AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 2037, 28 December 1907, Page 8

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

Per Press Association. Eltham, Last Night. At the Axemen’s Carnival, the New Zealand Axemen’s Cup of £l4O standing block, sft girth, resulted : Final: T. West (Dauuevirke),4osecs, 1, G. Morrison (Raetihi), 35secs, 3, W. Sohischka (Raglan), Sosecs, 3, G. Hutton (Taihape), 22secs, 4 , M. O. Anderson, 40secs, 5, G. McCaul.y Sasees, 6, J. Jackson, 48secs, 7, H. Egan, 40secs, 8. Time, 7min 7sec. World’s Underhand Championship, ISiu logs:—John Craig (Southland) 1, H. Egan (Taihape) 2, C. Hutton (Taihape) 3. Time, Imiu 54sec. Maiden Single-handed Sawing Contest, ISiu logs J. Mattsou 1, D. JohusouS, J. Walker 3; time 40secs. x Siuglehauded Sawing Championship of New Zealand, 3ft logs:—J. Hartnett (Taihape) 1, W. Weston (Upper Hutt) 2, J. McCauley (Eltham) 3. Hartnett put up the magnificent time of Imiu lßsecs, thus beating the New Zealand record of Imin 18 2-sseos. Tho record is subject to the wood being measured by the officials of the Association. Maiden double-hand Sawing, IS-ixich logs : —Torrey Bros. 1, J. Hoare and Dillon 3, Newstroski Bros. 3; time, 15 2-osec. Visitors’ Handicap, J. Neal, 20sec, 1, W. Mitchell, 15secs, 3, G. Erickson 30sec, 3; time, Imin 17 1-5-sec, * _ Eltham, December 28. Measurement shows that Hartnett’s record time of Imiu. 18sec. in the single-handed sawing at the Axemen’s Carnival yesterday was made on a block \}4 inches under the correct size. The- time, therefore, will not be recognised.