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Top Class Polo

Games of top class were seen during the Poverty Bay Polo Club s annual tournament at Bushmere, early in February. Fifteen competing teams created a record number of entries for the tournament, with last year's national champions, Taupiri, taking the senior championship award.

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P.B.A's David Kirkpatrick perches precariously out of the saddle during the hectic final as Taupiri's Beau Broughton comes round, at left. Taupiri won the match by three to one.

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Ian Gould scores for Rangitikei in their final against Hawke's Bay.

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P.B. A's Gerald Kemp in action during the final.

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Taking the P. B. Challenge cup, the Taupiri team is, from left, Beau Broughton, Geoff Broughton, John Walker and Ron Chitty.

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The trophy for the most outstanding local player went to David Kirkpatrick.

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Mrs Wyn Sherratt (left) wife of the club president, presented the trophies. Ruakituri won the junior handicap and the team is, from left, David Withers, Lionel Stone, Graham Williamson and Guy Sainsbury.

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P.B. "B" won the junior open. From left, Don Avenell, Peter Gaddum, Graham Maclaurin and Robb Sherratt

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H.B. "B" won the Waiapu Handicap cup. From left, Campbell Bary, Dick Black, John Klingender and Pat Stewart

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Runners-up in the Waiapu cup were P.B. "A".From left, Bruce Sheridan, Mike Sherriff, Graham Ingoe and Brian Coop

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The P. B. senior "A" team (runner-up to Taupiri) is, from left, David Kirkpatrick, Colin Kirkpatrick, Gerald Kemp and John Lane