COURSING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7231, 3 May 1884, Page 6

COURSING.

PLUMPTON PAKK CLUE. Second Meeting, 1881. The threatening appearance of the luorni.r was the means of considerably reducing ■'<"< usual attendance, while the Peninsula .vces also attracted many who would l.orwise have patronised the courting. As was, the attendance was extremely j.ited, only those who thoroughly enjoy ■ sport being present. The executive !:..ve made a most decided improvement v cutting off a large portion of the ■"■mnd by~meaus of a i'cuce, which greatly • ..ours the hare when once through it,and 1 ; - result was that a less number of hares v. :e killed. The majority of the hares Hi stoutly, and have grown a deal stronger e last season, '•ir Wise acted as judge, and gave, as ial, every satisfaction, only one verdict , iunquestioned ; and Mr Spooner handled ■ ■..• slips in his customary style. Queen of . >ts, Rockwood, uud Echo, are the trio ifc in the Cup, while Scotland Yet, ii.'adingly, Ragamuffin, Obscurity, and w.-ivulos, remain in the Puppy Stakes. '■.UHFTOJf Park May Cup; for an unlimited number of dogs, at £o 10s each. Winner, £25 : runner-up, £l2 ; and one lo 'at £5. (Closed with 12 subs.) '.r r \V. H. Walton's f b Q.iccn of Scots, by Totara ■'.i'ltr.v .Stewart, tot Mr G. Willett's bil d • ■ -qvioric, by Capital--Fracas. ".ir W H. Porter s fw b Pareora, by CruVliopo ~:r.n-Lancashire Lass, boat Mr H. Wharton's ok Mr Black's f A Roekwoort. I>>- Totara—Echo, . r,i Mr i"I. Wharton's wf d Scipio, by Cluuipagno :-.uhe—Papauui ~/-,., • ■'rD O'Brien's bk w d Obstacle, by Crichopo i >u—Hiuemoa, beat Mr J. "Wilson's f w d Sir •i:i-cu\cs, by Geelon* Comet-Tricolor ":r T. Bassett's r w d Grau-u-Wail, by Musket—- ' 'slice beat Messrs Hale and Judge's bk wb ■•ijieess' Charlotte, by Champagne Charlie—/>inni _ , _ , , . '••r Black's bk b .Echo, by Totara—Echo, beat •'.- R. I'. Hill's bk w 1) Koederer, by Champagne •-; irlie—Peeress.

Queen of Scots beat Pareova book wood beat Obstacle Echo beat Gran-u-Wail • ;.ling Puppy Stakes ; for an unlimited number of puppies, whelped on or after July 1, ISS2, at £2. Winner, .£18; vunner-up, £8; third dog, £-1; two dogs, ,r r Farrell’s f b Scotland Yet, by Totara - Diore, ■ tMr W. Howe’s (ns) w f d Martini-Henry, by < all old—Belle of tie Isle. Mr J. Bussell's b w b Bonnie Belle, by Chamue Cliarlie—Semaphore, beat Mr K. Bigbam’s • d Spot, by Gladstone—Avonbant. r v/. H. Porter’s rwb Patience, by Balmoral—- •: :sjda, beat Mr J. Farrell’s rwb Virginia Water, v Sicbmond —Hinemoa. 'Mr I). O’Brien’s bk w b Obscurity, by Lan- ■ . shire Lad—Sea Lass, beat Mr E. Haskett’s f or i ■■ d Bob, by Seafield —Belle of the Isle. (Messrs Hale and Judge’s r w d Moselle, by Cham■.agne Charlie Papanui, beat Mr T. Bassett’s ' .is) bk b Leonora, late Observe, by Cricbope Linn --Obedient. Mr E. S. B. Bell’s bk w d Headingly, by Glad-i-.me Security, beat Mr E. Cutts’ bk w d Memier, by Gladstone—Security. Mr T. Bassett’s (ns) b d Kagamuffin, by Cric- ■ pe Linn—Biot, beat Mr Ik Mulbolland’s r d Master Charlie, by Champagne Charlie—Heroine. Messrs Hale and Judge’s r w d Hercules, by ■ h.Mivovmie Charlie Papanui, beat Mr E. Bigkas i,E w d Music, by Young Eidley—Maritana. Messrs Hale, and Judge’s w r d Still Hock, by •vwnrv'BO Charlie—Papanui, ran a bye. 11. Scotland Yet beat Bonnie Belle Obscurity beat Patience Headingly beat Moselle Eagamufin beat Still Hock Hercules ran a bye Plumpton Cup, first round. —Queen of - Ms led to a strong hare, and, never once . .- ting Jacquerie in, won as she liked, puss aping, after being once pulled down, ■en of Scots put one of her toes out of i -’-it during this course. Pareora had a ~d lead when she turned and scored ' rice; Zoebeda then obtained a couple, ~ri after some very merry work, ending in • kill, the flag went up for Mr Porter’s ' d eli. Eockwood led by a length, wrenched, : lined, and kept possession, scoring fre- ... -utly, until Scipio got in and killed. i Made led to the hare by six lengths, and, ■ .vicing in excellent style, never once let h-. Sir Hercules, and won with plenty in : ind when he pulled puss down. Grau-u----‘V-.iil had the advantage in the lead up nd turned, when Princess Charlotte took ■ -session; each scored a few points, when ’•ivan-n-Wail killed and won. After an .. decided. Echo was leading Eoederer by • > lengths, when she wrenched twice and :i ; zned; Eoederer then got in and scored r few points, but running wide. Echo retimed possession and won all the way to '■•■c fence. Eoederer stumbled after the ;ost turn, but it made little difference in recourse. . Second round. —Queen of Scots led r reora by three lengths, when she ■niched, and immediately afterwards '..riled, winning a very short course. A -st exciting course between Eockwood ad Obstacle commenced by the latter ■ i .-ing slightly the advantage in the runJvO'.kwood immediately got in and • vouched, and turned twice. Obstacle .-;cuing wide, let Eockwood in again, and apidly scoring point after point, the fawn vc>n with a lot to spare, when puss escaped. After two undecideds between Gran-u----vV.-il and Echo, the third course saw Echo I- -d to the hare and take two turns, when ' . aa-u-Wail rushed in and killed, thereby firing the course. Puppy Stakes, first round. Scotland Yet led by three lengths when turned. Martini then got in, nut, running wide, left Scotland Yet vi possession, and the bitch, winding up ■- 'th a kill, won by several points. Bonnie hi rile led up to puss hy three lengths, and, ..iter a short course, in which Spot never ired, the bitch pulled the hare down and von. After an undecided. Patience had ; r own way in the next course, leading . om the start and finishing with a kill, ■ly allowing Virginia "Water to score vaco. In running off after an undecided. Obscurity led to the hare, and when she 1 .d scored a wrench and a turn Bob got in, But Obscurity again took possession, and •'und up a short course by killing a weakrunning hare. Moselle led by a couple of lengths, when she wrenched twice, and, keeping in possession till the fence was ; .ached, won easily. Leonora, her opponent, .as quite out of sorts, and might have riven considerable trouble had she been ■ell. Headingly led to puss by two lengths, wrenched, turned twice, and, only allowing Premier one turn, won, puss escaping. Eagamufiln had alibis own way with Master Charlie, who was never once prominent in the course’. Hercules allowed Music to score only once, as, to a strong i to which escaped, he won anyhow. Second Eound.—Bonnie Belle had the > • «t of the run-up, and after a wrench and turn, Scotland Yet took possession, and • cored a few points, when the hare favouring him, ho scored freely, and won with a tittle to spare. The course between Ob- • nrity andPaticnce saw the former wrench with a two lengths’ lead; some pretty work then ensued, but the hitch, not work-. ‘ ig so closely as Obscurity, the latter won with something to spare. Headingly led by two lengths, turned twice, when Moselle 7ot in, but the dog was not to be denied, id won a short course with ease. After <i a undecided between Eagamuffin and Still Hock, the former had his own way all ■ brongh, keeping possession till puss .scaped. Hercules ran a bye.