Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23

tied DIP with strong fishing cord which was
not easily broken, and two of the runners
were tripped up. Harry Bishop had to be
assisted from the field, but recovered il
time for some of the other sports. John
Van Cleve won the race in 10 So seconds.
and Dora Bevington was second. r. I. Nc.
Cready won the 100-yard race in two heats,
in 10 3-5 seconds John CASTOR was second.
The high jump and donkey race which
were on the programme were postponed be-
cause of want of time. The above were
the events of the afternoon, and recess
was taken to give the dinner full command
of the time. Those who engaged in the
sports, and the onlookers as well, seemed
to have amassed wonderful appetites, and
did their full duty.
SIR KNIGHTS IN THE FIELD.
The after dinner programme, though
somewhat shorter, was more interesting
than that of the afternoon. A dozen plumed
knights took possession of the field at $50
and with colors flying and forms becoming
their warlike appearance stormed the hearts
of the ladies. 1t was the popular Southern
Tourney that called them out. After a
march up and down the field they lined up
in front of the stand and listend to a brief
address by Colonel Il. p. Nevin. who told
Knights. Then the fun began. The
"Knights of Ivanhoe'' led off with mad
dash up the course, capturing some of the
rings, amid the cheers and applause of the
spectators. Harry Bishop won the first
prize and other prizes were captured by
Arthur Nevin, Percy V. d. Stowe and
William G. Cochran.
Though all the young men made excellent
appearances in their picturesque costumes
none received more favor than Alex w.
Brooks. This was the smallest Knight in
the party, and was mounted on a pony not
much bigger than himself He was quite
skillful at the game, too, though he failed
to get a prize. When he dashed on the
course at as high a speed as his mount was
capable of the ladies waved their handker-
chiefs and the gentlemen cheered him on.
Perhaps it was this that caused him to be
nervous and miss some of the marks he had
his eye on.
Some of the costumes and colors worn by
the Sir knights were quite unique and very
pretty. The winner, Mr.. Bishop, wore
black and white. Another wore pink. a
third selected bright red, and still another
had yellow, bright as gold.
sABER AND FOIL THRUsTs.
Exhibitions in fencing, with foils, duel
ing swords and sabers, were given bv three
members of the East End Gymnastic Club,
under the direction of Prot. Kirchner 1t
was quite late before the contests began and
under the faint glare of the electric light,
surrounded by a crowd of interested spec
tators, the scene was most wierd. The
sabers swished through the air with vicious
slash, and the steel came down in blows
that caused the ladies to wink, rub their
eyes and look for dead men. A c. Cum
ningham, J. p. Kessler and S. H. Scovel
were the contestants and carried off the
honorS in the order named.
Mr. Cunningham has the advantage of
his fellows because of being a graduate of
Annapolis, where he received a thorough
training. His position is superb and he
fences the thrusts of his antagonists with
apparent ease Mr.. Kessler has, q steady,
careful style that shows a tll6TdufRI knowl-
edge of the art which practice will de-
velop. Mr.. Scovel has a different style of
fencing. He received his instructions from
Il Spaniard who taught the Italian method.
Mr.. Scovel apparently stands too heavy on
his left foot and is thus prevented from
moving about as easy as the other gentle
men. He goes al it with q rush and his
quick thrusts go home at unexpected times
Prof. kirchner is anxious for this team to
meet any amateurs in Western Pennsyl-
vania or the whole State.
Frank Osburn deserves5he greatest share
The whole management seemed to be rest
ing on his shoulders and he handled it well.
The Cathedral Band furnished the music.