NORTH OTAGO COURSING CLUB.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 702, 17 June 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO COURSING CLUB.

r'i-forimv.ii.y :' V'resltU-nt, ihnil ;>;. | Coiniiiittee. Ijs-".v:.. .'ilic-ii. I'd'Aiiicv. | Scov.-aivl, ii-.'.-.-.ym. I.i.Uoti, Duiioa;,, : I i.iy. Mci'.ijy, .''•?.'."-:i!"Ve J and Ih-ydono : I Hon'. Troasuvi-i-, sir. V. S. "Alien : it on. Soeri-t.-.i'v, Mr. \V. 1 i". [i"ii,iyiit: : .l.id:;e, ."'Jr. <.'. !''. (Joy;"; : f StoWiU'i!. Mr. Alex. Tiiomsou. ' Tho sac:i'.id meeting of tha Club was ;:o".onioiici!il ll'.i; Ui'i'iii.ii'.; on the. Tt.l:i!:i estate in the piVKcnoo of a .■,.ii:;i'."!ei;ib!o ; number of people, wiiotn was a. ! fair sprinkling of lioiv-einoii. Tiio day. .' fceoi-gh s<i;>i'v, i'.at c;-'.hl. w,".s very suitable I for e-'Uvsimj, and, despite tlio roeoni heavy rain, tho .cvotiud was in very fair I oi-doi'. 'i'utivtiiaily at half-past nine uh'ioek tho first pair of dogs—"Mabel and Veii'ii.?—■were ;;)..iootl in tlio slips, and a stirt made. In the absence of Mr. [irydiine, IMr. Fieming act<-d as Marshall. After a few minutes had been cpont in b.Mim,', a hare w;i': >;;:>vl:ed, and tho dogs slipped. A very pretty course was the j iv.-.ultj Mr. (Stephenson's Mabel runnhie land .vorkijiu' splendid. Allhoiigii X'enus kept in close attendance, .Mabel scored (.Very point. She v.. ■. r !c e d exessiv; l\ wi-il, fuming "VMihiai'v scoring -,i \;]\\. lia/.-d an i Young Lucy wero. the r.esfc pair in t;;e slips. A;:- nmh-eiih?...! co'irs" tvs-iiie. Sirsi to show in fronr, bnt Young i/.te.y % sin aftet wards her tin; go-i)y. 'i iien the dogs got oni; of sight. i>ut so far as could bo seen they scored an even number of points, and the course remained undecided. Waterloo and Oomassio wore then placed in the .'dips. Alter a deal of time iiad boon spent in starting a hare, a short course took place, resulting in Waterloo scoring a win. Tiieu came a contest that was 10,,f; d forward lo with great interest, Canicha and ilighland Mary being placed in tho slips. The course was a surprise to the admirers of Highland Mary, Catnelia scoring every point, working and iurning tno hare capitally, and killing tho hare in a remarkably short time and in a clever manner. Ea:v.'l and Young Lucy then ran oil' their undecided course, Hazvl winning after a long and hard run. A. short, but smart, course took phe-d between Trooper and Queen Mab, the for- ', mer scoring a win. .{joth dogs worked j very well, hut the majority of points ! wore in Trooper's fayoi', thong!) h:;d j the course heeti a little longer, the result j would probably have been different. Uncle Tom and Sunbeam ran an mi- j decided course, the result being turn and. '■ turn, a divided kill. Ifiy and Hatgk-i: ran j a splendid cotyse, both dogs running extremely well, but Hamlet proved " the i winner after a line :;truggie. Lord (Jhan- ! cellor and Le Cravo then had a trial oil speed. At the start the former had some- j what the best of the running, but he soon lost sh,dit of the hare, and La Bravo Ua.d |

the running to himself, and right well did Mr. M'Corkmdale's dog do his work. Unr':- T...M ■•• ' '";■:■:'...■!:■■ r'„.„ r , r , off their c, ~..>,-, i..c uuer proving a tolerable easy winner. Then followed an item not in the programme, ISoforo the two i]'>lj3 could be caught after the hare had been killed, a second hare got up, and the started oil' again, and a very good contest took place, .Sunbeam again proving his superiority. ..Mr. Tooliey's .Springand Mr. Brydoito's Ladybird van a short course, Ladybird proving a cmfortahle winner. Handle and Ophelia had a very unsatisfactory tussle, the hare gel ting away in a paddock covered with thistles, the result being that the judge decided it to lie. ano eoiir.se. Monk and Gazelle wore then slipped to a hare, but very Utile could be .seen of the cotir.se. the hare getting anion:; the thistles. Tlio course was decided in favour of (J.v/.0110. Gyp and Frolic, were slipped to aline haii', and a splendid course took place, ihe dogs working- splendidly, but, the curse was undecided. .Handle and Ophelia rlien rati oil' their undecided course, but. after going a short distance the bare got. away. They were then, placed in tlio slips again. A short adjournment then took place, during which a substantial luncheon, providid by Mr. aV'Auley, was' freely par-

taken of by the large number on the ground. The scone of operations were then changed to a paddock some distance, oil', and to roach which a considerable, mire, designated by the name of a main road.

had t.o lie traversed. This dillieulty iiaviiu; been overcome, another start was, made. Handle ,'iinl Ophelia With slipped. A tine lone, hard cum',* was the result, both doe.s working hard. Ophelia, in :v. .'Vol 1 , scored the must pointN, and was declared (he winner. Mechanic anil i'l'iiujier, after runnim.; a no course, .were placed in the slips :vj;uii, and after a short course, of which very little could he seen ip.V !'■•"■ pnhh ', Mechanic proved tho winner, makim.; :i splendid kill. Spring ran a live in company with Kly. viyp. end l.'Vnlio ran off (heir undecided iv-ur.se, ■ I'd a splendid run look place, a, line •Mi'i.ii, hare beiny started, '['ho contest •••■":i.i i.ne of the hottest of the day, <{y[*. .•. en l nail y provine; tin; winner. 'I , n >;-. ./.included the li.st i,n lie: first trial f,.' , slivieoh. The foliouiu', were the vn *' suits:-- " 1 :■.':.■.). Sie;i!'...fi-i.ii'.s hrd .s Mabel beat >.. "'«. r'J.'i.iini/.'i l r s Venns. Mr W. <■'■ Smith's lit w s 11 awl heat Mr \. AAersmA; hj! w s >'< h Lucy. M.: T. SM.,';n',,,'.i i,rd w \\ Waterloo beat Mr A. 'i'hii'iiscu'.s f w s (.'oiimassie Mr \V. 11. I.'i-u.'.ene-s f v, .. ( '.tiiuof:\t, 'heat .;r A. iVvbiAbiM s lliMihrnd Mary. ' Mr A. N. ('.ampbeliVl'd Tre-.piT beat Mr •I. <'. liiii'Ulaii.i's v.- f s Mii,.,. T , Ma!,. Mr T. M'Auley'sns hi sSiiiilic'iiii herd Mr A. -11: ■iiisi.ii". es hi '.v.i CuMe r.im. Mi A'. A'AMeAs !',l. Handel, l)e:',i Mr. J. s- ■■ i .:ii':-...,i-;. ; ,i:,: v. Mr A M'C.i kin.iale\ hi d. !.e bravo heat Mr .:. c. I l !..Aland's f d 1. ~rd Chancellor. ■"'■■ A J i:-y-t..:i--'K f w s Lady hird heat Mr Mr !•:. I'evine..."i s' Ophelia heat Mr W. "Arm- :.'. hrd d iland'o. .A" A Surin.'ui'.s f m- s (i.'ur.illo beai i\Tr J. .-■.. lie inns' nl Mi.nk. Mr 'l'. Nuiiiia.Ai hrd -w s <iyp heat Mr YV. Cav.a'leirs ns hrd w w lA'ulie.' i Mr i'. MasmAs !„-d d Meehanii: heat Mr :■:.'. ._Sniit!iV, f d Smoker Mr A . (..', Smith's v.- d Sprin;; ran a bye.