COURSING

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1748, 6 September 1905, Page 46

COURSING

WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN CLUB'S MEETING. The Wellington and Suburban Coursing Club's third meeting opened at the Trentham Plumptom last Wednesday in fine weather. There was a satisfactory attendance, and . the sport provided was first-class. Thirty-five courses were run, and only five kills resulted. The improved state of the enclosure compared with meetings held earlier in the season was no doubt responsible for the small percentage of kills. Dum Dum, favourite for the Plate, made a good showing, especially in the second romjd. Defiance.. Shillelagh, and Port Arthur also did good work, and the result still bears an open appearance. Of the dogs left in the St. Leger, Laburnum is considered the most likely to win. The decisions of Mr T. Morrison, who occupied the judge's stand, gave satisfaction to owners. Mr H. W. Davies (secretary) and other officials carried out their duties capably. The final rounds of both stakes will be run this afternoon. Trains leave Te Aro at 10.10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Details of yesterday's results are as follows : Wellington Plate, for thirty dogs at .£1 5s each. Winner <£2o and piece of plate value <£lo 10s, donated by Messrs Lewis and Millar, of Wellington; runner-up, <£s, and two dogs at Jt 2 each. First Round. Mr F. J. Nathan's blk w d Defiance beat Mr J. Goodwin's br and w b Pretty Polly. Mr E. Hayes’s f b Daisy Chain, beat Mr J. Wyeth's r w b Rose Advance. Mr 11. W. Davies’s w r d Dum Dum beat Mr G. Parrant’s br b Pansy. Mr Palmer's (n.s.) blk w d Maximum beat Mr B. Wright's f d Fitzroy. Mr J. Philp's Tigress beat Mr J. Curran's b w d Major Shannon. Mr E. Kronast's Swift Nell beat Mr T. Burke's (n.s.) r w d Try Again. Mr J. Duncan’s br d Happy Lad beat Mr S. Watson's w blk d Tarra. Mr M. Taylor's blk w d Port Arthur beat Mr G. Tabart's w r d White Hart. Mrs W. K. Brown's br d Footprint beat Mr G. Perrett's r d Jew Boy. Mr F. J. Fellingham's fw d Release beat Mr W. Hudson's blk w b Gentle Annie. - Mr W. J. Williams’s br d Shillelagh beat Mr J. Mason's r b Moss Rose. Mr E. Macintosh's br d Mosquito beat Mr J. Walsh's br b Nymph. Mr J. Perrett’s blk b Fairy Queen beat Mr F. H. Smyth’s blk »w d The Demon. Mr F. H. Smyth’s f b Marvellous beat Mr J. W. McKain's br b Bluefire. Mr F. Burton's f d Factory Boy beat Mr W. J. Nickle's br b Taiti.

Second Round.

Defiance beat Daisy Chain. Dum Dum beat Maximum. Tigress beat Swift Nell. Port Arthur beat Happy Lad. Release beat Footprint. j Shillelagh beat Mosquito. j Fairy Queen beat Marvellous. v j Factory Boy a bye. j St. Leger Stakes, for thirteen puppies j at <£2 2s each-; winner to receive ,£2O and gold medal (presented by Mr W. J. Wil- . liams), runner-up <£s, and two dogs at <£2 each. First Ronnd. Mr T. Dwver’s blk w d Warnote beat Mr N. Hatch's f d Gipsy King. Messrs Prebble and Spiers' f b Brunette beat Mr H. Phillips's blk w d Panama. Messrs W. and J. Gwilliam's w f d Hiram beat Messrs Vivian and Millar's f d Matamau. Messrs Prebble and Spiers’s Prevention beat Mr W. J. Nickle's f b Noble Lady. Mr H. Phillips’s f d Recovery beat Mr W. Hislop's br b Lady Vickers. Mr 11. W. Davies's f d Dandy Dick beat Messrs W. and J. Gwilliam's Czar- . ina. Mr F. J. Nathan's f d Laburnum, a j bye. j Mr Baylis met the electors at the < church-room, Aro street, last night. Mr Murphy was in the chair, and introduced Mr Baylis as a well-known citizen who had taken great interest in the ad- \ vancement of the city, and had served it J in various capacities. The candidate ad- I dressed' the meeting on the past and present administration of the city's af- , fairs. After a-number of questions had 1 been put and answered by Mr Baylis, a vote of thanks was moved by Mr Tafbatu, seconded by Mr Haynes, and carried unanimously. j Favourable weather conditions prevailed for the concluding day of the Wellington Coursing Club’s meeting, which brought the season to a close at Trentham on Thursday. Dum Dum who was a strong favourite for the Plate at the calling of the eax-d, went through the stake without being beaten. Mr Davie 3 has been most successful this season in

both islands. His dogs have been sent to the slips in good racing condition by Walter Glen, who trains at Hastings. The St. Leger was divided by the Dunedin dogs in the same ownership. Laburnum, favourite for the St. Leger, won a supplementary stake. He is owned by Mr F. J. Nathan, of Palmerston North, and trained by J. Fitzgerald, at Kaiwarra. The judging and slipping gave satisfaction to the club’s patrons. The success of the meeting was due to the untiring efforts of Mr H. W. Davies (secretary), and his committee. Details are appended:— Wellington Plate, for thirty dogs at <£l 5s each. Winner <£2o and piece of plate value <£lo 10s, donated by Messrs Lewis and Millar, of Wellington; run-ner-up, <£s, and two dogs at <£2 each. Third Round. Dum Dum beat Defiance. Port Arthur beat Tigress. Release beat Shillelagh. Factory Boy beat Fairy Queen. Fourth Round. Dum Dum beat Pert Arthur. Release beat Factory Boy. Final. Mr H. W. Davies's w r d Dum Dum, by Maxim —Te Maite beat Mr F. Burton's f d Factory Boy, by Tim Whiffler —Bogie, and won the stake. St. Leger Stakes, for thirteen puppies at <£2 2s each; winner to receive and gold modal (presented by Mr W.-J, Williams), runner-up <£s, and two dogs at <£2 each. Second Round. Brunette beat Warnote. Prevention beat Hiram. Recovery beat Laburnum. Dandy Dick a bye. Third Round. Brunette beat Recovery. Prevention beat Dandy Dick. Messrs Prebble and Spiers’s f b Brunette. by Springwatr -Jubilee, and Prevention, by Safe ($Ae —Runaway Girl, divided the stake. Supplementary Stake, for six dogs at <£l each; winner <£s; runner-up <£l. First Round. Noble Lady beat Rose Advance. Laburnum beat Fairy Queen. Happy Lad beat Warnote. Second Round. Laburnum beat Noble Lady. Happy Lad, a bye. Final. Mr F. J. Nathan's f d Laburnum, by Ilex—Frisky Girl, beat Mr J. Duncan's br d Happy Lad, by Master —Toss and won the stake.