FIRE BRIGADES' COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 22 March 1907, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADES' COMPETITIONS

i KSTKRDAi ,s KKSII.TS. Per Tress Association. Christehureh, March 21. The liieiiuitil competitions under Iho auspices of ,ie I'nited Fire brigades' Association were coiitiniied to-,lav on the K.sliinitioii Sports (trouiid. The attendance of the puhlie in the afternoon was ulsappointing. On aeeouut of the hilf-lmliday a huge crowd was ...\pc.-le.l. All uie morning was occupied with I lose, Hydrant,'end fnion event, and it i" anticipated Iha I maud's will ll ive I,: !•>■ hurried considerably to bring the eoinpetmons to a close to-morrow'- even in;,'. 'Hie resnl.s of ~,-dav's work are as follow:Hose, Hydrant : ,„.i Ciion. |. Ol . t|„. ( ,,. men. First, r.211; second, CHI; third. 17: fourth, c-t. 'J' 1 "' lollouing team, eompeted in (he '"■' lv n.Miied: --.Marion. ;hm.,-,,,, ,;„. eluding Isee penally); Carterton 4:1 :;..! -«•; Ib.kilika, -illsee; Wail,',, :i,- ■>.,-„,.,.■ Cannifii. 43 !-.Wc: (.'i-hoine. Hi-,.,. (|-,! eb.'.iliiig :;.-ee penally): Hastings, ;I7 ['.; see; S,r.M lord, US 4-.Wc; West port -HI -I-.We; Palinersl.m North. :|:i | ,-,.,.. (including Isee penalty |; U'anga'mii 1 :i, 2->sec I including Isee penallv) ; l.yttellon, »lisee: Masterlou, ;|.) o.r >M . ' lincludjiig 1 see penalty): Fitzm,

1!) 2-.Wc (iuelnding Isee penally')' Aiieklaiid, -Id l-.We (inehiding 1i5,.,, pen' illy): Tiuiaru, :{!) 2-sscc lineludiug Isee penally); llawcra, 37 L'-.We (includine. | Isee penalty) : Cavcrshain, 34 3-ssec'; Crey J.ynu, 35 :!-.3see (-isee penaltv): Kastown Railway, 3a l-,We (Isee p'enall.v); Napier, 35 l-ssec. Also (darted: \V'aip..wa r Kden Terrace, .Clvde, Invcr- < argil] Railway, .Mount Kden, Rangiora, Timaru Railway, Xewniarket, Patea, Feilding, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Roslyn, Devonport, Petone, De'vonport, Pet,.ne Railway, Auckland Railway, Invereargill, (.'reymouth, Addingtiiu' Itailway, South Dunedin, Camhridge, Spit, Dimediii Railway, On.-hiinga, Dunnevirke, St, Kilda, Port Chalmers, (lore, Naseby, Christelnirch, Riebmond, Napier liaihvay, Ceraldine, .Nelson, Sunnier, Alexandra, Dunedin Citv, Akaroa, Hillside liailway. Cluisteiiureh Raihvav Paruell, AVoodville, Petone, Kiimar'a, Lawrence, Ross, and Jlainiltoii. The remaining teams will run oil' tomorrow morning. Rescue Event. First prize, ,€10; second. ■Cli; third, ,C 4; fourth, £i. Reeflon, ;, Jjsee ) Hastings. 25 li-asec 2 (I rev mouth, itisec ;j Waihi and .unitford tied for fourth nt 2(1 :!-.Wc, and win run oil' to-morrow niorning. Also competed: Patea, Jillsec; Fitzroy, 2i)see; Alasterlon, .Usee; liosi, 31 l-"wee; Waipawa, m) 2-nsee: Cbristeliurcli, 27 2-.Wc; AVaiigaiini, ,'WI 2-ssec; Devonport, Illsee; Whangarei, 2ti 4-ssoe; lokilika, 2(i -I ssec; Paimerstou North lit) 2-ssec; (lisborne, li.jsec; Spit, 27 2-,~ sec; (irey Lynn, Sll l-ssec; Hillside itailway, 34 l-ssec; Dunedin South, 2i) 1-f see; Paimerstou North Fire Police 27 .'(-.We; Milton, :il 1-asec; Caveisbam 2ilsec; Dunedin Railway, 20 l-ssec; Tim aril, 27 2-ssec; liliilf. .12 :i-ssec; Rotorua 2!) .'i-Ssee; .New Plyimmtb, ;i()see; Danue virke. 2Ssec; tlaniarii, 32 l-3see. Als. started: Mount Kden, Port Chalmers Kastown Railway, LyttcUon, Onehmiga Napier Fire l'oliee, Napier Railway Dimediii City were disqualified. Special Aiiiliulanee ICvent. First prize L'lo ami live special anibulaiH" badges: second, Co. (Tiristchureh 1 Dnuedin Railway 2 (lisborne 3

Five team'; competed. Alarm and Disabled Hose, r'or live men. Kirst prize, ,C4l>; second, .t2O; third, U.i; fourth, .C 10; fifth, .-(jo. This event remains to lie completed to-morrow. Tiniaru, li-l 2-oscc; Westport, tillsec (2see penalty); llawera, 71 sec (Bsec penally). Also started: (lore, Masterton, Duncdin Uailway. In the ladder race, for oiic num. ves, teniay, owing to a secretarial error, 'llo-kitik-rt was aw.irthd fourth place and Civy Lynn iiftb. As the result of a protest, Hie positions have been reversed, (irey Lynn taking fourth prize.