The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-22


 pulling off the horse another at the plug, one at the connection, and another at the nozzle, every movement meant seconds, and they numbered less than the minute. Birmingham will long remember the visit of the ldremen.
 Cedartown comes off with the victory with Talladega a close second. By her we'll trained team, thorough preparation and clean tactics, she won the day, carry ing off the mitch in house." and the two-horse Siamese races. Rome captured the two-horse wagon straight away with record time, SS seconds
 The excellent team and swift horses of Cedartown resulted in their winning all the horse and wagon races except one These were one-horse straight away and the two already mentioned. They were perfect in connections and showed their experience at every turn.
 Annual Election of Officers.
 At the last meeting of the association yesterday afternoon the popular Talla- dega chief, M. R. Striplin, was elected president by a unanimous vote. This means that Taladega will entertain the tt armament next year, and they promise Q great time for the visitors. Other off cers elected were H. $. Lanier of Rome, vice president, and Frank Manley of Dal- ton, secretary.
 Resolutions of, thanks were passed which were especially complimentary to Chief Bennett of the local fire depart ment the police department, the Con- mercial club, Pratt City, and President Hudnall, John l.. Parker, R. N. Rhodes, J. B. Babb and M. V. Joseph, as well al the press.
 The races began yesterday morning with the two-horse wagon race. The time fol- lows: Cedartown, 10 seconds; Anniston, 4G 3-5 seconds; Gadsden, 40 3-5 seconds Talladega, S9 seconds, and Rome, SS sec onds The Talladega team made a fine run from the station, their horses cover ing the ground in four seconds less than any other team, but by an unfortunate q kink Tn the hose and a weak water pres- sure they lost the fatal second Rome. however, made the best connections that
 re witnessed during the tournament.
 Hitch In House."
 The .'hitch in house" race represents a perfectly modern fire station. the horses hitched in their stalls and the men asleep in their cots on the second floor Wh.n the bell rang the boys had to jump into tHtiI iiOuSciS, Sliuc dOWU tIe pOle, l1tcn their horses, open the stable door and make for the plug 200 yards away where they proceeded to lay several sections and show water. This was done by Cedartown in 62 seconds, and by Talla- dega in 62 and 1-5 seconds, as the judges say, leaving it to the reader to imagine. to think of, to contemplate one-fifth of a second This, however, gave Talladega second prize in two races. Anniston made, 1t in 63 1-5, Gadsden in GA 2-5 ana Rome Tn 70 seconds.
 The two-horse Siamese was similar to the mitch in house," except two lines of hose had to be laid to "a Siamese con- nection. Cedartown made this in S9 1-5 seconds Rome in 1O2 seconds, and Talla- dega in l05 and 2-5 seconds. The judges stated that Talladega made the finest run, but her bad luck played again, and on the first turn the inside horse made an almost impossible swing of his head, catching the bridle on the harness and delaying the game l5 seconds Annisto,. and Cedartown failed to get out of the wagon house, the harness not being prop erly hitched.
 The chiefs race came next and was won by ..ief R. P. Smith of Anniston in 3l seconds, after running off a tie with Chief Woodlif of Gadsden. This closed the tournament