The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-25
The TOURNAMt OVtR
Raleigh Won the Hook and Ladder
and Hand Reel Contests.
SDEkCcR TOOK THE GRAB REEL RACE
individual Foot Rlce Was Won by Spencer,
Bass Of Tarboro. ]. H. Sides, of Spen
Ger, Captures the Special
Feature Races.

If Wednesday was Goldsboro day in the
great Firemen's Tournament, yesterday
was surely Raleigh day. Our brave boys
broke two worlds records, one in the
Hook and Ladder contest and one in the
Hand Reel race
An enormous crowd was out again YES
terday morning to see the firemen run.
and that crowd went wild when Raleigh's
time in the Hook and Ladder est was
announced. A splendid bouquet of flow
crs, offered to the winning company by
Mcssrs j. L. O'Quinn & Co., was pre-
scented 20 the Raleigh team on the spot
by President Mcneil with a brief con-
gratulatory speech. Upon this the huzzas
were redoubled.
The reel team CT the Capital Hose
Company, No 3, also covered itself with
glory by establishing new worlds rec
ord, % SIS seconds, for the Hand Reel
race of $50 yards. 1t was a pretty run,
and the boys deserve all the applause
and the nice words that they got.
The Spencer team made fine showing
in this race, being just one second be-
hind the champions. Charlotte was
and won third prize. in a splendid at
tempt.
Spencer has something to feel proud of
in the fact that her team took first
prize in the grab reel races, with the
fast time of 90 seconds. The Raleigh
team got second in this race, and Con-
cord third. There was only a difference
Of 18th of a second between Raleigh and
4
The management is to be congratulated
upon the promptness and dispatch with
which yesterdays events were pulled off.
According to the original program the
grab reel. special feature and individual
foot r.ces were to have been run in the
afternoon, but the morning contests were
run off so promptly that there was time
left before dinner for those races, and
they were called without delay, and all
were finished by about two O'Clock This
enabled a larsa, number of the firemen
'~and visitors to get off by the afternoon
trains, and saved a, whole day in some
eases.
Among those who' left in the after
noon were President James d. McNeill
of Fayetteville, and Secretary w. c.
Won Claim. of Wilmington. President
Mcneil left a parting message for the
people of Raleigh, thanking them hearth
ly both for himself and in the name Of
the entire association for their splendid
treatment in the capital city.
Every one agrees, the chiefs, firemen
aLd visitors who are not fremen, that
the tournament was a tremendous sue
cess. and perhaps the greatest one ever
held in the history of the association,
IL regard to the performance of the
teams, the number of spectators and the
general interest and enthusiasm.
The great success of the tournament
is due in large measure to the untiring
work, long experience and ever-present
courtesy of President Mcneil and Secre-
tary Won Claim.
The first contest yesterday morning
was for Hook and Ladder Companies,
and it came off before 10 o'clock. There
were only two entries, The w. r. Wom-
BILE Hook and Ladder Company, of this
city, and the Greensboro Hook and Lad
der Company.
The home team was the winner and
broke the world record. The time made
was A 2-5 seconds. The previous worlds
record was Al As. The Greensboro team
made the trip in SO seconds, winning the
second prize of $65. The first prize was
$1.10.
THE members of the winning team are
John Pugh, captain; w. c. Parrish, Ed
gar PEBBLES, Henry Olive, Charlie Otter,
Lonnie Bagwell, John Wynne and Archie
Doplittle The driver of the truck was
Mr.. Bud Pool, and he did the work to
perfection. The ladder was scaled by
Mr.. Charlie Otter. Mr.. w. w. Parrish
is foreman of the company.
The judges in the contest were r. d.
Douglas, VIII Bailey and J. F. Maddry.
The timekeepers We're George Hardin,
w. S. Orr and H. T. Day.
The hand reel races were held on Hills
boro street and began about IL o'clock.
The Capital Hose Company, of Raj
eigh, made the run in % 3-5 seconds,
which broke the worlds record and took
first prize, $75.
Spencer made the run in 26 3-5 seconds,
and won second prize, $50; Charlotte took
third prize. $25. Time 2712 seconds.
The other contestants We're: Monroe,
80 Is; Salem, 20; Rescue, ruled out;
Concord, 20 3-5; Tarboro, ruled out.
The work of the Capital Hose Com
panys team was especially remarkable
from the fact that it was only organized
five weeks ago, and consequently has
had only that length of time for practice
The team is as follows: Henry Carver,
John Watson, nozzleman; Early Hughes,
butsman: Ed. Parish, wrenchman; Tobe
Poole, coupler; Stonewall J. Adams
Robert Wynne, Mason. jeff Coke, ALT
Thompson, Jr., Woodruff Phillips, Chas.
Woodall, E. w. Gather. Hubert Hor-
ton. Harry Lee, John Evans, Claude
Freeman and Ed. Enniss.
THE GRAB RACES.
The Spencer team came out first in the
grab reel contests. Their time was 20
seconds, prize, $40 Capital Hose, Raj
eigh, came second, in % 1-5, prize, 25;
Concord won third prize, time % 2-5;
Salem, ruled out, Rescue, Raleigh. ruled
out; Charlotte, ruled out; Tarboro, ruled
out
The Spencer team was composed of the