The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05
fIREMEN'S
TOURNAMENT
The State Championship Hand
Reel Races Leading
VI Feature.
LOWER WORLDS RECORD
.Spcncer's Winning Team Has
Decidcdto Enter International
Contest at St. Louis.
LOWER WORLDS RECORD
especial to The Tlmes.Dispatch.)

SALISBURY, N. c.. August 4.-The
s seventeenth annual session Of the North
4 Carolina Firemen's Tournament, which
convened In This city Tuesday morning,
f closed this afternoon. The convention
was pronounced by all to have been the
largest, most interesting and profitable
4 ever held In the State.
The programme for to-day opened with
very creditable hook and ladder exhi-
billion race by the Greensboro team Fol-
lowing the exhibition came the State
championship hand reel races, covering
$50 yards, and participated III by the
following teams, with time and prizes
as Indicated: Spencer, . seconds. first
prize 500, Charlotte Pioneer, 80 Is see
a onds. secoud prize. $50; Monroe, 81 rs
seconds. third prize, SOS; Eagle hose team.
A OF Salem, entered and made an excellent
& run, but failed in connecting the hose
TAT the plug. lf
Spencer etill holds the worlds record.
acquired at Durham last year. The grab
reel contests were exciting and highly
&creditahe, the following records being
made on a run OF 200 yards:
Spencer team. 10 seconds, &wlnninE first
prize. $50; Eag gle Il can. Of Salem. 81 sec
ends. second prize, $50; Pioneer, of Char
ltlotte, o RS seconds. third prize, SO.
wQRE9ss CHAMPIONS.
X The worlds record in grab reel races!
$of 90 seconds was lowered one second by
Spencer, which now gives her the cham
pionship OF the entire world. as well
as OF North Carolina.
This team has decided to enter the in-j
fternational contests at st. Louis, August
925th and compete for the large prize
money offered.
AT 2 O clock this afternoon. the inter
state hose wagon races were opesed. and
were participated in by the following. ode
teams, covering distance of 800 yards ::
No. 2, Salisbury, q seconds, taking first
prize Of SIPS; Camden, s. c.,S2 2-5. secpnds.
second prize. s7s5:f Capitol. Of Raleigh. 30 ,
seconds third prize, $50; Eclipse. of Colds
boro. made a. fine run. but failed In con
meeting hose. No. g of Durham. and
Rescue of Raleigh, tied on "a 10 seconds
each, and the tie was run off, Durham
making "a record Of 80 rs and Raleigh
Al seconds.
Yhe interstate hand reel races closed
the contests Of the tournament. ne dis
lance covered was 80 yards, and the en-
tries follow. Pioneer. Of Charlotte, and
Eagle team. of Salem each made record
of IS o-5 seconds. and the first and Sec
md prizes, SIS and s75, respectively. were
equally divided. Charleston won the third
nrize OF SO in 30 seconds. and Monroe
followed in 33 seconds. The Capitol team.
of Raleigh, failed in coupling at plug, and
the nozzle blew off for Spencer at p
seconds The thousands of SPECTATORS
went alraost Wild With enthusiasm.
SEVERE ACCIDENT
Mr. John cogill. driver of the F az
vile hose wagon, was severely injured
this afternoon by the horse becoming I'M
manageable. dashinE with terrific force
against a. livery building. The horse was
also injured, and Mr.. Cogili was carried \
to a hospital.
President James p. Mcneil, OF the
State Firemen's Association, was sllehtiy
injured this afternoon by a heaVs man nan
jumping on his aqkle.