The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-02
The Tournament.

~N'>''"J5 SNSI bOh
knows the tournament cnsucd,
fright, clear day, with a sun that
poured is ardent favors auSpiciously,
but q little too nluntifully upon the
scene. It was Il sensation and our
community WAS shaken from its tor
por, at least for day. The streets
were crowdcd--hoys and old men,
" ny ladies and oll,--mc and
! ,fcs$ional mcs.--all eager to wit
ness the generous and manly rivalry
for honnrs Of the "tilt."
The following is complete list of
the knights and tko characters they
jmpcrsonatcd.
!. Edgar of Ravcnswood-W. D.
Aiken. v.,
2. Amiot, Knight of the Branch
Jas. Adams.
3. Xouare Knight--Wm. Heron.
independent Unknown Knight
John Mclnty:c.
s. Knight Of the Lost Cansc.-Jno.
A. r. soy.
G ,urkish sht-~J Joseph Kcnnc-
dy.
7. Knight of The Lcopard-Albcrt
Owens.
s. Knight of the Red plumc-G.
y. l.add.
8. Knight of tho Black Plume
Wm. Rivers.
10. Mexican Lanccr-Robcrt d.
Bolick.
II. Knight OF the Gartcr-D. r..
Flcnnikcn.
Il. knight of Ivanhoc--R. Il. Eli
l3. Knight Of tho White Rosc-Du-
Bose Eg!eston.
H. knight,rf the Cross--T. Ross
Robertson.
Is. Knight ofthc Lone Star--Ed.
Stoncy.
l0' Knight of tho Tomplc-R. NJ.
Davis
II, Jas. Fitz James, Knibg of
Snowdoun-Jas. Davis.
lS. llotspur--W. j. Eglcston.
-. Namclcss Knight - Clarence
Rabb.
20. Knight of tho Pincs-Nlastcr
Palmer Davis.
AT the hour designated the caval-
Hado of knights moved through tho
streets from tho Southern extremity
OF The town toward tho lists-a gay
and brilliant pageant with plumagc,
and lanccs with streaming pennons-
we'll caparisoncd horses, prancing and
curvctting in sympathy with the spir-
it OF chivnlry that was being transport
ed over the lapse of several centuries to
our ninctccnthfcntury strccts-thcir
riders sitting with case and grace and
representing i'll character and appro-
priatc gnrb anonymously enough, but
with picturesque effect, cvory century
and many climcs from the inception
of knighthood and the period of its
perfection in tho era cf tho "Goldcn
Cross" and the "Tcmple," and "Ivan-
hoe" to the mournful epoch of the
"lost Cause" and of tho "Zouave"
and tho "Mcxican Lancer"
Many preceded and every body
else followed tho march of the
knights to tho "Ficld," whore ar
ransements had been completed for
tho contest.
Arrived upon the ground, and n
preliminary dash in front of tho rings
being executed, displaying tho mettlo
OF the horses and horscmanship of tho
knights, tho field was cleared and
the knightly issue was about to be
joined. Tho Herald thon summoned
Edgar of Ravenswood and at tho
sound of the trumpet this knight with
gallant bearing and skillful horsoman-
ship bounded away and oponod tho
,rnay with only partial success.
io'a'"canr.ot recount tho feats or de-
p'oasureah separate knight, as hc
wo Vontnroslill in tho tilt, nor do
hopos and agitapaiclo the fears and
"u' queens, as they smany expect.
'"a,lng fortunes of fayorA tho iluc-
we willonly say that ajghts.
OF inc regular "trial,'' the onnd
stood Tins
Ihe knights "of fRavenswool.o GO
tho Temple" and the. young ohamn;o,
of.the Pines" had each carried ~
Z rings and tho knights Of the aIo.,
cause" sose. ,.''l and "sirA4Aniot," ".wero rivals
Of 65rings. s
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