FIRE BRIGADES.

Grey River Argus, 4 March 1929, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES.

N.Z. DEMONSTRATION. Hawera Again Champions. AN OUTSTANDING TEAM. (Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, March 3.

The U.F.B.A. can congratula’e itself upon the success of its jubilee demonstration here, not only as regards the weather and conditions, but also as to the interest alike of competitors and public, and the absence of any hitch in the programme from start to finish. The competitions were yesterday afternoon concluded, and the championsip remained as at the previous demonstration with the team representing Hawera Brigade, reflecting credit - on the men and especially their leader, Mr Morrison, at one time of Greymouth, who has his team in a rare pitch of perfection. The officers all worked like drill sergeants in getting off the events, as otherwise the long programme never could have been completed within three days. The press is indebted to Minute Secretary J. Wilson, of Milton, for his very efficient and courteous assistance in the

•ompilation of the numerous results. On Saturday evening, when the trophies were presented at Cass Square in front of the grandstand, which was festooned with coloured electric globes, several interesting speeches were delivered, and the trophy winners were warmly complimented. The visiting speakers were unanimous that no previous “demo” in the history of the Association was pnoHe successful or enjoyable than this one, and in paying a very high tribute to the hospitality and co-operation of the Brigade, public men and citizens of Hokitika throughout the week’s proceedings of 4 he Association. The firemen, except some fifty of whom left for home on Saturday, will all be leaving in x a special train today, starting at 8.40 from Hokitika. The remaining results are as follows: —

CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD. Hawera- 135 Hillside Railway 63 Addington Railway 481 Te Kuiti .' .. 43 Whangarei 42 Masterton 3?T HIGH PRESSURE SHIELD. Hawera 123 Hillside Railway 59 Addington Railway 454 Te Kuiti 37 Masterton 28 MANUAL SHIELD. Hawera 39 Mas'erton 26 Pet one Y 5 Taumarunui 23 Whangarei .. .. 22 Addington Railwav 18 GILBERD MEMORIAL. This trophy was won bv Masterton. DUPLEX SHIELD. This trophy for the four men motor was won bv Tlawera CAMEL SHIELD. This trophv for the three men motor event wa« also won bv Hawera. THREE-MEN DISABLED HOSE EVENT. JUBILEE EVENT. First prize £9 and 3 gold medals, second £6, third £4 10’, fourth £3. Three men to run 10 yards, pick up standpipe, one branch and three 50 feet lengths of wet hose coiled on the bight and properly strapped, run 25 yards to plug, ship standpipe, connect and run out one 50 feet length of hose, fix branch, and strike the disc, with water, disconnect branch, run out: and connect a second 50 feet length of hose, fix branch, and strike disc with water; then replace the first 50 feet length of hose as a disabled length, and strike disc with water through the 100 feet lengths:—Gore 50 (4 see) 54, Dargaville 55, Featherston 65 (2 sec) 67, Otira 51 1-5 (11-pen.) 62 1-5, Papakuia 62 2-5. Takapuna 68 (JO pen) 78 Lyttelton 55 45, Rotorua 48 Tamaki did not finish, Petone 43 1-5 (10 pen.) 53 1-5, Teawamuitui 70 3-5 disqualiMilton 75 2-5, Matamata 65 3-5 disqualified, Denniston 58 25 (14 pen) 72 2-5, Lower Hutt 47 disqualified, Woodville 68 4-5, Waipawa 56, New Brighton 59 2-5 (20 pen.) 79 2-5, Fox -on 66, Stratford 3 2-5, Kumara 61, Greymouth 66 1-5, Pukekohe 51 2-5 Cobden 67. The aforementioned teams ran on Friday. The following + eams ran on Saturday (this being' the most numerously contested event on the programme, in which no fewer than fifty-nine teams) ran: Hawera 42secs, Te Kuiti 56 1-5, Thames did not finish, Devonport 59 3- Pukekohe 57 2-5, Cobden 67, Addington 50 2-5, Hokitika 52, Otorohanga 57 4-5, Alexandra did not finish, Eastown Railway 63 2-5, Papatoeto.* 75, Taihape 59 3-5, Eke'ahuna 69, Oamaru 51, Dannevirke 53, Carterton 56, Masterton 47 3-5, Pahiatua 52, Sumner 53, Cambridge 59 4-5, Taunrirunui 46 (disqualified), Mosgiel al 4- Whangarei 48 (Isec penalty) 49, Te Aroha 52 1-5, Waihi 65. Result: — Hawera, 42secs, 12 points .. .. 1 Taumarnnui, 46secs, 9pts .. .. 2 Mastertqpn, 47 3-5, 3pt£ .. .. 3

Rotorua, 48, spts 4 ’ Whangarei, 49, 4pts 5 Addington Railway, 50 2-5, 3pts .. 6 Fifty-nine teams compe'ed. THREE MEN MOTOR EVENT. (First Prize £9 second £6 third £4, fourth £%■) Hawera, 17 2-5, 12pts 1 Masterton, 19 3-5, 9pts 2 IPetonc, 20, 7pts 3 Taihape, 20 4-5, opts 4 Te Aroha, 271, 4pts 5 Rotorua, 21 3-5, 3pts 6 Also competed: Gore 24 1-5, (ssecs) 29 1-5, Westport 24 4-5, Pahiatua 24 3- Devonport 28, Waihi 22 3-5, Tamaki 35 (no test), Hokitika 24 1-5 (5 secs) 29 1-5, Greymouth 25, New Brighton 28, Carterton 18 4-5 (disqualified), Oamaru 22 1-5 (no test), Thames 22 4-5 (no test), Stratford 25 4- (no test), Pukekohe 29 (no test), Hillside Railway 20 4-5 (disqualified), Te Aroha 21 (no test). Papatoetoe 29 (no test), Addington Railway 24 (no test), Takapuna 24 (no test), Taumarunui 20 2-5 (ssecs) 25 2-5, Onehunga 26 1-5 (no test), Lyttelton 26 1-5 (no test), Dannevirke 2i 4-5, Foxton 25 2 5 (no test), Whangarei 25 (no test), Sumner 27, Waitara 23 2-5, Te Awnmutu 26 2-5 (no test), Te Kuiti 27 (no test). Result:—Hawera 17 2-5 Ist, Masterton 19 3-5 2nd, Petone 20 3rd, Taifiap“ 20 4-5 4th, Te Aroha 21 sth,, Rotorua 21 3-5 6th. • FIVE MEN HOSE, REEL AND LADDER EVENT. Hawera, 40secs, 20pts j Hillside Railway, 42secs, 16pts* *’ 2 Gore, 43secs, 12pts 7 3 Taumarnnui, 44 4-5 secs,* *Bpts* ’’ 4 Stratford, 45 2-5, 6pts ’ 5 Carterton, 45 3-5, 4pts ’ ’’ 6 Twenty-five teams competed as fol-/ lows; Te Kuiti 52 1-5, Taumarunui 441

4-5, Carterton 45 3-5, Dargaville 61 1-5, Addington 56, Petone 46. Thames 54 2-5, Waihi 53, Gore 43. Hawera 40, Port Chalmers 61, Hokitika 50 4-5, Taihape 48 3-5, Onehunga 44 4-5 (disqualified). Hillside Railway 42, Takepuna 59l 3-5, Masterton 44 3-5 (disqualified and protest dismissed), Greymouth 47 2-5, Stratford 45 2-5, Whangarei 49 2-5 (ssecs penalty), Otorohanga 49 3-5, Alexandra 46 3-5, Otira 48 4-5. FOUR MEN MOTOR EVENT. Hawera, 47sees, 16pts 1 Dannevirke, 53 3-5, 121pts .. .. 2 Hillside Railway, 54 2-5, 91pts .. 3 Stratford, 56 1-5, 61pts .. .. 4 Rotorua, 57 3-5, spts 5 Taumarunui, 58, 34pts 6 Twenty-five teams competed, as follows: IliLside Railway 54 2-5, Addington Railway 60 (ssecs penally), New Brighton 65. Takapuna 64. Carterton 50 3-5, Rotorua 57 3-5, Hawera 47, aumarunui 58, Dannevirke 50 3-5, Pahiatua 75 2-5 (disqualified), Petone 52 4-5 (disqualified), Masterton did not finish. Westport 57 (disqualified), Taihape 69 3-5 (lOsecs penalty), Gore (disqualified), Whangarei 61, Sumner 58 3-5, Waitara 63 3-5, Stratford 56 1-5, Greymouth 59. Onehunga 56 4-5 (disqualified), Te Aroha 61, Pukekohe 54 2-5, FIVE MEN HOSE AND STANDPIPE EVENT (DRESSING). Hawera, 33 3-5, 20pts 1 Hillside Railway, 36, 16pts . . 2 Whangarei, 39 ’ 1-5, 12pts ’’ " 3 Adding*on Railway, 39 35. Bnts / 4 Te Kuiti, 43, 6pts .. 5 Dargaville, 44, 4pts .* ** 7. 6 Seventeen teams competed as follows: New Brighton 54 4-5 (4secs pena.lv), Port Chalmers did not finish, Onehunga 44 1-5 (2secs penalty), Pahiatua 81 (llsecs penalty), Addington 39 3-5, Stratford 47 1-5, Hawera 33 -b, Whangarei 39 1-5, Dargaville 44, Taumarunui 43 1-5 (disqualified). Carterton 49, Otira 52 (3secs penalty), Gore 50 (12secs penaPv), Hillside 36 penalty). Te Kuiti 43, Mosgiel did not finish. TWO MEN RESCUE EVENT. Stratford, 36 4-5, 9pts 1 Taumarunui, 37 1-5, Bpts .. .. 2 Te Kuiti, 37 2-5. 6pts 3 Masterton, 38. 4pts 4 Hawera. 38 4-5, 3pts 5 Dargaville 42 and Otorohanga 42 Ipt each 6 Other competitors: Onehunga 45, Otira 47, Gore 40 (disqualified). Whangarei did not. finish. Combridge 45. Adi dington 45 1-5, Thames 45, Masterton 38. Ambulance Event. —Onehunga 12pts, Whangarei 9, Gore 7, Dannevirke 5, Hawera 4, Addington Railway 3.