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No 173 : November 6, 1968

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Gymkhana !

The Gisborne Pony Club's big day of the year, the annual gymkhana, drew record entries. Entrants came from Wairoa to raise the number of competitors to more than one hundred.

One of the closest contests of the day was the A grade jump, and this was won by Brian Goldsbury.

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Brian literally lifts his horse over a fence in the second round against the clock.

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Geoff Tombleson was second in the event.

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Neal Ingram took third place.

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Graham Nelson presents the winner's ribbon for the A grade jump to Brian Goldsbury

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Jenny Bruce on Apache

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The Waiomoku team won the Stoneham Cup for the most team points gained over the whole day. From left: Kate Fraser, Timmy Bruce, Jackie Nicholls and Jenny Bruce, captain.

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Winner of Associate Rider, Best Associate Horse, Rescue and Relay with Neal Ingram, and second in the Associate Jump was Philippa Dodgson on Highlight.

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Inspecting one of the fences before the A grade jump are, from left, Jenny Bruce, Philip Mossman, Geoff Tombleson, Christine Hyland, Neal Ingram, Murray Candy, Brian Goldsbury and Peter Andrew.

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