Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
HO! FOR LABOR DAY!
There's to Be a Great Time at
Benning Tomorrow.
BIG MOTORCYCLE RACES
Regular Country Circus With Real
Side Shows.
KNIGHTS IN A TOURNEY
And Fine Dance in the Afternoon
and Evening, Not to Men
tion Oratory.
Labor day tomorrow.

Union and its hosts of friends will hold
forth. Plans and programs were finished
up last night and the committee, headed
by James l.. Feeney announced that all
is in readiness for the opening of the
fete.
There will be variety of features
athletics. races and other things-to
amuse the guests of organized labor. The
program will run from II clock m. until
midnight II will include everything, from
a grand tournament and the first twenty
fivemle endurance races for motorcycles
ever run in the District. down TO an egg
race for little girls under twelve years
old 1t is predicted the workingm~
will hold the greatest celebration tomor-
in the history of the District.
For two months the general executive
committee, of which James l.. Feeney is
chairman. has been making arrangements
for the affair. The years when Labor
day was day for demonstrations and
parades have passed. so far as the local
contingent is concerned and more than
ever will the day be given over to amuse-
ments. There will be no parade. no noisy
demonstration and no political speech
making.
Special arrangements have been made
for the women and children and every
effort has been made to turn them out in
force. Members of the committee were
sanguine last night of the biggest at
Special car service has been arranged
and all day and evening the cars will
run through to the race course on the
regular schedule of the II street line.
Final Meeting Today
All % the committees will meet this
morning at the race track and assist
Chairman McGilton of the committee on
circus with the arrangement of his tent.
The great canvas shelter was delivered
and put up in the center of the field yes
terday and this morning the committee
will put in the seats which have been
delivered at the grounds. These are of
the regular circus variety, with all the
hardness that has characterized such
seats for century, and without which
no circus is quite the same. They are too
typical of the American circus to be done
away with without a distinct loss.
Once the seats are in place the commit
zee will have a meeting upon them to
wind up its affairs and complete every
detail for tomorrow.
The gates at Benning will be thrown
open at 10 o'clock and the days sport will
be commenced with a ball game between
Columbia Typographical Union, No. 1O1.
and the Painters Local Union. This
game is scheduled for II O'Clock, and be-
fore il is completed the grand tourna-
ment will be launched. This tournament
will be one of the big features of the
day. There are twenty entries, including
men and horses from almost every county
in Maryland and Virginia, as well as
from the District.
j. Enos Ray. speaker of the Maryland
legislature. will deliver the charge to the
knights before the fitting begins. Mr..
Ray will avoid politics in his speech,
and will dwell upon the famous day
when lnightwood was in flower. and
will undoubtedly avail himself OF ye old
English phrase. with copious quotations
from Tennyson and Sir Walter Scott.
His Grafton will be the inspiration for
the men with trusty spear. who expect to
make Sir Launcelot look like wooden
Indian on a back alley sign
Tournament Officials.
George w. Hardy is chief marshall;
Archie Montgomery, assistant marshal;
Thomas c. Hill and Gus Zurhorst, aids.
and j. W. Lehman. Charles w Darr.
William Thompson. William Palmer, DR..
Harry Nalley. w. F. Thomas and b. Van
Orndorf. judges. James L. Feeney is
master of ceremonies.
Robert E. Mattingly will deliver the
Grafton when the smiling knight, who
with strong arm and trusty spear has
distanced his competitors, will crown his
blushing lady queen. The couple will
then lead the grand march in the in
closure which formerly the betting
ring. but which has been converted into
ballroom. with electric lights and
many-hued decorations
The entries for the tournament are: w
l.. Harron. knight of Washington Boy;
f. Nj Palmer. knight of Georgetown
Boy; ]. S. Blandford. Knight of Bud
weiser; l.. ID. Love, Knight OF Maryland
A ID. Langley, knight of Anheuser
Busch: Lawrence Seibel Knight of ST
Joseph: j. ID. Hobbs. Knight of Alling-
ton; II. ID. Hurst. knight of Langley
Boy; K. II. Mercer. Knight OF Pleasant
Valley: Lee Amos. knight of Fairview
J. +. Love. Knight of Prince George; j.
c. Hobbs. knight of Rocky Glen; D.
Stevens, Knight of Green Springs; j.
Murray. Knight of Odenton; H. f.,
Keller. Knight of kenilworth; Il. Bland
ford. Knight og Accokeek. and j. Ora
ham. Knight of Old Dominion.
One hundred dollars in gold will he given
as prizes in this event. the winner get
ting Sla and silver cup.
Feature of the Day.
The great feature of the day. however.
Will be the motorcycle races. These will
be held under the auspices of the Atlantic
RAang Association. and are sanctioned
10y the Federation of American Motorists.
Any new records established will be OFF,
cial. The third race a twenty five mile
endurance contest. will be the first race
OF its kind ever held in this section of the
country. There is keen rivalry between
the various entrants, the winning OF
this race will mean a great deal to the
dealer and the maker OF tine macflne he
is riding. There are twenty eight en-
tries. The race will be for fully equipped
road machines. less muffers.
The first race is a ten-mile free for all
for singles. The first prize is engraved
silver cup. donated 10y the Trades Union
ist. and the second three pairs of motor
cycle cripS.
The second race is tfteen-miIc handi-
cap for singles and doubles. The first
prize il a silver cup donated by The
Evening Star. and the second one pair OF
standard motorcycle pedals
The judges in the motorcycle races are:
George DcaIle. Edward Mccormick and j.
Harry Bradley. T.. T. Hazleton is referee:
hansen starter, and W. 4. Seabridge, r.
7. Wren and Sam Marks timers. The scor-
ers are Charles Deitz jr.: II. Steadman.
Il @. KjmmeH Ed .. Conway. AL 6.
Mackey and Jack Love &. l.. Miller
Frank Shaw and Fred Gausborn, are the
umpircS.
Motor Race Entries
Tie entries for all events are as fol-
lows: Samuel Mcpherson. D. knight Nal
colin GcttinGcT. a \. Colburn George W
BeaH VI. ManSold. w. J. Wells J.
Shekels. Guy Zepp. David Monkey. Claude
Smith j Bergman. w. b. Genelle jr
Charles cross T. N Nudd jr Howard
Rhine. G. ) Iepp. Roscoe Conklin. j. Has.
son Miller Robert Jenkins w. r. Troop
Arthur Collins Chic Thomas, c. p Kirk
patrick Harry r Seanark has three an,