COURSING

Evening Star, Issue 19931, 30 July 1928, Page 10

COURSING

EIGHT-DOG STAKE The Dunedin Coursing Club ran off an eight-dog stake at Forbury Park. Mr C. Marks officiated as judge, and Mr. M, Morris as slipper; while the secretarial arrangements were in the hands of Mr T. Lee. LADIES’ BRACELET STAKE. Winner to receive lady’s gold bracelet and £3 3s added money; runner-up, £3 3s. —First Round.— Mrs Leo’s Comical beat Miss Smith's I Lady Mac. Mrs Cleverlcy’s Electric Mac beat Miss O’Connor’s Lance Micawher. Mrs B. Winchester's Final Verso heat Mrs Pratley’s Heroic. . Mrs Winchester’s First Sight beat Miss M'Pherson’s Beau Gestc. Comical led, decked, and wrenched. Lady Mac killed ou a short course. Lance Micaw-ber refused twice to leave the slips. The judge gave the flag to Electric Mac. It was suhscI quently learned that both dogs wore fighting in the slips, and the judge agreed to a further course, with tho result that Electric Mac outclassed his opponent. Heroic led to tho centre. Final Verso was momentarily unsighted. The latter then reached tho game by half a length, and kept possession, and worked on a fairly long course. Heroicthen drove to the escapes. First Glanco led, ' turned, and wrenched. Beau Geste turned twice. Tho former then wrenched and killed. —Second Round.— Comical beat Final Verse. Electric Mac beat First Sight. Comical led five lengths and turned, puss breaking to Final Verse. The former then worked (ho game on a long course. fDlectric Mac led. Fiist Sight ran unsighted, and joined issue at the cimw’s nest. Electric Mac then outclassed her opponent on the work that followed. First Sight killed. —Final.— Electric Mac beat Comical. Electric Mac led five lengths, turned, and wrenched. Comical scored two turns. Electric Mac then took possession and drove to -the escapes.