FIRE BRIGADES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13240, 21 March 1907, Page 6

FIRE BRIGADES.

THE ANNUAL DEMONSTRATIONS. Per Press Association; .CHIUhSTCIIURCH. ilarcli 20. The: competitions under tne auspices of tlis Uuited .Fire Brigades' Association were ivauniid to-day in bplendid v, r eatlier and vith a capital attendance. Ihe results ;.rc' as follows : / ONE MAN ; prizes £B, £6. £4. "£2. Ciiristchurch .. (Foreman ■ E. Boroughs) 36" 2-ssec line lfeec'pen«lty> ... 1 '.rimaru (Captain Campbell) 36 3-ssee ... 2 Hastings (Fireman W. Grahamj 38 3-5 hiSC 3 Greyniouth (Fireman J. Kennedy) 39sec (inc 2sec:penalty) ..: 4 Gisborne 42 4-stec (inc lsec penalty), Tei'.iuka ,43sec (inc 2se"c penaltyj, Napier 45 tlsec- penalty),' Ashburton..4s -2-ssec (inc lsec Geraldine 40 3-ssec, Dunedin City 42 2-ssec, Hawera 41 4-ssec, Greymoutli 39sec (inc 2sec penalty), com.peted in tlis order named. Also started —Eastown Railway,: Wcstport, Levin, Masterton. Pctone. Lower Hutt. K:\iapoi and AVaipawjv. Richmond and Corowa (New South Wales) were disqualified.. HOSE REEL FLAT "AND LADDER (five nun):; prizes £4O. £2O, £ls, iiiU, ■- £5. Napier,' 06 3-ssec .:... 1 Dannevirke. 57 1-ssec 2 Dunedin City, 58sec 3 Auckland, 1 5y 3-sscc Hastings, 59 4-ssec ....- 5 Cavershain 60; l-ssee, Waihi 63 4-ssec,. '.'QiQside -Railtvay 68 2-ssec. Djmedin South 63 l-ssec- (inc Isec penalty). Masterton 61 3-ssec. Hiifl ei-.i, 03 4-ssec, Hokitika 61 2-5 se.3 (Isac)i i Mar ton. .68juc.. lioss 68 l-ssec, New Plymouth.: 64 2-siec (ssec),. Spit r66 2-ssec. (4sec;., Mount Edeu 06 sec (Isec), competed m the order named. Also started —W oodviilt,. Port Chalmers, iStratford, St. liilda and Alexandi'a. Disqualified—Cartertor., Eastown .-Railway.:. Wcstport, Lyttelton and Akaroa. .

COUPLING E VEXT ; (for tn o iheii); prizes £lO, £6, £4,. £2. : New Plymouth, 35 4-ssec (ine lsec penality) i .'. vi-. 1 Dunedin ?City, 36s,ec 2 Greylynn, 3b 3-ssec (lsec) • 3 Patea, 37 l-sseo; 4 The following competed in the order ruined—Auckland .Railway 4tec.; Fitzroy 40 2-ssec (inc 2seo penalty), Marton 48 l-o fee tine 4sec penalty),. Napier Railway 39 2-ssec ri Mount Eden 39 l-Ssecy St.-' Kilda. 45sec (inc lsec psnulty), Port Chalmers 41 3-ssec (uic 2sec penalty I, Hokitika 38fccc, Alexandra 50 l-4sec- (inc 9sec ••j)en'aity),i Dannevirke. 07. 4-ssec (inc . 2i=ec penalty), Mount Albert 48sec line 3sec penalty). Xiiuara 43see (inc 5-ec penalty), Napier 38sec line-4sec; penalty), Oamaru 45see (inc 2t-ec penalty), Wanganui 37 3-ssec (inc 1.-ec penalty),- Beefton -45 4-ssec (3sec),' Lawrence 42>ec (3sec), Boslyn 49sec i&ec). Christchurch £9see (2sec). Also started—KaiaCarterton. Kuinarn; Gore; Hastings, Paeroa, .Invereargill, Christ church Railway, Palmerston South, Bluff, Akaroa, Slilton, Whangarei and I'IVE MAN" MANUAL; prizes £35 and Speight and Co. V diallenge .shield; '£2o, £ls, £lO. Hawera, 44see : - ;. i Timaru;, 4;4- 3-s t ec ...... 2 Gore, 47-2?ssec (2sec) 3 Ashburton, 47 2-ssee (3sec) .'. 4 Hastings ,47 4-ssec (2sec). Greyniouth, 48.2-osec, Carterton 54. 2-Ssec. Ghristchurch .45..-4-ssec - (2&ec),.-. •• competed. Also started—Lower -Hutt, Spit. Banjriora. Dniiodin, West port, Napier, Hokitika, MastsrTon and Petone. Gore and Ashburton having tied for third and fourth places ran oif Gore winning in 46 3-ssec (a record for the colonyAshburton repenting its perlormsnce of 47 2-sscc. 'LADDER BACH : ona man ; prizes £S, ' £6. £4, £2. Napier (A. Peterson), 7 4-ssec- 1 Greymoutli (K. Bloeksage), Bsee 2Dnbediti C'ity ( A. Duncan). Bsec 3 -Hokitika (]»;•• Boss), 8 l-ssec 4 There were a large number of competitors iuvthii event; one tie for second and third places and five ties for fourth place, the rtms-nff iwdtintr w rhnre. The competitions will 'be continued tomorrow.