The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-08-01
Tournameut At Winehester place

A more beautiful sight than that which
greeted the visitor to Winchester Place on
| Wednesday afternoon can scarcely be imag-
ined. The wide veranda was filed with
ladies and gentlemen, while the steps and
side walk were crowded with happy, bright
faced children, in charge of their nurses, who
eagerly awaited the signal for the promised
sport to begin. The attraction was a tourna.
ment, not "big peoples tournament but
little knights contending for the honor OF
browning their own little Queens of Love and
Beauty, and the earnestness with which they
ran, and the way in which they darted their
spears at the three rings suspended from the
three arches, proved that they appreciated the
trouble which Miss Hough, of Baltimore, one
of the guests at Winchester Place, had taken
| to afford them pleasure and amusement. The
bugle sounded and the young knights in their
picturesque costumes formed in line, each
holding gayly decorated spear, while Mr..
+. W. Koch, of Baltimore, delivered the
charge to the knights At this point a small
dog solemnly assembled the throne prepared
for the queen, and looked around upon the
assembled audience with degree of satisfac-
ton which was highly amusing TO the little
! folks But his reign was of short duration,
and order having been restored the tourna-
ment began. Each knight was allowed three
trials, the one taking the largest number OF
rings, GROWING the queen. The knights with
their colors, titles and number of rings, were,
Masters Josiah A. C. Hawkins, black and
red, Knight of Blantyre, rings, and Luckett
Koch, orange and black, knight of Maryland
4 rings, both of Baltimore city Master Harry
Harnickeel, Brooklyn, New York, buff and
blue, knight of Winchester Place, 3 rings.
The Westminster Knights were, Masters
Jimmie Bond, gray and blue, Knight of West
| nil = riu0s. Charlie Irxvin rod and urov
Knight of Carroll, rings; Harry Irwin, pink,
Knight of Montrose, 2 rings: Arnold klelf,
yellow, Knight of Parole. 3. rings; Frank
Nelson; scotch plaid, Ivanhoe, rings; Ralph
Reifsnider, white, Knight of the Cross, 3
rings; Guy Smith, Knight of Red Rose, 8
rings; Jack Smith, blue and white, Knight OF
St. James, ring; Claude I. Smith, Knight
of Red Ribbon, ring; Arthur Smith, Knight
of White Rose, rings; Swope Taylor,
Knight of White Plume, J rings. Masters
Frank Nelson and IIuckett Koch each having
taken 4 rings ran off the tie which resulted
in favor of the former, who selected Miss
Blanche Trumbo as Queen of Love and
Beauty. Master Koch chose Miss Helen
Clabaugh, of Westminster, first maid. A
number of others having taken 3 rings, ran
again for second and third maids, which re-
suited in favor of Master Swope Taylor, who
chose Miss Lula Koch, of Baltimore, and
Master Ralph Reifsnider who chose Miss
Alice Bond, of Westminster. In choosing
the Queen and her Maids the Knights walked
down the line and threw their spears at the
feet of the young ladies and then led them to
the places assigned them at the head of the
line. Masters Henry Paul Hynson, Jr., Ear
rickson Reinnecker, and Rodney Hynson, OF
Baltimore, known as Knight of Fern.
dali, Knight of Baltimore and Knight
of Red Garter, contended for the honor OF
choosing the crown bearers, the two former
being successful and choosing Misses Paulina
Hableston of Baltimore, and Francesca Har-
nickee of Brooklyn, New York. The throne
was erected under one of the large trees, and
was pretty pink and white affair garanded
with flowers The knights and their ladies
marched to the throne, from which the queen
distributed gay colored bags Of candy to all
her young subjects, after which with three
cheers for Miss Hough and the ladies of Win
chester Place, the company dispersed to their
homes. Mr.. F. w. Koch, of Baltimore, acted
as chief marshall, with Mr.. Henry Burt, oil
Baltimore, as assistant, and rendered valua-
bla aid