The Washington herald., 1908-05-17
CARNIVAL or SPORT
ElkS Preparing for Jubilee
at Benning Track.
WILL CONTINUE THREE DAYS
DR.. Hatfield, Chairman OF Racing
Committee, Has Arranged At
traetive List of Events for Horses,
while on Final Day Automobile
Races VIII BE Featured.

Outdoor sports will constitute some OF
the most important and interesting fea-
lures OF the jubilee and barn dance 10
be held at the Benning race course for
the benefit and under the auspices Of the
Washington Lodge Of Elks, No. Is, June
Is, II. and Is There will be races OF
a varied character.
The first two days OF the festival the
equines WIFI be put through their PAGES,
and Dr. c. F. Hatfield, the chairman Of
the racing committee. has promised that
there is no style or breed OF animal ex-
tant that VIII not be shown, both for
speed and action. and that when his
programme is finally announced. it will
contain the names OF horses OF class,
both IN this city ard from out OF town.
What is expected by many 10 be the
real feature of the projected tests OF
speed for the festival VIII be the auto
mobile races fer the final day. Thursday.
June IS. F. c. Berens, a prominent local
automobile owner and driver, is chair
man Of the Elks' automobile race COM
mittee, and he has surrounded himself
with a corps OF experienced committee
men.
Races for Autos.
The committee has already prepa1 I'd its
programme Of events. which is consld-
cred a most attractive one. and should
not only attract a representative list OF
entrants, but the great body OF automo-
bile enthusiasts as well.
EDFip-xrfrscr se list ~ aas
Event No. I-sllTer cup; Eve miles For gasoline
uinaboits listed al 800 and under: fun equipment
except mGd guards and lamps
Event No z-SllEer cup: I've miles. For gasolins
CAB listed 81 s. 20 ard under; fun squirment ex-
ospt mud guards and lamps.
Event No 2-silyeT cup; ten miles FU gasoline
cars listed az g SO ard under; fiIl eauIfsaent ex-
ceFt mud guards and lamps
Event No 4-Siiver cup: ten miles For gasoline
cars listed ct SEQ and undsE, owned and driven
By Elks only fali equipment. except mud guards
and lamps.
Event No. 5-snvz eup ard s25 in gold; fifty miles
Fer gasoline car Of 60 hoTSepoNsr and under
striped cars eligible fE this eIGt
Chairman Berens stated yesterday that
the entry blanks for the races viii be
mailed to every owner OF car in the
District OF Columbia. Owing TO the llmi-
tations OF the Benning race track the
starters in each of the events will be
limited 70 five cars. Thus VIII over
crowding be avoided, and each contestant
afforded an equal chance 70 negotiate the
course without danger. The races will
start promptly at 2:30 o'clock and viii
run under the rules and with the sanction
Of the American Automobile Association
Profiting by the experience OF last year
the racing committee has provided every
safeguard 10 expedite matters. Only au-
tomobiles entered in the races will be
allowed on the track grounds during that
day, and the eontesting cars wiz be num-
bered from to 25.
Officials for Races.
The officials Of the automobile races
for the jubilee and barn dance. Thurs
day. June IS will be as follows: Hon.
orary referee, Maj. Richard Sylvester
referee, Royce Hough: judges. F. c.
Berens, E. n Bowman, and A. J. Cum
mings; chairman Of racing committee
and entries. F. c. Berens; timers, H NJ
Woodward. Frank NJ. Pierce. and Otto
jacob; starter, E, P, Hough; clerk OF
course. R. Jose; umpires. E. G. Schafer
A. J. Kimberly A Loehl Col EmDlei
UreIl. T. r. Miller, E. H. Neumeyer, Cliff
Long. and Frank Hall.
Chairman ]. William Lee and an active
Est OF committeeman are preparing r.
take the patrons Of the carnival on the
tinle-honored straw rides. Chairman Roe
| Fulkerson has announced a long list OF
''headlineTs" for his entertainments
Chairman Herman Richards has corrallet
all the young men in the lodge to assist
In the direction Of the barn dance.
| and Chairman John c. Maxwell. Of the
music committee. has promised the bes
/ band for dance music to be had in Wash
/ ington. Messrs. f. II. Eeumeyer, jr.
Ernest W. Emery, Arthur D. Marks
| James L. Feeney, Frank 81. Ferris. Ru
/ doIph Riegel. William. T. Belt. ]. T. Mof
! fett. George A. Mason. DT. w F. Wal
/ ter. Emil G. Schafer. and NJ. G. McCor
mick, ehairTnen OF other important com
mittees. reported progress along their re
| spective lines of endeavor.