Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-01
Annual Meeting
OF Iowa tIremen
Held in Red Oak
Program of the Events and List of
the Prizes to Be Given the
Winners.

RED OAK. Ia. July O.-(SpeciaL )-Great
preparations are under way at Red Oak for
the State Firemen's tournament. to be held
here August 20. A new bandstand has been
erected at the fair grounds and a complete
system of electric lights and decorations
added.
The following program has been pre-
pared:
Tuesday, August 2-Recepton and meet
ing OF the Board OF Control
wednesday, august S--EVents as follows:
For largest department from any city, local
department barred, prizes SlOO -nd SVJ Inc
best appearing company Ses.i aD. city,
with or without apparatus, prizeo, $50 anu
$50. Htraight away nose race, nuO-and-huD,
prizes, SVJ. S5O and so In this race teams
| un 20 yarus, with cart only. companies
may use ther own carts. Amateur hose
race, prizes 500, sac, SO and $l5 companies
! TO be made up OF men VINO never competed
| IN any race IN the state association. state
! paid department race, prizes S2OJ, Sl25 and
I 90 hItcn TO be made in mouse, men In
| Dunks, run one-nalt mile, lay loo rect OF
hose, break coupling and put on pipe ready
! 10 throw water. Apparatus capable of car
/ rying l,OOO feet OF servlceaDle nose and out
| lit TO weigh not less tnan l,sUO pounds AS
| ISOLATION nose and pipe to be used in all
contests. flag race, prizes, $50, 80 ana Sl0.
Inls race to be run from two lines fiIty
yards apart one-half or each team to be
placed on eacn line facing each otner. me
! Ilrst man on the right OF the starting line
! to have flag, ana at the word 90" TO
| carry ana ueiiver to the FIRST man on the
| rlgnt OF the second Zine, until each man
| has carried the flag his fifty yarus; teams
I TO be composed OF eighteen men, time to be
taken when the last man crosses his tltty-
yard mark; no man is to leave his line un-
! III in possession or the flag, otherwise he
| VIII be declared foul and out. Tug-ot-war
prizes, so ana rope, and So In This con-
test eacn team Is 10 be composed OF not
more than twelve men from any one com
! pany. ana must wear smooth-soled shoes;
rope to DC one incn in diameter and Sky
feet long no man TO take hold of the rope
rearer tnan ten Ieet from the center. When
first man Is pulled over starting mark the
contest ceases ana opposite slae WINS con-
test
thursday. August 4--Hook- and-ladder
FIRST STATE hose race purse, $780, includ-
ing $lOJ cup First prize, SILVER cup CSlOO)
and $40 cash; second, $50; third, $S5; fourth,
go. PAID tlre department tree-for-all, open
TO the world, prizes, S4OO $40 and SlO0.
Volunteer coupling contest, two gold med
ais, one for coupler ,and one for plpeman,
value $40. Hup-and-huD race between two
teams making sowest time in amateur
hose race, prizes, 500 and $l5 Fire com
pdny drill CORPS prizes, 500 and 500. vol
unteer ladder-cllmolng contest, gold medal
valued at SO. Run fifty feet, climb twenty
: four-toot ladder to lay on ground until start
is made, raise ladder not less than 60 de-
grees; time to be taken when climber
reaches the top rung and holds rung until
time is called. Each climber will DE al
lowed four men to raise ladder; distance
between rungs to pe fourteen inches.
Friday, August 5-Second state hose race
purse, $2yO, including cup. First prize, silver
cup ($l00) and $40 cash; second prize, $50
third, $50; fourth, S25. The team making
! the fastest time in either state hose race
: will be entitled to the state cup and frs
prize. Hitching t~7test, prizes. 30 and so
Novelty hub-aita-nub rae prlEes, $o, $50
SIS and SIS. All teams competing at the
} tournament must take part in this race, tbs
teams to start at Judges stand, run 70 yards
ON track to cart, take up cart and return
lay $50 feet of hose, break coupling and pu
ON pipe, same as in the state hose race
Paid fire department straightaway race
prizes, 500 and $50. Volunteer hub-and-hut
: race between three teams making tastes
time at. tournament, prizes, $25 and $40
: Leaders footrace; first, gold medal, value
S25 second, gold medal, valued at SIS. TIVE
; hundred and fifty-yard footrace. No maj
4 will be allowed to run in this race unless
he has run in each race participated in b!
his company; no company allowed to ente
man for this race unless the compan!
has participated in at least one race; ever!
team to enter but one man for this race
0 Coupling contest will not be considered
@ race in this connection. State paid depart
ment coupling contest, prizes two gol'
" medals one for coupler and one for pipe
s man valued $50.