Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-13
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH,
BURLlNG TON FIREMEN COVER THEM
SELVES WITH GLORY.
The Hooks. Stars and Boxers win Prizes
at the Hose Races at PIattsburgh-A
Large Delegation from Burlington
Witness the sports-The Day
Elsewhere.


this year but did her share toward making
the day an enjoyable one in other places
The steamer Vermont carried goodly
number of people to Fort Ticonderoga and
intervening points; several hundred went
| to st, Adams to witness the celebration
there many went by team on some of the
fine drives for which Burlington is so lust
y noted, making day of it fully 1000
went to Plattsburgh and either took part
in the celebration there, or saw those
who did take part carry off most of
the prizes of the day. The Reindeer
| carried over about 800 people including the
| HOOKS, stars and Boxers of the fire com
| panleS and the Sherman military band
Leaving her dock at $50 o'clock, Platts.
burg was reached soon after 10 and prepar-
| atiOns were at once made for the parade
Before 1t had formed, however, an alarm
of fire was sounded aud some de
lay was occasioned thereby. When the
line of march was finally taken up
from Custom House square the procession
was made up as follows Chief Marshal
Capt. o. b. Read aides, Capt. ID. +.
Dolby, Assistant Eng neer Robert G. Strong
of Burlington, +. G. Brien, G. ID. Moore
and X; w, Nichols; Plattsburgh City
commanded by LIST Lieut.. r. w. Hoyt /;
visiting chiefs and invited guests, incl1d.
ing Chief Engineer f. +. Perkins of Bur
lington and Assistant j. f. Bradley (;
Boxer engine company of Burlington
g. Il, Munson foreman, with 80 men |;
Lafayette Hose company of Plattsburgh
A, Bosquet foreman, with 20 men Sher-
man Military band of BURLINGTON Relief
Hose of Plattsburgh, 5. H. McGrath fore
man, with 20 men Star Hose of Burling-
ton, Nj. j. Barron foreman, with 20 men
Durkee Hose of Fort Edward, G.. c.. Bev-
n
bell Hose of Schenectady, Thomas
Taylor foreman, with 81 men.
TIE Manville Hose of White
hall and the Brown Hose company
of West Rutland arrived too late Tor M
parade. After marching through me
principal streets the procession disbanded
tor dinner The Chateaugay had mean
while arrived with bout 200 on board.
At 2;3O O'Clock the hose, hub and hub
and loot races began on the grounds of
the Clinton County Agricultural Society.
The judges We're Capt o. b Read,
browne, with H. H. Story judge at the
pipe; the timers, q f. Hutchinson
X. *. Bromley and w. j. McCaitrey
the starter Hon. d. f. Dolby. From l50o
to 2OOO people witnessed the contests from
the grand stand, the two bands furnishing
stirring music. In the hose race the
! prizes were $3.50 to the first, 800 to second
and so " third the companies mad their
choice of a four or two wheeled cart, were
to run 300 yards. lay 300 feet of hose
break coupling and put Oh pipe, which re-
CURED three full turns. All running was
done against strong south wind, which
made difference of certainly two sec
onds IN every contest. In the drawlng
for positions i'll the race the Campbell
Hose com pany of Schenectady, obtained
: first position and made the best run vi
, the day, Al seconds, but were given no tota
N ia he
| champion hose coupler III the world, at
tempted to make the connection
but became excited and when hi
: threw the pipe to The ground, supposinl
! that the connection had been made, it fel
apart. The Manviles of Whitehall rar
l next, their running time being 443I sec
t onds but their connection was slow, max
ing their total time $50 seconds. The
t Boxers ran in 45 ) seconds, their tota
time being "a seconds. Edward Battist
| and George Daniels made the coupling
} The Browns of West Rutland ran in a II
: seconds, and by making the quickes
coupling Of the day, made their total time
; 81 seconds. The Hooks, led by Martin
. Carney then made gal ant run IN a
: seconds and Frank McCarty anc
5 John Delaney made a lively coupling
\, making the total time 80 seconds. Th
f Stars ran in 43 seconds and with the aid o
t j. II, Carlin aud w. }. Murphy made
, lively coupling, making their total tim,
/ 534 seconds. The Hooks accordingly
4 took first money, the Browns the secont
: and the Stars the third.
The hub and hub race was open to al
+ companies not winning prize in the hos
;. race, the governing rules being the sam
e except that no hose was laid or pipe car
e rled. The Campbelis, Manvilles ant
5 Boxers were therefore entitled to compe {
Il and AS there were only two carts on tn
e ground OF the regulation weight the tire
companies drew Tor positions 1t fell T.
the Campbells to run with the Manvllles
the latter company having the pole, tn
Boxers to run against the time made b.
the first TWO. The starting judge decid
y ed to give the Campbells 25 fee
IS start becsuse of the supposed advantag
= that the pole WAS to the Manvilles. Tn
It latter company refused to run under thes
e conditions and the Boxers took their place
a The contest resulted in victory for tn
l. Campbels in AZ seconds, with the Boxer
r second in 43& seconds. 1t was questio
If in the minds OF many whether this aC
q vantage at the start WAS not as niue
out Of place AS it would b
under similar circumstances in a hors
race. The Boxers came in only two fee
behind the winners and without this AZ
l. vantage would easily have beaten then
- The prizes in this race were $50 to first an
800 to second,
n The foot races were run between tn
II hose contests. The 100 yards dash had
e entries anu WAS won ny Duuu VI r. Tt III
d ward in II seconds, Clarv of Schenectad
r second and Heffernan of Plattsburgh thirt
r. The prizes We're S 10 first, s. to second an
1t g to third. The 300 yards race had fou
/. entries and was won by Clary in 81 SCI
If onds, with Dunn and Hetfernan secon
10 and third respectively and the prizes ii
r. same as in the 100 yards dash The 4
l. yards race had two entries and was We
T. by Upper OF Plattsburgh in 5484 secopC
p with Carr of schenectady second. II
z prizes were $40, 81 aud 50.
] For the competitive drill, prize $40
vi only one company, the Durkee hos
is of Fort Edward. entered, and
1t il safe TO say that there is not another hC,
company in the United States that won
have stood any chance beside them. Ever
conceivable movement WIS carried OF
almost to perfection, and at the conclusC
of the drlll the jud rs announced that It
:, company had scored % points out of
- possible 100.
y Patents to yermonters.
k The following ud,ents were issued
3. Vermonters July 81; II. Lowe, Montpe
,e Ter, attachment for check rein loop
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