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bOAer, lJO-4, d. j. Gray, zOO-AO; OOh'
Schuyler, 221-S; Union, Sal EN-, 174-2. A
protest was entered against the General
Schuyler engine, it being claimed that 1t
used a cutoff that gave them the advan-
tage. Protests were also entere against
the Rough and Ready of Greenwich, and
the j. ]. Gray of Cambridge, The exec
utive committee met at the Putnam at Z
o'clock last evening to settle the dis
putes, and the protests were dismissed
after full and fair hearing and discus
sion. The judges we're as follows: Hose
contest timers, w. II. Bradford, John S.
Lyman, Harry Shields; on pipe. r. S.
Buss; at hydrant, Mike Lundergan;
Hand engines, at machine, Ed. S. Buss;
at pipe, Joseph Watson and George II.
HARDWOOD; stream, John Williams and
Ed. Lundergan. Every saloon in the
village was run at full blast both
days, and the prospects are that, later,
they will be called up to the captains
Office to settle.
Wednesday evening, Col. E. L. Bates
was presented with solid gold honor
airy members badge, by the Stark Hose
Company. He appeared in the parade
yesterday wearing it.
While the Unions of Salem, were
warming up for their contest, their cap
tain, DR.. Geo. H. McAuley, fell back.
He was removed to the shade near by
but never regalned consciousness. He
was vetinary surgeon. The cause was
sun stroke. He leaves a wife. His re-
mains were sent to Salem to-day.
While the engines were contrasting on
Park street, the hose contests were con-
Quoted on the track near by in front of
the grand stand, and on which there
was large number of people. The
prizes were 5000, 500 and $50. There
were IA entries, but three, the Reynolds
of Rutland, the II. II. Browns of West
Rutland, and the Shamrock Hose Com
pany of New Britain, Conn.,, withdrew
The results were as follows
Howard Hose, No. 5, Burlington, 40
seconds; Boxer Hose, No. 3, Burling-
ton, 4S3; Leroy Hose, No. 2, Cohoes, N.
Y, 434: Barnes Hose, No. 7, Burlington,
Az; Baxter Hose, Rutland, As; Hope
Hose, No. l, Hinsdale, n. H., 504; Hous-
atomic Hose, Pittsfeld, Mass, sol; Hose
Company, No. 2, North Adams, Mass,
ATT; Independent Hose, Vergeanes, 454;
Dearstyne Hose, No. l, Bath-on-the-
Hudson, N. Y, 40; Knight Hose, Fair
haven, A.
The companies were limited to II men,
must run 300 yards, attach and lay 300
feet of hose, and put on the coupling
and pipe to hose.
There were four entries for the Hook
and Ladder contest for purses of $15,
$40 and So. 1t was late when they be-
gan and many of the people were tired
and had already left the grounds. The
results were as follows:
Cambridge, Jno Griffen, 1Ot seconds;
VIM. Arnold, o.; VIM. Motsiff, III.
Burlington, Thos. johnson, 81 sec
onds; T. P. Donahue, u; E. II.
O'Brien, o.
Vergennes, Scott Yattaw, ST seconds.
AS stated above, before the contests
closed, protests were filed with the ex-
ecutive committee against tie Schuylers,
the j. j. Grays, the Rough and Ready
of Greenwich, and the LeRoys of Co.
hoes, all winners of prizes. Some un-
fol Of nj Of
charged in the protests, as reason why
the purses should not be paid to them.
The executive committee met in the
Putnam parlors last evening; and gave
everybody chance to be heard. The
protests were not proved and the money
was awarded according to the throws
made; Schuylers, first; j. j. Grays, sec
ond; Rough and Ready, Greenwich, N.
Y, third, for hand engines; and the Le-
Roys first on the hose contests. The de-
cisions were well received by the differ
ent companies who said that they knew
they would be treated fairly and that
justice would be done them. With
these decisions the fifth annual tourna-
ment closed, the members of the associ-
alton satisfied with the results, and ex-
pressing the hope that the next one may
be as successful as was this.
Notes.
The Trojans, on their arrival here,
were met at the depot by Chief Engineer
Tiffany of the Ranninntnn dam rtn,nu+