FIRE BRIGADES’ COMPETITIONS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27489, 25 October 1954, Page 9

FIRE BRIGADES’ COMPETITIONS

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION MEETS AT ASHBURTON More than 150 firemen and officials from all parts of Canterbury attended the Canterbury Provincial Fire Brigades’ Associa--110113 annual competitions, which were held on Mona square, Ashburton, on Saturday. Teams from Lyttelton, Waimate, Temuka, Pleasant Point, Kaiapoi, Sumner, Ashburton, Addington Railway, Burnham, and Leeston took part. Shield and cup winners were as follows: Championship Shield, Addington Railway; Hereford Cup. Lyttelton; Stokes Cup, Addington Railway; Lyttelton Licensed Victuallers’ Cup, Sumner; Carson Memorial Cup, Lyttelton; Bowman Cup, Sumner; Rose Bowl, Temuka. Results were:— Two-man Hose and Standpipe (Gilbert Memorial). —Sumner B 1, Addington Railway A 2, Ashburton A 3. Time, 29.45ec. Four-man Motor Dry Drill.—Lyttelton 1, Temuka 2, Sumner 3. Time, 34.25ec. Three-man Hose and Standpipe with Union (dry).—Lyttelton A 1, Addington Railway A 2, Bumham A 3. Time, 21sec. Three-man Disabled Hose.—Sumner A 1, Ashburton A 2, Addington A 3. Time, 42.65ec. Four-man Hose and Standpipe.— Temuka 1, Addington Railway 2, Sumner 3. Time, 41.2 sec. Bowman Cup (21 years and under). — Sumner 1, Temuka-Bumham 2. Time, 19.4 sec. Boy Scouts’ Event (Goodwill Cup).— New Brighton Bishop A 1, Geraldine 2, New Brighton Bishop B 3. Time, 26.45ec. Four-man Trailer Pump.—Lyttelton 1, Waimate 2, Sumner 3. Time, 64sec.

SUB-ASSOCIATION AT KAIKOURA (From Our Own Reporter) KAIKOURA, October 24. The twentieth annual competitions of the Nelson-Marlborough-Golden Bay SubAssociation of the United Fire Brigades’ Association was held in the Camping Ground, Kaikoura, on Saturday, in fine weather. Results were:— Four-man motor coiled hose, dry drill (Hislop Ciw): Richmond A, 28 4-ssec, 1; Kaikoura A, 30 2-ssec, 2; Picton A, 30 5-10 sec, 3; Nelson A, 31 4-ssec, 4. Two-man wet event, dressing (Bythell Shield): Richmond A, 53 2-ssec, 1; Kaikoura A 55 2-ssec, 2; Nelson A, 56sec, 3; Waiau A, 62 2-ssec, 4. Three-man hose and stand-pipe with union (Coxon Cup): Nelson A, 39sec, 1; Blenheim A, 40 l-ssec, 2; Richmond A. 40 2-ssec, 3; Motueka, 41 l-ssec, 4. Three-man disabled hose (Whitwell Cup): Nelson A, 43 l-ssec, 1; Picton, 45sec. 2; Richmond, 47 3-ssec, 3; Stoke A. 48 Four-man hose and stand-pipe (Picton Cup): Nelson A, 37 l-ssec, 1; Richmond, 37 2-ssec, 2; Blenheim, 41sec, 3; Motueka, 45 Three-man trailer pump (Olliver Cup): Nelson A, 41 3-ssec, 1; Picton, 46 2-ssec, 2; Blenheim, 47sec, 3: Kaikoura. 49sec, 4. Three-man motor (Stevens Cup): Richmond, 60 2-ssec, 1; Kaikoura 61 sec. 2; Stoke B, 61 4-ssec, 3; Motueka 64sec, 4. Four-man motor (Price Cup): Richmond 57 l-ssec, 1; Nelson A, 61 4-ssec, 2; Kaikoura. 64 2-ssec, 3; Waiau A, 68sec, 4. Aggregate championship (Fordson Shield): Richmond. 84 points, 1; Nelson A (Robertson Shield), 82. 2. Coach of winning team (Levy Cup): Deputy-Chief Officer R. A. McCarthy <I The l c < hief'judge was Mr J. York jMotueka), the starter was Mr F. Kelling (Motueka) and the marshal was Mr O. Munvard’ (Kaikoura). The timekeepers were Messrs W. A. Ferry and E. J. Currie (Kaikoura).