FIREMEN'S DEMONSTRATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 73, 25 March 1912, Page 8

FIREMEN'S DEMONSTRATION.

SUCCESSFUL MEETING. ONEHTJNGA BREAK A RBCOBD. AND WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The biennial demonetrntion of the Anckl«nii Prorlnriol Fire Brigade Ara'M'l.itlon wan held on Saturday at the Recreation Reserve, Onehunga. Seventepr l>riEftdofl were represented ont of a total of twenty-one In the province. This Iβ the first occasion on which the demonstration has been held at Onehnuga. The programme comprised the lutnal events. In whlrji proficiency by flrn men Is regarded as bein; partlcnlarly denlr- , able. A start vran made about half-pns-t ten, and np to the lnncheon adjournment I ttareu events had been got off. In the firs) event, "two men coupling," Onehunga broke the record for New Zealand, winnine In 37 2-seec, as against the existing record of 38sec. In tbp loddfcr rnce a Waihl representative was un"t, Grey Lynn and Onehunga tying for second place. In the rmi oC they tied again, aud a third contest Snlshed with the same result npso'ts:— TWO MEN COUPLING. Onehunga (Fireman T. Gilbert and Fireman E. Gilbert), 37 2-ssec, including 2sec penalty 1 Auckland Railway, 42see, Including lsec penalty 2 Te Aroha, 43 2-ssec, including lsec penalty 3 Also competed: Grey Lynn, 40« ec; Devonport, 53sec; Hamilton. 44sec; Newmarket, 50 2-ssec; Parnell, 52 2-seee; Arch HIIL 55 l-ssec; TValhl, 43 3-osec: Mount Eden, 00 3-Seec. nOSB HYDRANT, AND UNION. For three men. Onehnnga, 53eec 1 llonnt Eden, 53sec, and Newmarket, R-3 1-Seec, tic There were nine entries. LADDER KACE. Wulhl, 7sec 1 Onelninga, Bsec 2 Gn>y Lynn, Bsec 8 Six entries. RESCUE EVENT—(Two Men). Onehnnga (Firemen Perrln and Cox), 24 2-seec 1 Pai'nell (Firemen Speck and Cowan), 27 2-ssec 2 Wnlhl, 29 l-ssec 3 Grey Lynn, 31 1-Seec 4 Also competed: Mount Eden, 32 2-58 ec; Te Aroha, 83 l-Sacc; Deyonport, 33 l-sgec. FIVE MEN CARBT. Hamilton, 36 l-ssec 1 Grey Lynn, 38sec 2 Waihi, 40 3 Newmarket, 45eec 4 Also competed: Parsell, 45 2-ssec; Auckland Uoilway, atsec; Mount Eden, 46 3-sssec; Onohung*, 03 2-ssec; Te Aroha, Olsec; Devonport, 52 1-Ssec. HOSE, BEEL, AND LADDER. Onehunga, 02 2-ssec (loelodlog lsec penalty) 1 I'aruell, 03 2-53 CC (with lsec penalty) .. 2 Mount Eden, VOscc (no neualty) 3 kVa:.hl, "Osec (not tested) 4 Also competed: Te Aroha, 78sec; Newmarket, 83sec; Urey Lynn, 83aec. Te Aroha, whu were penalised 15sec, protested that Waihl bad not been tested, - ami It wae decided to give Waihl and Mount Eden auothcr run for third place. Tie demonstration programme was well carried out by a body of capable cUiciala, Including Mr. C. W. iToetcr (prealdent), exKlrenian F. W. Fowler (referee), Capta.n Cowan, Depnty-Snperlntendent J. Williams, ex-Fireman E. V. Sutherland, Councillor .SUu:;>aou, Captnln GrUfiths, Captain Colebonrae, Captain Moore, W. Austin UuUjfcaj, Caprjiln Roberts, Mr. L. Motherland (Mart-. era), Sup. Fenton, Capt&ls Williams, Fueman Ilodson, ex-Fireman B. Strong (examiners), W. Perrln, F. T. McMlnniman, Frank BcTilns (tmie-kcepcrs). An energetic committee, with Mr. C. A. Oeborne as secretary, bad made adequate arrangements for carrying the demonstration through. MHDMAN'S CHAMPIONSHIP, 440 yds, to be run In regulation coat, trousers, and onllnaiy walking boots. Winner to receive gold medal. W, Cox (Unebnnga) 1 W. V. Qoase (Tc Aroha) ~. 2 i. Uoberte (Waihl) 3 Cox iron by 10yds, with a yard and a-tialf between second and third.. J. Craat, Onehucja, was fourth. Time, CO 2-5. Ba-ndamen'* Bace, 12Oyde.—R. Olnej 1, S. Howe 2, 11. T. Olney 3. Won by a yard, wits Inches sepantlnf (ccond and third. Time, 15s. The cJiampluurtip shield: was iron by the Onebunga Brigade with 41! point*, the highest [>olnt scorers beisrg .as foUowa:—Onehunya, 45pts. 1; Waihl, UOpts. % Parnell. .S'fpts, 3; Monnt E4en, 23pts, 4; Grey Lynn, 22).?«. 5; Hamilton, 19pte, 6; Te Aroha, 13)pts. T; Newmarket, I2nu, 8. At Ute last demonstratl<m Waiai eeenred tlio sbieM, beating Onehmica by six points. The fallowing are wlsneni of the shield to datpr-JSOe. Wafhi; 1907, Thames: 1006, Wai)!, 1910, Wilhl; 1912, Onehvaga. The slilelC ;t one time Tnw competed for annoaU;r, trot is now contested for every two years.