ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1925, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

lIV TKI.I.CIt.UMt —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIOIIT TA I HAITI SPORTS. TAIHAPM, March 17.

The third annual sports ol the 'laihape St. Patrick’s Day Club, opened to-,lav in glorious weather, hclore an attendance better than that of hist vear in suite ol the inlautilo paralysis restrictions. Several sports- clubs from Auckland and other districts sent representatives to the gathering, and the working of the improved llowen .Mae Patent judging machine in the axemen's event was watched with a great deal ol interest. in the axemen’s events, the one Twelve huh Chop decided resulted: A. R. Woods iTaurangaarerii Ist: Vi . .!. Costello (Devonport). 2nd: W. Ceango (Karin) 3rd. Time 32 sees.

Heats of the Single Handier,p Saw wore got off. also the heats ol the Dig chop for U 1 011 as the first prize. The tli roe heats of the World's Championship Double-hand 21-inch Saw resulted in Thompson Bros (Mangaweka). Costello and Knap Devotiport). Wood and Newman 'Kakuhil. Green and Kerr l KawliaiL Toney and 11 niton (Levin . and Dickinson B*o> (Taihape and Masgawekal qualifying for tin? final. Four heats of tlm second Twelve Inch Chop, out ol six, were decided. The Twelve inch chons attracted over 50 competitors each. 1 here were -II in the £IOO chop.

The world's record time was broken twice in the heats of the world’s championship double saw. Wen the logs were measured they were tound to he slightly undersize, which was unlucky for Thompson Bros and Woodward and mate, who put up records. The running -events were confined mostlv to heats. The Half Alile Handicap was won hy W. Alitchell (WnnjjanuiL with Preston (Whnngarei) and A. Harris (Wellington) second and third places respectively.