COURSING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 97, 26 April 1893, Page 3

COURSING.

The Waterloo Cup,

n ur London correspondent writes : - ttb.tb.ru> showed either much sense or .. -„i;fcp feelinc to court defeat eh sportsmanlike iw» g & fifbh b* PU n?ru° D may I think, ba doubted. W" nf nis^eever had run through the No dog of ins age ever ptfl!re r «ccesßfully, and fi trflsWl__^ri»««d nob care to take do so._ sH"/^ fl Vha_apion. On the nighb liberties with the champi fc of tho draw 4to 1 was » hl _ fi com , so bim Btra ,gh out,tt«« erg wi th the unknown Castle >* ha i PR of Fashion. In this essay Colonel and Bfc °j * *B'J° d all hia old form, N 0l r h" £5 eSis, and eoine round leading four leng > c {o _ th _ beautifully with 1 hißplacewell for ZlX£a never allowing his opponent

more than a look in won a long course easily. So far so good, bub the veteran was picked up very leg-weary, and didn't seem as though he wanted more racing thab day Jn the firsb bies Fullerbon met the smarb *ull Captain, b6btincj being 3 bo lon the former. The brind'le failed to begin with his customary dash and .Full Capbain drew oub a couple of lengbhs and swept round well on the scut for the second point. Fullerton was then nicely placed, bub before he could score dropped into a ditch, and for several points Full Captain had all his own way. When they did join issue the labber continued to score, and finally ended the easiesb of winners. The victory was fortunabely mosb decisive, or " there might havo been trouble. Bobh dogs were loudly cheered. Fullerbon's defeab was his hrsb over Albcar and only the second of his brilliant career. Colonel North purchased bho dog in bhe ftubumn of 18S8 for 850 guineas, tho largest sum, by the way, ever given for a greyhound ab aucbion. The following February the son of Groentick and Bib of Fashion divided bhe Waterloo Cup with Tronghend, and in 1890,1891 and 1892 won bhe Derby ot the Leash straight oub. With the disappearance of Fullerbon, the Cup became fairly open. On Wednesday night Fitztife, who ran up lasb February, was favourite, others backed being Pabrick Blue, Bodisco, Rod River, and. Character. Fibzfife would probably have won (for he was going in splendid form), bub he cub himself in the third round so badly that he fell lame, and was easily defeated by Character in the fourth. The four dogs lefb in on Thursday nighb wore Mr Coke's Characber, Mr Pope's Pabrick Blue, Mr Baxter's Butbon Park, and Mr Hale's Texbtire. On Friday morning Character beab Pabrick Blue, and Butbon Park beab Texture, bwo kennel companions being finally lefb to fight out the issue. Liberal odds of 3 to 1 were laid on Character, who drewsixlengths clear of bhe spun oub Button Park, an I never giving bhe latter possession won the Cup very easily. Characber is a white and brindled second season dog by R. Halliday, from Mermaiden, and up to Albcar had shown bub indillerenb j form, his sole previous achievem^'- '. being to run up for bhe Scarwh'*^- 1' 11'}'! m 1 '-c

same country iasr.-aid the recent inof the draw j.ftes were answerable actor, aiid^ee f or the Beltast riots> Waterlo' ___