FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 838, 12 March 1903, Page 3

FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION

By Telegraph —Press Association

Napier, last night. The Firo Brigades’ demonstration was osumed this morning in fine weather. The first event finished was the Hoso Ileol Flat, five men, won by Thames, 55sec, South Dunedin and Napier tieing for second arid third places with 57ace, Grey, mouth and Kumara tieing for fourth and filth positions with 08scc. The prizes arc £22 10s, £ls, £lO, £7 10s, and £5. Napier and South Dunedin agreed to divide second and third money in the

Hoso Reel Flat and run off for places in view of the aggregate prize. In the run off Napier put up bettor time than the winning team, Thames, by threo seconds. Kumara and Groymouch tossed for fourth and fifth places, Kumara winning. Tbo Hoso, Hydrant and Union event, five men, resulted : Spit 1, Cavorsbam 2, Napier and Lawrence a tio for third, and Timaru 4.

Later.—The Fire Brigades demonstration was continued to day. The weather opened fine, but towards afternoon a slight drizzling rain fell, which howover, did not afleot the attendance very seriously, there boing nearly 4000 peoplo on tho ground. The hose and hydrant and union event for five mon, and tho hose and roel flat for five men were completed to-day. The ladder race, one man, was run in heats, tho fastest time being 7 3-sscc. Christchurch in their run against Greyruouth, and Gisborne against Napier in the semifiuai round, four North Island and four South Island competitors wore loft in, but tho North Island put down .their opponents in oach trial, loaving Master-ton, Gisborne, Napier, and Hastings to battle for places, the brigades finishing in that ordor. In tho one man manual ovent C. Borough, of the Christchurch City, completely distanced his opponents, doing his work quickly and cleanly, boing penalised only lsec. 'i'ko ladder and rescuo event was won by the Lawrence team, the Hawera, Christchurch, Dunedin South, and Napier representatives who have all boon showing consistently good form throughout tho competition filling the places in tho hoso hydrant and union event. The following aro the times of the teams competing to-day:—Napier (Foromon W. Gilbord and G. Tankard, and Firemen G. Plested, Petersen and G. Willis), 35soc, pen. Ssec, 40soc; Lawrence (Lieut. J. Sutherland, Firemen Duncan, Auld, Marshall, Byrant and Kush), 85scc, penalties ssec, 40 sec ; Timaru, 34sec, penalties 7sec, 41seo; New Plymouth, 34 l-ssec, pen. 7sec, 41 l-osoc ; Masterton, 39 l-ssec, pen. 4soc, 43 1 Osec ; Wanganui, 35 3-ssec, pen. fisec, 41 3 ssec; Woodville, 89 3 ssec, pen. 4see, 43 8-ssec ; Eastown, 43sec, pen. 2sec, 44 sec ; Hawera, 39 4-ssec, pen. ssec, 44 4-5 sec ; Sydenham, 40sec, pen. 6sec, 46sec ; Christchurch Kailway, 42 1 ssec, pen. 4 Bee, 46 1-Osec ; Gisborne, 46sec, pen, lßec, 47sec ; St. Albans, 45 l-ssec, pen. ssec, 50 l-ssec ; Chiltorn, 47 l-ssec, pen. 3seo, 50 l-ssoc ; Mount Eden, 46 2-ssec, pen. 4sec, 50 2 ssec ; Oamaru, 44 l-ssec, pen. 7sec, 51 l-ssec; Keofton, olsec peu. 6soc, 57 sec ; Nelson, 52 1 usee, pen. Ssec, 57 1 5 sec; Ivaiupoi, 46 3 Ssec, pen. 14sec, 60 3 5 soo. Westport wore disqualified for using % heel to tighten the couplings. Scratched: Akaroa, Waihi, Petone, Sumner, Waipawa, ind Qnehunga. The following compoted in tho hoso reel lat. 5 men ovent: —Foremen Mulvihill, Bon yon, and Evendon, Firemen Rugg and Burrell, 56sec, peu. 2sec, 58sec ; St. Allans, Olsec, pen. 2sec, 68sec ; Koslyn, 62 t ssec, pen. 2sec, 64 4-ssec ; Woodville, 34scc, pen. 2sec, 66sec ; Dannevirke, 71sec, sen. nil, 71sec ; Akaroa. 70 4 ssec, pen. isec, 74 4-ssec. Caversham was disjualified on the ground of not striking the lecorid disc, and Gore for dragging the lose. Scratched: Petone, Sumner, Wai

pawu, Itiingiora, Manual engine, one man ; first prize £5, second jE4, third j£3, fourth JE2.— Christchurch, C. Borough, 61soc, pen. lsec, 62sec, Ist; Ashburton, J. Dunn, 67sec, 4-ssec, pon. 3sec, 70 4 ssec, second ; Groymouth, J. Kennody, 73 4-ssec, pon, 2sec, 75 4-ssee, third ; Spit, W. Riddell, 76sec, pen. laec, 77sec, fourth ; Timaru, 76 2-5 Bee, pen. lsec. 77 2-ssec ; Rangiora, 76 2- pen. lsec, 77 2-6seo ; Petone, 70 sec, pen. 2sec, 78soc ; Gisborne, 79see, pen. lsec, 80sec ; Hastings, 77 3-ssec, pon. Ssec, 81) 3-ssec ; Chiltern, H. Plate, 82sec, pen. lsec, 83sec ; Feildmg, 74seo, pen. 1 sec, 85sec ; bydenham, W. Withair, 83 3- pen. 2sec, 85 3-5 ; Kaiapoi, 89 4 5 sec, pen. lsec, 90 4-6 sec ; Pahiatua, 107 8-ssec, pen. nil, 107 3-ssec. Waipawa, C. Rose, was disqualified for having left the lever strapped, and not removing the pin. Hasvera, YV. J. McNiven, was disqualified because the branch was not on.

Scratched : Kuripuni, Auckland, Eastown, Westport, Lawrence. Woodville, Dunedin South, and Palmerston North. Ladder race, ono man : First prize £5, second £4, third £3, fourth £2. In the first round Woodville, 8 1 ssec, beat Dunedin ; Greymouth, 81sec, beat Spit; Wanganui, 8 3-ssec, beat Hawora; Lawrence, 8 2-ssec, beat Palmerston ; Kumara, 8 2-ssec, beat Waipawa; Timaru, 8 2 ssec, beat Cbiltern ; Napier, 9 4-ssec, boat Dunedin ; Christchurch, 8 4-ssec, beat Westport; Caversham, 8 3-5 sec, beat Thames ; byes, Hastings, Waihi, Mount Eden, Kaiapoi, Onehunga, Petone, Oamaru, Masterton, Stratford, Keefton, Eastown, Te Aroha, Waitekauri, Gisborne, Feilding, St. Albans, Lyttelton, Ashburton, Now Plymouth, and Dunedin Rafiway. Second round; Greymouth, 9 3-sseo, boat To Aroha ; Gisborne, 8 l-ssec, beat Wanganui; Lawrence, 8 2-ssec, beat St. Albans ; Woodvillo, 9 8-ssec, beat Eastown ; l’imaru, 9 l-ssec, beat Ashburton ; Caversham, 8 l-ssee, boat Now Plymouth; Napier, 8 3-osec, beat Dunedin Kailway ; Mount Edou, 8 l-ssec, beat Kaiapoi; Oamaru, 9 l-53ec, beat Potone ; MastertoD, 8 3-ssec, beat Stratford; Christchurch, 7 3- beat Lyttelton. Third Bound : Masterton, 7 3-ssec, beat Woodville; Gisborne, Bsec, beat Waihi; Hastings, 7 2-ssec, beat Kumara ; Oamaru, 8 2-ssec, beat Lawrence ; Caversham, 7 4- beat Onehunga; Timaru, 9 l-ssee, beat Mount Eden; Napier, Bsec, beat Keefton; Christchurch, 6 3-osec, beat Greymouth. Fourth Bound: Hastings, 7soo, beat Caversham; Gisborne, 7 3-sseo, beat Oamaru ; Napier, Bsec, beat Christohuroh ; Masterton, 7 3-ssec, beat Timaru.

Final:

Captain Tonkins, Masterton ... 1 C Firoman Wallace, Gisborno ... 2 0 Foreman W. Gilberd, Napier ... 3 I Captain Brausche, Hastings ... 4 J Ladder and Kescue Event, two men ; >- first prize £7 10s, second .£5, third £4, e fourth £3, fifth JE2.-Lawrence, 26soc, 1; J Hawora. 26 3-osec, 2; Christchurch, 27 2-o * sec 3 ■ Dunedin South, 28sec, 4 ; Napier, >■ 27 '4 o'sec, 5. Other teams: Masterton t 29sec Mount Eden 29 2-ssec, Greymouth . 09 2 ssec, Gisborne 30sec, New Plymouth <- 80 l-ssec, Waihi 30 1 osec, Thames 30 3 5 <■ sec Eastown 30 3-ssec, Hastings 31 1-5 sec’, Kaiapoi 32 2-ssec, Waipawa 32 3-5 J sec, Palmerston North, 33 2 osec, Timaru ( 34s'ec, Dunedin 35 1 ssec, Oamaru 37 1-5 > sec, Stratford 38sec, Dunedin Railway 40s'oc, Petone 47 l-ssec, Spit (disqualified). : Hose and IJydrant for three men ; first prize .£lO 10s, second £7 10s, third £O, fourth £4, fifth £3.—Hawera, 40secs, pen. 3sec, 4qsec, 1; Timaru, 38 4-ssoc, pen. 5 sec 43 4-ssec, 2 ; Christchurch, 40sec, pen. 4se’c, 44sec, 3 ; Napier, 40 25, pen. 4sec, 44 2-ssec, 4 ; Dunedin South, 44 1-osec, pen. lseo, 45 1-5, 5. Other teams were : Thames, 40 2-ssec, pen. ssec, 45 2-osen ; Gisborne, 42 3-ssec, pen. 3sec, 45 3-osfec ; Masterton, 41 3-ssec, pen. 4sec, 45 3-osee; Caversham, 42sec, pen. 4sec, 46sec invercargill, 41 l-ssec, pen. 4sec, 46 1-osec ; Ashburton, 41soc, pen. 6sec, 47sec; Wanganui, 43 l-ssec, pen. 4sec, 47 l-sscc; Eastown, 40sec, pen. Bscc, 48sec; Lawrence, 44 3-sseo, pon. 4sec, 48 3-ssec ; Dunedin, 44 4-ssec, pen. 4sec, 48 4-ssec ; Palmerston North, 41 4-ssec, pen. 7sec, 48 4-ostc; Dannovirke, 43sec, pen. 6sec, 49sec; Naseby, 46 2-ssec, pen. 3sec, 49 2-ssee J Gore, 42 8-ssec, pen. 7seo, 49 3-ssec ; Spit, 47 3-osec, pen. 2sec, 49 3-ssec ; Now Plymouth, 46sec, pen. 4sec, 50see ; Sydenhaffl, 45 3-ssec, pen. 5 sec, 50 3-ssec ; Westport, 45 3-Dsec, pen. sscc, 50 3 ssec ; Roslyn, 47 2-ssec, pen. 4 sec, 51 2-ssec ; Bangiora, 47 3-ssec, pen, 4sec, 51 3-ssec ; Greymouth, 41 3-ssec, pen. lOsoc, 51 3-5 ; Chiltern, 48 2-ssec, pen. 4sec, 52 2 ssoc ; Lyttelton, 46 3-ssec, pen. 6sec, 52 3 ssec ; St. Albans, 49 3 5 sec, pen. 4sec, 53 3-ssec ; Kaiapoi, 47 4-5 sec, pen. 6see, 53 4-5 sec ; Petone, plsec, pen 3sec, 54sec ; Christchurch Railway, 503ec, pen, 6eec, 56sec ; Mt. Eden, 51 1 _5 5601 Seeci 57 l-sseo; Wood’

ville, 45 3-ssoc, pon. 12sec, 57 3-ssec ; Grey Lynn, 51 4-sscc, pen. 6sec, 57 4-ssec; Kuripuni, 55, pen. 4sec, 59sec ; Stratford, 54 3-saec. pen. ssec, 09 3-osec ; Dunedin Railway, 57 1-O.sec, pen. Ssec, 60 2-ssec; [ Waipawi, 07 2 Osec, pen. 4sec, 61 l-Osec ; Eden Torracc, 57 2-Osec, pen. 4sec, 61 2 5 sec; Oamaru, 07sec, pen. ssec, 62sec; Onehunga, 61sec, pen. 3,64 sec ; Reefton, 62 3-Gsec, pen. 7sec, 70 3-ssec. _ Fcilding was disqualified, having failed to;complete. l'o Aroha was disqualified for tampering with the hose after the water had gone through. Sumner was disqualified for failing to complete. Greymouth was disqualified. Scratched : Waihi, Auckland, Akaroa. The demonstration will be continued to-morrow.