The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-15
The tournament

The late hour on Thursday oflast week, |
at which the Tournament closed, prevented |
US from giving anything more than brief
report of the general result, without Motto
ing the affair At length.
The morning dawned clear and cool.
aud at an eady hour visitors commenced
arriving. We have not heard anything
like correct estimate of the number pre-
sent, but think it safe to say that there were
al least six hundred people present.
The fitting commenced at II O'Clock,
and was conducted in good order and brisk
ly till the close We give below the
names Of the Knights in the tilt. wItl the
number of rings each one took in the three
tits
Neil Mckenzie. Knight of tie Thistle,
10 rings in SO seconds.
Jno. Kennedy, knight of IyanhOe, 9
rings, 80 seconds.
Thos. Pankey, Knight OF the Lion Heart,
70 rings in SO seconds.
s c. Paine. Knight of Pulaski, 10 rings
81 seconds.
JAS. McCallum, Knight OF the Fallen
Chief rings, Sc seconds.
Ed Horn, Knight of the Lone Star, 8
rings. 38 seconds.
NJ Fitzpatrick. Knight of MontevaIlo, 3
rings, 80 seconds.
Jas, Grove, Knight Of the Lost Cause,
9 rings. SO seconds.
D. Rose. Knight Without Lady,
rings, SO seconds.
R. Reynolds. Knight Of the Mystic Seven
rings, 42 seconds.
J. Mcdonald, Knight of thu Black Prince
rings, 80 seconds.
J. NJ. Ezsll, Knight ofthe Black Plume,
rings, 40 seconds.
Theodore Richardson, Knight of the
Mystic Clan, rings, Al seconds.
Mr.. Pankey, Knight OF the Lion Heart,
being the successful competitor, crowned
Miss HATTIE JONES Queen of Love and
Beauty, and Miss Mildred Kennedy. was
selected as frst, and Miss May Rhodes
as second Maid of Honor. The Queen re-
: eeiyed the crown with that modest dignity
: characteristic of truly modest and appre.
! ciative lady. supported % either side by
maids whose beauty and loviines ecliPsec
I the brilliancy Of the diamonds Of Golconda
: Then followed the sabre exercise il
i which Mr. Theodore Richardson. Knigh
S Of the Mystic Clan, was the winner of thu
prize, having taken 8 heads.
The coronation address was delivered b.
~ n /
to report the substance of the brilliant ora
tors address, or describe its effect upon tn,
audience, we krow we should fall far shor
Of doing anything like justice either to tn
orator or to the appreciative audience.
was a perfect OVERLOOKING of eloquenc
from beginning TO end, and neither til
audience or the gallant Knights could re
! s;st the inclination to applaud at almo;
: every period. The General completed
= eclipsed himself About half an hour wa
consumed in the delivery Of the address
when il was announced that there would /
: an other tilt for prize of thrty-fve do
- lars. offered by the Agricultural Societ,
In this tilt Mr. Mckenzie, Knight of ii
Thistle. was successful, taking re rings
40 seconds.
1T The Tournament wound up at night wi
< a CORPORATION ball at the Tennessee Hous
of at which all the Knights in costume we
he present with the fair Queen and many
g. the beautiful and lovely ladies for whi
-e Pulaski and Giles county are famous, a
or many visitors. ladies and gentlemen, fro
n a distance. 1t was truly brilliant ente
'et tainment, and we do not remember ey
IS having been present at an affair of the kI
where everything passed off SO pleasant
and tremendously.