The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-28

DASvILLE, July 81.
We have had good deal of amusement
here for the last ten days, by way of diver
zion from the warm westher. In the list oi
fun should not be omitted the circus, whose
capers and csprices including clown, ring
master and equestrians. you know are al-
ways entertaining 10 the boys of whom are
some very large ones.
On Thursday night the ladies connected
with the Baptist Church gave an Ice Cream
Feast but this was not altogether an
amusement. 1t was one of our charities,
and right literally was it patronised by our
citizens.
But the great event of the week, was
another tournament Q kind of sport which
has become very popular in our town, and
which is enacted with very considerable
eclat by those who engage ia 1t. Some oi
them exhibit great skill In h0rsemapship.-
The ladies and gentlemen present enjoyed
the sport very much, and at its conclusion,
Mrs F. COLEMAN presented the victor and
his brother knights with Refreshments of ice
cream, &C.. which were enjoyed with as
much earaestness and gallantry as ever did
knights of old partake of cheer at the hands
of the Fair after the fatigues of the tilt
Some of the gay knights got along indeed
much better with contts and ices, than they
did with their long lance and reins in the
tourney T
Below are the names of the knights. and
the degree OF their success in three trials
VIM Perkins, knight of the Red Rose, ring 3
times
Geo Wilson, knight of Red Plume, ring 8
tiIne7.
W Hendricks, knight of Tallahassee, ring 2
times. s-s .-r.s .s'-,.
G undy Claiborne, knight Of Dan, ring times
Jas Welsh, knight of Perseverance, ring 2
times.
Henry Wilson. knight of Rolling Waters. ring Q
lines.
Algernon C.bell, knight of Bridgewater, ring 2
tunes.
RIM Lowrie knight of Shooting Star, ring 2
times.
n Neal, knight of Cottage Grove, ring l Time
Thos Claiborne. knight of Roanoke, ring time.
Livingston Claiborne, knight OF Greenwood, ring
/ titne. ~.
Robt Walters. knight of Valley, ring time:
Williams, knight of Party, ring time.
VIM Coleman, knight of NJ l., ring time
Moses Hoge. knight of Halifax, missed.
The knights of the Red Rose and Rcd
Plume having taken the ring three times
each, the contest was resumed, and resulted
in the triumph of the former, he taking the
ring six times and his mpetitor missing
once in six trials. .el -
The six knights taking the ring twice
again entered the lists to try for the first, Sc
cond and third honors, and, after four trials,
tney were awai ded, the first to Geo. T. Will
son, the second to w. j. Hendricks, the third
to G. Claiborne
The officers of the occasion were Herald,
Thos. j. Tunstall; Marshals, Geo. William
son and William Worsham. q
So much for the fitting. The gay scene of
crowniDg the Queen of Love and Beauty
took place at night at the Masonic Hall, and
was succeeded by brilliant ball.
Miss BETTE w. NEAL was selected the
Queen of the occasion; 1st Maid of Honor,
Miss SALLIE EDMUNDsok of Halifax; I'd do,
Miss SALLIE K. DAVIS; Sd do, Miss MARY
E. COLEMAN $3.50 -
DIR. j. M. SMITH, on behalf of the Judges,
made an appropriate address to Mr. Perkins
upon awarding TO him the honor of victory
IN the contest. Mr.. P very gallantly bestow-
ed the crown upon the Queen. who grace
fully and modestly acknowledged the dis
tinction. The dance then commenced, the
Queen opening the bali, and the hiiarity was
continued until a late hour-(to use the Ian
guage of the reporter) mot All incident oc.
curing to mar the pleasure of the occasion"
Thus wound up the third tournament and
ball of our good town of Danville. You S ee
we have happy way of getting along with
hot weather. CHARLIE.