Bissell breaks riding record
Del Bissell (Blenheim), riding Waimeha Rasul, a purebred Arab, shattered the old record for the 160 km in the Homebush South Island championship two-day endurance ride during the weekend.
In a race for the line Bissell beat Wayne Parnham, winner of the previous two Homebush endurance rides, by just two seconds. Her time of lOh 3min 45s was more than 17min better than Parham’s old record of lOh 21 min.
The Jones and Hoskinsponsored competition consisted of four events, three of which were, won by women.
Conditions were ideal for the events in which riders
came from as far north as Motueka and Blenheim and as far south as Fairlie. Results: — 160 km event. — Bissell (Blenheim), Waimeha Rasul, 10:03.45, 1; Parham (Mount Somers), Apache, 10:03.47, 2; Barbara Murray (Homebush), Dusky Rules, 10:49.23, 3; Kevin James (Homebush), Whitestone Crystal Countess, 10:49.24, 4; Bruce Lee (Mount Somers), Star, 12:18, 5; Lesley Foote (Motueka), Saamen Roland, 12:20, 6.
Fittest horse: Waimeha Rasul.
90km event— Ainsley King (Culverden), El Vad Karim, 5:43, 1; Vicky Bramley, Sneakers, 5:47, 2; Lorraine Anderson (Motueka), Cass.
5:52, 3; Judy Mathieson (Christchurch), Saraccen Saliph, 6:49, 4; Belinda Armstrong (Homebush), Cleopatra, 6:54, 5. Fittest ’ horse: El Vad Karim. Junior 32km (one day).— Natalia King (Culverden), Kahlim, 2:00.31,1; Janine Lee (Mount Somers), ’Count, 2:28.31, 2; Cherie Lee (Mount Somers), Rocket, 2:28.45, 3. Novice 32km (one day).—. l Geoff Harrington (Waiau), Waimeha Alvara, 1:54, 1; Colin McVicar (Christchurch), Red Chex, 1:56, 2; Maxine Strachlan (Christchurch), Lady Jane, 1:59, 3.
Fittest horse: Waimeha Alvara. ■
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