THE FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1773, 22 February 1888, Page 3

THE FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION

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Chbibtchokch, February 21 F ye thoisioU people attended the Fire Brigades dem matratlon on the old agrioulcqib! show grounds to-d*y. The events b tgan U'e, aud were ftot off very slowly Water was pumped to tbe hydraut from a sunken tank by a steam fire engi-e. he main burnt during the first event. Tbe following are details :— ETosb and Bydrint, for team of 5 men. Dunedin Cty, 55 3-sih seo ... ... 1 Port Ghalmera, 71 "ao ... ... ... 2

Only the two te«ma named finished. Manual TCncune (dry). First prfza trophy (presented by Depot** Hupenrnenden Smith) value £5 5s and £3 cash ; eeo md silver baud enuino (presented by B P-teraon and Oo) value £4 4 and £1 10s. Foreman Cow (Ohrlstohuroh) 46 2 sth oeo ... 1 Foreman Barry (Spit) 47 3*sth eeo ... 2 seos. O'Gorraan (Dunedin City) ... 50 Mawhine (ftfasterton) ... 69 4-5 Gonnlon (Temnka) 63 4 5 Gulliver (Ranglora) ... ... disqualified Ooropto-a (Aat-burton) , ... 56 710 Odline (Oaveroham) 65 1 5 Payne (Wellington) 69 15 May (Bl»-.heim) 67 Stanley (Bastings) 65 9 10 Tubb (Timaru) 66 4 5 Oook (InveroargHl) 69 910 \ Wallaoe (Gore and Gordon)... 64 7-10 j Davil (Roslyn) ... ... 51 2-5 La «s (Napier),,, ... ... 64 Morrison (Giaborne) , 50 2 5 Manual "Engine, for 5 men ; First prize, trophy (presented by the United Fire Brigades Association) value £10, and £25 cash, trophy to be won twice m succession or subject to the ruling of the Association ; aeoond prize £10 cash. sees. Spit 5*2-5 Christchurch ... ... 52 Napier 53 1-5 Ban£;iora 66 3 5 Gore and Gordon 61 1 5 Gisborne ... 63 DimedinCity ... _„, 63 2-5 Wel iDgton ... ... 77 2-5 Oav< rsham ... ,„ 77 3-5 Ashburton 821-5 Dunedin I'aliway 85 3-5 Boalyn was disqualified 1 This event is unfinished, and will be completed to-morrow. Life-Saving Appabatus ; beat portable life saving apparatus for rescuing ten people from a building, 6 from 30 feet, and 5 from 40 feet ; apparatns to start 50 yards from a building ; time, from start >l'l the last persod is rescued — priza £20 ossh (presented by Deputy -{Superintendent Smi'Jb), the winnlog apparatus to be passed by tbe judges as possessing sufficient merit to entitle the oompetitor to a prize Ohrlstchurob, 3mln 16 3-s*h sco ... 1 P >rt Chalmers 5_i n 30 4 sth sco ... 2 Wellington, 6mm 43 1 sth sco ... 3

There wert> nn other competitors laddkr Rescue for 2 men ; first prize, two si ver medals (presented by Mr G. T. Whlt^aod Mr A. Gunderso') va'u* £2 2s, and £8 oajh; second, £4 cash. Dunedin City, 20aeo» ... , 1 Napier and Timaru, 2i-eos(.qu.l) ... 2 r<ens. Ashburton 32 1 5 In verc-trf-Hl Municipal ... 26 15 Kaug'ora 22 1-5 Danedin Railway , 26 I*6] Koalyn ... ... ... „. 25 2 5 Ohrlstchoroh „, ... ...lisqanlified Port Cbßlmprf 24 4 5 j South Dunedin ... ...disqualified Oa**ersham .Rl2 Spit ... 23 2-5 Eastings , ... SO Wansanul ... 27 Glsborne ... • 22 Temuka 1 23 2-5 Wellington „ 23 4-5 NewP4ymonth 211*2 The Kapler and Timaru teams have protested against Dunedin receiving the first prize, on the ground tbat the Dunedin team started before the pistol was fired. Christohuboh, Febraary 22. At the Firm Blgade demonstration this morning the Danedin City team wss disqualified m the two men ladder resoue .-vent for bad workmanship. Napier and Timaru ran cf the tie, Napier 20 2-s th eeosfl'St, Timaru 20 4 sth sees second. Manual engine for five men. Spit 61 2 sth sees first, Cbristoboroh 52seos second. South Danedin ran this morning and was disqualified, one ma*j, not having a spanner.

Firfmens' Race, 200 yards. Captain Wallace (Gore and Gordot) ... 1 Fireman Sketch (Danedin Ouy) ... 2 Time, 21| sees.