strong! as follows: first - 5 points second - 3 points third - 2 points fourth - 1 point will be the winner. any other division. The following are the events scheduled for this Sunday’s Loggers Sports Day. The first six _events are for novices and the next 14 are for more experienced competitors. Following is a list of the events and descriptions of most, The events will not be run in any particular order, and some may run at the same time. It all starts at 10 am. Sunday and should run until 5 or 6 p.m. Loggers Sports revived and going Bull of the Woods Points will be given in all events In the event of a tie at the end of the day, the contestant who has amassed the most 1st place points If there is still a tie, the con- testant with the most 2nd place points will be the winner. All-round logger In awarding points for all-round logger, points earned in one division may not be credited in— Ladies Nail Driving B10 Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 29, 1990 Loggers Sports events — Axe throwing Axe throwing compeitions are always big crowd drawers when loggers sports days are held. You have a muscular logger tensed at the line, experimentally swinging the axe; loosening his muscles for the throw. Suddenly, he brings it back and sends it flying for the small wooden target. The double blades of the axe glint in the sun as it spins its way through the air. Then, with a satisfying thud, the head is buried deep in the wooden target. These are the axes that were used years ago, before the advent of such things as power saws. One, or several loggers, depending on the size of the tree, would go to work with these, straining and sweating, chips flying as the axe bit deeper into the fresh wood. After a spate of feverish activity, t-i-m-b-e-r, and down came the tree. What more logical way for a man who spent the day with an axe in his hand to relax, than with his axe? As time passed, the pas- time grew to be a competition and then further grew to the present day and the highly skilled entrants in the axe throwing event. Pole falling Any type of axe may be used. To qualify, the pole must hit the peg and must roll on the peg. Time . limit is five minutes. The peg should be 14 to 16 inches in length and no wider than 12 inches. The poles should be of the same length and the pegs a common distance from the bottom ’of the pole. It is recommended that the poles have Fall Fair! 635-5119 Richards Cleaners was Involved in Terrace Loggers Sports in the early days of this special community event at the Thornhill Community Grounds. Derick Kennedy and staff would like to offer best wishes to all organizers and competitors in the Loggers Sports events and the 20th annual Skeena Valley Richards Cleaner. Whatever you wear, 4 we clean with careg 3223 Emerson St. Terrace, B.C. 4 standard 1010 14 inch butts and be ~=—-—s Log. burling is another crowd 20 to 25 feet long. Log Chopping Block is not to be cut through from one side only. Logs may be secured at outside edges. Timing ends when log completely severed by a blow of the axe while con- testant standing on the log. Any competitor cutting across or into the corner of a foothold will be disqualified. Each competitor will be allowed to make chalk marks on his logs before starting, but will not be allowed to make axe marks except footholds. It is recommended that 12 to 14 inch diameter logs be used, not shorter than 34 inches. Championship blocks to be 14 inches in diameter (alder). ~ Standing Block Chop The standing block chop is simi- lar to the pole falling contest, but rather than falling a gigantic pole, the competitors hack their way through a six foot high block of timber. The Community Grounds will resound with the echoes of the blows and the chips will pile up, covering the loggers and the judges nearby. The standing block chop is a good test of strength and the logg- ers’ abilities with an axe. pleaser. Two competitors meeting on the same log, each using agility, speed and skill, to keep the log rolling in the water and keep from getting dunked. Faster and faster the log spins, now this way, now that, arms flay and feet back track, then lunge ahead. Ultimately one of the two must go down and in some cases it is only a matter of seconds before the second follows. Log burling was most likely born on the booming grounds. It was in these areas that single logs which Log Burling were floated downstream were gathered and formed into booms. From there, they were towed to the mills for processing into timber. 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