Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-25
CROWNED MISS BASS
Chosen as Queen of the Buck
roe 7urnament.
OTHER LADIES KoNoRtD
DAD anti.a or "a Maryland Soldier. ,ji,n.
n"ez l.emvc> Ola roin, FOR tn.
North. The Roofing ls@iic.-
ed tn heat an End.

h'i'rEtd this years Season al l.ucllr,.c
i'eaeh took place yesterday afternoon
at which time the tournament which
has been eagerly looked forward, /, fo,.
more than !, fortnight was witnesses;
y! AN aSseinhlagc estimated to exceed
Two thousand. The scene ON th,. pa vii-
ION and the shady ln.rches and gre.
lawn "i the h"tci. viewed f.,m tn.
Judges stand. was one of the. most
brilliant ever behcld at the. popular re-
sort. Hundreds Of Handsomely ,:tir.J
ladies. whose tluttering fans seemed -
caanGe the flashing sunlight intn All
ti'c cnlors Of the rainbow. app!aude,,
we gallant knights as they raced down
tle track with lances pointed ut the
small rings which hung by wire;
rom the three arches. Th. course w:,s
along 'he driveway through the hotel
'sreunds. and those who did not arriye
carly enough to secure good positious
on ths pavilion and at other places
CROWDED so near the space reserved fur
tsie iiurSemcn that they had to h.
''IiI.h back. Scores of men, women ana
'hlidrrn stood in the sun uriprntcctod
'fonl IT'S rays. save by the hats and hon,
netS lncS wore. until the last kniyat
mad PASSED down the line ana ~.
IL
Euullccu.
The Judges. Messrs f. S. Collier !,
". MilSte:,d and K. H. Watson. took
thrlr places on the stand at half-past
" o'clock. the hour set for the ;,musr
tn"nt to begin. and Il few minutes later
Chl"l Marshal L. S. Eudgins whose
i"'sl'!nn was Indicated by large white
nat The brim Of which WAS held up on
one side by a silver star, formed the
Knights in line. He was attended hy
|apl. - = Foster and -iShby liut,rins
as ;ilds- At command Of the chief ma r.
sinai tn" horscmcn rode down the drive
way ana drew UP in front of the ju,ls, $.
stand. Their numbers and names are
rs follows: NJ. l. j. H. sinclair Kn.s-nt
4 Little Back River; No. ., c. l.. Sin.
clair knight of Doolttlc: No. 3. +. l..
Phillirs. Knight of Bellevue; No. 4.
r. Il. Small, Knight of the Orchard
No .. sydney Curtis Knight Of War
wick; No e. I. \. Sinclair. Knight of
outage home; No. :. r. T.. Sinclair,
hni=ht of Bleak Point: No. s. X. Per-
ki->t;- Knight If Ncwpor, News. NJ !,
E:urtis. Knight of No Hone: N 10
rank Sinclair. Knigh; OF Thorpland:
40. u. +. G. Madison, Knight OF Black
Hawk: NO. -. Toomor C;arrnN Kuj.rht
81 DenbiSh: No. Is. Fay Sinclair
Knight of York
Inc rules to govern the tournament
Wer" briefly. but plainly explained nv
-i' collier. the main points of which
were that each knight was to ride three
times. that he must cover the course in
eight seconds ANA that his lance must
be eight feet long Other rules related
10 errors upon The part OF knights, and
S" on. The knights then rode away and
al o'clock the Knight of Little s13ack
iilNcr dashed down the course. grace
1u!ly capturing AL three rings Tho
hhlsht of l)oo!ittle. who was applaud
cd for his fine horsemanShip. followed
also taking three rings. Then came the
NhlsfI Of bellevue. taking one. the
knight NJ the Orchard enc the Knight
o! Warwick = the Knight of tn, Cot
ta$s Home ,. The Knight Of Bleak Point
:. the Knight Of Newport News none.
the Knight Of No Hope > the Knight
OF fhn!rland ). the Knight of Slack
Hawk one. the Knight ii Denbign >,
and tn" Knight Of York . In tie sec
nnd trial the Knight III Little Back
River aud the Knight Of poo!ittie again
carried off three rings each. The Knight
OF bellevue took ,. the knigh, of the
Orchard missed all. the Knight of War
wick Won >. the Knight of The Cottage
Home ?. the Knight Of Bleak Point
the Knight nf Newport News .. the
Of Thorrand ,. the Knight of Black
Hawk none. the Knight of Denoigh
one. the Knight of York 9
rs there was but one more trial In
tercst began to run high and people
stood on tiptoe as the Knigh, of Little
Back River started down the course.
One. two. three. all Of them on his
lance. No one could beat his reco, d.
but the Knight of Doolittle, who. with
neat scores to his credit could tie the
first winner. Down the course he came
like John. the son of Nimshi. carrying
away the first and second rings hui,
missing the third. The knight Of Bell
Knight of DeDhi:h one. the Knight of
the Orchard one. the Knight Of War
wick 3. the Knight of the Cottage Home
. the knight of Bleak Point s. the
Knight Of Newport News 3. the Knight
of No Hope ,. the Knight of Thorplard
2. the Knight Of Black Hawk one. the
Knight of Denbcigh one. the Knight OF
York ,. On account of an error due
to one of the attendants at the arches
Mr.. sydney Curtis. the knight of War
wick. was allowed another ride by
which he brought his score up to g.
This made Il tie and the TWO knights
were ordered to take their places 10
settle the matter by their own skin
The Knight of Little Back River went
down the course first. taking two rings
ana five minutes later he was followed
by the Knight of Warwick, who car
ried off all three. winning the frs,
prize of SIS and the 1lonor OF. crowning
the nueen Of the tournament Tha 9th
er winners We're j. p. Sinclair, Knight
of Little Back River sl1; c. L. SIN
clair. Stiaht Of Doolittle. s., and Fay
Sinclair. Knight Of York.
TIE afternoons pleasure closed with
a splendid supper at the hotel and the
browning of the queen of the tourna-
ment and the maids. Of honor, the latter