GREY COURSING CLUB

Grey River Argus, 29 June 1914, Page 6

GREY COURSING CLUB

JIMMY BIN WINS OPEN STAKE

COLLhI'A BAWN AND AVOCA Dl\ IDE

Vinv weather and a Luge .itiOnclanu the final <l t \\'s coursing at tlw Club' Plumpton on the Omoto Rac«» loui se on Saturday avfternoon. - The day's spent \\as most interesting some of the courses being: exception aHv long- and *-vel] contested In thi" connexion, the '■ace for supremacy be tween Goldie an<J Lady of Hodden was easily the best seen, on th,p. Coas f . r a lon« timo The hares were ir good condition iy\t\ gave tlie dog 1 ? < livolj tim w mmv «f the events. In addition tr> (bp Third Rotid^ Fourth" Round. Semi-Final, ia\d Fraa of rhe Open .Stake, a Sweepstake (for k»ti dogs) was alsc decided. Timmv Bun's victory in tht Open Stake was warmly applauded, and the" ovvnci. Mr. Swift, and h.i<; trainers MessVs Humphries and Muti. m r <ame .n for a shower of ooaiifiatu 1.-itions The Supplementary Stake -was responsible for some splendid events! but, owing to the failing 1 liffht, and the only/ two hares m the boxes being- «uri§ightfcd whan liberated, the final was^uriable to be run off. .^Messrs Shannahan" and Powlev •> agreed to v divide the "stake Mr. James Nobl<* was agam in the judge's box and his decisions were promptly and impartially given ; in no t as>e would n b L - possible to *^on his rulings. Proceedings opened with the OPEtf 'STAKE, - f^o. Winner V receive ; runner-up and thir-d dog £$ — T.eestpn Upts.) beat Jtwect Sleep (ipt-). ' > This course proved very fast while it lasted. From the slips both dogs raced neck aud neck, when Leeston drew awaj and beat his opponent to the hare. Leeston turned once, Sweet Sleep got a turn, when Leeston killed and got the verdict by 3 points, Midnignt (ipt.) beat Honeywood (o). Tfie dogs lert the slips well, and raced along- bni «=oon became unsighted. After a time thfi, dogs sighted, iMidnight got^ in first and killed. Ringwood [$\) beat Monoplane (2£). Ringwood wa 1 ? the fir&t to sight 3 and beat Monoplane the Kare. Turns were taken by either dog, until the end came when Ringwood picked. up the hare and killed. Jimmy Bun (4) beat Karoro (o). On the dogs leaving the slips, the l«are became. losT to view, and no race resulted. The second attempt proved better. Both sighted and in a straight rourse, Jimmy Bun beat Karoro in oace-and secured a «-'kfll .-without cv.en jetting, a tutn. "* v > \ ; „ Belen^ Adair (S£) beat Morning- 'Sia^ (S^pts.) .. ,- a \^f><S.. A very fast -hare was xelea¥eP\fur his course. Mofi^ing Star upland uniedj when )3elc ziaair ,;ot 7n a ew terns. In taking a further tuin Joining Star c tell ? vhich did rot iux- N )iove her position, -»nd .>:tcr alnost securing* a kill she co'iided uith he fence. Helen Adair continued the base until the hare reached ihe es-' apes. FOURTH ROUJUD. Leeston (n j l) beat Midnight (2). This course was easily the best 50 ] ir. Leeston led up and soon com- l lenccd to pile up points from turns, ' the wienches and go-bys. M,idlght never had a chanVe with Lees)n"s pace and working and pulled out eforc the hare reached the escapes, imray Bun (8£) beat Ringwood , (6). 1 The .Achilles-Panama dog showed ' le public that he i? possessed of { ace and condition by defeating that * ood dog Ringwood by. 2$ points/ * immy Bun led by a couple of lengths ( j' the hare when h.e turned. Jimmy s } vi? continued going fast and work- c lg well, but Ringwood scored a good * ill near the^' •escapes. * , Helen Adair,Va bye. t Helen Adair having drawn the bye ( an il^ with Lady of Hoddon, wJio got .' 10 decision 7.' .SEMI-FINAL. v ( Le'eston (s) beat Helen Adair (22-)' ' , ] Until close on the hare,, neither dog \ ad an advantage but Leeston's pace * nabled- him to get on the hare , nrst. c iurn and a e-cr-byp went, in Lees3»'s favour, when Helen Adair se- ' urcd a couple of turns. Leeston tLen, \ 'ent to finish^ matters and did so by ilhivg- the hare' * 'Jimmy Butt a bye, Karoro lan £fae ,-toye,\wth Jimmy Bun. a, Cair^'Jott^--^Cr^. s i»un ruling a" kiD w^*^* • Ai. W. Swift's' b -and:' w d" JtMMY " BUN^ (4pts.) '(Acluiles-Panama) i ilit rT . Shannahan's b .lid d <. LEESTON (3,Wj (Tate^'.rcrBlack JeanJ* k,«o » 2 /lessrs Jacksp^>^nd Grognn'i ' and vv HE^JsA£^k Wai-ra^i^Eri-charl^c^ 1 -: 3 VcrV e»/e* < f -»«'.- n <rh 1 ec-sron e^ - * ' *t r.c^ing or tpe' efe"c^pes Th 2la re x-eacjied he es^ciape-s,, just as t ees^on ri,n very fide and Jimmy Bun was bit on, the rail, but lt^soon cam" out oj.fjin. Thf,n ome excelent cf/ursiAg mz.%, tviine'i&ed, be fast hare extern iinv ivt»; doy^s to ieiT Leeston did good /01k for a time but J ycja./ Uuh was ot to be left alone. He kejdt at)'it, ventually getting ihf f'e:is,ion r'-jbni Hr. Nobk by the small margin of .one lomtl The hare tsattieti tbe esca(oes. ■UPPLEMT.NTA it V SWEEPSTAKE. ' FIRST ROUND. ] olleen Bawn (6%) boat Mpreykoiff (6). * Morcykoffj as ip tisual^ led' to Uie are^ aft^r which some ifcod^work w|s one, 17.J points being registered fd^ "e'couise. ColWu, iJawn managed, to liirr victory. V/ -half* a point. The] h zi'. got safely wnvyt • taori Queen (3)' boat Home Rulp"(o). A very snW»"oo F uf«sft'vD which Maori 'ueen'led yip and turned the* hare "into] voca '(6}) "b.';at Lady Wellington . (o)/ 'Avoca b-at his Qpnopent very easiy > the liaie, which'^doubled back Aftqr; voca hnd

lington never got>nc:air the hare which defied capture. ; Shot Over, (4) beat- Golden Treasure (o) Again the hare made the pace very hot and Shot Oxter was" the only dog who secured any points- The hare escaped. Lady of Hodden, (rqi) beat Goldie ('10). Eoth's dogs 'aftfex running a good distance became- unsighted. The; second attempt proved '" more successful, and the couise which resulted was the best seen for a "long time. Lady of Hodden led up* and turned the hare back. Thereafter she worked very clcverh, never leaving the haie- Once Lady of Hodden picked up the hare, but did not hold it. Several ether tuins being taken by • ach dog, tbe hare was killed". SECOKD ROUND. Colleen Bawn' (6) heat Maori Queen " (3* its.)."* An interesting-scours 1^ -hw Coliee--Bawn g%t the decision. The £&re was killed. % - Avoca '(4) "beat Shot Ovfei {?$). Avoca led upr and .ornmtneed to work the hare when O"«r got in a turn. Avoca killed .md got' in* c'ecision by half a 'point. Lady of- Hodden, a oye. SEMI-FINAL. Colleen Bawn (q\ beat Lady of Hodden ■Colleen Bawn and Lady , of Hodden each made a bold bid for victory in this' event, but th'e r long and gruelling course *in which Goldie and Lady ,of Hodden participated took a good deal out of the latter; and this told against her this time. 'A splendid exhibition of coursing was .ended' with the hare escaping, while the flags showed victoiy for Colleen Bawn. Avoca. a bye. FINAL. Mt. T. Shannahan's b and w b ' ' COLLEEN BAWN (Royal Fire- ' Sea Queen) and> r Mr. M. Fowley^ *»dV b AVOCA ,f (Cos.mopoiitan-Wai'tahu) .Divided Mr. W". Robson's f b" LADY OF "" HODDEN (Convict-Snowflake) 3 In the final event between ColJeen Bawn and Avoca, tbe first hare liberated was unsighted by both Jogs, or.Dcipally on' account ot the o:A light at y this particular .ame On a sc:ond hare being" treed, a similar slatt of affairs existed, .so 'it was agre id by . trie owners of the" dogs to diviie ire stake. . . (