The daily gazette., 1876-10-20
EDITION.
The Tournament.

DELAWARE CARRIES OFF THE FIRST
PRIzE-AN EvENTFUL OCCASION.
The great event at the Centennial, yes
terday was the tournament underline aus
pices of the Maryland Centennial authori-
ties. 1t began about 3 o'clock and lasted
till half past four o'clock in the afternoon
The lists were laid off to the north of the
Spanish Building and Immediately at the
foot Of the Georges Hill observatory. The
ground in this locality slopes gently for
800 yardsor more. 1t was one of the
largest assemblages ever gathered to wit
ness any sport in America, the number
present being estimated at 100000. OF
the fifteen knights entered seven were
from Maryland and good portion of the
rest were Virginians, though the cast was
to represent each Of the original thirteen
States, with one additional for the Union
and one for the centennial.
Mr.. S. Taylor Suit, of Prince Georges
county and Major Harry Gilmor, of Balti-
more, managed the fitting with hume
rous corps of aids, marshals, heralds and
trumpeters in armor. The judges, who
occupied stand in front of the centre of
the lists, were Ex-Governor Odin Bowie,
of Maryland; Col. Fred. G.. Skinner, of
N. Y. Reverdy Dangerfeld, of Virginia;
DR. j. E. Morgan, of Washington, d. c..
Hon. D. w. Osburn, of Florida; Gen. A.
7. A. Torbert, of Delaware; Clarence NJ.
Barto; of the d istrict of Columbia; Horace
j. Smith, of Phila. and Edward II. Max
well of Boston.
THE RIDING.
The riding was generally excellent,
and every successful effort of the con-
testants was rewarded with applause.
There were three arches, set ninety feet
apart, and every rider was expected to
take rings at full tilt one after the other.
With the knights it was plain business
and skill of horsemanship,seye and hand.
Three runs at three rings each time
placed the maximum score that could be
Z. J. Kane, the Knight of Delaware, who
| is from Baltimore county, Md. The
| score at the end Of the runs stood as fol-
lows II. Crozier, New Hampshire, s.
E. A. Mcfarland, Jr., Massachusetts,, l;
L. p. Lusby, Rhode Island, A. VIM. p.
Bryan, Connecticut, 6 /; Geo. V. Bacon,
New York, 2; q. D. Chapman, New Jer-
sey, 5; H. NJ. Perry, Pennsylvania, 8;
R. J. Kane, Delaware, g.; Richard w.
Hereford, Maryland, 5; E. F. Gallagher,
Virginia, 8; j. M. Hardy, North Corolin,
lNCAoOh al pcOy pOubn SdiOlhd, v "
A. Fox, Georgia, 2; Chas. White, Cen.
tennial, 5, A. B. Suit, Union, 2. This
necessitated another run for the knights
who had scored 6, in which Connecticut
and Centennial were successful. As to
the place for the fifth prize New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey and Maryland We're
allowed each run resulting in the vic
tory of Hereford, the Maryland knight,
who took three rings successfully. The
judges then announced the result as fol-
lows:
| THE HoNoRs.
Kane, of Delaware, first honor; White
necticut, third Jarboe, of South Caro-
lima. fourth; Hereford. of Maryland,
fifth.
The prizes which were awarded to the
successful contestants comprises a pair
of pearl-handled silver plated Reming-
ton revolvers bronze statuette OF a
knight; q centre-piece, with crystal
bowl AMI pedestal of silver, lnlaid with
gold, the salver ornamented to match to
goblets of chased silver, with gold me-
dallions double barrelled shot gun,
with ammunition and case complete /;
silver plated gilt and enamel fruit dish,
and tea set of twelve pieces.
THE CORONATION
took place in the evening, at the Judges
Hall, when the queen and maids of hon
or were successfully crowned by the vic
torious knights entitled to the honor as
above stated in the order following
Queen, Miss Parke Perkins, of Bucking-
ham county, w.; maids of honor, first,
Miss Ida Griffir, Prince Georges county,
: Md; second, Miss Bessie Holland, OF
Tallehasse, Fla; third, Miss Ida Taylor,
. of Baltimore fourth, Miss Mary Bladeni
| of Philadelphia, a young lady IA years OF
age.
+ Mr.. Kane placed the crown upon the
head of the queen very gracefully, and
all the successful Knights were equally
happy in the discharge of the pleasant
duty devolving upon them.