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Taken from the Illustrated London News 1872 July-Dec
Another of these pleasant gatherings, which a literary completion with a musical festival,
was held at Bettws-y-Coed on Thursday week. There was a concert in the Eisteddfod Pavilion
on Wednesday evening-Mr Morgan Lloyd,barrister presiding.The Eisteddfod proper did not
,however begin until Thursday, when, at early hour in the morning, a large number of
Bards, Druids,and Ovates assembled on the banks of the Conway to receive the president of
the day, Sir Watkin Wynn, MP; whom they escorted to the Gorsedd, the mystic circle
being drawn in a field near the railway station. The prize for the best stanza to Snowdon
was won by the Rev, W. Morgan, Curate of Llanrwst.A Welsh address was delivered by Mr
Morgan Lloyd, and then it was announced that the best essay on Women's Rights had been
written by Mr Hughes of Llangefin. A fishing match had taken place the previous day at Elu
Lake, and the winner was now announced. The first prize, a silver medal was awarded to Mr
Robert Jones, Hendre, Llanrwst. The prize for the best essay on the Agriculture of Nant-
Conway was divided between Robert Hughes of Penmachno, and Robert Hughes of Llanrwst; The
Rev Edward Stephens and Mr Roberts, Bodvean, were the conductors. Mr Charles Wynne Finch
of Voelas, presided at the afternoon meeting,which commenced at two o'clock. Mr Randel
Leche delivered the address upon paintings of any Paintings of any selected spot upon the
river Conway. The prize of a gold medal was awarded to Mr.W.P. Parker, a well- know
English artist now resident at Trefriw, for a beautiful water-colour drawing of the wooden
bridge at Nantcrainnant. The choir prize for the best poem on Love was won by John
Edwards,Utica New York. The Eisteddfod concluded with a concert in the evening;the
principal artists were Miss Edith Wynne, Mrs Kate Wynne Mathaison, and Miss Waugh