New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-03
READY FOR LABOR'S DA y.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE BIG PARADE.
PICNICs YACHT RACES, ATHLETIC GAMES AND
OTHER SPORTS.

To-day is as its name, Labor Day, implies cs-
sentally holiday for worlsngmen, and many
toiers instead of joining in the parade will take
their families to the country on a picnic or to
Coney Island; but for all that at least 10000
men are expected to march in the procession.
Following is the programme for the parade IN
this city:
Section 1-BuIldng trades James McKm, mar
shal; twcnty-sx unions. $500 men; assemble In
ThIrtccn,h.st west OF Sccond-ave
Section o-Tobacco trades; Ludwig Jablonowsh.
marshal; four unions. $500 men; Thirtcenthst.'
east OF sccond-avc.
marshal; hvc unions, 1900 men; Twclfth-st, west
OF Second ave.
Section e-Food producers F. Mollenhaur. marshal
eleven unions, $500 men; assemble west OF second
ave.
Invited Guests-John J. Finn, Marshal; 5000 men
Elcvcnth-st east Of second-avc.
Section Metal trades: W o. Clavcs. marshal {:
six unions. 1850 men Tcnth-st. east Of sccond-avo
Section 0-Furnurc trades James Ryan. marshal :
twenty unions, with the coffin makers bringing uD
the $500 men: Tcnth-st., west OF Second ave
Section 1O-Misccllancous trades; Ernest Bohm {:
marshal; ten unions. including the Working Womcn's
Society. who will be in carriages 300 men and
women Nnth.st the right Of the column resting on
stuyvcsant place.
The right OF the entire line will rest on Thir-
teenth-st and Sccond-avc. and the procession VIII
start promptly at 10 o'clock. passing through
SccOnd-avc., Stuyvcsant place Astor place, Broad
way, Fourtccnth-st.. Fourth-ave.. Scycntecnth-st,
where it Will pass the cottage and FiftI-avr' IL
will be reviewed AZ Thirty fOurth-st by the Niaho
Marshal and his staT and afterward dsband
All those sections forming on the west side OF
Second-avc. will march down lourth-ave. and
those forming east of Sccond-ave will march down
Frs-ave. to their allotted positions in the parade
Abundant preparations have been made ny thc
police TO preserve order along the line OF march
1t will be a great day for Brooklyn, Tor, pc-
sides the parade this morning. in which 1t Is eX-
pected that over fifty unions and O,oO0 men Will
participate there will be another parade in the
evening of the Catholic temperance societies Hhher
the auspices Of the Provincial Union. The parade
line will form at South Ferry and march through
the principal streets Of South Brooklyn
As soon as the parade in this city disbandS tne
majority of the participants viii GO to ihocnN
Park. where the afternoon will be spent in alh-
letic contests for various prizes.
This holiday has been selected by nearly all the
smaller yacht clubs Of this region for n j their fai
resattas and the waters about here VIII De s,nn 1
dcd with hundreds OF snowy sails .nll day; Inc
pyncirnl races will BE- those OF the knic<crbocker
Yacht Club, which will take place al Port Morris
this morning. The start will be flying one from
an imaginary line between the anchored iag-boat
and the flagstaff on the cluh-g-ounds, and the
finish will be over the sama line. The club has
adopted the ccmmendable method OF starting the
smaller boats first, the course being tn" same for
all 20 that at the finish, the sails viii be well
together The cou-se for all classes will he TO
and around Gangway Buoy and return. the yachts
passing west Of Stepping Stone Lighthouse, and
passing all buoys on the channel side both ways
A silk club signal has been added 10 the class
prizes to be awarded TO III, yacht MAKING the
best time over the course, without time n allowance.
There are many entries and a good sta=t is eX-
pected.
The Brooklyn Yacht Club will hold its annual
fall regatta to-day the usual course. of the
clubhouse, on Gravesend BAY. The larger boats
will sail to Buoy 1-2 on the Southwest Spit, then
to Buoy 5 at Sandy Hook Point back 70 Buoy
1-2. and return 10 the start. nineteen and half
nautical miles the smaller craft only 30 TO Buoy
No. :. on the lower end Of West Bank. and re-
turn twelve nautical miles The number Of en-
tries is better than il was last year, there being
probable starters in six classes
On the Ncw-Jcrscv side Of the Hudson River the
Pavona Yacht Ciub Will enjoy a gala day. with
races Of twenty-Scven boats. divided into five
Glasses. it being the clubs nineteenth annual fall
regatta. This club, too has adopted the system OF
starting the smaller craft first The entries in
full were published in The Tribune YESTERDAY.
The Newark Club viii sa1 its sixth ANIMAL
sweepstakes regatta on Newarl, Bav al Grccnvillc
There arc six classes and many entries.
on the clubhouse ~ StanlctOn Staten Island.
the New-Yorll Canoe Club viii hold sailing races.
in whIch canocsts from all over the country viii
narticinatp The contests will b. Of imuOrtance,
because they will Ircudc the trial sailing races
omen TO members of all American canoe clubs. for
the purpose Of selecting n defender Of tho Now
Yorl, Canoe Clubs international Challenge Gun
against representative Of the Regatta Canoe Club
OF Great Britain.
The race for fortv-foo sloops. for the Banshce,
Rahoon and Panoose class at Iarchmont. with
clnb-forsails viii probably not be sailed to-day.
The new Burgess boat Chinuita has departed.
and this has robbed the contest Of much Of its
interest.