The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-06
THOUSANDS ATTEND
BENNING CARNIVAL
Labor Unions Tournament
of Sport Great Drawing
Card.

With the race course prepared for
the motor cycle events, tracks laid out
for baseball game, the Benning race
track is today q picnic ground for
nearly 200 members Of the Central
Labor Union. their families. and their
friends.
The annual Labor Day outing is the
biggest event in the years calendar
for members OF organized labor IN
Washington, and the celebration in
progress at Benning today is said to
surpsss anything Of the kind ever held
there
The gates we're opened this morning
by the time these workmen usually
start for their daily task, and before
the most OF Washington had finished
its breakfast. crowds OF pleasure seek
ers. who had come TO spend the day,
we're pouring through the gates. The
program offers something for every
minute or the time until darkness falls.
The first number was a baseball game,
which began at II o'clock, between the
teams wearing the colors of Typo
graphical Union. No. 101. and the crack
aggregation OF Columbia Lodge of Ma
chinists, No. IA.
This afternoon the motorcycle races
under the auspices Of the National
Motorcycle Club are being given, and
e unique program OF field games will
follow the cycle event. Later in the
evening the runners in the ten-miic race
will finish the last two miles around the
Benning track The paddock and
stands OF the racetrack look like a
county fair in progress. GayIY decorated
30 oil raF fr-e
and refreshments, have been built I'M
der the Srsndstand. Takers CRY their
wares, and dozens Of young women.
loyal to the cause OF organized labor,
are selling trinkets-
The athletic events were arranged by
= committee composed OF J. L. Feeney,
J. 3. Colpoys. and L. G. Mcclure. In
terest was added TO the baseball game
by the offer OF $50 in cash to the win
ming team Louis Stearns was the UNI
pire, and the teams lined up as follows.
Printers-Bal, shOrtstOp; Elicit, sec
ond base: 3. Wood, left field; Suess,
frat base; Reynolds, third base: Thorn
burg, right field: Wilhide, center field;
s. Wood, catcher; Weaver. pitcher;
Williams, pitcher.
Mschinists McDonough, shortstop:
WeimeT, first base: Miley, third bass;
field; Hardester. catcher; Allen, pitcher,
White. pitcher.
In the field games a number OK prom
inent athletes are entered In addition
10 the regular events there are a mum
her OF freak races which promise TO
furnish considerable amusement. Ladies
a
Tor the fifty-yard dash
First and second prizes. a rocking
chair and a ladies' sweater. are offered
in this event There will be a running
patato race Tor ladies and sack race FOR
boys, and in these as in all ten events,
substantial prizes. donated by Washing
ton merchants. are offered. The field
games were arranged under the direc.
ton OF John B. Colpoys. Edward Bros
lashsn, A }. James. Luke Ludlow, c
+. Mcclure. Frank Long Charles
Hutchins, John Mooney. and Samue
Murdoch
The motor cycle races were directl,
under the direction Of the Motor Cycl,
Club OF Washington. and are sanctioned
by the Federation OF the American No
florists The officials are all men VIII,
have OBLIGATED in similar events. TIL,
referee is William Jose and the judges
are Col. r. L. Monts que. Howard Fisk
Edward Mccormick and Everett HOugh
There are five events as follows:
Three-mile novice-Open 20 road ma
chimes limited 70 30l2 cubic inches, les
n1ufhers
Tive-mile scrstch-Open TO road ma
chimes limited 10 3o1z cubic inches. les,
InufferS-
Ten-mile scratch-Open 10 all machines
limited ia S0lz cubic inches.
Fffteen-nile handicap-Open TO ali ma.
chimes limited 10 81 cubic inches.
Twenty milcs-Open TO al machines
limited 20 81 cubic inches.
SILVER trophy cups will be the frs
prize for each OF the motorcycle races
and the second prizes for the races wil
he First race, spark coil: second race
one pair pedals third race. one SET I'm.
ner tubes, fourth race. pair OF tires
fifth race, one saddle.
One feature which attracted a e-res
deal OF attention was not on the regu.
lar progran for the labor day celebra
ton was the airship housed in a shef
under the grandstand. There werr
largo crowds around the machine al
the morning watching John II. SmidleN,
the inventor. putting the 6nIshin.
touches on for the fight that ne hopo.
to make next week. Mr. Smidle,
brought his airshiD here from Bridge
port, Conn, where ne made severs
trial flights. His airship is a hoa,-iei
than air machine OF the mouonlaD,
type. weighing 2S pounds and carrvint
one man The inventor told the sDcC
tstorE this morning thar his machiu,
WAS designed 10 attain Il higher spcef
than the Wright aeroplaEe. while n,
believed his controlling device was sl
Improvement over anything yet attempt