Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
CHEVY CHASE WINS
HOOK-UP RACES
Running and Standing Con-
tests Taken in Silver Spring
Firemen'S Jubilee.

With IS volunteer fire department.
companies and nearly 1000 firemcn
from re3rhy Maryland and Virginia
competing. the Chevy Chase. Md, Vol
uuteer Fire Department captured the
major honors at the second annus!
jubilee Of the Silver Spring Volunteer
Fire Department yesterday afternoon al
Silver Spring.
The Chevy Chase firefghters won
both Of the principal contests Of the
afternoon. capturing the standing hook
I'D contest in the record time Of II 25
seconds and the running hook-up con-
test in 40 seconds fat According tp
fire department chiefs the time made
By the Chevy Chase department in the
standing hook-up contest is the fastest
ever recorded in competition among
nearby volunteer fire department cont
panleS
Women Win Trophy.
The feature event Of the afternoon
was the standing hook-up contest
staged between the two women vollna-
tee fire departments Of Rockville and
Silver Spring The Rockville women
captured the silver trophy offered by
the Times Herald in u As SECONDS.
The Silver Spring women failed To make
their hooE-up when the water rushed
from the main before The hose could be
placed over the nozzle
The Chevy Chase Fire Department
won two silver trophies in capturing
beth Of the mems ho0k-up contests.
They won The Dudley Browne Trophy
for The standing contest and the Wash
E1ston Post Trophy for the running
competition.
7-f,a A-,,.-o7se Yvnt,,.,+,,y Lr;,a TCDro,.
n1ent won the trophy offered by The
Washington Star for the company COM
tl,c he lorges; distance 10 the jubilee.
while the KcnSmgton company won the
trophy offered by the Silver Spring
Chamber of Commerce for the company
having the most men in the line Of
march and With the best appearing ap-
paratus
Time in Each Contest.
The time made by the various depart
nlentS who successfully completed their
heck ups in the running contest was.
Chevy Chase, 40 seconds, Sandy Spring.
A.. Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
Az, Rockville 43 is; Capitol Heights,
"a, Cottage City. All; Silver Spring,
As: Bladensburg. ass, Takoma Park.
81. Mount Rainier, 6l.5, and Cherry
dale. Va. - seconds
made excellent time in this event and
Von this Contcs; at Kensington last
yeaT. GIG not enter the contest. although
Ii vas represented By a large contingent
OF freu1en ana three pieces Of apparatus.
In the standing hook-up contest
where Chevy Chase established its
record Of Il 2-5 seconds the time MADE
bv The other fire companies was: Ken
slngton. ~. Rockville. eos. Sandy
Spring. -: Gaithersburg-W Washington
Grove. 225, and Mount Rainier, 1913.
The following Fire Departments failed
20 make their connections in this con-
test; Cherrydale. Capitol Heights Beth
esda. Bladensburg and Takoma Park.
In this contest the flremen stood so
feet away from the plug and pulled out
100 feet OF hose in making the hook
up.
Parade Two Miles Long.
The parade staged before the hook-up
contests was stated BY police 10 be |
about two miles long. In addition TO /
the Silver Spring Band and various !
floats representing business concerns /
1o Fire Departments with 80 pieces OF /
apparatus also were entered IN the /
parade
the Fire Departments entered in the !,
Parade we're; Silver Spring. men: Silver /
Sprinz. women. Gaiti1ersburg Wash /
trEton Grove. Bethesda, Mount Rainier. |
Chevy Chase. Bowie. Cherrydale, Capt.
tol Heights. BlaGensburg. Cottage City,
Evatfsvil!e men, and Rockville women.
Brentwood KeBSingt0n. Sandy Spring,
Takona Park and Annapolis.
Sergt A J Bargagni OF the District
O. Columbia Fire Department was chief /
Of the Judges. while the Jubilee w.s
staged under the direction OF Cnlci
Charles D.Tenbaugi1 Of The Silver
ssrYrinr Fire Department agSietcd b.
Ike Oden and Wade Shaw Police c@ti-
r-ss~d more than 10000 spectators
-.ore at the Jubilee No accidents were
reported. The carnival and dance
.ereSuIed for SATURDAY evening was
POSTPONED because Of rain