Bridgend & Neath Chronicle, and County of Glamorgan Advertiser. — 1892-04-08 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LIST OF EVENTS.  Recitation, 'Nac edrych yn ol,' prize divided between Owen Morgan and Maggie Davies. The adjudicator gave 2s Gil to the third, William Ridgeway, Pontycymmer. The competition was ristricted to those under 15 years of age. Alto Hawdd yvr canu,' 1). John Williams, Blaengarw; Enelyn, Dameg,' divided between .Ap Rhydderch ' and ‘Gwallter Myrddin,'..Blaengarw ; best Letter from condemned murderer to the world,' won by Mr Jenkip Rees, Maesteg; best Letter on Blaengarw Co-operative Society,' won by Mr Waiter James (Gwalter Myrddin), Blaengarw; trio, Disdainful of danger,' Gwilym Taf and friends, Ai aesteg ; recitation Ymson y meddwyn,' won by Mr David Williams, Swansea; to the one who had not won ss, for singing Wyt t'in 'cofio'r Hoer yn codi ' Mr John Fox, Pontycymmer ; best piece for recitation and not more than 40 lines, the bard to select'his own subject. Gwyrosydd ' was adjudged the best, but through his competition being received late he was only awarded second prize, and Wirwestwr Bach' was awarded first prize; to the children's choir that would render Dewch, canwn iddo Ef,' prize awar ed. to Bethany Baptist choir, under the leadership of Master Evan Anthony; Masters E. Salathiel, Charles W. David, Blaengarw, and David Leyshon, Ogmore, were awarded prizes for their renderings on the piano of Beethoven's Sonatina No 1 in G'; Gwilym Taf, • Maesteg, won the tenor solo 'There is a green hill far away ' ; Mr Phillips, Blaengarsv, was awarded half the prize for the best bag; soprano solo, Lost Chord,' 4 competitors, prize divided between Mrs Llewellyn, Blaengarw, and Mrs ,Rachael Davies, _Penygraig ;.. essay, Dylanwyd esiampl,' 9 competitors, prize- awarded to • Gwilyna,' who did not come forward to claim his prize; composing a baritone solo on the words • Dyfal done a dyr y garreg ' (by Gwyrosydd), 9 comp:titers, prize awarded to W. E. Edwards (Gwilym Lon), Machen, North Wales; recitation, ' Y baban ar fin y dibyn.' 11 competitors, divided between David Williams, Swansea, and James Rees, Magasteg ; baritone solo, 'l7 morwr a'i fachgeu,' 11 competitors, Thomas Fox, Politycymmer ; tenor solo, Yr eisteddfodwr,' 10 competitors, prize divided between Gwilym Taf, Mileaeg, and William Rees, Kenfig lull; the elegy to Mrs Kato Llewellyn, Blaengarw, 9 competitors, Ap Rhydde.rch, Perth, Rhondda Valley; singing the old tune Dyffryn Bacca,' 2 competitiors, awarded to James Rees, Maesteg ; chief competition, 1 choir, Tabernacle, Pontycymmer, conducted by Richard Davies, Who were deemed quite worthy of the prize. Special comments on the voices of the choirs, especially the bass, the adjudicators had never heard better.—At 8 o'clock in the evening the concerf came off. The chair was 03cupied by Mr Salathiel, when the following ogriiinrne was very satisfactorily gone through by a number of local artistes: Pianoforte solo, Mr T. Bedford Richaids ; song, .`l7 hwthyn ar y.traeth,' Mrs Llewellyn; song, rnilwr Air T hornas Morgan; song, 'Tile children's home,' Miss E. J. Jones; song, morwr ion,' Mr John Isaac; song, Flee as a bird,' Linos Coity ; song, Bauer em n glwad, Mr Henry Davies; song,- The missing boat,' Mrs Llewellyn; song, Cymro dewr,' Mr John Isaac; recitation, V,' Mr D. Williams, Swansea; song, 'Village blacksmith,' Mr John Isaac, also Anchored ' ; recitation, Gwyrosydd ; finale, Hen wlad fy nhadau.'