The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-10
Local M.fTTERS.

TITS TouRSAHEST.-The Green Spring Valley
tournament came of on Tuesday last and was q
great success, though there we're not as many
people pTesent rs at the late tournament Ia Long
Green, nor was the riding considered as good,
as general thing. The grounds were very
handsomely laid of, and tho judges stand, &c,
were beautifully decorated with wfcaths Of flow.
ere eyergrcens, a. The officers names were
given In our paper ri last wc K The following
gentlemen wcTe The Knights:
Hoffman Gilmor, knight Of l.uia,
Edward Jack oH. knigi ui l.0rhimyar
Dr. Wm U'rrcn Knigh uf Greenwood.
pr. u L'.is Major kpigLt ~ Ilcllimorc
GeoTgc .it'wn hi II, %; the oaks.
7. Wal iiiaki.' ,nc Knight " the Potomac
March u l"h"'ua. Knight II Rorkiand
7. llau GEU,i, kni. ~ ~ l.ansdown
Iinmiiir stamp kuip Of Stoncion
J. l.. Nrni- lhe White knight
Gyo u Elder. knight 81 the FOREST
DIR. u. WOodvillc, knight Of the Garter
JeFvis spencer Jr.. Knight otihc Round Table
Chas u. Rogers knight Of L., sira.
Wm. GilInor knigh, Of -
J.. TuInhull, knight, Of the Ravens Plume
john Nirh"lls. tk)nighi Before Last.
Joshua II. Cockry Knight of Mclrosc
{. Grogan, Knight OF Wcsicr Oglc
NJ about u o'clOck. the knights were called
together. aud addressed by e. liohn Slingun,
Esq The orator OF the las, as follows
met together to-day, on this fair field, iu show
ny yonr ,!lhni bsafing aud knishIly skill who
~ your nuh.r company Is most worthy TO crown
liis Chusrn fair Us queen 81 love and beauty 80
Bachelors tOU all are. striving - win the ap.
rtuSin. Stale Of the lovely ladies whusc favor
You wear hgi tear ~ mind that Ont 10 The
most courteous AMI Ailful. To him ALusr s,a,
Is iirmosi 10 hi saddle 10 him - hose hand l..
stead - 10 It's cagits, 10 Him wliusc aim t.
most un'rrns will ;hc proud privilege be- grant.
al 10 distinguish his lima , amon, nho,r al tie
other brnuiiiu damsr.s hric seated So lovely aud
confident iu the sUccr. ~ their s,tviirur.
Your mission Is No.; To- hgh, the blood,
h'aihcn Sirncrn. nor get 10 wander like the
Knight rfrnnt 10 the cud. of the earth IN .,nrch
~ adventure. Nouts j. SOLELY iu maintain to
the beauty - the lily o your affections ia fcnis
ct skill aud gallaniry against al who enter the
iis's 10 disruiC the same You have druppcd
ihc lOusis, ns uu longer suited To oar age and IN
ihr tourney alone Is "a be- seen those exhibitions
at knishtiy qualities worthy ~ scfviicur ~ old
Emulate that greatest OF all knights, layar,l.
ms J.,Hr II SINS reyrprir be brave and rcnrr.
Gus. suhyr and discreet
THE Prcsd III then announced the rules To
guvcra TIC tournament %. follow. Distance l2i
yards, iimc second. each knight 20 ride three
tinits The riding hen took place. aud NJ tie
close ui The three ilis IL WIS found that the
knights - >ioLriou. IL, Forest. tie Round ia.
DE nni l.uTnN, htd f'd. each having CARRIED
the rias of twice Apnihcr trial was h,,!. which
resulted in the kui.l' %; ~ionc,on. Mf Hamilton
stump being 'hc victor Tie Qnccn Of Love
ard Beauty nnd her Attendant Maids Werc then
selected aud appropriately crowned rs follows
W. Stump selected Mis-. Florence Il Craig. ~
Baltimore, az Queen Mr Elder uninrd Miss
Minnie worihingtun ~ first Maid of Honor
Mr.. Spencer namcl Miss Lizzie Elder ne Second
Maid OF Honor, and VI GilmOr mau,ei Mis, I,,..
sic Woodville third Maid or Honor.
Thus ended the regular prograinm, ~ the tour
nh'ncn,. hu, some ii;np was afterwards spout 10
cXcrrisir- 10y the knights challenge was
made h' Nr Hamilton Giiiin.s tie champion
~ the Long ''rc,n iogtnamcn'. 10 ride against
any ui' ~ the Green Spring contestants who
wish Do willing 70 accept ia" SANE pr Wood.
Vile ac"'i ''d nnl out ~ ihtr, rounds 'hc uuni.
Ter deci!"l b, III" iuls, 'hcy each CARRIED oi.
the ring twice The, then role three more times.
abi led each tine wh,u H. Wuoiyillcs horse
becoming ior muvh cNhaY.tr! ,n ron'inu, futth.
er. the contest wa. given ur and the audience
Dispersed
~ night grand hop aul supper were given
~ lifookiAnivilc Hotel which CLOSED the fe.'i,.
tics o. This interesting o"rasion Prot Ros, /.
Band from Baltimore w'- rFr.cn' nud gave
..n' rhuicr selections at mu-ir
Sheriff Baldwin. vii. his usual prudence and
[ foresight. was pr~.rn'. with dozen derancs
hn the order wns 80 perfect IA. ihr interference
~ ttc.r 'us'ulian' % The ue,r' was not u, M,
time required