Evening star., 1912-09-02
big DAY At bENN|NG busy TIMES AHEAD
abor ORGANIZATIONS Present Fly Swaters Enter Upon Last
Program of Features. Month of Campaign
THOUSANDS WITHIN GATES COMPETE FOR STAR PRIZES
Ostrich Is Victor Race Total of $3.50 for Distribution
Speedy Hone Among Contestants.
ATHLETIC EVENTS ATTRACT DR. MURRAY HAS HIGH HOPES
ton Smashed-Crusade
in the tor CONNER e
THOUSANDS WITHIN GATES
Ostrich Is Victor in Race With
Speedy Horne.
ATHLETIC EVENTS ATTRACT
Troopers From Fort Myer in Exhibi-
ton Drill-Aviation Stunts
in the Schedule.

The labor guilds of Washington con-
centrated at Benning this morning for
the monster celebration under the direc-
tion OF the Building Trades Council. Be-
ginning at II o'clock with base ball
game, the entertainment continued
throughout the afternoon and we'll into
the evening.
Thousands OF spectators We're within
the gates of the big park. Many OF them
brought baskets. which, at the noon
hour surrendered things good to eat for
luncheon on the lawns.
The base ball contest was between
team made up Of machinists from the
navy yard and players representing CO.
lumbia Typographical Union. 1t was
redhot game, full OF surprises and ex-
citing plays, and we'll encouraged oy
fans roofing for both sides.
The racing ostrich from Jacksonviiie.
Fla. pa ssed his competitor just as thoush
that race horse was standing still. There
wasn't anything to the race excePl
ostrich. OF course, there was no Dook
made upon the race, Notwithstanding the
inauence of the surroundings, and 1t was
dinicult even to make q side BET, as the
odds on the ostrich were forbidding.
Exhibition Drill.
At 3 o'clock Troop c, 18th Cavalry.
from Fort Myer, took the field FOR an ex-
hibition drill. The field selected for the
maneuvers was the fiat encircled by the
track. The wonderful horsemanship OF
Uncle Sans mounted soldiers evoked
great enthusiasm from the spectators.
The Missouri mule race will be the Spec
tacular event of the afternoon program.
The race will bring out the travel quail
nf
Me- state.
An extensive athletic program. to be
presented during the afternoon, Will show
the fieetness OF men. women, girls ano
pedimenta Of enshrouding bags. and OF
picking up potatoes and smoking pipes
as they run, and their prowess and dex-
terity in feats Of strength ind endurance
Aviation Flight In Prospect.
Preparations were under way during
the early afternoon for the flight Of army
aviators from the school field at College
Park to Benning. The air was favorable
SO far as could be judged from the
ground. The only question was OF motor
trouble. The several machines were be-
having quite tractably Saturday evening
The plan was for Lieut.. Harry Arnolc
to fiy the big Wright, with Capt f. b:
Hennessey as . passenger. Lieut.. Harold
Geiger was to take the small Curtiss, and
Lieut.. Louis Rockwell the small wright
ARRANGEMENTS had been made for a
clear landing at Benning The troop oi
cavalry from Fort Myer was to keep the
infieid of the race track clear.
The distance from College Park &c
Bennin1 is about six miles, mostly down
the valley OF the Anacostia river: The
flight should be made well within ten
minutes after the aviators once get the
two to three thousand feet altitude usual
on q cross-country night.
It Is expected that the start will be
made from College Park about $3.50. All
conditions usually are best ABOUT that
time.
Machinists Win Ball Game.
In the base ball game Of the day be-
tween the Printers and Machinists the
latter won handily by score Of to
CLANCY, who pitched for the Machinists.
was especially effective in each inning
except the seventh, when he managed to
stop the printers after they had made two
tallies.
The batting order OF the two teams
was as follows-Machinists: Jaebcka,
catcher: Strothers, first base; Broome.
shortstop; Giovannetti, center field
Thompson, left field: Rountree, second
base; Luscomb. third base: Morris. right
field: Chaney, pitcher.
Printers: Goucher, center field: Suer.
shortstop; Suess, catcher: Elicit, first
base; Weaver, pitcher; Thornburg. left
field; Reynolds. third base: Mckay. Sec
ond base; Cook, right field.
The score by innings follows:
Printers. 900 o o.
Machinists. ........ I 1 ) 900 20X-I