FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 324, 15 January 1909, Page 4

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS

The annual ■lire brigade competitions were rum oil' at Woolcombe Terrace yesterday afternoon. The form shown Oy the competitors Ms good, and in the case of the younger men, surprising, mil this will mala' the task of selecting the teams for the Auckland tournament not an .easy one. Captain Bellringcr acted as starter, ex-Lieu tenant F. Cnrnngtoul as judge, and .Mr. W. Crozier mil Foreman Johnson timekeepers. The results were as follows:

Coupling event, for novices—Firemen W. Way ana W. Koch, 37sec. (including one second penalty) 1; Firemen W. i'rior and T. Clow, 40see. (including 2sec penalty) 2; Foremen A. Courtney and J. Blackett, 43 2-ssec. (including ssec. penalty) 3; Firemen J. Sims and W. Morris (including I see. penalty) 4.

Three-men hose :ui<l liydrmil—foreman J. Clark. Firemen W. Prior and ,i. illackett, 24 l-.i.«.. I; Secretary Fori Firemen A. Courtncv and T. Clow, 2(i l-.isec., ■>: Imvi'iiicii'.l. Way. \V. Sadler, anil J. isiackctt, 2l> 3-ssec. (including Isec penalty) 3; Firemen W. Hard.vic,k, W. Way ami W. Morris, 311 4-ssee. (including Is'cc. penalty.) 4: Lieut. A. iioon, -KiriMiu'ii .1. Sims and W. Koch. II l-sscc (including Usee, penalty) 5. Two-men Hose and hydrant—Lieut. A. Itoon and Fireman Morris. 21 2-."> sec. 1; Firemen Sadler and W. Way. 22sec, 2; Secretary Ford and Foreman Courtney, "22 1-asec. .'!; Foreman .1. Clark an,l iFireman Prior. 24scc. (including Isec. penalty I and Fire i .I. Way and T. [<.' low, 24s.ee (including Isec. penalty); ■ Firemen lliu-dwick ami Illackett, 25 2-.") | sec; Firemen Sims and Koch, 20 4-3 \l 'IV.

| One-man hose and hydrant (han.li- » nip)— Fireman .Morris. 34 2-osec (iiicludng :isee. start) 1; Lieut. Moon, 34 3-5 <ec. (scratch). 2; Fireman Sims, ;),",sec. (including 4see. start) It. Also competed: Fireman. \\ T . Way. 35 l-j,e<.. (in-i-ltiiliiig .'lsec. start):' Foreman Clark. ■35 4-sscc (including lsee. start); Secretary Ford, llli 3-ssec (scratch); Fireiman I. Way. .'ili 3-ssec. (including lsee. start); Fireman W. Sadler. 37 4-sse,". (2sec. handicap); Fireman Coiirtnev. 42 2-,">sec (including Usee, start I: Fir'clnan Prior, 45 4-sscc. (including -Isec. handicap); Fin in Koch. '52 2-asec. (including tscc. start). Penalties ale not 'drown in tliis event.

Hose and ladder event (handicap) - ■Fireman W. Way. 12 l-iisce (including 2 l-ssee. handicap). I: Lieut. Boon. 12 4-osec (including Isec. handicap) 2; W. Koch, 14 3-sscc. (including 2 1-osec. handicap) 3. after run-on" with Fireman d. Way, 14 :i-ssec (handicap I 3-ssec.) 'Also competed: Fireman A. Courtney. !ssec. (including 2sec. handicap); W. 'Prior, losec (including Usee, handicap); H. 11. Ford 1(1 3-sscc (including 1 2-.> sec. handicap); T. Clow. Hi 3-sscc, including •2 4-ssec. handicap); W. Morris, 17 2-5 sec (including Usee, humliep); W. I lardwick 18 '2-jscc. (including 2sec. handi«ap).