THE DEMONSTRATION AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13428, 20 March 1907, Page 5

THE DEMONSTRATION AT CHRISTCHURCH.

<Per Press Association.) CHUISTCHURCH, March 19. The biennial. demonstration under the auspices of the New -ZealsmoT Fire Brigades' Association opened on the Exhibition sports ground this afternoon in

anything but favourable feather. As a consequence ,th£ a<?t6ndance was limited almost 'excliisively. to liriembers of visiting brigades, of .whom, however, there was a full muster. Three events were .run simultaneously during the d^y, only one of th3s6;-*liotiite£tfr, the Three Man Manual, besng.Xc&mpleted, in which Christchurch scored a fine win, beating Timaru by a second.

The* following are the results to date : MANUAL ENGINE (dry), for three men, Ist prize £15, 2nd £8, 3rd £5, 4th £3. ■ - Christchurch, •47 2-ssec. (including

lsec. penalty) * Timaru, 47 3-Ssec. (2sec. penalty)... Napier, 48 4-sseq. (lsec. penalty)...

Spit, 49 4-ssec. (2sec. penalty), Hawera, 49 2-osec, 'Masterton, 50 4-5 sec. (2sec. penalty), Hastings, 51 l-ssec. (lsec. penalty), Westport, 52sec. (lsec. penalty), Hokitika, 53 l-ssec. (2sec. penalty), Greymouth, 55 l-ssec. (lsec. penalty), Peiboneii^ 2-ss.ee., (lsec; penalty), Waipawa,sß l-ssec., Dunedin, 6% 2-ssec. (10sec ? .penalty), Ashburton, 62 2-ssee. (llsec. penalty), Cartorton, 64 4-ssec, Gisborne, 67 liSsec. (Csec. penalty), Geraldine, 69 2-5 sec. (12sec. penalty). '

Also competed— Kumar a, Kaiapoi, Temuka. Gore- And Eastown Railway were disqualified J MANUAL -ENGINE (dry), for. one

man : — , ;';Up to<"-d&U of time the following brigades had 'competed," in the order named : — Gore-, 42 2-osec. ; Carterton, 45sec. ; Rangiora, 45 l-ssec. (4sec. penalty) ; Spit, 46 2-ssec. (3sec penalty) ; WoodVillei 46 3-ssed: (3sec'. penalty). COUPLING EVENT, for two men : —

The following is theibr.der of running up to the close of 'time : — Grey Lynn, 36 3-ssec. (including; lsec. penalty); Petone Railway, 54 1-bsec. (ssec. penalty): Devonport, 44"1-ssec. (3sec. penalty); Rangiora, 44 &-osec. (3sec. penalty) ; Waipawa, 48 2-osec. (6sec. penalty) ; Inglewood, 49seb. (3sec. penalty); Geraldine. 45sec. (2soc. penalty); Petone, 46 2-ssec. (osec. penalty)'; Ross, 55sec. ; Westport <, 46 l--ssec' (6sec. j Newmarket, di&qmtlifted ; Feilding, 45 3-ssec. (3sec. penalty)^' Masterton, 44 3-ssec. ; Naseby, 4£> «^rsec.» (3sec. penalty; Stratford, 45 l-ssec. (4sec.-'penal-ty); Hawera, 39 2-osec. (2sec. penalty); Blenheim, disqualified; Cambridge, disqualified; Caversbain, 38 l : ssec, (lsec. penalty); Easifown (Wahganui) Railway, 48 l-ssec. (6s'ec.), Dunedin Railway, disqualified; Eden Terrace, disqualified; City, 38sec. (2sec. penalty); Spit, disqualified; Addington Railway, disqualified; Hillside,. 39 l-ssec. (2isecpepalty); Corawa (N.S.W.), disqualified ; ParneU, 44 4-ssec. (2sec. penalty) ; Dunedin South, 46 4-ssec. (Bsec. penalty); Richmond, disqualified; Timaru, 39sep. (3sec,. penalty);; Waihi! 39 1-5 sec. (3sec. penalty) ;. Invercargillj 46sec. (Osec. penalty); Clyd,#» 42 '2-osec. (2sec. penalty); Greymouth., 46 1-osec. (2sec. .penalty) ;. Gi^borne; disqualified ; Onebunga, disqualified f/Palmerston North, 41 l-ssec. (2sec, penalty), Woodville, disqualified ; Lyttelton, 43 3-osec. (3sec. penalty) ; Auckland No. 1, disqualified. HOSE REEL AND LADDER, for five

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The following t^ams, in the o*der given, had run by .the close of the ■afternoon: — Palmerston North, 65 2-5 sec. ; Wahganui,,6o 2-osec. ; Naseby. 65 2-^sec. ; Petbne, 86^ec. (including lsec. penalty) ; Gisborne, 70sec. ; Fitzroy, 67 3-ssec. ; Greymouth, -60sec. (2sec. penalty) ; Christcnnrch, ; Dunedin Railway, 69 2-ssec. (lsec. penalty) j Hastings, 59 4-osec. ; Nelson, disqualified; Timaru, 60sec. ; Parnell, 67sec. ; Whangarei, 65 2-ssec. (lsec. penalty).