The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-01
The TOURNAMENT.
Cam Patterson, knight Of Fulton, Wins
First Honor, and Bestows Crown on
Sister, Miss Henrietta.
TEN KNIGHTS RIDE IN CONTEST.

In Cham bersburg two weeks ago,
at which our Fulton county boys
carried off about all the honors in
sight, led the lovers of the sport
on this side of the mountain to
believe that a tournament might
be held IN McConnellsburg. Ar.
rangements were made, and last
Saturday afternoon the affair
came off; and came off so catisfac-
torily, that there is now no doubt
that next fall another will be held
on much larger scale.
The parade formed on West
Water street at two o'clock, head
ed by Chief Marshall, M. r. Shaft
ner and his AIDS, Geo. B. Daniels
and Jas. G.. Alexander. These
were followed by the MERGERS
burg Band, and then came the
Marshalls, DR.. A. D. Dalbey, @.
b. Stevens, j. K. Johnston, w.
II. Nesbit, Chas. K. Barton, III. N.
Sipes, and others not wearing
sashes; and then came the brave
knights with their lances, making
altogether very attractive dis.
play.
The tournament was held in q
field back of the orchard out on
the Trout farm north of town,
and it was about three O'Clock
when they were ready to begin
the formal exercises on the
ground.
At signal the knights, seated
on their spirited chargers, with
lances at rest, formed ten abreast
IN front of an lmprovised platform
where they were addressed by
Horace N. Sipes. Mr.. Slpes re.
ferred to the origin of knlghthood
and the important part the knigt
of the earlier ages had played in
the advancement of civilization.
This part of the program be.
ing over everybody, was ANXIOUS
to see the contest begin.
Three poles, about the size of
small telephone pole, were erect
ed in a straight line 80 feet apart
About ten feet from the ground
an arm extends out about four
feet, and from the end of the arm
an ordinary harness ring about
three inches in diameter was sus-
pended, over a track on which the
knights rode.
Now the knights with spears,
or lances, 8 feet in length, and
sharp pointed, ride at a dead run
and try to catch these rings on
their spears.
Ten persons entered the con-
test; Walter Sappington, Leslie
W. Seylar, DR.. W. F.. Sapplngton,
Daniel f. Trout, Alex Patterson,
Walter Reed Sloan, Max IRWIN,
Frank Duffy, Campbell Patterson
and Harvey Everts.
'Nhe following were the officers /:
Judges, F. p. Lynch, DR.. F. X.
Stevens, and Hon. W. II. Bender.
Timekeeper, o. l.. Greathead,
whose duty 1T was to see that the
ground was covered by the riders
IN not more than seven seconds.
Scorekeeper and general director
Geo. B. Daniels.
After each contestant had been
given trial ride, the contest was
ON, each one having three rides.
Al the close of this it was found
that Patterson, Seylar and Irwin
each had taken six rings. They
now rode of, Patterson winning
first place, Seylar second and Ir-
win third.
At time of putting this in type
we were not able to get the de-
tailed official score.
After having ridden for the
coronation events with the above
results, they rode for the prizes,
namely, an army saddle, an army
bride, and good whip. These
were won respectively by Walter
Sappington, DR.. Sappington, and
d T.. Trout.
After riding for the prizes, five
entered for arunning race of a
quarter mile dash, namely, DR..
Sappington, Frank Duffy, Dan
Trout, Max Irwin, and Walter r,
| Sloan. Ia this contest Duffy's