The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-01
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
The Fun For the Fire Boys Commenced To-
day-The Grand Parade.

The Grand Tournament of the Firemen
commenced to-day. At 8 o'clock this morn
ing the procession formed on Eighth street,
right resting on Race street, and paraded
over the following line of march:
Out Eighth street to Central avenue; south
on Central avenue to Fourth street; east on
Fourth to Main; north on Main to Fifth;
west on Fifth to Vine; north on Vine to
Fifteenth; west on Fifteenth to Elm; south
on Elm to Eighth, where the column dis
banded. Fire Marshal Bunker was Grand
Marshal, with Chief GIore, of Covington.
and Chief Link, of Newport, in charge of
the second and third divisions. After the
parade the apparatus which takes part in
the Tournament at the track was loaded
upon fiat cars at the .Plum-street freight
depot.
The programme for to-day is as follows,
commencing 1:30 p. NJ:
Sweepstakes for hand engines-Premiums
5000 in gold, divided. Engines to start at
tap OF gong and run forty yards, take sue
ton from lake, and get water through fifty
feet of hose.
Half-mile championship foot race-For
members of hand engines-gold medal.
Each company to make the entries from
its own company at track.
Hali-mile championship foot race--For
members of all hook and ladder companies
gold medal. Same conditions as engine
fo',t race.
Special premium $25 - Foot race one
hundred and fifty yards-open only to
members of the old Cincinnati Volunteer
Fire Department.
I}Sta rrQa IF, ,pcft d.,
Premium $3.50 in gold; 500 to first, $50
to second half-mile, best two in three; to
hitch start and fire up at tap of gong; two
horses to be used. Chief Glore, of Coving.
ton, enters Steamer No. / Fire Marshal
Bunker, of Cincinnati, enters Steamer No.
10.
To-morrow's programme will be as fol.
lows:
Competition trials of steam fire engines,
regularly organized-Premiunl, $l75 in
gold. tirst prize, 500; second, $50; third,
$25.
Three hundred yard dash-For tiremau's
hat and belt, presented by j. Olson 4 Co.,
of New York Cits, for hose carriages and
hand eng mes; no limit to men.
A gold metal, presented by Ahrens
Steam Fire Engine Company, of Cincinnati,
will be given to the steam fire engine com
pany making the best average time in
hitching With four men. Three tests to be
allowed. Exhibition display of the new
Milwaukee steamer, built by Ahrens Man
,lfacturing Company, of Cincinnati. The
largest ever built by this firm.
Volunteer hose mpunies--P Premium
5000 in gold. First prize, $l25; second. $50
third $25.
HaIf-mile championship foot race-Fol
members of all hose carriage companies.
Gold medal presented by E. +. Bradford &
Co., hose manufacturers, l24 West Second
street
Half-mile dash-Premum 500, and the
championship belt, for the best time made
by volunteer hose companies.
FIRST DIVISION.
The parade was formed promptly at 10
O'Clock, ON Eighth street, right resting on
Elm. The column was headed by squad
Of police, followed by Captain Curriers'
superb band. Then came Fire Marshal
Joseph Bunker and assistants, Nisby,
McAvoy and Schimeier, after which came
the Fire commissioners, and the visiting
Chiefs, also i'll carriages. The Milwaukee
s Gamer, a fine engine decked with wreaths
and manned by stalwart looking men, was
next in line, and made good appearance.
After that came steamer NJ. and reel.
Old tirenIen with engine and in carriages.
Then came visiting tiremen without appar-
atus. Steamer M. 2 and reel. gloriuusly
decked with wreaths and evergreens, and
the steamer drawn by four large horses
ended the lIrst division. =.
SECOND DIVISION.
This division fell promptly into line as
the first div ision III we'd Off 1t was headed
by Schwebel's Brass Band and ,mmanded
by Marshal William Blower. The detacll-
ments composing this division are as fol-
lows: Visiting tiremen from Marietta pull
ing hand engine and hose reel attached to
long rope; chemical steamer Steamer
No. and hose reel, Steamer No. from
Covington accompanied BY reel Steamer
No. and reel, Steamer No. 6 and reel, en-
gine and reel No. 8, from Marion; Engine
No. 8 and ladder The engines and reels
were all very nicely decorated it'll wreaths
and evergreens, and the parade, thoug a
small one, VAS witnessed BY large number
of people all along the line of march,
After the parade the engines and men
were taken to Chester Park, where tourn-
ament " as held in accordance to the pro-
gramne above.
Police Court Dooket