FIRE DEMONSTRATIONS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 86, 6 December 1912, Page 5

FIRE DEMONSTRATIONS.

THE FIRST COMPETITIONS

The Taranaki Provincial Fire Bri- ■ gades’ Association’s first annual de-j | monstration at New Plymouth yester-J day was very successful, tliere being l a fair attendance of tue public. \V icnl one exception, the wiiole of me ini-! gades alliliated with the Association,! were represented at the demonstration.’ The following report of the competitions is taken from the News: — COUPLING EVENT.

In the coupling event two men had to run 25ycls, nx Hydrant, connect 50ft. hose to each delivery of tne hydrant, connect a union to each oUn. hose and then another length. of hose to each delivery on each union, and further to connect the four lengths, each with a branch and run four yards to the finish. Nineteen teams entered, and Lieut. A. Boon and Secretary H. Ford, of the New Plymouth Br.gade, put up a record run of 31 3-ssec. They secured first place, and the Waitara A team and the Hawera B team tied for second place in 34sec., in the runoff Hawera winning. Results: —

New Plymouth A (Lieut. A. Boon and Secretary H. Ford), 31 3-ssec 1 Hawera B (Deputy-Superintendent McAneny and Fireman S. Peters) 34sec., run-off time 37sec 2 Waitara A (Fireman B. Murgat royd and Branchman P. Holmes), 3-lsec., run-off time 414 sec ... 3 FIVE-MEN COIL.

In the five-men coil, five men had to run ten yards, pick up four lengths hose, hydrant, union and two branches, run 25 yards to the plug, connect up with the hydrant, fix the branches, etc., and w.th both waters strike the two discs. The New Plymouth team again proved triumphant, with Fitzroy a good second. Results New Plymouth (Lieut. A. Boon, Foreman J. Clark, Secretary H. Ford, Firemen W. Roch and W. Sadler), 31sec ... ••• 1 Fitzroy (Lieut. W. Sturney, Firemen 1. Aroa, G. C.' Kibby, R. Davy and R. Jenkins), 33-4-osoc 2 Waitara (Lieut. G. Bird; Firemen P. Holmes, B. Murgat royd, A. Bowen and C. McLean), 35sec 3

The Hawera team (37.)50e) and Stratford (43isec) also finished, while. Eltham. Inglewood and Patea competed, out failed to finish. RESCUE EVENT. The rescue event, which involved the “rescue’ ’of a dummy 6511) in weight from a high platform, was contested by ten teams. Results: Stratford A (Kiremen B. Burgess and R. Boon), 23 4-ssec., 1; Hawera B Firemen Peters and Castles), 24sec, 2; Eltham A (Firemen Robinson and Grant), 21 4-ssec, 3. Also started: Hawera Ci 26 2-osec, Waitara A 26 3-ssec, Pa-j tea A2B l-ssec, Hawera A3l 2-ssoc. j FIVE-MEN LADDER. Five-men ladder, one man to run 25 yards to ladder and ascend to platform. Results: Hawera (Firemen Hall, Canton, Castles, Hurley, Pet-, ers), 36 l-ssec (including isec pen-! altv), 1; Stratford (Lieut. Wilson, Firemen Boon, Burgess, Davy, Drake) | 37 2-ssec, 2,; Eltham (Firemen C. and G. Robinson, Grant, Taylor, Dillon), 4‘feec, 3. Also started: Patea 46 l-osec, Fitzroy 48 2-ssec, New Plymouth and Waitara both disqualified. I Three men, hose and union. Results: Firemen Aroa and Kibby, 36 2-ssec (including 2sec penalty), 1; New Plymouth B (Firemen Sadler, Doughty, Roch), 38 l-ssec (including isec penalty), 2; Hawera B (Firemen Hurley, Castles, Canton), 38 2-ssec (including Isec penalty), 3. Also competed: Stratford A 39 3-ssec Msec pen.), Patea A4l .isec (|sec pen.), Stratford B 47sec. (Isec pen.), Inglewood A 47iscc (2)sec pen.), Waitara B 49 4-ssec (2sec pen.), Eltham A 50 l-ssec, and New Plymouth A, Patea B, WaitaraA Eltham B, all disqualified.

LADDER RACE. Ladder race: One man to run 25yds to ladder and ascend to platform.— Hawera A (Fireman Peters) ,7 2-ssec,i 1: Waitara A (Lieut. Bird), 8 l-osec,-2; Patea B, 8 2-ssec, 3. Fifteen others started. The consolation event was won by Waitara, with Patea second. CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD. The following is the position of the brigades for the championship shield: —Fitzroy 29, Stratford 29, Hawera 29, New Plymouth 24, Waitara 20, Eltharn 12, Patea 10. Seeing that three brigades have tied for the shield,' it will rest with the Association as to how the matter is to be decided.