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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 4

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LEADING OWNERS

MR A. B. WILLIAMS TOPS LIST

Once la vain tile North. Island owner, .Mr A. B. Williams,; occupies a very prominent place in the-list of winning owners for the 19-3-3(1 j-aciim season. This-time he tops the. list with £7,638,- Pis chief winners, being Star Stranger and the two-year-old Cylinder. Next come s Concentrate s- owner, Mr R. J. Murphy, with. .£->360, and this amount was materially built up when the Wellington sportsman had Gesture to carry his colors in. the latter half of the season. Historic’s good form in the spring, when he won the Winter Cup, Avondale Cup. and MitcheLson. Cup on end, was primarily responsible for putting Mr B. Rkkliford in,third place. Fourth on the list was Mr Fred Earl,. K.G., wljo captured <£5145, t hanks almost solely to Eaglet and Hard Words. The first twenty . owners on the list are ,as follows:—. A. B. Williams £7-383, R, -J. Murphv. £5860, V. Riddiford £-52-56, F. Eai'r/'K.C., £5145, T. Fraser, junr., £4995, G. D. Greenwood £4240, R. Hannon £41220 0. Elgar £403-5, F. R..,Waller £3785, J.. J. Corry £3785, G. r Murray-Aynslev £3595, Sir George Clifford- £3-54-5, J. S. ■ McLeod £3415, R. Burgess £3386, T; A. Duncan 5£3310, .A. Alexander £3230. F. Ormo’nd £3165. IT. Murphv £313-5,' W. T. Hazlett £2965. W/ Scholium £2395. Owners well-known in t-l.'is districtwon the following prize-monev :- F. E. Loomb £2562, ,M. G. Mclntosh'’ £IB3O, F. Hall £1857. D. ,T. Barrv £1382, G.- W. New £ISBS, F. IT. Goodman £765, . ,J.. M. . Recxlv £740, Miss K. M. .O’Gradv £745. ‘