The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-25

Peninsula Fire Laddies.
AT recent meeting OF the executive
committee OF the Upper Peninsula Fire
mems Association. held in the city OF
Ishpeming. il WAS decided that the
annual tournament should be held at
Sault Ste. Marie on August a, and G.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Thursday morning Regulation hose
race. The conditions under which the
race will be conducted are the same as
those Of last years tournament, with
the exception OF the hose cart used,
which viii be one owned by the $500"
department. weighing 475 pounds--145
pounds less than the one used last
year. The cotton hose used will not
weigh more than forty-hve pounds, or
about ten pounds less than the hose
used at the last tournament.
Thursday afternoon-Regulation hook
and ladder race. There will bc no
change in the conditions governing this
race, except that the Hancock depart
ment's hook and ladder hand-truck will
be used instead OF the Negauneo truck.
Hose race No. 2, open to all teams not
winning u prize in the regulation hose
race. The rules governing this contest
will be the same as the regulation hose
race. Consolation hub and hub race
two teams making slowest time In the
regulation hose rare.
| Friday morning-Noveliy hose race.
Association prize. No change in the
rules. Flag race. No change IN the
rules.
Friday aft inoon-Novelty hook and
ladder race. No change in the rules
Firemen's foot race, open to one con.
testant from each department. Run
100 yards TO line. Regulation hub and
hub race, Tor the two teams making the
J best time in the regulation hose race
Rules are the same as in consolation
hub and hub race. Ladder climbers
contest. Conditions the same IA last
year, except that the climbers will start
fifty feet from foot OF ladder, instead o
100 feet Novelty hub and hub race
No change In rules.
The following, to be known as "Ruls
&c." was added to the rules governing
the tournament.
No persons except members OF tn,
executive committee, judges. timekeepel
: and the members OF teams then contest
ing will be allowed on the track at any
time.
: The following supplementary rule
: we're adopted:
Rule 12. Ifprotest should be entere,
against any team or members OF n tear
g on the ground OF violation OF any rule
4 and particularly rules or 81, then tn
q team or members protested against wi
r be required to show to the satisIactio
OF the executive committee that there
' cause Tor such protest, and in the even
J, OF the protested team or member bein
|. unable to do so, the team or membe
4 thereof shall. upon conviction. be cs
g PEELED from the association, and an
e prize they may have won shall be fol
n feited.
n Rule "a. All entries OF teams must b
Q accompanied by nm entrance lee o; $ie
Q Said entrance fec will bercturncd TO al
n tennis who run in all the races for whcl
r they have entered. In case any team
d shall not run In all races for which the.
Z have entered and fail TO give satisfactor.
4 reasons to the executive committee 10
= not doing SO, said fee shall be foriete,
i TO the associations.
G Already have the Gre companies n
! Calumet, Ontonagon and the 800" be
4 gan organizing and practcing for th
Q tournament.
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