The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-07

witness tie rul 81 this team. They
ksA t0GstheE a. II tie Dpss were made
u woodwork; nst = slack inch was sp-
p1Eelt. The widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed along the course as the team sped
like . stns4k. The hydaHt Was reached
In % seconds, remarkable time. While
. snrs connection was made Il vas not
done n Il might have been, the hydrant
man showing that be vas unaeeustom-
cd 10 the hydrant; he was also tardy In
turning on the pressure. The pipeman
made a beautiful attachment and stood
waiting for water. The time was Al
seconds. Although it was the best yet
made. there was disappointment that it
was not better, especially n the team
made such an exesllent run. However,
hearty cheers greeted the performance
The contest had now narrowed down
10 two more contestants, both Of Chey-
enne, and the hope Of the city centered
In these two. There was breathless
silence when the
GilIiss uose. or Canp CarIin.
Scored. The stalwart boys got of in
good speed and, although not as well
trained Is some OF the other teams,
they left the ground behind them at an
astonishing rate. and reached the by
drant In 81 seconds. There was no
trouble in making the connection and
attachment, everything going on
smoothly. The announcement OF the
time, 404 seconds, the best yet made,
was received with loud and renewed
cheers. 1t was now certain that the
first prize would remain at home. The
last team Of the tournament was the
,. r. Clark lose. OF Cheyenne
The many friends Of this team built
high on their efforts and the crowd anx-
iously awaited the outcome. One Of
the finest runs Of the day was made by
the Clarks. They ran beautifully to-
gether and sped like the wind, reaching
the hydrant In 20 seconds. A swift
and sure connection and attachment
were made. the men moving like clock
work. 1t was believed by all that good
time was made, but they were scarcely
prepared to believe that the record was
nirfy-seren seconds. But II was, and
all the contestants mingled heartily to-
gether in applauding the victors Of the
tournament. Cheyenne had now won
first prize in both hook and hose races
over celebrated competitors, and the
same team which won the hose prize
two years ago was again victorious.
There was much rejoicing all along the
line when the victory was announced,
and the Clarks were warmly congratu-
lated.
There was no dispute rs TO the time
in any instance. In most cases four
stop watches were together, in Others
two Of those Tailed. Foreman Dug
gan, Of the Bates team, was standing
by the LEADER representative during
the two last races, and expressed him
self rs perfectly satisfied with the races
OF the day.
Junior Races.
The Junior Pioneer hooks and the
Young America hooks ran a race after
the regular tournament, the former
c coming out the victors.
A Foot Race
Was arranged impromptu between Mr..
Carter. OF Denver Hooks NO. 2, and
MI. Kincaid, of the Cheyenne Pioneers.
The stakes were $50. Mr.. Carter was
victorious.
A Side and Sid Race.
Next in the %impromptu list was u
side and side race between the teams
Of the Bates and Hooks No. 2 Of Den
yer. Both ran with hose carriages,
straight away, COO feet, the former hav-
Ing nine and the latter eleven men.
The Bates won by about six feet, I'm
% seconds, winning the purse Of SO.
Another foot rae was u between
A. A. Banks, of the Bates team, and a
soldier at the post. The former won.
The Horse Races.
After the tournament ended, about
500 people assembled in the Cheyenne
driving park to witness the initial
races on our splendid local track.
The first race was. between Bay
Harry, OF Cheyenne, and Sarah, OF
New York, mile heats, best three in
five. Bay Harry won three straight
heats; best time, 2:46.
The next was n running race, half
mile dash. Four horses were entered,
two by Messrs. Sutton and N. r. Davis,
and the other two by soldiers In d and
NJ companies. Third cavalry. There
was a foul during the race and IL was
declared of.
The judges were Messrs. Z. w.
whitcomb. NJ. e. Post and r. S. Van
Tassell.
The Hall.
The festivities Of the day closed with
a grand ball at Recreation hall and
McDaniel's hall. A large attendance
was present at both places, the visiting
Grsmen appearing in force. The dane
ing kept up to u late hour, and the
hand Of time passed by the hour Of
twelve p. m. July 9th, while yet u mer-
~ throng were whirling away the happy
hours in the giddy waltz and delightful
quadrille.