FIRE FIGHTERS' COMPETITION

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 34, 9 February 1914, Page 6

FIRE FIGHTERS' COMPETITION

UTTERESTING CONTESTS. TWO DOMINION RECORDS. " GREY LYNN WINS SHIELD. Further competitions in the Auckland Exhibition Fire Brigades Demonstration were held on Saturday last at the Domain. Two New Zealand records were put up during the afternoon. In the rescue event for two men, Onehunga knocked a couple of fifths off the hitherto best by doing, it in 214-ss. There was exceptionally keen competition in tjhe ladder race for one man, several of the competitors getting inside the Tecord of 7 2-56., their time being 7 dead. There was a double dead heat between Newmarket and Wai hi for first place, the victory going to the representative goldmining township after the second run off. Second and third places were also productive of ties. GTey Lynn bakes the provincial shield this year -with a substantial margin, end tihe prize money was distributed as follows: Dannevirkc, £36; South Dunedin, £35; Thames. £15; Petone Railway, £12; Waihi. £10; Grey Lynn. £9 10/; Devonport, £3; Hawera, £6; Onehanga, £5; Hamilton, £5; Te Aroha, £4; Newmarket, £3; Gisborne Sfcl. Taken as a wboJe, the work done 'by the brigades during the demonstration has been highly satisfactory, and shows that the standard of smartness ihae 'been well maintained. The arrangements for the gathering were admirably carried out by the officials, led by the energetic eecretary, Mr. Tom Watts, who well deserved the three cheers which, "were called for him at tfte conclusion, of the events. HOSE, HYDBAiNT, AND UNION, FOE TKRiEE MEN. Pctone Bail-way, 48 3-se, 1; Waihi, 48 4-ss, 2; Devonport, 51 4hss, 3; Hawera, 53 1-sb, 4. Also competed, Te Aroha, 53 4-ss; Thames 54 4-ss, W'hangarei 55 1-6b; Onehunga, 55 3-os; Mount Eden, 55 4-ss; Newmarket, 565; Auckland Railway, 5Cs; Dannevirke, 565; cDunedin South 56 4-ss; Taumarunui, 57 3-se; Grey Lynn, 60 2-ss; Gisborne, 62 2-ss; Cambridge, 66 2-se; Napier Railway, 74 4-os; Paeroa, 89 2-sg. BE9OUE EVENT FOR TWO MEN. Onehunga, 21 4-oe (New Zealand record), 1; .Hawera, 22 3-os, 2; Te Aroha, 24e, 3; Gfeborne, 24 2-ss, 4. Also competed, • Devonport 2oe, Waihi 255, Grey Lynn. Newmarket, Dunedin South 25 l-ss, Newmarket 25 3-ss, Omuitt 'Eden '20 1-ce. (Hamilton and Whangarei 27 2-oe, Cambridge 2S 4-ss, and Thames 31 2-5s- Taum-arunui disqualiified.

LADDER RACE FOR ONE MAN. Thie was a very interesting event, and the first run oIT rc&uited in several tice. Waihi and Newmarket tied for first place with 7 1-Os, and Te Aroha and Hawera tied for second place with 7 2-5, and Onehunga, Whangarei, and Mount Eden for third place with 7 3-se. The two leading men lied again in the run off, and in the third run off Waihi (S. Saunders) won in 7s dead, which eetattltehee a Nctw Zealand record- The time of J. Sarney (Newmarket) was 7 1-&. Te Aroha (L. J. JohneonJ was third in 7e dead, and Hawera (Fireman Love) fourth in 7 2-56. HOSE, HYDRANT, AND UNION. FOR FIVE MEN. South Dunedin, 38 l-se. 1; Dannevirke, 39 ]-se, 2; Hamilton, 40 l-se, 3; Grey Lynn, 42e, 4. Also ,competed: 'P«tone Railway 42 2-ae, Hawera 43 ]-se, Thames 4t>3, Taumarunui 46 l-6e: Devonport 46 3-Sb, Onehunga 48e, Newmarket 49 1-S-s, Mount Erlen uCfc. Auctyand Railway 50 4-Se, Whangarei 52e, Greenlane 595. THE SHIELD. The ehield, which was held by Onehunga during the year, was won by Grey Lynn with 44 poin-te. the other teame scoring Devonport 42, Thames 33, Waihi 2C. Te Aroha 24, Onehunga 22, Newmarket 20, Hamilton 16, Whangarei 0, Mount Eden 1.