COURSING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 13

COURSING.

HUTT VALLEY, CLUB'S MEETING. The Hutt Vailey Coursing Club's Wellington Cup meeting,- under the auspices of the New Zealand Coursing Association, was commenced at Trentham yesterday., ; There was a fair-at-tendance of followers. ■ The ."officials were as follow:—President, Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald; judge, Mr. W.'DoWling;/slipper, Mr. A: Adams; slip and identification steward, Mr. T. Burke; committee, Messrs. J. Prestidge, 'P. Prestidge,' J. Childs, H. Evans, ,W.- Leetham, A. Baylis, and J. Williamson; treasurer, Mr.. & Gougli; sec .retary, .Mr. T. Tjree... The , weather was perfecti'and the outing was very successful. Tho coursing was Considered much superior to that shown at the Easter meeting, the'hounds being of a better class. : The hares ran very well, only 'a moderate number being killed; In this connection, -it, has;.been suggested . that '■ there' Would bo fewer kills if ft, brush feiice'were erected about ten feet in front of the escapes tB baulk the :dogs.. The slljppibg hnd judging met ' with general 'approbation. .-The visitors to the gathering 'will be entertained at n smoke concert to-flight at the Tronthain Hotel, when ' .the-Cup and ribbons, will bq presented to the. successful owners. ; To tho . energetic secretary, Mr. Tyree, and the Mr. Fitzgerald,are due the thanks of the,'visitors for the completeness of the arrangements;. The Welling. 1 ton Cup event was commenced, and two rounds were got; off..' The finish will-be decided : tfe ■afternoon; when- the Open'and Supplementary Stakes will come up for decision. Three bookmakers were present; The results werfe as follow:—'. .' i- • . ■ ■. . ' ■ First Round. r. av 1 >• ! Mr. F, W. Clark's Lord Bathurst beat Mr. A. Gordine'e Taitfo Nui, 10—7;' Mr, H. Coleman's Midnight Reveller beat 'Mr'. Fitzgerald's defiance, 7—3; Mr. H. E. Card's Full Hand beat Mr. J. H. Langley's. Master Lanier, 5—3 j Mr. H. Coleman's Bonding. Bow beat Mr. R. Benzie's I'clorus let, B—4;Mr. ; Clement's' Miss. Miqhief beat' Mr. M. ,P. Orbell's : Irish Molly, 7—2; Mr. J;, Hannaii's Dan'O'Connell beat Mr.' J. Williamson's. Mtjlieno, 14—5; Mr. E. J. Sapsford's Gold Dust beat Mr. 'J. Han/ nan's Robert. Ei'nmitt, - Mr. T; Richard's. Gold Qviartz beat Mr. J. Walker's BoW .'Arrow,' 10—G; Mr. T. Richard's Catch-as-catch-can beat Mr, ;S.. Mntterson's Masrey-Harris, 10—2; Mr. A: Gordine's The Virginian-beat Mr. J. !HanI nan's -Sunny ; Morn, 5-*-l ,' . Mr, A. 11. Roger's May King beat Mr. ,T... Riohiird's Hazel, 9—3 Mr. A. H; Roger's Pawa beat Mi;. H. Overton's' Master Gunner, 11—10; Mr. Ji F. Burton's' Messenger , beat' Mr...E. .M'lntosh's ;Jim Sullivan,' .15—2; Mr. :'II.' Williamson's Battle Gift; beat Messrs. F. and'W. Prestidge's 'Split Link, ■ Second Round. The second round resulted ;' as follows:— . Midnight Reveller bbat. Lord Bathurst, 12—9; Dan O Connell beat Miss Mischief, Gold Quarts-.beat Gold Dust, .J—-1; C'atch-as-catch-can beat Full Hand, 9—7; The Virginian boat Bending Bow, 13—12; May King beat Mcssen-.' ger, 4—o; Split Link beat Pnwa, 1&-GI ; ,The following are nominations, for the Supplementary -Stakes ,to-day:—Gold' Dnst meets Brazen Boy; Defiaice> Taipo Nui; Full Hand,: 'Pelonis Lady; Bending Bow, Hazel; Maheno, Sunny. Morn;.. Gold Thread, Lord' BMhurst; Robert Emniett, Massey-Harris.