COURSING

Evening Star, Issue 21879, 16 November 1934, Page 4

COURSING

[By Plttmpion.]

MOTES AND COMMENTS

The Canterbury Coursing Club, which this year had a very successful season both from a sporting and financial point of view, including the running of the South Island challenge championship, held its first coursing meeting on July 2, 1877. It was during June of that year that a few enthusiasts anxious to start coursing in Christchurch.' petitioned the Government for an open season, and succeeded in obtaining ona of fourteen days from July 2, this being later extended till the! end of the month. During that time the 'follow* ing stakes were run off:— JJ7LY 2. Opening Stake (16 Dogs, all Ages)'.—First Round.— Mr Steinmetz’s Brindle beat Mr G< Poultney’s Fly. In the course the dogs were running on evcn # terms when the hare was turned in favour of the former, who worked beautifully' to win nicely. Mr H. V. Anson’s Nigger won from Mr j. Baird’s Maori, who did not run; ‘ up to expectations and was well outclassed. Mr Dunn’s Rubina, running in great heart and working splendidly, just won from Mr M. Burns’s Smut, who was a brjlliant worker. . Mr W. G. Walker’s Bluecap, showing a grand burst of speed, led and won) from Mr , SearelPs Tasman in a very; short course. Mr E. Mitchell’s Sultan, Working the game very quickly and cleverly, won well from Mr H. S. Smith’s Gipsy, who ran much'below form. , Mr Porter’s Red Rose raced very fast and led up to the hare, which turned to favour Mr H. S. Smith’s Diamond, but the former got back on the game quickly and won easily. / ■ Mr Porter’s Rose boat Mr T.Searell’s pup by Scanmag—Red Ross after a long and strenuous course in’ which the latter tired towards the finish. Mr Jerome’s Bribery just won from Mr J. Scelle’s Rosy, both dogs racing ' well to the game and working splendidly. —Second Round.— Spot, who was not in the first round, easily beat Bribery in a long course. Rubina, racing much better than inf the first round, just won from Bluecap,• who worked well. Nigger, racing up to the game very fast, easily won from Sultan, who faded out badly towards the' end of the course. Red Rose met Brindle, and after along and exciting course, the judge could not separate them, giving an undecided course. Rain then set in, and- the stake,; which was held in South Hagley" Park,had to be divided among the dogs still left in. It wilKbe noticed that ini the second round another dog was put in,, in place of Rosp, and the true order, of the running as drawn was not observed, the committee, who were all new to the sport, having attempted to make the running as evgn as possible.The second meeting was held on July 30 and 31.

'The;-Christchurch .Stake, for 'eight' dogs, was’decided* as well as tho Hagley Park Stake, for bitches. - , CHRISTCHURCH STAKE. —First Round,— Mr Judge’s Prince, racing in great heart and working ’.the ’hare very cleanly, made no race of it with Me Search's Tasman. Mr K. Mitchell’s Sultan met Sir Anson’s Nigger, and after a long and strenuous course the former reversed the decision of the first, meeting by, winning easily. .Mr Jerome’s Scanmag, racing in fine style, just managed to beat Mr J< Beard’s Maori in a great course. Mr W. G. Walker’s Bluecap ran a! bye. , ■ I '•—Second Round.— Prince, again working the , hare itt beautiful style, won by a small, margin: from Sultan, who also .worked the game well. Bluecap, racing, in great heart, wort nicely from Scanmag, who did not settle down to his task as he did in the first round. '■ —Final.— Prince won from Bluecap. This was a wonderful final for such,a stake, as the dogs raced evenly np to the hare and. both worked- beautifully when in, : there being a very small margin ol points in fatour of the winner. , v HAGLEY PARK STAKE. - —First Round. —• Mr Hobday’s jDuida, racing l up to the hare very fast, and working well, just won from Mr Dunn’s Rubina. who got awav badly at the slips. Mr Steinmetz’s Brindle made no race of it with Mr Jerome's Witch, and won all the way. „ _ Mr Dunn’s Red Rose ran a bye. —Second Round.— Ouida, after a long and. exciting course, just'won from Brindle, who was in great form. Red Rose ran a bye. —Final. — , Red Rose, who had run two easy, byes, won easily from Ouida in a good course. . ■ . . As readers might notice, the stewards were not then fully acquainted with the -rules, as they allowed Red Rose to have two byes. It may be stated that it was a certainty for the winner, as the only one likely to'trouble hen was Ouida, who was not in a fit condition to stand up to the hard coursing of that day.