Exciting finish in axemen’s race
An exciting finish to the inter-island race was one of the highlights of the New Zealand woodchopping and sawing championships held at Ferrymead at the weekend. The event, which was run as a relay with five different positions involved, was won by the North Island by six blows after the team had trailed the South by almost half a block at half-way. The teams were:
North Island: J. Bentley and N, Dickinson (Wairarapa), doublehand saw; D. Hohneck (Rotorua), underhand chop; M. Hughes (Tokoroa), standing chop. R. Edwards (Opotiki), underhand chop; and L- Bolstad (Rotorua), standing chop. South Island: G. Hogg (Southland) and J. Rogers (Canterbury); W. Curtain (Canterbury); L. Gilsenan (Rangiora); G. Hocquard (Blenheim); and M. Carran (Southland). Most, of the individual championships had very close finishes. Sonny Bolstad (Rotua) and Mike Carran (Southland) dead-heated for first in the 300nim underhand chop.
i Carran proved the “iron man” of the championships arid was consistently placed in most events.
The championships should have been a valuable guide to the national selectors who will choose a New Zealand team to compete against Australia at Raglan on December 30. Results were:
SDOmni standing chop.—L. Bolstad (Rotorua) 1, M. Hughes (Tokoroa) 2, L. Gilsenan (Rangiora) 3; Time: 23.55ec. 300 mm underhand chop.—Bolstad and M- Carran (Southland) (equal) 1, R. Edwards (Opotiki) 3. Time: 23.0 sec.
375 mm tree felling.—L. Honey (Northland) 1, M. Smith (Kaikoura) 2, D. Mclntosh (Nelson) 3. Time: 3:16.5. 450 mm double-hand sawing.— Carran arid G. Hogg (Southland) 1, J Bentley and N. Dickinson (Wairarapa) 2, R. Dowman arid M. Jensen (Taranaki) 3. Time: 11.7 sec.
450 mm single-hand , sawing.— Jensen 1, Carran 2, J. Stachurski (Taranaki) 3. Time: 34.25ec. 375 mm standing chop.—Bolstad 1, Hughes 2, Gilsenan 3. Time: 53sec. 375 mm underhand chop.—G. Hocquard (Blenheim' 1, Edwards 2, Carran 3. Time: 47sec. ' 600 mm double-hand sawing.— Hogg and Carran 1, Dickinson and Bentley 2, D. McPhlllips and Stachurski (Taranaki) 3. Time: 22.55ec,
Exciting finish in axemen’s race
Press, 17 November 1980, Page 34
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