Post by Tamrin on Jun 25, 2010 19:16:59 GMT 10
G'day Terry,
My wife, Brenda, is up your way to witness the Tom Quilty Cup. She'll be sleeping in the back of the Jeep at the Manilla Showground for a couple of nights and is looking forward to the shotgun start at midnight tonight. When she first told me she was going I at first thought she meant to participate: Her horse, though well fed, is out of condition, as is she (and as am I
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My wife, Brenda, is up your way to witness the Tom Quilty Cup. She'll be sleeping in the back of the Jeep at the Manilla Showground for a couple of nights and is looking forward to the shotgun start at midnight tonight. When she first told me she was going I at first thought she meant to participate: Her horse, though well fed, is out of condition, as is she (and as am I
).TOM QUILTY GOLD CUP
Endurance Ride, Manilla 2010
[Excerpt - Home Page, www.manillatomquilty.org.au - Linked Above]
Endurance Ride, Manilla 2010
[Excerpt - Home Page, www.manillatomquilty.org.au - Linked Above]
Endurance riding has been an organised sport in Australia since 1966. Reports of the Tevis Cup endurance ride in the USA began reaching Australia. One person inspired by the concept of a long distance competitive horse ride was R. M. Williams, editor of Hoofs and Horns, a pioneer horse magazine in this country. An invitation was extended through the magazine for people interested in conducting Australia’s own 100 miles in one day ride.
It was decided if the Americans could do it, so could the Aussies! The venue would be in the Hawkesbury district, near Sydney, New South Wales, being a relatively central, scenic location, with the support of the University of Sydney’s Rural Veterinary Centre, Camden. A committee was formed to organise the first 100 mile ride.
R. M. Williams wrote to his friend Tom Quilty, a great horseman and cattleman in the Kimberly area of Western Australia. Williams asked for his support for the 100 miles ride, and Quilty donated $1000. This was used to make a gold cup, the prize for the winner of the event. This is a perpetual trophy, and the ride was named the Tom Quilty Gold Cup in his honour. The original Gold Cup now resides in the Stockman’s Hall of Fame, in Longreach, Queensland.
It was decided if the Americans could do it, so could the Aussies! The venue would be in the Hawkesbury district, near Sydney, New South Wales, being a relatively central, scenic location, with the support of the University of Sydney’s Rural Veterinary Centre, Camden. A committee was formed to organise the first 100 mile ride.
R. M. Williams wrote to his friend Tom Quilty, a great horseman and cattleman in the Kimberly area of Western Australia. Williams asked for his support for the 100 miles ride, and Quilty donated $1000. This was used to make a gold cup, the prize for the winner of the event. This is a perpetual trophy, and the ride was named the Tom Quilty Gold Cup in his honour. The original Gold Cup now resides in the Stockman’s Hall of Fame, in Longreach, Queensland.
. As for Brenda, she wants to be in the thick of the event, mingling with other "horsey types".