The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09

I and j. C. Wood leave this afternoon at 2
O'Clock. At Charleston, w. Va, they
will be met by Mr.. William Jose.
Tourists and racing men, though. are
already arriving in that city.
Entries 10 the races come in at a lively
rate, the chairman OF the race committee
reporting nearly fifty. He estimates that
the number will be nearly, il not fully, 200,
by the time the entries close. There will
be starters enough to make the sport good
and exciting.
The 30 Meet Club has taken possession
of Hampton 60 lege building. which will
be headquarters during the ne tionai meet
X. F Maxwell, who will have charge of
decorating details, will furnish one large
room exactly as the parlor used by the
Louisville committee at Baltimore was
furnished, and the same music box used
there viii be brought to this city to grind
out "oid Kentucky Home" room will
be set apart for the use of the press. and
Tour messenger boys will be on band all
Inc time Long distance telephone conncc
uon VIII he established, so that cores
pondents for afternoon papers can rush
their matter off this way If they desire
A stenographer will also be provided for
letter writing.
|. Kentucky division will establish head
qaurters in one room, and applications for
membership will be received there. The
credenual committee will have a rtcm IN
the front OF the building, and all lea que
members will be reGui red to register
entertainment is provided for league MEM
bers only, and crcdential badges and tick
cts Will he given only 10 tkos,, who have
league tickets
improvements at Fountain Ferry track
are about completed In all, there will be
seating or standing room for fl, IN 10 900
to IL 900
For the racing men everything has been
made as comfortable and convenient as
possible. The rubbing rooms, under The
grand stand, accommodating 90 men nave
been put in perfect order, and in addition
to these, tents will lie erected hack of the
erdhd stand to acoo,nnod ate the overflow
There has never been a serious accident ON
Fountain Ferry track. but the SO Meet
Club wants to be prepared for all c,ner-
eenceS' and surgeon, with corps of
assisiauts viii be on hand all the time
to render aid If necessary
fians for entertainment at smokers and
other events OF this character have been
perfected. AT the Monday night srn,lar
at ountain Ferry Park, which viii be a
stag affair." stories, jokes, songs and
ounces Will be the order Refreshments
Oh all Kinds viii be served AT Tuesday
nights smoker at headquarters, the same
order viii prevail, and the entertainment
features Will bee added to by vaudeville
performers An entertaining program has
been arranged FOR the watermelon feast at
lroqaois Park, " ednes,ia y afternoon. Special
arrangements will be made for ladies at
this feast
AT the lriquois Club reception Wednes-
DAY night !adles vii! he present. The
clubhouse and grounds will be handsomely
decorated, and light refreshments will be
served I'D the open air. At the entertain
ment Thursday night at Fountain Ferry
Park ladies' will be welcome. This en-
tertainment will embrace music. songs.
recitatioDs and dancing. The steamboat
excursion Friday night will be for League
members only, accompanied by ladies'.
A ladies' reception committee has been
appointed. and the committee has been
assigned a room in headquarters. Satur-
day nights entertainment at headqua rters
will be stag affair. This will be the
windup. and a jolly good time may be
expected.