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Show MUCH LIKE THE DAYS OF OLD Skill of Ancient Tournaments Exercised Exer-cised In a Modified Form in Two Southern States. Ancient tournaments in which mailed kulghts Jousted with lunces for the favor of n fair lady, are perpetuated In a modified form among the descendants descend-ants of the early settlers of Virginia and Maryland. Horseback tournaments tourna-ments with lances are a feature of almost al-most every fair and old home day in the country around Washington. Instead of driving his lance against his antagonist to unhorse or disable him, the modern knight of the tournament tourna-ment attempts to pick three rings suspended sus-pended from erosspleces over the course, on the end of his lance, while galloping through the course at a prescribed pre-scribed rate of speed. If lie picks ail three, two white chid pages, usually pretty girls, escort him back past the Judges' stand. Some-limes Some-limes a dozen tests are necessary before be-fore one knight shows his superiority over the others. He then is permitted to pick the queen of the tournament, who Is the belle of the hall, which always al-ways follows the event. |
