8 WEDNESDAY 13 June 2012
This Week
Locals taste early success
The Ranzau School book quiz team; Abbey Canton, James Ranson, Joshua Hurst and Jediah Frethey prepare for this week’s quiz.
Around 3000 punters went through the gates on day one of the Nelson Harness Racing Club’s winter meeting at Richmond Park. A rescheduled meeting saw the first day of races moved from Friday to Sunday as Christchurch horses were halted by the icy weather en route to Nelson. One hundred of the 177 nominations were coming via Christchurch so organisers made the call to postpone the date. A chill was still there on Sunday but entrants warmed to the races and hot coffee and were treated by some early success by two local horses. Bill Morgan’s Colonel Custard driven by Murray Pash finished the Cavalier Trotting Products/
Atomic Travel 2400m Pace in fourth place while Robert Stuart’s Jass, also driven by Murray, ran third in the Golden Girls Series 1609m Mobile Pace. Harness Racing Club president John McKenzie was “very happy” with the public’s response despite the rescheduling. “A lot of people had probably arranged to take time off work on the Friday but it’s one of those things. I think we did the right thing postponing the event.” There was a turnover of $107,000 on Sunday, approximately $3000 down from last year. Day two was highlighted by the Nelson Winter Cup. It was held yesterday afternoon after the Waimea Weekly went to print.
Champs ready to book another win The Ranzau Rippa Readers might wear their PJ’s to Wednesday’s Kids Book Quiz but there will certainly be no resting as the defending champions look to secure trophy number two. The Kids Book Quiz sees Year 5 and 6 students from five of Tasman’s
schools answer questions based on books they have read this year, including Super Finn, The Flytrap Snaps and New Zealand Hall of Fame. It will be held at the Tasman District Library. Last year Ranzau School won by half a point.
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Bill Morgan’s Colonel Custard driven by Murray Pash races down the home straight during the Cavalier Trotting Products/Atomic Travel 2400m Pace. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
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