The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-29
10 CHANCE TO TALK.
fxrd Parties Becoming Tire
some to Young Ladies.
>oc,ETY IN 4 LETHARGic STATE.
-. c<asismsa's hiding Tourn.meas
ssd Ladies Dsy As che Athissse
etab Are Social Novelties


-~.rv elrf,s have been formed in addition
8 TIE chautauqua circles. Many ladies
- growing tired Of the Increasing round
= card PARTIES. both afternoon and even
Isx. This is not only true Of those wlso
fasak that whole afternoon devoted 70
~ nIzying IL not q very ennohiing pas
I'M. but the younger ladies feel that lite
s,oortunity is offered al such parties
~ Irritation. On the other
Esrd the young men sey they cannot at
iord 10 give many dancing parties. An
iroosafion was attempted last week In the
rsatlemsn's riding tournament and coro-
ration bali, bat rs the affair was new 10
most people. il Was a spectacle 70 be looked
4 rather than participated In. Its many
<zarming features. however. ought 10 rem
ker sach IN occasion Ia future one OF the
raid events Of the year. A great many
1oc;etY people also found a novel diver
r5n In an undress affair at the Sc
<ttis Athletic Club. which was turned over
nfbe use Of the lady friends OF the men-
hrs on Thursday. But this was an affair
Dbs participated in and not 70 be seen,
Except BY the ubiquitous renorter. The
<>zd party of Mr.. Charles j. Smith on
fssday afternoon was an elegant affair,
rafhering of the week Halloween coming
tkt week. Ii 10 thought that a little more
rgety will be infused into affairs.
The fitting Tourney and Ball.
The social and athletic novelty Of gen.
feman's riding tournament. which had
BEEN SO often postponed on account Of
nnfavcrabie weather, was held Tuesday
aiiernoon. the elements being favorably
disposed. IL was attended by small but
quite select crowd OF society people, who
we're most agreeabiy disappointed in the
spectacls presented. fitting Journeys
have been very popular throughout Mary
lsnd. Virginia and other parts OF the
South for several years, but have not been
olten held In other parts of the country.
Indeed the one last week was the first ever
bald on the Pacific coast. its inauguration
teIng due 10 the large number of Southern
pecple in society here. The tournament
took place at Madison park. and the sport
consistsd in capturing upon iances while
folng at full speed small rings sus-
pended from three arches erected
u intervals opposite the grand stand,
The course being across the field
Rom right to left. The arches
were handsomely draped with hunt
ing; the rings were two inches in di-
amessr. wrapped with white cord until the
aperture was reduced 10 one aud three
quarter inches In diameter; the lances
we're seven feet long and steeI-pointed. and
each rider had five charges at the three
rings, the honors consisting in taking the
highest number OF rings. fifteen being the
highest possible score. From the grand
hand the spectacle presented was an AMI
mated one, and the sport, while not being
neiting. was decidedly interesting. as all
ne points of graceful horsemanship. stead
hess of nerve and skill In capturing the
rings were obvious to the spectators and
needed no Interpretation or explanation.
n order TO add TO the interest, IL is Gus
BINARY TO give to the sport romantic
phase. aud several usages are borrowed
rom the ages OF chivairy. The contest
anls are called knights. assume high
sounding and appropriate titles and are
distinguished from one another by pic
tnresque costumes and the favorife eoIors
cffhe ladies they most admire. the prize
eempeted for beng the proud privilege of
Cewning the lady whose coiors he bears
the queen of love and beauty AZ a grand
bail following the tournament. Statelf-
nsss u given the spectacle by the pres
0ee Of a uniformed grand marshal and
heraAds who trumpet forth the titles of those
No enter the lists. Prior to the opening
Il the tournament the knights were ar
szyed before the grand stand by Grand
Marshal &. ". Turner and his aides. +. L.
elnson and +. III. Morton. An interest
~ and happy address was delivered TO
lem BY the orator OF the day. Daniel kel-
bAer. after which they were marshaled at
Ae extremity of the right field. whence
ssch In turn was summoned TO the attack
~ hugle blast from the heralds. As each
tnighI charged forth at utmost speed the
eAnd played his fayorite selection, the airs
hsing; knight OF the Hills. sDixie,"
knight of Baltimore. star Spangled Ban
nsr;" Knight Of Maryland. Maryland,
Nv Maryland" knight of Chester. The
eln Left Behind Me-" Knight OF Old
Dominion. ''oid Virginia Shores" Knight
u Hermitage. Comm Thro' the Rye"
knlKht of York, "Ta-ra-ra Room-de-ay."
Knight OF First Attempt. Yankee boo
ce.' knight of Madrid. After the Ball"
kntght OF fvanhoc, Annie Rooney" The
hdges Of the contest were Mr. e. o. Graves.
6sn. Gilbert $. Meem, Mr.. Columbus T.
0ier. Mr.. Joseph H, Hill and Capt. Frank
Taylor. The knights who entered the lists.
wsih the scores, the number OF rings taken
y each AZ each charge, we're:
Af Hit Knight Of the HITS .. 2s-szs-fs
AsslsF~knsgAt of leSk- ...... n3S1- 2
n Emefy Knight of HeFmttsge sie@s-+ ,
tsyler-A a4sht Of Chester. ,-... a1.Ss2 IL
" fphRH0Eif katRhs Of AaaItd- s1til-~ ,
Sect los Hiil-~Aaight OF Mary
ssAa eiSeoa. tr Knight Of Ivsaeee.' .iiiSI--s
saase Nress-ARight 81 cla Dominion. tzSSS-ta
SHeg hsnsasd-kaighs al First Al
se Hacker ~Kalgh, Q. baltimore SASas-is
NJ. A. L. Hill and Mr. Harker having
sea Tor the ilrst and second honors, they
nas again, each taking al the rings.
sAs vas rspeated second time. when II
eeontng evident that the contest might
indefinitely prolonged. the size Of ihe
80 Nas reduced one-inch rings wrapped
~ ne aperture was three~qRafters OF an
"a. we're substituted. Again they tied
taxing two rings. but on the second
.sAsk at the smaller rings Mr.. fSli took
- and Mr.. Harker only one. thus secid-
.ae contest IN favor OF the Knight os
mas, 9Th the Knight of Baltimore
ena and the Knight Of Maryland third.
'ae fourth honor there was a tic be-
NJ. Taylor and Mr.. Cross. bat on
aecidsng tllt the knight az 0.d 10
s'en missed oae OF the rings, while the
lsai OF Chester captured aii and the
sa honor. In the evening 81 Ranke
-. sae festivities Of the day concluded
a sae distribution OF the koaors the
saink az he ouAea of Rnvn ana