Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

a tin badge and at Augusta in 1914 $40
for making the smallest play Of the
musters. It's Augusta low play was
caused by a wind cloud which none Of
| the others had.
The Tiger company at Bangor July
4, 1910, used the Dirigo of Ellsworth. a
Smith engine, borrowed for that mus
ter and with 1t won first prize OF 500
with 1856 feet inches.
| At Portland in 1915 the Tiger was
; defeated by only two of IL engines,
the big winers, Niagara of Brunswick
and the Androscoggin. At Hallowell
| in 1919 1t defeated the Sagadahoc of
Bath, first class button which made
the championship play of 6S engines
| in 1924 and the Baxter of Bath, an
other first class machine. At Bath in
| 1920 it again defeated the Sagado-
! hoe. also the Kennebec Of Brunswick,
! a famous prize winner. At Topsham
in 1921 it made better record than
the first class engines, Havener of
J Rockland. BURGESS of Rockport, Sag
adahoc of Bath, Niagara Of Bruns-
wick, Plaisted of Portland and r. H.
Counce Of Thomaston. At Augusta in
/ 1922 it was the last to play and had a
much stronger cross wind than the
others which prevented it's stream
4 AAohA ACdSAluS Tie measuring paDcr,
At Bath in 1922 it defeated the Cos
grove of Gardiner, formerly the Raw
! Beese of Gardner, Mass, which held
the world championship from 1881 to
1888, the Niagara of Brunswick, and
Gen. Bates of Lisbon Falls. all first
| class engines.
| AT Gardiner in 1922 it defeated all
the hrst class machines, the Sagada-
| noe. Baxter, Cosgrove, Burgess and
HaVener. At Topsham it again de-
feated the Cosgrove. At Livermore
rails in 1928 it defeated five first ella 60
button machines, as at Gardiner in
1922. AZ
The Tiger has been in five important
contests. At Hallowell Sept. 10, 1884.
us company entertained the Andro
scosgln company of Topsham, which
IN contest recorded 1914 feet, the I'll
ger lIo feet inches. At Gardiner
! May "a, 1895, with the Hecla of Ran
dolph that engine won with 1ea feet
AT Hallowell July 4, 1905, the Massa-
soft of Damariscotta played 17S feet
and Tiger 172 feet. At Augusta Sent
o. 1910, the Tiger played 200 feet Q
inches' the Hecla 196 feet inches. At
boothbay Harbor July 4, 1911, the Ii
ger recorded 1S2 feet 10 inches and
me Mlnnehaha of Boothbay 142 feet.
IN 1872 the Torrent Of Bath, q =
men Zimmerman machine made for that
city in 1850, with fair muster record
came to Hallowell where it remained
until 1895 when it went to Rangelev
"here IL is now. In five musters while
IN Haliowell it won only one prize. n
trumpet, second prize. It's best mus
Ter play OF the five was POI feet 81 in
cnes' At Hallowell Aug. II. 1876, in
pest OF Richmond a 6-inch Zimmerman
1t won with EOS feet, the Tempest
playing 165 feet. The original Tor
rent, second class Zimmerman. was
IN five musters. its first in 1859 and
last in 1859. winning two first prizes.
both trumpets, its best play 2O7 feet
4 inches.
only once was the Hallowell steam
nre engine in muster, at Rockland
july 4, 1894. where it was last of three
engines with zoe feet inches.
Ihree musters have been held in
Hallowell. the first Aug. G, 1851. with
nine engines in the contest and Is
companies In the parade. There was
also floral procession. 1t was an
IDEAL day. The Torrent Of Bath won
enc one prize. trumpet, with 173 feet
D inches, through $50 feet of leather
contestants were Atlantic and Pacific
OF Augusta, Washington, Gardiner,
Hecla, Randolph. Tempest, Richmond,
peluge. Bath. Androscoggin, Lewiston.
nd the Tiger. 1t was the fourth and
argest muster held up to that time
ma most successful and satisfactory
to all. More than 5000 people were
present. One of the results of the
contest was a challenge from the At
lantic and Pacific companies of Au-
susta to the winner Torrent of Bath, |
which was not accepted.
The next muster here was Aug. II,
1876. during the centennial celebration |
with six engines, the Kennebec of |
Brunswick making the best play of |
215 feet "a inches. The other con-
testants We're Ticonic, Waterville, |
Lewiston No. 1, Niagara, Brunswick |
(old), Excelsior, Auburn, and Andro-
scoggin, Topsham. The last muster