FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 44, 2 March 1901, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

■ —■>—•- • • RESULTS. PHB FIiKSS ASSOCIATION. | (Juius'i'CUUKCii, February 28. The Firo Brigades' coinpetitious opaned at Lancaster Park this morn ing, bub tho ruin, which fell nearly the whok of tho day, interfered with tlie attendance. In the ladder rescue event, Fireman W. Ross (South Duntdin) fjipp-'d when about 10 fort fiotu the cround, but escaped with a revere sinking. Foil.wiag are tho results: — Coupling Pnctice for two hi n.— Caversiiam (2*ecs. pon.lty). 42 l-Ogees, 1; Sumnr (2s*cs) 42 3-ssec*., 2; Raw i;i, J. E, Wilson ut-d J. Grig*, 43 2-ssc:w,. 3. Forty-four other trams competed, including New Plymouth, 'who o time was 45 l-ssoes.

Manual Engine P.actice, One Man. —E. Burrows, Ashburton, 36 3-6secs, 1 ; A. Leysst (pon. 2secs), Hastings, 39sacs,2; W. Juries (2,'rcspen.), Chribt-1 church City, 39 2-s;ucs, 3. Hawora' t'2secs),4o 3-osecs, also competed amonj; .others, Ladder Rescue, for two men—J. Williams and J. Murray (Dunedin City), 24sec, 1; J. Stnckknd and F. Tankard (Napier), 24 4-ssec, 2; E. Bragginsand C. Jenkins (Masterton), 25sec, 3. The New Plymnuth mrn j competed, their tinia being 31secs, Manual Engine Competition, for five men—Christehuich City, 42 2-ssec, 1 ; Gore (2sec), 43sec, 2; Hawora (4s?c), 45 2-ssec, 3. Eleven other teaias took part.

Chmstciiurchj, The competitions were continued in finq Wtather to-day. Hose and Ladder Competition, for five men. Hawera, 36 2-ss«cs., 1 ; Nsw Plymouth (2secs. penalty), 38 l-53ecs., 2; CaverMbsm, 38 2 ssecs., 3. Tho Hcse and Hydrant Competition, for five men, is not yet finished. S>) far, Spit is leading with 36 l-ssecs., Hastings next with 37 l-ssecs.

The * larm and Disabled Hose C >mpetion, for five men, is also unfinished. The Greymputh team is leading with 57 2-ssec.