The Washington times., 1905-08-21
ARRANGE EMENTS FOR
LABOR DAY MEET
The General Committee Has
Completed It's Work.
MANY AUTOMOBILE RACES
Local Athletes and Baltimoreans Will
Participate-Chairman Spohn Has
Selected Committees.
MANY AUTOMOBILE RACES

All arrangements IOr the Dig LABOR
Day celebration, to be held at Benning
race track, under the auspices of the
general labor day committee OF the
Central Labor Union, are nearly com
pleted. A meeting of the general COM
mittee and the various subcommittee
was held at Typographical Temple last
night, and from the reports Chairman
Spohn says that everything is in readi-
ness except the routine work, which
will have TO be attended to until after
everything is over. 1t was decided to
hold a meeting every Tuesday and Fri
day from now on to enable the differ
ent committees to make reports and to
enable the general committee to keep
in touch with their progress.
That the local athletes are taking
considerable interest in the affair is
shown by the fact that letters request
ing information and entry blanks are
being received daily. Baltimore and
Philadelphia have also been heard from.
and it is more than probable that there
will be good sport.
Automobile Races.
In the automobile races solid silver
cups will be awarded first and second
place. These will be handsome trophies
arttstical1y engraved. The conditions
restrict the chauneurs to strictly stock
cars, and to give everyone chance to
enter. whether they own runabout or
touring car. five races have been ar
ranged as follows:
First race-Three miles; for gasolene
runabouts, regular stock cars listing at
5000 or less; regular road equipment.
Second race-Fiye miles; for gasolene
machines listing 81 250 less regular
road equipment
Third race-Fiye miles; for gasolene
machines listing at 81 500 or less, regular
road equipment.
Fourth race-Three miles: for steam
machines listing at 500 or less; regular
road equipment.
Fifth race-Five miles; free for all; for
regularly listed stock cars Of any weight
and any motive power; regular road
equipment.
No Prize for Walkover.
The sanction of the American Auto
mobile Association has been secured and
conditions VIII be as follows:
No prize will be awarded in case Of q
walkover.
Three or more entries are necessary
to fill each event.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all entries.
There viii be a flying start in all FIVE
races.
No liability Is assumed by the manage
ment for injuries to or caused by con-
testants, or damage to cars.
In events where heats are necessary
one mile Will be the distance for each
heat
Entry fee. SO.
A three-mile handicap will be held
for regularly catalogued motor bicycles;
equipped for pedal propulsion. Prizes in
this event will be SIS. SO and s..
Committees Selected.
Chairman spohn has announced the
committees for the day as follows:
On arrangements - Milford Spohn,
chairman; John G. Schmidt. secretary;
y. T LIE Clair. ]. F. Mccarthy. Thomas
Peoples, y. c. Sprague, J. NJ. HeisIey.
John B. Dickman. Dan Iahey. J. B.
Diggins. John Weber. and f. J. Nc
Kenna.
Executive committee-Milford Spohn.
chairman: Martin Helmuth, ]. F. Nc
Vey, Edward Stevens. and George Ma
lone.
Finance committee-John G. Schmidt.
chairman; William M Lewis. J. H.
Brahler. Louis Merkel. Y. Digney, H.
Beckett. E. H. Meyer. J. Hahn. r. G.
II. Ross. and ]. w Considine
Committee on grOunds-John B. Dick
man, chairman: ]. NJ Heisley. E. L.
Adams. II. w. Templer, ]. L. Feeney. ].
w. Bland, M Smelling, Elmer Johnson,
and Charles Davis.
Committee on sports-G B. DiggtnS
chairman; James McGuigan, c. E Nc
Ciure. J. b. Calpouse. Z. DAILY. and II.
H. McKeevern.
Committee on racing-J. F. Mccarthy.
Kenna, Dan Lehey, and Thomas Peoples.
ray. chairman; NJ Fitzpatrick, G. F.
Huntington, Dan Lear, and J. Haveuer
Baseball Game.
4 special feature OF the program win
be the baseball game between the Navy
team of the Departmental League and
the Columbia Athletic Club team OF
the Capital City League. These two
teams are considered the strongest IN
their respective leagues and considerable
rivalry exists between them. The game
will be called at 1890 o'clock
The other events viii be bicycle races,
sack race. egg race exclusively for
ladies, three-legged race. broad and
high jumping, and running races.
The midway. or pike, win also be
feature. and In the evening there will
be dancing and a concert.