New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-19
A SUCCESSFUL OPENING.
THE PLATTDEUTscHE FESTIVAL BEGUN.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE PASS
THROUGH THE GATEs-FAIR WEATHER
FAvoRs THE FEsTIWTIEs-soME
OF THE ATTRACTIONS.

OF THE ATTRACTIONS.
The fifteenth annual festival of the Plst'deutschs
VolksfestVerin was opened yesterday In the schuenen
Park, Union Ill., and viii continue until Wednesday
evening. The Pattdeussche Veren is composed Of
ninety nine organizations in this city and its vicinity.
The proceeds Of the annual festival devoted 10
charitable purposes, being divided among hospitals
and orphan asylums in New-Y0rk Jersey City, Brook
lyn and Hoboken Fully 900 people passed through
the schuetzon Park gates yesterday afternoon. and
distributed themselves through the spacious grounds,
taking in and enjoying all the objects Of interest.
There were men. women and children, fathers
with their families husbands with their wives, young
men with their swecthcarts. and children with their
parents They all in holiday attire, and from
the zest with which they entered into the festivities
OF the occasion 1t was evident that they all went
there to enjoy themselves. II the weather continues
fair it will be the most successful festival held
by the association. There Is ample reason TO believe
that the weather will De aus. icous, for Secretary
Ernest kuh,mann few da.s ago visited Sergeant
Dunn and promised him BASKET Of wine in case he
controlled tho elements in behalf OF the association
during the continuance of the festival Sergeant
intimated his willingness accept the profered
bIibe, and the Pladeuacheis and their thousands OF
friends may therefore risk .on< the festival with
out takin. their umbrellas.
The entertainments provided yesterday were numer.
Gus and in great variety. At the main dancing plat.
form there was singing c0nt3s' for prize drink
g-hOm handsomely mounted with silver The
contestants the Lyra society, OF HOboken, the
Unter Uns, of New-York; tho Fritz Reuter- Lyra,
of New-York and the schlcswig Holstein Fischer
Gesang Verein, Of IToboken The judges, William T..
Herbert and Oscar Klahrc. decided that the Hoboken
Lyra the first prize and the Fritz Reu@er Lyra the
second. The prizes presented from the platform
the sOcetys headquarters by Presiden. John Refe.
While the singing contest was in progress there were
other amusemsnts in various parts Of the park In
improvised theatre on .he campus the shoot
ing butts r. Ii. Thurber balanced himself on pyramid
OF chairs, Alexander Zanf-ta performed high stlts
and Mile. Zoe did act through flying rings aud
demonstrated he power of her iron Jaw. That was at
3 o'clock. An hour later Alexander an Egyptian
jugglcrD entertained tho immense crowd with seight-
Of-hand feas. eNander Iaufrcta performed ON the
tght rope. and The klOs' thrilled the crowd with
wOnd ,rul feats on the tral ~. Following these
were PrUfcs Ransom and Karl aud Bailey horizontal
bar performers, the Austin Sisters. Rose and Aimee IN
athletic feat, Leona Ripley. an Indian club artist,
Monsieur la Corr b0nccss man, and keller, an
acrobatc performer
great deal Of amusement was furnished by tho
egg game IN which a number Of children ran arouhh
circle with an empty cggshel wooden spoon,
winning The prize. Tho ladies' shooting contest was
opened yesterday. and will be continued during tho
festival
The affair Of to-day Will be the reception Of tho
ninety-nine societies composing the ORGANIZATION Ihe
address Of welcome viii be- delivered by President
John Riefe Bowling and shooting contests viii al,o
be opened and the festival Will be- m fun blast ON
Tuesday there VIII be- old fashioned Dutch welding
in he farmhouse and 10 the happy couple viii be
presented a set Of furniture.