New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
! THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN !
SPORTS FOR LABOR DAY.
A MORE EXTENSIVE CELEBRATION
PLANNED THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS
ATHLETIC CONTESTS THAT ARE TO TAKE PLACE
GAMES AT uLMER PARK AND

ATHLETIC CONTESTS THAT ARE TO TAKE PLACE
GAMES AT uIMER PARK AND
OTHER PLACES
BROOKLYN will celebrate Labor Day this year more
extensively than II has done since the holi-
aav was instituted Manufacturing establishments
will be shut down. retail stores will be closed gen.
orally. and public works will be at standsui
wherever possible. AT Prospect Park the ioho"-
ing programme will be given at the popular con-
cert at $3.50 y. m:
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The theatres OF Brooklyn. with two exceptions
Will have matinee and evening performances AL
sousa's concert at Manhattan Beach Jessamine
Halienbeck will sing and the Tyrolean Trouoa-
dours will play Tho Star Spangled Banner
with artillery accomparim ent. will close each con-
cert Rice's Circus Carnival and "Evangeline Will
amuse the public. and Pains Cuba" Will have an
extra fireworks display The Swiss Singing soci-
eties' festival Nil be held in Glendale and there
will te contests at shooting, bowling ana other
sports
The third annual reunion OF the Catholic knights
Of America in Brooklyn and the surrounding
places will be held at Timer Park in the afternoon
and evening The following games. for which
prizes will be offered will take place in the after
noon: One-me bicycle race for members OF inc
Catholic Knights Of America; one-quarter-mie foot
rare for members: Toward three-legged race for
members: l50-yard wheelbarro~ race for MEMBERS
75vard dash for Young girls under fourteen years
old: 75-yard shoe race for members I5-yard potato
race for members: 1O0-yard dash for members
weighing over 20c pounds bowling contests ny TOUR
members Of each branch; shooting match between
branches OF BROOKLYN and New-York City.
Yachting will be we'll represented among the
amusements Of Labor Day. The annual fall re-
gatta of the Larrhmont Yacht Club will be sailed
on Long Island Sound The American Model
Yachtsncn will compete for a trophy of Thirty
fourth-st South Brooklyn. In the baseball heid
the amateur teams all expected to improve the
day In their usual spirited fashion. The Long
Island Amateur League will close its season to-day.
At Eastern Park the Rrookyns will play the Gin
cinnatis. There will be two games. one at 1880 a.
m and the other at $3.50 p. m. The Naledonan
games will be held at Ambrose Park Thrty-sev.
enth-st AM Thirdave and there Is a arg Gan, ana
varied list of contests; The games of the Brook
Ign Athletic Club Will be contested al Grand-s''
Park near Maspeth.
There viii be a great number of races in the
fail State meet the fast bicycle track at Man
haitian Beach. under the auspices OF the South
Brooklyn Wheelmen In addition to the amateur
contests there two races for professionals.
Some OF the best known professionals in the couh-
swimming match will take place. at Avoca
Villa Bath Beach under the auspices or the AVoca
open It's fall meet at the Graveserd racetrack
to-day.