FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTARATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10619, 14 March 1896, Page 4

FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTARATION.

(Pta United I'hess Association ) V CuRisTCHOBcn, M»rch 13. The Fire Bngaac Demonstration wai continued at Lancaster Park to-day The weather was One, and there ras a fair attendance. Th» following are the resti'ti — Makuat K\Gii>.r Comppiition —For aye men iw men wli liessml m shirt and trousers, to bo lyinj, down v a bunk ou a platform 14ft abov.- lac r rouud , at v signal from the Starter to gel up 01 d Jre s putting on tunic (of which four button* must be hstetieai bools, helmet belt and spanner end of bel •to be in keeper desctnd down, pole, liar . 8C33 two horses put in pole in eng ne, attach noraes to engine nod drive about 679 yds Ui tank tato out hon^s unship bwingiet.<-es connect and pay out two leugtus o^ <et ciiwii uo»e 30H pach from the ue*r nub ol •engine, fix bran i to connect two lengthsof suction hose to eLij^in^/ turn over, Hemim and uulpck levero, 1 Uc futa-cdrnage, and pump from a tank fili-d Al\\ water and iritt> watfr sfnkß a due itt m diameter Gxod about 10ft from the ground Christohiirch - Foreman X Tattertall, B. ATMillaii mdW Jdn » firemen W Oon don itbd 1 Napier, Jrnin 'Jaw 1 Kaugiota-Secrctury W Wiiiou Branchmcn 0. .Dii Moulin j.io \V Jordon i'lremen li Strong and W uUynwd, frmn ,!9iec . S Ashburtoa—BranchnißH G iarbcr and It Dorm, Kirenu.ii J Doan, Boroueh, and W. Kidd limn 32J-8- . 1 Hokitifci—jinm W i face («bcopenalty) '. 4 Timaru—Tin in ■ilfser u s»e prniflty) 5 Also competed (jr<-ymou'h, 3m\u 4!sec, 6nec penalty Waipawj Jnn i>?ir 2«ec p-nalty palladia, Imin -Ijfcr icr (unity , Weodrille, .itnin 47 4-s'eo, (Ji-'j -r-e Sunn S3 S s>u-, Syft, 4mio 3?Jbbc HutMg< 4toin H i s%tc, &as penalty. The Jlshhurton ann Hokitiki teams eutored protests a»vmt the 'Jhnutchuixi team nwinp to one man hniEliinprwittioulhil! lidmct, aa'l agambl the Woodvillp Uam for drasjing the tlirti > ■ round the ground Hoss and Rcei UmhiHiO* - lor five in v Five nicu tx> run 10>ds, pck up r>cl, mr IDOyds with reel to plug fix hjdrant run a f lOuffofhoso fix Hranch, throw water ove-i rops fctrelehei a*- tht height of 10ft from 'I c ground , then tix union ani then nin out 60fi uf hose from pjteh deliveryl rf union, union t be capped on ono ilalivcry■• fix bnmcheßi >ud throw witer ovi-r i rope reel to carrj 250f< of Ijoie h>dratlt brandies, and union (jia nozzles) , tht iio»8 to be wet to comrrenca _with; both lines from union to ran in the same direction, and not to be crossed. Invercai «ill—Drauchman W L M'Lean, Fire men \V binp.tcr J M'Cormack A Puter son, and W Woo J Is- 54iec 1 'Caversham—Ac^ini; leutenant foster Free men fatrang, ocboneld, ttsll, and Yi^e 56 4-sfef a Gißborne—Senior Foreman G Wildish, Joiiior Foreman W Walter, Piremoto A Thomson, J. P. Thomson, ana X) Jamieson, 67seo " "Woodville, 57 i-Jsec J Also comp-ted AsHbartoo, Ss}sce I'almeraton North, 58j3^c 3u.c penaltj Tv-»nganni ffbec, saec pcnilty , N^pic- b'i<ec,2a(;cpeualt} , 68sec; Spit, 6! Wspc, Alonm Edui, t.3?veo! Christchnrch llailwav (<3 4oScC Swe pen il*y DuQedin, fiosec, Holutika, 6twc dscc pcniHy, Rangiora, C6.cg , Christchurch, t£ 3 swc, Nel-iou, 67iaec, 4>-ec penalty Waipawa, 67 3- r «ec fecc penalty , Hobtmga, r') i sscc, Gteymouth, 72s;c, 7sec pen ilty , Sumner, 7-i«er ( Gaee penalty; Gore, 72 3-53 ec, Hawerd, 74scc, Mfartertrn Municipal, 75:3-s^ec, Bsec penalty ; New Plymouth, SSrer, 6scc peiudty , Kaiapoi, Qit*ec face penalty Timaru 6fisec, vat dUquahfied for not getting the water over the futt roue South Dimenin, ofiseoi vf&s disqualified for screwing a bunch after throwing the water over the second rops Hose and Hidkut" Compstiiion —For three men Ibx^e v.en to run Sjds, pick up bydrint, two SOt coili wet canvas boea and two branches ruLaOydatoplug, nx hjdrant, aud run out 50ft boss from each delivery of byiirant, fix bi i"Lhe/, and vrith, water Btnks a disc

Hastings—Braachmeu Symonds and C&theraU, Foreman Hemy, £7 4-ss£« 1 Spit—Foremen Fraukiia and Rolls, Branchman Smith 2S3«cc ■ 3 Waipawa—BranchmMi Collett and Miller, Foteman Sebiey, £SJ-;ec .„ ... 3 Napier- -Foreman li. Jirnnhy, Firemen W. ' ~ Strickland and W. !*ilberii,2»S-sseo.» ... i j iAlsb competed : Wsuiganui, ES .4-Ssee; Timara, • SOsec; Chrirtchurch liaiiway, aOJsec: GLiborne, 30*ssc; Palmerston >.jrth,3liseo ; Gore, 32Jjeo; Mount EdeD, a2Js-c; N«w Plymouth, 32jjic<;; South Danedin, :fe|«rc; InvcrearKm, 32 3-ssec lssc penalty; Ashbui win, 32 4-ssec, 3sec penalty ; Gaversham. 33Jsec ; flhristchurcb, 3tienc, 4sec pans'.ty; Kaiapoi, Sfi 4-Gsec; I)anedm, 37se«; Uawera, 3Saao. 53sc ptftinlty; Oamara, 4ttjcc, disqualified ; Wooiviui-. 4Qfcec, Sbec penalty ; llasterton Municipal, -13Jfec, Ssee penalty; Hokitika, 4l|a«c 9sec }*n:ilty; Sumnrcr 52eec &co pSDalty; and GreymsuUi. Greymonth did not finish. ,

Manual Ekghje CoiirßTilioN. —For 'five men. Fivejnen to start SOyiia from back of engine in full working tmifocm at signaMram startert ruu to engine, and vrith engine run 60yds to a tank; connect to and pay; out from the Deaf side of the engine iwo lengths of wet canvas hose, SOft each; fix branch, connect two . lengths of suction- hose to eDgiae, turn over and unlock levers. lockiore.carrijM and pump from a tank filled with water, and with water strikes disc 3ft. ia <1 ismet«VfixedsborrtJOft from tha ground. ' .'*,' Ashburton — Br&nchmen R. Dorm and I.1,1 : Barber, Firemen Bovougb. and J^Pogn^tfses'-; 1 Hasting* — Foramen Humphrey and Henry, • ; Braochnian GatherAtl, and H. V Thompson, 49? Ec ... .;. •' ... ... „ 2 Wftnpinul—Foreman Csutoll, Fireman Sinn, v M'Gonagle, &I»oseaia>i, and Townseod,49Jsec 3; Runjlora—Sucretaty Wilson, BranciunKn 0. Da Moulin and Jardun, FiremeulStrong and Maynard, 60 4-oScc >„. ... 4 Also competed: Spit, 52Jsec; WoodviHe, 58sec; ,\ Gisborne, 64sec;' TTmtirti, Slsed, &ec penalty1; Gteymonth, 54 3 : s?ec, Snac penalty; ibuterton Jtnnicipal, 555 ec:. Hawi-M, .65 3-feec; Waipawa, 563-ssec; Gore, 56 4-s:ec, 2scc penalty; Duaedin, SSJjec ; Christcharch, Shimc, 2sec pttoalty; Grey-. town, Gl 3-sseci Mout;t Kdett, 6t|sec; Holdtika, 66hec, 2sec penalty. Hosk and Ijaduur Competition-—Five mciii ■ New Plymouth—Foreman A. Kivell, Firemea Bellrioper, W..Rival!, Ford, OlelandL 405« c... 1 Napier—Foreman i!ro)i!iy. Firemen w. Johnston, Randall, Strickland, W. Gilberd, 42seo S South Duncdia — Captain Price, Foreman Montagu, Secretary Kennedy, Branchnien • Blagdon and King, 4S§SCO ....... „, . f Thnaru—Lieutenant Campbell, Foreman Pussmore, Firemen Shinlils, Shewan, Harrison, 42? sec ... ... ._ f

Also competed : Ore?mouth, 42sec J Ashburton, 44« ec; H»«tin(;s, 45 3-feso ; Gisborne, 48Js«;c, 2aec I penalty ; Masterton Muaicijpal, 48Ssec ; ihiucdin. [ fflaec; Kaiapoi, 49iaec; Gore, 49 *ss«c i< Woodville, 49 4-Esec; Spit, Msec ; Mount Eden, sdjsec; Hokitika, Glsoc, Saec penalty; .OhrittchUrch, sGsec; Wanganui, 57 3-ssec; Palmerstoti N6rth, BSsec; Hawora. 70sec. Uistraalified : Waipawa Rangiora, and Nelson. Ambulance Competition.—For five men. Ohristchurch, smin E9a«c ..; ~, ... ... J Gisiborne, Cmin SSJsec . _^i 2 The protests ttgaiosb the Christchurch and Woodvilio teems in the Manual Competition were considered by the judges at a meetiDg to-night, bat the decision will not be made known until after the last event has been decided to-morfot?.