The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-22
Wakefield Knight
Tops Field OF 43
In Riding Tourney
Day Long Events
Start In Parade
End With Dance

@HH ma Stall u, w. 1diHtbt
called the State Championship rid
ing tournament Saturday afternoon
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tended and one of the incest tOurna-
r. us we've eve held Manv # the
riders expressed the hope that the
tournament would become an annual
event in Farmville
A blight, pleasant midday sun
was disappearing in the west. send
ing out cold guests of wind before
the jousting winners We're decided
Out ct field Of 40 knights, c. L.
Goodrich, Of Wakefield. Knight Of
Terrapin Swamp. emerged victori-
GUS, winning the Queens Crown
Goodrich defeated Andrew Gcdsev
Of Cumberland, Knight OF Burleigh
Hall. for the top honor. Godsey won
second place and maids crown.
Also winning maids crowns were
third and fourth place winners, An
derson, Lyon, Jr.. Of Farmville
Knight Of Farmville. and Guy Nc
Craw. Of Dillwyn. Knight of Buck
ingham
Before the top winners wer e
chosen the knights were spearing
rings that measured only three
quarters of an inch in diameter
Other winners in order were. Law
renee Massey. Of Amherst. Knight
Of Amherst: Douglas Eubank. of
Pleasant View. Knight Of Pleasant
View III Angus Faulcner.- Of Am
herst. Knight of Faulcnerville: and
Edward Simpson, Of Cumberland,
knight Of Lightning Express.
Sponsored by the Farmville Lions
Club for the benefit of the Swim
ming Pool Fund. the tournament be
gan with parade down Main Street
at noon and ended with Corona
ton Ball at the Farmvllle Memorial
Armory that night. O. w Harper.
president Of the Lions Club. est
2 mated that the swimming pool fund
would make about 81 900 from the
event.
Dr.. F. G Landlord, pres dent Of
Lnngwcod College, traced the hon
orable history Of tournament riding
IN making his coronation address at
the dance
Cong -essman Watkins NJ. Abbitt
charged the knights to ride with in
spiration III his charge to the
knights Just preceding the riding
event.
Two special awards were made in
addition 10 the manv announced
awards and gifts Grand Marshall
J. W. Garrett was presented an en-
eraved silver bowl by the Lion lis
Club in appreciation for his effort
IN arranging and conducting the
tournament
At the, Coronation Ball. F Dance
McCraw was given an award for
his continuing interest in tburna-
ment riding and as having been one
Of the most outstanding riders of
his day
Special con t c st prizes were
awarded TO various winning knights.
Coming from the greatest distance
was Knight o. B Williams. Of New
port.
Winning the prize for the Tallest
Knight and Ugliest knight was
Henry McCraw. Of Cumberland. who
sported an old-time beard and rode
mule in competition
Mrs Sarah Anderson. Of Cumber-
land, Won prizes for having the
prettiest horse and second lady
award First lady award went to
Fannie Price Of Madisonville
Raleigh PEBBLES. Of Wakefield
was named youngest knight and
shortest knight Oldest knight was
Mercer Gillian, of Rice.
Baldest knight who wore hat
for the entire tournament was
Woodfin Hughes. of Rice. Most
graceful rider was Lawrence
Massey, OF Amherst. and the most
handsome knight was H V Tray
wick. of Lynchburg
Frank Anderson. Of Cumberland.
was conceded to have the fastest
horse and Stanley White Of Waverly
the best costume
latest Knight was Jack Howell
Ct Amherst. whose wife was one of
the judges and consolation prize
went 10 Henry Anderson. of Char
lotto G. H. Knight from the second
greatest distance was VIII Gwaltncy
Of Surrey.
Spectator prlzeS were Won By #.
Phaup, Of DAlwyn. Mrs. r. Ii.
Moore. Of Fagmville. Dr.. Cecil
Patteson. Of Farmville. Mrs Alfred
Plice. CT Farmville. Jack Reed Of
Roanoke and Farnyille. and Dr.. H.
G.. Blackwell. Of Farmville.
All prizes were donated by Farm
vile business firms and merchants
expressing their interest ia the
swimming pool