FIRE BRIGADE 'COMPETITIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1711, 31 March 1913, Page 7

FIRE BRIGADE 'COMPETITIONS.

TUB BALDWIN CTIP. On Iho Hutt Rccreaition Ground on Saturday afternoon, the annual competition for Iho Baldwin Cup, Mvrt*". mem-,, hers of the Wwtt Valley l;iro Brigades, vac hold. There was a fair attendance of the public, and despite the damp nature of Hie turf the times put up >» tire various events com pared very •favourably with those of previous years. JNO. l l.ea'ni of the Ilutt Brigade again won the principal ovenl. This is tho third >oai in succession that, the cup lias.been won by iho Lower Unit Brigade. The results wore as follow:— . Cup Events. Hose, hydrant, and union.—Hufct. No. 1 team (Captain Flinn, foreman- Down, and Assistant-Foreman Collett) '33 l-ssco., 1; Gear Company No. 1 (Smith, Pollock, and List), oosec., 2; Pel-one Workshops (Hurr, Thompson, and A\ akelin), Jo epc., 3. Also competed: Hutt No. Gear No. 1, and ;he Petone Town Brigade (two teams). Workshops did th<\ run in 31 3-J sec., but were penalised 2sec. Open Events. Olio man wet.-Assistnnt-Foreman Collet! fIIu11), 'ifisec.. 1; Shnnllow (Petone), 'J. There were liino other competitors. Closed Kvcut Handicap. One man wet—Lieutenant Jl'llvridtf (handicap :tsec.), 31sec. J: Devcreux (handicap Ssec.), 2. i'lve others comlie 1 ! oil Tin! officials for the ilsiV were :-Slarler, .Mr. M.'Jlmlfjilis: Messrs. l'isiier, llaniian, anil Lieutenant JV iviii-^, iml"cs. Alc.'tsi's. Shardhnv and leatherston; tccrclary, Mr. H. Baldwin.