CHAMPION AXEMEN.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1923, Page 1

CHAMPION AXEMEN.

\Y, PET K AND B. KOETI. til’'7 ! fS-’i'S AT GEEA MOl 111, Pi in;- to Hie cimm u, ement of the piclure i rogrninme i t the burn Hall on Matnrdav liipit. ike a.miieiice we e trcaled to : u exhibit An ul weml-.-'-o - log by .a,, I.:,mi,m:-. .Ah- r- AY. P; ck ( \rdrail 0. cud Butler Koeti (A\ cst CoaM I. Tiie axemen were mac bed ir £Sr a-side, the v inner to ' “ victorious ii two out of tlucc chopi. t nP i tunatcly. ill lor the lip'iglu chop had hern disposed , I. Peek, three blows after tinning in chopping through the Pl-iuclilog underhand, had the misfortune, through bis axe dei'.,-jug, to ell! Ids right In- t rather deeply. Thus the third cut had In be abandoned, and the mateli wa.~ ofT. The lev.- used were kawhaka. or Xew /call,ml cedar, and the officialwere: .Messrs A. Bc'-in islarler) .1. E Wihoii (judge), and J. I). Winghnm (tinief'ecpoA. tii the 12-inch upright chop, Peck soon showed to advantage, taking three chops tc Kceti’s two. he had two seconds advantage at the turn finally winning by two blows, lime 23 1->. The 1 1-ineli underhand chop proved a. dose contest. Peck turned a c-ouplo of seconds to the good, but was nnaeeountahlv slow on his second half, lew of the audience realising the cause. Koeti was in good form, however, and showed a glimpse of his old self in the second half of his log. getting through three chops ahead i i his opponent. Ho was noc.‘riled a flattering demonstration „f applause. The time was 3- 2-3 secs. Feck will probably bo incapacitated for several weeks through his misfortune.