The daily gazette., 1879-09-25
FIRST EDITION.
STATE FAIR.
Second Day Of the Show.
A Large Crowd.
TlLTlNG IN THE TOURNEY AND
RACING ON A GOOD TRACK.

FAIR WEATHER SPORT AT FAIRvIEw
PARK-THE TOURNAMENT NOT COM =
PLETED-THREE RACEs, TWO OF
WHICH WERE SPLIT AMONG THE
SEVERAL FLYERS.
Special correspondence Of the GAZETTE.
DOVER, Del, Sept. "a.
When the Fair opened this morning,
there was . cheerful sunshine and an
exhilarating atmosphere, and things
about the grounds wore pleasant aspect.
The many banners stretched their folds
in the breeze, and the noise and hum of
the machinery over in the easterly end
of the park made that section sound like a
great workshop. On the track a num-
ber of the flyers were practicing and
da,hed over the ground with sty lish gait
aud springy feet. In the stock depart
ment there was much animation. Some
of the animals were being exercised, and
one or two others, having escaped from
their stalls, were leading their keepers a
lively chase across the lot.
The crowd that gathered in the fore
noon to-day IL estimated to be larger
than the one of yesterday. There were
not quite so many from Wilmington per-
hans, but more from Philadelphia, while
the country visitors exceeded in number
those of the preceding day. Among
those present of note were: T.. T..
Stockley, j. e. Cannon, Sheppard p.
Houston, Ebe Tunnel, DIR. Hugh Mar
tin, DIR. NJ. z. Handy, Philadelphia
Times; Attorney-General Pennington,
John Ii. Pay ynter, Esq, L. N. Fooks, l.
n. Mill Secretary OF State Walcolt and
Governor Hall.
THE URNAMENT-THE TILTING OF
THEKNIGHTs.
The feature of the forenoon was the
| tournament. 1t commenced at 10 o.
| clock aud was held on the home stretch
and in front of the grand stand. This
| decidedly southern sport was nOL usual
thing TO many of the spectators and
| good bit of curiosity was manifested in
| the proceedings. Some time before the
| tiltiug was to commence, the knights
| eighteen in all-put in an appearance.
| The names of the knights will be found
below, together with their ii les and brief
| descriptions oftheir costumes: W. K. De-
| Ford, Still Pond, Md, "Knight of Still
| Pond" With bl ack coat, trimmed wi Ia
| white and black cap with plume j. &.
| Clements, Queenstown, Md, "knight OF
| Glendola," white coat and sash and white
| hat with white plume; w. }. Kennedy,
| Middletown, "Knieht Of the Lance"
| olack suit trimmed with white, and
black hat and feather; John Cosdon,
"Knight of Ambrose" black costume
trimmed with blue, and black hat and
plume J. l.. Rhoads, Queenstown, Md,
..Knight of Queen Anne's," black with
silk sash Ernest Hemsley, Queenstown,
"Knight of Hazelwood," black suit and
red sash Chas. Hampton, Queenstown,
Md, "Knght of Ivanhoe," white with
blue sash and black p ume W. A. Will
son, Gaiena, Md, knight of Lone Star"
VIII te aud red and white hat; w. W..
Cosden, Lankford, Md, "Knight Of My
Maryland" black suit trimmed with
white Dallas Lore, st. Georges, Del, =,
"Kn ght ofIndianola," red and blue suit !;
Frank Pierce, Middletown, Del, 'knight
| of M,ddletOwn," white and red Wih.
NJ. Brown, Queenstown, "knight OF wy.
Neck" white suit and blue sash W. b..
stephens, Hanesville, Md, "KMight Of
Reckless Boy" blue suit; S. s. Gala.
han, ,Chesterville, Md, "Knight Of Dixie;''
G. w. Spry, Chesterville, "Knight OF
Chester vile J" w. ii. b. Sherwood, skip
ton, Nd, knight of Ialbot;" W: l..
Bishop, Queenstown, "Knight of Wye
Hall - Edward Rasin, Wharton, Nd,
"Knight of White Cross"
The knights made quite fine show
ing and some Of them rode well and
tilted expertly. VIM. Van Os'en, the
stating judge of the races, had charge;
Every time one of the knights would
take off all the rings, there would be
clapping of hands and the band would
play brief selection. There were three
arches each bearing ring. Each Knight
rode three times, The result of the tilt