Pony Club Area 11 Tetrathlon

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PONY CLUB NEWS Eliza Geering, first Mini Mini Girls

Emily Martin, second Mini Mini Girls

Kayleigh Sandall, third Mini Mini Girls

Area 11 Pony Club Tetrathlon Pictures by Steve Davis

E Ruby Hall, fourth Mini Mini Girls

ridge Pony Club hosted the Area 11 Pony Club Tetrathlon on Sunday 26th July. A busy day of competition was split between Tonbridge School (swimming and shooting) and Eridge Park for the running and cross country.

Steve Davis was there with his camera to capture the junior members in action. The East Kent team of Jonny Townsend, Ben Townsend, Ned McMeeking and Hugo Willett took the Mini Mini Boys section, more than 600 points clear of Romney Marsh, who finished second.

Competing as an individual for West Kent Sevenoaks, Harry Scott jumped clear and won the run to take the individual honours with an impressive 3,798 points. Ned McMeeking was joint-second with Romney Marsh’s Harry Allaway, both finishing on 3,642 points.

Things were a lot closer in the Mini Mini Girls competition, with the Eridge team of Ruby Hall, Jemima Spence and Rosie Moon winning with 10,142, while second placed Southdown Hunt West finished with a score of 10,004.

The individual honours went to East Kent member, Eliza Geering, who had a combination of top six placings in the run, swim and shooting to score 3,872, ahead of second placed Emily Martin for Chiddingfold Farmers, who scored 3,822.

The Southdown Hunt West team of Ralph Birkby, Lorna Breen, Oliver Gladwell and Barney Crowther headed the team competition in the Cygnets division, ahead of second placed Eridge. Cobham member, Rory Smith won the swim, jumped clear and finished second in the run to take the individual title with an impressive 3,748 points.

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Left: Harry Scott won the run to win the Mini Mini Boys section

Harry Allaway, second-equal Mini Mini Boys

Ned McMeeking, second-equal Mini Mini Boys

Hugo Willett, fourth Mini Mini Boys

Ziggy Henry, fifth Mini Mini Boys

Harry Scott, first Mini Mini Boys

Results

Rory Smith, first Cygnets

Ralph Birkby, second Cygnets

Mini Mini Boys First Team – East Kent, 10,560 Jonny Townsend, Ben Townsend, Ned McMeeking, Hugo Willett Second Team – Romney Marsh, 9,928 Taw Ainslie, Seb Cameron Clarke, William Brown, Harry Allaway Third Team – East Sussex, 8,940 Freddie Saunders, Archie Wells, Ziggy Henry

Mini Mini Boys Individual 1 Harry Scott – West Kent Sevenoaks 2= Ned McMeeking – East Kent 2= Harry Allaway – Romney Marsh

Mini Mini Girls First Team – Eridge, 10,142 Ruby Hall, Jemima Spence, Rosie Moon Second Team – Southdown Hunt West, 10,004 Bella Downs, Harriet Birkby, Beatrix Crowther, Florence Crowther

Mini Mini Girls Individual 1 2 3

Eliza Geering – East Kent Emily Martin – Chiddingfold Farmers Kayleigh Sandall – East Sussex

Lorna Breen, third Cygnets

Oliver Hughes, fifth Cygnets

Arti Davis leads Ralph Birkby during the run for the Cygnet section

Cygnets First Team – Southdown Hunt West, 10,436 Ralph Birkby, Lorna Breen, Oliver Gladwell, Barney Crowther Second Team – Eridge, 9,328 Grace Mercer, Harry Mercer, Joshua Hughes, Oliver Hughes

Cygnets Individual 1 2 3

Rory Smith – Cobham Ralph Birkby – Southdown Hunt West Lorna Breen – Southdown Hunt West

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