AXEMEN AT PLAY

Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 676, 7 January 1926, Page 5

AXEMEN AT PLAY

FEATURE OF EXIIIBITJON

RESULTS OF CONTESTS (Press Association Telegram.) Dunedin, Jan. 6. The attendance at the 'Exhibition to-day was 2j,B’S->, and the grand total now is 842,710. The Exhibition competitions opened to-day. Great interest was taken in the axemen’s carnival which will be concluded on Saturday. Results to date are: I2in standing chop,<■ first heat, W. Bone, Southland, (2sec.) I, J. J<\ Richardson, Auckland (ser.) 2. Time, oOsec.

Double-handed xa wing ehainpion«iiip, first heat: Hi. Newman and Neilson (King Couiiiry) 1, W. Gill and Pollard (Southland) 2, Time, 18 2-5. Second heat: B Gibbs and K. Baaiist (.Murchison) 1. I). Sfrakoi and Seymour 2. Time Id -I-d sec.

loin under-ha lid chop handicap: first heat, K, M Ba.oust (24see) I ; She wry, King Country (l&sec) 2; W. Ackers. Southland, 2. Time 78 1-d. Second heat. J. 11. Dobson, King Country (2()seo) I ; W. Sproidc, Tuatapere (20sec) 1 ; J. Tautnpero (scr.) .1. Time 77 l-d. 'Third heat: J. Spinks, Catlins (Idseo) 1, A. Aim' roll, New South Wales (7see) 2, K. Mitchell. N\<\st Coast (losec) .‘l. Time COsec. Fourth heat: A. Olliver, Pahiat.ua (Nsec) 1. R. Wilson (20s’oo) 2; W. Johnston, Otaro, 3. Time, Imin 30sec. Filth heat: G. Planks. Southland (1-lsec) I, B. Kocii. Vest Coast (dsec). 2, C. Bone, Southland (lOsoe) 3. 'Time 65 2-5.