FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION.

Evening Star, Issue 4316, 27 December 1876, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION.

FIRST DAY. Only the Ladder and Hose Practice had taken place after went to press yesterday, after which it was decided to run off the foot events for firemen to-day, and to let the open handicaps lapse. As in the Engine Practice the BaUarat Brigade proved victorious, beating their opponents easily.' The manner in which their branchmanj ascended the ladder while, it wasiu the - act of being hWstW, afcfr thb mttveljQfoa cfuwkifeu wtta

ho«e jet was tot to play was the subject of general coa&endation and surEs**i ft. A-* 0 * * >een £or the accident which befel this team in the first event* ?*?; v®" 1 dottbt ti»t th«y Would have, owned everythiag before them, •nd the men showed good taste in withdrawpg the challenge made byjthem while smarting from the effects o* defeat In the *w»dljng of the ladder the Hokitika team **«wiße showed considerable aptitude, and ttjbu made poorer time yesterday Man In any of their practices j while the men were thrown out of the competition by an accident to their apparatus. **&Bts, AMD Hobm Pbacticb.—First prize, value L3O, and silver medal to the branchman of wjanlng team; second prize, a trophy, with in. ■cription, value b guineas. Eight firemen to ent 180 ft of hole j. fix branch; raise ladder against platform; take hose up ladder and "ow water from platform; {in noasles and wet ™*l nydrant and branch- to be carried on brigades to lay ladder ot xoet ot platform, ready to raise after their run; piauona 80ft high; one ladder for all brigades,' ana such ladder not to bo used till the day of competition,

SECOND DAY. TWM AXJLXH AlfD EUSH OF THH TIXB BbIGADES, via.: On the first toll of the alarm bell the firemen will rush into the centre of the ring, throw off their ordinary coat and hat, gather jp, run with, and put on '.heir uniform coat, helmet, and axe—running to the starting point of and onoe round a 220 yards ring. The first three firemen at the winning post, with uniform complete and properly fastened, to be the prize takers. Ist prize, L 6; 2nd,L2j 3rd, LI. This race was run in heats, and of thirty entries only thirteen came to the post. In the final heat Sinclair (Dunedin) and Rhodes (Dunedin) finished first and second, but Rhodes was disqualified in consequence of having dropped his spanner. The result accordingly was:— Sinclair (Dmnedin) ... i Adams (Ballarat) 2 Hede (Ballara) Z 3 The attendance to-day was very limited, there not being more than 200 persons E resent. The weather was fine, but a eavy wind was blowing. The appointed time for starting the first event was two o clock, but it was three before a start was made. 8 °* ™ FraSMBS (in uniform) over 10 flights of 2ft 6in hurdles. Distance, 120 yds. First prise, L 5; second, L2; third, LI. Bhodea (Dunedin) .'. 1 BigneU (Ballarat) 2 Sanson (Ballarat) ... \\ 3 Thb Tramp or thi Fibemsm.—Distance, one mile, iP1 working nnifoim. First prize, LBj second, ju3j third, L2. Adams (Ballarat) 1 Kerr (Ballarat) 2 Faithful (Dunedin) • ... Z s Only six started for this event.

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