AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 19, 28 December 1915, Page 7

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

THE DAY’S RLoULTS. Favored with unsettled weather conditions, the Now Zealand Axemen’s Association’s fifteenth annual championship meeting, hold at 'Jaumata Bark yesterday, was not so largely attended as in previous years. About fifteen hundred people were on the grounds, and the decrease was due, no doubt, to the small attendance of 1 ..v : ■wi x, i>J

great extent, to the weather. During the alternoon Bech and <1 E. Show rv g i .■ an exhibit) n of oh p

ping a 12in. standing block with a v. o ,v to trying to lower the present record of 26sec., put up by ferry, at Eltnun. a lew years ago. Kaiwhaka l.ijoks wen; used, while that cut by Terry was a white pne one. The two men made it very willing, and Booh was victorious, winning by about two or three soon I n The time registered was 28 i-osec. The judges claimed that the time put up hy Bech was a world’s record for Kaiwhaka, there being no standing record for that timber. Speaking to one of the contestants after the exhibition, ho stated that the-blocks were very fast, hut the time registered was of no consequence. 1 hey should have cut the 12 inches in 22sec. The commencement of the different events up to programme time reflects great credit on the officials, especially Mr Geo. f>. Gow, the secretary, who seemed untiring in his efforts to assist all. The EH ham Brass Band, under Conductor BeesltSy, played selections during the intervals between the events. 11 aces and lolly scrambles for the children were held during the day, and if appearance tells, the little ones enjoyed themselves immensely. The results were as follows:

New Zealand Axemen’s Cup Handicap, of £l.O, 18in. standing blocks. —First heat: \V. Pech (scr) 1, J. C. Larkin (27sec> ‘2, E. W. Moore (16sec) 3, A. N. Adams (30sec) 4. Time, I. Second heat: J. E. Shewry (scr) 1, W. A. White (35sec) 2, E. J. King (27sec) 3, 11. A. Shewry (24sec) 4. Time 2.8. Final: Larkin 1, J. E. Shewry 2, Pech 3. A good chop. Won easily. Time, 1.45. Previous winners of the Axemen’s Cup: 1901. €. Hutton. 'Time, 2.38 1902. J. H. Poyntou. Time, 2.45. 1903. —I). Pretty. Time, 2.5. 1904. —F. Johnston. Time, 2.27. 1905. —Len Hutton. Time, 2.7. 1906. —J. Newstroski. Time, 1.32 1.5 1907. —T. West. Time, 2min. 1908. —G. Puklowski. Time, 2.19 1.5 1909. —Sam Johnson. Time, 3,10 1-5 1910. —W. Weston. Time, 2 0 3-5. 1911. —J. E. Shewry. Time, 215 1-5. 1912. —P. I). Hope. Time, 1.5. 1913. —C. Volzke. Time, 215 3-5. 1914. —E. W. Moore. Time, 212 2-5 Underhand Handicap, of £2O, 16in. logs.—First heat: J. E. Shewry (20 secs) 1, C. Eichstaedt (20secs) 2, E. W. Moore (22secs) 3, W. Pech (scr) 4. Shewry won easily in 1.26 2.5. Second heat: J. C. Larken (18secs) 1, E. J. King (22secs) 2, 11. A. Shewry (22secs) 3, W. Larsen (30secs) 4. Eight competed. Time, 1.26. Final: J. E. Shewry 1, Larken 2, Larsen 3. The final was keenly contested. Time, 1.31. Previous winners of Underhand Handicap:— 1903. D. O’llourke. Time, 3.3. 1904. —M. McDonald. 2.16 2-5. 1905. —Len Hutton. 1.25. 1906. —A. Dillon. 1.52 1-5. 1907. M. C. 1908. —G. Puklowski. 1.19 3-5. 1909. —Sam Johnson. 3.33. 1910. P. McKay. 1.39. 1911. —J. 0. Richardson. 1.51. 1912. J. 0. Sullivan. 1.34. 1913. —F. L. Johnston. 1.35 3.5. 1914. €. Dwyer. 2 4 1-5.

World’s Championship Chop, ol £35, 2ft. standing blocks.— j. E. Shewry 1. Pei'li 2, Larkm 3, Mom e and Volzke also competed. Shewry'* dean, steady stroke gained him a well-earned win. Time, 5.39. Previous winners of the W orld s Champion Chop:— 19(! i—G. Blanc. Time, -5. It). lyUu—T. Pettit. 5.37. 190(1—A. Clark. ’ 4.2. 1907 -J. Dorn. 1908— Dave Pretty (A./.) 1909 Dave Pretty (M.Z.j 1910— Dav, i’re tty 'N Z.) 5.50.^ 1911— Coo. McCauley (N.Z.) 5.35. 1912 — Sam Johnson (N.Z.) 5.22. 1913 D. Pretty (N.Z) * 1.52 3-5. 1914 VV. Pech. 5.21 1-5. \ isitors’ Handicap, of £B, loin standing blocks.—First heat; K. A. Shewry (20sec) 1, Pech (scr) 2, King (18sec) 3, White (2ijsec) 1. A. Twining and Larkin also competed. Won easily. Time, 1.18 2-5. Second heat: j, ]*l. hhowry (scr) 1, Eichstaedt (11 sec) 2, J. Harrison (30sec) 3. Moore was the only other comeptitor. Shewry won easily in 1.4, after bieaking the handle of his axe. Final: White 1, R. A. Shewry 2, J. E. Shewry 3. After a very hard fought chop White won in 1.9.

Single-handed Sawing Championship of the W’orld, of £B, 2ft. logs (Oft din. in girth).—S„ Kennedy 1, C. Volzke 2. Kennedy won by a good 20secs. Time, 1-12 2-5.

Previous winners of the World's Champion Sawing Match : .1.903-—Thos. Pettit. Time, 1.59. 1904 G. A. Goold. 2.21. 1905 Thos. Pettit. 2.22). 1908— A. B. Sullivan (N.Z.) 1.14 3-5 1909 Johnson. 2.5. 1910— A. E. Sullivan and D. Johnston (dead heat). 1.31 2-5. 1911— W. W’eston. 1.15. 1912 A. E. Sullivan. 1.9 35. 1914 —S. Kennedy. 1.3 1-5. White pine logs were used in every event. N.Z. RECORDS. The following records are recognised by the N.Z.A.A. as being the best times authenticated for the different events in compliance with the rules to be observed u registering records: January 1, 1907, Dauuevirke, W T . W eston, 18in. underhand chop. Tim© } 1. 10.

December 20, 1906, Eltham, D, Pretty, 2ft. standing. Time, 3.34. September 15, 1904, Eltham, C. Casey, 2ft. underhand. Time, 4.14. December 26, 1905, Eltham, Casey and Pretty and Volzke Bros., 2ft. D.H. Sawing. Time, 23 1-5. December 27, 1905, Eltham, Carson and Mclntosh, 22in. D.H. Sawing. Time, 17 3-5.

January 1,1909, Taihape, C. Miley, 2ft, S.H. Sawing. Time, 1.24. December 28, 1913, Eltham, A. E. Sullivan, 18in. Standing Chop. Time, 1.9 3-5. CYCLING. The track was in excellent order, and the going was very last. Faster times would have been registered if it had not been for the west wind which sprung up during the afternoon. The following are the results: — One Mile Handicap, of £o. —P. Griffin (scr) 1, A. E. Parkes (40yds) 2, It. Phillips (110yds) 3, Colliugwood (70yds) 4. The only starters. Griffin sprinted into lead at the start and won throughout, passing the line a wheel in front of the second man. Time, 2.34 3-5. Carnival Wheel .Race, of £l3, two miles,—Griffin (scr) 1, Parkes (65 yds) 2, Phillips (220yds) 3. G. Colling wood and O’Keefe also started. Won by a length, with 50yds between second and third. Time, 5.25. Three Mile Handicap, of £6.—Griffin (scr) 1, Parkes (100yds) 2, Collingwood (250yds) 3. Phillips and O’Keefe also started. Griffin caught the other competitors at the two-mile peg and took and took pace from Parkes, who was leading. At the beginning of the last lap the • bunch was headed by Griffin, who was closely followed by Parkes. Won by a half a machine’s length, with a length separating second and third competitors. Time, 8.21 2-5.

The catering was in the capable hands of Mrs Foster, of Eltham.