The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-23

tws+ss la.t the annual tournament
on r"In pawhatan counts on the e..
lNk Ne q. :. Hurt The site selected
pk 2 ! nave been better, both as regarded
cold ." sssoe and the thing. AsFack OF
sbe p'oSss had been laid OH FOR the latter,
100 yssana on our arrival some fourteen
SD We Gallant gnights-esch IN gorgeous
70 MfNusI,ine the commencement Of the
sFae - an each c~ountenancc a certain
sPer'. vehement was portrayed betoken.
saxF,s Ao.ire 10 crown the lady OF hts selees
ig ss,t,hior was favorable as regarded
tes' ~ the smn being hidden with It's
pe Using rays BY q ciouded SKY throughout
Ssy. The ladies we're greatly IN The
DC ,Sse,. ard stroliing round toe lawn In
So The carriages it wouid indeed have
rs hard thing 10 have selected 2 queen
xes.nty alone. The dresses were both
Mss snd Effective, aud each one donned
enso ,sse hard 10 be surpassed.
WIN ,,cloek The herald sounded the trum.
40 The assembly, when the knights sp.
li ~. :, the irot on the brow Of The bill In
pSssS'a slc. and on r%esching the track IN
DOW : The carrisge-enclosure wheeled
ioe' ,,ts sloele rank Mr.. j.. +. Wood
TeuSs .,iyered bis charge to the knights In
io'" Soc,lse sleech, when the sports CON-
81 each cavalier warming up more
nsss sore = he gallOped past 10 gain the
SOC ~ ,lnc>-ihrec Of which there were
eo'Snt "a take ON his lance ~ . distance
Ioi 49, cards IN eight seconds. The Knight
@s nae Bird tMr. j. Wbitlock) was the
~ - spccetd in taking all three; sf,er
Ds.S came tbe Knight Of The Golden Cross
W.. ~. GsTdon). But visit, here
", =. ~Dissppoinled Knight (Mr. 5. q. Hurr)
m n. thoroughbred mare La.di-ds. He
y. me rack, tsking all before him with
s"s,eaible speed and cnteness Of eye amid
-, bi.t OF The tIumpets aud the ringing
$50 Of The hundreds OF oH.iookers, and
-AAslsred the winner OF the rich prize OF
ns.ntv which wss found IN Miss Page.
Tbc sporis concluded with the ourlesQue
J,Ss .Kn,ght and the Lsdy," when the
.anosite of chiyalry was displsyed-the
tslsbt upselting bis fair charge on the
sroupd. Blu, woman ever TIE better bali,
none discouraged, PUSHES 10 the fore, facing
80 steed in It's mad career. lance in hand,
vbleh she darts like lightning between the
,oye legs OF the brute, when, with splin-
,,ted lance, the sorry knight " deposited
sssdlong on mother eartb, whilst the lsdy,
counting The mule uec more. comes in
,mia The applause OF the assembled crowd.
pprh disappointment was caused to those
from Amelia county by Mr.. A. Mulvlilc
hslne unable TO enter with bis w~ell-knonn
iced. "The Colonel" OWING TO his indis-
nositlon whilst on visit TO bis friend, Mr..
/ Treyelyan, st 0sklsnds. A most suBp-
iuous and bospitablc dinner awaited all un.
Der the ancestral oaks Of Mr. Hurt at the
foot Of bis pSrk.like dcmsin. Among those
presenl we noticed MIR. j. Blsnton and
narly, Mr.. and the Ml-ses PsEe. Miss
Finch, Mrs. Dunn, from North Carolina;
Nh. G.. French, Mr.. Branch, Mr.. ST. John
Besuclerk, Of Gwynne; and Mr.. r. Cor
belt. Beauty was largely represented, but
one could not help noticing the Queen Miss
Pseel and her encourage, and one OF the
Maids Of Honor, Miss Jones, from Rioh-
nond, whose tOttte ensemble In figure and
isee was everywhere shedding a CLEAN OF
sunshine by the bright smile OF her face
sod ,be tastefully-srraDged combination In
color and cut OF Der dsrk-blUe and maize
costume, with iockey-iacEet and iupon to
correspond. Mr.. Goodman, in a clever
speech, concluded The days sports, when
the Queen was crowned. every one geing
away, having spent q most enjoyable day.
Mr.. Corbett bought Ls-di-da after the
sports, and we hope TO see Der carry Oh the
pslm once more at the Lodore o uTnament
The third Tuesday in October, when 3
gO0diy crowd is expected, there being a
tbestrical performance afterward by the
Corbett aud Beauclerk Combined Troupe.
Az REYOIR.