Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-11


and final time "a 2-5 seconds. Glen
Ullin second, running time 20 ia
seconds. final time % seconds.
Bismarck in Hard Luck.
To the big crowd. Of Bismarckers
on the ground the greatest interest
centered in the association hose race,
the biggest event Of the tournament,
as Bismarck had a team in this event
that great things were hoped for.
The Bismarck team was first to make
the run and by the way the boys
sprinted down the track called forth
shouts that the record Of % Ia
seconds would be broken These
hopes were dashed to the ground |
by an error of the coupler, who, mis-
taking the line where the hook and |
ladder teams had stopped for the
line for the hose cart to stop, drop
ped off the cart and started to break
the coupling length short of where
the coupling should be made. IN
stead of running on to repair his
error he hesitated amid the shouts
of Ego on" and ttno use," but final
" made the coupling, but wasted
many valuable seconds and the full
time was A seconds. The running
time of the team was but "a IL sec
onds, so had not the error been made
the coupler would have had ga
seconds in which to tie the record,
and the chances of breaking the rec
ord would have been good. 1t was a
great grief to the Bismarck rooters,
but was one of those mishaps which
are bound to befall the best Of men.
In order to show what the boys
can do, today the same team will
make an exhibition run over the
same course and try to break the
record.
sLidgerwood was the next hose team
| up but was very slow, its running
| time being 80 seconds and full time
| 40 and 2-5 seconds.
| Lakota was the third to make the
race and made it in 81 2-5 seconds
running time and full time IS sec
onds, giving 1t first place with Lidger-
wood second and Bismarck last.
The hook and ladder hub and hub
race, 400 feet, was won by Coopers-
/ town in II 1-5 seconds; Glen Ullin
second in 10; seconds.
Il Bismarck Took First.
The next event which greatly in
terested the crowd was the hub and
hub hose race between Bismarck and
Lakota in which the former won
easily in "a seconds, the Lakota boys
making it in 80.
4 Showed Them How.
! This closed the official race pro-
gram for the day, but lot of old
timers and tshas beens'' like Billy
Price, A. M. Baldwin, Jim Dooley
and other ex-presidents of the as
sociation had got walked up and said
4 they would show the t'kids'' how to
win a race, and, stripping off few
/ unnecessaries they seized hose
q cart and ambled over the track at
/ record time for the first 100 feet,
when, becoming fearful that if they
i made too fast time it would dis
i courage the other fellows in the races
4 today, they trotted the balance of the
i way like heavy freighters, making
the distance in g. seconds, showing
! that they were still fit for duty and
4 the day of their laying on the shelf
still long way off. They were
given hearty cheers and the smiles
Eof the ladies, which latter Price and
Baldwin each claimed was intended
sonly for him.
Other Sports.
The crowd then repaired to the fair
L grounds to see the sports scheduled
Efor there In the ball game the farm.
er boys from Sanger did up the Glen
EUllin fellows in a clean game, 10
Ito 5.
Il The second heat and the relay race
Twas won by John Kreutz, Ben
bird second
Had Fine Time.
In the evening the town was ablaze
with electric lights. the streets be.
|. Ling festooned with all colors OF
lights. The Bismarck, Mandan and
Hankinson bands giving concerts
which were generally enjoyed by the
Efremen and townspeople, all OF
j, whomSwere out in force. There was
la special entertainment for the fire.
men at the fire hall and everybody
!, seemed to be having the time of their
Lives.
Today's program is as follows:
Thursday, June n.
900 a. m. Hose companies. Wei
test Purse s55. $25 to first; $40 to
, second; $40 to third.
]. Hook and ladder service test. Purse
$50 $25 to first; SIS to second; SIC