The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-05
Nearby Resorts Are Throng-
ed With Merry Pleasure
Seekers.
BENNING PROGRAM
PROVES ATTRACTIVE
Crowds Flock TO Fairgrounds and
Bathing Beach Draws
Many.


men. women. and children, clerks, Of
hcials. everyone, overspread the woods,
thronEed the summer resorts, crowded
the street cars, pressed aboard the river
boats today for the mad, contrary. roll
licking spirit of the artisans holiday
was over the city.
Fair weather and a lingering breath
Of summer IN the air, the hum of bust
ness stilled for twenty-foUr hours-that
was Labor Day, 1910
And when the crowds leave the pleas
ure parks Of Washington. when the
myriad lights are extinEuished- when
the last river boat whistles for her dock
late tonight. and the last weary crew
turns in at the car barns. Labor Day.
1910, VIII not only be history. but VIII
have seen the death OF summer, for the
excursion places close today
Today marked also the opening OF an
other season OF recreation. as well as
The closing OF one. for the 1heateTs or
the CITY threw wise their doors this
afternoon, and began their regular win
ter bookings.
Crowds at Track.
The mobilization Of labor forces was
seer at the BenninZ race track The
WOriEinEUan's amUscments were there.
The WOTkinEnan's friends thronEed the
place The rush OF fast horses around
The Ionz-disused track sent the blood
tinRIinZ 20 the artisans head he and
his friends looked on while athletes
strove in muscle -straininE contest. he
shouted himself hoarse when the teams
Of the Ninth Street Christian Church
and the Columbia machinists walked
upon the dIamOnd ard when the Florida
ostrich Cyclone was Dltted IN speed
1eSiS against tive OF the fastest local
horses Hn md
friends declared that TO mere novel 90
amusing sight has ever been witnessed
at any celebration Of labOr'S holiday
r or thoSe VINO DO not belong TO the
ranks Of labor. many and varied were
the sports The marshes at BennIrS
were by daybreak filed with SpOrtsmeu.
creeping upon the elusive focis Of
''reedies-' and great was the slaughter
Of the lnnOcentS- The Potomac river
branch were dotted with canoes,
launches and Pleasure craft before the
sun was up
Children Celebrate
Crowds focked 10 the children-s play
grounds They were open from early
morning, at the order OF James T. West,
OF the Playground Association The
tots 10 whom no JOY OF woodland picnic
or boating came gathered IN their
ragged trousers and sJreaked plnafJreS.
cIurCh51g their little lunch baskets. and
Tnid-CiIy DicuicS were the order OF me
sand piles, on the See-saWSr cnuleSr ana
bars Games OF ball were Mayed on TIE
grounds. and athletic contests were
held
At the Bathing Beach. hundreds Of
dripping Youngsters diSpGrted in the
pools from in the morning until late
At IRE Chey- Chase Club the inter
city tennis match was scheduled for this
afternoon. when the local players VIII
meet the cracks OF the racket from Nor
Y Ct IN
team. and Conrad Doyle VIII hold the
same position on the Washington play
ers
Leaders Not Present
While the leaders Of labor. Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation Of Labor. and Frank MCrri-
son secretary OF that organization were
not present at the Benning celebration,
as they have been in the past the Oh
servance was one Of the most successful
il the history OF such gathering
M Gompers today is IN Kansas City.
40. 10 address q gathering of the Labor
forces, and Mr. Morrison IS IN Pitts
burg
q labor organizations hOvever. did not
forget the celebration here. and sent
greetings which were read at the begin
ming of the events this morning
The track events were the center OF
interest there today The committee IN
charge Of teh trOttinE and pacing events
iTciuIed- J. L. Feeney. chairman. John
z CoIp0ys, Charles T Smith 3 r Nc
CauIly. MANAGE Judges J. G ClaSpy,
Gus BrahIer, r H Briggs timers,
Capt J. W Burns Dr. 4 6 1a!Jy,
i ID. sales. secretary; B r McCaully,
starting Judge
Race Program
The trotting and pacing races and the
entrans were
First race-Free for all Thot or pace
class Haf-mile heats. three in i've
Dr. Chase CtrOtterl --.--J George GOOdacre
Miss AT Cola tpacer)- -------P Peter Lotus
Red ana BlaC-- tpdCeT) --------- A. MOTIFS
Red Rock (pacer) 49, Edward Daniels
GlidewOod Cpacerl -.-..--.-.J- D. Bowling
Second race-TrottinE class HaIf-mile
heats three N i've
Gentle Jonn--.-------T- W DnunWorth
bertZa 80 ---------- - - -1AOL p
Shepherd BOy------..- - W Dow
Ora Pearl .--------AudreW = NlHlaT.ie
Eappy steve Harry Haight
Keno ------------ y ". Low 4in=
P1tyvIa Bav.--.--------M OpuenheimeI
sehi-5 race--I'aciue class. Half-mile
CO.. : iis5Elinass..-.--.------phu steubene,
EIaCk P4UChen- ID J McCaTJn1
Robin Hood --.----------J s1ElIlS Eros
I5aNaCd Wilkes, Jr------...-J- F iilaTd
Harry Aiadden-----------,5 l. Bow Inz
TeiT Nancy --.-..-.-.-----.--C . w D5Smcl
F.---Srp -r IA .-.--.-.-..-. +. W. Miller
lscS Prircepts ...--.---.F Frank Tib5etts
= 90 -
Three prizes were awarded in cacn
race All first and second prizes Sver-
silver cups and third prizes N9luabi~
merchandise
Many at Baths.
Whre no program was arranged al
the bathing beach, and no Aquatic
events scheduled, today was one OF ths
most Successful days OF the season a.
the sIty-s recreation baths When the
gate were thrown open at z O'Clock
Ihrongs CT small boys were eagerly wait
inE, and soon after women began u
appear. BY 10 o'clock. there were NOR,
1nau 800 fair bathers taking advantag,
OF thc pools. This afternoon there wer,
more than I.0O3 in the pools and hun
dreds Of visitors and spectators lineC
TIE edges OF the tank
Dr. ~. r hudson in charge Of IN
bathing beach. said Jodav that he WOul
keep the pools ape1 VIII the time 10
school 70 begin
Realizing that many children had n
cnnorrlfnitv rofav 70 escape from tn