The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-17
PLANS FOR LABOR DAY
Complete Programme of the Sports
of the Day
TO BE At GARFIELD PARK.

A Long List OF Prizes for Athletic
Feats. Bicycle Races, Etc.
The Topeka Trades and Labor assembly
committee on arrangements for Labor
Day sports today completed the sporting
programme for that day.
AS is we'll understood the Labor Day
celebration is to be at Garfield park this
year and it is there that this programme
will be carried out. The programme is
Is follows:
Standing jump-First prize, one box
cigars, $J.75, John Greif; second prize.
one sack -four, w. w. Manspeaker Mer
camille company.
Standing high jump-First prize, one
fancy shaving set,$2. Topeka trunk fac
tory; second prize, one box cigars, $1.75,
Exchange company's store.
Running high jump-One box cigars,
$1.75.
Throwing hammer-First prize, one
steel square, $1.75, Wolf Bros. Il Cole;
second prize, one sack -four, Topeka
Milling company.
Heavy lifting on scales-First prize,
meat bill, So, B. F. Morrow; second prize,
one sack -four, Shellabarger s. Griswold.
Rope climbing Hat, 81, Palace Cloth
ing company.
Hop, step and jump-First prize. box
cigars. $1.75: second prize, meat bill, 81,
c. S. Dreisbach.
Running race, free for all-First prize,
one razor, So 80, J. K. Jones; second prize,
half ton Usage coal, $1.75, J. McNeely.
Running race, free-for- all, boys under
Is years-One fancy aluminium pocket
knife, 81 %, Griggs s Axtell.
Pole vaulting, free for all-First prize,
silk umbrella, So, Kyle q Co.; second
prize, one fine linen shirt, $3.50, Eli
| Ulamperl.
Putting the shot-First prize, No. 9
! Diston saw, $40, w. A. L. Thompson
Hardware company; second prize, one
sack flour, John KaczynskL
Raising fifty pound dumbells-First
prize, sack flour. Topeka Milling com
pany; second prize, one sack Ralston
! flour, 15c, Weber & Co.
Catching CREASED pig-Prize. the pig.
Bicycle race, free for all, 2 miles, must
enter before Labor Day. First prize.
Pair NJ. s w. tires $12O0, by committees;
second prize, pair bicycle shoes $500,
/ by committee.
Bicycle race, free for all boys under Is
years. l mile, must enter before Labor
Day. First prize. sweater, $500, by com
mittee; second prize. bicycle bell $1.25, by
committee.
Bicycle exhibition, ladies, first prize
silk belt and silver buckle $500, E w.
Hughes; second prize, bamboo easel
$500, r. Glasgow.
Boat race. must enter before Labor
| Day, first prize. 1 watch chain, $500,
Santa Fe Watch Co.; second prize. sack
flour, Shellabarger & Griswold.
Tug of war, must enter before Labor
Day, 80 pounds bologna, Wolff Packing
company.
Barrel contest, first prize pair shoes,
81 80, Lion Shoe store; second prize, l
sack flour. Topeka Milling Co.
Sack race, first prize, pair slippers,
$500. B. N. Payne s. Co; second prize,
sack -four, T. A. Beck.
Potato race, first prize, 1 sack -four,
Shellabarger & Griswold; second prize,
the potatoes, J. Y. Robbins.
Baseball, must enter before Labor Day,
prize $1,000, cash by committee.
Catching ducks in creek. prize, the
ducks.
plane, $1.75, Culver s. Bailey.
Sparring, free for alI--Prize. two white
embroidered shirts, So, Greenwald &
Co.
Sparring, juveniles-Prize. two fancy
white shirts, So, Golden Eagle Clothing
company.
Boxing contest in barrels-Hat, So, c
o. Johnson.
Wrestling, free for all-Prize, smoking
set, So, George Burghart.
Three legged race-First prize, one
pair pants, 81, S. Barnum & Co.; second
prize, hardware, $1,75, NJ. S. Sheldon.
Entries in the bicycle races, boat race,
tug of war and base ball must be made
before Labor Day and can be made upon
application to F. L. Whitaker, 703 Kan.
sas avenue.
After any one has won two prizes they
cannot contest for another prize.
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