N.Z. FIRE BRIGADES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1937, Page 5

N.Z. FIRE BRIGADES

SHIELDS TO PETONE [PER PRESS association.] NEpSON, March 13. The united fire brigades’ demonstration concluded to-day. The winners of the three shields, the championship shield, the high-pressure shield, and the manual shield, were the Petone team, and gold medals were presented to the members. Results of "events were: — Four-men Motor: Devonport, 49 4-5 sec, 1; Waipukurau, 51 2-ssec, 2; Petone, 53 4-5 sec, 3. Two-men Rescue: Oama.ru and Hawera, 34sec (equal) 1; Te Aroha, 36 sec, 3; Taumarunui and Kumara, 37 sec (equal), 4; Reefton, 38 l}-ssec, 6. . Four-men Motor Pump, from stand pipe: Petone 71 l-ssec, 1; Hastings, 74 4-ssec, 2; Waipukurau, 77 l-ssec, 3; Carterton, 77 2-ssec, 4; Hawera and Upper Hutt (equal) 5. During the running the Petone branch fell off, but the team’s protest against disqualification was upheld.

Four-men Motor Event, showing two waters, one from each floor: Petone, 38 2-ssec, 1; Taumarunui, 41 l-ssec, 2; Otorohanga, 4Gsec, 3; Stratford, 56 1-5 sec, 4; Featherston, 47 4-ssec, 5; Hastings, 48sec, 6. Petone wins the Merryweather Shield. Three-men Motor Even (dressing): Petone, 52 l-ssec, 1; Carterton, 53 3-5 sec, 2; Hastings, 55 4-ssec, 3; Hawera, 61sec, 4; Taumarunui, 62 l-ssec, 5; Otorohanga, 64 1-5 sec, 6. Petone wins the Camel Shield.