AXEMEN’S CONTESTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 28 December 1905, Page 2

AXEMEN’S CONTESTS.

SOME RECORDS.

(Per Press Association.) Now Plymouth, last night. For tho second day of the New Zealand Axemen’s Assooiat’on’s meeting the weather was dull, but the attendance was good and tho contests exciting, with more than one record. Exceptional interest was taken in tbo challenge contest, double-handed sawing, 22 inch logs, between Casey and Pretty, aud Carson and Mclntosh. The first go resulted in a doad heat, aod the next attempt Carson and Mclntosh won by a fraction ° f a second, the time being 17 3-j secs. Thar opponents had a bad cut, nearly running out of timber. Axemen’s Cup, 18 inch blocks, six heats for first round, two in seoond: The final resulted ;L. Hutton, 60secs, 1; J. Bothell, oOsoes, 2; Gregory, 45sec3, 3. Jeckeon rerd, Wills, Kasper, and Wagaar also Time°2°7 W ° n WUh S3mßthing t 0 B P are -

Yl,orlda Championship, 18 -inch, underhand, two heats and final: O. Casey, Eltham, 1 ; J. McCann, Invercargill 2; Morrison, West Australia, 3 ; J. Harwood, Dannevirke, 4. Time, 1.35 1-5 _ a New Zealand rocord. Huttoa, in a per fcrmancß on the previous day on similar timber, put up a reoord of 1.20 1-5. bui owing to its not being checked according to the regulations the record was not allowed. The best previous reoord was Berg’?, 1 43.

Single-handed sawing ohampionshie. 2foot iogs: O. W. Casey, 1; J. Philip," 2 ; C. Voezke, 3. Time, 1.14-another record broak.og that of Pettit (Australia) in 1.00 2-5, made at Eltham in 190 T.