COURSING AT OAMARU

Evening Star, Issue 22359, 8 June 1936, Page 1

COURSING AT OAMARU

HEW ZEALAND DERBY POOR ATTENDANCE Tlie_ Derby meeting conducted by the North Otago Coursing Club was commenced at the Oamaru Plumpton on Saturday iu ideal weather conditions. The attendance, however, was very poor, and well below that of the first day of the Easter meeting. The coursing was good, the first and second rounds of the Derby and All-aged Stakes being decided. Mr E. G. Price (Dunedin) gave every satisfaction in the judge’s box, and the slipping carried Out by Messrs F. Mitchell and G. Barr was all that could be desired. The concluding rounds were decided to-day. Results:— ALL-AGED STAKES. —First Bound.— Mr J. Benson’s Boyal Fleet (Oamaru) beat Mr J. Gold’s Why Parade (Balclutha). Mrs APGrath's Why Worry Again (Weston) beat Mr N. Marshall’s Oratress (Invercargill). Mr J. Perkins’s Sage Prince (Windsor) beat Mr G. Smart’s Desert Blue (Oamaru). Mr J. Webb’s Happy Nancy (Oamaru) beat Misses Sinclair and Mitchell’s Wilga White (Balclutha). Mr J. Webb’s Great Tornado (Oamaru) beat Mr A. J. Wilson’s Special Terms (Oamaru). Mr J. Benson’s Tornado Bose (Oamaru) heat Mr J. Perkins’s Sago Queen (Windsor). Mr G. Smart’s Winiata (Oamaru) beat Messrs A. Muir and P. Buddy’s Lead On (Christchurch). Mr E. Dwyer’s Vanity Fair (Oamaru) beat Mr A. J. Wilson’s Presentation (Oamaru). —Second Bound.— Why Worry Again' beat Boyal Fleet. Happy Nancy beat Sage Prince. Great Tornado bent Tornado Rose. Vanity Fair beat Winiata. NEW ZEALAND DERBY. —First Round.— Misses Sinclair and Mitchell’s Pitz Palu (Balclutha) beat Mr J. Gold’s Just Mac (Balclutha). I Mr .1. Gold’s Pot Luck (Balclutha) I beat Messrs A. Muir and P. Ruddy’s ; Epsom Lad (Christchurch). | Mr A. Rennie’s Coombo Laddie (Oamarn) heat Mr W. S. Penman’s On Guard (Oamaru). j Mr N. Marshall’s Orator (Invercargill) boat Messrs A. Muir and P. i Ruddy’s Alight (Christchurch). Afr J.-Benson’s Even Money (Oam- j aru) beat Mr G. Macphcrson’s AVhite , Ensign (Oamaru). Air J. Webb’s Great Worry (Oamaru) heat Air J. Alatheson’s Gay Artist (Dunedin). J Afr A. Bennie’s Even Laddie (Oamaru), a bye. —Second Bound.—• Pitz Palu beat Pot Luck. Orator heat foombo Laddie. Even Money 'boat Even Laddie. , Great Worry, a bye. SOCIAL EVENING. On Saturday night the visitors were entertained at a social function by the local club, a very pleasant hour being spent. The toasts honoured were: “ The King,” “ The Chairman,” “ National Coursing Association ” (Air W. Gordon — Alessrs I. Lockhart and T. APDowolI), ‘‘North Otago Coursing Club ” fAIr G. Sinclair—Air 0. B. Wise), “The Officials” (Air .1. Lockhart—Alessrs E. Mitchell and G. Barr). “The Judge” (Mr A. ALiir—Air E. G. Price). Items were contributed by Alessrs B. Jackson, 11. Palmer, 'J. APLcan. Blair, and W. Tlammill, the accompaniments being played by Air G. Dorward.