Showjumpers face testing track
PA Waiuku In a closely fought battle three of New Zealand’s showjumping riders had all to gain as they faced one of the most testing showjumping tracks of the season. The course was the final World Cup preliminary for the 1985-86 season, designed by the Australian course designer, Ted Dwyer, and it produced only two first round clears — from Glenn Pearce of Hunterville on Ups an’ Downs, and from Colin Mclntosh (Taupo) on Resolution.
Only Resolution managed the elusive double clear to pull Mclntosh right into contention for a trip to
Australia at the end of the month. Pearce and Greg Jamieson from Turua could only manage second equal yesterday along with John Cottle (Wellington). Cottle’s Heritage and Jamieson’s Chichester took a rail in the first round while Pearce caught a rail in the second round.
Jamieson, aged 21, topped the New Zealand sub-league riders points table with 47, followed closely by Pearce and Mclntosh on 43 and Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) and Harvey Wilson (Waitotara) on 34.
Neither Beatson nor Wilson started yesterday. The New Zealand
showjumping selectors named Jamieson with Chichester and Pearce with Ups An’ Downs as the two riders who will fly to Australia on the 28th. Mclntosh was unavailable for the trip for the second year running. The non-mounted team member for the teams championships at Sydney at Dapto will be Maurice Beatson of Dannevirke.
The final Pacific League World Cup points.— 1, Greg Jamieson (47); 2, Glenn Pearce and Colin Mclntosh equal (43); 4, Maurice Beatson and Harvey Wilson equal (34); 6, Vicki Cropp (Cambridge) (31); 7, Chris Hansen (Hastings) (21); 8, Vaughan Jefferis (Matangi) (18). Pearce’s second placing yesterday took , him up into the third placing in the Bayer Rintal grand prix circuit points after 18 rounds:
Chris Hansen (on Mr Kincaid Hastings) 55; Vicki Cropp (Bounty Girl, Waikato) 50; Glenn Pearce (Ups An’ Downs) 48; Tony Webb (Reservation, Hunterville) 46; Harvey Wilson (Crosby) 44; Claire Honeywell (Buckingham, Invercargill) 43. Final result Bell Tea Grand Prix: Colin Mclntosh (on Resolution) 1; Jamieson (Chichester), Pearce (Ups an’ Downs), John Cottle (Heritage) 2 equal; Leanne Chambers (Emma Jane, Pukekohe) and Mclntosh (Kowhasi Ridge) 5.
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