AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL
CHOPPING CONTESTS POPULAR AT COROMANDEL The Scotsmen’s grandstand at Coromandel was fijlly booked at the axemen’s carnival held on Easter Saturday. The main event of the day was the big chon, where, due to his previous experience, E. Vance ran out the winner.
Results were as follows: 10-inch chop (12 starters), J. Barry 1, E. Vance 2, J. Kuha 3; big chop, 12-inch (12 starters), E. Vance 1, J. Barry 2, H. New 3; underhand, 12-inch chop (11 starters), P. Christie 1, E. Christie 2, J. McKenzie 3; ladies’ 6inch chop. Mrs F. Boswell 1, Mrs M. Quist 2, Miss F. Thompson 3.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HPGAZ19480407.2.37
Bibliographic details
Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 57, Issue 3978, 7 April 1948, Page 8
Word Count
105AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 57, Issue 3978, 7 April 1948, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hauraki Plains Gazette. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in