DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 11 January 1926, Page 5

DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

AXEMEN'S CAIINIVAI, CONCT.VI>EI>

(UY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, Jan. JO.

The axemen's carnival ended vesteilay before a large attendance. Special interest centred in the 15-inch underhand chop handicap, which was won by the King Country representative. K. Nei'son, "who received a handicap of 20see. A. Murrell, of New South Wales, "sec., was a close second. Detailed results are :

IBin. Single-handed Sawing Handiap. First £l6 and medal, second £B, third £4. Final (six entries). A\ . Johnstone (South'and), 14sec., 1; G Blanks (Southland), scr., and D. Straek?r (Marlborough), lOsec., dead heat, 2: },;g. Johnston (Southland), 14sec., 4. fime, 51 sec. 12in. Standing Chop Handicap. First £45 and gold medal presented by the veliv Axe Co., second £2O, third £lO. fourth £5. Final (nine entries). —L. ). Wi'liams (West Coast), Usee., 1; B. Koete (West Coast), Gsee., 2; A. ihniTre (Southland), 14,see.. 3; AV. Bone (Southland), 2sec., 4. Time, 52sec. I Sin. Double-handed Sawing Handinp. First. £25 and gold medals, second CIO, third £5. Final (seven entries). — D. Stinker and Seymour (Marlborough), 3sch 1 ; AY. Sproull and A. Laurie (West Coast), 3sec., 2; J. Andrews and D Johnstone (Southland), ssec.. and AV. Bollard and AV. Gill (Southland), 3see., dead-beat. 3. Time, IGsec. lOiu. Underhand Chop Handicap. First £llO and axe, second £45, third £ls. fourth £6. fifth £2 I.os. Final (six entries). — R. Neil son (King Country). 20sec.. 1 : A. Alurrel! (New South Wales), 7sec., 2; E. Mitchell (AA'esi Coast). 15sec., 3; C. Bone (Southland), 1 (ss.ee.. 4; J. Dobson (King Country), 2Jsoc.. 5. Time. 60sec. 15in. Consolation Underhand Chop Handicap, for those who did not win a prize during the. carnival. First £B. second £4, third £2. fourth £l. (Eleven entries). —AA • Sproidl (AA est Coast)-, 18sec.. 1; R. AVard (Southland), 20see.. 2; J. Te An (Southland), oseo., 3: A. Olliver (Taranaki), 14sec., 4. Time, 59 l-ssec.