Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07

RAIN MARRIED IT'S SUCCESS,
But Only SlightIy-The Contests
Were Very Interesting and Excel
lent Time Was Made-The Bicy-
Gle Road Race Was a Complete
Success-The Proceedings of the
Last Day In Detail.

Yesterday was the last day of the
firemen's tournament at Martins Fer
ry. Although even at the time of the
leading races of the day the weather
was very threatening, it did not stop
the people from attending the greatest
tournament ever given by this volun-
teer association. The first event of the
day was the ten-mile bicycle road race,
which started at ten o'clock in the
morning The starting was on Han
over street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, and ending at the same place.
the course being over the Martins Fer
~ and Colerain pike. There were
nineteen starters. The following were
started on the scratch: H. Fredericks,
of Wheeling; G. II. Smith, Brilliant,
o.; L. w. Enlighter, Mansfield, O.; Ed
ward Salade, Wheeling. The following
were given handicaps: Geo. Ogle,
Coshocton, one minute; Carl Henrick-
house, Wheeling, fifteen seconds; Carl
McGranahan, Wheeling, fifteen sec
minute; C. C. Boone, Toronto, one min
ute; VIM. B. Johnson, Wheeling, thirty
seconds; Clarence Johns, Bridgeport,
thirty seconds; +. G. Kunkle, st. Glars
vile, thirty seconds; George Cheney,
Brilliant, fortyfive seconds; Welbur
jackson, Brilliant, forty-five seconds;
P. H. Harris, Pacoe, Ohio one minute;
Paul Wells, Martins Ferry, one min
ute; William Pickett, Wheeling, two
minutes; j. H. Mackey, Martins Ferry,
ten and a half minutes; r. L. Robin
son, Bellaire, two and half minutes.
Those finishing were as follows: Har-
ris, first, time 38: AZ, priz1 $25 in goa;
w. C. Kunkle, second, time 1882,
prize gold watch, value $40; G. S.
Smith, Brilliant, time 3S:13, third prize,
gold watch, value SIS; also time prize,
couch, value SIS; Carl McGranahan,
fourth, prize suit of clothes, value $12
time 38:47; w. b. Johnson, fifth, time
49,: 251a, prize pair of shoes; j. H.
Mackey, sixth, prize, hat, time 41:261a;
Ed. Salade, seventh, prize, box cigars
time 80: SO; Geo. Cheffey, eighth, prize,
silk umbrella, time 40: 81. The balance
finished as follows: c. Johns, ninth,
time 1872; H. Fredericks, tenth, time
AZ: IL; Gus Ogle, eleventh, time AZ: 1914.
There were several spills, among
them Mackey, McGrannahan and
tire early in the start, and
young man by the name of Ault,
who was finishing with one of the rid
ers, got a bad fall at the W. & l.. E.
crossing, and Wells had a collision at
the finish, but was not seriously hurt.
The time made was very good, owing
to the condition of the road, and all
| the riders seemed satisfied.
The leading event of the day was the
| hose races, hook and ladder races, 100
and go yard foot race. These races
were run on the new track made at
the picnic grounds, in McSwords or
chard. The races were to start at
two o'clock, and when the firemen
reached the grounds they found the
large grand stand on both sides of the
track filled, with large crowd in all
parts of the grounds. The judges were
Judge J. w. Hollingsworth and Madi-
son Aldredge, of ST. Clairsville, and
Proctor H. Seas, of Orville, Ohio. H.
w. Parr, of Smithfield, was starter. w.
B. Lukens, w. ID. Higgins, of Wheel
ing, and Ellis D. Lash, were time-keep-
ers. About the time the first race was
to be started, the New Martinsville
firemen arrived with brass band
Their delegation numbered about 100
people. The first race was fog the as
ISOLATION prize, and Our Boys Hose
Company of Toronto, Ohio, made the
first start, and made fast run and a
fair coupling, finishing in 81 1-5 Sec
onds. The run was made in 271a.
The Deluge Hose Company, of Salem,
was next and looked like winners at
the start, but as the hose came off of
the reel it caught and caused the boys
to make slow finish, their time being
Al seconds, and their run in IS.
Coshocton run next, and made a good
run, finishing in 80 rs seconds, max
ing the run in 271a, but was slow in
making the coupling.
The Independents, of Salem, made a
good run, and a good coupling, but
were not quite fast enough to win first
money, finishing 3239, making the run
in 2712. This was the last association
race, Toronto receiving first prize,
$125; Independents, of Salem, second,
$50; CoshoctOn, third, $50
The 100 yard foot race was run next
in five heats, with large number of
entries. c. W. Alexander, of Bridge
port; E. ]. Colby, of Salem, and John
Freeman, of Toronto, were the starters.
Alexander run the heat in eleven sec
ands. Second heat, the entries were
Geo. Dunn, Salem; John Biddle, To-
ronto; Geo. Carterson, Salem William
Thomas, Salem, and w. A. Rogers, of
Mauchunck, Pa, Rogers won in 10 rs
seconds.
Third heat, the entries were B. L.
Harrington, John Entrican and l..
Hughes, of Salem, and F. K Stewart,
of Martins Ferry. Hughes won in
101a seconds.
The fourth and fifth heats were COM
bined, those finishing first and second
agreeing to enter the finals. The en-
tries: C. X. Knowles, w. H Hole
| man, c. Welsh and Eduard Whitaker.
! of Salem. The heat was almost dead
| heat, and was won by Whitaker and
Knowles in eleven seconds.
The finals were run by the winners
| of the five heats. Alexander. first: Rog-
ers, second; Knowles, third. Time,
10 rs seconds.
The next event was the hook and
| ladder race, with two entries.
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