Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-10-26
The Second Annual Tournament

Til, Second Annual Tournament
Will come off at the Tournament Grounds on Thurs
day evening, the 9th inst The following officers
have been elected by the knights, who have already
entered the lists
OnAToR.-J. NJ. Crockett
JuDcEs.-F. Wggiuton, I. C. Hawpc, Dallas ;
Col. NJ. T,Johnson, Tarrant.
IlERALD.-Capt j. J. McAlstcr, Dallas.
MARsulLL-E. c. Mckenzie Dallas.
KNIGHTS.
Knight Of The Old Dominion.
Knight of The Black Art.
Knight o, The Prairie.
Knight Of Texas.
&" " DaLas.
{" " The Black Plume
g Red Jacket
- g Tehuacana.
Sumner.
. g The Army.
C Lancaster.
Angelic Knight of ST. George.
The following rules and regulations were adopted
at the last meeting of the Knights
Fsuies and Negotiations in Riling.
LIST. Each Knight shall have three rides, and the
shall be entitled to crown the Queen of Lo ne and
Beauty; the one the next greatest number of times,
the LIST Maid of Honor and to the Sd
I'd. In cases of tics, the riding shall continue be-
tween those having taken the ring the number
Of times until the contest is decided.
Sd. If in the opinion Of the judges any one in rid
ing may not be making speed they will give him no
tcc by calling out-Speed-and, If after such notice
being given, the speed is not sufficiently increased
ard the Knight still endeayors to to take the ring,
L., SC, la. b,,t ha fpls hail n hnsn mot
time to increase his speed and DIVERS the point of
his pear in passing the pole, he shall have his ride
over
In case of any accident in starting, or any other
time, by lowering his spear in passing the pole, he
shall be entitled to another ride.
9th. A general invitation is extended TO young gen.
temen generally to enter the lists and contend for
the prize.
We hope tina: our gallant friends who are revivng
the ancient and manly sports of the tilt and tourney
will have happy and successful time in breaking
lance in honor of some ''ladye faire,'' who shall
reign for one year the acknowledged Queen Of Love
and Beauty.
This venerable sport has ever been attended with
more than ordinary interest," from the days of Ivanhoe
and Occur dc Leon, down to the last memorable tour
ney in ssCanny Aud Scotland few years since,
when some loyal Laird of the land ocakes held forth
for three mortal days in tilt and ous for the
ment of Lairds and Ladies, during the heaviest
rs otch MIST that ever visited the land of Lochs
and Hills
The nodding plumes, waving scarfs, bright eyes
and happy smiles, the glitterng armor, and martial
appearance Of gallant Knights, steeds richly capari
soned and skilled in the arts of war,-the mortal
combat or mock contest, for the prize of Love and
Beauty, and the breahless interest of spectators,
"attenti in ore vel armis"-al conspircd to render
the tournament the great and absorbing amusement
of the chivalry of olden times. In these latter de-
generate days, young and gallant race are reviving
these old and chivalrous sports, and even now while
we WRITE some fond heart is beating in high hope of
placing the crown upon the brow of his adye love-
and some fair damsel in the silence of her boudor is
reveng in imagination upon the gtterng pageant
of her coronation Thursday night, at the Queens
Ball. We wish them all much happiness, and regret
that lot is to tilt with the quill instead of the
lance.
As venerable this sport may be- il has not escap
ed the sarcasm and punning of the inmitable Hood
Cervantes struck the fatal blow 10 Knighterrantry
and Tom Hood in these lines has aimed shaft at the
tourney =
s'The bold King Arthur sleepet sound -
So sleep his knights who gave that Round
Old Table such eciat
on Time has rlg.ked tie ruuy brow
Anl 1.ue tug1Cc 1'-f5uEueps
Bu: those who 60 to law ~
The poiut IS good against lawyers as against the
sport Of ioust and the tourney but if the CHI vrpus
devotion to noble deeds 30 revived along with the
contest fer the pr1e, It viii more taan repay the gal
lant Knights II no5ern times for their iroabls. De-
7oton TO the performances Of hsble an oiiyalrous ne