The morning times., 1895-07-26
Potomac COmlnandery Had an
kII-Day Fete There.
BEGAN WITH A TOURNAMENT
Gallant knights Rode for Prizes and
to Do Prowess Before Fair Ladies'.
Equestrian Feats OF United States
Cavalry in the Great
Amphitheater in the Evening.

Potomac Commandery No 8, Knights
Templar, gave an ail-day eete At Glen Echo
yesterday, which began with 4 tournament
and closed with concert, the latter being
from the amphitheatcr.
There We're six entries for the tourney
and four prizes were awarded, as Fellows:
First prize, a saddle, TO James Harris,
who had the honor OF choosing the queen
He was recognized in he isis as little
Daisy" and he crowned Miss Laura Han
son, OF Montgomery county, Maryland
James Shugrue Won the second prize as
VIII If | Can and a bride was his re
ward; Richard Ricketts,, as knight OF Mont
gomery, won his spurs, as third prize, and
the fourth in the list OF winners was John
Lynch, who rode as Knight of Hermon,
and was awarded a whip for his skill
The test was the taking Of three rings in a
one hundred yards course
This exercise was quite protracted, last
ing from IL O'Clock until nearly 5.
UNCLE SANS EQUEsTRIANs.
Twenty picked men from Troop A OF the
Sixth United States Cavalry, at Fort
Myer. entertained the crowd with some
fine feats Of horsemanship as a special
feature. They Were in charge OF Lieut..
through a variety of exercises, including
hurdle ride. first with saddle and bride
and finally with neither, their achievements
being equal TO the best performances of the
most famous cowboy.
The horses were kept under good control,
though some of them were new to the
the business, and the way those troopers
gaulted from the ground TO the backs OF
their steeds, sometimes clearing a horse
intervening, would nave put q circus
rider TO the blush. They We're applauded
from start to finish.
Tue ram put an end TO the outdoor sports
early in the evening and there was a lapse,
the concert being on the bills for S O'Clock
CONCERT AND OTHER DIVERSIONS.
The programme provided for Potomac
Commandery March, by the Fort Meyer
Band. This was theoyerture. Those who
took part in the performance We're, Mr..
w, II. Conley in Happy Bits Of HUmor;"
recitation; Mr.. j J. Fisher, baritone
solo, "A Bandits Lie is the Life for Ale,
Mrs. w. II. Combs, accompanist; Messrs
Cullen and Collins in catchy selections:
Mr.. George O'Connor, III popular songs;
Mr.. Charles B. landlord, The StaTSpangled
Banner; Miss Blanche Wise and Master
George Hunt, in fancy dancing; Mr.. Ed. c.
Moore, comedian, in character work; Mr.
Arthur Yundi, violin solo; Mr Arthur E
Middleton, bass soloist; Senator" George
Graham in ''MinStrelisms
Other attractions provided were fancy
and trick bicycle riding by Prof Howard
a. Rhine, and broadsword contest by
Corp. Stuart and Private Nelson h. High,
of Troop A.
There was considerable complaint made
OF the unsatisfactory schedule arranged
by the railway people. 1t did not by any
means come up TO expectations, and when
the storm itself in evidence many
persons, after a wait Of half an hour,
empoyed private hacks to bring them to
the cable cars in Georgetown rather than
subject themselves to the annoying de-
lays that seemed TO be the rule of the
uncertain trolley.