FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2207, 30 January 1886, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION.

■.-... Napier, January 28. .The Fire Brigades: competition. to continued ,to-day, It is found impossible to .complete the programme, :.-. !''Hose and ladder competition for five

38"2-sth' hoc; Auckland, • disqualified; Hokitika, 48« e c; Timaru, 47'3-sth Beo; Masterton, disqualified; Kumara,'64'l-sth no;Dunedin, 42:4-sth sec; New Plymouth, 48sec; Gisborne, 80"l-5th sec Rangiora, disqualified; Ballarat East, 37 sec; South Dunedin, 441-10 th sees j : Ballarat City, a6'4-sth sec; Spit, 40'4-sth sec. Ballarat City takea first prize, Talue "£BS; Ballarat East, Becond, value, £2O; Napier, third, value LlO. Aggregate prizes for the best average time on hose practice, hose and ladder practice, and ladder practice—Dunedin City, first, value 3Q guineas; Ballarat City and Spit equal, second, Taluo 10 guineas. Thero was a large attendance on the ground. Engine Practice, dry, for one man,— ;First prize, trophy or money, value'£ll; se'eond prize, trophy or money, value £0; third prize, trophy or money, value £3; totalvalue, £2O (presented by Demonstration Committee).-Spit, firat man, 59.45e0; second man. 55.45ec; Auckland, first, C9.4sec; Ballarat East, first, 65.4 sec; seeondj 67"Qsec. Rangiora,J first, 62 , 0 sec; second, 42.45ec. New Plymouth, 80,2 sec, Ballarat City, first, 74.45 ec; second, 51.6 sec. South Dunedin, first, 6B.2sec; second, GB.Gseo. Miirton, first, 79,8 sec; second, Ol.Osec. Dunedin City (disqualified), Gl.Osec, Wanganui, first, 71.05e0. Masterton, first, 68,0 sec;'c;' second, 6L4sec. Tiinar.u, first, 63,85e0. Gisborne; first, G9.6sec'; second, 67.45ec. Napier (disqualified), 08.8seo. Hokitika, first, 68.4scc, socond, 64,45 ec, ' Kumara, first, 68,0 sec; second, 53.0scc, The result of thiß event, therefore, is—Rangiora, 1; Kuintra, 2: Spit, 3. . •

Ladder Rescuo Race, for two men; two teams each brigade,—First prize, trophies v.ilue £2O; second prize, trophies value £10; third prize, trophies value £6; Total value, ■ £36. All presented by the ladies' of Hawkes Bay; —Gisborne, 36.45ee. Dunedin, first team, 33'4500 ; second team, 28'Gsec. Masterton disqualified; second, 35'2sec, Kumara,'first, 35'Oseo; seoond, Sfriwu. Timaru, first, 24'Cseo; second, 31'8sec. Spit, 3(J*Bseo, Auckland, firat, 60 - 6aeo, New Plymouth, second, 30'8seo. Ballarat City, first, 33'4secs; second, 26'2sec, Wanganui, first, 29'8iec; second,29 ( 4seo; Hokitika, 38"4 sec. South Dunidin, first, 38'5sec; second, 33'2seo; Ballarat East, first,' 36.25 ec; [second, 29'0sec; Napior, firat, 26'0sec; second, 27'8sec, The first three teams, therefore, are;—Napior, 1; Ballarat City, 2; Napier, Bocohd team 3. Hose and hydrant practice for two men; two teams allowed .each brigade.—First prize, trophies, £ls; second, trophies, £10; third, trophies, £5 ss, Napier, first team, 20'8sec; second team, 23.6aec, Masterton, failed, blank, Ballarat East, failed, 31"8aoo. Kumaru, failed, 27'2sec, Wanganui, 28-2860, disqualified, New Blymouth, 26 - Bsoc, failed. Spit,.first, 31'Oaoc; socond, 25'9flec. Timaru, first, 45'0sec ; second, blank. Gisborne, 29-2800; second, blank. Ballarat City, first, disqualified; Becond, 22'6sec, Dunedin City, first, 22'8sec; Becond disqualified. Auckland, first, 31'2aeo; second, 33'4sec. South Dunedin, first, disqualified ; second, 25 - 2 sec, Rangiora, first, 25 - Baec; second, 32 , 45e0, The following therefore were the winning teams:— Napior, 1; Ballarat City, 2; Dunedin City, 3. The disqualifications were due to failure to comply with tho conditions. The remaining three ovonts and Consolation, as well as running off between Ballarat East and Spit for second highest aggregate, takes place to-morrow,