St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-07

onds there was cheering that revived
NJ mories of their wild ancestors in the
minds of the Indian children in the
schools at the Pipestone quarries, a
mile away.
: Ed Bronson and Valney c. Mead, both
of Luverne, took first and second mon
ey in the individual coupling contest;
Mckay, of Worthington, was third
Time, 4 40 seconds.
/ Ellsworth's team proved victors in
the race for the banner pulling a hook
and ladder truck over the 20G-yard
course in % 3-5 seconds. This is the
second time the banner has gone to
Ellsworth.
Pipestone won the hook and ladder
race for a purse of $3.50, covering the
distance in 20 3-5 seconds. Ellsworth
and Luverne divided second and third
! money, having tied at % 40 seconds.
! Davis and Maxwell, both of Luverne
: took first and second money in the lad
der climbing contest; Stontemeyer, of
| Worthington, third. Time, 3 1-5, 3 %,
;; 8 AS seconds, respectively.
LuVerne won the straightaway hose
race 200 yards, in % 2-5. Ellsworth sec
ord in 20 2-5 seconds.
Assistant Chief Ba1ck. of Luverne,
leader of the team, won the 100-yards
dash in 10 3-5 seconds, after he had
, raced like a fiend in the great event
Of the tournament
When the news went flashing over the
wire On the evening of the Sd that Lu-
f! verne had won, the time announced
! astonished all who knew anything
! about such contests. At Luverne prep
f! arations were at once begun to give
| the boys a reception for the record
made. On the Fourth the town was
almost deserted, and the population of
! PipeStone was vastly increased, for the
-; time being. When the first team went
! out to run for the championship cart
; there were fully 5000 people massad
; along the course. It. was difficult to
/ keep the track clear, so that the run
! ners could have free swing. Worthing-
| ton was first to run; and splendid eff
! fort it was. But the coupling was
not made as swiftly as it had been in
practice trials. Twenty-Five seconds
| fiat YVES the time announced. Els
worth made the run in % 3-5, Rock
! Rapids was one-fifth of a second slow
! er, Pipestone just equaled Elisworth's
| time, by a grand burst of speed, and
| then the Luverne team was called out.
! They did not make any noise, and as
| they lined up for the run it was seen
j that there were but seven men ahead
! of the cart and no one behind except
! the snubber. Nearly all of the teams
| had run eleven men ahead and two be-
| hind pr
There was headwork in the action
| of the Luverne team, however. 1t had
! been figured out that men behind, in
| stead of being a help, would be dead
| weight at some point; and any one Of
| the seven men in the harness could
! go 100 yards in II seconds, while the
leader could push 10 seconds almighty
j close. It was a team OF cracks be-
/, sides being a crack team, which, as
| KipIirg would say, is very different
! thing. The start was made by mutual
consent, from an electric starter and
/ the moment the wheels left the plank
| a bell sounded in the judges stand,
200 yards away. Jim Joles, a veteran
starter, said he never saw straighter
| run in all his experience. Running on
| either side the team were Peter Kelly,
the coupler, and Ed Bronson, carrying
! the pipe. Kelly had often stated that
| the team would certainly win if he
| could make the coupling quick enough.
| Before they started the boys told him
they would cover the distance so fast
] that he could take plenty of time-and
they did.
AS one man almost the seven bent
/ to the task, and an instantaneous
! photograph would have shown an
! alignment of straining backs and
flashing legs that could not mean
anything but record work. The big
wheeled cart did not seem to swerve
or wabble an inch, 30 nicely were the