The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
:A5H EV|LLE WIN
In the Horse Hose Wagon
Race
lIM % 40 SECONDS
Goldsboro aud RALEIGH Win in the
Engine Contest
The Former in Quick Steaming and
the Latter i'm Distance-Hook and
ladder and Hand and Grab Reel
Races Today-Thousands Witness
ed the Races Yesterday.
Quick Steaming-
Goldsboro, 2:37 3-5.
Elizabeth City, 1854 Is.
New Bern, No. l., 4:10
Long Distance
Raleigh, No. 2, 245.8 feet.
Elizabeth City, 225.8 feet.
Horse Hose Wagon
Asheville, No. g., 20 As seconds.
Rocky Mount, 80 is seconds
Eclipse, Goldsboro, 80 seconds.
-Asheville, No. l., 80 seconds.

center of attraction in this city durins
today, three events being scheduled tt
De pulled off in connection with tn
tournament. The first even,
OF the day will take place at 9 O'Clock
this morning n it will be races be.
tween the hand reel companies. AT
z:5O this afternoon the grab reel races
VIII take place, to be followed at
O'CLOCK by the hOok and ladder contest
nook and ladder hace will be between
large number of entries and the con-
tests will be spirited and exciting The
nook and adder race will he hetwaon
companies from Raleigh and Asheyille
and this will probably be one of the
most exciting events of the tourna-
ment.
The prizes for these events are as
follows:
HOOK AND LADDER CONTEST.
'h1rst prize, 800; second prize, $50.
REEL CONTEST.
Hand Reel Race, fist prize, 800.
Hand Reel Race, second prize. $50,
Land Reel Race, third prize, $25.
y Grab race, first prize, $50.
Grab race, second prize, $50.
Grab race, third prize, $50.
Tonight at 8 o'clock there will be a
(1iremen's ball at Carolina Beach. and
at 8 O'Clock there will be a bowling
tournament at Lumina, on Wrights-
vile Beach The Howard Relief Club
in the city, will keep open house 10
1tha visiting fremen at their elegant
club house on South Front street be-
tween the hours of s and II to-
night. -
Ihe first event in connection with
the annual tournament of the North
Carolina State Firemen's Association
' was the street parade, which occurred
yesterday morning at 1920 O'Clock, as
described in another column. 1t the
conclusion of the parade the engine
contest took place at the foot of Mar !
ket street, the entries being G%oldsboro, !
Elizabeth City, Raleigh and New Bern. |
There were hundreds of spectators and
they waited patiently while a long
,Wrangle ensued between two of the !
companies, which later was the cause
for a protest being entered against the
Goldsbofo company by the Elizabeth
City company.
In the quick steaming contest the
time was as follows:
hGoldsboro. 2:37 3-5.
Elizabeth City, 1854 is.
New Bern. 4:10.
Goldsboro and New Bern, owing to
unfortunate accidents, We're prevented
from taking part in the long distance
and he Raleigh company,
Which did not enter the quick steam
ing race was the only opponent of the
Elizabeth City company in this event.
Raleigh company was the winner
I'm this event. it having thrown a
stream into the river for a distance
of 245 feet 8 inches. The Elizabeth
City company's distance was 225 feet.
S inches.
There was great delay in the pulling ;
vi lI1C ClGSl1O SOAICSI o11N AtAAo COI-S I
a long and tiresome wait before the
horse hose wagon races We're started.
these races were scheduled for 2:30
2 m, at that hour the grand stand
along the race course, the street ada
cent thereto and every possible point
observation were thronged with spec
tators, it being estimated that 5000 or
more people were crowded within the
limits of three blocks on North Fifth
This large crowd waited patti
emily under the fierce heat of the sun
and perspiring, and appar-
emily taking the delay in good humor.
1T was after 4 o'clock when the track
vas cleared. and the first of the ff-
teen competing wagons made the dash
down the road, this being the Ashe-
vile company. No. 3. which made the