N.Z. RIDER HAS WIN IN AUST.

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32543, 1 March 1971, Page 14

N.Z. RIDER HAS WIN IN AUST.

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

NEWCASTLE (Australia)

A member of the New Zealand Horse Society’s showjumping team beat top Australian riders in a fault-and-out contest at the Newcastle Show Grounds on Saturday.

J. Hume (Carterton) on his | six-year-old gelding D’Arcy won the Coles Stores fault-and-out table C jump with 30 points and a time of 94.25ec.

The Australian Olympic riders, J. Fahey, on Warwick (29 points, 82.8 sec) and K. Bacon on Cadet (17 points, 45.8 sec), were second and third. But in the inter-Dominion show jumping "Ashes” contest held over two rounds on Wednesday and Saturday

Cricket.—Franklin beat Poverty Bey by seven wickets In a Hanke Cup elimination match yesterday. Scores: Poverty Bay 234 (S-.t Veitch 57; B. Robertson 7/74) and 64 (Veitch (23; N. Harford 5/15), Franklin 196 (D. Kirkham 4/43), and 125/3. 7

against a New South Wales Show Jumping Association-» team, the New Zealanders went down, 8-52. "J* Hume on D’Arcy on Satur- ; day had four faults, Mrs S.)> Marr (Havelock North) on Llewellyn had 16 faults, and 2 R. Coles (Auckland) on Aris- - tocrat, 16 faults also. In the first round on Wed--nesday, the New Zealandershad 16 faults, whereas New South Wales had none. ■*'. * . In an unfortunate incident the New Zealand team captain, G. Thomas (Waihi) suffered a badly bruised shouty er when his mount East Enaslipped after a practice jump on Saturday afternoon. Horse and rider crashed to the ground. Although in great pain, Thomas later jumped one obstacle in the “Ashes” contest.The New Zealand teafn” competes at the Maitland', show near Newcastle front March 3 to 6. •