Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-07-16
THE TOURNAMENT ENDED
CLOSING CONTESTS by TIE
FIREMEN
There Was Great Sport for IL
Large Crowd Yesterday Aner-
noon OH NIOutfOrd Avenue-The
visitors Leave To-day.

Large Crowd Yesterday After
noon OH 1IOntfOrd Avenue-The
| Visitors Leave To-day.
Those 500 or 3,0O0pcoplc who went
out on Montford avenue Yesterday at
ternoon to see the iircmen'S races were re-
paid for standing in the hot sunshine for
four hours.
The contests were scheduled for +
O'Clock, and they began very nearly on
time. After the first, however, there was
an tInaccountablc delay between each
event. But the crowd stood all this pa
tiently, and enjoyed the waits by chin
ming and standing along the avenue
waiting for something to turn up.
When something did turn up the
crowd would yell its best, whether
Ashevillc was in the race or not.
1t was thoroughly good naturcd
owd, the only trouble of the day being
between a colorcd boy and white boy,
the latter of whom had stepped on the
formers toe. The colorcd boy took out
his knife, but Chief Powell was stand
ing near and had the boys hustled off the
grounds.
The judges in the reel contests were ].
X. Donnell, Greensboro, and B. 7. Amer
son, Wilson; starter, DR.. J. W. Griffith,
Greensboro; timekeepcr, w. A. Farris,
Greensboro. In the foot race {. T.
Rawls, Asheville, and b. 7. Amerson,
Wilson, were judges. W. {. Bradshcr,
Durham, kept time. while 7. {. Petric,
Durham, was starter.
The Events.
The first contest was hand hose reel
race, distance $50 yards. The first
money in this race was larger than any
prize given during the tournament, $50;
second money, $50. The Ashcvillc team
ran first. There was failure in putting
on the nozzle and the team was ruled
out. Ashevillc's time was 20 seconds.
Durham company No. 2 ran next, max
ing the time so seconds, Durham
Independents No. closed the race.
They were expected to beat. their
partner team, but couldn't make it, their
time being 1914 seconds.
The next event was hand reel grab
race, something the Ashcville boys had
never seen. The distance was 100 yards,
the reel being placed so yards from the
plug. The men had to grab the
reel while running at full tilt.
The time of the Ashevilles was
20 seconds. Durham No / did the
work in 25 seconds, and Durham No
went them 5 better, making the time ~
seconds. First money was $50, sec
ond $50.
The horse hose reel contest followed
There was great interest in this race
There were only two entries, Asheville
and Greensboro. The rules required the
horses to run 200 yards to hydrant, ant
The unreeling of 2SS feet of hose
to show water so feet within the
2SS-foot line. The Ashevile boys
did the work in minute 3&l
seconds, showing water at the required
distance. Greensboro made it i'll l min.
ute seconds, but showed water beyond
the line. Capt. O'Donncll claimed the
!, race for the Asheviles on this account
merely as matter of record. and turned
the money over to Greensboro. The
prize was $50.
The 100 yards individual foot race
closed the tournament There were nine
entries in this event: IL. W. French ant
Jasper N. Burns, Ashevillc hose company
Chas. and w. A. Otter, Ashcvilic hook
and ladder company; +. Schclkcv, New
bcru; J. X. Donncll, X. b. BcalI and W
NJ. Adams, Greensboro; {. II. Whita
kcr, Durham.
After the race had been run the judgc;
decided that it should be run over, on ac
count OF wrong start on the part OF al
but two men. French and Burns won
I'rench's time being 102l seconds, Burn'
almost tieing him. The second ract
ended the same way as to winners
French making the time seconds, ant
Burns II 4 seconds. The first prize wa
SIS and the second SO.
The crowd went wild over this race
French and Burns were lifted up and car
ricd around on the shoulders of tlci
enthusiastic admirers.
This closed the days amusement am
the crowd made it's way home
ward, by car and on foot, very we
pleased with the entertainment give
them.
Bell Taps.
And the track was too soft,
L. And Henry Pcnland would cross til
track.
And Mayor Blanton looked happy, a
well he might.
And the Ashevilc boys nozzle shoul,
be shortened 20 inches.
And the crying baby was there, no
seeing a bit of fun in it all.
What's the matter with Greensboro
hose wagon horse? He's all right
" And lots of the people got dampcne
when first water" came from the no
zlc.
And there is more fun in grab ra,
than in cage full of assorted monkey
and parrots.
And they do say Dave Hanks" W.
there and had to be led out of the way
dozen times.
And AL. Ghcrkin hasn't got his fist IL
clinchcd yet from that grab he made ;