STOP PRESS ITEMS.

Evening Star, Issue 16779, 6 July 1918, Page 12

STOP PRESS ITEMS.

RED CROSS SHOP., The North-east Valley ladies had charge of tho Red Cross shop_to-day. Their efforts were rewarded with «uec ess, the takings.aiiiutiuling to £65 2s 7c, There were no raffles. -

COURMXG AT FORBURV. The June meeting of the Dunodin Coursing Chili, postponed a fortuigh'. ago on account of the tempestuous woe: her. was held this afternoon. Th ■ lkdtt was bad, and militated against tin- dogs [licking up their game./ ° The plumptou, notwithstanding a succession of damp, frosty days, w* in better order than might, have been expected, and botii docs and game found a fairlv good foothold, lieiiiig an*-off-dav. the attendance was no!, large. Mr H.* Di'vers's dog Croix d'Oi- was kicked by a horse while 'eiitorin.g the park, and had to be withdrawn from i oiipn-i ii hm. Grand March, therefore, ran an accidental bye. Mr Divers, secretary of the Coiiitsing Association, who is seldom .absent from local me-Cocs. i'ui Hi-red today's sport in ■< variety of ways. and. as heretofore. ;,roved a ; e, ;J ] fried to the Pre'; rep"" seiitafives. M*r J. Ronald attain filled' (he position of judge, and Mr .1. Smith was slipper. , . , , , -, ~ r > i■ •■ The meetin- was opened with Span-e.v .a-.;-: and U.-miani Luc,:, m woe: the former did'the earlier work, but tired, and Oainaru Ruck drove the hare to cover. XQV -,.<.,,- STAKES. Winn.-r. £5; mnner-up. £l. --First Round. - Mr W. E. Goodali's Oainaru Buck bent Mr !•'. Hutchison's Sparrowhawk. Mr D. Eckholf's Searchlight beat Messrs Boyle and .Jenkins's Dashing Sta .Messrs Lee and Millier's Dash Kaka beat Messrs Doyle and Jenkins's Comedy Queen. '