Show moro good time mado made the trial testa at the bench fire st station arc are increasing in interest lax baat night about fifty persons assembled at A the station and shortly after 1 after short preliminaries chief rhode 8 got liia his men in line and the tests began the first was a hitch with the gates down which was done in seven seconds the tile repeat was made in eight seconds the second test was the same only with the gates up the horses waro aitel hitched I 1 ed I 1 in n five seconds and the repeat was made in four and one half seconds the tile next part of tho pro gramme was for the men to re repair air to their dormitory undress Yein themselves selves and get in bed beil and at tho the signal make a hitch L 11 II beecraft and J foulks saw them fafel safely y covered u up the kong gong was sounded and nt the men dressed drel used themselves hitched the team and arid were I 1 ready td leave the house in fourteen and one halt half seconds the samo same test was repeated in fifteen and one half seconds the fourth hitch was the same as tile third on lythe team waa was run runt to otho the curb the first trial ial was made in twenty three seconds and arid the second in twenty two seconds the were 0 A and L 11 II beason |