Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-26
THE TOURNAME
Rain Interfered, but Big Success
Anyway. The Races.

heaviest rains of the season. 1t persi,
ted 10 raining nearly all night and tn
morning came cloudy and half drizzl,
Fire companies had been expected fro
Carroll, Manning Extra, A dair aud Altar
tic. The Adair company came up Monda
evening and Tuesday morning the A
laptic company came bringing its ban
and quite delegation of people, in a
about $50. Several came from Extra
Those from the other towns failed I
come. The sun came out some befor
noon and the track became passable b
the middle of the afternoon. Abou
1900 people assembled at the fai
grounds and witnessed very interestin,
series of events.
1t was nearly four o'clock before tn
first race, the straightaway hose rae
was called. There were but two entries
Adair and Atlantic. Adair made tn,
run in 0:271a, Atlantic won in OPT.
In the 200 yard hose race and couple
Adair made fine run and coupling, bu
a piece of mud in the coupling cut then
ont of the money as they failed to gel
the nozzle OH far enough. Atlantic fol
lowed and won in 0:37.
The coupling contests brought out
four teams, Atlantic, Adair and two
from Audubon. The first, fifty foot
run and couple, three trials, was a
Waterloo for them all. Atlantic fell
down on the first attempt, Adair on the
second, the first Audubon team, 1. A.
Jones and Brainard, made a good run
and coupling, but the boys in practice
had been in the habit of screwing off the
nozzle as soon as they had completed
the coupling, this they did and that put
them out of it. Ed Freeman and Chef
Jones made two good trials but the
third got away from them and they
were out. The standing coupling was
contested for by the two Audubon teams
but they failed to get time.
The hook and ladder race was contes-
ted for by Atlantic and team entered
as Extra, but was composed mostly of
Audubon runners. Atlantic made the
200 yards and went to the top of the lad.
der in GAL. The Extra team covered
the distance in 0:36, but under the rules
OF the tournament which barred Audu-
bon from competing they were disquali-
fed.
The 100 yard race, free-f all, was
holly contested and was run in sections.
Geo. McFarlane, Chas. Ross and Chas
Jones, all of Audubon, won their trials
and in the final heat McFarlane won
first and Ross second.
In the evening the management decid.
ed that Adair was entitled to second
money in the hose race where they fail
ed to make time, as their run was good
one and only failed by fraction of a
turn Of the nozzle.
Atlantic won $4,000 as follows: The
largest delegation, $500; straightaway
hose, $500; hose, run and couple, $25;
hook and ladder race, $500.
The Atlantic band added much to the
pleasure of the day. They had thirty
two pieces with them and during the
afternoon and evening they discoursed
some very pretty music. The leader is
MIR. Wells. During the evening which
was given overto concert in the park,
Chief F. Vermilya called Mayor Hanna
up and he spoke few words of welcome
and thanks to our visitors. W. b. Emer-
son and Mayor Tilden responded for
Atlantic. At 1890 the visitors took the
train for home.
Although the weather was very un.
favorable, our fire company came out
well financially. They served meals at
the court house, most of the provisions
being donated, and that and the entrance
money at the fair grounds made enough
to pay the premiums and to leave them
about $3.50 ahead, which will be nearly
enough to take them to the state tour.
nament at Cedar Rapids.