JUDGE APPOINTED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 186, 7 August 1936, Page 12

JUDGE APPOINTED.

Mr. A. O. Welhyood, Christehurch, who has acted as judge to the Oamaru Jockey Club and Waikouaiti Racing Club for the past four years, has been appointed judge to the Dunedin Jockey Club. . STABLE AND TRACK NOTES. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. The case of Ehrliorn v Atkins, a suit for damages arising out of the death of Gay Chief at the Wellington autumn meeting, is set down for hearing at Napier to-day. RECOM MISSION ED. After several months' spell at" Okawa, Mr. T. H. Lowry's two candidates Haut Monde and Plato have resumed work at Woodville. Haut Monde will in future race as a gelding. JUVENILES NAMED. ~

Karnes have been claimed for *Mr. T. H. Lowry's two-year-olds. The Hunting Song—Fin try colt will be known an Epping, while the Hunting Song—Pure Gold filly will race as White Gold. LIMOND LAO DOING WELL. An Adelaide report states that Limond Lad, the highest-priced yearling' at the Trentham sales eighteen months ago, is now working along nicely again; If he performs satisfactorily in the Adelaide or Port: Adelaide Guineas Mr. E. E. Jolly •will send him to Melbourne for the V.R.C. Derby. NEWCOMER TO STABLE. A newcomer to R. S. Bagby's stable at Ellerslie is a three-year-old gelding by Silvius from La Chantuese, by Crowdennis from Vocal Princess, by. Comedy King. This Australian-bred gelding is owned by Mr. A. H. Long and comes from the same family on the maternal side as Sir Abb, who won several races in the colours of that sportsman. A LIKELY IMPROVER. Manawatu was apiong a bunch that schooled at Riccarton on Wednesday, and/ though he jumped high, he made no mistakes. He has had a fair amount of racing over country, and his efforts at the Wellington meeting last month should have improved him a good deal. He was going well when he fell in the Wellington Steeplechase, and the next day he won the Matai Steeplechase, while on the last day Billy Boy narrowly beat him in the July Steeplechase. Manawatu should get some money at Riccarton. RAN SECOND LAST YEAR. Punchestown ran second in the Grand National Steeplechase last year, and. he was one of the early favourites for the same event to be run at Riccarton nextTuesday, despite the fact that he had not done any racing during the winter. However, he had done a good deal of work. Last week he was troubled with corns, and apparently he has recovered, for he schooled well at Riccarton on Wednesday. Punchestown is a good jumper, though he is getting on in years, and his work during the next few days will give further indication as to his prospects. HAS BEEN SCHOOLING WELL. Royal Limond showed exceptional promise as a steepl.echaser last year, but, apart from a. couple of wins at River ton at Easter, he has quite v f ailed to reproduce that form over the big country;' In the Great Northern Steeplechase he was > beaten ascending; the.fWll' the last' time, where he fell. He knocked one of his knees and was not started again till the Duredin meeting, when he ran third in the Dunedin Steeplechase. Royal Limond has been schooling particularly well at Ricqarton recently, and his effort on Wednesday, when he finished second to Diamond over a bout of the country, in which : Manawatu, Thurina, Punchestown and ; Pahu also participated, was most encouraging. He will have plenty of friends in the Grand National Steeplechase on Tuesday. R. Beale has been engaged to ride him.

CHANGE OF DATES The Rotorua and IJay of Plenty Hunt Club is to seek a change of dates from September 26 to the Saturday (October 24) prior to Labour Day, and a change of venue to Cambridge. The ground of the proposed application is that improvements now being effected on its own course will prevent the meeting being held there next month. If the application is granted it will mean two days at Cambridge at the Labour Day week-end, for the Waikato Hunt Club's meeting is staged on Labour Day. The dates will clash with the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting and also with the Wellington spring meeting. The Waikato Hunt Club has already agreed to the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt; Club's racing at Cambridge on the pro-' posed date. The matter will come before the Auckland District Committee r>ext Tuesday. . V.\ ■' t

TO REAPPEAR NEXT WEEK. Cyclonic, who is due to make his next I appearance in the Avonhead Handicap at Riccarton on Tuesday, has not done any | racing for over a year, but as a four-year--1 old in the 1934-35 season he showed good form, winning at Masterton, Woodville and Napier Park, while he was placed on another seven occasions. He has been more or less unsound since he has been at Riccarton and is a doubtful proposition, but all the same, if he trains on, he should win a race, as he is a good galloperLIGHTWEIGHT POSSIBILITY. Ruaform was very much in the limelight a couple of seasons ago in hurdle events, when he won at Egmont and Wanganui, and later was brought north to the Great Northern meeting, where he fell, and it was a long time before he recovered his form. At the last Wanganui meeting he won the Century Hurdfcs and ran third in the May Hurdles. Going on to Trentham, he was second to Black Marlin in the Trentham Hurdles and was third to Travelling Agent and Black Marlin in the Winter Hurdles. At Riccarton he will be having his first test over two miles and a half, and with only 51b above the minimum is a distinct possibility. SHOULD GET MORE MONEY. Travenna claims engagements in the Winter Cup and the Paparua Handicap on the first day of the Grand National meeting. At the corresponding fixture last year Travenna won the August Handicap after leading into the straight in the Winter Cup, while on the third day Fair Weather and Haeretonu beat him. At the New Zealand Cup meeting he was third to Knockfin and Diavolo in the Stewards' Handicap. He did not race from the New Year till the Otautau and Riverton meetings last April. At the recent Dunedin meeting he showed a return to the winning list by annexing the Members' Handicap, seven furlongs, from Half Note, Dollar Bill, Greek Gold, Bay Duke and others. Travenna was fourth in the Tainui Handicap the next day, and he is likely to get some more money next week.

WELL-BRED YOUNGSTERS. Mr. J. E. Wells, president of the Avondale Jockey Club, has three promising youngsters on his property at the Bay of Islands. They are Venture, a bay colt by Bronze Engle from Juanna; Ivaspian, a chestnut colt by Vaals from Light Step; and Gay Bell, a bay filly by Gay Charter from Marble Bell. Juanna is by Achilles from Shepherdess and is the dam of Ruri, Subdivision and 'Land Measure. Light Step is by Weathervane from Dame Winkie, by Winkie from Stepka, by St. Leger from Stepfeldt, by Nordenfeldt from Steppe (a full-sister to Stepnaik), Gay Charter is by Gay Shield from Juanna, but unfortunately died recently, while Marble Bell is the dam of Olivette and Gay Rebel, who have raced prominently at Whangarei. The youngsters have just been weaned and are well grown. A WELL-BRED COLT. Epic performed well as a two-year-old last Season, winning the Juvenile Handicap at Dunedin. in December, after running second to Studley Royal in a similar event on the first day Y Of the same meeting? On the same course in February he won the Hopeful Handicap by three lengths from Wine Card and Double Gift, while at Riccarton at Easter Time he was second to Paper Slipper in the Nursery Handicap. He was beaten by two lengths, the' winner being timed to- run the six furlongs in 1.12 2-5. Epic is reported to have done well at Riccarton, and was considered to have a gopd chance at the Ch'ristchurch Hunt meeting hist Saturday if the races had been held- He is an exceptionally well-bred colt, being by Iliad from Eulalie, who won among other events the Stewards' Handicap at Riccarton in 1927. •