Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-01
END OF THE TOURNEY.
Winners and Prizes of the Fire.
mems Contests at Waterloo
This Week.

Waterloo, Wis, June 27.-[Special.l i
The tournament of the State Firemen's
association ended last evening. The
crowd was larger than On any previous
day and the contests were exciting. The
fremen have all departed for their homes
and the city has assumed its normal con-
dition. The contests yesterday resulted
as follows:
The first was the second-cass hook and
third, $50 Eeesevil-e won i'll 81 seconds;
Sun Prairie second, So seconds; Edgerton
third, IL seconds
The second contest was the championship
hub and huD nose race between the two
companies making the fastest time the day
before; first pre- $50, and state aSsocia-
ton championship prize, section OF hose
and play pipe, value 500 presented by the
Boston Woven Hose company; second prize
$50. Won by Whitewater, SO seconds; Co
lumbuS, second.
The championship hub and hub hook and
ladder race, between the two companies
making the fastest time the day before,
prize, Babcock fire eXtinguisher, value
SO, given by Babcock EXtingusher Manu-,
lie $50 Won by H GolG@bus in Ssson5
seconds, with FL. Atkinson second in 80 20
seconds.
Single Mans Ladder Climbing Contest
First prize, $40; second, SD; third. $40;
fourth. So. Leo Winters of Columbia won
IN 1-o seconds; Jones Of Coiumbus., sec
Kelsey, Columbus, fourth.
In the Single Mems Coupling contest
First prize $40 and state. association cham
pionship prize. beautiful SILVER cup val
ued at $25, presented by the Gutta Percha
and Rubber Manufacturing company Of Chi
cago; second prize, $40; third prize So
Court Ford of Phillips Won in 5 seconds;
w. H. Farnham of Whitewater, second, in
5 80 seconds; Charles Rogers of Ocono-
mOwoc. third. in 81 seconds
The second-class hub and hub hose race.
between the two companies making the
fastest time the day before, first prize $40.
and Cooper hose jacket manufactured by
the Cooper Host Jacket company of Min
neapolis, valued at S25; second prize. $40.
Lake Geneva won first prize in 30 10 sec
The next race was the second-clas>s hub
and hub hook and ladder race. between
the day before; first prize $40, and trumpet
presented by the Howe Pump and Engine
company of Indianapolis valued at S25;
second prize, $40. which was won by Reese
vile in 81 seconds, Sun Prairie second
In the foremens and assistant foremen's
race for a silver badge. valued at SO.
seconds.
The special chiefs and ex-chiefs' race was
won by George f. Frey i'll 10 81 seconds.
The prizes on Thursday were won as
follows:
The first contest was the championship
1rSt-claSS hose race. the competing teams
being Whitewater and OconOmowoc White
water winning in 30 Up 1,3 seconds; Ocono-
uIoNOc. 'ro seconds. Inc nrSt prize was
500 and Il silver trumpet valued at $40;
second prize $40.
The second race was the championship
hrSt-claSS book and ladder contest. the
competing teams were Columbus ami Fort
Atkinson, Columbus winning in SO seconds
Fort Atkinson "a seconds; prize $500 and Il
silver trumpet valued at SO
The chiefs race was won by II. A. Not
bohm of Oconomowoc time Is seconds
In the Second-claSS hose contest Lake
Geneva won first prize. $50; time SO sec
onds. The mixed quartette team took sec
ond prize. $50.