Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-04

Fourth ef July Events.
Base BALL, Omaha VS.. Des E5oineS, VIM
ton street park, 1890 a. m. and 5;45 p. m.
Base ball, Florence, double-header.
Base haIi, Dietz park, double-header.
Golf at Country ana Field clubs, Happy
Hollow and South Omaha.
Stock companies at the Boyd and Ar
Dome.
Moving pictures at the 4urwoOd and
other theaters.
Special programs at Manawa and all the
parks, with fireworks in the evening.
Motorcycle races, West Dodge street,
Q a. m
Rod and Gun club opening.
Outdoor exercises all day at Juvenile
City.
Cricket game between old and new MEM
bers OF Omaha Cricket club at Miller park.
The postoftice win close at 10 q m. The
general delivery Will be open from to
p. m, as well as up to 10 a. m. Three
deliveries OF mail Will be made in the
business district and in the residence dis
triots one delivery Will be made.
MI public and moss Of private business
will be suspended part or all OF the day
Hurrah for the glorious Fourth!
The one hundred and thirty-second ami
versary of the birth of the United States OF
America will be a grea-at da-ay in Omaha
as Mr.. Dooley would say. The regular
places of amusement, the parks, the lakes
the theaters, will be going full blast Ad-
vance reports indicate that bird's-eye
view of the city either in the morning or
afternoon would discover ball game on
every vacant lot. games ranging from the
bitter contest between the Little Sluggers
and the Excelsiors in Hogan's pasture to
the Western league games at the Vinton
street park, where Des Moines and Omaha
wih struggle in a game In the morning and
one in the afternoon, probably determining
whether Omaha shall remain at the head
of the column or step down a notch.
Reports from dealers in fireworks indi-
cate that the. small boy, has had success
full season of saving IN spite of the finan-
cial stringency. The reports indicate like
wise that the small boy has invested his
entire savings down to the last copper and
probably pawned his marbles and top and
surreptitousy sold some OF the family
clothing to the ragman in an effort to celt-
brate the great day in manner which
shall satisfy his conscience.
At The Country Clubs.
At the Country club, the Field club and
the Happy Hollow, club and South Omaha
Country club there will be special celebra-
TONS. Inc OInuud iOu anu Suu NluD Will
have a special opening, 80 will the Colored
Lakeside club There will be great do
Ings" on the Juvenile City Fairgrounds and
many other things which, like the attrac
tions of the side show, are too numerous
to mention"
In add ton to all this there will be al
mo- a continuous procession through the
ciJy Of Bryan clubs, Bryan leagues, state
delegations and the like on the way to the
democratic convention at Denver. The
Cook county delegation, 800 strong and
having bard with IT,, is scheduled to
arrive Cacly IN tho day and stop at the
Paxton. remaining in the city five hours.
At the Mil,ard l25 delegates from the south
are 70 be entertained during their sojourn
In the city, There will be many more wn6
win not stop in Omaha long enough to
leave the stations and will be met there by
local democrats
Colonel Welsh OF the weather bureau, in
a burst Of patriotism, has chalked up "fair
and warmer" for all Nebraska on Satur-
day, and the composite taken from all
these Indications shows a picture of the
biggest Fourth the city has ever seen.
Motorcycle Races.
The Dodge street course from Fiftieth
street west will be the scene of some ex-
citing motorcycle races in the morning
when the riders OF these gasoline machines
will contest for $3.50 worth of prizes The
Dodge street course has been the scene
of many exciting races In the years gone
by when bicycle races were the craze
and Of late has been used for automobile
races, The motorcycles will endeavor to
beat the time Of the larger buzz wagons
In whirlng over the course. The principal
races are ten and twenty miles which will
UgfNa Al
starting point and thus give the spectators
assembled AT the start a chance to see the
finish also.
The first race will be a ten-mile handl-
capped road race for road machines, single
cylinder. Handicapped according to the dis
placements Of the engines, multiplied by
the time made by the rider. divided by the
total weight OF the rider and machine
This seems to be the most satisfactory way
of handicapping motorcycles.
The second race will be a twentv-mile
free-for-al single cylinder road machine.
The course Is five miles long. This will
necessitate the rider making two trips TO
finish the race,
The third race will be a twin cylinder
race.
Those selected to officiate az the races
are; DR.. Diamond, referee; William Green
leaf and John Cooper judges: 7. johnson,
Dave Schultz and T. r. McLain. timers; T.
Z. Nickel and Brick Kuhn, starters; Clar-
ence Heath and Clyde Nickel. flagmen.
Program az Country Club.
The program for the day at the Omaha
Country club Is varied and furnishes some
sort Of entertainment for all. II includes
golf, tennis and field sports In the fore
noon; the reading OF the Declaration OF
Independence by Rev. T. ]. Mackay at 3
4 p m. and short speeches by General
Charles +. handerson. II. II. Baldrige and
Francis A. Brogan and patriotic songs by
the quartet Dinner will be served at
7 p m, followed by an elaborate display
Of fireworks. An Informal dance will end
the Festivities. Several hundred dollars
Rave been raised for the firsworkL