FIRE BRIGADES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18634, 8 March 1926, Page 6

FIRE BRIGADES.

ANNUAL COMPETITIONS. (press association telegham.) . • DUNEDIN, March 7. The competitions held under the auspices of the United Fir© Brigades' Association were brought to a conclusion on the Exhibition Sports Ground on Saturday. As on the three previous ' days there was very keen competition, and ■ some fast times were again recorded. Four events had to be decided, and it was after sunset 'before the Hawera team completed tho last run of the day. This team was expected .to win the disabled hose event five men. but they met with misfortune, and did not get a test. Hawera, however, secured the majority'of . placings, and won the .Dominion c/<i.*impionship for the second year. The teum's placmgs were:, First in No. 2, No. 5, No. 6. K O, 7 eve . nt s; second in No. 4/ No. 8, , ■ au iJ 12 events; fourth in No. • eve nts; and unplaced in Nos. 9 aD mi. is a brilliant record. fhe-'Hillside Railway'team were the run-ners-up, and did much better this year than itv re ?? m !J' e Possession of one shield. • c boutn Island teams to secure prizemoney were Gore, Addington Railway, Hoki- ?> Uroymouth, Christchurch City, Oamaru, and Sumner. . The events were pushed through without til 3 l o£ . tl , me ' hut it was p. 50 p.m. before the last team, Hawera. reached the mark. fn.rt;„n a tJ; r JhH BBUre apain save every satisfaction to the competing teams. fin^ a Tn te ? m registered the second event h,lt ?J ? hose - ''ydrant. and ladder unfortunate, as it team 1^ scc for a loose branch. The "IV-r /F°" e tr «^ eh receivins lsec for No ft the Simplex Shield five men). (hose, hydrant, and union. Shield ?o a r St lvfnn- eam , takc the Merry weather ladder event* 5 the hose - hydrant, and as n£ fW.' r v, C J eam ' is recognised Dominifii? he , Bt «"-round teams in the Go™. 6Sed the Du P'« Cup from 0 Results were:— HiUsiffe Union, Five Men — 1; Hawera 4a' t\ seo < lß6c Penalty), 44sec, S-ssec 2- ftnlS ®'Ssec (lsec penalty), 44 Hose kvrfrt^ nßa ' , 46 4-Ssec, 3. Hastings ydrant, and Ladder, Five lien—nenalTvf'fis i I 66 ®' X; Gore - 67 l-s»ec (lsec penalty) I -69 4 "i Wflihi ' 64 4 - sßeo (sseC ive Men—Addington 28 15s P ', ? 4 - ssec . 1: Thames, lmio Special Mnrl^ m » ninui ' lmin 29see, 3. Event . Men—--3? miSfc Sd 93 2 - 56ee - HUXsid™ P ' on^l? w ® hieM —67 Points, Te Knit? hai Thames 36|, 27, &stta» Hi * Gore 3S > Onebunga terton 24 iJ-^^ aumarßllU ' 24|, Masford 20 T)»nnfs"i elon Railway 23* Strat--12. ? us' s ' Te Aroha Waihi mouth 6 £* ,?• Oama.ru 9, Greychurch ritv ai c Greenlane 5, ChristS^ D ,! r 4 ' Cambridge 4. Thames "3fU t?-ii —Hawera 72 points, Taumarunui 24i ?i a ?f i,vt " ay „ S % G SJ e , 25 ' ton 24 Onehnnlo ;. a^ tln Ss , 241, Master--23, Stratford 18 To v .A dd ' n S ton Rnilvrn y 365, Te Aroha w "l*. IS A Dannevirke Grl -mouth 6 O' ni . hi Hokitika 9, 0... ra !,