TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9304, 21 March 1907, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

THE BRIGADES' COMPETITIONS

GOOD WIN BY HAWERA TEAM.

'.PRESS ASSOCIATION.! CHRISTCHURCH, March. 20. lhe oompetnibionis under the auspices of the United Fire Brigades' Association were resumed to-day in splendid weather and with a capital attendamee. The results are as follow :—: —

One Man Manual. First, £8 ; second 1 £6 ; third, £4} fourth, £2. Gijrißtchurch (Foreman E. Boroughs) 36 2-5 (including lsec penalty) 1 Timaru (Captain Campbell), 36 3-5 ... 2 Hastings (Fireman W. Graham), 38 3-5 3 Gireymouth (Fireman J. Kennedy), 39sec (including 2sec penalty) 4 Eighteen otuer teams competed. Ha* wera's time was 41 4-ssec. Hose Reel Flat and Ladder (five men). . ijfet, prize, £40; second, £20; tiard, d ,J3ls; t fourth, £10; fifth, £5. Napier, 56 3-bsec 1 Dannevirke, 57 l-ssec ... ... 2 Diunedin. City, 58sec..:" 3 Auckland, 59 3-ssec 4 Hastings, 59 4-ssec .;. 5 Twenty-one other teams also competed. Hawera's time wa» 63 4-ssec. Coupling , Event (for two men). First, £10;,- second^. £6; third, £4; fourth, ' :£2. v New.. Plymouth, 35 4-ssec (including lsec penalty) .' , 1 Dunedain City, 36sec 8 prey Lynn, 36 3-ssec (lsec penalty) ..'. 3 j?a*ea/37.1-ssec 4 Thirty-three other teams competed. Five-man Manual. First prize, £35 ; ■second, £20; third, £15; foortih, £10. , Hawera, 44sec 1 Timcu-u, 44 3-ssec '... ..'. )'.. 2 Gore, 47 2-ssec (2sec penalty) 3 Ashburton, 47'2-ssec (3sec penalty) v . 4 Hastings,. '47 4-ssec (3sec ' penalty) ; Greymoutfc, 48 2-ssec ; Carterton, 54 2-ssec ; and Chrifitohurch, 48 4-s&ec (2aec penalty) also competed. Also started : Lower Hutt, Spit, Rangiora, Dunedin, Westport, Napier, Hokitikaj Masterton, and Petone. Gore and Ashburton having tied for third and fourth places, ran off, Gone winning in,4o 2-sseCj (a^record for the colony), Ashbwrton repeating its performance, 47 ,2:ssec. Ladder Race (one man.). First prize, £8; second, £6; tnixd^£4; fourth, £2. Napier (A. Petenson), 7 4-ssec 1 Greymouth, (H.' Blockage), 'Bsec „ 2 Dunedin City (Al Duncan), Bsec 3 Hokitika (R. Ross), 8 l-ssec 4 1 Thetre was a large nifmber of competitore in this event, one tie for second and third places, and five for fourth. The runs off resulted as above. '