Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-06-22
AT CORY and Tonawanda.


| The running team of the lst Ward Hose
company have passed through a short and
successful racing campaign. during the
| past week. taking in the hose races at
| CORY. Pa. ana Tonawanda, n. Y. The
boys left on Thursday of last week over
the P. S. d L. E. road for CORY. They
stopped over Thursday night at Meadville,
where they were met by several old Butler
friends. Maben Lowman, formerly of the
CITIZEN and now of the Tribune and Re
publican. took care to show the boys all of
Meadville that can be seen at night and
also the best time possible. The boys
will always remember Maben, who is still
a stauneh Butler man.
Friday morning they reached Cory over
the Nypauo r. r. That thah was deco
rated and flied with people much the
same as Butler was during che State Fire
mans Tournament last September, The
CORY people take great interest in their
tiremen.
A parade took place about noon on
Friday in which eight or ten hose COM
panies. home and visiting; took part. The
Butler boys were out in iull uniform. Al
ter the parade the the running teams were
hauled to the Cory fair grounds, where
about .. 600 people were waiting To see the
reefs Teams irrm Limestone. ri usyiiie.
Union Mills and the Hopes and Taylors of
Meadville took part in the races, besides
Butler. Bradford companies were to con-
test but did not put in an appearance The
Hopes. LimestuneS. and Un.nn Mills did
not come under 40 seconds III the 250 yard
hose race. Then the Taylors made it in IS
seconds and the SpringhiliS. of Titusvllle,
team made up for the most part of nro-
fessional sprinters, come under the wire in
Sc ) seconds. The Butler boys got off in
good shape; made first class run in %
seconds and then unfortunate coupling
heightened their time to 36 So; tie with
Titusville for first place. This caused
great excitement and the judges did not
then decide whether the tie should be run
off or not
In the hub race of 200 yards two teams
ran in each heat First the Titusvile |
team trimmed the Hopes in % As seconds |
then Butler beat. the Taylors in exactly |
the same time, making another tie with |
Titusville for first place. This caused in
tense excitement The Meadville rooters |
now being out of the race turned in and |
yelled their best for Butler. The judges |
Immediately ordered our boys and Titus |
teams lined up and at the pistols crack |
TitusviIle got better start than Butler. |
Bur 20, r starts nor any other little draw
backs can ever take the sand out of the |
Butler running team. They soon reduced |
the lead to tie When at the 100 yard |
mark Titusville was again little ahead, |
perhaps yard Butler again come uppa |
them and in the last ten yards, by su-
preme effort and amidst most terrific yell
ling, our boys passed them and dashed un-
der the wire in % As seconds from the |
start, with their cart wheels two feet in |
advance of Titusville's.
After the race the members of both |
teams we're completely exhausted, and no
more racing could be done that day. |
Butler had run three races. one of go |
yards and two of 200 yards, within an
hour, and the last two within ten minutes.
The Judges decided to divide first and sec
ond money $3.50 and 5000 of the hose |
race between the Butler and Titusville |
companies The Taylors, of Meadville. |
took third place and $50. Butler got $50, |
first money of the hub race, and Ntusyille |
Sl5. Altogether Butler guti$l6O. Friday
night they owned Cory
0H Saturday morning the Butler con
pauy left for Tonawanda, N. Y, To take
in the big Tournament there. They lall
over lot dUOut HOuIs Ill
n Y, and while there were entertained
by the citizens of that place. They reach
ed Tonawanda Saturday evening and were
received most cordially, and given good !
Accommodations. During Sunday the boys |
took care of themselves for Mondays |
races
The Tonawanda races came off on Mon
day. Sixteen teams We're entered but only
eight ran. The Crosby - OF Cory, took
first money, 5000, in 45t seconds; Butler
second, 800. il 45f; ana the Salamanca,
n. Y, team third, 500 in 49, Bntler'S
time was two seconds faster than Corry's,
but ~ hose caught in the reel while COM
ing cI and interferred with the coupling.
The hub race, which they boys were con-
fidve.i nf WANING, was postponed till Tues
daJ norung and then declared off on ac-
count of muddy track. The hub race
prizes, $3.50, were divided between the six
contesting teams. Butler took 1925 out OF
Tonawanda.
On Tuesday the boys visited Niagara
Falls Tonawanda is only about ten
miles from Niagara They came home
Wednesday evening very tired and full of
glory On account of Bradford's town
hall burning the running teams from thst
place did not take part in the tournaments
at CORY aud Tonawanda.