Evening star., 1911-08-11
KNIGHTS RIDE TOURNEY
FOR CHURCH'S BENEFIT
Several Thousand Attend St.
Johns Annual Picnic at
Forest Glen.
snecia, CORRESPONDENCE of The star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, August IL. 1911.
The annual picnic and tournament for
the benefit of historic St. Johns Catholic
Church at Forest Glen was held yester-
day, and attracted a crowd of several
thousand persons from this and adjoining
countless Washington city and nearby
Virginia. According to tradition, st.
Johns picnic has been an uninterrupted
annual occurrence for, more than CEN
tury, and it has long been one of the
..ounty's established institutions The
crowd this year was probably the larg-
est that ever attended.
The presence of the numerous candi-
dates for nominations for Office and other
politicians added to the interest of the
occasio They were out in force, and
order of the day.
Fifteen Knights Compete
Probably no more interesting t"urna-
ment was ever held in Montgomery
county 1t was participated in by fifteen
of the best. riders in this part of Mary
land the District Of Columbia and nearby
Virginia, and from the momen: Charge,
sir knight was first heard until the
last ring was taken the interest of the
large crowd thct lines the course was un-
abated.
After some splendid exhibitions of tilt
ing il was found that six had tied for
first place. each capturing nine straight
rings. in the rideoffs Gordon Hobbs of
Ellicott City, who rode as Knight OF
Rocky Glen made the best score and
was awarded the first prize of SD. which
carried with it the right to crown the
queen of love and beauty. Thomas Head
of Munson Hill. Va, riding as knight of
Munson Hill. captured the second prize
y~l - 70
Philip Love of Faifland, Md. who rode
as knight of Prince George, and Henry
D. Hurst of Langley. Va, as Knight OF
Langley Boy, won the fourth prize of So.
OF Falkland as knight of Maryland Boy.
Lee Love of Fairland Knight of
Washington, William Heron of wash
ington as Knight of Washington Boy,
Lawrence Seibel of Washington as Knight
of St Joseph. A. d. Langley OF Wash
ington as knight of Anheuser- Busch,
Frank Hobbs of Ellicott City as Knight
of Cedar Glen, William Aitcheson OF
BurtonsvilIe as knight of Berwyn. WI
liam II. Byrne of Falls Church. Va,
| as knight of Falls Church, +. Ring OF
| Baltimore as Knight of Baltimore Boy.
| : 5 Aitcheson of Burtonsville as knigh;
| OF the Forest, Arthur NJ. sullivan VI
| Washington as knight of Maud ).
Summary of Tourney.
II
| Gordon Hobbs, knight OF Rocky Glen.
3 3 ), 3.
| Thomas Head. knight of Munson Hill.
) 3 3. 2 8.
! Philip Love, knight of Prince George,
3 8 3. ) = 3. =.
Henry d. Hurst. knight of Langley
Boy. 3 > >. 3 l.
| Lucien Love. knight of Maryland Boy,
3 3 B. =.
Lee Love. knight of Washington.
1888 >.
William Heron. knight of Washington
Boy. 3 :.
Lawrence Seibel. knight of St Joseph.
. 81.
A. d. Langley. Knight of Anheuser-
Busch. 3 j.
Frank Hobbs. Knight of Cedar Glen.
i323.
william Aitcheson. Knight of Berwyn.
Is ..
William II. Byrne. knight of Falls
Church. : =.
E. Ring. Knight of Baltimore Boy. I 1.
S. S. .Aitcheson. Knight of the Forest.
100.
A. NJ Sullivan. Knight of Maud s., o.
| The address to the knights was de-
livered by Andrew j. Cummings OF Chevy
Chase. Richard T.. Cissel was chief judge
and the assistant judges were Winfield
Is Magruder and Michael Cumming gs
Douglas NJ Blanford was chief marshal
The roya, set was danced about s
ioclock in the evening, and followed the