FIRE BRIGADES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1400, 10 March 1905, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADES.

(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, yesterday. In the baby rescue it was agreed that Hawera takes fourth and East Town Railway fifth prize. Ladder Race. —Caversham (Sherwood), £9, 1; Waipawa (Collet), £6, 2; Napier (Gilberd), £4, S ; Dunedin City (Williams), £3, 4; Greymouth (Deere), £2, 5, Disabled Hose.—Final: Hawera, £35, 1; Masterton, £23, 2; Timaru, 1313, S; Thames, £ll, 4; Napier, £9, 5. Masterton protested against Hawera,on the grounds of running out their hose.

I Dunedin, last night. I The fire brigade demonstration was oonI tinned to-day in fiae, but warm, weather. I There was not a large attendance of the I general public. The progress, made was I not so good as was expeoted, and-an early I start will be made to-morrow in the effort j to get through. Sin the disabled hose com j petition a protest was lodged against the I Hawera team, which tied with the MasterI ton team, but instead of considering it at J once the event was run off, Hawera men I doing fine work and winning, only to be then disqualified. Disabled hose event for 5 men.—Masterton ; ■ Captain Jenkins, Branohman Jen- ' kins, Branohman E. Bragging. Lieutenant I Ewington, 75 2-5 secs, 1 ; Timaru: Gap 1 tain Campbell,,Foroman Cullen, Fireman Thomson, Lieutenant Barclay, 77 sees, 2; I Thames .- Captain Gibbons, Foreman Gar- I ret, Fireman Bellery, Fireman Alexander, I Fireman Willets, 79 seos (including 9 secs I penalty), 3; Napier: .Foreman W. Gil- I

' I berd, Fireman L. Mullaney, E. and S. i I Gilberd, G. Willis, 79 secs, 4; Dunedin I City, 5. Fourteen other teams competed; I Hawera really won this event, but the I protest laid was upheld, and the team was I disqualified. Thames and Napier tied, and in the run off Thames won and beat all I times, doing the work in 74£ secs. | Ladder JRacb, for one man.—S. SherI wood (Caversham) 1, G. Collett (Waipawa) 12, W. Gilberd (Napier) 3, J. Williams' I (Dunedin) 4 : , F. Deere (Greymouth) 5, I I Manual Engine, one man.—Timaru j (Captain Campbell), 62 4-sseo. 1; Christchurch City (T. Burrows), 66 4-ssec, 2; Spit (Monteoino), 71seo, 3 : Greymouth I (Fitzsimmonds), 72seo, 4. .Bangiora (Jor I dan;, 72 4-sseoa, and Tinnook (Gore);tied I for fifth place, but declined' to run’off. I Fourteen others oompeted. _ I Coupling Practice, for two then.—This I event is inoomploted. So far New Ply. mouth leads, with Timaru second and Napier third, but a large number have yet to compete. .

The hose, hydrant, and union competition for five men is not yet comnloted, 16 teams having yet to compete. “Dunedin City team with 60seo is leading, Thames 64sec, Hawera 65 2-ssec, Timaru 67sec, Christchurch 67 3-ssec being well up.