New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-03
ALL READY FOR THE FOURTH
MANY KINDS OF SPORT TO CHOOSE FROM.
HORSE RACING, YACHTING, GAMES, EXCURSIONS
AND FIREWORKS.

AND FlREWphho.
Many and varied will be the methods OF cele-
brating the Fourth tomorrow Erratlc bachelors
and maiden ladies of uncertain ages, nervous
mammas with their families of little folk' VIII
hasten to the wllds of country farm-houses where
FAR from the sputtering squibs and bursting crack
ers they may fight mosquitoes and watch with
anxious ewes the appearance of snakes and spiders
Others however will take any one OF the many
delightful trips TO neghboring resorts the multi
plcitv Of which allows one to select to his or her
taste or course the beaches from Bay Ridge TO
Shelter Island will have the usual quota Of pleasure
seekers. Excursions almost without number have
been provided by steamboat, railway and trans
portation companies generally.
| To-day the New-YorlS Central and Hudson River
Railroad start excursion trains to Niagara Falls
and the Central Railroad of Ncw-Jersey advertises
| excursions to Mauch Chunk Glen Onollo and the
Switch Back for to-m,r Harlem will again keep
! ND od-time memories with music, speeches. noise
and fun. The Judson Fitzpatrick Post is taking
charge Of the celebration there this year and that
and many other organizations will take part in the
parade and exercises. The Harlem Democratic
Club will also celebrate and Henry Watterson
and State Senator Lnson are slated TO speak The
Tammany Society has also got jollifcation on
hand and from the number Of baskets Of cham
pagnc that have been slowed inside the building
the hungry and thirsty" Will probably have a
happy time.
FIREWORKS AT THE POLO GROUNDS.
The Giants will not be in town. and the Polo
Grounds will be given up to The boys and noise,
the grounds being excepted yesterday by the
Board of Aldermen from the city ordinance rela-
tive to the burning of combustibles ~ large por-
ton of New-Yorlxs population will take
ind pfC
Prominent among the contests of the
day worthy Of attention are the races at Monmouth
Park There the big summer meeting begins to-
morrow with eight races during which the best
horses in training in the country will meet
Among them well be The Bard whose admirers
number thousands He will start in the Ocean
Stakes. Many thousand square yards of canvas
will catch the bFeczes, for hundreds of graceful
schooncrs soops, cutters and yawls will be about.
| That weil-known and popular organization. the
| LarchmOnt Yacht Club will have its annual
regatta. and under its auspices yachts from the
| New or<, Eastern, Seawanhaka-C Orlntnlah' At
| antic. New-Haven. Ncw-ROchelle and Ncw-Bed-
| ford Clubs will vie with one another In the many
manOeuyres that make yachts ana yich.Ins AZ
! tractive For superiority in these, prizes aggre-
| eating 81 400 have been offered. The hmcker-
booker Club has also settled upon tomorrow LOT
its regatta. This Is piuciy ci1D, anu, ,no ,lII
| small has many good DOalS, anu us raccS VIII
| be worth looking at. I'LL, ..,,ir
the line of sports VII be the of tbar bours
! of labor 4 large parade of the sray,coats Iol11
| lowed by speeches at the Academy OF Music Viii
be their part of the days entertainment JAY
! Could Warmer son of the veteran OF ISL; Will
hoist the flag in Central Park at sunrise. Here
toforc. this has been performed oy nm WIN Only L
the birds and squirrels as witnesses, put tils
year he advertises for company, and IL Is 10 De
hoped that he gets II.
SOME MINOR SPORTS.
Minor sports exercises games and events almost
numberless will attract thousands OF people
The Nassau Athletic Club has its third mdsum-
mer games at Washington Park, Brooklyn. An
interesting programme of sports has been gotten
ND. bicycle tournament in the morning and q
baseball game in the afternoon will satisfy the
athletic souls Of the members of the New-Jersey
! Athletic Club The races will take place on the
quarterme cinder track at Bergen PGmd ad q, tSa
! grounds Of the Englewood New-Jersey fleld ClHp.
PHILADELPHIA will be the centre OF interest LOT
oarsmen for the largest meeting OF the season vi
hoats and boatsmen, beginning with to-day ana
lasting through tomorrow, will be on the ochuIi,
| kill River Several crews from TINS CITY VIII
The Palisade Club of Yonlzers enjoys its
annual regatta, with races Of various xmas lor
attractions This will be in the morning anu III
the afternoon the boats of the Flerm0nJ hOWlhs
Association will cut the waters of the HUDSON
An all day run will celebrate the day Tor the
Citizens Bicycle Club, the members OF when n
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BROOKLYN and ride to Coney Island. Bicycle races
will attract the friends of the Queens Athleuc
Club at Queens L. l. The 9th Regiment, winch
is now in Gettysburg, will be back tomorrow
morning and will be met at DesbrosSes Terry Nv
the rs and the Sth Regiments ana escorted 10
tLe armory in Twenty-nintn-st. Inc own hGgl-
mont celebrates the day at Joness Woods ne
CITY employees get their pay tonight ana the Sciqo
teachers will be made happy with Two months
advance salary
TIE DAY IN BROOKLYN.
Independence Day will be ushered IN by the
firing Of 90 guns in Fort Greene, in Brooklyn.
There will be no formal exercises in honor OF the
dav. or spcechmal1ing in public, nut athletic games
excursions and private picnics Will NIL up
the hours In the evening the customary displays
of fireworks at the public expense Will take place
The points of exhibition will be the plaza OF Fort
Crccne Park. the Washington Park bail grounds
in tbe Eastern District at North Tenth ana bed
ford-ave.. and in the Twenty-siXth ward Inc
fireworks cost $4,000, - -, -. -
The outing club OF the Young Mems Christian
Association will spend the Fourth Of July at the
HIGHLANDS of the Naveslnk. leaving franlNun-St
on the Sea Bird at 9 o'clock in the morning me
young men will picnic in the grove ana then enjoy
baseball surf and saltwater swimming plcycic
races and boating on the Shrewsbury RIVER AZ
NIGHT the Association will provide tine display Oh
fireworks before the homeward trip.