FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8386, 21 March 1907, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION.

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March 20. The competitions under the auspices of the United Fire Brigades' Association were resumed to-day in splendid weather, and with a capital attendance. The results areas follow: One-man Manual (first prize £B, second £6, third £4, fourth £2).— Christchurch (Foreman E. Boroughs), 36 2-ssec, including lsec penalty, 1; Timaru (Captain Campbell), 36 3-ssec, 2; Hastings (Fireman W. Graham), 38 3-ssec, 3; Greymouth (Fireman J. Kennedy), 39sec, 2sec penalty, 4. Also competed:— Gisborne, 42 4-ssec, lsec penalty; Temuka, 43sec, 2sec penalty; Napier, 43 3-ssec, 1 sec penalty; Ashburton, 45 2-ssec, lsec penalty; Geraldine, 40 3-ssec; Dunedin City, 42 2-ssec; Hawera, 41 4-ssec; Greymouth, 39sec, 2sec penalty. Eastown Railway, Westport, Levin, Masterton, Marton, Petone. Lower Hutt, Kaiapoi and Waipawa. Richmond and Corowa (New South Wales) were disqualified.

Hose, Reel, Flat and Ladder, five men (first prize £4O, second £2O, third £ls, fourth £lO, fifth £s). Napier, 56 3-ssee, 1; Dannevirke, 57 l-ssec, 2; Dunedin . City, 58sec, 3; Auckland, 59 3-ssec, 4; Hastings, 59 4-ssec, 5. Also competed— Caversham, 60 l-ssec; Waihi, 63 4-ssec; Hillside Railway, 68 2-ssec; Dunedin South, 63 l-ssec, lsec penalty; Hokitika, 61 2-ssec, lsec penalty; Masterton, 57 3-ssec; Hawera, 63 4-ssec; Hokitika, 61 2-53SC, lsec penalty; Marton, 68sec; Ross, 68 l-ssec; New Plymouth, 64 4sec penalty; Mount Eden, 66sec, lsec penalty; Woodville, Port Chalmers, Stratford, St. Kilda and Alexandra. Carterton, Eastown Railway, Westport, Lyttelton and Akaroa were disqualified. Coupling Event, for two men (first prize £lO, second £6,. third £4, fourth £2).— New Plymouth, 35 4-sseo, lsec penalty, 1; Dunedin City, 36sec, 2; Grey Lynn, 36 3-ssec, 1 sec penalty, 3; Patea 37 l-ssec, 4. The following competed in the order named: —Auckland Railway, 44scc; Fitzroy, 40 2-ssec,. 2sec penalty; Marton, 48 l-ssec, 4sec penalty; Napier Railway, 39 2-ssec; Mount Eden, 39 l-ssec; St. Kilda, 45sec, 1 sec penalty; Port Chalmers, 41 3-5 sec, 2 sec penalty; Hokitika, 38sec; Alexandra, 50 l-ssec, 9sec penalty; Dannevirke, 37 4-ssec, 2sec penalty; Mount Albert, 43sec, 3sec penalty; Timaru, 43sec, 3sec penalty; Napier, 38sec, 4sec penalty; Oamaru, 45sec, 2sec penalty; Wanganui, 37 3-ssec, 1 sec penalty; Reef ton, 45 4-osec, 3sec penalty; Lawrence, 43sec, 3sec penalty; Roslyn, 49sec, ssec penalty; Christchurch, 39sec, 2sec penalty, Kaiapoi, Carterton, Kumara, Gore, Hastings, Paeroa,lnvercargill,Christchurch Railway, Palmerston South, Bluff, Akaroa, Milton, Whangarei and Ashburton.

Five-man Manual (first prize £35, and Speight and Co.'s Challenge Shield, second £2O, third £ls, fourth £10). —Hawera, 44sec, 1.; Timaru, 44 2-ssec, 2; Gore, 47 2-ssec, 2sec penalty, 3; Ashburton, 47 2-ssec, 3 sec penalty, 4; Hastings, 47 4-ssec, 2sec penalty, 5.' Also competed.— Greymouth, 48 2-ssec; Carterton, 54 2-ssec; Christchurch, 48 4-ssec,2 sec penalty, Lower Hutt, Spit, Rangiora, Dunedin, Westport, Napier, Hokitika, Masterton and Petone. Gore and Ashburton having tied for third and fourth places ran off, Gore winning in 40 *2-ssec (a record for the colony). Ashburton-repeated its previous performance, 47 2-ssec. ' Ladder Race, one man (first prize £B, second £6, third £4, fourth £2). —Napier (A. Peterson), 7 4-ssec, 1; Greymouth (H. Blockage), Bsec, 2; Dunedin City (A. Duncan), Bsec, 3; Hokitika (R. Ross),, 8 l-saec, 4. There were a large number of competitors in this event who tied for second and third places, and five, for fourth place. The runs off resulted as above. , The competitions will be continued td-morrow.

CABLE NEWS.

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