Society buys racehorse
PA Auckland The New Zealand society for the Intellectually Handicapped is now the proud owner of a $20,000 two-year-old racehorse. The unnamed brown colt was bought by the president of the King Country branch, Mr Colin Meads, at a horses-in-training sale at the Ellerslie racecourse on Thursday evening. By Taipan II from Tatter, the horse will be the first prize in an I.H.C. raffle later this year. ■Mr Meads and another member of the I.H.C. national fund-raising com-
mittee. Mr Gary Meyer, were at Ellerslie on Thursday afternoon "spotting the talent" and had selected four two-year-olds from the 104 horses on display. Both committee members were enthusiastic about the venture, and hoped the buying of horses for raffling could become an annual event for the society. “We are tapping a fundraising market we do not usually get in the betting public." said Mr Meyer. First prize will not only be the horse, but one year’s free training by an Awapuni trainer, Margaret Bull.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19820925.2.64
Bibliographic details
Press, 25 September 1982, Page 7
Word Count
166Society buys racehorse Press, 25 September 1982, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in