FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16507, 26 April 1919, Page 6

FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION

ADDINGTON WINS SHIELD. The Canterbury Provincial Fire Brigadce , Association's demonstrations at Lyttelton were concluded yesterday afternoon, when tho Five-men Beol event was decided. Three teams, representing Addinglon Railway, Geraldine, and A&hburton, competed on Monday last, and the remainder of the competitions were postponed until yesterday owing to wet weather. The Lyttelton team proved the -winners, beating the second team e time by ten seconds. Results:— LyttoLton '54 4-ssec, Sumnor 64 3-ss«c, Ad-dmgton Bailways 6Ssec, Chrifltchurch. Bailway 70 4-seec, Geraldine 72 3-seec. Aehburtott vjthdrew owing to a blow-out. _ . , , ■■, Tho Addington Railway Brigade, wmcii holde the Shield presented by tho citizens of Sumncr to the Association for the Bnirado gaining the hiffhoet aggregate number of pointe during tho demonstration, xetaans it, the -points ecorcd being:— Aldington •• •■ " ?°. Sunnier .. •■ ... I* Lyttelton •• .. *• Chxistchurch Railway .. .. ■> Achburton .. •• •• •' New Brighton .. .. ••• 3 Geraldine .. •• •• - A fairly large crowd gathered on the Jμcreation Ground yesterday to witnees the eonclnsion of the demonetrationa, tho outetanding feature of which was tho local -team's remarkably fast performance, which elicited hearty applause. Local and visiting firemen were entertained at a emoko concert last evening in tho social -hall at the j Fire Station. I