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

Monday evening brought one of tn,
heaviest rains OF the season. 1t persis
ted in raining nearly all night and tn,
morning came cloudy and half drizzly
Fire companies had been expected from
Carroll, Manning Extra, A dair aud Allan
tic. The Adair company came up Monda.
evening and Tuesday morning the At
lantic company came bringing it's bant
and quite delegation of people, in al
about 100. Several came from Extra
Those from the other towns failed tC
come. The sun came out some before
noon and the track became passable by
the middle of the afternoon. About
100 people assembled at the fail
grounds and witnessed very interesting
series of events.
1t was nearly four o'clock before the
first race, the straightaway hose race
was called. There were but two entries,
Adair and Atlantic. Adar made the
run in OATS, Atlantic won in OPT.
In the 200 yard hose race and couple,
Adair made fine run and coupling, but
a piece of mud in the coupling cut them
ont OF the money as they failed to get
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, a fifty foot
run and couple, three trials, was Il
Waterloo for them all. Atlantic fell
down on the first attempt Adair on the
second, the first Audubon team, |. A..
Jones and Brainard, made 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 Audi
bon from competing they were disquali-
fled.
The 100 yard race, free for 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.
cd that Adair was entitled TO second
money in the hose race where they fail.
cd 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, $1,000; 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 il
Mr.. Wells. During the evening which
was given over to concert in the park,
Chief F. VermiIya 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 $50 ahead, which will be nearly
enough to take them to the state tour
nament at Cedar Rapids.
Tuesday two little boys of A. M. Hayes
got hurt while attending the tourna
ment. They were sitting on fence
near the track when it broke down. The
younger one, Glen, aged about nine, had
both bones in his right arm broken just
above the wrist. A. +. Drake brought
him to DIR. Jackson's office and had the
wound attended to. The older boy Lau-
rem, aged about eleven years, had his
left shoulder and arm strained few
days previous when playing, and was
carrying his arm in sling. This fall
from the fence hurt him again 80 badly
that the doctor further examined him
and foundIthe collar bone broken and the
arm strained. 1t is sad thing for the
little fellows. The Atlantic fire com.
pany heard Of il and contributedS5.O 90 and
sent it to the parents to help in provid.
ing for the boys.
The Misses Farquar and Hopkins re.