New-York tribune., 1890-08-31
LABOR DAY SPORTS.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS BY MANY CLUBS
NOTABLY THE STATEN ISLANDERS


The lover Of athletic sports win find lack Of amusc-
mcnt Labor Day The list OF is long and varied
and snoud the day be hne large attendance Is certain
The following Of the meetings and contests that
will take place:
The Staten Island Athletic Club have determined to
make their Labor Day celebration OF the great athletic
features year and committee have prepared an
elaborate programme for the occasion. The tennis tour
nament will include gentiemen's singles and doubles.
Silver cups will be given TO first and second winners In
each contest regatta the twelfth annual Will In
clude junior eight-oared she'll and senior eight
cared shell gold medal will be given TO each man
in the winning boat and the Staten Island Athletic Club
81 600 challenge cup will the winning senior crew.
The fourteenth general athletic OF the club Will In
clude 1oo.yard run, 22o-yard run, 4ioyard run.
sS0.yard rum 12cyar hurdle race. twomle seepechase
two-me bicycle race rurGng high Jump and throwing
fifty pound weight; all from scratch. Gold medals
will be given first and silver to second In each
contest \ lacrosse match between the Staten Island
Team the OF the Manhattans VIII take
place in the afternoon The pony racing will consist Of
only contest and that at six furlongs on the turf
Silver cups will be given to first and second men. In
the evening Will be fireworks and illumination OF
the grounds and the day will end with dress parade
and fancy drill
The third International Canoe Contest will take place In
the afternoon triangular course OF about eight miles,
starting OF the New.Y0rk Capoe Clubs house at Saeton
S. l. The winning Of two races by either canoe VIII de-
eide The challenger IS Ford Jones' of the
Brockvie Canada Canoe Club and good deaf OF inter-
est centres in the result Of tho afternoons sailing
The annual meet Of the Connecticut Division 9f the
League OF American whcelmeh yi be held at Hartford In
connection the great Of the Hartford Wheelmen
The Arlington Ianthe and Orange Canoe clubs Will have
a series OF the PassaIc in the afterrton.
The Yonkers and Greenpont Y. NJ c. \. athletic clubs
wifi series Of games at Lowerre In the aernDon
The annua stag" and games Of the Jener-
sonlan Social Club Will be held OF whitestone l.. l.
The Acorn Athletic Association will hold series OF
members handicap the association grounds at Bay
Ridge in the The usual athletic contests VIII DO
on the programme.
The Central Labor Union Of Westchester County VIII
give series of gamea at Nodnc Hi. lonkors, Ia to
afternoon. will be sack race, high jump.
tug-of-war, CREASED pig race and running brad jump
The third annual club-race of the Manhattan Bicycle
club Will be held the Kngsbridge Yonkes course, ana
Will following contests. all OF which are
handlcaps: One mile mixed Qor safetes ana
odIn0res) two mile safety two mile ordinary ana h'e
mile mixed. Gold and silver medals Will be given 10
nrt and race while for the Ave mile race
medal will be given the making the best actual
tine the The members Of the race committee
will be Paul q. Keane. Captain c. f. Clemens. W. H.
Peterson Il. Mcfarland and J. Hayne.
The Riverside Wheemen VIII have their regular annual
road races over the Larchmont course good many
entries have been made and is little doubt the run
will be success
The Painned Bicycle Club will take to Red
Bank and Long Branch.
The Palsade Boat Club viii hold a regatta and invita-
senior eghtoared in this regatta 70 defend the
handsome cup by them at the Labor Day rowing
cont-sts.
good lacrosse match VIII be played by the team Of
Cornhan Athletic Club and the Jersey city Lacrosse
club at the Cornthlan Club grounds, Staten Island
The ATLANTA Wheclmen Will have tcn-nile handicap
ROAD race over the Mlburn. y. j. course.
The united trades and labor organizations OF Hudson
County will hold at Caledonia Park Jersey CITY
The Berkeley Athletic Club eleven win play the Kinss
County cricket eleven Berkeley Oval. The Sons OF
St George OF Brooklyn, will play the sons Of St. George
OF Stlmiord AT Prospect PARK. The NcwN ork cricket
eleven viii play the Brooklyn eleven at Central Park
The Cosmopolitan eleven, OF the Metropolitan League
crcketcrs will play the Bridgeport eleven at Central Park
The Athletic Association OF Bath Beach will hold mem
bers games beginning at 10 80 a. m. The contests
will be putting the 2pound shot putting the 5G-pound
weight f40.yard run, 75yard DASH and spoon race
long Jump high Jump half mile walk. 220-yoN hurdle
race medley race 70ysrd walk. mile rum and 100
ward swimming race.
The sixteenth annual picnic and games Of the Ancien
IlboFnans Will take place at JoncS's oOf
Colosseum Slxty.ninth.st. and Fast River.
Tho annual picnic and games OF the Volunteer Fire
mems Association OF the Cty OF NewTOrk Will take plac
AZ Broners Union PARK Onehund red and thirty thidst
and Wills.ayc.. during the afternoon and evening