DUNEDIN COURSING CLUB.

Evening Star, Issue 14037, 19 April 1909, Page 2

DUNEDIN COURSING CLUB.

. Skco.n'd Day.—Saturday. The showers early in the afternoon rather improved the ground; indeed, a little more rain would have been welcomed'by .'the trainers for the sake of their dogs'" feet. The day's arrangements were well managed by a wise an energetic bedv of officials and in this connection general thanks ;a>' due to Mr P. H. Power (secretary), whilst reporters were indebted to Mr G". Lethaby for his work as Press steward. Mr M Quirk's slipping gave much satisfaction, and Mr T. Kelt- judged well. His' decision in the course between Sorcery and Bright. Plume was the subject of a protest but Mr Kett had a ready reply to the -■• complaint. He said that Sorcery scored for the lead and the turn, and' nothiti" thereafter, for she was only scouting all the time, and there was no" merit in her kill. Since Mr Kitt was the only man on the ground who could properly follow th* movements of the does, his answer must be" accepted as correct: Some cf the onlookers thought that Sorcery had won. Evidently however, her activity" was not making points. The following concludes our report : SUPPLEMENTARY STAKE. Winner, £5; runneT-up, £2 10s; third dog, £1 10s. —Second Round.— Messrs Prebble and Stevenson's Blonde (Better Days—Brunette) beat Mr J. Mitchell's Bright Eyes.—Blonde led, and kept possession in a short course that ended with a kill. Mr J. Taylor's Pentridge (Darlinghurst— Dusky Queen) beat Mr R. Greenslade's Dorando.—Pentridge led three lengths, and Dorando stood off. Messrs O'Hara and Sinclair's Glenloth (Glenroy—Fleet) a bye. —Third Round.— Blonde beat Glenloth.—Blonde ouite raced away from his opponent, and won easily. Pentridge a bye. —Final— Pentridge beat Blonde.—Another easy win, Pentridge leading about three lengths and doing by far the greatest share of the work. MAIDEN STAKE. Winner, £SO- run-ner-up, £10; two dogs, £4 each. —Fourth Round.— Mr Jones's Bright Plume (Black Feather —Shy Lizzie) beat Mr R.-Fearn3's Sorcery. —Sorcery led nearly two lengths, then went wide, and af terßright Plume had putup a fair score Sorcery killed.' Mr Jones's Wolfe's Schnapps (Gold Link —Fanny Parnell) beat Messrs Patterson and Robertson's Little May.—Wolfe's Schnapps led by a good margin, and romped over his "opponent. —A Division.— Bright Plume and Wolfe's Schnapps divided, both belonging to one owner. OPEN STAKE. First dog, £2O; runnerup, £7 10s; third dog, £2 10s. —Third Round.— Mrs J. Penman, jun.'s, Silverstream (Waterloo—Portergaff Lill) beat Mrs A. Aitken's Keighery's Gift.—Keighery's Gift led two lengths, and then there was a long give-and-take course that nobody but MrKett could judge. Messrs R. H. and J. W. Price's Mather Machree (Faugh-a-ballagh—Puzzle) a bye. .;\ . ":."- -r-Final.---.. .... .. .. ,\ Mather Machree beat Silverstream. Mather Machree led three lengths, and in th.3. after work made her superiority verv plain.