San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

Il whom will be chosen this new prin
0 cess.
n Each duchess or countess as be
y champion is called to ride the list
rises and takes her place at the cdg,
5 of the dias. When he rides up, sh,
J pins on his breast her rose and q
favor. So encouraged for the fray, the
T gallant gallops off and 'tilts q
= course
This contest. according to reports
will be as exciting as a twelye-innins
: baseball game. To quote General Ma.
lone. There is nothing more worth
looking at than a fine rider on 8
spirited horse'-except, as the Cheva'
lier de Printemps puts 1.-THE lovely
lady for whom one rides"
The Chevalier tribunal Of judges OF
this contest will be General Paul B.
Malone. General Frank c. Mccoy and
Colonel John +. Preston, who are
said to be fully qualified and most
excellent judges of good horseman-
ship. Captain Tobin c. Rote will be
the official timer and hold the stop
watch, for under the laws of the
tourney. each knight must ride the
course in ten seconds flat, under
penalty of being disqualified if he goes
slower.
The battle will be fought first in in.
dividual duels, knight opposing knight
with feint and thrust and parry. Then
| will come a general melee or battle
royal in which all the 20 or 30
knights will take part, the Red Rose
aaginst the White. Whenever a crest
is cut off, that knight is constructive
" dead" and the referees order him
to retire from the lists.
The House of Lancaster, the Red
Rose; the Duke of Lancaster, Lieu
tenant Morton NJ. James; the Duke of
Somerset, Major V. V. Taylor; the
Duke Of Devonshire, Captain George
Huthsteiner; the Earl of Wiltshire,
Mr.. ]. Il. Lapham; the Duke of Cum
berland, Lieutenant r. S. Stearley;
the knight of Durham, Lieutenant B.
NJ. Fitch: the Earl Of Westmoorland,
Lieutenant Eugene Mckinley; the
Knight Of Derby, Lieutenant John J.
Binns; the Earl of Northumberland,
Lieutenant o. J. Murtagh: the Knight
of Montgomery, Lieutenant P. T. Heff-
ner.
The House Of York. the White Rose
the Duke Of York, Lieutenant Colonel
Eben Swift Jr.; the Earl OF Sails
bury, Major Fl. z. Taylor: the Earl
Of Warwick, Lieutenant Harry NJ.
Roper; the Earl of March, Lieutenant
Harry Cullins; the Earl Of Noting
ham, Lieutenant L. J. Lockett; the
Earl of Leicester. Francis Drought;
the Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Hart;
the Duke of Buckingham, Ward Or
singer; the Earl of Lincoln, Captain |
Oscar B. Abbott; the Earl OF Essex,
The Unknown knight.
Contesting Knights, By prowess on |
the field Of the Tourney seek to win |
the accolade and rank as knights OF
the Golden Horseshoe" The Cham
pion who wins the Tourney. will rank
in the highest order of the Texas Cav |
alters with the distinguished rating as
THE Knight Of the Alamo"
The entries are:
Sir Francis Drought, Chevalier de
Printemps. riding as champion for |
Lady Virginia Of the House of Kirk |
land, Marquise de Marechal Neil; Sir |
Oscar Abbott, Chevalier d'Argopne,
riding as champion for Lady Edrina
of the House Of Davis, Duchess Of |
Gainesborough; Sir Ward Orsinger,
Ell Csbalerro del Paso Espagnol,
champion for Lady Jimmie Of the |
House Of Steele, Marquise de NAL |
maison; Sir Harry Roper, Knight OF |
Belleau Wood, champion for Lady |
Elizabeth Of the House Of Munson,
Duchess de Brabsnt; Sir Lewis Kay |
ton, Chevslier d'Alarcon, champion for |
Lady Margaret of the House Of Jami- |
son. Duchess of Killarney: Sir Her
bert Taylor, Knight of the Msrne.
champion for Lady Florence May OF |
the House Of Scott, Countess Of Co
FL Caballero del Suerte, champion for |
the Unknown Lady. called in these
listes, Duchess Of Pilgrim; Sir John |
Binns. knight Of San Fernando, cham
pion for Lady Katherine Of the House
of Mullins. Duchess of Burbank: Sir |
Thomas Hart, Sieur de La Sale,
champion for Lady Mary Of the House
Of Ltpe. Duchess d'Etoile de France;
Sir William King, Knight Of San ia
cint0, champion for Lady Margaret /
OF the House Of Gee. Duchess Of Pre-
mier; Sir Thomas Hasty, Knight Of
Travis, champion for Lady Katherine
of the House Of Blackburn, Duchess
de La Marque: Sir Sterling Burke,
knight Of San Felipe de Austin, cham
pion for Lady Eds Of the House Of
Rider, Countess of Meteor; Sir Gil.
bert Denman, FL Caballero de Mesa
Grande, champion for Lady Maria OF
the House Of Taylor. Duchess Of
Opbelia; Sir Morton Jones. Cheyalier
dc CantiEny. champion for Lady Mar
garet Of the House Of Van Horn, Coun-
tess Of Chatensy.
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Mrs. Henry A. Guerra was hostess
at the Club MeIicanO de Bellas Aries
Thursday afternoon in her home in /
Howard street. A program was given
by the following artists who are on .
tour Of the United States: talk, Laul
Elorduy; recitation, Jose Fernandez
Rojas; Spanish dance, Henry Guerra
Jr. and Elvi Lou Guerra, accom-
panied by Miss Magdalene Prince
solos, Mrs. Medina Ortega; violin
solos, Silvestre Revueltos, accom-.
panied by Miss Magdalene Prince.
Later refreshments were served BY i
the hostess.
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