Jousting: Maryland’s State Sport for 50 Years, continued...
T e other arches are placed 30 yards apart. At current
tournaments, jousters may participate in costume, or wear conventional English riding attire. In keeping with tradition, riders register under made-up knight or maid names such as Sir Knight of Cooksville or Maid of Woodbine.
A Formal Jousting Association
T e Maryland Jousting Tourna- ment Association was founded in 1950, 12 years before jousting was offi cially named the state sport. T e organization was instrumen- tal in establishing a set of rules and a series of tournaments for the state. Now, the association at- tracts members from all sections of the state, as well as Washing- ton, DC and neighboring states. T eir fi rst meeting was held on
March 5, 1950 in Overlea. Unfor- tunately, only four people attend- ed. Mary Lou Bartram, George Bartram, Henry Fowler and Ray- mond Owen did not give up hope of forming an association and held a second meeting on March 26 of the same year. T is time, 22 people were present and the as- sociation was offi cially organized
with offi cers being elected.
George
Charter members of the Maryland Jousting Tourna- ment Association in 1950
Bartram became the fi rst presi- dent with Charles Brady acting as vice president. T e combined secre- tary/treasurer job was fi lled by Mary Lou Bartram and membership dues were only $1. T e offi cial name of the organiza-
tion at the time was the Maryland Tournament Association and was later named the Maryland Jousting Association. In 1951, it became offi cial- ly known as the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association, Inc., which is what it is called today.
State Champions
George D. Bartram (Knight of Cedar Lane) was the fi rst MJTA president. He was also the fi rst state champion and won again in 1951, 1952 and 1955.
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T e fi rst annual State Championship Jousting Tournament was held in October 1950 at the Ritchie Raceway Trotting Asso- ciation in Glen Burnie. T e fi rst State Champion was George D. Bartram riding under the title of Knight of Cedar Lane. He also won again in 1951, 1952 and 1955. Each year, the state championships are held on the fi rst Saturday in Octo- ber at a diff erent location in Maryland. Mike Virts (Knight of St. Marks) holds the record
with the most State Championship titles. He won 19 times stretching from 1972 to 2003. Virts is also a 10-time National Championship winner. T e 2012 championships were held on Oc- tober 6 at the Anne Arundel Fairgrounds in Crownsville. Nearly 60 riders competed in classes from Novice to Professional. At the end of the day, the State Championship class was held featuring qualifi ed professional class
After jousting for only two
years, An-
thony Reinhold earned a national title at the Novice level and the MHIB Touch of Class Award.
riders. Corey Minnick, who rides under the name Knight of Bennies Hill, won for the sec- ond time in a row, making this his fi fth State Championship title. T e Novice Class winner was won by Ian
Flaherty (Knight of Tynwydd). Malcolm Macy (Knight of Macy Meadows) won the Amateur Class. Lily Fisher Flaherty (Maid of Tynwydd) was the Semiprofessional Class winner. T e Professional Class was won by Bob Enfi eld (Knight of Sir Lancelot).
A Touch of Class
On July 14, 2012, three nationally ranked Mary- land jousters were honored with the Maryland continued...
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