After all three teams were tied with 2-2 records, the Granites were given the bye while Ottawa College defeated the Montreal Football Club in a playoff game.
The Granites finished tied for first place with the Ottawa Rough Riders and would challenge them for the ORFU championship game.
[4] Because teams from both the ORFU and QRFU were unwilling to play a national title game that year, there was no Canadian Dominion Football Championship in 1899.
[2] Disputes over the use of professional players would lead to the team sitting out the 1902 season, with the ORFU only allowing Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa to play that year.
The Granites refused to play without Chaucer Elliott, who was labeled as a professional, and as such withdrew from competition.