FIRE BRIGADES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 29 February 1924, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES.

PATEA DEMONSTRATION. -

(From Our Own ; Correspondent.) The . annual. demonstration of the Fire Brigades' Association took place on the Patea Domain on Wednesday in* : perfect weather. - There was -only a fair attendance of the public. Eight events were contested, and the following are the actaaj,times taken (penalties given in parentheses):— - ~ _ Gilberd Memorial: one man dressings First £3 and medal, 'second £2 third £I.—Waitata, . 1.48 2^5 (2sec); Ka*. ponga A, 1M 2-5 (9s«e); Kaponga B; v 2.7 (l«ec); Patea C, 1.2%^) f Hal , wera A, 1.11 ~ 1-5" (lsw> P^tea D, • 1.38 3-5 K(lsec); Hawera £, 1.15 (lseo): Stratford B, 1.23 1-5; Hawera O, " 1.28 4-5; Kaponga- O, -1.47 4-5: Patea B, 1.35 1-5; Stratford JL J. 14 3-5; Patea A, 1.8 4-5; Inglewood, l;$()»,l-6." Patea A 1, Hawera A *2, Stratford 3, Hawera B 4. . - . . Rescue; ooe- man. First £2 10s, second £1. 10s, third £I.—Patea B, 0.28; Waitara, 0.32; Stratford A, 0.34; Hawera A, 0.35 2-5; Patea C, 0.28 1-5; Patea A, 0.24. Patea Al, Patea B 2, Patea O-8; Waitara 4. Two-men Coupling. - First £5, second £3, third £2.—Stratford A, 0.49 2-5 (6sec); Patea A, 0.51 (lsec); Manaia A, 1.18 2-5; Inglewood, 0.53 r (lsec); Stratford B, 1.0 2-5; KapongJi B, 1.12 2-5; Waitara, 1.2 2-5 (llsec); Hawera, 1.4 IS- Patea O, 1.10; Kaponga A, 0.58 1-5; Patea B, 0.51 2-5 (4sec). Patea Al, Hawera 2, Stratford 3, Kaponga 4. - Three-men Dressing (wet). First £6, second £4, third £2—Stratford 1.1 (3sec); Hawera, 0.55; Waitara, 1.20; Patea B, 1.7 (4«ec); Patea A, 0.52 (2sec); Kaponga, 1.27; Patea C, 1.6, Patea A 1,- Hawera 2, Stratford 3, Kaponga 4. "' Three-men (wet). First £6, pecon*! £4, Third £2.—Patea-A, 1.15; Inglewood, 1.17 2-5; Manaia. 1.32 (lsec); Waitara;l:ls 3-5 (4sec); Stratford, 1.5 (lsec); Hawera, 1.6 (9<w) x Patea B, 1.26. Stratford 1, Hawera 2, Patea A, 3, Inglewood 4. Four-men Beel. First £7, second £5, third £3.—Hawera, 58sec; Patea B, 66sec (lsec); Stratford, 62seo; Patea A, 67sec; Kaponga, 72sec. Hawera 1, Stratford 2, Patea A 3. Five-men Dressing. First £10, second £6 10s, third £3 10s.—Patea A, 058 1-5 (7«ec); Hawera, 1.19 (lOsec); Waitara, 1.37 1-5 (lOsec); Stratford, i:6 3-5 (ssec); Kaponga, 1.27 (ssec). Patea 1, Stratford 2, Hawera 3, Kaponga4.. - ... Modern, five men. "First £10, second £6' 10s, third £3 10s.—Hawera 1.37 1-5 (6sec); Stratford, 1.32 (3seeH Patea, 1.32. Patea 1, Stratford 2, HaLwera 3, . Th© highest aggregate of. points tor the shield was secured by Patea A with 89*; Stratford 77*; Hawera 74; Kaponea 25^; Waitara 25; Inglewood 5; and Manaia. 3. . A smoke" concert was held in tho evening, at which the prizes won during the day were presented.