Billy Lynch Wins First Prize Buck and Wing Silver Medal Lynch, William performer Challenge Dance 1900-02-26 Billy Lynch Wins First Prize Buck and Wing Silver Medal Brooklyn Daily Eagle Jan. 27, 1900, p. 9: The Bijou Theatre was crowded to the doors last night with an audience interested in the play, In Old Kentucky, and especially in the contest for a prize for buck and wing dancing between a number of Brooklyn amateurs, who appeared in the stable scene in the second act and displayed their saltatorial skill. There were ten in all and the variety of steps they accomplished evoked the wildest enthusiasm from their many admirers in the gallery. Marriott T. Dowden and two newspaper men acted as judges. The prize for skill was awarded to William Lynch of this borough. This is the second year he has won the prize, which is awarded by the In Old Kentucky company, and consists of a silver medal. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1373