CHOPS AND CHIPS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2339, 8 January 1926, Page 7

CHOPS AND CHIPS

SECOND DAY OF AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Last Night. At the axemen's carnival, the second day’s results wore: 14in. standing championship chop (£25 and gold medal, £lO and £5), seven entries. —J. Shewry (Taranaki) 1, J. E. Richardson (King Country) 2. B. A. Gibbs (West Coast) 3. Time, Imin. 10 2-SSOCS. ISin single-handed sawing championship (£lO and medal, £6 and £3), eight entries.—Gooff Banks (Southland) 1, John Neal (King Country) 2, Dug Johnston (Southland) 3. Time, 43secs. 12in. standing handicap chop (£45, gold medal, £2O, £lO and £5); second heat, eight entries. —B. E. H. Lerth (King Country) scr 1, A. Laurie (West Coast) 14soc. 2. Third heat, eight entries. —L. J. Williams (West Coast), 14sec. 1, E. Koeti (West Coast) 6sec. 2. Fourth heat, eight entries.— J. Shevpy (Taranaki) scr. 1, J. R. Andrews (Gatlins) lOsecs. 2. Time, SSsccs.

19in. double-handed sawing championship (£ls and two gold medals, £B, £3), six entries.'—Shaker and Seymour (Marlborough) 1, Baguat and Gibbs (West (least) 2, Pollard and Gill (Southland), Neilson and Newman (King Country) dead heat 3< Time 16secs. 15-in. underhand handicap chop (£llO and axe, £45, £ls, £6 and £2 10/-). First heat of semi-final, seven entries: A. Murrell (N.S.W.) 7scc., 1; E. Mitchell (West Coast) 15aec., 2; R. Neilson (King. Country) 20sec„ 8. Time, 5 9secs.