THE FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12488, 15 March 1909, Page 2

THE FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

[Unitfd Pjiess Association.]

Auckland, March 14. The annual demonstration of the United Fire Brigades' Association was concluded yesterday in dull weather, in the presence of between 3000 and 4000 spectators. As on the previous day, the events were run off promptly, with the result that the demonstration finished in good time. The final points for the shields place Timaru* winners of the champion shield ; Masterton winners of the high, pressure; and Napier the winners of the Speight's shield for the' manual events.

The concluding day's competitions resulted as follows: — -

One Man Ladder: Masterton Ist. after a dead heat with Auckland City ; Dunedin City 3rd, and Ashburton 4th, after a dead heat between six teams for third place. V Rescue Events (two men) : Napier, 23 d-sth sees, Ist ; Auckland City, 25 l-sth sees, 2nd, after a dead heat with Dunedin City; -Onehunga, 26 l-sth sees, 4th, after a dead heat with Wai-

Alarm and Disabled Hose (5 men) : Timaru, 58 3-sth sees, 1 ; Dannevirke, 59 2 -sthsecs, 2j Dunedin, City 60secs 3 ; Napier. 60secs, 4, after a dead heat with the Suit. - An old firemen's two-men coupling event was "placed on the prograinrne, and was won by Roberts and McDermott, 26 4-sth.secs, Ist; with Mould- ™ and Fenton, 33 l-sth , sees, 2nd ; and Beveridge and lupine, 34secs, 3.