AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 12, 27 December 1911, Page 4

AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL.

A BIG AND SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. THE FIRST DAY. (ho axemen have always had good luck with the weather, and though rain threatened to spoil the success of the first day of the carnival at Eltham, a burning sun soon allayed the fears of the officials, and brought out large crowds of gaily-dressed people. All the morning trains to Eltham were crowded, and though the gate takings were about £lO less than for the corresponding day last year, £l/50 is a ■ >:g amount to take and represents a large gathering. Interest in the chopping was never so keen, there being besides the burly C. O’Rourke, the southern champion, all the big men for many a mile around. The following are the results:— CHOPPING AND SAWING. 5 Maiden Chop, of £7, loin, standing block; first prize £5, second £1 10s, third 3 os.—A. McMahon'l, J. Dodd 2, C. Volzko 3. Time, Imin 30 2-oth sec. Double-handed Sawing Championship of Australasia, of £l2; lirst prize two gold medals valued £4 each, second £3, third £1; 2ft. logs.—C. O’Rourke and Behan 1, Sullivan and Matson 2, Redder and Love 3. A great event, in which the winners established a record, cutting through in 22 2-osec. New Zealand Championship Chop, I2in. standing block; lirst, second and third in each heat to qualify in final, which will he chopped the second day. —First heat, S. Johnson, 1; W. Weston, 2; AV. E. Honey, 3. Time, 39 , l-osec. Second heat, G. McCauley, i ; D. Pretty, 2; R. Joblin, 3. Time, 33 3-osec. Third heat, C. O’Rourke, ; 1; E. Pretty, 2; D. Maher, 3. Won . easily. Time, 40sec. 1 WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP CHOP, of £45,; 2ft. standing block; first prize £ls (and an additional £2O presented by the Collie King 1 Axe Co., if winner uses a Collie King axe), second prize £G, third £3, fourth £l. G. McCauley ... ... 1 S. Johnson ... ... 2 W. E. Honey ... ... 3 r J. Richardson ... ... 4 Pretty and O’Rourke were beaten before they started, both striking bad logs. McCauley’s was a splendid chop. Time, smin 3-ssec. , Underhand Handicap Chop, of £SO; | first prize £45 and special of £25 (if special acceptance fees are paid), sec- " ond £6, third £3, fourth £1; first \ three in each heat to qualify.—First > T heat: C. O’Rourke, scr., 1; J. Newstroski, 25sec, 2; G. Hirst, 30sec, 3; ’ I). Leahy, 3/sec, 4. Time, Imin 28 3 3-ssec. Second heat: B. Newstroski, • 40sec, 1; D. Pretty, scr., 2; S. Morris, P 32sec, 3; W. E. Honey, 40sec, 4. . Third heat: E. H. Horne, 40sec, 1; ’ S. Johnson, 12sec, 2; D. Maher, 32 • sec, 3; J. E. Richardson, 40sec, 4. 3 Time, 2min, 1 2-osec. Final: W. ? E. Richardson, 40sec, 1; S. Morris, 32sec, 2; G. Hirst, 30sec, 3; C. ” O’Rourke, scr., .4. Time, Imin 20 ? 3-osec. , Single-handed Sawing Handicap, of ( £lO, 2ft. logs; first prize £7, second 1 £2; third £f.—W. Weston, 12see, 1; ' A. E. Sullivan, scr., 2 ; V. J. Amos, IBsec, 3; O. Volske, 20sec, 4. A clean exhibition of sawing. SulliVan lowered ids New Zealand record of 1908, Time, Imin lo'sec. ''> - -i' ; . w CYCLING. ■ ; :l 1 Half-mile Handicap; first £4, sec- _ ond £2 10s, third 10s.—First heat: ] P. Griffin (25yds) I, E. J. Jones (603 yds) 2. Time, Imin 11 l-ssec. Second heat: W. F. Kerr (60yds) , 1, W. Roebuck (20vds) 2. t Third heat: E. Wall (20yds) 1, S. • Parker (60yds) 2. Also started: Jones , (syds), Lane (40yds). , Final: Kerr 1, Griffin 2, Roebuck . 3. Time, Imin lOsec. 5 Carnival Wheel Race, : two miles.— • First prize £ls, second £4, third £l. b First heat: J. Clarke (120yds) 1, 1 i A. G. Donald (scr) 2 y A. Parkes (scr) I 3. Time, smin 25sec. ‘ • Second heat: P. Griffin (150yds) 1, ) A. White (240yds) 2, E. Wall (45yds) j 3. Time, omin 10 2-ssec. > Final: Griffin 1, Clarke 2, White , . 3. Time, sndn 9 2-ssec. One Mile Handicap.—First prize i £5, second £2, third £l. First heat: E. Wall (20vds) 1, A. Donald (scr) 12, W. F. Kerr (25yds) 3. Time, ; 2inin 43sec. Second heat: W. Roebuck (20yds) . 1, A. Parkes (scr) 2, J. Clarke (25yds) i 3. Also started: R. J. Jones (10yds), iP. Hill (ilSyds). Time, 2min 35 4-5 SO2. Final; Wall 1, Kerr 2, Parkes 3. Time, 2inin 26sec. Five Mile Handicap.—First prize £lO, second £4, third £l. Chapman (290yds) 1, R. J. Jones (40yds) 2, P. Griffin (100yds) 3. Youths’ Mile Handicap.—Dine 1, I Forbes 2, Falkett 3.