WOOD-CHOPPING COMPETITOR

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2385, 29 December 1908, Page 5

WOOD-CHOPPING COMPETITOR

THE SECOND DAY

[Press Association.]

ELTHAM, Dec. 28

The second day’s carnival'was-well attended. A feature ot the Axemen s cup, which was the big event ol the second tiay. was the manner in which the limit men scored. The scratch, men were giving away too much, and. JL>. Pretty, E. l’retty, ALiiey, Johnston, and Newtitfosiii iailed to quaiu v ’i lie lot-owing arc the results of ule heats:—First heat: R. Bradley (.45 sec.) i, P. L. Herold (15 sec.) 2, \\. Schisciika (30 sec.) 3; tune, 2_imn 9 sec. iSecond heat: J. U’Ncii (losec) i, M. Hill (35sec) 2, T Most (2dsec) j - timo. 2linn 4< 4-osec. iiiird lieat . u. Jolly (losecj 1, G. A. i'uKlowskt UiOsec) 2, A. Twining (2ose_c) 3; time, 1:1am 32sec. Fourth heat: J. Deegan (30sec) i, C. Marsh (42scc). J-• Dumpily (4oscc) 3; time, _-3 3-o at. Fifth heat; E. Horn (Tosec) 1, «• Dewman (3oscc) 2, J. U Connor (-Tosec] 6; time, 2nnn 4o 1-oscc. ihe second found resulted :—First heat: - 1 uklowshi 1, Herold 2,_Mo_st and Dttmnliv 3- time 2mm 2o 4-o see. (cut m J mailer timber than the-standaid). Second heat : Horne 1, fechiseiika Do in ait 3. Marsh 4: time 2mm S^ccFinal:' Puklowski 1,. Dmiphy 2 Herold 3, Horne 4, bcinschka o, and Bowman 6. Later. a.. OR the first day Miley vras beaten bv the timber, m Ins heat m I, Uemau’s Gup lie made an excellent fiMt, but was giving away too much. In Ins heat. m the V mitom Handicap, the hrst *»ule w c S P i a v ber, and lie gave a piettyfast d£PL but had to slow down on tile -tconu

Clt iu tbo world’s single-handed sawing championship, A. bulhvau went out ii Imm 16 3-ssec, a worlds lecoid n the timber proves correct measure a i v over. The success ot the fas was a feature of th.rn.eW The remainder of tne lesulto aS Maiden Single-handed lSincli logs. —D. Johnston 1, C. 2, T.:Smith 3, T. N. Lines 4. lime, 40 St-dass Underhand Handicap, 18-incli logs.—E. Pretty (losec) 1, 3 * T. Herold (losec) 2, C. Miley (osec) 3, P. J. Ford (losec) 4. 'lime, 2nnn 11 ” C World’s Sawing Championship Single-handed. 2-feet logs.—A. Sulli-, vanl, D. Johnston 2. C. I<. d olzke Time, linin 16 3-ssec. . 1Q Maiden Double-handed Sawing, 18incli logs. —C. Yolzke and mate 1, Lines and mate 2. Time, h 3-osec. Visitors’ Handicap Chop, 15-mch blocks.—J. Digan (losec) 1, )V • 1. Herold (20sec) 2, S. Johnson (ISsec) 3. Time, lmin 13sec. In a private match J. Mattson beat G. Vincent in a single-handed, saw, 18-inch logs. Time, 36 4-ssec.