New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-08
CELEBRATING LABOR DAY.
MANY ATTRACTIONS OF MANY KINDS.
rar WEATHER FAvoRABLE-BUsISEss SUSPEND
ED AND OUTDOOR SPORTS AT
-rrNnEn RY THousANDS.

ED AND OUTDOOR SPORTS Az
TENDED BY THOUSANDS.
labor Day is the newest Of the state hoiiu"s''
hpt IL is already lusty youngster' Inc opSi
snoe of il has become general ana serio'' "nu ~
the thousands Of the city it AFFORDS an oPPoi 'u"s
,or en;ovment which is widely seized ItS moS'
s;s.;nctive feature is perhaps the labor paradeS'
hnt wider interest is felt in the numerous spor'-
,ne contests which attract hundreds as COM
petitors and thousands as spectators
ON HOLIDAYS. especially in the summer one
usather approDriates TO itself on Importance whlon
:. cannot claim under other circumstances
.o,,irpous rain Yesterday would have deprived
. rood par Of the city's population OF most OF I's
oxnsctcd Measure. so the clear weather was
boon Of the highest value. Those VINO saw Ine
macni6cent panorama Of coloring IN the western
heavens as the sun was setting on SUNDAY leu SURE
that the night would bring day OF laYorao'e
veatber. THE rain, however, continued falilng ao
intervals until after midnight on Sunoay. I"ily
,..s,erdov clonds curtaned off the sun and caused
manv doubt as TO whether the sign of the glorious
sunset was going TO fail. Toward noon DrlRht
ness sped over the heavens. and in the afternoon
the sun shone it's blessing on those VINO were
seeking recreation, strength and pleasure IN the
onen air. The heat never reached the point where
H. could be called excessive, Dut IL Woo ehoush l"
warm the heart with its genial charm
The two rival labor federations had their
uarades. which passed of much as IN former
wears. except that the bands played " Maggie
Muruhv,s Home and Comrades" instead Of
Annie Rooney" and the other favorltes OF
t1relvsmonth ago. The day was a remarkable
one, however, for the sporting competitions which
took place The horse races at Sheepshead Bay
IorO admirers
baseball were overwhelmed with chances to see
the games Advantage was taken of the return
~ the New-York and Brooklyn clubs from their
Western tours by many thousands who applauded
pood plavs hberally. At the Polo Grounds the
Giants opened their new series at home by letting
the Cincinnatis beat them, but in the afternoon
the tables were turned. In Brooklyn the Bride
vrooms fairly outdid themselves by defeating
Chicago. the League leaders, in two games, thus
aiding their rivals across the Bridge in their race
for the pennant
The Lower Bay presented beautiful sight
Yesterday when the boats entered is the
annual regatta Of the New-YOrk Yacht Racing
Association started over the course. The number
OF contestants in this race is always extremely
large although the yachts are chiefly small
boats The interest in the affair is heightened
by the fact that nearly all the owners of the
yachts are their own salingmasters. and take
pride in their boats which the yachtsmen who
do nothing but sign checks to pay expenses cannot
feel Besides, the Larchmont Yacht Club had
its regatta and the New-York Canoe club sailed
an important race off Bensonhurst. On Echo Bay
the rowing regatta of the New-ROchelle Rowing
Club was held.
Labor Day is important 10 athletes because it's
games give them good chance to test the progress
Of their training for the fall championships. The
Staten Island Athletic Club yesterday served to
its members and friends regular course dinner
Of entertainments. There were rowing, tennis,
baseball, lacrosse, bicycling and track contests,
and each furnished sport in plenty. Athletic
games were held by various other clubs in or
near the city, Blcyclists were &c be seen on
every road and those of them who preferred rae
ing to a pleasure spin had tournaments where
competitors were out in force
In all the wholesale districts Of New-York
City business was suspended. The PostoGice,
City Departments Stock Exchange, State, civil
and United States Courts and Sub-Treasury were
closed. The Custom House open only
an hour, from TO 10 a. m. Four couples of
Italians We're married by Aldermen at the City
Hall, but no public business was transacted. In
the Court of General Sessions Recorder Snyth
and Judge Fitzgerald held a session only long
enough to adjourn court until to-day. Flags
were displayed from the City Hall and most
of the big newspaper buildings and hotels, and
a number of houses, especially on the East Side,
were decorated In honor of the day.
The streets of the city were filed with pleasure
seekers all day and fSf into the night, and the
surface cars and elevated trains were crowded.
The city parks were more attractive to many
than Out-of town places, and their promenades
and drives We're thrOnged. In Central Park the
holiday crowd was out in fullest force. Enough
of a breeze was stirring TO rustic the sil ke gar
ments of the trees and the lawns were as fresh and
green as if summer sun had not been beating
upon them for three months. The scene in the
North Meadow was especially attractive. Several
games of cricket and perhaps hundred of tennis
were going on, and the meadow was veritable
field Of the coNl of red, white, blue, yellow and
brown. The players, clad in their many colored
garments looked like performers in comic opera,
staged in handsome style on an enormous scale.