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No 115 : January 30, 1964

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Country Sports Day

The country sports day of the Poverty Bay Stampede did not attract the crowds hoped for, but proved to be a very entertaining outing for those who did attend.

Horse jumping was the main feature in the ring, but chopping, dancing, a motor-cycle dare-devil act, and a display of dog obedience provided good supporting value.

Feature of the day was the breaking of the world record for the standing 12inch chop, by 28 year-old Opotiki farmer, Rugby Edwards, who reduced the time from 19.5sec to 16.8sec.

Another feature was the dog obedience display, in which Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd dog owned by Mr Ces Goodwin, of Wellington, walked a tightrope blindfolded.

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World-class axeman, Rugby Edwards

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The three timekeepers, Leo Clark, Geoff Goodall, and Nolan Richardson, check their stop-watches.

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Rugby swings heartily at the 12inch poplar block as he attempts the record

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The strain is on for Mr S. Grace, a contestant in the metal-shovelling competition, as he nears the end of his quota.

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Encouraged by his master, Mr Ces Goodwin, of Wellington, Rin Tin Tin moves steadily across his double tight-rope while blindfolded.

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Supporting dog, Mr Tom O'Sullivan's Soraya, jumps through a hoop of paper

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A competitor in the National dancing concentrates on her footwork as she performs on the open-air stage.

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Gene Mace, motocyclon dare-devil, enveloped in flames when he collided with a burning hoop on his motorbike

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