The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-09


priz es was hailed with loud cheering
and general commentator.
Wednesday afternoon the Associat-
ion Championship Hose Race was
run. Ely secured the first place in
the draw and their run to the line
would have been record breaker but
the coupling was not made and no
time was secured. Cass Lake run
second and made good time with the
exception of the coupling when con-
siderable time was lost Grand
Rapids made their run in 33B and
Eveleth came down the course in 80
fiat. Eveleth secured the Association
Banner, $50 cash and 100 cigars on
this race, the cigars being donated by
Ed. Chalk of the Tom Reed cigar
factory.
The Association Hook aud Ladder
Service Test for prizes of $40, S25 and
SIS was won by Ely in 81 fiat, Grand
Rapids and Eveleth tieing for second
and third places on 33.
Thursday morning the sports were
on In earest and an enormous crowd
was present long before the first
event was called on. The business
houses had all closed for the day. At
$3.50 the Combination Hook and Lad
der and Hose Race for S40 S25 and SIS
was called on. Ely made the race in
% rs; Grand Rapids in "a 3-5; Cass
Lake in 80 and Eveleth in 33 Is.
The Coupler's Contest was won by
Ely. Two coupling teams from each
department were allowed. Both Ely
teams made their time as fiat; Eve
leth received no time in both trials;
Grand Rapids secured 5 2-5 and 7 25;
Cass Lake got no time on the first run
and 3s5 in the other. Starter Cos
grove, on behalf of Sparta, then did
the stunt in s, and was loudly cheered.
The Ladder Climbers Contest, after
dinner, was an interesting event. The
three Ely runners each secured time
as 3-5: Eveleth 8 1-5, 74-5 and s.;
Grand Rapids, 2-5, 8 As and 8.
The interest in the Flag Race was
| intense. Eveleth made time at 81 3-5,
| Ely made beautiful run without
mishap. The timekeepers' watches
showed 66 2-5, 81 2-5 and 81 As. The
discrepancy in the time was too much
and a protest brought the decision to
run the race over this morning, which
was done, Eveleth cutting down it's
! time to 67 1-5, while Ely did not finish,
owing to one of the runners dropping
the flag. Had this not occurred. the
chances are that flag race record
would have been established by
Ely. ThesLime made by the individual
runners was good. Grand Rapids
secured time at 6S.
The Novelty Hose Race was reve-
lation of speed and endurance. Ely
capturing the same in the remarkabl
time of A. Eveleth 60 and Grand
Rapids 81.
| This morning the Hub and Hub
Race was run. Ely and Eveleth tied
on "a. while Grand Rapids secured
time at "a 2-5. The Grand Rapids
boys had poor start, and it was con.
coded by many that had this team Sc.
cured better getaway, the race
would have gone to them.
The browning event of the tourna
ment. however. was the Firemen's
100-yard Foot Race, run this morning
Ely had in the field Edward John
Thomas, young runner, who ha:
sprung into prominence this Summer
, Pitted against him was Fergus Ellis
] worth of Eveleth. who has Away.
been considered one of the best on the
ranges. We do not recall the name o.
the Grand Rapids young man, but b,
also was no dead one, and an extraor
binary close finish was expected. Tn,
closeness of Che finish was even bette
than anticipated, Ellsworth ant
Thomas breasting the tape stimuli
taneously. A run-off was arranged
and Thomas won by yard or more
making the time of 10 2-5.
The runners in the teams were no
as yet quite satisfied, and the commit
tee arranged free-for-all 100-yart
. dash, which took place this afternoon
Tom Harri of Eveleth, former Ell
boy, and who is considered remarkabl
fast, went into the event. Lish L;
Beau, Oscar Aubin, Curtis Bent ant
F, Emil Sandberg were the other start
ers. Bent and Sandberg fell GU
shortly after starting, Aubin trippet
: and fell a short distance from TIL
! tape. LaBeau led Harri In by abou