RACING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16372, 21 June 1927, Page 10

RACING

11.11. HUNT CLUB WEIGHTS (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The following amended weights have been declared fur the Ha who's liny Hunt Club:— Hunters' Hurdles (corrected): Alnric 11.0, IVrlo de Leon 10.12, Ar;itourn 10.9, Copper Noli 10.7, Oak Rose 10.5, Great Day, ttatnblin' Kid 10.1, .Master Black, The Curragh, Olynthus, Sweet Heather 9.13, Handy 9.12, Calluna 9.10. Roman, Ayun Kara !»,9, Doylcston, Wolawee, ' Maides, Panchito, Ba-llyfarnon, Huinorisl. 9 7. PROPOSED ALTERATION OF BATES AUCKLAND, »,last night. A special meeting of the Auckland Bacing Club's committee was held to-day, .when further consideration was given to a suggestion from the Canterbury Jockey Club regarding the clashing of the spring meeting dates of the two clubs. If was decided that provided October 8 and 10 are available fori the Auckland Racing Club thai these dates lie applied for to the Dates Committee of the conference, the club reserving the right to apply for the November dates it the change now suggested proves to be unsatisfactory, and the Auckland Racing Club's November dates be allotted t<» the Whangarei Racing Club.

The story of the horse called bong Shandy was unfolded at Wbakatane before Air. W, C K. Kenrick, S.M., when Joseph Ker, a barman, claimed possession or £6i) value from Robert Ashby, licensee of the Taneatua hotel. The plaintiff also churned £lO damages tor alleged wrongful detention. The plaintiff said that lie purchased the horse at Upotiki. The defendant entered the horse for the Maiden Scurry at the Taneatua. meeting in last March, and it Won, to the surprise of most of the racing enthusiasts. The plaintiff was employed as a barman. The defendant asked him to allow it to be entered for a race in his (Ashby'h) name, and he would call bun. bong Shandy. The original name was Sultan. The Magistrate: "Was it thought that he would go faster with the name Long Shandy?" (Laughter.) Plaintiff: "The horse won the race." Plaint iff said that he bought the horse for £5, which he borrowed from the, defendant. Later he paid £2 10s back and arranged with the latter to race Hie horse. The plaintill left the employ of the defendant, and demanded the horse, from Ashby. The latter refused delivery. ,T. Mitchell, iunr., a farmer of Taneatua, valued the, horse at between £6 and £B. It was anything from 12 to l'-f years old. The Magistrate: "I understand the horses hide behind a maize patch on the course." (Laughter.) The Magistrate held that Ashby had commissioned Ker to purchase the horse, and gave judgment accordingly for the defendant.