AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 82, 29 November 1912, Page 2

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

AT ELTHAM NEXT MONTH

Of all the holiday attractions in Taranaki, none has become more firmly established as an essentially provincial institution than the Eltham Axemen’s Carnival on December 26 and 27. This gathering is famed throughout Australasia as the largest and most influential Axemen’s Sports gathering south of the line, and annually attracts as competitors all the leading bushmen of Australia and the Dominion.- The Association offers prizes of such value as to place it in its pre-eminent position, and the public has for years recognised the enterprize of the Association, and the merit of the competitors, by attending the function in such numbers as to completely put in the shade the “gates” of lany other organisation in the province. That this year’s attendance will be again up to the axemen’s standard there is no reason to doubt, when it becomes known that the entries again number hundreds, and all the leading exponents of the axe and saw are again competing. In addition to the cash prizes of £375, and the other trophies, the Collie King Axe and Tool Company has presented a 20-gumca cup, and the Plumb Axe Company an exceptionally valuable gold medal. -Nominations for the cycling events close on Saturday, December 7. Showing that the Association retains its hold an the public, the secretary advises that no. (fewer than GO new members have recently joined the Association.

NOMINATIONS, AND HANDICAPS. The following are the nominations, and handicaps for the chopping and sawing events which are to be Hold at the annual carnival of the New Zealand Axemen’s Association at Eltham on December 2G and 27:

World’s Championship Chop, of £45. 2ft. standing blocks.—W. N. Austin, G. Coleman, W. Heine, H. Hodgetts, R. Johlin, S. Johnson, A. Kaspar, I). Mather, G. McCauley, P. McKay, S. Morris, A. Mcßae, .B. Newstroski, J. Newstroski, P. O’Connor, J. O’Sullivan, W. E. Honey, D. Pretty, E. Pretty, J. E. Richardson, J. E. Shewry, W. J. Simons, S. T. Smith. New Zealand Championship Chop, of £lO, XOin. standing blocks.—W. N. Austin, C. Coleman, C. A. Eicbstaedt. W. Heine, H. Hodgetts, W. H. Honey, C. Hancox, J. Hancox, R. Joblin, S. Johnson, A. Kaspar, D. Mather, A. McKay, G. McCauley, A. Mcßae, S. Morris, B. Newstroski, J. Newstroski, P. O’Connor, J. O’Sullivan, D. Pretty, E. Pretty, J. E.-Richardson, W. Riggs, J. S. Shewry, W. J. Simons, -S. T. Smith, C. Volzke, W. Weston. Underhand Handicap, of £SO, 18in. logs.—C. O’Rourke scr., W. Weston 9sec, D. Pretty lOsec, bS. l ' Johnson 13sec, S. Morr/s 18sec, Ed Pretty and I. E. Richardson’ 20sec, P.> McKay 22 sec, J. O’Sullivan 2osec, 1 J'. El Shewry 18sec, A. E.. Sullivan 28sec, J. Newstroski 22sec, W. N. Austin and J. Dodd 28sec, W. E. Honey and A. ■O’Neill 30secj 1 Wv Riggst El Mowdt, G. McCauley and D. Mather 32sec, A. Mcßae 33see, S. T. Smith, E. Cosgrove and R. Joblin 35sec,-»W. Heine, J. Heron and E. iH. Homo' 37sec, A. Kaspar, H. Hodgetts, C. A. Eichstaedt, C. Volzke, J l . O’Connor, and B. Newstroski 40sec.i ■ ;

Maiden Handicap Chop, of £7, loin, standing blocks.—-W. J. Simons, R. G. Harris, H. Hodgetts and R. Joblin 21 sec, A. Mather, C. Volzke and C. Whiskie 23sec, C. Hahcox and L. Snook 24sec, C. Coleman, E. Cosgrove, W. Benbow, C. A. Eicbstaedt, A. Mcßae, H. -Mediae, P. O’Connor and F. Wilson 25sec.

Double-Handed Sawing Championship of Australasia, of £l2, 2ft. logs.— W. Benbow and mate, D. Johnson and mate, Mcßae Bros., 1). Pretty and mate, A. E. Sullivan and mate, Volzke Bros., W. Weston and mate.

Single-Handed Sawing Handicap, of £lO, 2ft. logs.-i—D. Johnston, A. E. Sullivan and W. Weston scr., C. F. A. Yolzke Bsec., D. Pretty 12sec, A. McRae ISsec, C. Yolzke 20sec.

New Zealand Axemen’s Cup Handicap, of £l4O, loin, standing blocks. —D. Pretty and J. E. Shewry scr., S. Johnson Msec, G. ! McCauley ssec, J. E. Richardson and E. Pretfy'Ssdc, W. E. Honey lOsec, S. Morris, J. O’Sullivan and J. ; Newstroski 12scc, W. Austin and P. D. Hope 14sec, J. Dodd IGsec, W. Heine, C. Sims, P. McKay, R. A. Shewry, D. Mather and S. ]). Smith 18sec, B. Newstroski, R. G. Harris and A. Mcßae 22sec, J. Hancox and E. H. Horne’23sec, H. Hodgetts, R. Johlin, A. Kaspar, A. Mather, C. Hancox and C. Whiskie 24sec, C. A. Eichstaedt, E. Cosgrove, F. Wilson, C. \ olzke, L. Snook, and P. O’Connor 25sec.

Supplementary Underhand Handicap of £ls, 15in. logs.—W. N. Austin. W. Benhow, E. Cosgrove, J. Dodd, C. A. Eichstaedt, W. Heine, J. Heron, H. Hodgetts, W. E. Honey, R. Johlin, S. Johnson, A. Mather D. Mather, G. McCauley, P. McKay, A. Mcßae, S. Morris, E. Mowat, B. Newstroski, P. O’Connor, J. O’Sullivan, A. O’Neill, D. Pretty, E. Pretty, J. E. Richardson, W. Riggs, J. E. Shewry, S. T. Smith, C. Yolzke, J. Newstroski.

Visitors’ Handicap, of £lO, loin, standing blocks.—W. N. Austin, W. Benhow, C. Coleman, J. Dodd, J. Hancox, R, G. Harris, W. Heine, H. Hodgetts, W. E. Honey, R. Johlin, S. Johnson, I). Mather, G. McCauley, P. McKay, A. Mcßae, S. Morris, B. Newstroski, J. Newstroski, P. O’Connor, J. O’Sullivan, D. Pretty, E. Pretty, J. E. Richardson, W. Riggs, J. E. (Shewry, R. A. Shewry, C. Sims, S. T. Smith, C. Yolzke, C. Whiskie, and H. Mcßae.

Single-handed Sawing Championship, of the World, of £lO. 2ft. logs.—D, Johnston, A. Mcßae, I). Pretty, A. E. Sullivan, 0. Yolzke, C. F. A. Yolzke, W. Weston. Nominations for cycling events close] on December 7.

Winners at any sports between declaration of handicap's ami date of Eltham Carnival are subject to be reh a ml inarmed.