New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDO r Elm
GREAT CROWDS AT THE SEWARD rNiS'>
OUTDOOR GYMNASIUM

co,oro, tbousand people witnessed yes'eiu'
afternoon the opening. under the .,rr, IN
Recreation League, OF the outdoor ~ 20 ,o,nr
seward park the new breathing spot IN Tue -.
-, eta snction of the city. Even the rooitoPs
- ~ ,orar,en,s in the neighborhood were pde".U
With onlookers Police Captain Braun OF .lie Nia 80
sonst station, and one hundred Poio. 4,
their hands full in trying TO Keep 'he s"'"ee
order .,o cha Seward
~, cymnasium and Fairgrounds. Presloen'
lanes f. Sullivan, vice-President william -
and Charles B. Slower chairman OF the rias
Committee and also chairman Oh the "e0P
Committee. Alderman Bernard D. IncN VIC" ~"
ter of ceremonies, and after the star 'p nnse
banner WAS sung by about one thousand chnuie GU
f,om tho Educational Alliance School, IN has'
Rroadway addresses delivered by sem -
Stewart chairman OF the vacation ocnooi -
grounds Committee; Bird S. Coler' Charies -
slower william J. O'Shea. principal OF vi 49,
School No. 10. and Wills Hohy' seere'aas VI
park Board representing President Clauseh'
rbere was so much confusion tina; the speakers
could NOT be heard more than hve yaros distant
Controller Coler, in his address, saAo '"a' ~
the duty Of the people TO SEND 10 the 'aui'oip
senbly representatives who Wouio la'oi NJ.
breathing spots for the people, ana commences -,
~ the representatives thus sent did not carry ou'
h ,,sbes If the people the voters should see thdt
their SURFACES be not given to such Tepreseh'a
tives again The speaker said that no oehe' ,,
thot ninetv-nine out of every hundred voters "ouu
nrefer and vote for Fairgrounds IN TINS CITY ia'n,i
,hor in Conev Island. This sentiment was Loudly
applauded .,., ,,,,o,
James E. Sullivan. of the Amateur A'hieuc O"'o,'
was referee OF the games. and f. j. Giannihi al,
rector IN the New-York Athletic Club was oiiicia'
starter. -, -ornad for the enjoy
roant of the spectators. The FEATURES were pas
nnnnhine exhibitions swinging rings pa ad
bars ana running and jumping contests ne ne ~
10 one of the best laid out In the city LOT s u ~
nublic-school boys. Near the atnleuc neiu ~ ~ t
on which a large number OF boys were Pia!i"e
baseball . 49,, orouaI bar exercises
were 7 Schlichter o. Steffens, H. Koeng' ). Balz'
r Berg J. Ebert f. Kremmell ana A. Su I
William Sheehan, who gave the pae-Puhenins 70
hibition was loudly applauded Tor the WAY ha nH
handled the bag The Hudson BANK DasketID atn
team was victorious the Alliance Ath,euc
C,lub by a score of 4 points 10 z: Inc atlieU az
clnhs and public schools were well representa- ~
ali the contests There was great rivalry "a S
the bows who ran in the 22O-yard dash ana 4fV!''u
dash The summaries: $,
Two twenty yard run (senior)-Moh py a.
Nen Union settlement A. c.: j. Dunwoodie, Union o.
Element A. c., second: >. Levine AilaH0e ~ ~ '
Time-O:24B. -, VI. r,r, ve,e,n
pole vaut-won by John BALI. New-York Turn Nete'"'
with 10 n g IN; O. stefens. 10 feet second . az,
Haf-mile run Ounior)-Won by L. Hussy j. MuIlgan
second C. KYLE third Time-2:lOb. ,
-Four hundred and-fory yard run tunorl-Won by -
SHERMAN l.. Cramer second. lsdor simpson 'n"N'
Time-O:7%. - ,, w..
One-mile run (senor)-won by H. ]. Asendorf' West
SIDE A G.: G. F. Fitzgerald Star a. C., second; W. III
Ryan Xavier A c.. third Time-4:57.