The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
MANY TAKE PART
IN TOURNAMENT
Hard Riding and Expert Ring
Catching Feature Recent
Event at New Canton.
ESPECIAL to Tho rimes-Dispatch.l

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.1
Arvonia. Va. November 17.-An oao.
fashioned tournament, Of nard rt0sn0
and expert ring-catching. was hsid q
New Canton on Friday afternoon In
spite Of the raw weather. . large
crowd was In attendance. aud mach
interest was taken In the horseman-
ship. F'ontaine Fuqua. Of New Canton
proved the most skilful knight in the
matter Of stringing the rings. and was
awarded tho frst prize. with the priv
ileze also of crowning the queen
The following knights entered the
contest: Albert j. Terrell. Knight %
Bear Garden; Reuben Hudgens. KniThs
of Black Hawk; Frank Irving LeSuAur.
knight of Ore Bank: Ashton White
knight of New Canton; Malcolm dol
man, knight of Bremo; Mr.. DunnavAnA
Knight OF Enonvlne; Fraxier WHITE
knight Of the United States. and Haf-
~ White, knight Of Fork Union
Fontaine Fuqua rode both for htm-
self and W. T. Moorman. OK New Can
ton. winning for Mr.. Norman the fsFst
prize and for himself the third prise
The second prize was won BY Frasser
White. of Fork Union. Immediately
after the tournament tho coronaa1on
Of the queen and maids Of honor tOoh
place. Miss Gertrude Conklin, OF Stow
ems, Fluvanna County. was crowned
queen of love and beauty: Miss Clar1ce
Pierce. of Arvonia, was crowned nrst
maid of honor by Ashton White. ana
Miss I.ettie Morgan. Of Arvonia. was
crowned second maid Of honor By
Knight Dunnavant, who was awarded
this privilege by Fontaine Fuqua on
account of his handsome riding ana
skilful use Of the lance. Hot oyStoSS
were served near the tournament, ana
the large crowd preseat enjoyed the
event to the utmost degree. The nr1e
prize carried with 1t $40 In gold the
second. s.. and the third, $IS0.
Buckingham and F1uvanna Counties
are becoming noted throughout Nov
England and New York STATE for the
remarkable seed corn which they are
producing. For ten years . prominene
farmer and seedSman In NOrth1Rn
Buckingham has been snipptng seo4
corn in large quantities to AasoaeAu-
setts. getting for this corn . faoey
price So popular has this sse4 -
come throughout New England tha&
prominent New York state seedsmen
has recently como to this sectloa. 80
Is still here. seeking to meet All the
prominent farmers. and especially
corn,xrowers. for the purpose OF max.
ing contracts for seed corn for m
mense seed houses In New York stare
There Is a TREMENDOUS activity
throughout this entire section at thso
time in the matter OF petitions sna
applications for the various Dost-oe-
fees which arc expected TO be vacsfea
after March 4, when the DemooretSe
being circulated throughout D1cking>
ham and surrounding counties In the
matter Of nearly every post-omce q
consequence At Bremo. In FtuvannA.
II Is understood thst there are tosOe
ar more applicants for the p0ae-Oe-
fee. At New Canton- Just acros0 ne
river. the present postmaster. 1ose
Davis. will be opposed BY W. I. 0osf-
man. and perhaps others c. Oea1oo
Thomas. of this place. - circus
A petition for the post-oSlce % o.
Rank. which IL really located in u
eastern section Of Arvonsa. aad Woacn
Ia an ONCE OF very Old sfaode1G. -
ing here long Before the preseua soo&e
activities At ArvouG assunA4 to38o
proportions.
Hugh Williams Is the present posemoo-
ter. Is actively sought after. the Oost
prominent applicant at thts time -
ing r. r. Hsgaes- weu-knoNn en-
tzer. who IL circulating . petstso3
a, Rockingham Courthouse e psoee
,hre. or four are sspiring 70 TIE 49,
m, s.ershsp. W. ". aasktne. 90 -
ire candidates. 10 q prontneut etss1eA
ara Ix clerk OF the county oeooes
hoard ana prominent In POLITICAL err
s,rs Edward Glover b 80 - -
another aspirsnt, - 10 siso ~. 80