FIRE BRIGADES COMPETITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3061, 19 April 1881, Page 3

FIRE BRIGADES COMPETITION.

The following events in the above competition took place after our last issue had been sent to pres,:— THIRD EVENT. Four Men Drill.—Each manual engine to be put in working order, laying off two 50 feet lengths of canvas hose from each side. First prize, value ten guineas, presented by the Licensed Victuallers' Association; second prize, four sets of gold studs, presented by Mr S. E. Cooper, with £4 added by the committee. Napier Manual Engine. Oilberd, Hartley, Coe, Holland, and Bogle (Napier), 34secs 1 Fraser, Connor, Atwell, Gifford, and Cranby (Spit), 41secs .., 2 Lynch, Smith, W. Lucas, Waddell, and T.Lucas (Spit), 42 J sees 3 Simmonds, Faulknor, Hudson, Cottrell, and Harding (Napier), 47..sees ... 4 Spit Fngine. Gilberd's team, 34£secs ... ... ... 1 Lynch's team, 38secs ... ... ... 2 Fraser's team, 40|secs ... ..> ... 3 Simmonds' team, 45£secs ... ... 4 The aggregates were : —Grilberd's team, 68ijsecs ; Lynch's team, 80|secs ; Fraser's team, 81fsees ; Simmonds' team, 90jsecs. EOTJRTH EVENT. Hose and Ladder.—Five men to run one hundred yards to fire-plug, dragging hose-reel; connect to plug, and lay off one hundred feet of hose ; erect ladder to platform, send up hose and branch and show water. First prize, silver cup, with five guineas added, presented by Mr R. Barrows, and £2 5s added by the committee ; second prize, silver cup presented by Mr H. H. Wall, with £5 added by the committee. W. Lynch, Smith, W. Lucas, Waddell, and T. Lucas (Spit), 47secs 1 Fraser, Connor, Attwell, Gifford, and Cranby (Spit), 52-jsecs ... ... 2 Simmonds, Faulknor, Hudson, Cottrell, and Harding (Napier), 52-J-secs ... 3 Gilberd, Hartley, Coe, Holland, and Bogle (Napier) ... ... ... 4 TIETH EVENT. , Eight men to run with small engine, lay off two lengths of hose, and throw water over rope. First prize, £10 given by Fire Insurance Association. Fraser, Conner, Lynch, Smith, Gifford, Waddell, W. Lucas, Taylor (Spit), 53secs... ... ... ... ... 1 Gilbert, Coe, Holland, Bogle, Hartley, Simmonds, Chappell, and Hudson (Napier), 59£secs 2 SIXTH EVENT. Eight men to run with large manual engine, lay off two lengths of hose, and throw water over rope. First prize, £10, given by the Fire Insurance Association. Fraser, Connor, Lynch, Smith, Gifford, Waddell, W. Lucas, and Taylor (Spit), lmin 4fsees 1 Hartley, Cottrell, Holland, Hudson, Simmonds, Chappell, Bogle, and Coe (Napier) lmin 6secs ... ... ... 2 SEVENTH EVENT. Hose-reel, flat, lay off two lengths and throw water over rope. First prize, £12. Port Brigade, (same team as in previous events), 555ec5.... ... ... ... 1 Gilbert, Simmonds, Holland, Hudson, Bogle, Coe, Hartley, and Cottrell 59secs ... ... ... ... ... 2 The Port team win the aggregate of £10 for the best time in the fifth, sixth, and seventh matches.