The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-14
Attracted Widespread Atten-
ton and Hundreds Entered
to Work for the Correct
Solutions.
Two Puzzles Run
to Decide Contest
MANY Answered First Puzzle
Correctly and Second Was
Then Run Before Final De-
cisions We're Made---List of
Successful Ones is Given


The virginian'a Puzzle contest.
which has attracted widespread inter-
est and attention. Is over and the re-
suits are made public this morning.
The competition was close ana the
number of good solutions was large.
Clever work was done by men and
women in this and other States Sew
eral very excellent solutions had to be
khrown out under the rules, because OF
arrors.
Two puzzles had to be run to decide
Che contest. A great number OF those
who entered--and there were hun
xireds-answered the first puzzle cor
rectly. Then the second chart was
run, Nearly all of those who sent in
correct solutions for the irst puzzle
participated in the second compeu-
fion.
The Work Entertaining.
They found the work entertaining
and the prizes were attractive. the
working papers sent In. show earnest.
intelligent and, in many cases, skill
full application. Some few Ignored
the rules and got figures that ran
much too high
The examination of the solutions
has been made by The Virginian with
great care. The papers have been
verified The list of those sending In
the best solutions Is believed to be
absolutely accurate. II any OF the
contestants have any doubts all OK the
papers have been preserved and can
be inspected.
The Solutions.
Following are those who sent In the
seventeen best solutions:
Samuel G.. Waite. Jr. 1903 New
VIA tr5 q f.
656 points
Mis-. susan ". warder. Drummond.
Nd. 2s555 points,
Charles A. Spindler. Jr.. 1911 Oak
Hill avenue. Baltimore. Nd. 2S4sl
points.
AIS points
f., Washington. y. c.. 2s.425 points,
J. X. Bowman 116 East Franklin
street. city, 2s,4is points
Miss T.. Todd Motley, Farnham, Va.
23,4il points
Miss LILLIAN witham. 900 r street.
N. w. Washington, d, c.. 22,3Ss
Miss cloc Arnentrout, 1905 North
Twenty-seoond street. city. 1880
points
Mr.. J. R. Crowder. Blackstone. Va.
23.22s points.
r. f. Hardaway. Blackstone. Va.
3s.2as.
Zach T.. Taylor. iii East Clay
street. city. 23.1ss points.
D. r. Johnston. $3.50 williamsburg
avenue, city. 231ss points.
Miss Annie Davidson. Ala Harrison
street. LynqhburE Va, 2s,ls5 points.
Mrs. T.. Todd. $40 North avenue,
city. 2s.11s points.
Mr.. r.. PAUL Ratford. University OF
Virginia. 22,727 points.
Miss Ella B. Thacker. Dtsputanta,
va, 27.722 points.
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The following persons are entitled
20 years subscription to the daily
and Sunday Richmond virginian.
Fl. H. Amos, Raines, Va.
j. H. Boyd. Sedley. Va
G. s. Ccrnwell. Sedley. Va
w. @. WORKMAN. r. F. d. 1. Han
J. E. Avery. Jr.. ssla Lester street,
Henry Kaufman. los Roland ave.
nue. Baltimore, Md.
E. l. Clark. Stuart. Va
Pearl Massie Stuart. Va
Miss "a M. Eliyson. 2oos Stuart
r. l. Allen. r. r. d. 8, city.
p. W. Bruce. Rice. Va
J. r. West. Jr.. Sedley. Va
-. Il
&. r. Hodnett, Keeling. Va.
C, W. McFariane, 500 North Fifth
Miss Rosa s. Vaughn, Petersburg.
Evan Massey, sos Hawthorne ave-
nue..
sam Rogers. Highland Park. city,
s. d. Turner. 2o2 North Thirty
second street.
" A. EuUeta Nnrfo,k Va
w. Gray Davis. 1918 West avenue.
+l7sTs' Il. ST. Jones. Radiufu. Va . 'f''s,''.s
John H. Pharis. Martinsville. Va.
Mrs. M J. Clarke. 1880 Floyd ave-
n. r.. Liggon, eo1 Randolph street.
Q. r.SHornsby. seaford,. Va
William Hornsby. Seaford. Va.
Mrs ". NJ. Swingle Shippers. Va.
A. Il g. Stephenson. virgilina, Va.
Mrs! John A. Cooper. South Rich
nannd-
George F.. Broski, Marion. va
. T. Dan Xix. los North Twenty
ninth street.
]. IF. Alderman, "a South Third
street.
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The following contestants are en-
titled to one years subscription to
The Daily Richmond virginian:
Emil Grome. South Richmond. Va
Mis- Annie Shelton. Jeffries Va
r. VI. Ramsey. Nuttsville. Va.
]. H. Manck, 1911 Floyd avenue
4 city.
b. f. Vines, Bassic City. Va.
Miss Grace M. Chapman. Invernay
va.
John c. Thompson. Lynch Station
Guy w. stultins. AHA West Main
" street.
y. r. Nelson, Selma. N. G.
Francis Coffee, Forrest Hill, Va.
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