Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
The VOLUNTEER F|RthEh
Closed Thar Tournament at Ballsire
Yesterday With Races.

THE MARTINS FERRY DEPART
MENT BEATS THE TORONTO
TEAM IN. THE ASSOCIATION
RAcE-A VERY CLOSE CONTEST.
MANY PEOPLE PRESENT FROM
NEIGHBoRING TOWNSHIPS ONE
OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEET
mos EVER HELD BY THE
NORTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION.
GENERAL NOTES OF THE AFFAIR
AND OTHER BELLAIRE NEWS.
The ninth annual tournament OF the
Northeastern Ohio Volunteer Flremen's
Association, which opened at Bellaire
on Thursday, closed yesterday with a
very interesting programme of races.
During the three days OF the tourna-
ment the exercises were very Largely
attended and the event is to be record
ed as one of the most successful OF its
sort in the hosiery Of the association.
Yesterdays races, occurring in diff
ferent sections OF the city, as on the
day previous were witnessed by about
six thousand people, which is a fairly
close estimate. The occasion was en-
livened by some pleasing music rem
dered by Heallerington's and the Jr.
0. U. A NJ bands, and each contest
was greeted with considerable enthus-
iasn. The visitors in attendance rep
resented in gocdly and about equal
numbers the various neighboring
towns.
The judges and time keepers officiat-
ing were the same gentlemen as served
in that capacity the day previous, as
follows: Judges, 0. P Mason, w. c..
Cochran and Fred Rodewig; time
keepers, D. H. Darrah, Postmaster Cow
and H. W.. Herman.
john PooFman officiated as starter,
ard Chief of the Bellaire Fire Depart
ment Zimmerman acted as chief of pre-
partitions.
The first three races of the day, the
wheel0arroW, the sack and the potato
races, were run in the morning. The
w,neelbarrCw contest, on Guernsey
street, between Thirty-first and Thirty
second, was competed in by VIM. Love
joy, VIM. Greedy, Charles Bickmeyer
Charles Satterfield and James Crosby,
of Bellaire, and Newton Hagerman, Of
Moundsville, Lovejoy finishing first.
The distance covered was enc hundred
yards. Prize, 81.
Tho copk rapn nm Main street rim
south from the C. & P depot, the dis
ance of fifty yards, was participated in
by Mold Smith, Will Kern, Louis
Davis, James Crosby, VIII robinson,
Harry kenny, co.ored and Harry
Beam Kenny finished first. Prize,
So.
The p3tato race, on Union street.
near the C. & P depot, was Won by
VIM. Lovejoy, opposed by James CroS-
by. Charles Bickmeyer. Charles Satter-
field. of BelIaire, and Herbert Hacket
and Kit Carsenstein, of Toronto.
Pie, 81.
The fourth and principal event of
Yesterday, the Association race, took
place on Union street, between point
above Thirty-seccnd and point above
Thjrtieth streets. The Independence
hose team CT Martins Ferry, and Cur
Boys" company, of Toronto, took part
in tine contest. The Martins Ferry
team were the first to run, starting
about two o'clock, and Toronto ian sec
ond. In accordance with the aSs0cla-
tons rules, the distance covered was
695 feet 200 feet of hose was unWrap-
ned and attached and each cart eXclu-
sive OF hose weighed not less than
four hundred pounds. The Martin s
Ferry team crossed the goal line and
attached in 1924 seconds after the third
drop of the red flag at starting point.
R. c. Montgomery made the connec-
ton Prize, s1C0.
Martins Ferry boys at the ropes
were Amen Paxon, Charles Drone, WI
Englemire, Tate Meyers, Paul Thomas.
E. ID. Lash, HeywarI Long, bert M-Ll-
e1mery, Thomas Grayson, Mike Nc
Anirch, Harry Grayson. Will Miller,
Clarence Eberts, E mer Moore, BROCK
Brown and Joseph Vickers
The Toronto hose team then covered
the distance aad attached in 3SA sec
onds. Frank Paisley connected. Prize,
$50.
Toronto boys at the ropes were as
follows: Sherman Paisley, Ford Pals
lev sam Murray, Henry Grissel, Chas.
Paisley, Alexander McHa, Gus Haniey'
H. Heekathorn, Jacob Frazier, Chas.
Smith, Thomas Boone, Frank arnold
Frank Paisley, John Biddle, Charles
Coble. Peter Fulmer, R. Paisley, j. Z.
T. Halls. Chas. Smith, Walter Steel and
Charles Murray.
The J. T. Jones hose company, OF
Sistersville petitioned for entrance TO
the Association race, and at meeting
Of the officials at noon was ruled out
Of the contest on the grounds that the
Sistersvil,e company were not active
members of the association, being
located in West Virginia.
The fifth and last event, the hub
and-hub race, on Belmont street, be-
tween a point above Thirty-second and
a point above Thirty-firsJ street. was
quite an interesting contest. AS the
Hope and Chemical companies were
tied for second pace in Thursday S
races, they were to have run together
for better time yesterday, the winner
to compete with the Mechanics com
pany, which made the best time in