The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-30
OFFICIAL LIST OF RACES AT v. p
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT
AND RULES GOVERNING
THE EVENTS.

chief Trudell, OF the Red Jacket fire
department, has received copy of the
dremen's races and rules governing
the several events from the officers of
the u p. Firemen's association, to be
held at the 500 on August 10, il, and
10. The local firemen will be repre-
scented by a running team as will Mo-
hawk. while every other fire depart
ment in the Copper County will at
tend the tournament I'm a body.
The following is an official list of
the events. and the rules which will
govern Them:
Wednesday.
Grand parade of all departments at
2:30 o'clock, p. IN.
Thursday, A. M.
Regulation Hose Race
1. Run 100 yards to plug. attach
hose. three full turns, lay 100 feet of
hose. break coupling and put on pipe
All connections to be made three full
turns. Coupling to be broken and
covered by successive winding of hose
9 Teams to consist of 10 men and
n foreman, eight men on line, pipe
man, plugman and assistants.
3. Plugman and assistant to run In
rear and assist
A. Men may drop from the line and
assist I'm coupling.
3. No team allowed to unreel hose
until within 25 feet of plug, the axle of
cart to be on starting line when
started.
6. Time to be called when pipe
touches the ground.
Z. The cart to be used to be an or
binary service hand hose cart and
weighing about 500 pounds to carry
$50 feet of hose with ordinary coup
ling and hose weighing about 81
pounds per so feet length. and pipe
weighing 5ls pounds and "a inche.
long. Hose to be of ordinary fire
service hose and furnished by city OF
town i'm which tournament is held.
s. The two teams making the bes
time to compete I'm regulation hub anC
est time to compete In consolation
hub and hub race.
Thursday, p. M.
Regulation Hook and Ladder Race
l.. Run with truck 100 yards L
line, draw and raise 90 foot ladde
to an angle of at least 35 degree
without the aid of springs, straps
platform or rear of trucks and send ;
climber to the top. starting from thu
ground. Time to be called when III
touches top rung.
q Team to consist OF IL men and
foreman. Ten men on line, climbe
and a footer to run behind and assist
g. Men I'm number not to exceed
four may drop from line and assis
In raising ladder.
T. No company allowed to pul
ladder until within % feet of the lin
and the foot of the ladder to be owe
line when raised.
5. Rear axle of truck to be on lin,
when started.
6. The truck to be used to be ser
Ni'c manu- buch anu WclBHlllB WltlOu
ladder about 1000 pounds.
CoupIer's Race
1. Each department may enter on
team of two men who are privilege,
to run from either end Of the hose; tn,
pipe carrier may run together with tn,
coupler or towards him, meeting a
the coupling point.
2. Men to run so feet; break coup
ling of three full turns and attach pip,
three full turns; time to be taker
when pipe touches ground.
binary service hose, with ordinary
service couplings and pipe as approx
ed by the executive committee.
4. Hose and couplings to lie fiat on
the ground.
Consolation Hub and Hub Race
Two teams making slowest time in
regulation hose race.
l. Run 100 yards to line, lay 100
Feet of hose, break coupling and put
on pipe, time to be taken when pipe
touches the ground.
2. Hose not to be pulled until with
IN 20 feet of line, and end of hose to
he back of line when time is called.
other rules same as i'm regulation hose
race.
Friday A. M.
Flag Race