FIRE BRIGADES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13241, 22 March 1907, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADES.

Til K ANNUAL DEMONSTRATIONS. Per Press Association. ; OERISTCHUROH. ' Mjsrch 21. The biennial.. competitions under tlie : ;mspiees of tho United Fire' Brigade Association were continued '.to-day oil the Inhibition sports ground. The attendance of •the- public in : the afternoon was most, disap]>oinung Jfe, op aquount. of the half holiday a htrgc crowd was, expected. All the morning was occupied with the hose lip■drant■■and union events, and <it is anticipated that- matters" will have to be hurried considerably to bring the competition* to a close to-morrow evening. Tlnv results of to-dav's work are as follows : HOSI-: 'HYDRANT AND UNION. for three men ; prizes* £2O, £lO, £7, £4. The following teams Competed in the or•dei named—Morton 39 4 ; ssec (inc ally), Carterton 43 3-ssec, Hokitika 4Csec, Wailii 37 r 2-ss=c, Oam:iru 43>1-s'sec.. ,Gisborne 46sec (inc 3see , penalty), Hastings 37 l-ssec, Stratford ,38 4-ssec, Westport 40 4-ssee. Palmerston North 39 4-ssec : (inc .lsee penalty), Wanganui 37 2-5-cc (inc lsee ■penalty), Lyttelton 36' sec. Masterton 39 2-ssec, line isee penalty), FiUroy 39 2-ss.ee, ■inc.-lsee penalty), Auckland 40, 4-ssec (inc 6sec penalty), Timaru 39 2-sseV (inc lsee penally), Hawera 37 2-ssec (inc lsec penally), Cavershanx 34 3-sec, Grey Lynn 3o 3-Ssec (12sec), Ka.-towii Railway 35 1-fsec (lsee). Napier 35 ,l-ssee. Also started— Waipava, Eden, Terrace, Clyde, Invercargill Raihray, Blount Eden, Rangiora, Ti : maru Railway, Newmarket, Patea, I 1 eildirig," Whaiigarei,' New Plymouth, Jtoslyn. Devonport, Petone Railway, Auckland Railway, Invereargill, Greymoutli, Aldington Railway, South Duneclin, Cambridge Spit, Dunedin Railway, Onehunga. Drawe.virke, St. KiVla, Port Chalmers, Gore, Naseby, Christchurch, ■ Richmond,: Napier Railway, Gerahliue,'Nelson, Sumner, Alexandra, Dunedin City, Akaroa, Hillside Rail•\va,y, Christchurch Railway, Parnell, \\oodviile, Petone, Kumara, Lawrence. Ross, The remaining; teams will run olt to-morrow morning. RFSCGE ' EVENT: prizes £lO, £6 £4, £2. Reef ton, 23 4t&vec 1 Hastings, 25 3-s=ec fj Greyihouth, 26sec ? ■Waiiii and Stratford +i'ed for fourth ati 26 2-ssec, alid will run qff.to-morro.w moriiing. Pateu 30sec, Fitzroy 29sec, Master-, ion 31sec, Ross 31 l-ssec, Waipawa 30 2-ssec, Christchurch 27 2-ssee. Wanganui 30 2-osec, Devonport. 31sec, Whaugaiei &) 4-s?ee, . Hokitika -26 : 4 : ssee. Palrcer toil North 30 '2-ssec, Gisborne ,35sec, Spit &( 2-ssec. Grey Lynn 30 l-ssec,: Hillside Rail way 34 l-ssec, Dunedin South 29 l-ssec, Palmerslon' North Fire Police 27 3-ssec, Milton 31 l-sse'c, Caversham .29see, -Dunedin' Railway 29 l-ssec, Timaru 27 2-ssec, Pduff -32 1 3-osec, Rotorua 29 3-ssee, Xew •Plymouth StVec, Levin 28sec, Dannevirke 23se.c, Oamaru 32 l-ssec. also competed. SPECIAL AMBULANCE EVENT; prizes •' 1 £10,; and five special ambulance ■ badges; £5. C'hristehurcli • • „ Dunedin RaiUyay ,•••• i Gisborne i ..... • Five teams competed. ■ . ALARM "AND DISABLED HOSE, for five men; prizes £4o.\ £2O, £lo> £lO, £5. , , , • This event' remains? to be completed lomorrow—Tiinuru 64: 2-sse.!. Westport' 69-; -pl (2scc penalty), Hawera 71sec (S-ee penally). , . ' „ . ,-i In the ladder race for one man yesterday, • owiu" I'ft'a-'seeretariiil error, Hokitika was awarded fourth place and -Grey Lynn fifth. I\s tha outcome'o'f a protest, the positions I li.ivo been reversed, Grey Lynn talcing fourth prize. •