SYDNEY SHOW
N.Z, WOMAN’S RIDING SUCCESS. [BY GABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] SYDNEY, April 19. A feature of the Royal Show yesterday, was the wonderful achievement of a New Zealander, Miss Vera MacMillan, in winning the water jump, as it was the first time in the history of the Show that a woman won an event of this nature. It is recalled that Miss MacMillan was seriously injured at the 1925 Show when she crashed at one of the hurdles and fractured her spine. She lay prostrate in hospital for nearly a year. ’ Miss MacMillan rode her own gelding, Flying Scout, and registered a jump of twenty-eight feet nine inches. SALE OF CLYDESDALES. SYDNEY, April 19. A sale of Clydesdale stallions was held at the Show yesterday. Mr J. M. Smith (North Otago, New Zealand), obtained 95gns. for “Smithfield Slump,” and he also obtained at the sale of Clydesdale mares 340gns. for “Lady’s Hope,’ ’and 120gns. for “Springbank Ella Craig.”, Mr W. C. Spray (Timaru) obtained 125gns. for the stallion “Hillfield Barron.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 April 1935, Page 7
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