FIRE BRIGADES. COMPETITIONS AT DUNEDIN. FIRST DAY'S RESULTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 57, 9 March 1905, Page 6

FIRE BRIGADES. COMPETITIONS AT DUNEDIN. FIRST DAY'S RESULTS.

[lIV TELEORAVU — I'RESS ASSOCIArrOS.] DUNEDIN, Oth March. LompotiUons in connection wall tho United Fine Brigades' Demonstration woro commenced to-day on tho Caledonian Ground. The weather was bright and warm. Thero was v. lingo attendance, especially in tho a/ternouu, probably six thousand being present. Tlio ground was in goekl order, but somewhat heavy. In tho disablo hohe competition there was a lot of delay, owing to stones coming up tho fire-plug. Kventuiilly a new plug, with wire protection, had to bo put in. Despite tins delay, gOod progies>s was made, two out of ten events being competed, while two others ares well advanced. In tho disable ho.'X' event for five men about twelve more tennis havo to compete. The, best times so far are Mnslerton 7b.sec, Kecfton (including lsec penalty) 76s,ec, Timaru 77sec, Napier 79soc, Thames 79seo, Cnveraham 84, sec, Pnlmerston North 85seo. In the ladder race for one lnuu, the second round of heats has - been got thiougn. The competitions have been very keen. In tho manual engine event tin- wiuners weie only sepauiteu by fractiems of seconds. lJaby rescue for two men ; two men to run 50yds to platform, rniso ladder, both men to ascend, ono to enter window opening (hocoihl man to ascend until bend lovel with window-sill) and puss out dummy (561b weight) In second man, both men to descend and cross line syds from foot of ladder, window opening 3ft sejuare, sill 2ft Gin above pint form, no throwing of dummy allowed j piizes, £10, £to, £4, £3, £2. — New Plymouth (I/ieutenant Bone, Fireman J. Way), 23 l-sxec, 1 ; Dunedin City (Fiiemen J. Willinms nnd T. Blanchard), 23 2-s?cc, 2 ; Lnwicncc (Lieutenant Duncan, Fireman Smith), 24sec, 3 ; llnwcriv (Captain Wilson, Fireman Jlodgers), 21 3-ssec, 4; KnMown Kailwny (Firemen A Holmes and P. Keegnn), 24 3-ssee, 5. Also competed : Levin 30 l-ssec, Napier Police 31scc, Oamaru 28s0o, Parncll 26 3-5 sec, Napier Railway 32scc, Napier 27 3-5 sec, Waimate 40 4-ssec, Milton 28 4-ssec, Pneora 33see, Port Chalmers 33sec, Masterlon 27 4-ssec, Fitzroy 20sec, Onehunga 26 2-ssce, Wungnnui 28 2-ssec, Dunedin Railway 3i 2-s:iCc, Spit olscc, Hastings 26 5-ssec, Ciivershum 25hoc, Thunws 27sec, Tiiiuiru 27 l-sscc, Groymouth 26sec, Palm- j oihton North 32 2-ssoo, XUeftou 20& cc, Wanganui 29 4-s&ec, 'Waihi 25 4-ssec, Holiitika 25 2-ssec. Waipawa 30scc, -Mount Eden 29scc, Gisborne 25 4-ssec. Manual engine for live men ; conditions, five men dressed in shirt and troupers with cover to bo lying on stretchers 30yds from front of engine, clothes hanging on pegs 2yds from foot of stretchor, head of which will bo townids engine, at signal from starter to got up nnd dress, putling on tunic (of which four buttons must be fastened), boots, helmet, belt (end of belt must be in keeper), and spanner, run to engine, connect to and lay out fyjm near side of engine two lengths of wet canvas licse, each 50ft, iix branch, connect two lengths of suction hose to engine, turn over und unlock levers, lock foreearriage, and pump fiom dam filled with vrnter* and with jet striko disc, at starting suction ho>c to bo inside pockets em each sida oT engine, lids closed und all caps on, delivery hoso to be made up in two coils, strapped and placed in body of engine, branches strapped on horns in front of engine, when jet strikes disc myn to hold amis over head until dismissed by judges; pri7.es, first £30, second £15, "thir.l :)32, fourth £10, fifth ÜB.--Ih.wera (Captain ,1. i.. Wilson, Lieutenant N. J. M'Nivon, l''o:> man J. Gieip, Braiu'lmuin T. Rogers, Fireman F. Whiting), •'■-" l-Saec, 1 ; ltungiora (Foreman W. W:l. nn, Branchmen W. Ji,relnn and T. Tlio,.ivm):i, Firemen G. H. 1 , ,;- phries un>l A. Fr,^:: y), -ISsec, 2} Clnv.\church City (l''oi.'in.iii W. Juribs, K. lKvrow, and J. J). l'ljucr, Brunoiunnn W. Curr. Fircinni T. AVidsli), 46s)ec, 3; Timaru (Captain P. Campbell,- Foreman T. Cullen, Firemen T. Thompson, V/. Hunt, R. B.ulley), '46 l-ss,cc, 4; Ooio (Lijulenunt Cox, Fiiemeii J. Tinnock, A. Donaldson, G. Tliomson), 47 2-s,sec, 5. Also competed : Uroymouth 54sec, Ashburlon 55 2-ssec, Spit 57 2-ssoc, J-evin 61scc, Gisborne 64 2-sacc, Hokitika 64 4-5 sec, Feilding 653 ec, Petone 65 2-ssec, Kummii 60 2-ssec, Wuipuwa 77scc, Kahipoi 80sec. DUNEDIN, This Day. Tho final of the Disablo Hoso event rosulteel ns follows: — llawera, 1, £35; Mnstorton, 2, £22; Timcnt, 3, £13; Thames, 4, £11; Napior, 5, £X Miu^; Iton protested against IT.yivc \i on tho ground of running over the!: 1 Lose. THE CONFERENCE. DUNEDIN, Bth March. The Fire Brigades' Conference \uis re sumed this evening. An" additional £10 was voted to the aecvetary for assistance. After votes of thanks had been passed, tho annual meeting of the. insurance society Mas held. The lcport stated that, notwithstanding an unusually' huge number ot chums there, was a credit baUmco of £830 10h 7d. The reporfwns adopted.' Tho election of officer-bearers resulted as follows : — President, Captain Strude, Devonport ; Vice-Presidents, Lieutenants Baker (Gore) and Scantlebury (Reefton) ; Treasurer, Captain Smith (Christchurch) ; Trustee, Mr. Robbins (Hawera) ; Secretary, Mr. J. G. Gilbert!.