1896 Championship

New Bedford, MA, August 19, 1896

6th League Tournament

No.	Engine Name	Home Town	Builder	Score	Price
1.	Nonantum	Newton, MA	Button	204' 4 5/8"	$250
2.	Hancock #1	Brockton, MA	Cowing	194' 4 3/4"	$150
3.	Hay Cart	Pawtucket, RI	Jeffers	189' 5 5/8"	$100
4.	White Angel	Salem, MA	Button	186' 5 1/4"	$50
5.	Volunteer #4	Central Falls, RI	Button	186' 3/4""
6.	Whaler	New Bedford, MA	Button	185' 3 1/4"
7.	Watch City	Waltham, MA	Button	181' 1"
8.	Tremont	Roxbury, MA	Hunneman	177' 1 1/4"
9.	Torrent	Peabody, MA	Hunneman	176' 4 1/4"
10.	Hancock #2	Somerville, MA	Hunneman	176' 1/2"
11.	Gen. Taylor	Fall River, MA	Hunneman	172' 5 1/4"
12.	Veteran	Charlestown, MA	Jeffers	171' 4 1/2"
13.	Butcher Boy	Braintree, MA	Hunneman	170' 8"
14.	Gaspee #9	Providence, RI	Jeffers	170; 7 3/4"
15.	Red Jacket	Cambridge, MA	Button	170' 2 3/4"
16.	Gen. Putnam	Worcester, MA	Button	167' 4"
17.	Chauncy	Hyde Park,MA	Hunneman	167' 2"
18.	Vixen	Lowell, MA	G&B	167' 7/8"
19.	Watchemoket	E. Providence, RI	Jeffers	166' 9 3/4"
20.	S.W. Morton	Springfield, MA	Button	153' 2 3/4"
21.	Col. Ellsworth	Hartford, CT	Cowing	151' 4 3/4"
22.	City of Chelsea	Chelsea, MA	Smith	137' 8 1/4"
23.	Boston Vets	Boston, MA		137' 6 3/4"
The Woonsockets did not enter their engine, It being to ancient. A south-west wind which was favorable for the first two engines prevailed at the start. A cross and variable wind followed by a tempest seriously affected the Col. Ellsworth, Red Jackets and Chauncy. Then the conditions improved and the last dozen engines had a fair wind with the conditions very favorable for good playing. The Newtons won $250.00; Brocktons, $150.00; Pawtuckets, $100.00 and Salems, $50.00. the Central Falls the silver trumpet given by Mayor Parker and the New Bedfords the Silver Pitcher given by the Board of Trade, while the Bostons secured the consolation prize a Silver Chafing Dish the gift of A.P. Smith. The Gen. Taylor broke her beam on the second trial. (reprinted from an unknown publication)
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