NEW ZEALAND AXEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
tJJtAMD CARNIVAL. (Our Spe:)i>l Reporter.) A bSAtrtiFUl/, though rathef Cold, day broke in lfiltbam on Saturday, so that the first' grarwi carnival of the New Zealand Axemen's Association was held under very favourable circumstance". The attendance was very good, there being afreet 2000 present. The Eltham Brass Band under Bandmaster Qrubb played some excellent selections, which were greatly »pprpciated. The various committ.f-emcn worked bard, and with the secretary, Mr Hardy, left nothing undone to .ensure success. Tiie following are the te-ults : Novice Chop. Ist prize £l, 2rd 10s, 3rd ss. To cut through an 18 inch bl ck. J Uriek, 1; Chris. Ford, 2; Xi .JeukitH, 3. Time, 3min 20 4-ssec. ,
Maid p H ndiop Ist priza £3, 2nd £l, 3r>l. 10s. To chop through an 18 inch block.—W. Bums, 20sec., 1, J, Mick, 20sec., 2 ; C. F. Volzke, 15 sec., 3. Time, 3min. 10 l-ssec. Handicap Chop. First prize £6, 2nd £2, 3id £l. 4th 10s; also a eup presented by J. Heslop, Esq., to b« % won twicu in sut cession or three times at intervals by the same competitor; 18 inch block. First heatC. Hutton, sch., C. F. Volzke, 25sec,, equal, 1; T. Haywood, ]ssec., J. Pattinson, 35sec., equal 3. Time, 2 min. 38 2-ss«c. Second heat: C. W. Oasey, scr., 1; W. Burns, 35sec., 2; J. Pettit, lOsec., 3; J. Ford, 20sec., 4. Time, 2min. 39 l-ssec.
Rip Sawing. Ist prize 10s. Amore, 1; Hardy, 2. Only starters. New Zealand Championship Chop. Ist prize, £lO and New Zealand championship medal; 2nd, £2; 3rd, .£l.—C. W. Oasay, 1; 0. Hufcton, 2; J. Pettit, 3. Time, smin. 51 l-sth sec. Double-hand Sawing. Ist prize, £2; 2nd, 10s; 3rd, 5s ; also special prize of. £3 3s, presented by Messrs. Mason and Birr, and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Oonapany for first men finishing with a lace tooth lacer saw.— Urick Bros., 6ft. 4in., 1; Cisey and Mate, Bft. 10in., 2; Pet'it and Hutton, sft. 7in., 3. Tims, 32 2-sth sees.
'Handicap Chop; final heat.—Hutton, aor., 1; Burns, 35eec, 2; Pettitt, 3; Volzke, 25sec, 4. Time, 2min. 36sec.
SiDglo Hand-sawing Championship. Ist prize, New Zaaland Championship gold medjil; 24in. block.—J. Pettit, 1. Time, lmin. 18|see. Pettit has held the championship of the world for the last two years, his best time being lmin. 49»ec; this year he beat his previous record by 30|spc. Pettit who is said to come from Tasmania is now living in Taranaki. Underhand Handicap Ohop. Ist prize, £1 10s ; 2nd, 15s; 3rd, ss. 0. Hutton, scr., 1; A.T. Haywood, 20sec, 2; W. Burns, 20sec, 3. Time, 2min. 33 2-ssec.
Single-handed Sawing Handicap. Ist priza, XI; 2nd, 10s; 3rd, 5s ; 24i0. blocks.—C. Hutton, 1 ; J. Uriek, 2.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 266, 11 November 1901, Page 2
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