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Perfect advert for MOVEMBER

Pre 1900 based on sergeant’s pill box hat

Is this the opposing team? POOLEWP 0570

Suck Diesel That one is labelled Tug of War, Parknew No idea where Parknew is.

The account of the Wexford Cycling Festival in the Wexford People on Wednesday 03 July 1895 had this report on the tug of war event, including a rope controversy.

TUG-OF-WAR. Rosslare R N R v Gorey Police.—The Rosslare men were only a scratch team, and never had had a practice together, while Gorey were perfectly trained. For the first tug the Gorey men pulled with the wind, and brought over their rivals in a couple of seconds. In the next tug the Rosslare men succeeded in keeping the tug on for 20 secs, when they again went over. Gorey R I C • Waterford R I C.—Some difficulty occurred about getting the teams into line. The Waterford men held that the rope which they had brought was of the regulation size and should be used. The judges, however, held that as the first tug had taken place with the Gorey rope, which was only half the length of the other, the same rope should "go through the piece." Finally the matter was decided by a toss, the result of which was that the Gorey rope was used. The Gorey men pulled with the wind on the first tug. Their opponents comprised some, though not all, of the original Waterford team, appeared well used to the work and were a strong muscular lot. For half a minute not one of either team budged, and then the Waterford lost their balance and were got ever. In the second tug the Waterford men at first obtained a slight advantage, but Gorey soon brought back lost ground. They found it a far more difficult thing to shift their rivals, and several determined heaves were of no avail. Finally with a pull altogether Waterford went under after a minute's tug, and the Gorey police were declared the winners. The following are the teams and weights. Gorey Team—James Talbot, 15 st 1lb ; Peter Carroll, 14st ; Jeremiah O'Sullivan, 13It 13lbs ; Christopher Boland, 13st 11lb ; James Sweeney, 13st 11b ; John J Kenny, 13st 71b; William G Johnston, 12st 10lb ; Thomas McLaughlin, 12st 9lb ; John Dawson 12st 5lb ; James O'Leary, 12 st. Captain, Patrick Morahan Rosslare Teem—James Keane, 12st ; John White 11st 6lb; Richard Butler, 11st; Martin Connors, 11st 2lb; John Fortune, 15st ; John Swift, 10st 6lb ; Peter Murphy, l0st ; John Weadin, 11st; Thomas Davey, 12st. Captain—John Cracker, Rosslare Coastguards. The names of the Waterford team were not supplied to the Press.

Meanwhile, I couldn't help noticing that R H. Poole was cleaning up in the cycling events.

Fantastica serie di 21 foto d'epoca della costruzione di questa nave!

It boggles the mind to see objects this massive that are themselves pieces of an even larger machine.