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No 150 : December 7, 1966

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Plunket Gala

The Te Hapara branch of Plunket held a most successful gala day recently with all stalls doing brisk business.

A feature of the day was the Crawling Derby, a limited handicap event raced over a quarter of a furlong.

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The winner of the event, Murray Wooster, is held by his mother, Mrs M. Wooster, while being crowned by Mrs L. Porter, president of the Te Hapara branch.

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Second place-getter was Andrew Haigh, held by his grandmother, Mrs J. W. Whitehead.

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Part of the packed stands for the event.

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Some bound out to a good start, others stand back in the stalls and others are slow away

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The nearest thing to doping you can get away with

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The winner crosses the line to win by a head.

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