The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-10
AHUSEMENTS.- /.
The Grand Tournament To-Day.

The Grand Tournament To-Day AZ
The grand tournament at the Fair Grounds
takes place this morning and promises tobe a:
very brilliant affair. A number Of knights have
arrived from the country districts, there being
among them crack knights who have never
been defeated in the mimic lists. These Will
make fine display of horsemanship, and our
Charleston knights, meeting worthy foes, Will
struggle hard for the mastery. 1t is expected
that about thirty knights will join in the fitting,
and it only Leeds a. .concourse Of spectators 10
make the tournament of to-day one which Will
long be remembered. The clerk of the weather
gives no dark hints of clouds and rain, and
they who wend their way to the Fair Grounds
this morning may count upon having thor
oughly enjoyable time.
The knights will be formed on the Battery
this morning at ten o'clock, and will march
along Meeting street to Hasel, along Hasel to
King, and along King to the grounds, where
the welcoming address will be delivered. The
tilting will begin as soon as practicable alter
the arrival of the knights.
Tickets OF admission may be obtained at the
hotels, at Holiness Book. house, and at the
stores of ]. R. Reed, Stoll, Webb, & Co., and
Thomas & Lanneau.
The yvatkinses Again.
The ever popular Harry and Rose watkins
appear at the Hberniau Hall tonight in
"Kathleen Mavourneen." They remain only
three nights, and will not play again in
Charleston this season. Every person who ex-
pected to win 1.-The Academy! and missed 1t, is
Invited to console himself with the Hibernlan
Hall and the Watkinses.
The Races Yesterday.
At one O'Clock, the hour appointed for the
races on the Washington Course, the atten-
dance at tho grounds was small, and, at the
end of half hour of waiting, the opinion
became very general that there would be no
races. After awhile, however, the judges,
followed by the racing nags, covered with
red spotted blankets, came pacing down the
track in the direction of the clubhous The
following entries were made, and Messrs. Dill
and Harvey acting as judges
R. Arnold entered brown horse Clem.
Stevens.
J. A. Moseley entered bay mare Alice.
Three mile race, best two In three; entrance
fee ten dollars; purse seventy.fve dollars.
Itsoon became evident that The horse was
the favorite, and odds in his favor were re-
fused by the hackers Of the mare. He is, In
deed, horse well calculated 10 win the SYM
pathies of crowd, being beautifully formed
and possessed Of great spirit.
At three o'clock: the word .ready' was
given, and at the word '.go." off they
dashed, the; horse on the inside. The
mare went OF beautifully, gaining at least
half length on the start, which brought forth
loud cheers from her hackers. But the horse
seemed to feel that the lockers on were doing
him injustice, and leveling himself gained in
fine style, soon making up for lost ground by
forcing half length ahead. It was now the
turn for his hackers, who cheered quite as
vocIferously as the other side had done. At
the end of the half mi'e the horse was still
the same distance in advance, and 1t was
plain that his rider was holding him IN. while
the mare was doing her best; but on the home
stretch the rein was slackened, and amidst
deafening shouts fiom the byslanders, he
came in fully length and half ahead. Time,
2.05.
The charge OF foul riding was made BY the
friends of the mare, but was overruled by the
judges.
The second heat was not half as exciting as
the first, the horse taking the lead from the
jump and coming In apparently without EFFORT
two lengths ahead-.lme 2:04. The race was
then declared won by the horse, aud the purse
delivered to his owner.
There being 10 entries for the trotting race
and single mile dashsfee sports OF the day
were closed by seS@ unimporiant scrub
races, which were without. Interest except 10
those who took part in them.