Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-02
THE TILTING FIELD.
Fitting at Hare's Corner-The Crowd-Ths
Riding Successful Knights---Who the
Successful" Girls" We're.

Thursday the twice postponed inter-
State Tournament came of at Hare's
Corner, and was witnessed by about Fix
hundred persons, one-third being ladies,
each OF whom, doubtless, INDUCED the
hope that she was 10 bs one Of the three
that some successful knight would deslg-
nate TO be crowned. But, as was neces-
sarily the case, one hundred and ninety
seven Of the fair sex present were doomed
TO disappointment. They wouldn't admit
II, OF course, but the stubborn fact re-
mains tbs samei
1t Is impossible to speak of the manage
ment of the affair In terms ut all compll-
meutary. The procession Of Knights and
officers was to have started from New
Castle for the fitting grounds at o O'Clock,
but 1t was ut least 1890 when the line
began to and did not arrive at Hare's
Corner I'LL 1l.45. This was so late that
the Grafton of the day had to be dispensed
with, and, TO tell the truth, there was no
orator present, John O'Byrne, Esq, the
orator Of the day, and Colonel William H.
Newton, the GRO wing orator, both being
absent from some unexplained cause.
The order on the grounds was not very
good, the crowd not being kept off the
track, which interfered seriously with the
fitting exercises. Several offensive youths
In front Of the judges stand, with more
good clothes on their backs than brains in
their heads, and who were constantly
laborlng under the hallucination that they
were Witty, added much 10 the annoyance
Of the spectators In that vicinity BY In.
dulglng In vulgar and ungentlemanly
remarks, and were only arrested In their
supposed smsrt talk by one Of the judges
who succeeded IN "drying them up'' BY a
few sharp words.
At late hour, when everything seemed
10 be In readiness for the inauguration of
the Tournament, the Sheriff appeared on
the grounds with an attachment, growing
ont Of the renting Of tue suits worn by
the Knights, and laid Il. This for while
stopped all preparations, and until the
claim was satisfied, all was confusion.
After the claim had been paid the tilling,
at 1880, commenced.
The following Knights were entered,
20 IN number, but when roll was called
only 10 answered to their names; Golden
Rule, James Broshalli Aokalona, Daniel
NJ. Cochrani Killarney, Francis Duggan;
Galena, George II. Tayman; Glenarrs,
VIM. A. Scott Maryland, George X Der;
Diamond State, r. L. Prlcej The Lancet,
G. W. Eliason; Kent, VIM. II. Kennard;
Lone Star, VIM. A. Wilson; Don Cesar,
F. j. Ptnningtoni stralhmore, Richard
Grooves, Jr lndiola, Dallas Lore; Parma
David Ford, Jr Black Prince, Rudolph
Egee; Middletown, B. F. Kaneley; Clover
Doll, Afford Dillohunt; Demon, George
Dyre, Mount Hope, l.. J. MWhorter;
St. Omer, Julian Cochranl Shamrock
Gen, G. II. M'Whorterj Ooeon Eagle,
Alfred T, Deshalnj Linden, Clarence
Jamlson, Montrose, Edward Benny;
Cecil, Frederick Egee; Brandywlne, NJ.
8. Jordon. Ten Of the shove gentlemen,
as we said before, did not participate.
Their names are as follows Messrs. Bro
shall, Cochran, Price, Ellason, Kenuard,
Ford, Egee, Kaneley, Cochran aud Benny.
The score Of the sixteen Knights who
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