The evening world., 1890-07-05
Fully 1000 People at Their Fourth
Of July Ce.Cbfa lon.
A Gala Day, with Music, Dancing
and Fun Galore.
Exciting Athletic Competitions for
Valuable Prizes.

Oub FOuttn WNS NnHI vi INC lhutptbuth
Eewsdealers aud Carriers Association o.
the Eastern District Unions Nos. 1 ant
4. Of Brooklyn. at NJ. b. Euler's Broad
way Wash nCton Park Yesterday after
noon and evening.
1t was the sixth annual picnic and Gnmei
of the Association. and the extensive
grounds and the vast pavilion within
them were Allied with the members of the
Association and their friends and invited
guests. Fully 1000 persons were present
including o large proportion of ladies
attired in bright Summer costumes.
There was muse, dancing, games.
merry GO ronnds, singing and fun galore
! for all on this festive occasion, and the
merry making was kept up by tho gay
dancers until tho dawning of the new
day.
II wns indeed grand Fourth for the
Eastern newsdealers and carriers and
those who joined with them in the festiv-
itics, and one long TO be remembered. II
was successful in overy respect, and the
officers and committees having the ar.
rnngements in charge have reason TO be
proud of their labors.
The weather, though threatening
during the day, did not interfere with the
games, which were feature OF the oc.
casion. aud when the rainfall occurred
after dark the great dancing pavilion pro-
vided shelter for all present, 80
| Following is list of the officers of the
Aea .oN, hn taa W Fh.Nh hof
the celebration IN charge.
+. w. Bartrnni. President; G.. Gusen.
berg, w. G.. Ha Ter, Vice. Presidents; Abe
Vnn Rooyen, the champion newspaper
folder Treasurer; +. Finn. Secretary; }.
N. Forbes, Financial Secretary; Il.
Burns, Sereeant-at- Arms.
| Floor Manager, Abe Van Rooyen: AIS g.
tsnt Floor Manager, q. Gnsenberg. F.
| Flynn: Floor COMMITTEE. 4. Nathan. !.
Clark. 4. tio Ter. J. Frennd. q. sehaI, Y.
Srero; r, L, icmisins, 1; GG3rdan; Gni M: smith
Forbos. c. Norwood. j. Alson, L. &. Stern,
W. Mitchell. II. Rogers, j.. Il; Nealy. w.
| 0'Bren; I'reSs Committee, A. Van Rooyen.
Chairman, +. W. Bartram. sam Van
The park gates werc scarcely opened
when the happy throng Of picnickers
dashed into the rrounl is and prepared Tor
enjoyment The youngsters. furnished
plenty of noise by letting off big guam
tltltb Oh HTtCldVhtEb, "LIlu EOls cEhS .
full band hailed the gay crowd with the
strains of "1he Star Spangled Panner,"
Liberty" the Red. White and Blue "
and other patriotic airs.
Then the bealx and helles were given
music for the dance. and they kept wheel
ing. whirlinR. oireling aud curling until il
was time for the games TO begin, when
the floor managers called all hands out to
tue 250-yard track to witness the sports OF
the athletes aud others who entered the
lists tor the many valuable and handsome
prizes contributed by tho various news
paper and magazine and hook publishers
of this city and Brooklyn. The pro-
gramme of events attracted some of the
best amateur athletes, and each event
was hotly contested. to the great delight
of the onlookers.
1t was nearly 8 o'clock before General
Manager Abe Yam Rooyen blew blast ON
his bugls and called the men of field
sports around him.
Handsome Teddy Gordan, resplendent
In Summer attire and O sparkling dia-
mond, took his post as starter aud the
pretty girls clapped their dainty hands.
w. II, Roberts was chosen as referee,
and A. Poversily, timekeeper.
These newsdealers were chosen as
Judges of the contests: James II. Len
non, John b. spiegel, George Walton.
and I. Smart.
All these officers did their work salts
fnotorily and expeditiously.
lhe first event was q mile run for The
WoRLD's prizes, the contestants having to
go eight times around the track. S. Il.
Freesh. graceful sprinter of great en-
Gurance, belonging TO the Prospect
HarreTs. won the first prize, finely
bound book of sports, his time eing
8. 2lll; o. T.. Paynter, of the Brook lyn
Lacrosse Club, second. the prize being a
IL Ill llA 4 NJ n" -
the National Athletic Club, third, the
prize being gold-headed cane. e, Kel-
Ter, 4. l.. Doutney and Frank Baron. also
started.
Six little nevshoys started in half
mile race. Toby Nathan aud Jose n Foil
mer rau neck and neck. and Toby got his
foot aero the limo iir,t, Follmer second
and Sammy Sllsber third.
Sam Armstrong, of the National Athletic
Club, made q hop. skip aud Jump of
thirty-seyen feet and got the first prize. a
book of sports. and w. ]. Dains took the
second, n fine silk umbrella. Frseth,
Paynter and Herald were also contestants
In this event.
Freeth captured silyer-mounted
pickles. dish by winning the half mile run
IN 2.5s1S. aud PaynIer got second prize
a vine sst; Armstrong and q, w. Butler
we're also in the run.
half-mile run for EMPLOYEES in the
Park was won by Michael Tooth IN
S.M59. The prize was wears subscFip-
tiOn TO comic weekly.
AtWo-lap race for girls was one of the
best events OF The dav. LATHE Mary Far
Iell ran away like, a deer at the crack If
Teddy Gordan's Fourth of July pis oil aud
almost di,taneed her competitorsin /. 1875.
A handsome WorSbox Was the first prize.
Lizzie Wood won the second prize, a
we'll made satchel Maggie Conway,
Lottie Gerstenberg and Miunle Davis
were also in the race.
A book of sports, q silk umbrella ani q
cane were the prizes offered for a milo
walk, o. +, Paynter was first in 9. lls4:
II, y, Smith, of The Ikooklyn Athletic
Club, second, and s. T. Freeth thlrd.
J, q. sraeih and Herald were the otner
contestants.
In tie so yard dash w. ]. Dams won a
gOid-headed cane. and 4. Rafferty,. OF the
NGrunna Bot Cnh, took a silver AIDED
oane. I1me-2s4 seconds. j. MeYev.
George kellner, Z. Keller. A. Careili, j.
Met arIy and hpeath were also in the
run.
FTeoth aRain showed his superiority as
sprinier by capturing a full het of
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