Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-15
ENGINE CO. 3 WINS
1928 SPEED TESTS
Truck ID Rates First in Its
Class, Scoring 7 1-5
Seconds.

Engine Co. No % and Truck Co
No. IA are the 1928 speed champions
Of the District Fire Department.
BY racing out of its building on G.
street between Twenty-firSt and Twen-
ty-second streets in 2-5 seconds, the
former company vanquished all other
contenders for The Evening Star Cup
and increased its hold on the trophy to
two legs. The company now is tied
with Engine Co No. Il in the quest
for permanent possession of the cup.
Three legs are needed to gain the prize
for all time.
Truck Co. No. IA. on Connecticut
avenue near Porter street, won its Sec
ond successive leg ON the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association Cup
when it dashed out Of quarters IN
tbs seconds. This company last year
hung up world record for fire trucks
when 1t roared out in 8 4-5 seconds.
Final results in the annual contest
were announced today by Fire Chief
George S, Watson, following receipt Of
an official report from Battalion Chief
Thomas F. O'Connor. head of spe-
cial committee which conducted the
tests. Other members of the commit
lee were w. w. Dean. fire prevention
engineer of the War Department. and
a representative of The Star.
Took Lead Monday.
Engine Co No. % and Truck Co. No.
Il stepped in.u the lead on the first
day of the tests, Monday and they were
never headed. Engine Co. No. 21.
Lanier place near Adams Mill road,
present holder of the world speed title
for engine companies, by reason OF its
1926 record of 6 seconds fiat, tied with
Engine Co. No. 5. M street near Wis
conSin avenue. for second place among
engine companies. They left their
houses in the excellent time of AS
seconds. each. Engine Co, No. /, K
street near Seventeenth street. was
third with seconds nat.
Truck Co. No i3, Florida avenue and
Orren street northeast, was second in
the truck class. with mark of 8 sec
onds fiat. while Truck Co. No. 8.
Nichols avenus and Fourth street south
east, was third. with s As seconds.
Engine Co. No. % has been a real
contender for the speed record every
year since inauguration Of the contest.
In 1925, the first year, the company
won It's first leg on The Star Cup, and
in 1926 the company tied with Engine
Co. No. 81 for first place. A run-off
Oh lIlC AlC NdS QANCkCG SNAAA AA y Sf~NN~s
cular race staged at a neutral engine
house the latter company nosed out its
rival by fraction of a second and
broke the worlds speed record as well.
Equal 1927 Record.
The G street company this year
eQualed the 1927 record of company
No 2l and came within two-f1fths OF
second of equalling the world mark OF
6 seconds.
While mechanical performance OF the
apparatus played an import
ant part in the victory this year. TOO
much credit cannot be given the crews
for their remarkable exhibition OF
smooth, lightning-like teamwork. De-
prived of this stellar display of skill,
efficiency and nerve the big engines
would have been helpless in the centeSt
The companies we're required To dash
over a 39-foot course under rigid re-
strictions, A fixed point on the rear
of the apparatus. exactly 80 feet from
the front door sill. was timed by two
as IL 2ipped over this dts
tance to the doorway. The watches
we're held by Chief o'Connor and The
Star representative,
Private r. Talbot, driver of Engine
Co. No %, was stationed at a chalk mark
Ia feet to the rear of his seat Private
F., w. Troup. cranker. stood IL feet in
front of the crank Capt w. A.
Bryarly, commanding, was IL feet away
from his seat beside the driver.
Chief O'Connor and The Star repre-
sentative stood, stop-watcheS IN hand,
At the doorway. Private Winters, aid to
Chief OConnor, stood ready 10 help
the cranker get out of the path of the
apparatus. Traffic in front of the en-
zine house was halted Chief O'Connor
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