Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
JOU s. AN D T0URN E Y
LONDON WITNESSES REVIVAL OF
oLD-FASHIoNED SPORT.
Special Cabiegram to The Star.

LONDON, June 9.-London has just wit
| messed brilliant revival of the old-fash-
iored joust and tourney IN connection with
| the naval and military tournament
In none of the displays OF modern times
| has such an elaborate and gorgeous specta-
| Gle been attempted as the great pageant OF
| the present tournament "Tilting In Tudor
| Times" During its presentation the arena
was one blaze of brilliant, moving color.
First came the lord of the tournament. with
his banner and heralds. the latter in their
gtld-braided tunics making a brave show
After the lord president had taken his seat
on the crimson-covered dais, the standards
of the four competing knights were parad-
ed. and then followed the knight marshal
and his deputies. squres pages and escorts
The four knights. mounted and encased
from head to foot in armor riding beneath
silken canopies held by attendants IN sor-
geous raiment, then entered. and were fol-
lowed each by a number of armed men 4
tour of the arena having been made the
lord OF the tournament signifed his pleas
ure that the jousting should begin
Trumpeters Sound a Fanfare.
The trumpeters sounded a fanfare. and
two knights from opposite ends of the lists
rode at full gallop. with lances couched. 20
meet each other. Lances were shivered on
steel breastplate or helmet amid the cheers
Of the adherents OF the successful knight,
and when the winner of the bout had been
declared. the remaining knights entered the
combat.
just unveiled a fine alabaster bust Of
George Whitefield the famous preacher
the exercises being of unusual interest
George Whitefelds "Chapple In Totem
ham Court Road" or. rather, the site on
which ii established exactly n century
and a half ago, is the home today of an eN-
ample of the institutional church, judlc-
ously blending religious and social life.
mostly for middle class folk and shop as
sstants. 1t was the resort of a totally dif-
ferent class of people when Selma, Coun-
tess of Huntingdon, won for 1t the interest
of friends lat court" Even royalty had
few bricks in the original building and al
though Whitefield was burlesqued and carl
catured at the theaters. David Garrick.
superior to the vulgar prejudice of his
Glass; sent Whitefield to pay the workmen.
Of Clerical Ancestry.
Mr.. Birrell, having performed the unveil-
ing in the presence of an outstanding congre-
CATION. observed that although George
Whitefield was born in a public house-the
Boil Inn. Gloucester-and pursued in his
boyhood the somewhat unhalIowed vocation
of tapster. he nevertheless came of a ceri-
cal ancestry. several of his forefathers hav-
ing been rectors or Wears of the established
church. He suffered or enjoyed what is
called irregular education.
Whitefelds temperament was always
that of an orator and actor rather than
that of the scholar. His first London
mon was preached at Blshopgate. in 1876.
Nobody had much chance of reposlng I'M
der Whitefield's sermons. There WIS a
good story about Lord Chesterfield, who
was taken to hear him by Lady Hunting
don. Whitefield described the approach OF
the blind man toward the precipiee so WV
idly that Lord Chesterfield, to the surprise
of the congregation. leaped to his feet,
with the exclamation. Great heavens he
is going" Whitefields mission to the rich
was interesting and remarkable; but his
great work lay more directly among the
poor. He preached with such effect TO the
prisoners at Newgate that the lord mayor
and sherIfYs forbade him ever to preach
there again While In America. BENJAMIN
Franklin went to hear him. determined to
subscribe nothing to the collection. But
Whitefeld's oratory had great effect on the
purses as well the hearts.