Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-17
VETERAN FIREmEN
Hold Their Annual Muster Al
Waltham, Mass.
Five thousand in Parade and the PIay-
ing Lasts s IL Hours.
Red Jacket. Baw Beese, Prolecies - -.
Butler the winners.

Waltham, Mass, Aug. 16.-The NJ
England Veteran Firemen's Leasna
held its annual muster. today, despife
the rain, and first prize was capturrd
by the Red Jacket Of Cambridge WA
distance Of 212 feet, 81 inches. Tha
muster was the largest in the fiisfc,w
Of the league. OF a total membershin
OF 20 associations, 80 took part In the
play-out.
The annual parade took place. this
morning. 5000 veterans being In the
line, which was headed by the local
active department. The procession
marched two miles to the park where
the playing was begun at II O'Clock.
lasting until 7.3O this evening.
The struggle between Red Jacket and
the Baw Beese OF South Gardner.
Mass. created the greatest Of enthusi-
asm, which reached high pitch when
the Cambridge tub pushed the water
three-quarters of an inch further than
her competitor. Red Jacket tu6k the
5000, the amount OF the first prize, the
second Of $3.50 going to Baw Beese
Protector No. 3 OF Brockton had III
feet. ~ inches to her credit and took
the third prize Of 500. General Butter
II Lowell. with 2Os feet. ~ inches, won
the fourth prize Of $50.
The New Bedford veterans were
awarded the Springfield cup for pre-
senting the best appearance in the pa
rade. The prize becomes theirs for all
time, because this Is the second con-
secutive year they have won it.
Red Jacket won three prizes, the
first of 5000 offered by the local Vet
eran Firemen's Associations; the sec
ond, the silver torch, which will become
their property for one year. and the
gold watch donated by the American
Waltham Watch Co, which will be-
come the property of the foreman Of
the Red Jacket Co. for II months, when
it will be returned to the factory,
cleaned and sent to the next muster.
The summary:
Red Jacket, Cambridge, 2l2 feet *
inches.
Baw Beese. South Gardner, 2l2 feet. 3
inches.
Protector No. 8, Brockton III feet, ~
inches.
Gen. Butler. Lowell, 2Os feet, 2h inches.
Gardner No. H. Gardner, N7 feet, :
inches.
Conqueror, South Weymouth, EOS feet.
"a inches.
Momentum. Newton. 205 feet, 10 inches.
Gen. Taylor. Everett, 26 feet, "a
inches.
Hay Cart. Pawtucket. r. l.. 2oi feet.
Hancock No. i. Brockton. 2o2 feet. ~
inches.
Eureka No l. Arlington. 200 feet,
Roxbury Veterans. Roxbury. 1877 feet. II
Watch City. waItham. 1876 feet. 7
Alert, Winchendon. s1a3 feet. inches.
Vixen, Lowell. 1T feet. inches.
Gulf Stream, Fa1l River. 1f feet.
inches.
Defiance. Fall River. 100 feet. inches:
New Bedford, New Bedford, 100 feet,
inches.
Warren. Pepperell. 1859 feet sh inches.
City Of Lynn. lynn, 1S6 feet, 5A inches;
Phoenix, Marblehead, 1S feet. -
''' Uncle sam. No.T Manchester. N. H.
James ". Piaisted, Portland, Me-. -
King Philip, Rockland, 1ss feet. *
inches.
Eagle, Lynn, ISL feet, 10 INCHES.
City OF Somerville. Somerville. 1so feefs-
Tekcosnoott. woonsocket, r. I +, ln
feet.
inches. -
Springfield. Springfield, la .fest. =
Concord, Concord, n. H.. 10 feet. y
Volunteer, Central Falls. r. !. ~ feet
So inches. u. ~. ~
Boston Vets, Boston, ~ 1eets -
GEN. Putnam. Worcester, lD feet,
inches. x.s.x WI
Winnissimmett. Chelsea. leo fest.