FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8387, 26 March 1907, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March 25. There were four Challenge Shields competed for at the recent Fire Brigades' Competitions, three presented by Messrs Shand, Mason and Co., London, for the highest aggregate number of points, for the highpressure events and for the manual events, arid one by Messrs Speight and Co., of Dunedin, for the manual engine event for five men. The positions of teams in the Shield Competitions were as follow: — Champion Challenge Shield, for Highest Aggregate. Timaru , ... ... 39 Dunedin City ... 32 NapierJCity ... 32 Christchurch City ... 30 Dannevirke 25, Greymouth 20, Hawera 20, Lyttelton 17, Hastings 16, New ■ Plymouth 16, Masterton Municipal 11, Grey Lynn 9, Caversham 8, Gore 8, Reefton 8, Ashburton 6, Hillside Railway 6, Spit 6, Auckland City 4, Eastown Railway 3, Patea 3, Stratford 3, Geraldine 2, Hokitika 2, Waihi 2, Wanganui 2. High Pressure Challenge Shield. Dannevirke 24 Dunedin City ... 22 Napier City ... 22 Lyttelton 17, Christchurch City 16, Timaru 16, Greymouth 10, Hastings 8, Masterton Municipal 8, New Plymouth 8, Caversham 8, Reefton 8, Hillside Railway 6, Auckland 4, Spit 4, Eastown Railway 3, Stratford 3, Grey Lynn 2, Waihi 2, Hawera 1. Manual; Challenge Shield. Timaru ... 23 Hawera ... 19 Christchurch City ... 14

Greymouth 10, Napier City 10, Dunedin City 10, Hastings 8, New Plymouth 8, Gore 8, Grey Lynn 7, Ashburton 6, Masterton Municipal 3, Patea 3, Geraldine 2, Hokitika 2, Spit 2, Wanganui 2, Dannevirke 1. Speight and Co.'s Challenge Shield, for Manual Engine Events for Five Men.—The Hawera team are the winners. . The prize money offered for the different events totals £576, which was divided as follows:—Timaru £69, Christchurch City £63, Napier City £6O, Dunedin City £45, Dannevirke £4O, Hawera £3B, Caversham £35, Lyttelton £35, New Plymouth £25, Greymouth £22, Eastown Railway £l9, Masterton £l7 10s, Gore £ls, Auckland City £l3, Hastings £lO, Hillside Railway £lO, Reefton £lO, Ashburton £lO, Christchurch City Ambulance Team £lO, Marton £7, Grey Lynn £6, Spit £5, Dunedin Railway £5, Hokitika £2los, Stratford £2, Patea £2.

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By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.