THE FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12487, 13 March 1909, Page 3

THE FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

: ■■■ ■ -' ' ** ■ ■- ' -.. -■"•• : [United Pbess Association.] .. * Auckland, March 12. The weather was showery to-day. . Dunodin South, in a run off in the two men coupling event; broke the New' Zealand record of 32 2-ssec, /their time being 31-4-5 sec. In the five" men hose, hydrant and union events, : Fitzroy also established a new record - for the event by doing it in the smart, time of 29 3-5 sec. - ' : „;-;; : Ladder Race (one • man) : Auckland City and Masterton (8 sec), dead heat for first nlace; to be run off to-morrow." Christchurch, Duhedin. City/ Aahburton, Greymouth, Wanganui and the.Spit (3 1-5 sec), dead heat for 'third and fourth places; to beTun off to-morrow. Hose, hydrant, and union (five men).: Fitzroy, 29 3-sth sees, 1 ; Wangaui, 31 2-oth sees, 2 ; Dunedm South, 31 3-sth sees, 3 : Eastern Railway and Hillside, dead^ heat, 32 sees, 4. Former won in the run-off. Hose and hydrant (three men) : Caversham, 21 l-sth sees, 1; Dunedin South and Napier, 21 3-sth sees, dead heat, 2; Hillside Railway, 23 l-sth sees, 4 *, Auckland City and Lyttelton, 23 2-sth sees, dead heat, 5. In the run-off Dunedin South won the second place. . The points for the > Shields being competed for by the Fire" Brigades at — Speight Shield for manual events: Speight Shield for manual events: Napier, €1 points, 1 ; Timaru, 15ptSi 2: Hawera, 14pts 3; Hastings Bpts. 4- Ashburton and Geraldme 4pts ca For manual shield, the following are the loading teams: Timaru 23pts ; Napier 21pts ,and -Hawera 14 : pts. , For the high pressure shield, Mas- | terton are leading with 26 points, Auckland City are second with- 17 points, and- Fitzroy and Dunedin South equal for third with 16 points each.