The New York herald., 1870-05-25
4 REPUBLICAN, CORONATION.
Closing Day Of the Prospect Park Tournament
A Pleasant and Brilliant Gathering
the Sir Knights Acquitted Themselves
and Who Won the Prlzcs-Crowning
the Queen Of Love and Beauty.

The second and concluding tournament at the
Prospect Park Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon
drew ont large and brilliant attendance, but not
AZ large as on the hlst day, which no doubt was
entirely que 10 the threatening aspects OF the
weather, and not TO lack OF interest In the daring
equestrian exploits OF our modern knight
errants Carriages rolling In, laden with rcpresen-
tatives OF the world Of beaniy and fashion, the
crowds thronging fhe spacious porches Of the club
house and the grand stand; the gallant knights In
their rich and variegated attire, set or with gay
plumes, brilliant sashes and gilt lace riding about
their prancing seeds, aud the heralds and marshals
dashing TO and fro at mad pace on mettlesome
horses, gave preliminary animation and picturesque
ness 10 the scene
TILT AT sPEEcHMAKING
This opened the performances Mayor Kalbnescb,
OF Brooklyn, led on but, fortunately, If he rides
any hohoy 1t Is not that Of making long speeches,
and neither does he talk very loud. We could not
hear the few words he said, but those near HIM an
nounced it as something very good and pertinent
by their bolsterous cheering. Not SO with Colonel
Dawson. His voice. deep and s0nOrous, fairly re-
sounded through the vast extent ofthe Park grounds
he alluded 10 the TACT that most Of the SIR knights
who we're to participate IN the tournament were
Southerners, and their coming here from their lar
ment on the soil of the North he considered AN ev
dence OF growing earnest OF unity between the
people OF these extreme sections. He spoke at
some length and was warmly appauded.
THE TOURNAMENT.
After the speechmaking the tournament began.
The iormates were IN every respect the same az on
having then been fully described In the HERALD,
need need not oe described again; The judges, WIN. NJ
Charles Ii. Williamson and ID. M. Hdreth, took their
places on the Judges stand, loud blast was blown
The following were the contesting knights:-
Knight OF Virginia, Horace Bailey, Virginia. Knight
Columbia; Knight Of Prospect Park Henry Bailey
New York; Knignt OF the Old Dominion, DR.. G. A.
Fox, virginia Knight OF Snannondae, Eddie Gala
CHER, Virginia. Knight OF Hereford. r. II. Hereford
Maryland; KnghG Of Marlborough w. A. Jarboe,
MARYLAND; Knight OF the Blue Ridge, J. N. Gala
McBlalr, District OF Columbia; Knight Of Fairfax
w. q. Bailey, Virginia; Knight OF the Highlands,
%aryan n " KaSn,
| New York City, s. P. Maury. New York; Knight OF
Black Plume, James W. Walsh, District or Column
trct OF Columbia
All the riding was dashlng and spirited. The time
for running the distance which was 100 yards--the
same as Defore--was reduced from twelve to nine
seconds. AS each had three trials Ut lancng the
ring IN the contest for the first prize 1t took some
time to get through. portion Of the time the rain
| poured down In heavy torrents; but, though this
dampened the elegant costumes OF the rders it did
| not dampen their spirits.
THE vICrORs.
Those bearing away the prizes were DR.. G. A. Fox.
| Knight OF the Old DOMINION who took the first prize
very 1ne horse; X. II. Hereford. knight OF Here
ford, who captured the second prize gold wauch set
Off with brlliIants; James W. Walsh Knight OF Black
Plume, to whom was awarded the third prize, an
elegant .lady's gold watch, also studded with
diamonds, and X. ii. Marshall Knight or Maryland,
who the fourth prize splendid set of gold studs
and beauti!ul pair or sleeve buttons. IL was
difficult TO tell which to admire mOst-the modesty
OF the vicors or the amabllity OF the vanquished.
The liveest Outbursts oil applause greeted the vic
tors, and Tor that matter these external manifesto.
tions OF delight ana cheering were almost continuous
while the tournament lasted.
1
Concluding tho afternoons pleasant entertain
ment-and 1t was pleasant Notwithstanding the In
tervening showers OF rain, and which eliminated III
| drencnlng storm NJ its cose--was crownlng the
| queens OF Beauty. The ceremonies attendant upon
this crOwnng event OF the day took place in the ball
room OF the club house. The "Queen OF LOve,n who
was selected by Eddie Gallagher, Knight Of shannon
dale, who won the first prize the first day tour
nament was Miss n Barker OF Brooklyn beauti-
fully bewitciing, blue-eyed blonde, who was most
neatly and tastefuily attired In light green silk
| dress. with overskirt OF white tulle ruiied lace
| collar and Jaunty D0nnet, with white
| feather. The second sovereign. the Queen OF
| Beauty,n aud who was selected by Dr. Fox,
Knight of the Old Dominion, winner or the first prize
! yesterday, Miss Belle Robinson, OF Brooklyn.
The latter lady was also beautiful blonde and
| dressed with the most becoming taste. Colonel
Dawson put on the crowns, taking advantage OF the
OCCASION In = very neat and pretty speech. A sub
sequent brief address followed by Colonel Stone,
directed 10 the Queens and the Knights. lie cOmpli
| mented the former for their queenly grace and
beauty and the latter for their brilliant daring and
success In the tournaments, and at the close ex-
pressed the hope that the Queens IN future would
l deal nlcrctfuly with their devoted subjects.