ANNUAL FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 303, 25 May 1889, Page 2

ANNUAL FIRE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATION.

COMPETITION AT GISBONE, OPEN TO ALL NORTH ISLAND BRIGADES.

Referee, Supt. Wilkie (Spit); Judges, Messrs W. O. Skeet, Humphreys, Jones, T. Morgan, Hennessy, and Sherriff; Examiners, Messrs J. Brown and Somers; "Marshals, Supt. Townley and Deputy-Supt. Morri-

son ; Time-Keepers, Messrs W. Morgan, F. T. Morgan, and W. Good; Starter, Mr E. P. Joyce; Hon. Secretary, Mr T. Faram ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr C. 0. Lucas. ■ ! i;c The modest local competition held *t Gisborne every year, this season developed into a much wider affair, and was magnified, into a competition to which ail the Brigades ia the North Island were invited. What originally gave rise to the new departure wae the failure of the Invercargill people to carry out their undertaking to arrange for the annual colonial demonstration being held in that town, and in addition to that' a suggestion from th* Napier Brigades that if a general competition were held in Gisborne they would be glad to oome up and take part in it. The idea was at once taken up with spirit in Gisborne, but the first disappointment was conveyed in a telegram published in the Standabd, that the members of the Napier Brigade had changed their mind. Then from various causes other firemen who were expected could not manage to come; but the Gisborne people had made up their minds that these disappointments would not dishearten them, and that coma what would the object would not ba relinquished. Although it may hardly be in place for us to say so, yet it is just as well said, the Invercargill people might take th* lesson to heart. Of course tbe success of the Gisborne oompetition was in a great measure due to the work of individual* who know how to set about a thing and then see that it is carried out. On Thursday night a torchlight procession took place, headed by ths Garrison Band. The manual engine was nicely decked tor the occasion, and the Dark Town Brigade kept the spectators in roars of laughter. There was .ah enormous crowd out to witness tbe affair, which concluded with a display of fireworks, though the latter fell far short of what was intended, because a lot of fireworks did not arrive by the steamer, The Hawke's Bay, men arrived by the Weka early yesterday morning, and the competition began about 0 o’clock. The day was a beautiful one, and In this respect nothing batter could have been wished for. Th* programme was as follow* 1—

FIRST .EVENT, Manual Engine (dry), One Maa. lien ta start 20 yards from front of engine In fu! working uniform ; nt signal given, run to engine, look foreourrlngo. turn over, sseuro and unlock lovers and connect one length of suction hose to englno (strainer to be previously attaolwrl), oocnect to engine, and run out 50 feet canvas hose and fix branch, run back to engine and give one stroke of lovers on Dost block. Delivery hose to ho made uh lu coll mid strapped, up'l with branch detaohod. pieced Tx body of engine, not on rooking shaft. Huotloii to bo in side pockets. Lids closed—all caps on. (Levers extend from front of englno only) Time —from start to stroke of beat blocks. Two entries from each team. Open lids J second each. Optional which side delivery is run from. Order In which proscribed work is to be done Is to be optional with each Competitor. Ist Prize, Clock (£5 ss); 2nd Prize, £2.

Holland (Napisr), K*ath (Hastings), and W, Barry ‘lfiffiUdißg

Sees.' T. Morriaon, Gisborne ,, .. 40 1-3 Hoere, Gisborne . . > > .. 56* 0. Bransoh, HetrtSngs .. 65 8-3 M, Berry, Hpii ,. .. 49 4 3 Lews.Nepier .. .. 80 ... ? G, Wildish, Gisborne ,, 30 15 W, preset, Gisborne >■ ... 83'1?.