FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSSTRATION.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 664, 13 March 1909, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSSTRATION.

SOME RECORDS. " : V ;^< (Press Association). -, \ . Auckland, Last Night. :,: P< The United Fire Brigades' annual demonstration was continued today. Pp in showery weather.; '; '■''•'' , '-:^4 Dunedin South in a run off in the ;' Two Men, Coupling Event bioke the- ~ ..,' Now Zealand" record of 32'2-sseo, >: P their time being 314-5 sec . ; <" In the Five Men Hose, Hydrant. 'i and Union Event, Fitzroyalso estab-. : : P lished a new record in the smart "'p fl time of 29.8.566. f 1 ;- Following are the results of events v ' j completed:— \ ' ~ '

Coupling Evont (two mon).-Tim-aru 84 2-sseo 1, Wanganui 84 4-sseo' 2, Danuevirke 85soo 3, Masterton 85 I l-sseo 4. Eastown Railway and ' Dunedin South were dead heat for fifth place in 85 4-59 en. In the run off for shield points Eastown Rail- ' way ran it in 85 2-ssec and Dunedin ■ South in 314-SSGC. •

Hose, Hydrant and Union (five men).~Fitzroy 29 3-sse 1, Wanganui . 312.55e0 2, Dnnedin South 812-5 860 ' 3, Eastown Railway and Hillside Railway 82 sec dead heat 4, Eaa- • v town won the run off. Masterton 331-5 seo G. Hose and Hydrant (three men).- ' Oaversham ,;;21 l-sseo 1, Dnnedin South and Napier 21 3-ssec dead heat. 2, Hillside Railway 23 l-sseo! 4, AuoklandxOity' and Lyttelton 23 2-sseo wejie dead heat for fifth place. Dnnedin South'- beat Napier in the run off for second plaoe. v , Ladder Race (One man),-Auok> land Oity and Masterton Bseo, dead, heat first plaoe, to rnn off to-mor-' row, Eltham, Dnnedin Oity, Ashbur. ton, Greymonth', Wanganui, and Split' 8 l-saeo, dead heat, io run 'offfor, •'' '. third and fourth places to-morrow. 4 \ The points for the Shields being competed for by tho brigades at the Fire Brigade's demonstration are:Speight Shield for manual events (oompleted)-Naplor 21 points 1 1, • Timaru 15 points 2, Hawera 14 points ' 3, Hastings 8 points 4, Ashburton and Gerald ine 4 points each.'

Manual Shield, leading teams- ' : ' Timaru 28 points, Napier 21 points, , ; Hawera 14 points. / High Pressnro Shield.-Masterton leading with 28 points. Auckland City seoond with 17 points, and Fitzroy.and Dnnedin South equal for third with 10 points each,