Fire Brigades’ Demonstration

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 310, 24 February 1888, Page 2

Fire Brigades ’ Demonstration

Per Press Association. Christchurch , Feb 22. 2000 people were present at the fire brigades’ demonstration to-day. Hose and Hydrant, five men ; to run 10 yards, pick up reel, run 100 yards with reel to the plug, fix hydrant, run out 100 feet hose, fix branch, throw water over rope ten feet from ground, fix union, run out 5 feet hose from each delivery of union (union to be capped on one delivery), fix branches, show water over rope as before ; reel to carry 250 feet hose, hydrant, branches and union (fin nozzles). Hose to bo wet, to commence with canvas hose not less than 2} inches, and in no way prepared or lined. Both lines from union to run in same direction, not crossed; time from start to showing waterover rope hydrant branches and union to be detached at starting, all gear for event to bo supplied by Association. Ist prize, silver and bronze shield (presented by Fire Underwriters’ Association of Otago) and L 2.5 cash, to be won twice before becoming the property of the winners, won last year by Spit brigado ; 2nd prize, LlO cash. Ist, Gisborne, oosec; 2nd, Dunedin City, do sec; Gore and Gordon 69sec, Wellington 63sec, Port Chalmers 71see, Roslyn G7sec, Lyttelton 73sec, Caversham 73sec, Dunedin Railway GSsec, Rangiora Glsec, Dunedin South G7sec, Napier GSsec, Ashburton 92sec, Christchurch Glsec, Port Chalmers 72sec.

Ladder Race, dry hose, one man run 20 yards, fix branch to dry hole at foot of ladder, take branch attached to hose up ladder and ring bell, the ladder fixed against platform to bo 20 feet bigli, two entries from each brigade, hose or branch not to be fixed to body- }st prize, silver medal (presented by G. T. White) value Ll Is, and L 3 cash ; 2nd, A. J. White’s trophy, value L2 2s. Ist, Lieut Brady (Dunedin South), 13sec ; 2nd, branchman Morrison (Gisborne), 13 1-osec; Peterson (Wellington), 17sec; Green (Chriefchurch) lGsec; Collins (ffaversham), 17sec ; Barry (Spit), 13sec ; Rogers (Rangiora), los.ee; Williscroft (Rangiorn), Msec ;' Stanley (blastings), losec; Gilberd (Napier), 13 see; Hatherall (Napier), 17seo ; M‘Kuy (Dunedin South), Msec, Sundborn (Timaru), lGsoc; Treleaven (Lyttelton), •ssec; Woopworth (Invercargill Munici-. pal), 1-1 sec; E. Dale (Roslyn), Msec’ Cork (New Plymouth), Msec; Copeland (Wanganui), lGsec; Fox (Gisborne), 15sec; M‘Donald (Ashburton) IS.sec; Oalthopp (PoR Chalmers), Msec : Wallace (Gqro and Gordon), Msep ; perry fporj, Chalmers), 17sec; Isaacs (Dunedin Railway), 18sec ; Ballinger (New Plymouth), losec; O’Gormon (Dunedin City), lGsec ; Gunniqn (Tomwku), PReo; {i’oejey (Tirnaru) lGsec •; Murray (Roslyn), Msec; Morrison (Gisborne), 13seo ; Tattersall (Dunedin City), 17aec; Cook (Invercargill), 17sec; Shaw (Gore aud Gordon) lGsec.

Hose and hydrant, for two men, carrying hydrant 50ft, coil wet, canvas hose, branch (three-quprter jpe!) nozzle), run jx> plug, 1 nx hydrant, rim ouh liqse for branch, with water, strike bell disc 3ft in djaujeter, ten feet frorn ground at starting, hose and branch to be detached, all gear on the ground, hose strapped, men to stand syds from gear and run 50yds from gear to plug, time to be taken from starting to water striking disc. First ppip, LG Gsj presented by Messrs M. L. Smith and Orqubgrt; sepond prize, RIS. First, Christchurch ; time, 23sec ; second, Spit ; time, 2Gsec ; Cayersham, 2Gsec ; Hastings, 5-lsec; Napier, 31 sec; Gisborne, 20sec)' Lytteltcg, SOaec; Wellington, SOsec ; A-'shhnrton,' 31sec ; Tirnaru, 32sec ; Rangiora, disqualified : Roslyn, 333ec ; New IT} mouth, 30sec ; Gore aud Gordon, 32sec; Dunedin Railway, SOsec ; Dunedin Qity, 2Qsec ; Runcdin South, 28,5e0; V/agr ganni, 27seo ; Port Chalmers, 35sec, Go-us-yoi-pieaso. Five men, same as , Hose and Hydrant competition, any couplings; prizes, £5 and £3. Dunedin C-ty, | -lGsec, 1 ; Gisborne, 47st-c, - ; Dunedin South, -ISsec; Spit, sSsec ; Dunedin It iil- ( way, 50sec; Wellington, Glsec. ’Wanganui retired. i Ambulance for 5 men; quickest and best method for bringing man with fractured thigh or broken jaw from upper window of building on improvised stretcher, men to run 20 yards to building, raise ladder, ascend, and bandige ami bring patient down to place for examination ; all material for improvised stretcher to ho taken from fire brigade plant; building twenty feet high ; Ist prize .£5 essh, 2nd prize £2 10s cash. Napier 1, Fort Chalmers 2, Christchurch 3.

dmen ; quickest and best method of making improvised stretcher S and bringing in patient with fractured leg or broken collar-bone over two obstacles, men to run 20 yards to patient, carrying materials for stretcher, banclago and bring in patient to place selected for examination : Ist prize five silver medals (presented by Canterbury Branch of St. J din’s Ambulance Association) value £lO, and £5 cash ; 2nd prize £3 cash ; open to all ambulance classes. Addington Railway Workshops 1, Christchurch City 2, Napier 3. • The tug-of-war, North and Smth Island-, 10 men a-side, was won by the South Island. The Steam Fire Engine (dry), .5 men ; Ist prize, trophy and £2O; 2nd prize, trophy and £lO. Spit, 39see, 1; Dunedin Railway, Msec, 2 ; Caversham, losco ; South Dunedin, l-ssco; Napier and Port Chalmers, IGsec ; Gore and Gordon, 47sec; Christchurch and Wellington, 48sec; Wangauui, olsec; Gisborne, o2sec. Tiinaru, Roslyn, Dunedin City, and Rangiora were disqualified. M Consolation Event, o men, manual en- r gino,—Gore and Gordon, lmin, 1 ; Roslyn, lmin Gsec, 2. Most of the Northern representatives left for home this evening.