FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 426, 8 March 1890, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION.

GISBORNE HEAD 3 THE LIST,

BEATEN’ BY LESS THAN HALF A SECOND FOB ONE EVENT. fFHOM CUB OWN COBBMBOXDESr, | WfiLLtHGTOtt, Thursday night. The cpmprlition has now concluded. Tbs prigss are to ba presented at a smoke to night. On the whole Gisborne holds first place, with three fire: prizes and two second prizes. Tbs weather throughout was file, The man leave by the m iruing'a train o»et, lend io Napier. Appended are tbs concluding results t— Fifiii Eybst.—Hom and Ijildfir, for Fira Men. First prize, Offioers’ H ilmet, Balt, and Spanner, presented by Messrs and Mason, Fire Engine Makars, London, and £lO cash; second prize, handsome trophy presented by Charles Warner, Esq., and £2 10s cash. Spit, 87 LBiecs .. .. .. 1 Gisborne, 39-eca .. .. .. 2 Wanganui, 42 8 Slice .. ..3 Eighth Evbxt. —Handicap Officers' Race, 220 yar la. First prize, Silver Plate! Helmet, presented by Messrs Shand and M‘*on; eegonfi prize, Olfiosc'a Engraved Axe. presentofi by Messrs Merryweatber and Sons, Foreman Baker (Gnre and Gordon).. 1 Sherman (Hokitika) .. .. 2 Seraohan (Tlmaru) 3 Eleventh Evsst.—Hose Riel Practioa, for Five Men. First prize, Silver Cup, presented by A. L. Smith, Esq., Christchurch, and £6 cash, presented bv the Fire Underwriters' Association of Wellington; second prize, £fi cash. Spil, 46 2 Sseos 1 South Dunedin, 47secs .• ..2 Gi-borne, 51 1-pseos 3 In this event Gisborne got the hose jambed in tl?e real, which took time to relieve, and threw then; out. Twslyth Evbxs.—Hose and Hydrant, for One Manj First prize, handsome Print and Eresea»4 Stand, presented by Bland Holt, Esq., and £2 2s cash; second prize, Silver Medal and £1 cash. Wellington, 41J.ecs .. .■ ..1 Giaborne, 41 4-sseos 2 Napier. 48 2-sseos .. .. ..3 Spit, 43 2-ssecs .. .. ..4 Thirteenth Event.—Ambulance for Five Men. First prize, five Silver Medals, value £1 11 each, and £o cash, or t;opby of that value, at the option of the winners; second pris;e, £2 10s, or trophy to that

value, Taranaki M <> m 1 Napier •• •» i Dunedin Railway, Wellington, and Gisbovng also completed, Fourteenth Event.—Consolation—Manual j Engine, for Five Men. First prize. Trophy and £5 cash; second prize, Trophy and £2 10s, Ashburton, dpseoe .. » 1 FiMEasTB Ev«nt. — Tug-of War — North Island v, South Island. Last man to be pulled over the line. PriM, £lO easb. The North Island beat the South.