Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-22
Hose Contest at Douglas Will Attract Attention on the
 Fourth of July.
COMPETITORS ARE
 PROMISED BIG PRIZES
Copper Queen and Calumet & Arizona Shelters Will Fur niSh Money for PurSe-RuleS of Contest Are Given Out.

i DOUGLAS, June a1.-(Speciai.)-
 One of the interesting contests that will attract much attention from those who go 10. Douglas to attend the Fourth of July celebration, as well as from local people, will be the hose race between the Douglas fire men and hose teams from Bisbee, Can. | anea, Tombstone and other places. A committee of the Douglas fire companies has exclusive charge of the hose race, and every precaution will be taken to insure that every 1 team will have an equal opportunity to win the prize money, which will be worth striving for. ---. It is not known just what the priz. es will amount to, as the most of this prize money will come from the em- ployes of the Copper Queen and Calu- met & Arizona smelters. However. there will be sufficient money to at tract all the firemen of the various southern Arizona towns who feel they are able to compete in the race. | There will be no entrance fee for the hose race, and there will be a first and second prize. according to present arrangements. Five judges will be provided in case there are more than two entries.
 Yesterday MT. Sexton, of the fire mems committee, who has charge of the hose race, completed the rules which vii govern the contest, of which the following is a copy:
 Regulating Rules. ] 1.-All teams will run with the same cart, to be furnished by the Douglas hose company. 2.-Only one trial will be given in | any race.
 3.-Every person taking part in the race will be required to start from the starting point with his team. 4.-Hydrant man will attach hose to hydrant, assisted by one man if 1 the company so elects. 5.-NoZZle must be carried from starting point of cart, either on the cart or by the nozzle man, and no one | will be allowed to assist in making connections but those running with their respective companies.
 6.-Wheels of hose cart must be on | the starting line. 7.-In starting wheels may be man. ned by one member of team at each wheel
 8-In case of a tie the teams mak- ing a tie shall run it of in the order in which they started from the score. The team making the best time in the repeat shall be awarded the prize 9.-Five (5) minutes. will be al- lowed each team to square itself up at starting point. 0y TI1 1E tto --., ,I | the watches of all the timers do not agree, tho time as recorded by the watches in accord shall be accepted as the official time. If none of the | watches agree, the sum of the time of the three watches nearest in ac- | cord shall be divided by three and the result to the nearest fifth Of a ] second shall be taken as the official | time.
 1.-The timers and judges are the only persons allowed in the timers stand.
 12.-No competing team shall con. sist of more than thirteen 13) mem, bers.
 13.-Time shall be taken from flash of gun to the first appearance of Wa, ter at the nozzle.
 14.-Distance to be run is as fol. lows:
 From starting line to hydrant
 300 feet. Unreel 15O feet of hose l break connections and attach noz. gle.
 l 15.-No team must commence un. reeling at greater distance from the plug than fifteen 05) feet
 16.-There shall be 200 feet of hose on cart.
 | 1.-The plug shall be a regulation plug; the plug cap shall be screwed three full threads onto hydrant. 1 1S.-Nozzle shall be regulation noz- gle without handles.
 19.-Harness will be allowed l 20.-Coupling to be broken shall be screwed on 21k turns by running team, overseen by judges. 1 21.-Not more than fifteen minutes will be allowed between finish of one trial and start of next, except in case of rain, fire or fight 22.-Race to be held on G avenue, starting at corner of Eleventh and G, running to plug at corner of Tenth and G. unreeling hose down G, towards Ninth street.
 | 23.-Captains of teams shall draw for turn at city hall on July f. am.
 24.-Any team not in place on time will be barred, except for cases noted in rule No. 21.
 25.-Contest to begin July 4, 9:30 o'clock a. m.
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