 1 sec.
Cyclist G. Noble, C & D Companies, 1st Northumbrian Cyclists Battalion, 43 mins 5 secs.
Bugler R. Stothard, C & D Companies, 1st Northumbrian Cyclists Battalion, 43 mins 33 secs.
Private H.D. Thompson, 86th Prov. Battalion, C Company, 43 mins 39 secs.
Private W.H. Mirley, 3rd N.F., 43 mins 55 secs.
Private G.E. Davison, 24th Prov. Battalion, B Company, 44 mins 22 secs.
Cyclist J. Scott, A & B Company, 1st Northumbrian Cyclists, 44 mins 38 secs.
Private Hartshorn, C Company, 4th Sherwood Foresters, 44 mins 51 secs.
Private J. Watson, B. Company, 3-9 D.L.I., 45 mins 10 secs.
Cyclist R. Wyatt, A & B Company, 1st Northumbrian Cyclists Battalion, 45 mins 35 secs.
Cyclist L. Coulter, A & B Company, 1st Northumbrian Cyclists, 45 mins 18 secs.
Private W.J. Robson, C Company, 86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 22 secs.
Private V. Collins, C. Company, 86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 26 secs.
Private B. Maddison, D Company, 86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 30 secs.
Lance-Corpl. W. Waterfield, F Company, 3rd Sherwood Foresters, 45 mins 53 secs. 86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 22 secs.
Corpl. A.H. Grace, No.4 Company, 3rd York and Lancs, 45 mins 58 secs. 86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 22 secs.
Pte. J. White, A. Coy., 3/9th D.L.I., 46 mins 4 secs86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 22 secs.
Pte. Derham, A Coy., 84th prov. Batt., 46 mins 11 secs. 86th Provisional Batt, 45 mins 22 secs.
Pte. Hedley, D. Coy., 25th Prov. Batt, 46 mins 13 secs.