CHOPPING & SAWING

Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 241, 13 October 1942, Page 5

CHOPPING & SAWING

QUEEN MARY ATTENDS SPORTS.

P.A. Special.

LONDON, Oct. 12.

Queen Mary presented prizes at the New Zealand Forestry Unit's sports carnival at Chippenham. She sat in the grandstand and watehed every event with the greatest interest and was later photographed sawing a log with Sapper E. E. Bennett, of Tuatapere. Her Majesty gave a prize comprising a set of silver teaspoons for the individual winning the most points in the carnival. Tt was won by Sapper J. MacDonald, of Invercargill, who was outstanding in the competition. She was particularly interested in the sawing event and asked for the slabs cut by the competitors. Her interest was probably fostered by the fact that she saws wood daily /or use and for exercise. Her Majesty has taken the greatest interest in the 14th Company, which works in the neighbourhood of her home. She has entertained and visited them and arranged occasional dances and film shows. An interesting feature of the sports Was the sawing competition by Forestry Corps girls, who cut a 12inch log in good time. Sapper W. G. Muir, of Invercargill, who has recently had several successful fights, gave an exhibition of boxing with Sapper J. H. Brown, of Auckland, and Lance-Sergeant Tinkler. Following are results: — 12--inch Underhand Novice Chop: MacDonald 1. 12~inch Standing Chop: Sapper R. Grundy (Auckland) 1, Sapper S. H. Barratt (Cambridge) 2. 12-inch Underhand Chop: Sergeant R. Rye (Kiaua) 1, Bennett 2. 14-inch Standing Chop: Grundy 1, Muir 2. Jigger Chop: Sapper Ronald Barratt (Cambridge) 1, Lieut. C, H. Chandler (West Coast) 2. 12-j.nch Sawing: Barratt and Barratt 1, Sapper D. H. O'Brien (Tuatapere) and Sapper G. H. Lodge (Karamea) 2. Single-handed Sawing; 12-inch: Ronald Barratt 1, O'Brien 2. 220 Yards: Sergeant F. T. Morrison 1. Long Jump and High Jump: Sap,per M. O. Turner (Matamata) 1. Sheaf Tossing: Lance-Corporal V. Henderson (Cust) 1. Prize for Bushcraft: Ronald Barratt. Prize for field events: MacDonald. MacDonald, who won the 100 yards, was second in the long jump and 220 yards, and third in the 440 yards. — v