Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-28
The CrOwd-The RtdtnE-The Call
The Addresses. Etc.

There were somewhere between 5000 ard
10000 people at the grand tournament for the
benefit of yellow fever sufferers at Bennings'
yesterday afternoon. The crowd CO. there by
rail- on foot and By horse; come came In fine
carriages and some in furniture ard express
wagons with chairs inside, and young n /,
with ear-piercing tally,ho horns on the driv:
and lined seven deep the sides Of the tracl
near the arches. A large number of ladies'
were present. About O'Clock the Knisnts
Burnside, chief marshal, drew up in lire be.
fore the judges stand. Here they were ad
dressed by Hon. ID. d Blackburn, OF W. Va:
an hour, and was devOsed to a Ieview Of chiv-
airy, past and present tire corpari5On e.
tween the two being favorable to the lace.
THE TILTING.
After trial ride of the knights, their aver
age time through the three arches was taken
as the minimum to be allowed. The regular
tourney was then begun. The track was very
heavy, and TIE riders-none of them very good
ones, and some very bad-had to urge their
horses holly in order to make the time-nire
seconds. Owing to the knight of C.,rroiIs
fsilure to do this all his rides were ruled out.
The judges we've Jno. Bowling s. A. II. Marks,
Chas w. Field, &c. Wiswall. DR.. j. E Nor
gan, DE- John G; Fairfax. DR.. P. 81: keiskelI,
ana z. w. Hays were the time-keeDe The
following was the score of the fitting :-Y-l.
SaSScer, Kingston, 4 w. l. Brooke, Suffering
W. Hereford, Mill, S; AP. Hill ir.. OF the
Hills, 6; H. Bailey, Old Dominion, Q; G. White,
Giovehurst, 8; W. P. Brooks, Gendaie, I; b !.
e. Smith Memphis 4; James W. xhaee
b GwynD. Suffering Cause, 5; F. N Jlrboe,
Waverly, s; II: Bailey, Virginia, S; c. Ciagett,
Prince Fl Georges, g. ~ E. Baseman; Carol, s.;
Rouge. g; T. j: Watson. Granada. 4: E. M
gru fs rhS Sykesvie $: I.lsby, Baltimore, 9;
u 0arn maryland, S; VIM. E. Peirce, Ar,
cadia, s.; B. Ottoback. Washington, 8.
THE HONORS
L. JuSby, knight of Baltimore, by taking the
whole possible nine rings. secured the first
prize, gold watch, and the honor of mamma
the queen. The ties were then ridden Oh.
s sad VIM ierSS the
honor; r.. w. Hereford, third prize, a gold
M dial, and second maid F. N. Jarboe, fourth
pi re, silver medal, and third maid; w. b.
maid: e: White. sixth pi ;ze, silver watch, and
fifth maid: w. 2. Brooks, seventh prize, silver
goblet, and sixth maid; Thomas Clasetii,
eighth prize, silver ice pitcher. and seventh
up. the extreme rear in the tilt, was given a
god ring for his prOwess. After a trial ride
through the arches by each knight. w. r.
best Workmanship. 1t was about six O'Clock
before the whole thing was over COnsid, l.
ably before that hour, most of those who can g
to zee lett for their homes in the country ad-
j0urning, for Baltimore and way stations and
Washington.
THE BALL AT MASONIC TEMPLE
last evening fifty wound up the day. 1t was
under the auspices, of the Mignon Club, Was
well conducted and arranged and thOrou ghIy
enjoyable The winning knights having Sc
lected their ladies, were ranged in front of TIE
stage, from which j. Webb Rogers esq, made
the coronation address. 1t was good one
When MIR. Rogers had finished Mr. James
Lnsby conducted Miss Linda Wall to the stage
and crowned her queen. The other nights. in
tourney, crowned the following maids of
no cOr: w. +. PIERCE, Miss Mamie Livingston :
r. W. Hereford, Miss Ruth Governor; +. F.
JarbOe, Miss Maud Governor; g. White. Miss
Julia Simpsol: w. b. PIERCE, Miss Lillian
Cluss; W.. y. Brooks, Miss Mollie Jones Tho :,
Clagett. Miss Emma Gurley. The prizes were
their ladies making up coronation set'