The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-28

-coloIed silk They started off easily
and made the run TO the hydran'
gracefully. The. crowd cheered. tor
up to this time no team had beaten
this But see, the water has been
turned on and the nozzle is not on.
The water spurts from the rubber
hose. The nczzleman with wonder
full presence Of mind screwed the
nozzle tightly, and the crowd cheer.
ed again when the water spurted
from the pipe, for while they knew
the company would be ruled out for
failure to attach the nozzle promptly,
still il was the best time yet made,
and the prettiest run-22aa seconds
and this record was not beaten.
The Georgetown fellows are splen.
did fremen and pleasant company.
The Winyah reel team from that
karbor city made good run, but the
hose became tangled up and the team
was ruled out.
The sympathy of tbs populace was
evidently With the team from Ward l,
the Columbia No 8 And it was their
reel '.Marjolie'' which won the contest
Yesterday. These sturdy fellows from
behind the State house we're clad in
yery attractive suits of green and red.
They were oheered all along the line as.
With determination in their faces. they
sprans toward the goal. Il was a
beautiful run, just Ike clockwork.
Everything dropped into the place and
there was somebody there> to get it,
somebody who knew how to handle it..
When water came pouring through the
nozzle.in % 1880 secoods. the crowd
vent wild, crowding around the judges
stand AM. demanding the official score.
Maj. Fross's watch registered % 5,
Mr.. Rhea's 221 and Mr.. O'Neill's
% IS. The nearest approximate time
therefore was % 1880 seconds Capt.
Dunoiog was raised on his mems
shoulders.
The Neabsrry lads aod the Charles
ton boys rode the victorious team on
their strong shoulders, for while the
race yss not over, it was won, that
score could kbeton beaten. Tie follow.
log composed the winning team: L W
Lyles, Il G Thomas, E G Ssackbouse,
James Dunning, captain j G Evans,
J Earhards. j L Gray, Paul Joyner
and ] A Mulliiin.
The Georgia boys who came all the
way from Marietta made good run
indeed, bat we're slow in getting water
after all connections had been made.
TIE Marietta team is quite popular
with its fellow fremen The time was
80 secobds. The men wore white
sweaters and white trousers, leaving
their calves bare.
Amid cheers the Dslgar team from
Sumter took i:s stand. The men wore
white running tights and beautiful
baby blue shirts. The men we're up to
tie highest pitch aud they bounded
down the course like so many deer.
Then the came thing that happened to
the Palmetto boys occurred. and the
team vas ruled out by the judges. The
team forthwith entered protest
claiming that the rules merely required
that water must be thrown from the
nozzle which was done, the connecsion
being made despite the gushing water.
The time. however, was not better than
80 seconds.
The contests we're then adjourned
until 8 o clock, the judges mean while
considering the protests that had been
made, the Palmetto team and others
entering them on various points.
COLUMBIA THE WINNER.
All protests we're witbdrawu save
that Of the Nswberry team. uhicb vas
decided as DOT we'll taken as no other
company had protested running under
same coBdisions. This gave Coium bia,
No. 8. first money.
The decision was as follows:
In the protest in the Newberry team
the judges after careful consideration
do not consider lhe difference in tine
sufficient to adnis protest being sos-
tanned as there is DO other protest from
any other company tba, ran uoder the
same cooditioos as above company.
W P Monroe,
EJ Setzs, Jr
Judges.
So Mclaughlin,
Starting Judge
John D Frost.
Samuel Rhea,
LII, O3No;1I