THE COURSING MEETING.

Evening Star, Issue 9386, 7 May 1894, Page 2

THE COURSING MEETING.

In the final round of the Challenge Stakes on Saturday, Clements’ Tonic led by four lengths, wrenched three times, and turned. Brilliant Boy had the best of the subsequent exchanges, but had not succeeded in wiping off the preliminary score when the hare escaped. As mentioned on Saturday, Clements’ Tonic is the joint property of Messrs Toohey and Yates, and was bred at Taranna, fifteen miles from Bathurst. He is possessed of undeniable speed, and won his various courses in consequence of the score put up in the lead. This is the first stake that Clements’ Tonic has secured.

Brilliant Boy, the runner-up, is owned and trained by Mr Walter Henderson, of Waikouaiti. Bis only other appearance in Dunedin was in the Ladies’ Bracelet, at the Waterloo Cup meeting in 1893, when he beat Dahlia in the first round, Nettle in the second, and Bostall in the th rd, and was put out in the fourth round by Stormy Petrel, the winner of the stake. Ledgcrkecper is only a twenty-months-old pup, and though nominated by Mr Blaney is understood to be owned and trained by Mr W. Carver, at one time slipper fof- the Dunedin Plumplon meetings. Last week was his first public appearance, and he shaped uncommonly well.

Verdi, the other dog left in the semi-final, is owned by Mr Jerome, of Melbourne, and was trained by Mr Walter Glen. Last year ho won the New South Wales Waterloo Cup, having previously divided a sixteen-dog (puppy) slake with Houp-La, a sister to Clements’ Tonic. The weather throughout the four days was good, and the meeting was admittedly the most successful coursing gathering yet held in Now Zealand. The judging gave more general satisfaction than hitherto; the slipping was excellent ; and the management, in the hands of Messrs H. L. James and G. Williams, left nothing to be desired. The hares as a rale were strong,>nd the sport was good. On the four days Messrs Liston and Woods provided an excellent spread in the totalisator room for the officials, visitors from the other side, and stewards. On Saturday Mr Toohey proposed the health of “Our Hosts,” and Mr Woods gave that of “The Visitors,” to which Dr Dickson, of Melbourne, responded. “The Press” was also honored. The following are the amounts paid in stakes to the winners Yates, Toohey, and Jerome, £136 16b ; W. Henderson, £45; W. Harley, £37165; J. Forward, £19165; J. Blaney, £lB 18s; E. Blackham, £l4 8s; S. Myers, £1016s; Mason and Roberts, £9; A. and J. Deaker, £8 2s; B. Crawshaw, H. Murdoch, J. Macmillan, £. B. Kidd, Jennings and Cuttle, and W. Finlison, £5 8s each; A, Cursey, 0. E. Wise, A. T. Price, D. Cursey, J. Kirkby, A. Henderson, S. Crawshaw, J. and W. Mills, G. Grimshaw, G. Brandon, £2 14s each; J. Cooper, A. R. Morrison, J. Monro, J. Wilson, £ll6s each; total, £367 4s.