FIRE BRIGADES' COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADES' COMPETITIONS

*J«TERDAr,S RESULTS. For Press Association. ' ChristchurcU, Maroli 19. -the biennial demonstration under the auspices of the New Zealand Fire Bripiilcs Association opened on the Extortion sports ground tills afternoon in anything but favorable weather. As n consequence the attendance was limited almost exclusively to inemberft ioS visiting brigades, of whom, however there was a full muster. Three events wore run simultaneously dining the day, only one of these, however, the Three Man Manual, being completed, in which ChristchurcU ucored a line win, beating Tiinaru by n second. The following are the results to dute: .MANUAL ENGINE (dry), for three, men, Ist prize £ls, 2nd £S, 3rd £5. 4th £'4. ..,' Clmstchureh, 47 2-sscc (including lsee penalty) .. z .. ~ i Timaru, 47 3-ssec (2sec penalty) .. 2 Napier, 48 4-ssec (lsec penalty) '., 3 ISpilt 49 4-ssec (2sec poualty), Ha- 1 wera, 49 2-ssec, Masterton, 50 4-s»ec (2-sec penalty), Hastings 51 l-sscc (lsec penalty), West-port, 52sec (Iseo penalty), Hokitika, 53 l-ssec (2sec penalty), Greymouth, 05 l-ssec lsec penalty), Petone, 50 2-ssec (1 sec penalty), Waipawa, 58 ]-ssec, Dunedin, (il 2-ssec (lOsec penalty), Ashlmrton, 02 2-ssec (Usee penalty), Carterton 04 4-ssec, Gisborne 67 1-nsec (Osee penalty), Geraldine 69 2-5 Bee (12sec penalty).

Also competed: Kumara, Kaiapof, Tennikn. Gore and Eastown Railway were disqualified. MANUAL ENGINE dry), for one roan. Up to call of time, the following brigades had competed, in the drfler named:—Gore, 42 2-ssee, Cartertdtt 45»ec, Rungiora, 45 l-sscc (4 Bee penalty). Spit, 4fl 2-flsee (3sec penalty)), Woodville; 4(i 3-ssec (3aeo penalty). COUPLING EVENT, for two men:

1 The following is the order of running 1 up to the close of time:—Grey Lynn, I 30 3-Ssec (including lsec penalty), Patone Railway, 54 l-sscc (ssec ponalty)JpDevonport, 44 l-ssec (3sce penalty)™ Rnngiora, 44 3-ssec (3seo penalty), Waipawn, 48 2-asec (Osee penalty), IngleWood, 41) see (3see penalty), Geraldine, 45sec (2sec penalty), l'etone, 40 2-ssee ■ (ssec penalty), Ross, 55scc, Wißtport, 40 l-ss(jc (Osoe (penalty), disqualified, Feilding 45 3-ssec (3sec pennlty), Masterton, 44 3-sscc, Naseby 45 3-ssce (3sec penalty), Stratford, 45 1-5 Sec (lsec penally), Ha went, 39 2-sscc (2sec penalty), Blenheim disqualified, Cambridge disqualified, Ciuersham 38 l-ssec (lsec penalty), Eastown (Wanganui) Railway, 48 l-Ssec ((lsec), Dunedin Railway disqualified, Eden Terrace unqualified, City, Sflsec (2see penalty), Spit disqualified, Addington Hailway disqualified, Hillside, 31) l-ssec (2%' see'penalty), Corown (N.S.W.) disqualified, Parnell 44 4-sscc (2sec penalty), Dtine.lin South, 40 4-ssee (Bsec penalty), Richmond disqualified, Timaru, 39sec (3see penalty), Waihi, 39 l-ssce (3sec pcnaltv), luvercargill 4(isee (3aec penalty), Clvde, 42 2-liscc (2sec penalty), (irevmo'ulli, 40 l-ssec (2sec ponalty). (iisborne disqualilied, Onehunga disqualified, ralmerston North 41 l-sscc (fcec penaltv). Waodvillc disqualified, LytH - ton, 43 3-r,sce (3se. penalty), Auckland Xn. 1 disnualiiled. HOSE RKIOL AND TEDDER, for five Tbe°"'.Mow!.ig tennis, in the oruM ,■,,',1 bid been rim by the. dose of Ih* ittern'non:—Valmcslon North 05 2-5 ?h Wangamil 00 2-ssec, Naseby 65 2-5 f i M ,' ivtone Kflsec (including lsec penalty)' (lisborne 70see. FiUroy 67 3 srcc, (i'reymoiith, (lOsee (2see penalty), Chrlst-chui-ch disqiwliueJl, Dunedin Railway, If!) 2-ssee (lsec penalty). Hastings, BO 4-ssee, Ncl-on disqualified, Timaru. CO m-e, Parnell. OTsec, Whangarci 05 2 sscc . (lsec penalty). ' ' Th- competitions will be resumed to« dav. . 'Vr«lB