FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1514, 7 March 1901, Page 46

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS

CHRISTCHURCH, February 28. The fire brigade competitions opened at Lancaster Park this morning, but the Tain, which fell nearly the whole or tiie day, interfered with the attendance. Forty-seven teams competed in the coupling practice for two men. but the rain had made the ground and appliances very slippery. In the ladder rescue event. Fireman W. Ross, of South Dunedin, slipped when about loft from the ground, but escaped! with a - severe shaking.- The Burnham Industrial School boys gave an excellent display of manual engine work. The manual engine competition brought out twentythree entries, .and was an interesting event. Results: —* Coupling practice for two men.—Caversham, Lieutenant Duncan and G. Russell (2sec penalty), 42 l-ssec, 1; Sumner, A. Williams and E. Bamford (2sec. penalty)* 42 3-ssec, 2. Hawera, JV E. Wilson and J. Grigg, 43 2-ssec, 3. Manual Engine Practice, <mo man. — E. Burows, Ashburton, 36 3-A-wc, 1; A. Leysst (2sec penalty), Hastings, 39see, 2; W. Juriss (2seo penalty), « Christchurch city, 39 2-ssec, 3. Ladder rescue for two men. —J. Williams and J. Murray, Dunedin City, 24sec, 1; J. Strickland and F. Tankard, Napier, 2-4 4-ssec, 2; E. Braggins and O. Jenkins; Mas tort on, 25sec, 3. Manual Engine Competition, for five men. —Blake, Juriss, Chapman, Garland She (Christchurch City), 42 2-ssec, 1; A. Wallis, E. Wallis, Funnook, Cox and Donaldson (Gore), 2sec penalty, 43sec, 2; Wilson, McNiven, Greig, Mc. Ininy and Wilson (Hawera), 4see penalty, 45 2-ssec, 3. CHRISTCHURCH, March 1. The Fire Brigade, competitions wore continued to-day in line weather. Results : - Hose and Ladder Competition, for five men.—Captain J. E. Lieutenant McNiven, Branchmen J. Greig and F. E. Wilson and Fireman Mclniny, of Hawerli, 36 2-ssec, 1; Lieutenant Boon, Foreman Ballinger, Firemen Wadei, Ford and Parker, of New Plymouth (2sec penalty), 38 l-ssec, 2 ; Captain Foster, Lieutenant Duncan, Firemen Scott, Russell and Sherwood, of Caversham, 38 2-ssec, 3. The Hose!, Hydrant and. Union Competition, for five men, is net yet finished. The Spit team is leading with 36 l-ssec, and Hastings is next with 37 l-ssec. The Alarm and Disabled Hose Competi- , tion, for five men, is also unfinished. The v Gre'ymouth team is leading with 57 2-ssec. CHRISTCHURCH, March 2. Tbe Fire Brigade competitions concluded to-day, and most of the visiting teams will leave for home either tonight or on Monday. Results: Hose, Hydrant and Union Competition, for five men. —Foreman J. Coglan, Firemen E. Redwood, G. Riddell, J. Rid • dell and Saunders (of Spit), 36 l-ssec, 1; Captain Flynn, Foremen Graham and Symonds, Branchman Catherall and Engineer Lypst (of Hastings), 37 l-ssec, 2; Captain Campbell, Foremen Necklen and Newton, Fireman Gilchrist and Lieutenant Shewen (of Tirna.ru), 39see, 3. Kuripuni and Timaru tied, and ran off for third place, Timaru winning. The second times were—Timaru 39sec, and Kuripuni 40sec. Alarm and Disabled Hose Competition, for five men.—Branchmen P. Blanchfield, J. Kennedy, W. McLeod, Foreman J. Fitzsimmons and Secretary J. Walton (of Greymouth), 57 2-s,sec, 1; Foreman J. Coglan, Firemen E. Redwood, G. Riddell, J. Riddell and Saunders (of Spit), sseo penalty, 60 22; Captain Foster, Lieutenant Duncan, Firemen Scott, Russell and Sherwood (of Caversham), Glsec, 3. Disabled Hose Competition, for five men. Captain Campbell, i lremea Neclden, New 7 ton and Gilchrist and Lieutenant Shewen (of Timaru), 67 3- 1; Foreman J. Coglan, Firemen E. Redwood, G. Riddell and Saunders, and Branchman J. Riddell (of Spit), 70 l-ssec, 2; Firemen Tonkin, McKenzie, Murray, Salmon and Williams (of Dunedin City), 70 3-ssec, 3. Hose and Hydrant Competition, for three men. —Foreman Ballinger, Firemen Ford and Parker (of New Plymouth), 32 2-ssec, 1; Firemen Alexander, Billings and Mein (of Thames) and Foreman W. Woodley, Branchman A.

Peterson and Fireman H. Cook (of Invercargill), 34 3-ssee, equal. The two teams ran off for second place, aud Invercargill won, the time being 44 l-osec. Thames did not finish. A protest entered by Invercargill against New Plymouth that- a fireman had screwed a joint after water was struck was dismissed. Bicycle Hose and Hydrant Competition, for two men. —Firemen W. Juriss and W. Carr (of Chris i church Citj*), 90 2-ssee, 1; Captain Wallis and Fireman A. Donaldson (of Gore), lOOsec. 2.