The New York herald., 1870-05-22
A MODERN TOURNEY.
A Sign Of Reconstruction- Cavaliers Of the Nortb
and South in Friendly Rivalry-Ths Tour
nament at the Prospect Park Fair
Grounds-An Enjoyable Day and
Pleasant Entertainment.

The feelings that stirred the soul Of Macbeth when
birnam Wood came to Dunsnane could not have
been much different from those which moved the
wondering citizens Of Brooklyn yesterday. MediG.
valism jerked back from out the darkness OF the
past into the nineteenth century and a republican
country; the hlghsoundlng nonsense OF Old "e1ete
EUROPE resounding from the lips OF rdiculously
clad democrats, in the hearing OF smiling
sceptics; the pride, pomp and circumstance
OF middle-age foolery transplanted from the mock
heroic South to within few miles OF practical New
York-this Is what the innocent people saw and
wondered at Their highest idea OF horsemanship
having been obtained from witnessing swift horses
driven py gentlemen who did nothing In particular
to challenge admiration, and incurred no danger
whatever In their trotting matches, their expecta-
Ions were raised to the highest pitch by the an
nouncement that at Prospect Park valiant
knights OF the loftiest character would con.
favor or the Queen OF Love and Beauty.
The splendid description OF the tournament IN
Scott's Ivanhoev read and reread BY thousands,
who expected to see a similar exhibition Of 1ery
valor on the CORY covered field OF Brooklyn. BEFORE
people knew who the high and mighty knights were
whose mission it was to belabor other knights and
lay them low by doughty blow and thrusts 10 the
lists the whole plan and scope or the fearful ngnt
would be Sir Murphy de Bots Flanagan. of
New York in a hand.tohand encounter with
s9 Mouss Va while r M Sir Of ossaa Spper GSqi
OF Connecticut. rode down and stamped
Chicago And IN the roui the noise and clash Of
arms II was fondiy expected that some desperately
inclined knight, horribly black and iorDidding In hts
aspect would break the pates OF lnnumerable cattB
from aspiring Jersey. But alas Tor The expectn-
tons OF the romantic ana the cnivalrous The
great expectations OF the day dwndled down TO the
smallest hopes when the gathering crowds assem-
bled at the fair grounds IN Brooklyn and glanced at
the knights In buckram and beAed the plcayun0
preparat ons for The tilt
The chvalrous beings having the tournament in
charge, though filed with the iotest notions, and
doubt sincerely anxious to annhilate by one good
days representation oil ancient state ana styie the
TOO utiltarian sprlt OF tne nour were NOT above =
TO commence was advertised Tor twelve O'Clock. but
lI was not intended that the sport should commences
before two. 1t was q good move in pecuniaiy
point Of view, but somewhat annoying to those
who found themselves despoied OF two hours
valuable time. 1t must be said, however, that
beyond this there was Little in the man
agement OF the affair TO call for censure.
The exhibition OF horsemanshIp was very good and
1t be hoped that the manly sport OF tng at the
ring. when was splenddiy exhibited yesterday,
may speedily take the place of tne unmeanlng trot-
ting matches which our citizens mock TO for want
OF any better outdoor amusement.
As the reader will have already surmised. nothing
attempted. IL simply the southern sport OF
tllting at ring suspended from cord with an IRON
tipped spear from the back o horse running at full
speed. The sport is exhlarating for those engaged
in it, and very exciting for those who look on. Why
such a sport should be called tournament, which
Is generally supposed to be an afair IN which he'll
meted and iron-cad buners, with loud snorting
stceds split spears and dash horses together reck
lcssly, Is "L0cke on the Human Understandings"
and why the misguided youths, who display such
skill and address In The management OF their AMI
mails, should dress like clowns In circus s still
greater wonder. There were fifteen contestants ior
The honOrs OF the day. and were proclaimed and
known on the ground as follOws:-knlght or Vir-
ginia, Horace Bailey; Knight OF Westmoreland, A.
Brockenbrough; knight of Prospecr Park, w.
G. Bailey; Knight OF the Old Dominion, DIR.
G. A.. Fox; Knight OF Shannondale Eddie
Gallagher; Knight OF Hereford, Il. ik Hereford;
Knight OF Alabama j. J. HARRISON; Knight OF Marl
borough W. A. Jarboe; Knight OF the Blue Ridge, J.
n. Gallagher: Knight OF Montgomery, William Knox;
the Highlands. Theodore Mosier, Jr. knight or Mary
land, w. Marshall; Knight OF New York city, s. r..
Maury: knight Of the Black Plume, James W. Walsh.
Previous to the commencement or the "tourna-
mentr Mayor Kalbneisch poked his Jolly the
race track ana said he had pleasure In Introducing
| Colonel Dawson then made speech well
coming the southern knights and gorying over the
| prospect OF the revival OF the noble sport
| Of fitting. Then the knights dressed in all the
| c0lors OF the rainbow, marched past In review.
| an obese Duichman b.ew a blast from u trumpet
the fiery steeds snorted In chorus the crowd cried
| "Buly'' and the final arrangements were made FOR
the trial or skill. Shortly after two O'Clock the
| fitting commenced aud continued without intermis-
| sion until hafpast five O'Clock. With varying sue
was made that the Knight OF ShannOndale Eddie
| Gallagher, had won the first prize, horse; the
Knight OF WestmOreland, A. Brockenbrough, the
| second prize, gold watch ana the knight OF Ala
| bama, the third prize, shirt studs
There could not nave been legs that 3 900 persons
the general verdict was that the tournament was
a most enjoyable AFFAIR ana very wei come substi-
ute for dun tr0ttng matches and Oti cr equally un-
interesting outdoor sports.