Page 12 - 1978 News Clippings

Racehorse helps Aberdeen trip

By Alison Prior adult supervisors travelling with the
group.
Ngaruawahia High School has A fund-raising committee was formed
produced successful racehorses before and an answer to some of the finance
and the time has come once again to try a problem was a racehorse.
bit of a gamble. In 1968 the school raffled a racehorse
In a bid to raise $36,000 to get its to raise money for a gymnasium.
Maori Cultural group to Aberdeen in According to Mr. Murphy, it was a
August, the school is raffling a well-bred well-supported and highly successful
racehorse. raffle and the horse, Mrs Castle, won
The yearling filly was bought at the four races in the South Island and had
recent Claudelands yearling sales and is several placings.
Sharivari out of Marksann. She is now a brood mare in
And, according to school principal Matamata.
and race enthusiast Neville Murphy, she The next horse, Fastzecan, was
is “Sharivari all over again” and has an raffled in 1971 and both the raffle and the
“exceptionally good” bloodline. horse were successful. Fastzecan is still
The Maori cultural group was last racing and has five wins, six seconds and
year invited to perform at the $14,800 in stake money to his credit.
International Festival of Youth orchestras And, said Mr Murphy yesterday, the
and the Performing Arts in Aberdeen, present filly is considered to be “far
Scotland, and in London. superior” to either of the other two
The invitation was the result of a visit horses.
to the school by world famous conductor Officially the fund-raising begins
Nicholas Braithwaite. with a concert at P and M Plaza in
Having accepted, the 32-member Hamilton on April 14.
group was faced with the task of raising And from there on there will be fund-
$60,000 in little more than a year. raising activities and group performances
Each person resolved to pay $600 until they leave in August.
towards the costs - including the eight

Hat Trick for Ngaruawahia High School Debaters

1st November 1978 teams. The topic was “New Zealand, backed up by
seventh state of Australia” and second speaker.
Thursday October 19 was a great day Ngaruawahia took the affirmative third member of the team was the
for the Ngaruawahia High School case. highest scorer of the evening with
debaters who won a very interesting Both teams spoke well, however impassioned speech, fiery rebuttal
contest in the annual debate versus Ngaruawahia scored higher marks for and vigorous gestures.
Fraser High School. better team work and more eloquent This was the third successive in
Te Rapa Rotary Club organised delivery. which Ngaruawahia were victorious,
the match and provided hospitality Judith Hartstone was a very and the final score was Ngaruawahia
which was much enjoyed by the competent leader and was well 262, Fraser High 243.