The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-06
LARAMIE'S FRAUDS.
RLAcKcUARDs 70 THE FRONT.
The Tournament at Laramie City in
Which Her Bullies Exert Them
selves-Cheyenne Firemen
Insuited-Full Par
ticulars.

t~iculars.
Notwithstanding the many protests
entered against the resolve of our fire.
men to visit Laramie City on the
Fourth, a respectable representation of
their number left Cheyenne for that
place on the evening of the Sd inst.
They went there to take part in the
territorial tournament and compete for
the prizes. This tournament was held
under the auspices of the Wyoming
territorial iremen's association, very
recently organized In this city, with the
aid and approval of the Laramie fire
department, which sent a full represen-
tation to the initiatory meeting. On
this occasion a complete and explicit
code of rules and bylaws was adopted
for the government of all tourna ments
held under its direction. Among the
many things it provides for, it expressly
s%tipulates that the organization shall
furnish two silver belts of the value of
$3.50 each, which shall be put up as
prizes for hose and hook and ladder
contests. Now, in order to secure the
first meeting of the territorial tourna-
nent at Laramie City, the representa-
tive men from the companies at that
place agreed to furnish the money to
purchase these belts. The proposition
was rashly accepted by our firemen,
and Laramie named the place for the
first meeting.
On arriving at that place on the even
ing of the Sd, a meeting of the board of
control was called, which consisted of
the following men: Herman Haas,
Otto Gramm, Ira i. Freidendall, w.
H. Holiday, T. A. Davis, J. It. Hol-
comb, J. x. Jeffrey, VIM. NJ. Mast
and VIM. Manasse. AT this meeting
it was evident that the Laramieites
were determined to run things to suit
themselves, to win either by fair or
foul means. 10 check this q telegram
was sent to this city for Nj. Freiden-
dali, they having refused to accept his
proxy, and all business was dispensed
with until he arrived on the morning of
tine Fourth. The board of control
then met and selected the hose carriage
and hook and ladder truck which were
to be used in their respective races.
The truck of the Pioneers of this city
and a hose carriage of the Wanless No.
3, of Laramie City, were selected. The
order of running was then arranged,
as follows:
Rescue Hooks, of Laramie.
Pioneer Hooks, of Cheyenne.
Excelsior Hose, of Laramie.
Darant Hose, of Cheyenne.
ellis Hose, of Camp Carlin.
Wanless Hose, of Laramie.
J.. T. Clark Hose, of Cheyenne.
The board of control then selected as
judges of the races S. w. Downey, j.
W. Donnellan and E. P. Snow, and as
time-keepers w. W. Corlett, F. E.
Warren and T. j. Dayton.
1t will be well to state at this point
that the board of control have full
power over the management of every
thing pertaining to the races of the
teams, and in case an appeal is taken
from the decision of the judges, it is
submitted to them, and their action is
final. 1t will be well too for our read
ers to note the fairness with which
the carriages for the running were
selected, and also the judges and
tlme-keepers, Notwithstanding the fact
that the Cheyenne department had a
majority of the board of control, and
could have voted everything their own
way.
The preliminaries being settled the
Rescue hooks were the first entitled to
run for the hook and ladder prize, but,
like little Whispering boys, they re-
fused to run unless they could have
their little ''red wagon" The Pho
neer truck being the one selected by
the board of control, this childish de-
mand could not be granted. The Pho
neer hooks of this city took their posi-
tion on the truck and made the run in
1851 seconds. This being the only hook
and ladder team to run, after the re-
fusal of the Rescues, the belt was of
course awarded to them.
The races of the hose teams followed,
the Durants of this city and Excelsiors
OF Laramie being the only companies
that got water and were entitled to time.
On account of various accidents the
other companies failed to get water.
AT the conclusion of the races the
Durant team entered a protest against
the awarding of the belt to the Excel
sior hose company, it having been given
the best running time, basing their
protest on the fact that the Excelsior
hose team unreeled fifty feet of hose
prior to the starting of that team,
which is contrary to the rules of the
organization. The rule on this point
reads as follows:
Each cart or carriage 10 carry not
less than two hundred fifty feet of hose,
reeled on cart or carriage in one con-
tinuous roll, all couplings made"
For this reason the Durants claimed
judgment in their favor.
The judges in deciding this question
gave birth to the following childish,
silly and foolish reasons:
The decision of the question forced
upon the iudOes was unDleasant. but |