Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21
BOYS AND GIRLS
IN SLED RACES
Coasting Carnival at Spruce
Street Hill Draws Hundreds.
Continued Today.

me coasting carnival on Spruce
street hill yesterday was a big Sic
cess and hundreds of boys and girls
raced down the icy course amid
shouts of delight II will be con-
tinued today. The carnival. with its
accompanying races, is being held
under the supervision of the City
Playground Commission. j. Leonard
Mason, secretary of the commission is
in charge of the affair and is giving il
his personal attention. He said to-
day that he was well pleased with the
results of the first days races.
Youngsters from all parts q the city
pulled their sleds to the Spruce street
hill. There they enjoyed the coast
ing sport in safety.
The fun started yesterday as early
as O'Clock. Shortly after that hour
the hill was crowded wi D. a happy
throng of youngsters. Because of
the congestion only one of the
scheduled races was held yesterday.
This was the bobsled race The chill
dren who appeared to be under six
teen years old were sent home last
night at o'clock. They were told
they could come back today.
Six bobsleds competed for the
medal which j. Leonard Mason, sec
rotary of the Playground Commits
sion, offered for the winner, and the
honors fell to the crew of which
Robert Zellers, of 23s Bigelow street,
| was steerer. Among the others with
him on the sled were John Cosgrove,
of 223 Peshine avenue: Alfred Zellers,
Bigelow street; Armion Angresius,
80 Hedden terrace; Charles Larue,
40 Eleventh avenue; George Cosgroye.
"a Bergen street, and Joe Mahon, 224
10 ms ha
the winning sled was "a seconds.
Second in the race was the sled
steered by Roy McKim, the crew of
which comprised Irving Abbey, ].
Mcmahon and William and Eddie
Wackenluth. Their time was rs 1-5
seconds.
The course was lined with small
American flags and red and green
i fire illuminated the slope. Police
men guarded the crossings at the
street interruptions and when a
vehicle approached held 1t up until
the hill was cleared of flying sleds
by means of a lantern signal
Secretary Mason was in charge of
the event. Playground Supervisor
Frank McTague acted as starter and
Playground Inspector Alexander B.
Smith was timer. Playground Direc-
! tors Christopher Schumacher, Joseph
opposite and Frank Cozzolino and
| Thomas Lynch sand James Gaffney
served as marshals.
i All the afternoon Inspector Smith
had a force of men at work with
shovele and a three-ton roller work.
ing the course into shape. 1t was
during this period that the only ac-
cident of the day or evening &C.
Cured Moses Weiss, twelve years
old, of II Monmouth street. in his
eagerness to help with the work, was
industriously ehoveling snow with a
4 large shovel, and, in attempting to
get out of the way of a sled, was
knocked down. He was carried into
the home of e. H. Mccormick, pres
ident of E. H. Mccormick & Sons.
Inc, residing at 72S High street, and
was attended by DR.. James E. Nc
Cormick, of the same address. 1t
was found that his only injuries were
slight bruises and he was permitted
! to go home.
The attitude of the residents of that
vicinity, which contains numerous
mansions, was particularly crafty
ing to the playground authorities.
mot only were no objections made to
the noise made by the youngsters and
the inconvenience of having the
street blocked, but those living along
the COURSE apparently SliJoJSu 5ccius
the childrens delight in the sport and
took an interest in watching them.
Frederick G. Agens, who resides at
the Agens homestead, 731 High street,
recalled how as a boy he had coasted
down the hill every winter. He said
he believed the course was in better
condition at the present time than
he had ever seen 1T.
Truck and auto drivers who are in
the habit of using the hill, good
naturally turned aside and went
around the hill when they learned of
the use to which 1t was being put.
The hill is one of several set apart
by Chief of Police Long and Play
ground Secretary Mason for the use
of the children. The others are on
Seventh avenue, Second avenue,
Third avenue, Chancellor street,
Lyons avenue, Dickerson street, and
Fifteenth avenue.
Six racing events will be held on
the Spruce street hill today for single
and double sleds, flexible fiiers and
pointers. Some of them will be at
a flying start and others at the
pushoff.