Australian horseman wins

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33777, 25 February 1975, Page 20

Australian horseman wins

Jeff MeVean. a member of the visiting Australian show jumping team, was in top form riding Blue Gift to win tile Johnnie Walker A grade grand prix at the Canterbury championship show at Rangiora during the week-end. Only three horses safelycleared the first round ol this . long and testing course of la fences—Blue Gift, from Australia. and Uie two North Island : combinations of Mark Noonan. I riding Ladies Man. and lan Campbell, riding Hunting I Supreme. J The fences were raised for tile.

■ {second round and the enthuslI astir crowd was again treated to I some brilliant jumping bv the > two touring teams. Ladies Man. the first to go, I collected four faults Blue Gift. ) very controlled, was again ciear. IThe pressure was on Hunting supreme, which had to go clear to require a jump-off against the clock. However, success eluded I him when he dropped two rails, making Blue Gift the winner from Ladies Man. Sanskrit, ridden by the Australian, Chris Smith, was not bothered bv Saturday's wet conditions when he jumped three spectacular clear rounds to win , the Rothmans A grade table A I competition. Ladies Man. rfdden b\ the promising young North Island rider, Mark Noonan, was second, only one-fifth of a second ahead i ■of the Australian horse. Cvgnet Rambler, ridden b\ Jeff Evans. The one-round table A event for A grade horses was another victory for Sanskrit. which [ finished . three seconds abend of the Australian. Jeff McVean. riding Blue Girt. Cardiff Lass, ridden by Bruce Anderson (Southland), was thud. Sanskrit’s two wins brought him up to equal first with Cvgnet j

Rambler, both with 38 noints.i followed by Blue Gift with 32. •in the Equizole circuit points ; prize. DRESSAGE CONTEST Yeti, ridden by Mrs H. Holstein, won the medium and freestyle dressage competitions, wtuch made him the clear winner of the Equizole-circuit points prize for dressage. The Pyne Gould Guinness’s ’ champion hack, judged by the . Australian team manager. S Fear, Mrs P. Hargreaves and I.ii Ritchie, was won bv the well- i i known Nightcall, ridden bv Mrs!' A. L. Dunn. ;, The Canterbury champion i i pony of the year” was J and 1 S. Stead’s Vogue. One of the', judges was Miss R. Phillipson ! i Stowe, from England. ’l’ll U’rt 11 i i r«lrv ,

L Tlie Equizole points prize con-! t tested at the four South Island! circuit, shows was won bv Cvgnet “ Rambler, ridden by j. Evans! t (Australia), with 39 points, fol-' lowed closely by fellow Aus-j C - Smith on Sanskrit and ; J McVean on Blue Gift. Sanskrit and H. Wilson’s Cranleighl (North Island) tied for first in! • the local points prize ■| Results: — :. Novice dressage: Mrs C Buckley’s Donegal Tweed 1. Mrs G. West’s Dusky Bay 2, Miss G. Dunn s By Chance 3. Elementary dressage: Miss R. Oxenbridge's Arada 1. A. L. and Mrs Dunn’s Nightcall 2, Mrs A. Crowther’s Yeti (rider Mrs H. Holstein) 3. Preliminary dressage with jumping: Mrs G. West’s Dusky Bay 1, 1. Bell’s Simon Peter 2, Thomson; and Hutton’s Watutsi and Mrs E. Lewis’s Double Crown (equal) 3. Open dressage with jumping: Mrs G. West’s Dusky Bay 1, Mrs S. Lewis’s Double Crown 2. Novice table A: Miss M. Taylor’s Warratah 1, Mrs S. Sampson’s Woodhouse’s Wish 2, Miss W. Rutherford’s Lulu 3. Improver table A: P. Dooney’s Ben I. Miss i J. McCracken’s Master Logan 2. Miss W. Rutherford’s Mill Creek i 3. C grade one round table AJ : Miss J. Cresswell’s Freddie 1. G. h Chapman’s Jane Eyre (Australia)!] 2. Miss J. Stevenson's Avalanche n 3. A grade one round table A: ’ J [C. Smith’s Sanskrit (Australia) 1, i J. McVean’s Blue Gift (Australia)' < 2, B. Anderson’s Cardiff Lass 3., i A grade pony table A: Miss J. 1 ] Wightman’s Gav Prince 1. Miss j S. Bell's Penny Lane 2; K. Malev’s :} Lady Pippin 3. Novice table A; ( Miss J. Woodham’s Aldergrove 1; j Wood Family’s Shizar (rider D.,( Wood) 2. Miss M. Taylor’s b Waratah 3. Improver table A:’l

Miss J. Higgins' Mandalay l. P Dooney’s Ben 2. B Anderson s Swansea. Bell and BlackieS Alfie <ridcr, L Bell) and Mrs R. R. Bain's Love From Bert (equal) 3. A grade ponv (able A: Miss J. Wightmans Gay Prince I. K Maley's Lady Pippin 2. C grade table A: H Wilson " Cranieigh iNorth island) 1. Mt> G. Power’s Andalusia 2. Miss JCooper’s Playboy, Miss G. Wilding’s Miss Gilpin, Mrs D Neave s Fair Pay and Thomson and Hutton's Watutsi (equal) 3. Rothmans A grade table A: C. Smith's Sanskrit (Australia) I. M Noonan's Ladies Man 'North Island team) 2. J. EAans’ Cygnet Rambler (Australia) 3. Medium dressage: Mr? s D.,

Crowther’s Yeti (rider. Mrs H. I Holstein) 1. Miss R. Oxenbridge’s ■ Arada 2. Mrs E. G. Rutherford's Moreland 3. Freestyle dressgge: 1 Mrs D Crowther’s Yeti 1. Miss, R. Oxenbridge’s Arada 2, Mrs E. G. Rutherford's Moreland 3. Paced and mannered pony: Miss S. Hudson’s Nicodemus I. Hewitti Family’s Lucky Charm irider. D. Hewitt) 2. S. and J. Stead’s Rebbeca and Miss R. Anderson’s Golden Glow <equal) 3. Canterbury champion pony: S. and J. Stead's Vogue 1. Heard and Schnell's Midnight (rider. G. Heard) 2. Paced and mannered hack: A. L. and Mrs Dunn’s Nighteall 1. Mrs A Crowther’s ■ Yeti 2. Mrs E G Rutherford’s Moreland 3. Ladies hack: Miss G. Dunn’s By Chance I. Mrs; T. W. Hutchinson’s Northern. Lights 2. Mrs A. Crowther's Yeti)' 3. Champion hack of the year:

A. L. and Mrs Dunn s Nighfiaii n m I'' . hampici: Mn Hutchinsons Northern Light,. C grade pons table A it K. Taylor's Silver Glur> l m D. Topp's Sunset and B JurvY Raffles (equal, 2, C grad, P 0.,. table A B Jury 's Kahh, i jj K. Taylor's Sih ef Glory 2. M,.. D. Topp s Sunset and M Munro's Honey (equal, 3. A grade pon» hit and hurry ; K. Malm > ) ai i Pippin 1, Miss J. Foster'. Moon glow 2. B. Jury's Rafflo 3 . grade pony T.A.: KI Smith s Toni Thumb 1. Miss J. FoolerMoon glow 2, B. Jury's Raffles 3 \ grade grand prig: J. McVean, Blue Gift i.Augtraliai 1, y, Noonan's Ladies 1 Man Xorth .Island! 2. G Chapman's Clunv

■ Australia! and »1 Campbell, i Hunting Supreme i.N’orth Waim. • <equal, 3. C grade table A || ’Wilson's Cranieigh (North island) ■ 11, G. Chapman's Jane Eyre Aus tralia) 2. P Dooney's' Rafferty and Miss J. Cooper's Plavbov lequab 3. ( i Improver T.A. Mrs A Me. Cully’s Pieman 1. P l)oo n ev'« Ben 2, B. Andersons Swansea and P Crean's Rlramoor equal (3. Novice table A.‘ Mrs s. Lewis', Double Crown 1. Mi.-s M. Tailor . Waratah 2. Mrs S Sampson'. Woodhouses Wish and Miss T Matheson's Tennessee lequab 3 A grade hit and hurry: T. Webbs ’Cherokee (North 1 Island, 1. b (Anderson's Cardiff Lass 2, j ’Evans’ Cygnet Rambler i.AustraI liai 3. C grade Jilt and burn ,P. Dooney’s Rafferty 1, Miss .1 | Cresswell’s Freddie 2. Mrs J Neave's Fair Pav It