and just out of the gaffing range, another thrill was realized when he landed a 1,080lb Blue Fin just 40lb short of another World Record. Half the unique challenge was met and the search was on for the magic four figure shark. In June 1976 Queensland's Cape Moreton, famous for its great white sharks whose feeding grounds were associated with the now discontinued whaling stations, was chosen for the most likely success. It was, however, a Tiger Shark that clinched "The Big Three" when, after what was considered probably unprecedented fishing – four tigers over 800lb in four hours, the last monster caught weighed in at 1,002lb. Sir William's fishing feats were recognized in NZ when in 1976 he was awarded the "Old Man of the Sea" trophy for the most meritorious catch. The horse owner Sir William included racing in his wide range of sporting interests with notable success. He started racing horses in the 1950s, and his love for horses led him into establishing his own thoroughbred stud at Whitford. On many occasions through the years his yearlings topped the national sales and he had in many cases added delight of watching his foals turn into winners. Between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s he enjoyed much success with horses such as Miss Shona, Kerry Dawn, Marandellas and Mikasha. Nipawin, winner of many races including the Parliamentary Handicap in 1969; Sheralee, the top two-year-old for her year and winner of many races as a three-year-old contributed by more than half to make Sir William 4th leading stakes owner in New Zealand for the season ending July 1971. Moonmist (the only horse mentioned here not bred from his own mares) was winner of eight races and gave Brian Andrews his 100th win in the 1971 season, making him only the 4th jockey at that time to enjoy such success. Probably Sir William's favorite was the filly Jandell, a grand mare winner of many classic races and cups, culminating in her victory over Leilani, the top Australian mare, in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Sydney in April 1975. Jandell was named by sports writers as "Australasian Filly of the Year", which gave Sir William much pride and satisfaction. Jandell has progeny from champion sires such as Balmerino and Sir Tristram, and Sir William was elated when she produced a filly from the top sire Sovereign Edition in 1981. The filly was