AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1930, Page 3

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL

N.Z. SAW VERS' RECORD. (Australian Press Association.j HOBART, November 30. The world's championship axemen's carnival concluded at"Silverstone on Saturday, w-heir great piihiic interest was taken in the ciianipiurisliip events, in''which the New Zealfind any! .Australian axemen took part. The Hcpetowii Cup,. for the world’s chainpionshii) standing chop, was won for the. third: time, by A. : Radford (Tasmania)' and only narrowly beat L,, .\ppo i of Sydney. There was a great surpi.se ,w!’.cn Eraser Bros,, of Nov' Zealand, sawed brilliantly and won thg doulily 7 handed sawing. The results of the' finals • are as follows:

Singlo r TL|iidef.l. ..Sawing ...Cliaoijiion'slnp,. eighteen incli-lotjs : Turnhtill (Tasmania) 1 ; "15. Turnh’ll (Tasmania) 2-; Banks (New Zealand) 3. Time 3,43 2-5.

Niehol’s Handicap, twelve-inch stand log:—Sullivan 1; Phillips 2; Cheshire .‘l. Time 30 2-5. Tasmanian Centenary Cup, standing! chop four-feet lags:—Weston' (Victoria) I ; Hunter (New Zealand) 2; Phillips 3. Time 57 secs. Braddon Championship, doublehanded sawing : —H. • and A. Fr.aser (New Zealand) 1; W. Turnbull and Walker (Tasmania) 2; S. J. Tumbl'd] and K. Turnbull (Tasmania) 3. Won bv one secrnd in, sixteen and four- 1 fifths •'seconds. This is "a world’s record. This was the, greatest sawing ■contest ever soon'in Tasmania. The New Zealanders’ won amid unparalleled excitement. ”./'

Hamilton' Chips "Underhand Cham-'; • pionsliin, fifteep-i noli' Toes : ~-Ar)|j>o ( N-cw South Widest 1 : Poiit("New. Zealand) 2; Ackers (New Zealand) .3.' Time 32 1-5 sees.

Hopetown Oun, World’s Ohampionshin Standing Chop, twelve-inch logs: —■'Radford (Tasmania) 1; Anno (New (South Wales) 2: Miley (Victoria) 3. Time 1" 1-5 secs.