The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-12
THz TOURNAMENT YxsrxnDx{ Our CO.

The rouns4xxsr YzsrrnDs Our CO.
lored fellow-citizens, as q general thing.
made Yesterday > holiday, and a good
time they had Of t,too-an old fashioned
Fourth of July frplic. The sidewalks
and all accessible elevated points were
cismmed. Cakes. pies and pindars were
mhnched, and ice cream, soda water and
lemonade disposed of with gusto; judg-
ing from appearances, very little of the
extract Of corn and rye lmuch to their
credit, be it said,) was deemed necessary
to the enjoyment of the day. -
About 10 o'clock, u procession WAS
formed and marched through Richard
son and some of the other principal
streets, in the following order: Band of
the 18th Infantry. The Enterprise Fire
Company. Captain Henry E. Hayne.
This machine was very handsomely deco
rated, while many of the members car
RED bouquets and wreaths. On the en-
gine was very prettily arranged fow-
cry temple. within which was seated q
little girl, personating the "Goddess of
Liberty" The Ashley No. 2, Of Charles
ton, Capt Harrison, followed; their ma
chine being profusely decorated with
the howery offerings Of their female
friends. Then came the Chicora Band.
The Union Star, Capt. Robertson, was
next on docket. They wheeled not onlv
serviceable-looking. but very gaily-de.
corated machine. The Charleston Cor.
net Band came next. The Vieilant
Capt. Dennison, now appeared, SO COM
pletely covered with evergreens and
flowers M to he scarcely recognizable.
The drag-ropes of each machine were
we'll manned--a determined looking set
of firemen.
A line was then formed and the COM
panic" were inspected by Capts. w. B.
Stanley and j. G. Sutphen and Assist
ant Chief -, of Charleston. Til.
ornaments were then stripped from the
machines and the men doffed their coats,
preparatory to the "run," the following
being the conditions: Each company to
run distance of 800 yards, play through
nifty feet of hose fifty feet, reel MP and
clear the ground, which will be fifty feet
beyond the fifty feet played. The tank
and Judges stand used by the whites,
last week. were brought into reduIsition,
and everything being In readiness the
signal was given, and off started tho Ash
ley machines, and when time was called.
1T was found that they had made 2.O5
AO >AAoA AStstE ulHuc u un0 run anil
play of, but the reel was slow, and they
made 2.20. The Enterprise scored 2.07i.
The Vigilant had Misunderstanding as
to tho reel, and were allowed to nun it
over. which they did in 400.
Distance was then played in the same
order, and resulted as follows: Ashley.
loo feet, through An inch nozzle; Union
Star. Ia; Enterprise declined to play.
on account of previous misunderatand-
ing; .Eigilant 156.1l. The Judges wore:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chief Sutphen, H.
w. Purvis and G. III. Wilder; Time
Chief w. B. Stanley, G. ]. Carroll and
Capt J. 1. Little. The prizes were then
presented to the successful compsniea.
The Ashley received the siver-wAre for
visiting company; the Vigilant that for
the Columbia. In the distance oontest,
wherein all were to participate. the Vigi-
liant also took the premium. It was
generally remarked that the affair VIVA
admirably managed, andthe participants,
considering all the circumstance, unusu-
ally orderly. The visitors return home
to -uay tr ID.