New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-04
HOW THE HOLIDAY WILL BE SPENT.

NO OFFICIAL CELEBRA rION-ENCURsi0Ns AND OUT
DOOR SPORTS THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE
DAY-THE RACES At MONMOUTH PARK.
There will be in this city no official celebra-
ton Of the National birthday. TO private bcraity ana
personal pitrotsm will be due whatever OF recognition
the day will receive here. Business will he nearly II
not entirely suspended All the banks exchanges GOV
eminent departments and mercantile houses VIII be
closed; the Cotton Exchange will not be open again
until next Monday. There will he no parade
by the National Guard, but various military
aud civic bodies VIII assemble Tor parades or tIcnr
hc Al Ihe old fort at the upper end OF Central
Park the hOstng Of the Nag VIII be greet with Ma
Yard and ri all the forts in the hafb1r The chimes of
Trinity Church will ring out patriotic airs at morning
play during the afternoon nj ProsDect Park.
In consequence the refnsal Of the Board OF Alder
men TO suspend for today the city ordinance against
fireworks. superintendent waiting has telegraPhed To
all the police captains ~ the city the following order;
or lI seti %to of. within the CITY Of NewYoTF ny
any person., of any rocket cracker, t%iped"' sqHn,
for each offence The sale ~ fireworks u also prohibitc1
except permit has been obtained Instruct your con,
the dischGrging OF fireworks be strictly em!orceH
GEORGE W. WAIIfNG
Despite this order the police, the violations OF the
ordinance were frequent to generally nocea-
BILE I'm the city last evening In the tenement districts the
smell OF gunpowdcr very strong while
the noise Of exploding crackers and torpedoes could
bc hear
IN the stTceia several Officers were observed allow
orpedOes O be exploded very near them WITHOUT lax
ing any notice of the offenders while others contented
themselves with cautions. Heheiay, hoMg.eF' t .n
small boys who m"ddled with hrcwOrkH last
S %s9 e. TS e poep The fact that they
indulgng IN forbidden sport seemed 10 loud
steatbiy set of by dozen boys At street corner pro-
duced u greater sensation than an entire 6nneh of
works were freely allowed. Occasionally q b"ld
youth would light up street with roman candle ana
yauid AT
Txclrs!cns OF various kinds piculcs. open-ar enjoy
ment generally, racing athletic games aud other con-
tests will form the principal attractions OF the day TO the
general public. For lSmman. politician. the speech,
will enliven the holiday. OF the people VINO arc nor
kept IN town taGF viii in Sone.s II. Gs a
noighbOng resorts and make trips by steamer and rail-
sound to Cuncy Island and Manhattan Beach To Rock
away and Fire Island, to Long Bancn, Cape May anu
Atlantic city. Trips down the bay In sailing and scam
This will be held-day In athletics. The Snfng
games OF the NewYOrk Athletic Club Will take place at
Mott Haven at o'clock. The list Of entries Is very large,
23j all, and some Of the races VIII lbs N'fy me-
several Of the best Ia tine country who are
known 90 10 closely matched entered Tor them H.
La Montagne who made the fastest lOoyIds run Oh
record last saturday, In ten SECONDS, ana H. H. e OF
Philadelphia who record entered for the
100 yards, ~ well US Miner and saportas two Wcom-
monty fast runners La Montague, Lee and winner nave
never met and there Is much doubt as 10 which Will be
first breast the string. The 44o%ards run has I'd
ward Merritt, f.. G. La Montague, Wilmer and Brown.
the noted Yale College runner The three-mllcs WAX
will bring together Holskc ana McEwen The l2Oyards
tbIs race, II the track Is In good condi-
ton, there ought To he some cutting or the
record. The mile walk has forty-hve entries The hai
mile will bring out l.. La Montague, Merritt ana D.
Stewart, OF Princeton, who won similar race recently
at the Mystic Boat Club games The Onenith mile hlr-
die (handcapl has sixteen entries There VIII De
tug bet from the Young America Crck-
et Club OF Philadelphia, the New-YOrk Lacrosse CluD,
aud ewYork Athletic Club. Trains leaving the Grand
Central Depot OF 1880 aud l2:3O To-Day Icach MotI
Haven in time for the games.
The Staten Island Athletic Club will have It's games ri
West New Brighton. The regatta Of the ArgOnauta Row
ing Club VIII take place at Bergen Point The Hudson
County CacdOnian Club viii hold ita elghlh amman
meeting at the Schitzen Park, Union HN Nj
THE Long BRANCH RACES.
Great interest is taken in the at Long Branch
today The excellent character OF the sport at Mon
mouth Park on Saturday and Tuesday, and the high
reputation Of many Of the horses that will run to-day,
make II probable that the day will be notable In the
records OF the turf. 49, 49,,
the bidding spirited:
FIRST RACR-Juy STAKES hveeiRhths Of mile. GIIon
ards entries $780, MorIiss $40 r LorlaT5s ~ VIZ
$50 Lewis & Stearnss, $50 AstOi's. go , .,.,,
SECOND RAcEwcs End Hotel Stakes one and oneh Sl
LOyds Jersey Belle hlly so; AstOf's entries 800
Wltherss Inyermoor s2b T. Loriards entries SO H.,
p Lonlards Parole, 800; General Phillips tl2o virgin
FouR1H RicE~Purse $500: mile heats. Rhadamanthus
2i pounds $500 Louauer (07 pounds $780, Adventure
ul3 pOundsl $50. , .. .., ,,.s
Rhadamanthus (14 pOunds) $3.50; LOterer DB poundsl
$40 w l. Higgins 600 poundl si5i kenney ul4 pound''
sixth RACK-steepechase Reeds entries Trouble. l6s
pounds and Waller G Ponnd slOO BrSwns ,s en'T s
pounds 500 entries Deadhead i9 pounds and Dandy
lac Poaa $50 Bay Eq@ S goSnd sSi LORD zo'aHd
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