COURSING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20832, 26 September 1929, Page 4

COURSING.

Bs Clarence. - ; - ' MRS TRACEY L.V. MEMORIAL. Last Saturday the Otago Open Cloursing . Club - commenced the running- of the ' Mrs P. Tracey L.V. Memorial trophy, a stake for eight .all-aged greyhounds, on Mr.. - property at -Maungatua. -The day was ideal, and .all the coursing events were full of interest. ‘Hares were plentiful and very strong, arid three courses were of ■ three to -five minutes’ duration’each. -\ During the afternoon over SO persons took part: in the heat. Mr R. Prebble, as; judge, had several close decisions to record, .but in all he .proved, himself capable. , Mr E. Jury, who handled, the leash as slipper for the first time, proved very efficient, arid in every release each brace got away evenly. At the close of the day Mr W. Little’s Lady Bell and Mr Ai Sinith’s Snowdrift were left’in for the final, course. .However, Lady JBell had an injured leg and Snowdrift had completed three long gruelling* courses arid was a’ tired dog, and it was fortunate, perhaps, that a final bare could not be. found. The committee .therefore decided to adjourn the final nin -for the cup . till. October 12, when the ’ Farewell' Stake for the . season will also be run-. - ; The following are details ■of the running;—. - MRS TRACEY L.V.,MEMORIAL.—First dog. £6 and cup valued at £7 7a.(subscribed by. licensed victuajlerg and others)second dogj. £3 10s‘. .. . _ Morris’s Roy a! Anthem and Little’* Lady Bell Were nicely slipped to a good hare under* perfect conditions. Lady Bell, who ( wqre a bandage on a front leg'cwing to. an .injury, was first to show out,, but as the bare circled, round Royal Anthem got first score." then . several exchanges took place,.»and Lady. Bell finished thecourse by a brilliant kill from its own Work and gained the decision. . Ralston’s Meadow Lark and Morris’s Tiger Micky treated the spectators to a , and exciting course, .in which Meadow Lark was the better scorer, although in the run up Tiger Micky seemed to have the better of it. When the flag waa hoisted for Meadow Lark it was a'gobd winner,;but puss rpiriped aw£iy fr6m-her. pursuers. .Dickson s Heroic led M’Cafntnon’s Irish. Elegance by several lengths (3 points) and turned, the hare. Irish Elegance then -gained - possession and scored two iwreuches.and A couple.of and then they were out—of sight, Heroic being the Winner, by four points to three. Dickson’s Taieri Lad and Smith’s Snow- . drift had an interesting' course, ■ in' which Taieri Lad' l led, 1 but owing to a stumolo , lost 1 the first- turn, and this. undoubtedly lost it-the couyso. as they went! out of , sight, over, a hedge, shortly -after,: and there was a-slight advantage of points in favour;,of• Snowdrift. These dogs then continued, to race for over-a mile, wheft 1 the quarry evaded them: - - • -v7 . , the first -ties Lady Bell 'led Meadoiv Lark, and then several exchanges’ were made,. Lady Bell again deciding the issue with - a' brilliant, kill, thui securing the honours., ■ .

Heroic and Snow drift had a fiveminute chase after_a fast hare, but as •they' went but B of sight *befote. any'work was done the *judce i was forced toiigive it a * no-course.” Those who witnessed the latter-yart. of the race paw some brilliant work .by both dogs, in which Heroic ■ seemed to be the bettOri ■, Shortly afterwards Vthese Two “longwere again slipped: to another ‘ Taieri flyer,’' and as neither doz rcac'hcd ‘ the b?re over a long run another “nocourse was registered. ’ Half! anv. hour afterwards the same- dogs. were/puf in the. slips, and although a'close clip'was given, they, were both too distressed to do any work, ; Snowdrift gained thdvdecisibn, W it' Wifa leading when the hare disappeared. \ ■ : : • It : wUI readily, be seen from the foregoing iacte; was! not in a condition up .i Jgpod -battle with L<ady Bell for the . final,, and as a’.good half-hour spell wasiil&ie in the day, and at ’ mcetitifr was adjourned. '-fe NOTES. ■The 1 Dunedin - Club will conclude the enclosure .coursing for this season with ' a. farewell stake at Forbury; on . Saturday.’ - v". ■ , . ■; v •; : 'Anderson, of NbrtH-Eaht .Talley,; has. had the misfortune to lose 1 bis which, died, suddenly last week end. There is mow.,only, one slut ofthis first-class strain remaining, and is. - owned by.Mr Penman,, of .CaVershem,' ■ ’ , Air W.,,Clark, of Dmicdin.-who sailed for Sydney, this' week., took with him the noted stud dog. Sea Prince ahd : also his dog puppie by Jsea ..Prince, ■«* Hose of Picardy, Mr -Clark hopestohave success r over (here with the-latter dog.