The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-09-20
:4he Tournament.
Rescue No. Two's are the Champions.
The idiot of the Northwest MuzzIed
Our Fire Boys Come Home Tomorrow.
All Turn Out to Welcome them Home

All Turn Out to Welcome them Home
TACOMA, w. L. Sept. 19.-The SUI
hung like a copper ball over the dust,
Tournament track this morning. There
was big crowd.
Chief Rainy came out in full bloom
and declared that he was proud oI
himself, the champion idiot of the
northwest. He said the hook anc
ladder contest must be run first. Ht
must run everything: nothing could eC
ON unless he sanctioned it: called on
all to obey.
Every team on the track except the
Astoria team dropped on their knees
and gave in: Astoria stood out. There
was a wild time, and We all reasoned
quoted law, rules, everything. 1t was
no go: Rainy was obdurate. He had
the money in his breeches pocket
what were you going to do about it?
At eleven o'clock there was a surg
ing mob up and down Yakima avenue
The Tacoma people cried shame. As
toria simply asked them to run the
tournament by association rules"
At last Rainey weakened-gayt
up and sat down; then everything
cleared Off
Secretary Burbank officially an.
nounced that the judges decision
would be honored by a warrant fol
the money.
Astoria submitted its ultimatum
RAINEY MUST SHUT UP
Or Astoria would go home. Rainey
shut up. When the races were re.
srlmed at IL :35, and the. association
championship, say ''New York race
began, Astorians who lost heavy yes
terday picked UP bets with Astoria
against the field and placed about ST.,
500. Then
TACOMA WEAKENED
And would put up no more money but
made wind bets.
Corvallis was first on the track
time 1:25.
East Portland, 1:20.
Walla Walla, no coupling: no time.
Seattle, lis 3-4.
Victoria, no time.
Tacoma No. 2, (Rainey's pets)
:26 go.
By this time the interest was in
tense and the sun boiling hot.
Astoria came next and made a great
run and fine coupling; time, LOG -.
AstOrians now turned loose.
Vancouver, against whom Astorians
had bet all their money came next
time 1:15 Is. Then it was like old
times to the Astoria delegation. Ii
made things festive. Winning the
championship race and $500 was a
great record.
Next came the speed race. Every
thing was now harmonious; Rainey
was shut up.
Victoria ran first in % seconds.
Seattle next, 90 1-2; Nanaimonext, 28
Then the Astoria boys still painting
from the championship winning race,
had to run. They tore down the track
in great shape, time q As seconds.
Some Astorians made bets against
the field.
Tacoma made up a picked team,
against all the rules, and ran next,
time, %.
Then East Portland, 2S. Walla
Walla next, %. Then New West
minister, % 7-20.
Then came Vancouver, Astoria's
only competitors. At the end of theiI
run the judges were figuring for a
long time. At last they announced
the time to be 27 "a, beating Astoria
one-twentieth of a second. Then
there was great cheering and Astoria
OFFERED TO BET $1,000
If the race was run over tomorrow
morning when the Astoria team were
fresher, but could get
NO TAKERS.
Corvallis ran last, in the fast gath
ering darkness: time, %.
1t was so dark and smoky when the
Vancouvers had started that the
judges could not see when the drop
fell thus giving the Vancouvers an
advantage of about one second in
the race-a matter of thousand dol
lars.
The wet test is not yet decided, but
all probability, however, favors AS
tOria.
Astorians got kilograms from home
all day that made them feel good.
They donned white satin badges on
which was printed champion Kick
ers of the World" Then white satin
badges printed: "RescHes, Champions
1882, 1SS9." Astoria ladies pinned
them on and wore them.
From the time Rainey sat down
everything was harmonious. Our
boys feel goOd-a little sore, but all
right.
There will be the hook and ladder
race tomorrow, then some will re-
turn by way Of Portland, but the most
of the Astorians will go home on the
L1rline Saturday morning.
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