Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-08
CLARKE COUNTY.
A Tournament. ball. and Races-Pcr-
sonal Notes.


BERRYVILLE. VA September T.
Especial. Tho young men of Clarke gaVo
tournament on Friday at the Shenan-
doah Driving Park, which was largely
attended. and was altogether one OF the
most delightful affairs Of its kind ever
held I'm the county. In later years the
custom OF offering prizes OF money value
as incentives TO the knights has taken
from the tournament almost all of sent-
ment and OF that spirit of chiNalfy
which animated the knights OF the olden
time. Deprecating such a custom, the
knights in Fridays tourney, cheered
bv vomans presence, and animated by
her smile. entered the lists to contend
only for her favor. the chief aim OF
each gallant knight being TO place upon
the brow of the lady of his choice the
crown of bright flowers designating her
as his queen of love and beauty. Ihore
were nineteen contestants for that honor,
which was won after close and skilful
contest by DR.. l.. NJ. Allen, Knight Of
Glen Allen. The second, third, ana
fourth honors wero won, respectively, by
Messrs. ii. L. ID. Lewis, Knight Of Aud
ley: {. l.. Bowly. Knight OF Red Bud,
and Moses OBrien, Knight of Long
Marsh. The charge TO the knights was
handsomely delivered by Mr.. +. b.
Whiting The marshals were Mcssrs.
Robert Hardesty, Ad. Withers. and Bur-
well Mcclure, and the judges Messrs.
Charles Skinker, Harry Warden, Thomas
Hardesty, w. b. Grove, and Charles
Baylor.
RACES.
Following the tournament were several
very pretty running races by local horses.
The first-a half-mile dash between /.
Lovetts mare Daisy Bell and Cabell
Moores mare Baby-was won In two
straight heats by the former. A quarter
mile dash between horses owned by
Henry jenkins and Duncan Milton was
won by the first-named. and II. L. ID.
Lewiss sorrel horse was also beaten
by MacClagett's mare in a quaGter-mile
dash.
The coronation and ball were held
at night at Winston Hall. The royal
party, consisting of the queen, Miss Virgie
Morris. OF Washington, ID. c., enthroned
and surrounded by the successful knights
and her maids-Misses May Mason, Of
Charlestown. w. Va; Eliza Lippitt, Of
Clarke county, and Miss Parkman, OF
Washington. ID. C.-were grouped upon
a stage artistically dressed for the oc-
casion. Hon. Marshall Mccormick &C.
livered the coronation address, which
was beautiful and chaste in its language,
containing many eloquent illusions 10
the knighthood OF the earlier ages. The
ball opened at 10 o'clock. and dancing
was kept up until late hour.
THE PARTICIPANTS
Among those present were Miss Char
lotte Pendleton and Mr. Dudley Pendle-
ton. Of Shepherdstown, W. Va; Messrs
A. S. Allen, Paca Kennedy, and Al. Hooff,
Of Charlestown, W. Va; Mr.. Russell
Marks, Of Sioux City Ia; Misses Little
page and Virgie Morris. Misses Hoffman,
Alice Walker, and Mr.. Carpenter of
Washington, ID. c.; Mr. Graham Webb,
Of Texas Mr.. Roland Slingluff and Miss
Ethel Slinglun. Of Baltimore. Nd; Miss
Shepherd. of Richmond; Messrs. II. d.
and Thomas Reynolds. Of Frederick
county; Misses Griffith. Of Montgomery
county, Md: Misses Mary. Eliza, and
Mamie Lippitt. Virginia, Gretta, Resale,
and Annie Brown. and Mamie Z. Nc
Cormck, Jane and Mary Moore, Lucy
and Amy Deahl Mamie Mcdonald, Bet
tie r., Nellie and Mary p. Page, Edith
Allen, Garnett Mcclure. Moss and Mamie
White, Nellie Griffith, Mary Hillary,
Mary Thompson. Mamie Mcclure, and
Mrs. Gordon Van Hook. and Messrs.
Harry Warden, c. w. Mcdonald. l.. NJ.
Allen, Ad. Withers. Henry and Julian
Jcnkine. Cabell Moore, George Irwin,
Maitland and Compton Rely, Robert and
Thomas Hardesty. Duncan and Talia-
ferro Milton. Samuel Harrison, Nat. Bur-
well, Hugh and Prov. Mccormick, from
the county.
Mr.. Frank Tnford, Of Washington. d.
c.. is visiting friends in the county.
Misses Griffith. of Montgomery county,
Md, are visiting Miss Nellie Griffith.
Mr. Murray Dunlap. of Mobile, Ala, is
visiting at Buena Vista.
Miss Hill of Richmond, is visiting
friends in Milford.