THE AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 308, 29 December 1914, Page 3

THE AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

SECOND DAY’S EVENTS. , The New Zealand Axemen’s Association championship meeting was continued at Eltham yesterday in fine weather. The great event of the day was the New Zealand Axemen’s Cup, in whicli the first prize was £IOO. Seventeen men competed, and the winner was E. W. Moore, a comparatively new ham! at the game, in the single-handed sawing, S. Kennedy took 6 2 osec off Sullivan’s world's record. i 1 *

The cycling events were we*l contested. A. Parke* atttie&fttl the three events —one, two, and three miles. A fairly large crowd was in attendance, the gate money being over £4fi. Following are details of the resid' s' New Zealand Axemen’s Cop, of £l3O, 18-inch blocks,—Final i K, W. Moore. Axemen’s Cup, gold meda' and £IOO, 1; W. Pech, £l-5, 2; J. E. Shewry, £lO, 3; C. Sims, £u, I; 11. Neilsen, £3, 5;.(E MeCautay, £2, G; J. Poynton, £l, 7; C. A. Eidistae lr, £l, S. All qualified started. E. W. Moore, with 38sec, start, struck a line piece of timber, and, chopping strongly, his block fell amidst applause, about two seconds to the good. Shewry just beat Sims foi third place. The other logs fell oil close together. Time 2min 12 2-d

The winner, who age is HO, is a native of Xew South Wales, but has been in the Dominion during the past ten years. He is a bush-feDor, rod is located at Eangataua, in the Ri'-g Country. He has never compete''! at Eltham before, and has, indeed; only been chopping during the past three years, when he has competes at chopping sports at "Varna nmui and other King 'Country centres with indifferent success, his previous best, performance being a li in a Maiden Chop at Mangonui. He wa; the recipient of warm congratulation. l from his fellow-competitors.

Under-hand Handicap, 15-inch logs; first £lO, second £4, third £l.—lv J. King, 26sec, 1; C. Sims, 92sec, 2 A. Townsend, 20sec, 3. All qualfied started. Sime was round first, M lowed by Townsend, but the w-nner had a nice log, and had put in a tine cut in the front, lie finished strong ly, a second or two ahead. Time, j min 31 4.ssec.

Championship of New Zealand, 1,2 inch block; first £6, second £3, thir l £l.—J. E. Shewry 1, W. Pech 2. 1 . Hicks 3. Also started: C. 4. Eichstaedt, J. E,. Richardson, and l . Volzke. The Taranaki man choppy the stronger, and gained the ve-dici by a couple of seconds. iHicss win some distance away, and just bear Eichstaedt by a few blows. Time. 32 2-ssec.

Visitors’ Handicap, 15-inch blocks; first £5, second £2, third £l.- 3 !'■ Shewry, scr., 1; E. J. King, 22sci 2; C. Sims, 14sec, 3. All qualified started. Time ,52 4-ssec.

Double-handed Sawing Champion ship of Australasia, 2ft logs; first £( and two 6ft. Gin saws, second £2 third £l.—C. J. Dwyer and C. Si.m 1, S. Kennedy .and. A. Townsend 2 Vol/.lce Bros. 3. The only starters. Fine time was recorded, being iff second fastest in the Association’s his. tory. Time, 24sec. V Single-handed Sawing Championship 2ft logs; first,.£s and 6ft. Gin. saw second £2, third £l.—S. Kennedy J. C. Dwyer 2, C. Volzke 3. Also started: C. F. A. Volzke. Kennedy, sawed magnificently, and it could be seen early that the previous records wort in danger, and so it proved, for the three watches showed Imiu 3 l-asec or 6.2-ssec better than Sullivan s world’s recoi-d, put up at Elth i.n lar t year. The others were several see ends away, though Dwyer must also have beaten Sullivan’s time.

'cycling. Ono Mile Handicap, first prize £-), second £l 10s, \.third, 10s.— A. (). Parkes, 1, A. Danielson 2, W. T. Ken 3. All qualified A gooc contest.. Won by a foot, tho thSrc man a length away. Time 2n.in '[ l-ssec. Three Milo Handicap, first £4, se>, ond £1 10s) ” third 'los.—A. Parkes. 220yds, 1; S. W. Crutchloy, 220yds. 2; H. Henderson, 210yds, 3. Also started: P. Griffin scr’., A. Dime's jn 140yds, W. T. Kerr 140yds, P. Hill 200yds, C. Murray 280yds, A. O. Parkes 300yds, P. Olsen 300yds, J. O’Keefe 320yds. Only 'the placed men finished. Time 7min 19sec. Two Mile Cycle Handicap, fiist £4 second £1 10s, third 10s.—A. Parkes. 65yds, 1; S. W. Crutchley, 170yds. 2; A. Danielson, 95yds, 3. Also started: AAV T. Kerr 100yds, P. Hill 125yds, H. Henderson 165yds, A. O, Parkes 170yds, C. .Murray 210yds, J. O’Keefe 250yds, and P. Olsen 250y’s. Parkes put in a great final spurt and won by about ten the srond and third men being separated by bah a wheel. Time smin 6sec. TUG-OF-WAR. The final between Kakaramea and Minhinuick’s Maori team proved very interesting. Kakaramea ’quickly settled down into the rope, and gradually obtained the supremacy over the heavy Maoris. In the three minutes they pulled the red tape the requisite distance, and secured the first tv’ze of £3O. tho Maoris getting second prize £7. AA T . Armstrong was captain of the winning team, which comprised. M, Moriarty, H. Gilshnan, G. Mitchell, AV. McDiarmid, D. Armstrong, JS, Smith and, J. Smith.