COURSING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 6 July 1880, Page 2

COURSING.

About 100 people attended to-day to witness the running for the President's Cub. The meeting took place on tlio Awaraoti Estate. The day was lovely ' overhead, but of course after the heavy , rain of the past few days the ground was. ;in a vary sloppy state. The sport was excellent, hares being very plentiful, a>. number of sportsmen present saying that, so far it was the most successful mooting ever held in New Zealand. Mr. Wise(judge) and Mr. Turner (slipper) again gave the greatest satisfaction. Tho Tokomaii'iro and Southland Coursing Clubs; were represented by Mr. M'Donald andl Mr, Surnam respectively. Tois Tois and Rhododendron were th® first pair to try conclusions. The lattisr went straight up to the hare, and never allowed his opponent to score. A long course took plaqo between Scud and Luna, the latter winning. Cineraria scored a victory in a very pretty course with Lady. A very long course then took place between Chevy Chase and Rose of Denmark, in svhich both dogs worked beautifully. As tho Rose, however, scored the largest number of points, thejudge decided it in her favor. Petrea and Miss. Lucy were the next pair in thoslips, and ran a no-course. They wei& again placed in the slips. This was ratlici" a long slip, and both dogs appeared at, first to be unsighted, but when they didi get a sight of pussy a pretty run up ensued, both dogs being neck and neck for some distance. Here Miss Lucy got. in and scored point after point, th» judiiet deciding in her favor. Encoro led Saira Slick up in the next course,, and somegood work was done, the dog proving torn much for the little slut* Sefton and Lx» were then placed in the slips, and a long course ensued, the hare proving a very strong one. Messrs. M'Auly Bros', dog, however, did the most work, aud scored a win. Bannoclcburn and Te Kooti ran ati undecided course. Phlox Drummondii and Malice had a short course, the latter proving the victor. Pretender and! Hinemoa ran a sharp course, tho latter' winning easily. Bannockbum and To Kooti then ran' their undecided course,, the flag going up for Te Kooti. Honeymoon and Yeno were placed in tho slips,, and a hare was sighted. Something, went \ wrong with the slips, and Honeymoon* jij did not get away, Veno doing a course on her own account. Aster and Reflection had a long gruelling course. Aster having by far and away the best of it, and scoring a win. Honeymoon and Veno were again placed in the slips, tho former scoring an easy win. Little Queen md First King ran a very pretty in-and-Dut course, the judge deciding in favor of. ihe Queen. After a slight respite for lunch Fly ana Don Carlos were put in the slips, and a. Deautful eourse resulted, both dogs going: splendidly. The Don scoring the most joints, was delared the winner. Lockwood and Queen Bee ran a capital trial,, resulting in favor of Queen Bee. This :ompleted the first trials.. , The first tiea were then commenced vith Rhododendron and Luna being jlacqd, th,s slips, and after a long run he judge declared an undecided course. Cineraria and Rose of Denmark wer& dipped, to a splendid hare, but another log broke loose from its keeper, and o lourse the judge did not follow. TW* vas the second time during the day his mtppened, and keepers should cerainlv be more careful, as it tends t 1 naterially spoil the sport. The delinmeut oa this occasion, was fined

_ T,ncv and Sam Slick ran a long frse the former having much the beat C ? it 'the judge deciding in her favor. SLdodendron and Luna then ran their coarse. Rhododendron led „ to the hare and had it all his own v the slnt having much the worst of Cineraria and Rose of Denmark were nin placed in the slips, and a pretty arse was decided in favor of Cineraria c' ftDti and Te Kooti ran a no-course. and again put in the slips. Te Kooti, short run, was decided the winner. Wice and llinemoa had a short course, adin" in favor of Malice. Honeymoon e n d Aster ran an undecided course, the jj, 23 ~n0t getting a good sight of pussy to a long slip. 'jhe following are the results : j l' J M'Donald'3 wblkd Rhododendron, Fly (Broadway's), beat .Messrs. ftjjd Bros/ f w b Tois Tois, by "Welter— T H. Ta -gart's r or fb Luna, by fl . m j e l_Gipsy, beat Mr. A. Johnston's w wk (1 Scad, by Woodcock —Lady y r J M'Donald's br w b Cineraria, by V, a —Flv ( Broadway's),beat Mr. T. Surnam's ■„«, w b Lady, by Sedan—Fair Lady Mr F. Duncan's f b Rose of Denmark, by ,' cMter—Dido, beat Mr. A. Thomson's f Tftxevy Chase, by Balchristie—Glare Mr. H. Prince's f w b Miss Lucy, by Loup f , iro n_-Mis3 Armstrong, beat Mr. J. D. Rett's f b Petrea, by Geelong Comcfe or i imond Water—Qneen Death Mr K. Morton's f d Sam Slick, by Totara ..Sunbeam, beat Mr. W. H. Ronayne's br -b Encore, by Spring Tricolor Uexars M'Anly Bros, blk w d Sefton, by Totara—Sunbeam, beat Mr. D. O'Briens w hr (1 Leo, hy Cacique II —Fly Mr. W. Hay's f w d Te Kooti, by Rantin' TCnbin—Arabella Goddard, beat Mr. G. S. Liaiott's w blk d Bannockburn, by Hock— Re id Bros.' blk b Malice, by fhverhonse Mischief, beat Mr. J. jl'Donald's blk w b Pholx Drnmondu, by —Cumberland Laa3 *" Mr A Thomson's blk b Hinemoa, by Balchristie —Glare, beat Mr. M. Taylor's ns f w ,1 Pretender, pedigree unknown ttr J. M'Donald's blk w b Aster, by Ben Piy (Daniel's), beat Mr. W. H. Porter's b Reflection, by Balchristie—Glare Messrs. Roper and Jerome's blk vr b "Honeymoon, by Tnmnlt —Margery Daw, ti'jt "Mr. Smart's f w b "V eno, by Rantin Eobin— Venu3 t r , , Mr. M- Grant's Little Qneen, by Geelong Comet or Almond Water —Queen Death, beat Mr. J. D Rett's blk w d King, by Gtieloog Comet or Almond Water—(Wen Dtjath. Jfr. R* Stewart's f wb Skicldaw La 3 hy Birfcdale —Magenta, beat Mr. M. Grant s f wb Lit Fey, by Reubens—Sweetlips. Mr. A. S. Otteraon's f w d Don Carlos, by —rEsprit, beat Mr. W. Mitchells f b Fly, by Banyip—Snowdrop. Mr/Surnam's btk b Queen Bee, by Bal<£ristie —Glare, beat Mr. A. Thomsons w hik (1 Lockwood, by Lancaster—Queen Mab. FIRST TEES. Miss Lucy beat Sam Slick Rhododendron beat Luna Cineraria beat Rose of Denmark Te Kooti beat Sefton Malice beat Hinemoa.