Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-26
North End Runners Expected
TO Land Prize.
LOCAL MEN AT CONVENTION
pbochus, Hampton and Newport News
Fire Companies Came Near Garry.
ing Oh All the Honors at Alesan.
dria Yesterday.

Thus far the volunteer firemen from
the Virginia Peninsula cities have car
RED of nearly all of the honors in
the twenty -ninth annual convention of
the Virginia State Firemen's ASsocia-
ton. prize being landed by the fire.
men of each of the three cities, and
today the running team of the North
End Engine Company will go after
more honors and with any kind OF
luck breaking their way the local fire.
men believe they will win at least
one first prize.
After Phoebus had captured the
500 prize for the biggest company
with band in the parade and Hampton
had won the prize Tor the best uni
formed company in the parade with
out band. the band of the North
End Company last night won the 500
prize In the band contest ut Alexan-
dria. News that the local band had
won the $50 was contained in spe-
cial telegram to The Dolly Press at
1889 O'Clock last night from Edward
Kambrick. of the Eagle Engine Com
pany.
Reel Races This Morning.
This morning the North End run
ming team will enter the two reel
races, the one for the State champion
ship and the ether for The worlds
championship. A prize of 800 and
the custody of the reel and state
trumpet are offered in the state race
and a first prize OF 500 is offered in
the world event.
North End this year probably has
the best drained running team 1t ever
has sent to convention. The team
has been in practice all the summer
and has made some very fast Rms
Houston B. Hughes and John Hughes,
star track men Of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute. are the lead" men
on the team and each can &c over the
cinder path at ten seconds to the loG
yards Edward Kambrick and Robert
Miller, two other men on the team.
can make the distance lin 10 1-2 sec
onds and the other men are very fast.
Big Element Of Luck.
There is big element OF luck in
the reel races and as much depends
upon the connecting of the hose with
the water plug and putting the nozzle
on the hose as does upon the fast run
ming of the team on the 100 yards
stretch. Each team must cover the
100 yards. lay $50 feet Of hose. break
connections. attach the hose to the
plug, attach the nczzle and throw wa
ter. The North End team has per-
formed this feat In the remarkable
time of % seconds and if 1t can repeat
today there is little doubt that it will
carry of first honors.
Bands OF music enlivened the scene
along the line of march end there was
great cheering as favorte companies
passed various points.
Formation OF Parade.
The formation of the parade. which
started from upper Duke street. was
as follows:
Platoon of mounted police; Naval
Gun Factory band: J. Sid Douglas
chief marshal: stan Kenneth w Og
den. chief of stsff: aids. r. F. Down.
ham and 2. T. Harrington, Friendship
company: r Stewart Smith and VIII
liam c. Cleveland. Relief hook and
ladder. No. 1 John Leadbetter and W
c. Bassett. Columbia compauy, No. 4:
r. n Cats and X. W. Odgen. Reliance
company. No. 5: George W. Hettcy
chief OF Alexandria FIRE department
Friendship Veterans Association. and
apparatus with Il. Friediander as mar
shall: Relief hook ard ladder company
No. I. and apparatus and band. with
Joseph De Silva as marshal: Columbis
company. No I. and apparatus and
hand. with George 4. Norris as chiel
marshal: Reliance company. No. ;. END