AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL.

Evening Star, Issue 13144, 28 December 1908, Page 2

AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL.

I ——*>" The N«w Zealand Axemen's carnival oonimenoed at E&thaim on Saturday,-,- There j "£ Special intercstTwas lentto the; carnival'by; Alia presence of Miley (Australasian champion), who has defeated Blanc and other prominent axemen. Tho Australian, however, failedi to sustain his Australian reputation, and each time he met D. Pretty (ex-New Zealand champion) he -went under. Miley ascribes his defeat to bad luck in getting butt logs and the difference between Australian and •New Zealand timber, the Australian being faster and ifreer. -than the N-aw Zealand timber. Miley is not a man of remarkable physique, being wiry rather tlian muscular. D. Pretty, who won the New Zealand and "world's championships, stands 6ft 6in. He chopped steadily, and with tremendous power. His time in, the world's championship standing block was more than a minute over the record, but his timber was tough. , S. Johnson, who ran into second place in ! this event, put up a remarkably good pcr- • formance *for a practically unknown man. considering that he had to use three axes on his log owing to a knot. He is a Tasmanian. who has never done anything bi« with, New Zealand wood.. ' The Maiden Chop was done in very fast time, and tlie Underhand Handicap was done in sfsec leas i time than the next best time at a New Zealand carnival, and 9!sec abovo Weston's record. Following are the results: Championship.—First lieat: D. Pretty 1, J. Newstroski 2, G. M'Cauley 3. Second heat: C. Miley 1, E. Pretty 2. W. L. Herold 3. Third heat: J. Hartnett 1, J. Hanvood 2, G. Puklowsky 3. Final: D. Pretty 1, Ncwstrcsky 2, E. Pretty 5. Time, 33fsee. Miley, tlie Australian champion, never looked like winning. t> Double-handed Sawing Championship of Australasia. —Johauscn and Johansen , 1, Beckham and Osborn 2, Casey and Pretty 5. Time, 23-Jsec. World's Championship Chop.—D. Prettv (Hamilton) 1, S. Johnson (Gisboine) 2, G. M'Cauley (Tatunarunui) 3, E. J. Newstioskv 4. Miley struck hard wood, and was left behind. The time (4min 481 mcc) was comparatively slow, but the wood was hard. Under-hand Handicap. G. Puklowskv (30soc) 1, G. Jolly (40sec) 2. J. Deal (35ssc> 5, J. Deagan (25sec) 4. Time, lmin 19isec. In the third heat Miley was competing, but the handicap was too" big, and he did not finish. Two-foot Single-handed Saw Handicap.— A. E. Sullivan (20sec) 1, G. A. Puklowsky <2osec) 2, D. Pretty (15sec) 3. Time, lmin 26sec. Maiden Chop.—J. Richardson 1, B. Newetrosky 2, C. Sturzcher 3.