The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-26
A ROYAL
TOURNAMENT
British Pageant Planned by
an American Woman
KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR TILT
England's Mobiles to Participate in Clash
Of Lances in Behalf Of Charity
Mrs. Arthur Paget's
Idea
KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR TILT

The scheme Of a great medieval tour
nament, which was conceived by Mrs.
Arthur Paget, an American. while ~
ing ON her sickbed and which is TO
take place next summer in aid Of King
Edwards hospital fund. is now well
developed, says a special cable dis
patch from London to the New York
Herald.
There does not seem any Intention Of
copying the historical Eglinton tourna
ment In fact, it is to be run on quite
different lines By the College Of Her
aids, who viii see that The whole tour
nament and the jousting shall be car
ried out in an absolutely correct man.
ner
With regard to those taking part in
Il. gentlemen BY blood that is to say,
I of four descents- are alone eligible.
It Ii expected some wonderful old arr
NOR will be seen, though the doubt is
expressed whether owners Of valuable
j old armor win lend their choicest speci-
mems to be knocked about as they are
bound to be in contests Of such char
acter.
| outside the lists Will be the heraldic
i trees cherry, which will be painted
white: pineapple in the center, paint
ed white and red, and pear tree, all
red. On these trees will be hung the
shields Of the various competing
\ knights, according to heraldie preced-
y enee.
!, When Mrs Paget mentioned her idea
to the king on one of his majesty's Wis.
its to her bedside he at once heartily
approved the whole scheme, and .
committee has since been formed. Of
J which the king has also approved, con
/ sisting of Prince Francis Of Teck. Sir
! schomberg Mcdonnell, who is head Of
2 the office of works: Lord Cheylesmore
whose organizing powers are wei
} known, Lord Howard de Walden, who
/, Is always very keen to anything to Dc
I with fencing or heraldic matters; Lord
\ Dillon. Sir William Darlington, repre-
] senting the Prince Of Wales house
E hold; Mr. Farnham Burke, the somer
\ set Herald, and Mr.. Guy Laking, sol
y OF Sir Francis Laking, who Is th'
great authority on armor.
A larger committee, headed by thu
Prince of Wales, will lend their names
to insure very brilliant success. Tit
! queen, the Princess of Wales, the Dnk'
and Duchess Of Connaught, Princes
i. Christian, Princess Louise Duchess o
Argyll, Princess Henry Of Batten
berg. Princess Louise of Battenberl
and several other royal ladies have al
ready promised their patronage. and
naturally goes without saying tina
most Of the peerage win do the same.
In all probability the tournament vii
take place about June is. II may b
IS held in the grounds Of one Of the big
g gest private residences in London, bu
4 this Is not settled yet Otherwise Olym
pia will be chosen. 1t is expected tha
!, the Duke Of Norfolk, as earl marsha
4 OF England, will take prominent par
ID assisting the college Of heralds Wit
y the arrangement.
y There has been some question rs t
g who viii be the queen OF beauty, q
there Is a probability that the Ouch
70 ess OF Sutherland, certainly one Of tn
1. loveliest women in England. may al
Il cept the honor.
When q tournament takes place it
necessary that a challenge should b
issued by certain knights or mobiles. /
this case Lord Harrington, Lord How
y ard de Walden and two other noble
men win sign Ii ana in due course th
Is challenge VIII be accepted There
= also likelihood that challenge vi
be issued TO foreign countries. whe
it is hoped knights from France, Ge
many, Austria Spain and BelgiuI
may compete,
The whole sclieme il % SO magnii
ceat scale that considerable SUI
S. of money viii be required, but no ani
iety is felt on that score. II is sal
that some 81 tie seats Will cost e
each, but the prices are not settle,
4 let one well known American woma
has promised TO bring hundre
friends over from the United State
taking the seats herself for the who
number
a dais will be erected for the 'quee
OF beauty and her court and hel
some Of the loveliest women Of EN-
land viii be seen, including Princes
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