American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-09-13
The Wales Tournament.

The Wales tournament.
1t vas our pleasure, on Friday
last, to attend the tournament CT
the Wales Tournament Club, held
at their grounds. eleven miles north
of this city, and we were rewarded
for our trip 10y a day of grateful and
lasting pleasures. We were tender
ed seat of honor-with the judges
and made to feel welcome and en-
tirely at home. at ten o'clock the
knights rode forth, and presented a
pleasing and handsome appearance.
Maj. III. s. Foote, of this city, the
chosen orator of the day, was intro
duced to the assembly by President
Wales, and delivered his charge to
the knights. To attempt to follow
this eloquent orator through his
able eulogy on the refined and ele-
waited amusement of the tilt, his
beautiful tributes to the fair maids
and noble matrons who honoTed
the occasion with their sunny smiles,
and to the gallant knights who had
entered the lists, flushed with am
bilious hope, to win fair woman's
applause, we feel is far beyond our
poor ability. After this address the
orator, officers, members of the
press, ETC., retired to the center pa
vilion, and the fitting commenced.
After three tits by each of the
knights, the following were declared
victorious, tO-wit:
First prize-Knight of Dark Cor
,ler-Mr. Lawson Tucker.
Second prize-Knight of Living
stone-Mr. John Harris.
Third prize-YOung America
Mr.. Sam. Young.
"a tic vas declared for the second
prize, bet yeen Young America,
knights of Livingstone and Knights
of Dry Creek-Mr. Howard Di-
vine.
In this tilt the Knights of Liv-
inss.one and Dry Creek got each
two rings, and Young America only
one. This threw YOurg America
out of the contest for the second
prize. Livingstone then rode again
and got three rings !. Dry Creek got
two.
This last, in the opinion of many.
gave the third prize to the knights
of Dry Creek, but the judges de-
cided that Young America was en-
titled to another tilt for the third
prize, though he did not ask it.
The Knight of Dry Creek thought
this all Injustice to him, and refused
to tilt again. Young America be-
ing announced by the marshal, rode,
and got three rings The third prize
was then declared his.
We make this note only in justice
to the Knight of Dry Creek, for he
had ridden through all the tits
with credit to himself. aud had en-
listed the pride Of all his friends,
and tho admiration of all his fair
auditors. Had he com peted for the |
third prize be would perhaps have
excelled his rival, and had the graf !
ificatiOn of browning his lady-love. |
AS it is, we can only prOffer him our |
sympathies, and censnre him for
his injustice to his sweetheart.
The exercises were then suspend
ed for dinner, it being 2 o'clock. !
On a previous occasion we spoke OF
the hospitality OF Dark Corner.
On Friday last we found it multi
piled. We could not accept all the
invitations to dinner that were ten
dered us, but accepted that of our
friend, Mr.. James l.. MePS. and on
the grOund'that there were no ladies
in his party for we are naturally
bashful, aud never could eat before
ladies' Mr.. Meek's feast was just
such an one as we described Mrs.
Wales last August. Chicken pie
circumstance and there
ay the sweetest little roast pig. with
, contented smile on his devoted
and Mr.. Lee Pearce
seized a large carving knife and
to s.dO him. a la Pearce
House, and crowd of grateful,
hungry CantOnIans proceeded to
lIspatch him to the best of their
,ppetitici abilities-"Wiih malice
O'rds none, and charity for ALL
On the spot we thanked Mr.. Meek
or his kind hospitality, but he must
,lIOw us to repeat these thanks
professionally.
About 81 o'clock the exercises
we're resumed, and the premiums
or most graceful Workmanship
rpre awarded respectively TO the