Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06

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! Every one was heard to compliment the
race highly and many stated they had never
witnessed a more exciting mile dash.
This closed the races and there was q
noticeable absence of monkey work by the
jockies and all seemed to do honest work
and each worked for best results.
| To-day's program is as follows:
No. 5.-Trotting. colts and fillies, three
years old and under, owned in Kansas pre-
| vious to January l, 1888. Purse 800.
| Cora McGregor, William Cox, TT. Riley,
| Kan.
Ella Sprague, John NJ. Grant. Oswego
| Kan.
Daisy Belle, f. S. Steinkerchuer, New
| ton, Kan.
p. H. Chaplin, Kiawa Stock Farm,
| Kiawa, Kan.
| John Wilkes, Geo. W. Shipe, Pea
body, Kan.
No. 6-2:35 class, pacing Purse $500.
lone, Toler Stock Farm, Wichita.
| Legal Note. John Chapman, Wichita.
Charley Pendleton, Ed F. Brown. Law.
4 renee, Kan.
+ Belle Girl, Brown, Winfield, han.
- Harry Farrar, Wichita.
} No Z Running race, three-year-olds
purse $500. Beacon, Lulien, Irwin Fisk
Peerless.
No s. One mile dash, purse 5000 Forest
King, Rosetta, Bouquet, Frank Clapp,
! Govesnor.
FIREmAN'S TOURNAMENT.
The fireman tournament was one of th>
interesting features OF the day. The early
morning trains broughtin companies from
| Newton, Ell Dorado, Wellington, Kiowa
Anthony and Harper, in addition TO thost
on hand from Dodge City, Ellsworth anc
Arkansas City. The contest wa:
against time to run hose earl
one hundred yards run out one hundred
feet of hose and make nozzle aud hydranf
attachments. Frank Mason and j. T.
McMillen were timers and eX-City Mar
shall Haines starter by the firing of a pistol
Frank Oliver, II. Hoig Of Minneapolis and
! c. McGrey, of Newton, judges of con
nections.
The first company to appear was tne
volunteer company on the west side.
! They made an excellent run, and after
spending about four seconds in trying tC
make nozzle connections found il
had been bent in coming
off the real and were compelled tC
lose their run. Time % seconds, which
was longer than it would have taken hac
they been more fortunate.
The Dodge City team is a nice one; the
boys rugged out in tights look very muct
like doing quick work. They made The
run and grounded the nozzle in q seconds
but the judges observed that it had beer
turned only one and one-half times, while
the rules call for three times, which threw
them out with Wichita. This was quite
unfortunate for them, and they seemed
quite downcast over their ill-luck.
Ellsworth hose company No. p made the
run in 80 seconds and No l in 80 seconds
| They are stout looking set of boys, bu
failed to command the action and were
slow in connections.
Newton team made record OF 25$4 sec
onds and were loudly cheered.
Arkansas City came up in 2415 second!
and many caps went high in air.
Ell Dorado showed 81 seconds and made
slow connections.
Anthony mas a lively team and made il
in 232l seconds.
Harper in 24$l seconds and made quici
connections.
Newton No. . in 26 seconds.
Wellington Monitors in 2S1I.
This completed the contests and Anthony
was awarded first money $50, and Arkansa!
City second money, or $50.
| The program for today is to run two
hundred yards throw out two hdndreC
feet of hose and make connections The
same companies will participate, anC
this is looked upon as one of the leading
features of the day. Considerable interes
| is centered on the contest between Wichita
! and Dodge City, as the latter captured the
| prize last year There will also be hool
and ladder contest to run 200 yards, put
up q ladder twenty feet and man run Il
the top. This will be engaged in by com
panies from FL Dorado, Newton, Ellsworth
! and Wichita. The fireman's tournament
will commence promptly at O'Clock anC
the contest given between heats and races
FIREMEN MEET.
Over twenty departments in the stat,
represented in the city and last evening
meeting was held at the council chamber
As is known, the state has been divided
into two associations, one north of tLt
Union Pacific railroad and one south. Fol
some time an effort has been made for
consolidation and last evening this objec
was accomplished. The two associations
! Kansas Firemen's association and I'll,
| Kansas State Volunteer Firemen's associa
ton, were united aud called the Kansa:
! State Volunteer Firemen's association
| This association takes in over thirty-fivt
departments and il is now Kansas agains
| the world and not Kansas against Kansas
! AUXILIARY BOARD OF ST. FRANCE
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