N.Z. AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 3, 28 December 1912, Page 5

N.Z. AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL.

HOPE WINS THE CUP

The Carnival was concluded at Eltham yesterday in splendid weather, though* the attendance was not quite what wa4 expected. The gathering was again well managed, and the officials are to be congratulated on the success of the 1912 Carnival. The following were the results: — Supplementary Underhand Handicap; 15-inch logs; first £lO, second £4, third £l.—First heat: D. Pretty (ser) 1, B. Newstroski (lOscc) 2, J. Heron (26sec) 3. Time 29sec. Second heat; J. E. Shewry (IGsoe) 1, A. O’Neill (22sec) 2, S. Morris (13scc) 3. Time, Imin 29sec. Third heat: Sullivan (osec) 1, Weston (6see) 2, Richardson (lOsec) 3. Time Imin 6sec. Final: D. Pretty (scr) 1, Weston 2, J. E. Shewry 3. Time, Imin 17sec.

Championship of New Zealand ; 12inch blocks; first prize £6, second £3, third £l.—D. Pretty 1, J. Richardson 2, J. Shewry 3, G. McAuley 4. Pretty chopped magnificently, but had little* to spare from Richardson. Time, 42sec. Sawing Championship, single-hand-ed; 2ft logs; first prize £7, second £2, third £l.—A. E. Sullivan 1, IV. Weston 2, C. F. A. Volske 3. Time, Imip Msec. Won by three or four seconds. Weston struck a bad knot. Visitors’ Handicap Chop; 15-inch standing blocks; first prize £6, second £2 10s, third £l, fourth 10s.—First heat: R. Joblin (24sec) 1, J. O’Sullivan (13sec) 2, J. E. Shewry (scr) 3. Time, 2min 1 4-ssec. Second heat: C. Simms (Bsec) 1, J. Dodd (lOsec) 2, D. Pretty (scr) 3. Won easily. Time, 2min 2sec. Third heat: J. E. Richardson (Ssec) 1, G. McCauley (osec) 2, R. G. Harris (16sec) 3. Time. Imin 21sec. Final: 1). Pretty 1, Sims 2, Joblin 3. Time, Imin 38 2-osec. NEW ZEALAND AXEMEN’S CUP, of £l4O. 15-inch blocks. First prize, Axemen’s Cup and £SO (and additional £SO if special acceptance fees are paid); second, £ls ; third, £lO ; fourth, £5; fifth, £3; sixth, £2; seventh and eighth, £1 -each. First heat: J. E. Richardson (scr) 1, R. G. Harris (22sec) 2, J. Dodd (16see) 3, R. A. Shewry (18sec) 4. Time, Imin 16sec. Second heat: J. Newstroski (12sec) 1, J. E. Shewry (scr) 2, C. Volske (25sec), 3, Aj Mcßae ((22sec) 4. Time, Imin 38sec.

Third heat: C. Sims (18sec) 1, S. D. Smith (18sec) 2, J. Hancock (23 sec) 3, S. Johnson (4sec) 4. Time, 1 min 26sec.

Fourth beat; E. H. Horne (23sec) 1, P. D. Pope (14sec) 2, B. Newstrosski (22sec) 3, S. Morris (12sec) 4.

Final: P. D. Hope (Msec) I,C. Sims (18sec) 2, S. D. Smith (lOsec) 3, Joe Newstroski (12sec) 4, J. Dodd (lOsec) 5, R. A., Shewry (18sec) 6, S. Morris (12sec) 7, J. Hancox (23sec) 8. Time, Imin ssec. Horne was first into the back scarf, with Smith next. Hope chopped splendidly into first place, with Sims four or five seconds away. Hope paid the special acceptance, and lifted the £IOO prize. Smith and Dodd had both been handicapped for good wins up the Main Trunk line. Amateur Handicap Chop, 12-inch standing blocks.—H. Julian 1, Narbey 2, Casey 3. James’ block fell first, but he was disqualified, as the competition was confined to residents of Eltham borough. CYCLING EVENTS. One Mile Cycle Handicap; first .prize £4, second £1 10s, third 10s.— First heat: C.- Jamieson (110yds) 1, W. Blackman ‘(6oyds) 2, H. Henderson (65yds) 3. Second heat: S. Parker (120yds) 1, P. Griffin (10yds) 2, A. G. Donald (40yds) 3. Time, 2min 27 3-ssec. Final: Donald 1, Griffin 2, Henderson 3. A good race. Time 2 min 22 l-ssec.

Three Miles Cycle Handicap; first £4, second £1 ids, third 10s.—A. G. Donald (50yds) 1, P. Griffin (25yds) 2, S. Parker (320yds) 3. Eleven started. Time, 7min 42sec.

Two-Mile Cycle Handicap; first prize £5, second £2, third £l.—R. J. Jones (ser) 1, L. Wann (40yds) 2, Henderson (40yds) 3. Starting on the last lap, Parker fell, and brought down the other leaders. Henderson got up out of the scramble and rode into third place, a lap late. Time, smin 46sec.

Consolation Race, 1-J miles.—Henderson 1, Hill 2, Blackman 3.