Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-13
As a matter of general interest We give
the Judges report ir full

As matter OF general interest We give
the Judges report liz full:
To Tie ILLINOIS State Fnemen's Association:
GENTLEMEN The jud ses chosen to act in the
hose contest beg leave to report the several Com
pinies contesting as follows:
Rescue, Decatur-First heat, 67i seconds second
heat, &C.
Tom Drew. Charleston. m.-First heat, 20 sec.
onds second, CIT. mo time allowed, because pips
tel on hrst time. and coupling incomplete secOnd
timeD
Barnes, of Burlington, vt-First heat, 63i sec
Onis second heat 6l!.
Dixon, of Dixon, ill.-sirst heat, 6si; second,
e..
Eldorado, of Decatur, nl.-First heat, Col; sec
ond, G5i. No time allowed in second heat. Pipe
hey stone, Hook Falls. nl.-Flrst heat, 6s.; sec
ond, &C. No time allowed in second heat. Pipe
not screwed up.
Alert. Of quincy, Mich.-First heat. IS; second,
Woodbury.. Of Marshalltown, Ia.-First heat
G-t. No time allowed. Pipe not screwed up first
time. No hydrapt connection second time.
Delta, Of South Bend, Ind,-First heat, 6l ; sec
end, ga. NO time allowed. Connection not COED,
Eagle, Of Wooster, 0.-Flrst heat Il second 81
shoo-FIy, of Jacksonville, In.-First heat, 30
Winnebago, Of Rockford, ill.-First heat, s0l
Cndine, Of Ottawa Ill.-First heat, 7Oi. second,
6-4. No tine allowed first heat. Insufficient pipe
Holly, Of Aurora, nl.-First heat, "a. No time
allowed. Insufficient pipe coupling, and no bydrant
Young America, Q, THIN, o.-First heat, 7OI
second, Il.
Columbia, OF Sterling nl.-First heat. II: soc
ond, 20. no time allowed on first heat on account
Of lnsuilicent pipe-ooupling).
New Peoria, OF Peoria, Ili.-No pips put on in
first heat. No second trial.
II. Wilson, Of Muskegon, NJ ch.-Firs. heat, ga;
second, ..
Hope Of Mansfield, O.-First heat, 76i; second,
-. no time allowed In first heat; pipe not well
coupled.
CA q, Galesburg.-Frst heat. ~ second,
Alert, Big Rapids, MIch.-Flrst heat. &c, second.
Excelsior. of Aurora, nl.-Flrst heat. 90: sec
Oai, 81.
Snail, Of Paw Paw, Mch.-First heat. "a NO
Town Of Lake.-First heat, sc. mo time allowed
PPe coupling not good. No hydrant connection.
Wide Awake, Of La Porte, lnd.-tirst heat. Gl3.
(llme not taken on first heat. Company allowed
ano her run II taken on same day.
J. r. Bates, Denver, COl-Second heat e.. Time
not taken III tlst heat. Pipe no. screwed up on
second heat Company allowed another run il
taken came day.
10 regard to no time taken On first run Of
yer, Capt Benner lad stated to timekeepefs that
precautionary signal Of FIVE taps OF bell would be
gwen, and then after third tap Of bell following tn
i've precautionary signals, they were to take time
The companies started at that precautionary sig-
nal, and the tme-keepers failed to get time ii q
ludses' therefore, found the following companies
catGr: Ill. ga seconds Barnes, burlington, VI,
"a Dixon, Dixon, H.. e. Alert, Quincy. Mich,
~ Eagle Wooster, o., ri; Shoe Fly, jackson
vile H., y; Winncbago, Rockford. H., a.
Young America, Tifn o., ~! Wilson, Muskegon,
nich., 7Oi c. B 4 q, Gslesbur. ILL.,, 7Gi Abort
Big Rapids Mich. Is; Excelsior, Aurora, In. IA
ANA We therefore find the following companies en-
titled tO prizes
Barnes, Burlington, Vt, first National prize
Alerts, Zig Rapids. Mich, second National prize
Dixon, Of Dixon, H., third National przs.
Dixon, Of Dixon, Ill, first State prize.
Rescue, Decatur, Ill., second State prize
Shoe Fly jacksonville, ILL.,, third State prize.
Prize OF 900 cigars for slowest time, Winnehaso,
OF Rockford, III. Respectfully submitted,
L. A. DREW, Burlington, VT,
T. b. PERKIBs, Dixon, III,
M. LANGwELI., Paw Paw Mich
G. S. WooDwoRTH, MarshAlltCwn, Is,
W. W. FOSTER, Decatur, Ill.
CIV. Il. PosD, Quincy, Mich