The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-05-27
FEDERATED TRADES
EXCURSION SUNDAY
Twenty-Five Carloads Bring Three
Thousand People to Salem.
Sightseeing and Racing. Programs at
the State Fair GrOudS.

The streets Of the capital city were
crowded Sunday by the aggregation of
excursionists from Portland aud other
points. The first train from Portland
arrived bere about eleven O'Clock, aud
the second a few miGutes later. There
was 25 cars in the two sections and
something over three thousand pas
sengers. The state institutions we're
visited by the majority of the visitors,
and the extensive grounds at the Asy lum
we're fully appreciated, the several
swings being continually in use.
At the State fair grounds races were
the great drawing card, and took place
as appended:
mile open, was won by Carl Batty
Sllem; second, Rex Dyer, Portland;
third, Tim Pugh, Salem. Time 2;40.
J mile paced was won by Carl Batty,
Salem second, Ohas. Stanton, Salem
third, Punk Lesley, Salem. Time :4S.
Great surprise and disappointment
was caused at the first announcement
that Rambler riders we're boycotted
But when these riders were mounted
and ready for the fight things were at
fever heat.
, Then to cap the climax Carl Batty.
Salem's fastest rider put it all over the
others. Everyone was happy,
In the three mile everything went
easy until the one-eighth pole, when
Carl Batty commenced his going aud
Won as he pleased.
Another notable feature was the riding
of Monte Lesley when he had the rard
luck TO take fall in the fret race and
mounted on a strange wheel made a
hard fight for second place in the three
mile open.
Foot races were won by:
90 yard.-Bay Cambell, Portland
Chas. Emmett, Salem.
Second, 100 dash-Chas, Emmett, Sa-
lem.
rs dash-Chas. Emmett, Salem.
With only few exceptions the con-
testants we're from Portland and were
booked there by the Federated Trades
Assembly.
Considerable confusion was occasioAed
by the street cars not being labelled in
regard to their destination, 30 that
parties wishing to go to certain place
often were occasioned some inconveni- 4
ence by boarding the wrong car, but
the car service was quite good !
A great many Salem people received =
visits from friends and relatives,
No serious accidents were reported for :
The day, but at the depot as the first ]
section was pulling out occurred what :
might have proved fatal disaster. /
Miss Ida Shindler of this city was on the a
rain with some friends and did not get c
lff until the train had started when !,
she jumped off the the steps but fell and |
was thrown almost under the wheels of
he moving train, but was caught by a !
man and escaped without injury.
A number OF Salemites took the first
section to leave intending to stop at the
he fair grounds and return home on the
street car, but the train did not stop and
hey were carried on 10 Gervais and then
anne home on the Albany express at
8 30.
This is the first excursion under the
management of the Federeted Trades
ASsembly, which represents thirty two
lifferent trade organizations, but as the .
flair WAS successful and apparently =
'njoyed by the public they contemplate
unning an excursion to some point Of
interest annually. Every effort pos =
ible was made by them to preserve
rider and they were quite satisfied with =
'esults and also their reception by the
people OF this city, of whom they speak :
n high terms. :