Evening star., 1902-08-21
TOURNAMENT AT RIVER VIEW.
Successful Riding Yesterday and a
Brilliant Ball

festerdaygwas gala day at River View,
throng Numbering fully 5000 gathering
there to attend the annual tournament and
to witness the crowning of the queen of
love and beauty and her attendant maids of
honor at night. OF this throng about 1000
went from this city the others coming
from Maryland and Virginia for forty miles
around. The riding at the tournament yes
terday has never been surpassed, three
knights taking all the rings and tying for
the privilege of crowning the queen. Fiji
teen knights representing the best riders
in the District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia had entered the lists. They were:
w. l.. Harron, knight of Washington Boy,
District Of Columbia; L. d. Love, knight
of Maryland, Nd; J. S. Blandford, knight
of Prince George, Prince George county,
Md; w. l.. Clark, knight of Virginia Boy,
Va; Ollie Shaw, knight of Norbeck, Md;
A. w Cleveland. knight of Hampton, Va;
J. L. Kemp, knight of Griffton Md; ]. F.
Thompson, knight of Chapel Point. Md;
Lawrence Seibel. knight of Old Times D.
c.; r. c. Cleveland knight of American
Lad, Va; G. I. Head. knight of Munsons
Hill, Va. G. A. Smith, knight of River
View, Md; H. S. Palmer, knight of Over
look, Va; G. B. Blandford, knight of Acco-
keek, Md. w. A Miller Surrattsville, Md.
The ceremonies were opened with an ad
dress to the knights by Robert w. Wells of
Hyattsville, Md, then the riding began.
E<dCN time over the course MeSSrS. tar-
ron. Smith and Cleveland took all rings
making a total of 8 each, while Mr.. L. D.
Love, Blandford and Head were tied for
fourth place with rings to their credit
The ties were then ridden off at half-inch
rings and w. l.. Harron won first place, G.
A. Smith second. Richard Cleveland third
and G. B. Blandford fourth and to these
knights fell the privilege of naming the
queen and her maids for the ball at night.
lhe chief marshal yesterday was Roger
l. Manning. AIonzo Kirby and Benjamin
Underwood We're heralds. Mr.. w. Gwynne
or Washington was the orator of the even
ing DR.. E. D. HURT, Mr. r. Wesley BeaIl
Mr. George w. Wilson and Mr.. William D.
Barry acted as judges. Mr.. B. Won Oren-
dorf. the manager of the tournament, act
ed IN conjunction with the judges. Mr.. A
+. Beyer of Congress Heights was time
keeper. The aids were DR.. Harry Nalley.
Allen Day and Archie Ware. Fred Coe, Jo-
seph H. Blandford, w. L. Lederer. ]. M
kendrick and John Wilson made up the
committee on arrangements
Ihe feature of the crowning took place at
3 O'Clock in the dancing pavilion. To the
music Of the band the triumphant knights
ana the ladies of their choice entered, the
vast crowd of spectators lining the sides
The coronation address by Mr.. Gwynne was
folloWed by the placing of the floral crowns
upon the brows Of the queen and her maids.
Mr William l.. Harron. as the knight of
washington Boy, and the winner of the
tourney, crowned as the queen of love and
beauty Miss Mamie, A. Townshend of Chit
tenham. Md sMratGus A. Smith crowned
Miss Layinia Ledger of Accokeek, Md, as
hrst maid gof- honor, Miss Johanna High
Land of AfeXandria, Na.. was crowned sec
ond maid efcthoneraby the third best rider
Mr. Richapa Cleseland. and Mr.. G.. B.
stamford. knight of Accokeek, the fourth
winner, placed. the tribute upon the brow
OF Miss Tillie Roland of Piscataway, Md,
as third maid, of honor.
After the cenenation ceremonies the ball
opened and Ecnntinued all night, though
he do aNc 10 aifu raf, mod
nome on thes last oboat which reached here
apout midntEht. z,