Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-12
BRAVE KNIGHTS GO 1IlT|NG
STRIVE FOR HoNORS AT FOREST
GLEN TOURNAMENT.
Winner Crowns Queen Of Love and
Beauty-Names Of the Gal
liant Riders.
Special CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ROCKVILLE, Md, August IL, 1908.
| Eighteen knights. including some of the
best riders of Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia, participated in the
annual tournament at Forest Glen yester-
day for the benefit Of historic St John s
Catholic Church. It was one of the big
gest affairs of the kind ever held in the
county and was witnessed by about 100
persons, many from Washington.
| Tradition has 1t that the first tourna-
ment at Forest Glen was held 1873 years
ago. when Archbishop Carroll was pastor
of st. Johns. This may or may not be
| true. but it is known that for sixty years
or more the EST. Johns tournament has
been an annual event and has long been
regarded as one of the countys establish
| ed institutions.
The riding began about o'clock and
was in charge of Douglass Blandford OF
Silver Springs William c. Wimsatt was
marshal and the judges were Messrs. Will
liam T. Wheeler Frank l.. Hewitt and
Michael Cummings. AS preliminary the
knights lined up before the judges stand
and listened to an address by Charles J.
| Linthicum Of Baltimore, who paid a high
tribute to Maryland's fair women and
| brave men,
Real Sport Begins.
AfteE~each man was allowed trial
ride" the real sport began. and the large
crowd was treated to an exhibition of
splendid fitting. The first prize, SO. and
the honor Of GROWING the queen Of love
and beauty. went to c. Dorsey Hobbs of
Howard county, who rode as Knight of
Arlington. The second prize, SIS, was
captured by DeSales Langley of Wash
| ington, knight of Anheuser-Busch.
Jack Blandford of Washington. riding as
Knight of ST. Johns, and William l..
| Clarke of Bailey's Cross Roads, Va, as
| tussel for the third prize of $40, Bland
ford finally winning, Clarke getting the
| fourth prize, S..
| Others who participated were: Lucien
| Love of Fairland knight of Maryland
Boy; William L. Heron of Washington
| Knight Of Washington Boy; Lawrence
Seibel Of Washington, knight of st. Jo-
seph; J. F. Love of Prince George county,
| Knight of Prince George; Henry D. Hurst
| Of Great Falls. Va. Knight Of Langley
of Alexandria; s. Aitcherson Of Burton
vile, knight Of Birmingham Manor; r. H
| Mercer of Baltimore county, knight OF
Pleasant Valley; Nelson Fisher of Laurel
Knight of Washington Avenue; ]. A. Her
ron of Washington. knight of Dixie; VIII
| of Just For Fun; James Dowds of Bal
ley's Cross Roads, Knight of Bailey S
Cross Roads; Lee M. Amos of Howard
county, Knight of Mount View, and Err
nest Harper of Silver Spring, knight OF
Montgomery Boy.
Dance the Royal Set.
The royal set was danced about O'Clock
| and was watched with interest by the
| large crowd. The coronation address was
by Representative George A. Pearre. To
Miss Maize Carper of Langley. Va, fell
| the honor of being crowned queen of love
and beauty. while Misses Mullican OF
| Colesville Marlowe of Burnt Mills and
| Louise Miller of Washington were Sc
| lected as the maids of honor
| Upon the conclusion of the royal set the
young folks swarmed on the large new
| pavilion and dancing was enjoyed until
| midnight.
The festival held in connection with the
| tournament was also a success. 1t was in
charge of Rev. Charles o. Rosensteel, pas
| tor of St. Johns, who was assisted by
practically the entire congregation.