The sun., 1891-09-03
AS FIREM EN-.
a, 1uE PATCHoGUE fLoN9 ISLAND
TOURNAMENT

s~...,ous spirited and Exeitise Coatests-
:, a sr,eudid Parade and Great Crowd
Al. uose Carriage Race and Faii-They
:. claim the Ti~'nE Was Ineorroct.
rhs nremen's contests at PatchoRue yestsr-
A., ,ntrodnced new feature into the annual
Ealing, Of the association. 1t brought out
sumrer OF New York's most noted athletes as
Srsp,en. and showed how tho real fireman can
.nrInt when necessity demands It. A dozen
=, the fastest runners In this vicinity had
;o,ned tho say,llle Hose Company. and yes-
,.rday went down TO Patchoeuo to win tho
hose carriage race.
Tbess mon included Jordan. Dohm. Cope
land Gofr. Norton, sharn. Harvey. o'Brien.
,rd o,hors well known In athletic circles.
Th.y M, ON red shirts and walked around In
ths naraie In an upconcerned manner. After
tbs p,rals tleSo srrirters put on the looss
snrInt,n tog -ery 40 familiar to attendants at
-,,ble,'c games, and did hot forget to wear
vunniug shoes with srisos
= "The road is In good condition. boys. and Il
.6oesat mako any difference how long tho
snles a,e said Alexander Jordan.
I,uny,lso la mentioned that these athletes
hnl ,len considerable money along. which
thsy prouose 20 wager on their ability to win
thc race Thny lncautiousy went out In
trcnt OF hs hotel and prnctised sprinting
.lrtls. The outsiders observed that the Say
,ple .eam we-s getting over the ground like .
breah Of wind. aui any intention thoy might
yeh.l in ,esi,l to betting was dissipated.
Tbsm,uns,s wrrc therefore compelled to con-
tan. ,h.rn.eD-e. With the thought that they
sworlI n. le ;ayo .he satisfaction Of winning
the race.
p,hm and c roland were in superb condl-
linn ari ,upn'rg like race horses. whilo the
ctnms tal framed hard for the event and
xero ia condi on to run for their lives Mean
lime III, Gn.oll,s OF sag Harbor wsro arrayinR
thenss,es III tlIer tubbcr-soed shoes and
.slir.,ich. knickerhockers. n costume which
mike, running about rs difficult as It Is
rrs.iNc "a. The Sayviil"s ma'le the first trial.
md tho terrific spocl they showed astonished
all who saw .hen. one gentleman In the press
s,an,!. DR. G. A. Robinson. caught their ttme
at A. s,con.s.
what icam is that ?" inquired tho Judges.
iockii Z DOM at ;hc exrectant athletes
"Say,iilc." was the frank response.
The time IS a.. seconds" then said the
judges
The Sayv.'i's walked away. wondering why
the Ju,ic.. nd asked what team 1t was before
announ iEs he iime.
Tue. r1n,e tbs uazelles. They didn't run
gaze, a. They ran with their heads back
slwaahls! sadly. They were not running
wrhin f,, seconds of the athletes yet the
:imcfs SAIL iS 50 ronds.
lh',wa- tss tcr for the Snyvtlles. but they
de,rrrin'G ,o@e out again and beat the
raarlI"- j, o: sight. They tried it again. but
tho ,.Elris mado the Sayvilles one second
sloNes hrn Ia tho first heat. and
SKINNED The ear h n quarter Of second faster
than rhsir FIR hear. Thereupon the ath-
acscnn >hel their teeth and solemnly declared
hnr had {, evo: run against such bunco game
IN all their cXi eri"nce.
ra'r o:uo Has proud and happy. Its streets
ary Il med with fiery red shirts. relieved
hera nnl there with white or blue. The air
trmb..d and shook with the clash OF Gym balls.
The bang OF the base drum. and the toot OF the
cr et Melody occasionally suffered. but
there was no harsh. raspinG criticism.
= Thousands q merry visitors swarmed
through tho avenues. and everybody In the
town appeared upon the scene in their most
fetching rrgaiia.
Fn,clo=ue wa- kcenly alive to the RESPONSE
hits which rssted upon it. The sixth annual
tournament OF the Suffolk County Volunteer
frems's Association was to meet In that
town. MI while there was something OF
hery"nsnrss in the demeanor Of the inhabl-
,ants. -,il. the. me. the issue with courage and
70 li,ud..
TIC l.Is ex'in mi ,hers OF Suffolk county be-
g.nto pour into rltchogus ut an early hour
ye''"r!'y no nrg, and when they donncd
~" ar,ni'.-"olorol shirts and invaded tho
'ti"r'> Ih" town Was soon atlaze with excite
N II ~ tine wore on the ent huslas mount
g. = an ',g II t":' "ould not have been reached
b ihd r "i Any OF the companies.
NJ III oFin r. iilV climax reached. when
ihe rt' Il j. "'!' started. Then it WIS that
r"",oau ,.r n oa, il the full measure OF bliss:
ma stats q. 'onatoso J"y. silently watching
the s,! sa'I,'' I a, ,ish'sf- as IN blazing red
ate, tnru III, engines. trucks, and hose
ear ear :. h":h ,"tminny formed a .Iuare with
scene Was I'in nre-'luc IN the extreme.
AT ieG,'ar intervals were bands OF music.
n%em,mh % :, a. b'owng hard enough to start
nil", around, Some Of the machines were
ihsni>one,, i .lecGr.ted, notably the sayviIle
sigbs Th' ore a. OF this company attracted
Agrrn IL, .. tehtion owing to his striking
esTn te.nry HG 'N,pt, G ,to ~ the matter OF optical
The d. -n.',men,s represented in the parade
Ssry sy Ia I"s"s Lip E1ss lsIin Sag HsrbSr
IIls,.". - j:Torson, ,A@l,yvi'ls: Fsr%inx:
ffsprSssn"d fen ~ one or more companies. CON
,Mhlnr wal Ir"in iw-nty TO forty mon. and there
H9l" plob, ~, ,DD Ia lln0.
The parade continued for fully two hours.
VIM 10 men broke ranks and immediately
.egnn IN onsl",ighr upon pstchogue eatablss,
snl eNl n1urh"d them in very short order.
Mnn he IcInUli'inn WAS complete tho flre-
men lopk short est preparatory to tho real
wo OF tho Day, tho compeit on for prizes. A
sahd ~ ~" lG'!.es and rress hal been
erected ac"o.s Nam street at the Intersection
ol Tin. .trpe',
,nn nho !l,M ~ tho programme was the hook
anu latd"r rRce The conditions wore that
nuehs We" To run 200 yards and raise 25-
;9Nt ia!,'"r, which q nfelnan was to ascend.
uhe 10 hH called when the man grasped the
wal
,.iArh rEcs was required to carry at least
tout regulation .adders. A board wall had
hssh Gee ed ~ the finish. against VIII ich tho
hn.de' was 10 he placed. The running was
uohe IL l'iM" street. with the finish at Main
,b.est. ,bh,est. tor lines had been stretched TO keep
Msanrgin: crowd out OF the track. q ia. was
"aaytd from tho Judges stand.
ms wa answered by the waving OF a flag at
,a ,as starting point. followed by the smoke aud
H%os Htsrot ., = pistol and Instantly the East lslip
SpFnlis SIxn ~, nn nr se wild horses running from
Suns,rss Sn ,nsman chariot at race: In front Of the
osh"fS OF the same OOmDaly relllnp 0nCOur.