The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24
THE TILT ON THE BEACH.
NEwToN'S TEAM AGAIN THE WIN
NBR BY Is POINTS.


Two Thousand People Witness the
Hussars Tournament at Tybee-The
Sand Track Too Soft for Hard Riding
and the Score Not Up to That of May
Week-The other Events of the Day
"A Delightful Afternoon at the Sea-
shore.
The Hussars' tilt at Tybee yesterday re-
suited in a victory for D. c. Newton's team
over c. A. Fleming's team by score of
2l615 to 20115. The tilt was for 500 side,
the winning team to retain its money and
the money Of the losing team to 90 to the
armorv fund The victory being awarded
to Capt. NsNton's team, Sergt H. Clarke
Davis, who scored the tilt returned Capt.
Newtons team its 500. and the other 500
was turned over to the armory fund.
The day was beautiful one, and the at
fractions on the island Dire, 1000 people to
the beach. Trains left thu city at $50 a. M,
and in the afternoon at 1878. 2:3O $40,
$40 and at o'clock, all but the last two
trains being well filed.
A more select crowd Of people has seldom
visited the island. There was a good breeze
from the south and the air was d lightful,
but most too cool for bathers, although the
surf was so tempting that few ventured
in the sea to wantou with its breakers be-
fore the tilt.
THE DAYS ADJUSTMENTS.
The Ocsan house and Ocean View pa
vilions we crowded. A brass band fur
nished music for dancers at the Ocean View
pavilion The dancing committee was
Messrs. w. B. Farr and S. Sternberg. A
string and played at the Ocean house
pavilion for dancers, with I. A. Habersham
as the committeeman in charge Of the
pavilion.
The switchbsck railroad was kept busy,
and the a rial railroad had all it could do,
while fakir on the sch, With the thimbie
trick, attracted a crowd Of the curious, who
almost in sriably lost when they bet on
another mans trick.
The fitting track was on the beach in
front of ths Ocean house, and Nhen the
tide had ebbed far enough for the course,
the band marched from the paw lion to the
beach at O'Clock, followed by full 1900
peops At the call of the bugle, and az er
the details of the tilt had been arranged,
the C m'etiHg teams took their places at
the starting point
A rope vas stretched along the beach
west Of the fitting course to keep the Gro Nd
from the track, and a portable platform
for the judges and timers was co veyed to
a point on the beach between the sea d
the course. The judges were, Capt. 7. F.
Stubs, Of the Eriingham Hussars, presid-
ing judge; Lieut.. A. NJ. Morgan Of the
Ehingaam Hu5sars, aud Private A. G.
Cassels Of the Liberty Independent Troop
Mme-keepsrs, Can't. j. F. Wheaton, S.
Sternberg and c. D. Russell. Scorer,
Sergt. II. Clarke Davis.
THE BEACH TOO SOFT.
The beach was not as hard as was ex-
pected, and only two Of the til ers ran tie
course under 8 seconds. This, the nearness
of the crowd to the course, aud the un-
familiar Surroundings to the horses kept
down the score, alta 1ugd the average wa
better than the tilt during May week. The
individual average Of tie winning team
yesterday was A. 3, TO SO 3-11 during Nav
week, while the individual ave age Of the
10 ing team was 403 10 80 SILL at tho May
week tilt, out Of who latter grew the chal-
lenge which resulted in yesterdays tilt.
Capt. d. c. Newton auc Capt. G. A Elem
ing were the captains of tae opposing teams
of eleven in the May week till, as they were
yesterday in the teams OF Ave, and it is a
coincideuce that the last five of each team
that tilted May composed the teams yes
terday
The Fleming team was the first to ride.
and as the score of the first ride footed up
but 81, the bstting turned from even to
ODDS by the friends Of Newt MS team. As
the second ride scored but 81, it was dollars
to cents that Jennings team was loser,
and no more money changed ma DIS. When
the final re ult of tho tilt was announced
from the judges stand a shou. went
up from the or wd, which had been liberal
in applauding the feaIs of horsemanship
and sword practice, the ladies' waving
handkerchefs and clapping their hands ap-
pTovingly at some Of the mot difficult
points made by the cavslrymen. When
the Hussars, who had taksl part IN the
tilt, drew up in line in front of the judges
staLd to hear tho result officially ann unced,
three cheers were given for each of the
competing teams, aud three cheers for the
judges.
THE SCORE OF THE TEAMS.
The following is toe score Of the tourna-