<span>Victor - a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition.
</span><span>Enter - begin to be involved in.
</span>In this case (because of the 2 words), I think that the victor is the person who wins the competition while the word enter, or the phrase to enter, is probably meant as in to enter the competition. The question wasn't entirely clear but I hope I have sort of answered it. :)
The coordinating conjunction among these is the word but.
However and although are subordinating conjunctions, not coordinating.
The answer is B. It takes place in the past. Fork Pitt was built in the 1700's, so that is an easy clue that it takes place in the past.
Milton's famous pastoral elegy is Lycidias.