Middletown transcript., 1872-10-19
St, Georges Tournament.
A GRAND SUCCESS .

various kinds vending their way 10 the
Tournament. At 8 o'clock. the knights.
twenty in number. with their attcudau,
Esquircs, Pages. Marshals, &c, formed
in line as follows:
Chief Marshal, WIN. NJ S,uckert and
Page. Master OF ceremonies. Orators mud
Judges. R.chie's Brass Band Of vii
miug,on. Knights III costume fally armed
for the ,il,ing, Asss,an, Officers and
Mashals Medical Staff, Armorcr and
Pages marching to the field aud through
the lifting ground, making an imposing
sight At 10 o'clock. John T. Bclvillc.
Esq called the knights to the stand and
introduced Col Wm Purncll, Prcsidcn,
Of Delaware College. Orator of the day.
who in neat aud pleasant address, upon
Knight Errautry, agrceably entertained
the asscmblage for 90 minutes, AT the
conclusion Of the address, tltng began,
under the following rules:
Rings 3. in number y inches in diam.
cter, : fee, from ground. each count one
Lance u feet lang balanced aud carrn d
four feet from poiat Distance $50 yds
Time - seconds At the buglc call the
knights charged MS follows:
knight Of Lone Star. Claraucc Jami.on,
Is, 3 2de3, 3d 3--,otal g.
knigh, of Red Gauntlet, J +. Rcyboli,
Is, ). I'd ID 2-to,al G.
Knight of Killarney, Francis Duggan,
ist ,, I'd ,, 3d 3-,oial s.
Knight Of Indiola, Dallas Lore, lst 3,
ID 3, 81 total Z
knigh, Of Showdown. q W. Rcyhold,
! L., >. ID .. 81 3-total I.
Knight of Red Plume, +, b. frazier,
lst >, ID 3. 3d a--to,al Z
Kuigh, Of Cullodrn, W. +. Reybold
ist ,. "a 3. 3d 3-total s,
knight Of S,rathmorc Rich Groves ,Jr.
lst 3, "a =, ID 3--,otal 8.
knight of Ivanhoe, +. G., Rrybold,
Horse Bol,cd
Knight Of Lecna J. W Bird, lst .,
ID .. I'd 2-total g.
Knight of Lleniwcir, W IIadlcy Clark
l., | ~ 3. ID 3-,otal T.
knight Of 81 George +. W. Jester,
lst ,, ID 3. 81 > total /
Knigh, Of Del City. 4. l.. Davidson,
lst =, "a >, ID 2--to,al &
Knight of Demaous. j! G, Stuckert
Is, 3. "a 3. 81 3-toial 8
knight Of Golden Star Ellad Lore
Is, 3, ID ,. 81 total 5
knight of Parma. David Ford, Jr
Is, }. u |, 81 2-io,al g
knight Of New Castle, c, c. llcury
LIST j. u >, Sd 2-ioial I.
knight Of Gcnwool, John McMullen,
lsi ,. II }. 81 3-to,al s.
knight of Mt Hope, l. J, McWhortcr
LIST =, "a 3. 3d total q
Knight of Shamrock Glen, q. II Nc
Whortcr. lst 8. 81 >. I'd 2-total I.
Lone Star aud ilcmascus, having cncl
taken all the rings. had TO again tilt TO
the frs, prize. resulting in Lone Star TAX
/ all three, thus winning the first prize,
handsome an-lop. narrow guage trotlin
/, wagon, valued at 600 Lone Star Sc
!. curing the second prize, an elegant act q
: carriage harness. valuoa at SO. fiy
, knights having each taken rings wcr
: obliged TO again enter the list for the hir
). prize, resulting thus;
: Knight of Killarney, lst 3, ID 8, 3
;. 3, i,h total II
Knight OF Culloden, Is, ., ID o. 3d
IS lth 0-total 2.
= Knight Of Srathmore, lst 3, u 0,
:. 0, 4ih 0-total j.
A. Knight Of Golden Star, lst ,, ID q, .
0, Ith O--totn =.
! knight Of Genwcod, lst 3, 2l 3. Sd
10 l,h 2-iotal l.
ie Killarney securing the third prize.
s,ln,l,l ..ltl, aud lri.lt., voi,,.t ,,t Z =
,e ,e The tiliing having ended the knlgh
lie and Marshals, having again formed
he order, marched 10 the Judges stand
=. hear the result. which was duly unnouc
~ - by Chief Justice George r. Tybout, IL
e. and the victorious knights requested
te bring forward their respective ladies
!. the crowns Of Queen aud Maids Of IIonc
u, u, Knight of Dcmacus crowned Miss y,
nell. Of Philadelphia as Queen Of Lo
n aud Beauty, Lone Star selected Miss NJ
IN Whor,cr. of st. Georges. as first Maid
=. = Honor, Killarney scclected Miss hugga
he Of Delaware City. us second Maid Of Ho
e- or. Master Of Ceremonies j. X. Bclyil
m then introduced John O'Byrne, Esq.
w. Growing Orator, who making au addr,
replete with historical accounts Of I
en Cross and Crescent, entertained the lad
T.. with humorous references to Erin's Gre
ed Isle aud The Blarney Stone. Al the cl,
lc- Of Air. OByrne's address the knigl
r, marched into ST. Georges and disperst
ar se thus ending n pleasant. happy day a
In one long to be remembered In the soc
annals Of ST. Georges. The assemble
numbered como two thousand people o
lip bracing representations from all the TOW
ar and villages within radius Of SO mil
q S' each Of whom carried home with them
h. pleasant remembrance Of the kindness a
rc, hospitality Of the St. Georges poop
ns each one Of whose carriage was Of its
y, u, a hostclry, the cuisine Of which wss
w. chief department. Too much credit CT
not bc accorded the managers Of
Tournament. and too much praise cant
~ be bestowed upon the knights asd all
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