The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09
A FIELD DAY
or lIremen's sports-..TIfAn and Mans
field the Winners.
New Philadelphia and Salem Garry on
Second Honors---Johnson ana
Skates" Brashm Win the
Foot Race.

sports. Everything was conducted nice
iy and oil the contesting companies
went home we'll satisfied with the treat
ment they received at the hands OF the
oiilcers OF the Tournament and the peo'
ple of Canton generally. Long before
the races we're called the sidewalks OF
the streets upon which the contests
were held we're crowded with people.
The bicycle aud hose company races
took place on North Cherry street Satur'
day morning and at nine o'clock fully
Ava thousand people we're assembled TO
see the sport, At 1880 o'clock the
BICYCLE RACES
were called. There were about eight
entries In each Of the three races, all OF
which were haf mile dashes for gold
medals. No time was taken. FOLLOW
ing are the winners;
Star machine race-Ge0rge Eyater.
Crank machine race-George Renzen'
brink.
Sweepstakes-Frank Menches.
HOSE RACES.
The hose company races were called
shortly before eleven o'clock. Tho dis
tance was forty rods, and extended from
Third 10 almost Tuscarawas street. The
Grand Army Band and the staI ter, Mr.,
Rob Mesnar, were stationed at Third
street and the Judges, officers OF the as
sociation and reporters occupied the
Judges stand, which was located near
Tuscarawas street. The large decorated
wagon of j. M. Campbell u Son, lumber
dealers, which appeared In the indus.
trial parade. was used as q judges
stand.
Messrs. ]. II. Foster, of.Van Vert
President of the Northwestern Ohio
Volunteer Flremen's Association, and
Tom L. Phillips and jeff. Koonlz, o.
Canton, were the judges, Messrs. j. II
Foster, j. A, Meyer and j., j, Shoemaker
OF Van Vert, were the timers. Com
panies were Obliged to run the forty
rods, reel of two hundred feet OF hose
break coupling and attach nozzle.
Following is the order Of the runs and
the time made:
I Massillon Vigllants-No time given
because nOzz' 0 was not attached 10 hose
Mansfield Americans Time 3O9t
seconds.
THIN Alerts-Time 33 seconda.
Wooster Bull Of the Woods"-Time
4l9i seconds. M
Salem "Independents"--Time, 80 sec
onds.
AS will be seen by the time made tho
prizes we're won as follows. Fra
money, $500 THIN; second money. $40
Mansfield; third money, $25, Salem.
The run made by the 'litlin boys was
beauty and their time, 33 seconds, L.
lower than the best time on record IL
the history Of the Northwestern Asso
citation.
AFTERNOON RACES
The crowd OF people that assembled
on North Market street In the Afternoon
TO witness the Hook aud Ladder anC
foot races was greater, " anything, thar
that OF the morning on North Cherry
street. From Fifth 10 North street,
there was solid mass OF humanity
while tho windows and housetops alone
the street were also packed with spec
tators. The large wagon OF Jame'
Campbell q Son, which wat
used NJ the morning race'
as q judges stand, was hauled up In
front OF Dannemiller's large store and
put to the same use for the afternoon
races. The judges were the same az IN
the morning, the timekeeperB beine
President OF the Northwestern Firemen',
Association, j. II. Foster, Joseph Myeri
and James Rose, while Andy Wielsnd
acted as starter.
HOOK AND LADDER CONTEST.
Everything being In readiness by We
o'cl ok the hook and ladder contest wa'
called. Twilight Hook and Ladder Com
pany, Of Mansfield, was the first company
TO run, aud had an easy thing OF II fol
the nrst priz, OF $500, az there were NJ
competitors, owing 70 Ito being the only
company In the parade OF Friday with .
truck. The distance ran was 40 rods
with the stacking and climbing OF
ladder, which the Twilights made IL
A. d seconds, and was awarded hrs
prize.
The Rescue Company, Of New Phila
delphia, and q company from Akron
used the Mansfield company's truck. AM
competed for the SECOND prize or S7b
New Philadelphia's time was A eecondI
and Akron's 441f. 10 the former capturet
second money. No third prize was giveI
10 there were no companies 10 compet'
for II.
TsE FOOT RACE.
The 1875 yard foot race was next called
There was great interest manifested b!
the immense crowd OF spectators In thi
event, 10 II was pretty generally know
that some very fast runners had entered
one being no less q .personage thai
II. N. johnson, OF Cincinnati. the fast
est sprinter In the country, togethc
with several other Of slightly lesse
note In the running world. There wer
fourteen entries for the race, all o
whom etarted, az follows:
II. N. johnson, Cincinnati; Franl
Brehui, Akron; Matthias, Of New Phila
delphia; Louis Sbisler, Mansfield; I
walker, Youngstown Hill; L. ". Moul
ton, Cincinnati; Vim. Lang, Akron; {
Minder. Bellaire; George Baker, Wheel
ing; @. Stowe, Cleveland; jacob Budman
Canton; Robert Messner, Canton; jess
Pembertha, Massiilon; Y. Milerky, Pitts
buIgh.
Five men ran In the fret trial heai
which was won by Meoaner very easil
IN IL bbCOnuhs uNo iu tuo bovuhu, WI
by Brehm In i34; two In the third, VOL
In an easy trot by johnson Ia 10, an
two In the fourth. won by Minder II
1914. The winners Of these trial heat,
Messner, Brehm. johnson and MindeI
started In the flnal heat, and John
son came In the WHINE
with little effort In IN
fast time OF IL seconds Brehn
second, ,Messner third and Minder fourtf
The prizes for thie race were S7b for hre
and }2b for second.
This ended the races, and the crow
dissolved, scattering itself over the clt
and TO the different depots.
The entire celebration OF the Fourt
can be voted complete success In ever
particular, and no more orderly and wei
behaved crowd Of people ever comporte
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