The Baltimore County union., 1868-09-05

GRAM TOURNAMENT IN LONG GREEN.-ln ac-
cordance with previous announcement, the long
talked OF tournament came off on the farm of
Philip George, Esq, Long Green, in this county,
on Tuesday last, and was decided success
There was an immense throng OF people there,
from Baltimore and Hartford counties, Baltimore
city, and other localities, the number being esti-
mated 1T from 2. 500 TO 5000 The marshals of
the tlay were Col Jenifer Dr. Baldwin, VIM. =.
Trimbie, T. Sturgis Davis and Jos. Gorsuch.-
The preservation of order was entrusted 10 Sher-
iff Baldwin, whose excellent management and
watchrnlness was commended by all. The fol-
lowing are the Knight who contended for the
prizes, with the cognomen each had chosen =
Hamilton Cuttings, Knight of Belle Vista; Ed
ward Pearce the Black Knight; Dennis NJ
Matthews, Knight Of Brookwood Thomas B.
Gorsuch, Knight of Charlesboro' George Pearce,
Knight of Dulaney VIM. NJ. Shoemaker, knight
Of Greenwood Chas n Street, Knight of Har-
ford VIM. E. Bond, Knight of Kalma Wm
NJ Edelin,, Knight of La Vista; S. E. George,
Knight OF Long Green Joshua H. Cockey,
knight, OF Melrose; Thos Pearce Knight of
Springfield; Dr. Chas A Rutledge, Knight of
Woodlawn Harry Garrett, Knight of Carroll.
The exercises commenced with procession of
the cavacade of knights, they passing in review
before the Judges stand. An oration was then
delivered BY H. D. Farnandis, Esq, of Hartford
county.
The orator, after greeting the knights e.
marked that doubtless none of them who had
reached the dignity of an incipient moustache
but has the spirit OF the old time chivalry, and
deemed himself the peer of Ivanhoe, and worthy
to break lance with the proudest knight. He
then gracefully sketched the history and peculiar
characteristics OF knighthood, as il existed in the
middle ages, and while paying just tribute 10
the courage and daring Of those mailed warriors
of the dim past, held up for avoidance the sanguin
AIRY feeling the immortality, the seilishness and
the want OF true generosity and magnanimity
with which they were too often affected. The
dark side Of the character of Richard C9ur de
Lrun and the Spanish Cyd, the models ofknight-
hood were then graphically painted. Arthur
and The knig ghis OF the Round Table were brought
NJ with the remark of the commentator that the
history of their times only showed how an aban-
doned immortality could exist with an outward
show of refinement In illustration of the tenor
of his remarks, Mr.. Farnands quoted from the
fascinating pages of Froissart. Passing from
knight TO lady, he spoke OF the fair Grniyer,"
and the loves Of Sir Launcelot, claiminga high
er I, pe OF WON nhood for the fair of this day
In conclusion, he said the little stream which
flowed from Sybils rills in the time of Marmiou
still Cows on, bat we have changed. The knights
or earlier days were not as devoted to the cause
OF what We deem nOnOr as many luiaRineu, anu
he counseled the knights now before him to add
those of the christian gentleman to those virtues
attributed to the ideal knight.
The knights then rode down to the end of the
course, which was about 200 yards in length,
and drew up in order for running. Just oppo-
site the stand ring, about q inches in diane
ter was suspended in an arch, and the object of
the knights was to carry off this ring on the
points Of their lances, running their horses at
iul speed they being only allowed twelve sec
onds to reach the arch from the starting point.
Messrs John r. Street and H. W. Archer of
Hartford county, and Gen. Isaac'R Trimble and
Frederick Tyson, of Baltimore county, were Sc
Iected AS Judges and Messrs. Geo. P. West and
VIM. II. Saxton as timers At o'clock the RI
ding commenced, the knights riding in the order
in which their names are given above, and each
being allowed three tits. The result is given in
the following table