The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-01
LABOR DAY
PASTIMES.
Annual Field Games Of Court
Ridgedale, !. 0. F.

AA0SN0NhN9 - We
Morristown Driving Park to be the
the Scene Of the Sport Full En-
try List in Every Event The
| Officials and Competitors-S Speed
weIIs Lake Park to Close After
Monday.
Speedwell Lake Park and the Norris
town Driving Park viii provide the only
local attractions for Labor Day. At
\ the Lake there will be music and the
1 customary amusements. After Monday
4 the resort will be closed and the pro-
i prietor. j. E. Melick, will devote his en-
tire time to the management of the five
day carnival to be held at Somerville
this Fall.
But the event Of Labor Day here will
be the annual field games of Court
Ridgedale, 1854, I. o. F. The open
events will. be for amateurs only and
will consist of handicap dashes at 100
and 220 yards. The bicycle events will
be one mile novice, one half mile open,
one mile 2.40 class, two mile handicap
: and five mile handicap, the latter open
to Morris County riders only. Three
prizes, the limit of value allowed by the
N. @, A. viii be given in each race. Al
splendid lot of prizes are offered and the
entry list is filed. Refreshments will
be sold on the grounds and the best Of
order will be maintained
A feature of the day will be creased
pig race, the entries to be made just be-
fore the start.
The officials are as follows:
Referee-R. N. Smith.
Judges-Hon e. A. Quayle. ID s.
\ Voorhees,, Hon. T. J. OBrien, John
Naughton, VIM. H. Hibler, ]. T. Lines,
E. S, Burke
Umpires-R Rev. w. P. Taylor, Rev. II.
81 M. Donovan.
Timers-John E. Fennell, VIM. Il.
Becker, E. F Cooney.
Clerk of Course William Ellsworth.
Assistant Clerk of Course-Thos. F.
4 Dunn.
Starter-JameS q. Timmons.
n Chief Mafshal-Frank Murphy.
Scorers. j. Schurzer, Jr., E. r..
Corners.
Announcer-John A. Dodd.
A complete list of entries in the differ
ent events follows:
FOOT RACES.
100 Yards Members Race Walter
W 49,
Thomas Welch, JAS I'll. King, William
Ennis, Louis J. Camisa, John A. Dodd,
Morristown; E. j. Kutcher, Summit.
100 Yards Handicap, open-Robert
Ambrose, Robert N. Savidge, William
Radabaugh, B. N. Shelley, Daniel Kelley,
3 Walter Dunn, John A. Dodd, Norris
town; f. j. Kutcher, Summit
220 Yards Handicap, open-Augustus
Schleth, Robt. N. Savidge, VIM. Rada-
baugh, B. N. Shelley, Daniel Kelley,
John A. Dodd, Morristown.
BICYCLE RACES.
4 One Mile Novice Henry Baker, Pat
erson; E. w. Curtis, Convent; q. f.
Oferman, @. E. Visel, G.. w. Green,
i Brooklyn; E. F. Daimler, Madison; Bert
Lines, Q. w. Stobbe, Morristown; Chas.
q Tremain. Passaic.
4 One-half Mile, open-A. S. .VanHouten,
Jos. Corby, I. j. Conners, A. @. Ayers,
Oscar Stobbe, Morristown; F. f. Wanner
Brooklyn; Thos. Pagan, Madison; c. E.
Freeman, Rockaway; Arthur Jones, Con
vent; Ray F. Stiles, Summit; Thos. Firth,
Harrison, N j.; "A. e. Smith, A. F Nye,
Jr., New York; Walter Babb, e. III.
81 Wellington, J. A. Flieger Paterson.
El.na noIo @
Jos. Corby, t, j. Connors, A. G. Ayers,
Oscar Stobbe, VIM. Titchworth, Morris
town; Clinton Fl. Brown. Dover; Fred f
4 Warner, E. Darling; G. E. Visel, G. w.
j Green, Brooklyn; Thos. Pagan, Madison;
Chas. E. Freeman, Rockaway; Arthur
Jones, Convent; Chas. Tremain, Passaic
Ray F. Stiles. Summit; Cornelius Aller,
Washington, NJ j. G. w. Stobbe, Nor
81 ristown; Thomas Firth, Harrison, N. j.;
A. E. Smith, A. f. Nye, Jr., New York;
G.. w. Green, Brooklyn; Walter Babb,
y H. Wilmington, j. A. Flieger, Paterson.
Two Mile Handicap-A. S. S.VanHouten,
Jos. Corby, 7. j. Connors, A. O. Ayers,
y Oscar Stobbe @. w. Stobbe, Morristown;
& Clinton FL. Brown, Dover; e. Barling,
G. e. Visel, Fred F. Warner, G.. w.
, Green, Brooklyn; Arthur Jones, Convent;
Suds. lreudlH, TdSsdlc; Ray .. oIlLee,
Summit; Cornelius Aller, Washington.
N. j.; Thos Firth, Harrison, N. j.; A.
F. Nye, Jr., New York; Walter Babb,
E. Fl. Wilmington, J. A. Flieger, Paterson.
Five Mile Handicap-A. S. VanHouten,
Jos. Corby, T. J. Connors, A. @. Ayers,
Oscar Stobbe, VIM. Titchworth, Bert
Lines, 9. w Stobbe, Morristown; e. w.
Curtis, Arthur Jones, Convent: Clinton
H. Brown, Dover; Thos. Pagan, Madi-
son; Chas. Z. Freeman, Rockaway.