COURSING! THE DUNEDIN CHALLENGE STAKE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 57

COURSING! THE DUNEDIN CHALLENGE STAKE.

FIRST DAY. . After a postponement from the previous ,day, owing- to "the inclemency of the \ weather, the Dunedin Plumpton Coursing i Club commenced its final meeting of i the .season at Forbury Park on Thursday, j The .morning was very threatening, but the ' committee decided to make a start, and the first pair of dogs in the slips .were sent ■ jiway about 1.30. The afternoon was verycold and wintry; but with the exception of a couple of 'showers no Tain fell during tbe round which was got off. The plumpton, as a -result of the recent rains) was rather | sodden, but no surface water, owing to the committee outting drains, was visible, except a couple of pools which lay near the j escapes. In- order to give the game every | chance, the hares were favoured with long slips, and this occasioned several no-courses through the dogs failing to sight their quarry. This fact rather prolonged, the, running of the first round, and as the light became very bad the committee' decided to adjourn till the following day. Mr T. ! Kett acted as judge, and Mr A. Aitken j as slipper, and the officials lent valuable j assistance towards making a pleasing day's j sport. The following are the details of 'the first round of the stake: — fDUNEDIN CHALLENGE STAKES. For an unlimited number of dogs at £2 2a "each. Winner, 50sovs and silver tea and coffee service valued 45sovs (presented by 'the business people the city); runner-up, 20sovs; two dogs 'at 6sovs each; "four dogs at 4sovs each; and seven dogs at 2aovs each. , First Round. \ Messrs R. H. and J. W. Price's r d Mathermachree (by Faugh-a-Ballagh— Puzzle) beat '• Mr R. Greenslade's blk d Tartan (by Kilty— s Kioto). - ! Mr J. Mitchell's f b Jessie's Dream (by ; Megaphone — Queen, of Diamonds) beat Mr A. Brown's r -w d Boosevelt (by President— The Witch). Mr W. Raines's x A Cross Lake (by Cross Bow— Brazen Girl) beat Mr P. M'Callion'a i brd b Sylvanite (by Lord of the Isles— ; Nellie Stewart). Mrs A. Artken's brd d Keighery's Gift (by ' Andy Flanagan— A'oe of Diamonds) beat Mr J. Penman's brd w d Poseidon (by Waterloo — Portergaff Lill. Mr H. Smith's f b Golden Days (by Better ' Days— Princess May) beat Mr H. Ford's blk ; d Royalist (by"Ehama — Gipsy Girl). j Mrs A. Aitken's f d Scottish Chief (by I Duke M'Pherson — Ace of Diamonds) beat Mr | A. Reekie's r d Feahabaht (by Faugh-a- | Ballagh— Myoti). ! Mr J. .Ward's blk d Goldspur (by Abel . Carrier— Romp) beat Mr F. Kilmartin's blk d Poler Star (by Abel Carrier— Bright Star). Mt R. French's f d Harbour Light (by Danger " Signal — Sweet Nell) bea* Messrs Prebble Bros.' f d Blonde (by Better Days — Brunette). Mr J. Penman's brd w d Silverstream (by Waterloo— Portergaff Lill) beat Mr P Her- ! berts blk w b Diffident (by Braddon's BlotQueen Bee). Mr W. Gentleman's blk . d Awapuni (by Spawhill— Minto) beat Mr G. Wbittingham's r -w b Thoughtful (by Faugli-«-BaflagTi — Puzzle). _Mr H. M'Artney's blk 3. Wolfe's Schnapps (by Gold Link— Fanny Parnell) beat Mr W. Millier's r d Diamond Aurunv (by Gold Linb —^cc of Diamonds). Mr-W. Tayk)r's,r d Darlinghurst (by Kilmainham — Fairy Tale) beat Mr J. Collina's brd d Fontenoy (by Waterloo — Jess). Mr J. Murphy's r d Prevention (by Safe Cure — Runaway Girl) beat Mr S. Johnston's bid b FloTftdora (by Lord Roberts— Lots of Brandy). Mr R. Greenslade's blk b Sweet Ale (by Breealong — Bracelet) be»t Mr M. Quirk's blk d Reform (by King Diek — Nav»jos). Mr W. Raines's r b Lady Fairfield (by Bxaddon's Blot— Nap) beat Messrs Price's brd w d Call Boy (by Lord of th« IslesBallet Girl). Mr F. Carter's blk w b Erin's Pride (by Domino — Britannia) beat -Mr W. Millier's f d Better Nights (by Better Days — Princess May). Messrs Macdonald and Marks's blk b Blot Sheet (by Braddon's Blot— Nap) beat Mr C. Hay's f d Queensbury (by Lieutenant Bill — Erin). Mr W. Stewart's r b Index (by Ilex— lrene) beat Messrs Price Bros.' r a Faugh-a-Ballaglx (by Ilex — Frisky Lass). -Mr H. WhitelaVs blk d Braddon's Luck (by Breddon's Blot— Polonaise) beat Mr S. Johnston's t b Lady Sockburn (by Sockburn — Lady's Chain). Mr A. Cursey's blk b Reel (by Rory o' ] More—Pibroch) beat Messrs Prebble Bros ' f d Jim Forward (by "Better Days — Brunette) Messrs Price Bros.' blk w d Gold Band (by Gold Link— Fanny Parnell) beat Messrs Macdon-ald and MarWs brcl <1 St. Patrick (by St." Michael— Lady Lilian). 3ir G. Whittingham's r d Kilroy (by Glenroy— Jess) beat Mr J. Penman's, jun. brd) w b : Watermark (by Waterloo— Portergaff Lill). | Mr H. Goodman's r b Nine of Diamonds (by Duke M'Pherson — Aoe of Diamonds) beat Mr W. Drew (ns) r w d Lady Molly (by Black Star — Doctoress). Mr R. Muir's r d The Whisperer (by Kilmainbam—Telltale) beat Mr A. Brown's blk b Wilful Witch (by President— The Witch). Mr R. Muir's blk w d Salvator (by Santiago — Nell Gwymy^ beat Mr R. Grecnslade's

blk w & Continuance (by Majestic — Sweetbriar). Mr L. Dunwoodie's bid w d Rose Water (by Snow Water — Simplex) beat Mr R. Greenr slade's blk b Wakeful (by Black Watch— Shy Molly). Mr R. JfLauchlan's brd d-The Yoke (by ■dements — Mattock) beat Messrs Schauer and Fitzgerald's brd di Lord Clements' (byi ; Clements — Matlock). I Mr F. Carter's f d Bugle Call (by Major Booth — Songbird II) beat Mr_H. Kinnimon's f b Te Rangipai (by Better Days — House Girl). j Mr A. Roberta's brd w d KoyaJ Colours (by Happy Boy — Britannia) an accidental bye. i Messrs Schauer and Fitzgerald's r d Royal j Artillery (by Danger Signal — Hilda Maxim) an accidental bye. j Mathermachree drew out for an eightlengths' lead, and, driving to cover, practically beat his opponent pointless. There was not much in the run-up between Jessie's Dream and Roosevelt, and after working the game winning honours rested ■with tie former, when the game escaped. JDros3 Lake raced away from Sylvanite, and killed from the first turn. Keighery's Gift led Poseidon by four lengths and outI worked him on the game until the puss gained cover. Golden Days led Royalist i by five lengths, arid, after doing nearly all the work "" in a brief course, wound up with a kill. Scottish Chief raced away from Feahabaht and had all the best of the bout. Royal Artillery killed in an accidental "bye, obtained through St. Patrick's Day not coming to the slips. Goldspur and Polar Star failed to locate their quarry -when . first slipped. _ The farmer then led by close on three/lengths and had the winning margin in his favour when the game escaped. Harbour Light began badly from the slip, but raced past Blonde and beat him pointlessly in a brief course. Diffident lost three or four lengths ' through getting: unsighted at the slip, out ■ closely disputed matters with Silverstream i when she joined in the work. The latter had the flag in his favour at the finish. I Awapuni led Thoughtful by six lengths, ' and was principally responsible for the work which drove to cover. „. Wolfe's Schnapps led Diamond Aurum, but slipped up at the turn, and in a brief course the latter put him well out by a kill which left the score in favour of the former. Darlinghurst led Fontenoy by half a, dozen lengths and beat the latter throughout a short bout. Prevention raced away [ from Floradora, and wound up with a kill. I Sweet Ale had an easy win over Reform, { but the latter appeared to pet unsighted lin the run-up. Call Boy and Lady 'Fairfield ran a no-oourse, after both became unsighted from the slip. Lady Fairfield afterwards led and beat Call Boy handsomely. Erin's Pride led and killed from Better Nights. Blot Sheet had a fairly j comfortable margin over Queensbury in I their bout. Index beat Faugh-a-Ballagh !on a good hare. Braddon's Luck led i Lady Sockburn by three lengths, and after working the latter came in for a kill. Reel and" Jim Forward cannoned in the run-up, and the laitter lost a dozen lengths, but when he did -get in the former beat him on the game. Gold Band beat St. Patrick easily on a weak hare. Kilroy led Water-ma-rk by- over a. length and killed off the first drive. Nine of Diamonds raced away from Lady Molly and wound up a brief course by killing a bad hare. Salvator beat ! Continuance after a fairly/ close go bei tween the pair. The Whisperer led and outworked Wilful Witch at every stage of ! the bout. Rosewater raced away from ! and beat Wakeful easily. A good go took > place between Lord Clements and The ! Yoke. They were close together at the turn, which, viewed from the stand, appealed to be in favour of the former. A 1 good smavt interchange took place, and , after Lord Clements killed in & pool of ' water the flag was hoisted in favour of his i opponent. Te Rangipai killed in a nocourse, which took place through Bugle Call getting unsighted. Bugle Call afterwards led and killed off a straight drive to which he showed the way to the game, i The first round on to-day's caTd is timed to etart at 12.30. , j second" day. j I The Dunedin Plumpton Coursing Club resumed its final meeting of th© season on | ! Saturday afternoon at Forbury Park in , , splendid weather, and as the afternoon advanced a fairly good attendance mustered on the "lawn and in the stand. The plumpton had become perfectly drr. and during the afternoon some really fine gaJlopirur hares were liberated, the percentage of kills being small. Mr T. Kett again officiated j with the judge's flasks, and grave his deca- , i eions promptly. Mr A. Aitken held the .leach, and invariably sent his dogs away on equal terms. The following are the results: — DUNEDIN CHALLENGE STAKE. Winner £50 and silver tea and coffeo service value £45; runner-up. £20; two dogs, at £& each ; four, at SA each ; and seven, at £2 each. i Second Round. Mathermachree beat Royal Colours. Cross Lake beat Jessie's Dream. Golden Days beat Keighery's Gift. • Scottish Chief beat Royal Artillery. G-oldspur beat Harbour Light. Silverstirean* beat Awapuni. Darlinghurst beat Wolfe's Schnapps. Sweet Ale beat Prevention. Erin's Pride beat Lady Fairfield. Blot Sheet beat Index Reel beat Braddon's Luck. Gold Band beat Kilroy. .. Nine o'Diamonds beat The Whisperer. Salvator beat Roee Water. Bugle Call beat Tbe Yoke. i Matheimaehree led up Royal Colours by four lengths, was responsible for most of the work, which terminated with a kill near the escapes. Cross Lake led Jessie's Dream a couple of lengths, and after turning a couple of times, Jessie's Dream came in for -j a kill. In a good race up Gc-lden Days drew I out from Keighery's Gift by a couple of : lengths, and killing off in a straight drive, beat the favourite pointlessly. Scottish Chief led by about three lengths and turned twice before the game got away. Royal Artillery fell when neaT the escapes. Goldspur led Harbour Light by three lengths, ! and aftar turning practically maintained' nossession until the game escaped. Silverstream led Awapuni by about three lengths, and did practically all the work which drove puss to cover. Wolfe's Schnapps led by about a. l-engtk, irxxk lost possession to DaxKnghurst. who worked the game before it was driven to oover, getting the flag in his j favour. Sweet Ale led Prevention by about I four lengths, and had the best of the exchanges that took place and drove to cover Erin's Pride led by over four lengths, and had a margin in her favour when puss got away, although Lady Faarfield was not bad on the game after the first turn Blot Sheet led by three lengths, and pi-aciicaliy beat Index pointless. Reel drew out from Bradi don's Luck, &nd drove straight to cover. ( Gold Band led Kilioy a s oo <i ' loux lengths, ,

■ and kept possession until he killed. Kine o' Diamonds led The Whisperer by a good four lengths, and kept possiession in the work which drove to cover. Salvator led Rose Water a good tihiree . lengths, and turned twice before puss escaped. Bugle Call led The Tok« by three or four lengths, and after turning twice drove to The Yoke, who killed. Third Round. - Mathftrmackree beat Cross Lake. Scottish Chief beat Gold-en Days. ■ I Silveretreain beat G-oldspur. i ' Darlinghuret beat Sweet Ale. , Eirin's Pride be&t Blot Sheet. | Gtfid Band beat Reel. Nine-o' Diamonds beat Salvator. Bugle Call a .bye. Mathermachree direw out from Cross I/ak« at the finish of a good! run up, and -was responsible for the work that drove to cover. Scottish Chief led Golden Days, and appeared to kill off a straight drive. Silversfcream led Goldspur by a little over a length and practically had possession in' all the work that drove to cover. Da-rlingtraxst led Sweet Ale a good two leflgths, and beat her poin-tless. Erin's Pride led " Blot Sheet by about three lengths, and only allowed th» latter to get in off her work. Etui's Pride winning handsomely. Gold Band led Reel by a good four lengths, and kept possession till he drove to cover. Nine o' Diamonds led Salvator by a good two lengths, but the latter was closely disputing in the w«rk which ensued, and which finally left the score in favour of Nine o' Diamonds when puss got a-way. Bugle Call ran a bye. SUPPLEMENTARY STAKE, Of 16 dogs ®t £1 Is each. Winner £8; xunner-up, £4; two dogs, at 30s each. First Round. Te Rangi Pai beat Better Nights. Diffident beat Fontenoy. Jim Forward beat Poisedon. Royalist beat Awapuni. Watermark beat Continuance. Diamond Aurum beat Rose Water. Br addon' s Luck beat The Whisperer. Wilful Witch beat Jessie's Dream. Te Rangi Pai drew out in an interesting run up, and after working fairly well Better Nights cam© in for a kill. Diffident led Fontenoy by close on four lengths, and after turning came in for a clever kill. Poisedon and Jim Forward were slipped to a nocoarse through failing to get on the gam*. On the dogs being sent Sack to the slips Jim Forward led Poisedon by about four lengths, and won on speed, a good galloping hare getting away without being worked. Royalist led up Awa-puni, and after taking a couple of turns out of the game killed, beating Awapuni handsomely. Watermark led Continuance, and ddd most of the work which drove to cover. Diamond Aurum led Rose Water and turned. Rose Water nan wide, and coming back concluded with a cross kill. Braddon's Luck led The WihispeneT by over two lengths, 'and beat him on the game till he drove to cover. Wilful Witch drew out at the finish of the run up with Jessie's Dream, and beat her in the work that ensued up to the time the liaxe escaped. THIRD DAY. The last meeting of the season of the Dunedin- Pluinpton Coursing Club was concluded at Forbury Park on Monday, the rain holding off until the close of the afternoon. Th© Plumpton was in perfect order, and some of the courses proved exceptionally interesting. Mr J. Kett again acted as judge, Mr A. Aitken was slipper, and Mr Geo. Lethaby proved a most attentive and obliging press steward. The following is the result of the day's sport: — DUNEDIN CHALLENGE STAKES. Fourth Bound. Scottish Chief beat Mat3ierm«.cLiree. Silv-erstream beat Darlinghuxst. Gold Band beat Erin's' Pride. Bugle Call beat Nine o' Diamonds. Scottish Chief led Mathermachree by about four lengths and did most of the work that ensued up to the time the hare escaped. Silverstream led up DarlinghuTst by a length, after which the dogs were both close on the game, which finally got away. Gold Band 1 Jed up Erin's Pride, which was favourite-, I by three lengths, and had decidedly the • ibest of the course up to the time puss got • to th* escapes. This is the fourth tim« j these two dogs have met each other, and each has had two wins. Bugle Call reached the hare a length in front of Nine o' Diamonds, and won handsomely, the hare escaping. - Fifth Round Silverstreain beat Scottish Chief. Gold Band beat Bugle Call. ! Final. Mr J. Penman, jun.'s, brd w d Silverstream, by Waterloo— Portergaff Lill, beat Messrs R H. and J. W. Price's blk w d Gold Band, by Gold Link— Fanny Parnell. In the fifth round Scottish Chief led up Silverstr-eani by about a length, but after that ran wide and allowed the latter to do nearly all the work that drove puss to cover. , Gold Band led Bugle Call in a good run up by a length, turned, and worked the game till it escaped. In the final Gold Band, who had wrenched his right forefoot in his last course, lecj Silveratreans to « good hare by about a length, but was unlucky enough to fall twice in rapid succession. A long course ensued, which terminated in GclH Band driving to cover, the flag being hoisted in favour of Silv-erstream. who, from a spectator's point of view, did not appeaT to score a very decisive victory. The points awarded were: Gold Band, S for a lead, then 2, after which Silverstream scored) 6. and a collision resulted in both dogs falling, Gold Band get- , ting tli c worst of it. Silversfcream bad 4 points placed to his credit after the fall, which was followed by another through the dogs colliding, Gold Band again coming off second best Gold Band then wrenched to cover j SUPPLEMENTARY STAKES. ' Second Round. , Diffident beat T6T 6 Rani Pai. Jim Forward beat Eoyalist. Diamond Aurum beat Watermark. Braddon's Luck beat Wilful Witch. Diffident led up He Rangi Pai by about a length, and turned, and pretty well kept possession till near the escapes, where Te Rangi Pai drove to cover. Royalist led up, Jim Forward apparently getting unsighted. After this Jun Forward snowed to tie best advantage, and -wound up with a. kill in the ditch. • Watermark led up, and killed o5 st atraiglix clrwe, l>iatiioiicl A.-un*m running unsighted. The judge signalled a nocourse On the course being run off Diamond Aurum again ran unsighted on being slipped, but raced past for the turn, and beat Watermark pointless, the hare escaping Braddon's Luck led up in a long course, and beat the baie when near the escapes Wilful Witch tool> little or no part m the actual work the hare escaping. Third Round. Jim Forward beat Diffident ' { Braddon's Luck biat Diamond Auru»S.

Final. Messrs Prebble Bros.' f d Jim Forward, by Better Days — Brunette., beat Mar H. Whitelaw's blk d Braddon's I/uck, by Braddon's 810t — Polonaise. In the third round Jim Forward led Diffident by about three th* latter falling in the work which ensued, and leaving Jim Forward to drive to cover. Braddon's Luck led Diamond Aurum up to -the game by a good length, and had the score in his favour when puss escaped. Braddon's Luck was first to the hare in the final with Jim Forward by a length. After this Jim Forward cam* in, and did most of the work which ended in the ganie escaping. The course was regarded as an ■undiecidied one, and on the dogs being again liberated Jim Forward led up by about alength, and afterwards did most of the work up to the time puss escaped. RECOVERY STAKE. Winner, M 10s; rumner-up, £2. First Round. Reel beat The Whisperer. Salvator beat Golden Days. Blot Sheet beat Fontenoy. Setter Nights a bye. Reel led up Tbe Whisperer by a good two lengths, turned, and drove t<p cover, beating The WhiapereT handsomely." Golden Days led up Satoator by a couple of lengths, 1 but after this S»lvator got in and had a n«anrow margin in his favour when Golden Days killed. Blot Sheet led up Fontenoy in » long course, which was decidedly in her favour when the hare escaped. Better Nights ran a bye. Second Round. Reel beat Salvator. Better Nights beat Blot Sheet. Final. Mr W. Mi-llieT's f d Better Nights, by Better Days — Princess May, beat Mx A. Cursey's blk b Reel, by Rory O'Mbre— Pibroch. In the second round Heel was first to the hare by » good length, turned, and was pretty well in possession throughout tie ' course, which she terminated with a kill, beating Salvator rather badly. It was » neck-and-neek race to the hare between Blot Sheet and Better Ndght-s, but the latter shot out when close on the game and killed off a straight drive. In the final Better Nights appeared to r\m Tin sighted at the outset, but xeacb-ed the game first in » good run up, and a-t the end of the exchanges with Reel had the score in his favour.