AXEMEN'S COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 157, 2 January 1912, Page 8

AXEMEN'S COMPETITIONS

A WORLD'S RECORD. By Selegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Sunday. The Upper Hutt Axemen's Carnival Was held on Saturday in perfect weather. There wa9 a large attendance. In the double-handed sawing handicap A. .Weston and C. 1 Bourke lowered the, world's record by one and a fifth seconds for 18in log. Weston holds the world's championship for single-handed sawing, and C. j'Bourke holds, with Beban, the double-handed championship of Australasia, both of which were won at Eltham last week. Results:— Local handicap standing chop, 12in log —H. Wliiteman lj J. Whiteman 2, W. H. Soutliee 3. Time, Imin 7sec. Local handicap standing chop, loin log | —E. Morris 1, W. Johnson 2, F. Brewer 3. Time, lmin L l-ssec. Shovelling competition—D. Malion 1, J. O'Brien 2. Time, 2min. Open handicap standing chop, l-2in log —S. Morris 1, W. Johnson 2, F. Brewer 3. Time, 38 3-ssec. Open handicap standing chop, 18in log —6. F. Hirst 1, W. Weston 2, S. Morris 3. 'Time 2min 18 l-oser. Double sawing handicap, ISin log— Benbow Bros. (ssec.) 1, Weston and O'Rourke (scr.) 2. Time, 14 3-ssec. Undercut open handicap chop, 18in log I —J. Dodd and W. Weston (equal) 1, W. , Johnson 3. Time, 2min 2 4-ssec. ■ Single-handed sawing handicap—W.' Weston 1, G. Matson and S. Kennedy (equai) 2.