New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
FESTIVAL DAY IN PHILADELPHIA.

CELEBRATING THE LANDING OF PENN.
the KNIGHTS TEMPLARs PARADE-wEIsH AND GER.
MAN CoNCERTs-ARCHERY, BICYCLING AND
BOATING.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-To-day is styled
FESTIVAL Day In the group of BCentennial fetes and
airer, finer weather could not have been vouchsafed
than prevailed this morning. The days ceremonies
began BY the parade OF Knights Tempar over the same
route previous professions have covered moving at II
a. m. At the same hour there a bicycle meet and
review and archery contests in Paramount Park and
the Welsh musical festival BCenennal Music Hall
The crowd appeared almost undiminshed as the Tenn
plar parade passed through the The partici-
pants comprising communicates FROM New York. Wash
mgOn, Providence, Pittsburg. Richmond and other
cities. numbered between six and seven thousand
The Welsh concert this morning attended by an
audience Of probably 10000 people. At the conclusion
OF tine concert which under the direction of Carl
Gaertner leader of orchestra and G. W. Williams Coy
eminent Inspector Of Mnes leader of united choirs,
there award Of prizes follows The 5000 each
prize, FOR Haydns Hunting Song" aw-.ded to the
wyoming Valley Society. TIE $500 cash prize for
NeukoInm's naushter OF Israel" to the Lackawanna
sooety The 800 cash prize for Schuberts The ord
is my Shepherd" to the Calcot Society. The grand
81 200 prize for Mendelsohns Ye nations offer 10 the
Lord" was awarded amid overwhelming applause TO the
Plymouth Choral Society, of Plymouth, Penn.
The German chots afterward took the seats previously
decided success.
u the archery Paramount Park the frat prize
by A. H. Gibbs the holder OF the New England
archery medal and the second prize by Dr Ellis, OF
New-YOrk.
The regatta under the auspices of the schuylk Navy
was rOwed over the National course the Schuylkil
River q miles straght-away. IN che afternoon and
participated IN by crews from New-YOrk. Washing
Dared shells, mad eOntestants The Columbia crew.
OF Washington; the Crescent OF Phil
adelphia, and the Paramount AssOcia
ton. OF philadelphia. The Columbia crew
by four lengths IN minutes. seconds. The Ores
second. The for pair-oared shells
by the Ariel crew, OF Newark +. A. Dempsey.
~ the FalrmOunt Association, rowed over the
h0ne for the sdugle-shell race
Sne eht Tes Zoe tho doRblescu shell race we're Cres-
Gems, Quaker cry aDd MSsryp,htan Tkd face
by the NetrOpotans ia nifales seconds. The final
race elght-Oared shells was tesUeen the Columbia aud
Metropolitan crews. The Columbia Grew won by two
lengths minutes, 10 seconds tue best record made
by any amateur crew since 1879.
The Academy OF Music was crowded tonight with a
brilliant company, the guests OF the Philadelphia Conn
manders Knights Iempar, on the occasion OF the re-
with which the Knights brOugns close their
portion OF the Bi-CeutenDial demonstrations.
The OF the late Morton McMicuae IN FapnOunt
Park unveiled to-day the presence or 20Oe per
SONS, including Governor HOyt and stan member o.
the executive committee OF the BCcutenuid A-s9eih
ton and tho commissioners OF the Park EXA ttOrey
General Wayne McNeagh, on behalf OF the eOutiiDt-
tors. presented the statue to the city aud Henry NJ
Phillips president OF the s5UneTs, received 10
Governor uOyt made an address,