The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-03
SPLENDID RIDERS AND HORSES.
NEW SMYRNA AGAIN CARRIES
OFF THE 0RMOND BANNER.
Large Numbers of People View the Beau
tifui Hotel ormond, and wit
ness the Grand Tourney.

The annual contest for the Ormond
Banner took place at Ormond on
Wednesday, February 1, and was parti-
cipated in by number of gallant
Knights of the East Coast. In riding
again to the joust and the tournament.
the times must be all out of joint. Either
we are mistaken in our dates or the days
of the gallant King Arthur and his chiv-
alrous Knights of the Round Table are
come again. Gallant Sir Gawain, sally
ing out against some fabulous dragon
from whom to rescue his fair princess,
performed many a gallant deed and did
his deuoire right nobly, no doubt, al
though there were no morning papers in
those days to record his feats of arms
And SO Sir 7. J. Abbott, who tilted SO
successfully in the lists at Ormond
Wednesday, February 1, has the advan-
tage over his antelope in that THE Pa
LATKA NEWS records his feat, not in en-
during brass or marble, but in more en-
during printers ink. The fields where
be compared with that .'Field of the
Cloth of Gold, where Prince John held
his grand tournament at Ashby-de-la-
Zouche, and spurred on the brave
Knights of England to deeds of valor,
and at the same time plotted against his
brothers crown and life. But what
field, whether of cloth of gold or not.
can vie with the fields of Florida clothed
in the richness of nature, the bright,
beautiful flowers of this delicious cline,
while instead of the treacherous plotting
of the prince, there was nothing but the
kindliest of feelings.
The tourney was attended by great
number Of spectators, and the whole af-
fair was grand success. In the day
time, witnessing the splendid riding of
the Knights, or in the evening enjoying
the festivities in beautiful Hotel Or
mond, there was nothing but good feel
ing and enjoyment. President U. j.
White, of the st. Johns and Halifax
Railroad, showed commendable enter
prise in his arrangement of trains for
the day. His special in The morning
brought down about seventy-five people
from Palatka, and in the afternoon an
other special brought to Ormond some
$50 people from Daytona, while st Il an
other special in the evening brought fifty
more from Daytona to attend the ball.
The banner was carried eff last year
by the team of the New Smyrna Club
but this year that club sent only one ri
der, while the rules require that each
club shall send at least three This lef
the Ormond and the Daytona clubs as
the only contestants for the trophy.
These clubs, however, very honorably
waived their rights under the rules, and
allowed the New Smyrna Knight to
compete, the contest being decided by
the best individual score.
The lists were announced to be set in
front of the Hotel Ormond, but the
ground not being in readiness, the tilt
for the banner was held in the Main
street of Ormond, Each Knight was en-
titled to three rides, three rings in each
ride. The riding of the Knights was
splendid, the horses being thoroughbreds
and spirited, the riding of L. NJ. Murray,
Buckskin Joe and III. d. Price being es-
pecially noticeable.
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