Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-02
.LINCOLNS WIN
2 FINE PRIZES
AT RED BANK
Throw Stream from Steamer
ZO5 Feet Get Another for
Number In Line.
WILL PARADE TONIGHT TO
CELEBRATE VICTORY

Before the admiring eyes of hun
dreds of Perth Amboy people, two
prizes were won by the city S fire de-
partment at the fremen's contests at
the Monmouth County Agricultural fair
near Red Bank yesterday morning. By
throwing a stream Of water about POS
feet, thirty feet further than gaso-
line motor equipped engine, the Lin
coin Engine Company carried off one
of the trophies. The other was won by
the department in general for the most
uniformed men in line. Eighty-two
blue coats were mustered in the pa
rade, most of them being from the Lin
coin Engine and the Eagle Hose and
Chemical companies.
The department coming second to
the Perth Amboy fremen had only six
ty-seyen in line. The apparatus and
horses of the Lincoln company stopped
over at Keyport on their return trip
last night and arrived here at l clock
this afternoon. Tonight, after a grand
parade through the principal city
streets, the heroes Of yesterdays con
tests win be banqueted by the Lincoln
company at the latter's fire house.
A little excitement was engendered
during the parade when the horse at
tached to the buggy bearing Chief VIII
liam p O'Hara and Thomas Cluney,
who WAS driving, became frightened
and sWerved from the line of march,
narrowly missing striking q number of
persons as it dashed over the grounds.
Before either occupant of the buggy
had been thrown out, however, the ami
NAL was caught.
There were only three contests
which the local fremen competed in,
and they captured two of the first priz-
es for these competitions. There were
no steamers to compete with the Lin
coins, and only gasoline motor engine
apparatus contested with the local
steamer The fremen found it easy to
carry off the trophy in this contest,
throwing the stream of water thirty
feet farther than competitors.
In the hose-laying contest there was
a hitch, which handicapped the Lin
coin men from coming off victorious in
this competition. They made record
quarter of mile run to the plug with
A. F. Munoz driving the horses.
They made q better time than any
other competitor, but when the hose
was being attached to the fire plug,
three attempts had to be made to get
it adjusted, which lost valuable time,
making the seconds add up to 80 and
one-ffth, while the Rumson company
had no such i'll luck, and won the tro-
ply in 50 seconds.
Though it was supposed to be against
the rules of the fair for more than one
of q department to enter a
contest, the local fire fighters wanted
the prize for the hose laying compe-
tition, and after seeing that other de-
partments were entering more than
one company, the Eagle Hose and
Chemical Company were entered after
the failure of the Lincoln men. The
latter company loaned the Eagle mem
bers their hose wagon and the horses
that were attached to the steamer. The
made the best time, 81 and
neffth seconds, and would have been
awarded the trophy but for the referee
disqualifying them. They only made
two and one-half turns in attachin.g the
hose to the water plug instead of three
turns as provided necessary by the
rules of the contest. In their practice
last week the Lincoln men never ex-
perienced the trouble which they met
in attaching the hose to the plug at
Red Bank yesterday morning 1t seemed
like fate was against them. The com
mittee who looked after the arrange
ments for the local men, etc, were A.
F. Munoz, George Ramsden, Frank
Rhodes, Thomas Cluney and Charles