The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-01
THE FULL PROGRAMME FOR TODAY
The Beautiful Junction City in Holiday AttreK King Rex
The Carnival Palace Roof Torn into Shreds---
The Knights fitting Contest

The capital of the Rexes was on dress pa
rade yesterday afternoon. Flags were fly
ing from every mast and red, white and
blue bunting, spangled with stars, tiaunt
Eng from every building. Ogden was in
all its glory awaiting the arrival of the
king of the cBrnival and his royal con
Bort
The streets were thronged with people
and every incoming train brought in loyal
subjects to pay homage at the shrine of the
Rexes. The great contests of the knights
at fitting wrought the people up to fervor
of enthusiasm and the success of the carni-
val seemed assured.
When hope beat high and courage caught
the accent of every loyal breast, the winds
blew fearful blast.
The great carnival palace was covered
with a canvas and in this gusts played with
fury. The big tent sagged like sea, then
in it hole was torn. The people
stood on the sidewalk, helpless to render
assistance. Gust after gust swirled the
big canvas, and rent after rent was made,
until the roof of the carnival palace was
riddled into shreds.
word as fail, and already the rents are be-
tng sewed together, and that which was
scattered by the winds viii come out q
whole garment and the season of mirth and
merriment will go on in all its glory.
The feature Of yesterdays programme
was the fitting of the knights to select
twelve of the most expert horse and spears
men to contest before King Rex for the
honor of being made king of the knights
tournament.
Seventeen knights clad in the armol
and costumes of their tribes, on mettlel
chargers, rushed forth with spear in HAND
to contest for the prize.
Colonel " H. Harvey, lord high com
mander. addressed the knights as to The
manner of the game. The court band dis
coursed the airs of the realm, and 'mit
music and revelry the bugler called the
foremost knight to test his skill. The cours'
of 400 feet must be made in ten seconds
and from three arches there were sus
pended rings which the knight must catct
on his spear or be subjected to the jeers o
the great aSsembiage t at sat On elthe
side of the course on seats elevated one
above the other.
The fair ladies of Ogden ana the wive
ana loves Vi Oll6 COAlCoOduOo NlbnSoSOO bil
sports, clad in gay attire. The neralt
served the orders of the chief. Genera
Hays addressed the knights with eloquen
words, counselling them TO test TO utmos
their skill, that the king and his loyal sui
iects may see such feats of chivalry as hav
never before been witnessed by any king i
the regal line of the Rexes.
The buglar blowed a blast and down tn
course came rushing at a mad pace th
foaming steed, and the proud Netherlan
strung upon his spear two trophies of b
skill. Next came knight of Hatfield, trie
and true, with nerve of steel and eye Z
keen as diamond blade, who sat astride h
charger like the Arab on the sands Dow
he came at a terrific pace and strung thrC
rings upon his spear, amid the shouts an
acclamations of the vast throng.
Then other knights in quick successic
came, and with such trophies as this tab
shows: