The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1900-05-29
The Bluegrass Graded School
Tournament.

pupils of the Public Schools re
turned from Winchester, Saturday
afternoon, where they had been at
tending the Bluegrass Graded
School Tournament, conducted un-
der the auspices of the Bluegrass
League. Somerset, Mt. Sterling,
Cynthiana, Flemingsburg, Rich
mond, Midway, Lancaster, Harrods)
burg and Winchester graded
schools were represented.
The following prizes were award
ed;
Female declamatory contest: Clara
Harding, Winchester, first; Myrtle Brit
ton, of Harrodsburg, second.
Male declamatory contest: T. f. Har-
ris, Of Richmond, first; w. K Rees, Win.
chester, second.
Oral spelling for children under twelve
years-Sarah Besterly Jouett, of VIM
chester, frst Charles Mishburg, of Har-
rodsburg, second
Oral spelling twelve to fourteen years
Tie between Ed L. Cropper, of Mid
way, and Clarence Reid, of Winchester.
Written spelling Hodge, of Win
ciester.
Public Oral Spelling Hodge,
first. and Julia Hastings, second, beth Of
Winchester.
. Rapid calculation-Alice Albro Cassi-
ty, Mt. Sterling
Higher arithmetic-Elk Grigsby, Win
chester, first; Charles Henderson, Har-
rodsburg, second.
Higher algebra, first part-Tie among
Price Hanna, Harrodsburg; Robert Nc
Mullin, Midway, and Sam f. Parker
Somerset, each being perfect.
Higher algebra, second part-Elk
Grigsby, Winchester; Robert McMullin,
Midway, second,
Plane geometry-Robert McMullin,
Midway, first; Waller Hudson, Lancas-
ter, second.
Trigonometry-Fred Evans, Flemings-
burg.
Latin, free translation-Pearl Pelton,
Somerset.
Latin literal translation-Elk Grigsby,
Winchester.
Mental arithmetic-Joe Shaw and Har-
vey Rawlings, both OF Winchester.
English mposition--Willie Belle
Burnsides, Lancaster, first; Albert L.
Clothier, Somerset, second.
Vertical penmanship~Debie Coyle, Mt.
Sterling
slanting penmanship-Belle Moore,
Somerset
Drawing-James French, Winchester.
English grammar-Mollie E. Clause,
Richmond.
United States history-John Thatcher,
Somerset.
Geography-Kittie McMillin, Midway.
County history-Bessie Grigsby, Win
chester.
Best chorus-Lancaster.
Vocal Quartet-Lancaster.
Vocal duet, female-Cora Ward and
Ethel West, Lancaster.
Duet, male and feinale-Esther Jones,
and Smith Jones, Harrodsburg.
Vocal solo, female-Susie Mitchell,
Midway.
Vocal solo, male-w. K. Rees, Win
chester.
Piano duet-Violet Renaker and Car
rie Fitzwater, Cynthiana.
Piano solo-Harry Somuels, Mt. Ster-
ling.
Foot race, fifty yards-Ware McRob-
erts, Lancaster; 100 yards, w. c. Parrish,
Richmond; one-eighth mile, Marshall
Denny, Lancaster; one-half mile, Les
Anderson, Lancaster.
One-half mile bicycle race-Ed. Red
gend, Winchester; three-fourths mile
bicycle race, standing start, ske Gather,
Harrodsburg; three-fourths mile bicycle
race, flying start, Ike Gather, Harrods-
burg.
Running high jump, Marshall Denny,
Lancaster; running broad jump, Marshall
Denny y,lLancaster; standing broad jump,
Marshall Denny, Lancaster; throwing
shot, William Convart, Harrodsburg;
throwing baseball Will Davis, Harrods-
burg; sack race, 100 yards, Chester Rees,
Winchester; potato race, Chester Rees,
Winchester; general athletic contest,
Chester Rees, winchester.
Two games of baseball were played
The first was between Harrodsburg and
Lancaster. 1t took ten innings to de-
eide, and was won by Harrodsburg by a
score of 7 to 6. The other game was be-
tween Harrodsburg and Somerset, and
was won by the former by score of 81
to 7.
The scholarship offered by Centre Col
lege for best English scholar was award
ed Willie Belle Burnsides, of Lancaster,
and tl,e QUO offered nv the State College