CHARTWILL DESTROYED

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31061, 17 May 1966, Page 4

CHARTWILL DESTROYED

(N.Z. Press Association) GISBORNE. Chartwill, a five-year-old Avocat General gelding from Whakatane, which was to have made his hurdling debut at Makaraka tomorrow, had to be destroyed yesterday after a schooling mishap. Chartwill was carried off at the second fence by another jumper and apparently broke a leg when he struck the wing of the fence. The rider, W. Rownley, had a heavy fall, but was uninjured.

Excellency Retired "The Press" Special Service INVERCARGILL. Excellency, one of New Zealand's finest race mares and later a successful brood mare, will not be bred from again. She was brought south at the weekend to the Winton property of her owner. Mr W. T. Oliver. She was unbeaten tn six starts as a two-year-old. and won the 1949 New Zealand Cup among her 16 successes worth £15.245. At the stud Excellency was equallv successful. Her progeny Included Ma Reine <ll races and £10.911 In stakes. Including the C J C. Stewards’ Handicap*. Shahwan (11 races and £s»6B. including the Dunedin Guineas). Rifleman, five wins. Marquette. Bastille (unbeaten at his last four starts and a winner at the Winton meeting on Saturday), and the South Australian filly. Te Parae.

Farmer’s Daughter Wins In Adelaide

f.V Z Press Assn —Copyright) ADELAIDE. Th. New Zealand-bred filly. Farmer’s Daughter by Agrtcola from Net® **» K ,_ cirps 1 & t »r^cs by Summertime from Farmer’s Daughter now has won four races and Vintage Poet three.