Australian Show Jumping Team Competes In Cit

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28802, 24 January 1959, Page 7

Australian Show Jumping Team Competes In Cit

E. Upritchard, the veteran Cheviot rider, won the puissance, the main event of the day when South Island and Wellington riders competed against the visiting Australian show jumping team at the Show Grounds yesterday. The local horses and riders did well against the Australians, who suffered their first defeat of the tour in the puissance. Mr Upritchard, who is 56, was given a great ovation when he took Land Rover round the ground after his win. His riding was almost perfect and he finished the third and final round with four faults, four less than the Australian, Frank Lawton, on Whisper, who was second and 13 less than the Australian captain, B. Jacobs, on Ocean Foam, in third place. There were 10 clear first rounds, then two further rounds before the final placings were reached. The riders began with seven obstacles, which were reduced to four for the finalists. Two of the fences wctc just under six feet —the triple bar at sft Bin and the white at sft 9in. Several of the horses in the final round found the white too much, but the general standard of jumping was very high. Fine Performance C. Kelly, of Australia, on Polar. Bay, gave a fine performance to win the take-your-own-line event. In this event the riders were able

to jump the fences in any ord? and in either direction, but ea. c fence could be jumped only on* W. D., Wad worth, of Blenhei on McGregor, was second. J. Mo" of Australia, on Our Chief, w third, and Mr Upritchard w fourth. There were five At tralians in this event, but tj New Zealand riders held thd own against their experience opponents. In the six-baf contest, Oij Chief, ridden by Moss, won wit', no faults, after a very good ex hibition of jumping; and M Gooch, also of Australia, wa; second with four faults. L. Me Vicar, of Canterbury, was third with eight faults. B. G. Rutherford, on Bomber, did well until his mount baulked at the last fence. These four were the only riders left in the last round. Table A G. Innes, of Otago, on Maadi, a regular competitor at the Easter shows, won the Table A event which was open to horses which had not won £2O in prize money in F.E.I. events. In a big field there were 14 dear first rounds and 10 clear in the second round. Second place went to Miss A. Hargreaves, on Tipperary, a young and promising horse, and third place to Miss E. Morton oil Pedro. ’ . The first event of the day be gan with a dressage test and thcr competition jumping. The tvl finalists, Tora, ridden by Miss 1 Smith and Surf, ridden by Mis M. Hazlett, were equal wit dressage and jumping points anu had to jump off. Tora won the jump off by a fifth of a sefcond. Barkis, ridden by Miss C. Moore, was third, and R. Parsons, on ■ Hermit, a young horse, was fourth. The Australians will meet Canterbury, Marlborough, Otago and Wellington today in team events. In addition there will be a jigr saw competition, table A and sixbar events. Results:— Combined Training Test.—H. C. Greenwood’s Tora (Miss B. Smith) 1, Surf (Miss M. Hazlett) 2, Mrs E. G. O. Rutherford’s Barkis (Miss C. Moore) 3, Hermit (R. Parsons) 4. Dressage.—H. C. Greenwood’s Tora (Miss B. Smith) 1, Wanderer (Miss J. Mcßride) 2, Mrs E. G. O. Rutherford’s Barkis (Miss C. Moore) 3, Flash (Miss J. Cresswell) 4. Hit and Hurry.—Kitty (Miss D. Cunningham) 1, Chocolate Soldier (Miss N. Morton) 2, Bimbo (R. Mitchell) 3, Dick Whittington (Miss J. Watson) 4. Table A.—Maadi (G. Innes) 1, Tipperary (Miss A. Hargreaves) 2, Pedro (Miss E. Morton) 3. Kildevon (G. Johns) 4 Take Your Own Line.—Polar Bay (C. Kelly, Aust.) 1, McGregor (W. D. Wadworth) 2, Our Chief (J. Moss, Aust.) 3, Land Rover (E. Upritchard) 4. Puissance.—Land Rover (Upritchard) 1, Whisper (F. Lawton, Aust.) 2. Ocean Foam (B. Jacobs, Aust.) 3. Six Bars.—Our Chief (J. Moss. Aust.) 1, Royal (M. Gooch, Aust.) 2, Bimbo (L. McVicar) 3.