ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE WORLD'S RECORD
At the Ki11,.-,", Carnival on Thursday afternoon Dave Pretty, the New Zealand champion axemen and world's re-cord-breaker, will attempt to lower the existing world's record in the , 12-ineh standing chop (20 seconds), which is at present held by the famous Tasnmnian axeman, E. P.. Terry. Pretty is reportnil 10 he m great form again (hie year, a.id those who are competent to ynWe anticipate that this wonderful axeman will .iav« no .iilficulty in putting u.j f'vsh (inures. It «•.)! he remonuicrcl t hat at the la.;t carnival, Pretty lowered (lie world's record by nearly half a minute. Two years ago Con Casey, who ik himself one of the greatest oxlonents of axemanship in the Tlcmiiiii--011. gave it as his absolute opinion that 1 retty was the fastest man in the world in small standing blocks. Pretty's subsequent records show how truly Casey had estimated his ability. '
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 302, 23 December 1907, Page 2
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151ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE WORLD'S RECORD Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 302, 23 December 1907, Page 2
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