The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Benning Race Track Will Be
Crowded From Morning
Until Night.
MOTORCYCLE RACE
TO BE ONE FEATURE
Committees Finish Work and Only
Erection of Circus Tent Re-
mains to Be Done.

with a program Of amusements thar
viii run from II O'Clock in the morn
| ing until midnight, and includes every
thing from a grand tournament and
the first twenty-five mile endurance
race for motorcycles ever ren in the
District, 10 an egg race for little girls
under twelve years old. organized labor
in the District Of Columbia viii hold
the greatest celebration in its history
at the Benning Race Track tomorrow.
For months the general executive
committee. of which James /. Feeney
/ is chairman. has been making arrange
ments for the affair. The years when
Labor Day was a day for deInonstra-
tions and parades has passed, so far as
/ the local contingent is concerned. and
more than ever viii the day be given
over 20 amusements.
There viii be no parade. no noisy
demonstration, and no political speech
making Instead, the members of or
ganized labor and their friends will
gather az Benning for day Of anuss-
nnent.
Special arrangements have been made
for the women and children and every
effort has been mad 10 turn theem out
in force. Members of the committee
were sanguine last night OF a greater
attendance than was accorded in the
past. Special car service has been ar
ranged and all day and evening the
cars viii run through TO the race
course on the regular schedule Of the
II street line.
Committee Holds Last Meeting.
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its last meeting on wednesday night. and
announced that all arrangements had
been completed, except. OF course. the
details TO be arranged at the grounds
This morning all the committees viii
meet at the race.track and assist Chair
maa McGilJou, of the committee on
circus, with the arrang ement of his
terri The great canvas shelter was de-
Gvered and put up in the center Of the
I field Yesterday. and this morning the
committee viii put in the seats, which
have been delivered at the grounds.
These are OF the regular circus variety.
with all the hardness that has chaTac-
terized such seats for a century. and
without which no circus is quite the
same They are, too, typical Of the
American circus, not TO be done away
with without q distinct loss.
Once the seats are in place, the COM
mittee viii have a meeting TO wind
up its affairs, and complete every de-
tail for tomorrow.
The gates AT Benning will be thrown
open at 10 o'clock Monday morning and
the days sport will begin with a bail
game between Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 1ol. and the Painters Local
Union, This game IS scheduled for
II o'clock. and before it Is completed the
grand tournament viii be launched. This
tournament viii be one of the big feat
ures OF the day. There are twenty en-
tries. including men and horses from
almost every county in Maryland and
Virginia. as well as from the District.
Ray to Charge knights.
J. Enos Ray, speaker of tie Maryland
Legislature. viii deliver the charge to
the knights, before the fitting begins.
Mr.. Ray VIII avoid politics in mis- speech,
and will dwell upon the famous day
when knighthoOd was in flower, and
= i'll undoubtedly avail himself OF ys
old English phrase, with copious quota
tiolls from Chaucer and renuysOn His
/ GRAFTON viii be the inspiration for the
meE with trusty spears. who expect
/ to make Sir LauncelOtslook Ike a wood
en- Indian on a back elley sign
George ". Hardy Will be chief mar
shaI; Archie Montgomery, assistant
marshal; Thomas c. Hill and Gus Eur
horst, aids. and j. W. Lehman. Charles
Ky Darr. William Thompson. William
Palmer Dr. Harry Nalley, W. r.
Thomas. and b. Van Oradorf. judges.
James L, Feeney viii be master or
/ ceremonies
All rings are to be wrapped with
white cord, and hung six and one-half
feet from the ground The course OF
sixty yards has been laid out in front
OF the grandstand. Six seconds VIII be
allowed for each tilt at the rings.
Robert Z. Mattingly is to be orator
OF the evening. and will deliver the ora
ton, when the smiling knight, who.
with strong arm and trusty spear, mas
distanced mis- competitors. will crown
his blushing queen. The couple will
then lead the grand march in the in
closure, which was formerly the betting
ring, BUT which has been converted into
a ballroom, with electric lights and
many hued decorations.
Entries for Tournament.
The entries for the Tournament are:
W. !. Harron, Knight o. Washington
Buy r. VI. AaiiiiSAt NAAii5Al VI 'Eeol Sc
town Boy; J. s. Blandford, Knight OF
Budweiser; /. ID. Love. Knight of Mary
land: A d. Langley, knight of An
heuser- Busch; Lawrence Seibel. Knight
of ST Joseph: J. ID. Hobbs. knight OF
Arlington; IL d. Hurst, Knight of
Langley Boy: R II. Mercer Knight or
Pleasant Valley; Lee Amos. Knight or
FairvieW; J. +. Love. Knight OF Prince
George; J. G. Hobbs, Knight of Rocky
Glen: D. Stevens, Knight of Green
Springs; J. Murray, Knight of Odenton;
H. T. Keller. Knight Of Kenflworth; B.
Blandford. knight of Accokeek. and }.
Graham, Knight of Old Dominion.
one hundred dollars in gold viii be
given in prizes in this event. the winner