SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21198, 2 December 1930, Page 13

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL IN HOBART. NEW ZEALANDERS COMPETING. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) HOBART, November 28. The axemen’s carnival, which began at Ulverstone to-day, created considerable enthusiasm because of the presence of New Zealand and Australian competitors. Results of the finals:— Double-handed Sawing Handioap.—E. Turnbull and Walker 1, E. Turnbull and S. Turnbull 2, A. and H. Fraser (New Zealand) 3. Single-handed Sawing.—Smith 1, W. Turnbull 2, Reeve 3. Underhand Chop.—Thomas 1, Appo (Sydney) 2, Eiszele 3. Standing Chop.—Lumson 1, Hunter (New Zealand) 2, Phillips 3. Standing Foot Chop.—Hunter (New Zealand) 1, Ransom 2, Berne 3. The Hopetoun Cup for the World’s Championship Standing Chop was won for the third time by R. Radford (Tasmania), who narrowly beat L. Appo, of Sydney, There was a great surprise when the Fraser brothers, of New Zealand, sawed brilliantly, and won the double-handed sawing. , The results of the finals were as follow:

Single-handed Sawing Championship (18 inches). —S. Turnbull (Tasmania) 1, E. Turnbull (Tasmania)' 2, Blanks (New Zealand) 3. Time, 3min 43 2-ssec. Nichols Handicap (12-ineh standing block). —Sullivan I, Phillips 2, Cheshire 3. Time, 30 2-ssec. Tasmanian Centenary Cup (standing chop, four feet). —Weston (v ictoria) 1, Hunter (New Zealand) 2, Phillips 3. Time, 57sec. Braddon Championship (double-handed sawing).—H. and A. Fraser (New Zealand) 1, W. Turnbull and Walker (Tasmania) 2, S. G. Turnbull and E, Turnbull (Tasmania) 3. Won by a second in 16 4-ssec —a world’s record. This was the greatest contest ever seen in Tasmania. The New Zealanders won amidst unparalleled excitement. Hamilton Cup (underhand championship, 15 inches). —Appo (New South Wales) 1, Pont (New Zealand) 2, Ackers (New Zealand) 3. Time, 32 4-ssec. Hopetoun Cup (world’s championship standing 12-inch chop).—Radford • (Tasmania) 1, Appo (New South Wales) 2, Miley (Victoria) 3. Time, lmin7 l-ssec. MOTOR BOAT RACING. THE INTERNATIONAL TROPHY. (British Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, November 28. (Received Nov. 30, at 5.5 p.m.) America is sending three motor boats to the international regatta, which will be held in Southampton next year in an effort to regain the International Trophy, which was won for England by Scott Payne at Detroit this year. LAND SPEED RECORD. (British Official Wireless.) (United Prcsa Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, November 28. (Received _Nov. 30, at 5.5 p.m.) Captain Irving, the designer of the Golden Arrow, on which the late Sir Henry Segrave broke the world’s land speed record, is to be asked by the Rudge Motor Cycle Company, of Coventry,- to collaborate in producing a motor cycle which will beat the 'world’s record of 150 miles per hour, which was set up recently in Ireland on a British machine by J. S. Wright.

CRICKET. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. BIG SCORE BY QUEENSLAND. (United Press Association.) {By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BRISBANE, December 1. (Received Dec. 1, at 11.50 p.m.) In the Sheffield Shield cricket match against New South Wales, Queensland, in their first innings, have lost four wickets fot 490 (Gough 137, Thompson not out 186. Oxenham 67, Benstead not out 47). New South Wales in their first innings made 566,

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. MATCHES I? ENGLAND. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, November 30. Additional results are:— Second Division.-—Bradford beat Everton, 4—l; Burnley drew with Charlton Athletic, 1—1; Mil wall beat Plymouth Arpyle,_ 4 —l; Nottingham lost to West Bromwich A, I—6; Oldham A beat Swansea Town, 2—l: Preston N.E. beat Bradford C, 4—2; Reading beat Bristol City. 4 —l; Southampton beat Barnsley, 4—nil; Stoke City beat Bury, 3—l: Tottenham H. beat Port Vale, s—nil; Wolverhampton W. beat Cardiff C, 4—l.

—Frenchmen are taking to making and drinking beer instead of wines. Last year they consumed 1,800,000,000 quarts, of which only 3,500,000 quarts were imported, 1,000,000 quarts coming from England.