The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-06-22
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Is Pursuant to notice pre- viousiy given, rjunl.
Fhsr of the pupils f'the Male Academy assem-.
sblcd at the Old Field tirar Long Cepc. Church
fon Friday last, totry their skill in the manly
Esports Of Tournament. At an early hour the
Efoa1 thither wns crowded with vehicles Of ar
descriptions, mingled Avitl horsemen and pedes.
trims. all pushing forward wilh-eager haste 10
secure good place from ~ Itch: d! Wow: the
spot. Aud ,s66nswas COLLECTED large assem-.
oly eager for the commencement of the sport
Alter some time CONSUMED in preliminary prep.
arations. the company of Knights made their
appearance III the lists, and ~werezIed by the
Master of Ceremonies, tlliTngh the course over
which they We're to run and then back 10 the
stating point.
| While thus passing in review before the
spectators they presented quitesn gallant aud
g"rgeous,npPearance, 70 behold item dressed
! gay npparcl and mounted on their in their
! pr"ncing steeds reminded one of the oldcn
times of Chivalry and Romance. when the
gallant knight errant iueted to deeds
of heroic daring by the bright smiles OF. his
iady love, and his. success rewarded by the
bestowal of.hersha hv.-.. .... -.
/ Having arrived ut the starting. point the
signal was given, and now the sport began n
earnest. Tho contest was protrncted and car.
ried on withsuch spirit and skill that it was
impossible to form an opinion of the result
Finally each K6fght having ridden fou- times
ut the ring, it wnsfdiscovered that there was n
tie, three of the knights having taken the ring
fourLimcs each. Upon this announcement the
tpf.
and every one was anxious to see who woul,.
he the fortunate winner. The knights them.
selves seemed each TO feel ,hatlhe had met n
"foenian worthy of hiss stceLn' =
! .Fhe tie was now to be decided. The three
knights concerned. viz: Alfred Wnrdlaw
Chas. Dendy and VIM. J. Marshall, each made
a spirited dash at the ring and it was found
Tint thrreiwas s,ilfa lie betw cen the two first
named knights. These two now made one
more gallant charge, and the contest was deci-
ded i'll favor Of Mr.. Wardlaw, behaving borne
off the ring six times ell cessively. ThefSritlfnc
altogether was very creditable to all concerned
and such as we have never seen surpassed on
similar occasion.
The exercises Of the afternoon being now
over, the knights aud spectators returned to
their respective homes to prepare for the festiv-
i,ies ofsthe evening"
AT an cary Hour they assembled at the Mar.
shall Ilouse, when the@ successful Knight in n
gallant and dgnified manner bestowed the
Crown Of Love and Beauty the lovely Miss
). i, hy whom it was modestly received
and gracefully worn. This ceremony over, the
large and brilliant assembly devol ed themselves
to gacty and amusement MS best suited die
tastes of ea'h:F+ Many joined in tile merry
dance, in which passtime our. gallant knighta
added new luurcls4,o. those already won iiiEtHss
field. Others anusedsf themselves by observing
the graceful forms Of Beauty ms thvy,gli,le,l.
fairy-li through the mazcs Of fatsce, willie.
others again, the more sc1ate enioved Them
selves in social conversations. ALI, however,
seemed to agree that, it was the most brilliant
and pleasant party that has enlvened our town
for a long period. Shaving continued. the fss.
tivities to aln,e hour nnd having partaken of
the delicacies' md refreshments wkieh were ere,
bountifully supplied, the company retredfook.
ing forward with spleasure t the recurrence of
similar occasion. We: regret, however, TINT
the joy of our sgallant knights was alloyed
witlfs6rrow i'll CONSEQUENCE of an un fortunate
accident which prevented. onssof. their nuimnber
participating in festivities of the occasion Int
join them in the hope that lie has sustained O
serious injury. ~''
3. "a SPECTATOR" .