The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-06-07
Battle Creek Tournament.


The tournament to come off at Battle
Creek on the 4th and 5th of July, is to,
be held on the seminary grounds. The
Committee have adopted the following
rules: eca iD.
FIRST DAYS EXERCISE. ~.
After the Companies have been re-
ceived by the proper officers, each
Company shall proceed to elect their
own judges, whose duty it shall be to
decide the distance thrown by each
engine; their decision to be final.
RULE 2. There shall be two classes
of engines on distance, as follows: all
engines of the capacity of FIVE hundred
cubic inches inclusive, and over shall
be rated as first class. All engines of
less than five hundred cubic inches
shall be rated as second class.
RULE 3. Each company shall use
and play through 200 feet of leading
hose, Of any size they may select; also
privileged to use any size nozzle they.
may wish-each engine drafting their
own water. ef ss4e s.e
RULE A. Each Company shall be al
lowed fifteen minutes to set their en-
CINE and make their play except in
case of bursting hose, in which case
five minutes more only will be allowed.
RULE 5. No engine winning prize
on distance, will be allowed to enter
for prizes on quantity. ~ sin9 SIS
| RULE Engines winning prizes on
distance or quantity, shall be awarded
prizes designated for the class to which
they respectfully belong. r;sasna.s
RULE Z. Engines belonging to the
State of Michigan, only, will be allowed
to compete for prizes that are designa-
ted for the first days exercise.
RULE s. The engine throwing the
greatest distance on the first days ex-
ercise, either first or second class, shall
be entitled to hold or locate the next
tournament for the State of Michigan.
re SECOND DAY. ~
). RULE /. There shall be three classes
of engines on quantity, to be entered
from the State Of Michigan only, and
rated as follows: All engines of the
cubic capacity of six hundred inches
and over shall be rated as first class.
All engines of the cubic capacity of
four hundred and fifty, and less than
six hundred inches, shall be rated as
second class. All engines of the cubic
capacity of less than four hundred and
fifty inches shall be rated as third class.
\ RULE O. Each engine shall use and
play through fifty feet of leading hose
into tank, drafting their own water.
RULE 8. No first class engine shall
use hose larger than three and one half
inches in diameter, or coupling larger
than three inches. No second or third
class shall use hose larger than two and
: three fourth inches.
RULE A. Seven minutes will be al
lowed each company to set their en-
, gine, and three minutes to make their
play.
PLAYING FOR SHAKE PURSE, on DIS
TANCE.
RULE 1. All engines in the United
States and Canadas-except Battle
Creek engines-sha be allowed to
compete for the shake purses. Time
, allowed, length of hose, &C., to be the
same as rules adopted for the first days
exercise on distance.
BANNER PRIZE
RULE /. All engines belonging in
the State of Michigan only, shall be al
u lowed 70 compete for the Banner Prize,
and shall be governed by rule three, on
> first days exercise on distance. Time
. allowed-fifteen minutes to set the en-
y gines and make their throws.
HOSE PRIZES.
RULE 1. There will be awarded to
the best equipped Hose Company with
It the best apparatus, n purse of gold
coin of $6O Three judges to be Sc
lected by the Battle Creek General
Committee.
RULE 2. There will also be awarded
e to the Hose Company that will run
O eighty rods, unreel and spread 400 #.
of hose in so ft. sections, and couple
them ready for use, in the shortest
time, $40 in gold, the ordinary screw
IS couplings to be used. Judges to be
d chosen by foremen of companies con-
). tending for prizes.
u RULE 8. The prizes of Hose Com.
q panies to be competed for by any com.
II panies of the United States or Cana
das, except the Battle Greek Compa
nies.
v ~ In speaking of Mr.. Everett's