COURSING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 177, 21 April 1908, Page 8

COURSING.

HUTT VALLEY COURSING CLUB. The Hutt Valley Coursing Club > has every reason' to, feel'gratified over tho success of. its-initial meeting, which was'concluded yesterday.. Ari.ideal morning tempted about,soo people out to W.allaceville, where the courses wcrp held., and among tho number was a goo(l. sprinkling of'.the fair sex.-v The ground .was"Jin • excellent condition. So, also, were the majority, of.the hares; but, again, there were some , which sold their' lives- far . too clioaply,'. with;, the result ..that a few 'of. tlw courses could not 'bo taken/as real, tests. The .concluding roiinds of the Maiden Stakes wore .run' off, and a Supplenientary. ; _Stako, for which there' •we're 14 Hounds entered,'/waa got. through; , The '.fact that all the courses wore completed in a' little over.'three hounj is. sufficient evidence; of' the. systematic', fliaij-. a-goment :.of the officials. Mr. J; B. topdell," the judge, satisfied everybody with'his decisions;; Mr.; C: Gougb, who had charge of the qlips, use'd commendablejudgment* Tfeo secretary,' . stewards, 'and \ cpmmittee. all worked : hard; towards making > the /meetjing successful. The big event,, the,, Maiden. Stakes, was wpni by fibysl; Artillery, 1 , owned by Mr. J. Child, of Fctqne,. and trained by Mr. Pollock. Mr. M. Breeii's (Hastings) Pearl-. Gun. was runner-up. ; After the final decision was given. Mr..-Breen entered a protost against Roj;al 'Artillery,' claiming', that that dog' had :wpri £6 prize'nioney at; Martinborough last'-year. • -The protest ■will, be■ sent on,'to ,the Now/Zealand Association.- Gold Crest, also a Hastings, dog, and. nominated, by Mr-.- Heene'y, carried off. the Supple-; montary honours. '

The following, wore' the results'. MAIDEN'. STAKE; of £40-; winner £25, . runner-up. £8,-third . dog'£2 10s.', t-hroa '.dogs.£l 10s.r. -\.,-C.'rr-:'- . .THIRD ROUND

J.' Child's Royal Artillery beat- -E, Gdoday'sPeptone, .5—1.. A fast hare, with a big lead, , was almost at cover when reached. Ro>alArtillery;led oa^ily.^,.-VviW •:;Tho first,•'coufesli Donoghuo' Bros'; Diffident ancl J. Pollock's Lord Cleinents- waa imdccided;','yThis niling gave: satisfaction to"all.. In.tho' second; run 'both- dogs wer«' even in tho' ha'ro, .which finally, beat bor pursuers.. Lord Clomonts did' moat of-.'the work,'- winning hy M., Breeii's Screw Guri, beat' S." Downey's Gold' Crown, 3}--2: Gold Crown led up. but went. out at. tho turn;'/SirewGtoi ; fmished-■; his-work by ii kill. ■ ; S. Downey's' Gold .Stream 1 beat 'H'. J. Coloman'sPrison 1 Gate,-s—4:' ' Prison Gate led ruid wrenched; thon close',work follorfed, 'Gold " Stream; eventually; .winning- a; killAV,' ; V- v A C.'A. Schauer'sTaipoiti beat Ji' Hv 1 Quinn's Crims6n>Rambler,*.'3—2;:f v :Taipoiti' run-iip, but'when; at>the hare She. slackeried,-' and i Oririisbn Rimbler came. in i for the 'first work: ?' Taipoiti's' kill .gave' her'.tK&Werdiot. V r- M. Brcen's Pearl Gun : beat 'E.' M'lritosh's Farewell, 5 —2. Tho; win-ner-led 'by '.four ..lengths; and, put>on :, two wrenches .before tho' other dog.came-into ; the. running; Tlie hare got home.v.,

'FOURTH ROUND. < -'Bio; firtt"-Tmi;befeireMi>R%al • | Lord; Clements .was. ruled '.jri'ndeicidcd;!'; V 'Ip. , ". / tho'-iecond .attempt .Royal Artilleryyhad;-a | slight dead 'in-.the' ■ run-up, .and; snapped tho ' : hare up; straight, away .'.vrithbutVa. turnj win- : • : ning by„4—o.;.' ; v:-7''.'J>'■ ; • ; l . beat -Gate,! r; | curious'. • the same''maimerJias;,the:>foregoingv.oneV'thewumei- kitting' and' iri;ahno3t 'the ■' !' same ;spot.. - Bo'th- courses'.werb -too brief 'to' .Bo fair .tests. v-' i Pearl Gun bfeat' Taipoiti,' Tbewirin'? spoilt whatever chanco .slie had..by 'trying i■> - • tei:o.unfling.;v\H^ ; >agley " 6p'ingitoj the'harp'being; very,;fast.''i.n;c.*,l' FIFTH ROUND' :' ; |RoyaL 7 Artillery, 1 Rbyal;tAxtillc ; ry,led.u'p/.and'killedi : withdut.'anj ri • . "trouble:J;\'.jV"- A"' v V''J : - 1 ;i ; •' ■■■'■ : FINAL..' ' J.;Child's;, r.'d. -Rbyai', Artillery (Danger Maxirri) beat; M;-'Breeu's blk. -and w. d. Pearl,GUn (J6TverGun~Espbrahza), , o—0; A fairly-eyeai/ihough-shdrt'run tip, Royal Artillery being. a little.: faster. . The hare turned back ; on the winner's side, [who . killed:instantly. /The'result'- of ; the■•Maiden ' Stake'thus - 'was' . ' , . ■ 'a Royal •' -Artillery 1-. - Pearl Gun - •... - 2 '. . ".Screw Gun ....• , 3 . ' : SUPPLEMENTARY. STAKES.—First/, dog;' •; £5: second dog,, £3and tivt)"d6gs, "30s; , ? ' each.' [ ,'' ■'.V s :'H J FIRST ROUND;' f t , Fitzgerald BrQS.'... DeSanco -beatO'DonogI lip.'s ■;6—3.; 'The' had ' a ,big ;loddj-T and pUt'.^'*^dV^ork.\l^6re v !^Hte•. catoe'' in. ;,A". :g)Ving the 'dog's'. a long fun,',>.but; not;:lier' !,,M. HMn6y. , B / j^ld..or^'b»t. i W.JMeiide!B , '. ; ; Ataliiia,; S-fO. ; Gold Crest was: tlio faster / , dog in 1 ' a'l'lbng^'•.'run-iip.,;.-- v.THere;'was- only one .. liaro; escaping.':; -/ -■ :■ 'M., Me'esbh's'Jlyrtle beat:: Fitzgerald Bros.', - ■ black-.pup' l/ .Myrtle, led lip, . did niost .of, the Subsequent'work, ; and/killed., : ; 'J.'Cuhtiirigliani*sjffa'tv^..Groujdl" Walker's Bow-drrow,; 6tts: A . fairly,: eVen • .superior v / at. turnih^.^. Bowarrow : improved' 1 her ; ; posi>.! ■ •tion by.killing. :.: : y r ..>;;.v 111. J. 'Coleman's;\ ( B3hderbow, beat R. -Ben^ : 1 'zio'S Tiipbiio; .An .even, run-up and up- . ;inVre6tirig- course', ' Benderbow : workihg the : .only turn. '•■V.-:/-: ' J.' W.yth'si .Blabk. Slave ' beat J. Morris's ■ Rose.; Petal/ 5-H. r . ; A very :even,.course, : Bliick §lave'.by a. narrpw margin, gaining, the,, . la'st, turn ciV the; hare' rbachea'-cover.. ■ ' ;- WilUams's J. O.'Natli'an beatFur-1 long's King's Bowman; ! : TKe hare Had ; a;big ■load ) '.'ahd' gave tlie'- dogs aygood'tcat', . of ', speed, in. which the, winniiig dog .was the ; •' fister. The : liare,. escaped . before sKo.'.was ~. 1/n.rd puslied.' ■ if.-'--. ' ~'SECOND ROUND. -Gold Crest beat Defian(>i,> 4—l. : . Gold, Crest,, put; up a good lead Jroni the siii-t,' forking." a," fast-. ;and- strong; harei ,'vrhicii : escaped. )' , Nat; Gould beat 'Myrtlo,. ,The ,win-, ' nor" Viis' much' 'faster, 'and'-was able ;in ■ a lot of work before' the Mother 1 dog : jn-', • tei:fered..' There '.was- no -kill;-V ; v,' •; Black' Slave, beat-,-Ben,(lerbow, ,4—3., /. Ilia! :run"-up, .did ' not .xo.unt; as'. Black S1 ava , wna . unsighted;' The '■-hare',\ fast ; 'aiid ■ tricky)-.gave, her'pursuers a.'long' run before; she 'escaped.' , J:. O. 'Nathan a.-bj\3. v ■> v-.; ',' ■' THIRD ROUND. 'Goid' Crest 'b'eat' Nat 'Gopld; s—o.V3ybn; :on''all. p6ii>ts'.;''..The' harb escSped.' . J.; O. -Nathaii ' beat Black - Slave, 6—2. ; • The )rinning';dog ;pUt' U[i'' ay.big : le3d,, but' : , Black; Slave,' .; an -~ t ; slut,-' finished well. 1 ;- V;''.' -V',■

riNAL.; ■ ; JI. Heenov's ..Gold.'Crest, (pedigree 1 not', given) beat-AY. J. Williafhs's ;J; o.' Nathan (Abel Carriei—Metrrilleuso); 6J—l! : GoldCrest showed superiority, in:: speed;- and .finished lip,some good work.'by a kill. The Supplementary Stakes thus concluded:— 1 ' Gold Crest .... 1 '/J>o. Nathan,' ... :