SOUTHLAND COURSING CLUB.

Southland Times, Issue 3419, 5 June 1879, Page 2

SOUTHLAND COURSING CLUB.

(by our special reporteb)V ~\ ' -'? The second meeting of tho above' clubj took place yesterday. The district selected^ was Flemingfcon, and punctually at the tinae,, .appo^ " Although the weather promised to Ibe firie,"the attendaricepvas hjit. meagre.jvyhieh. is much to b^ l^re&py.^- so^eigpo^di^pprt was witnessed. ; ~ ijn arrival "at me dcstina- - •tion't •Fleiniaaton.-.the - pafldocL.bn-the.lef !>_. hand side of the line was fiyst|riea,anayieiaed some good spor^p&ffiough the tussocks and. the swampy nature of the ground placed the dogs at a great di,sajly;a]QJ:age. It was nearly an hour b3fore^a3aS;CSyas started, fvyhen Kip;, aijd "Brijga|lier -w£re slipped V; but " the j hare^easily .escaped} and ho cpiirse was declared. On^this side; ; of the line <th§;.grpund was^^ry'BM^for coursing, being intei - sect;efcl with swaiiips and cpyered .with a^,thicj£. growth of ,iyi,s T: s6v&gr^s'J ! ' r^ hour 'intervened^ wHen^ anpther liare ; broke', cover; but the dogs', were, hot. slipped, as a swamp again-intervened. Semaphore and Ruf a&[ wer£; ffen^lipped/JaM'after'a long ancf exciting course' Ktifiis wascteplarecT the " : winner. :Iu ; j the -third cQurse^JDuphess of Linton and War Queen we're' the ' candidates;','■*'' The Puchess v< f soon" vproved - ; her : superiority, and after a good- course, the red flag declared her to. be the winner. j Kip_ and Brigadier nyere: iheii ■ putt in slips to i run off the undecidefl* .'bourse, and after . a -sharp • struggle <'Eip waf 1 Qeclared, .tlie'/ i winaer. The noxtco'ui'se, betwefeh-Te.'Kbdti'; and Austrian Briar, was undecided. The next course, between Fawn and Rosa Bonheur, was equally unsatisfactory. One of Mie'best courses ofi'the^meeting.then^ensued between' .^ldra'^Templ^'.-audi.jLUy." After a long ; and .exciting;,,^course, Ijily; cleverly; won. '^^^h^-'-'-^r'----^-^"'^-^:-' '"'About one" o'clock the running, offvof Te^Kbbti and Austrian-Briar took- fplace|C attdj? after a i g66d'' : c6urse Adstrian -Briar was,;. declared the .^vin'neri" The':cbur?es ; ihithetto had been run oft 'in the 'paddocks: on the, lef^liahd ; si^is; ,bf the line, ' whe'rej '_ iaiifchpugh , the i jiares.. were; plehtrful, 'the' swampy nature of the ground' rendQred it', difficult to course .them. ■> The.. homestead paddocks .were then tried-, and? !Fawn; ; and ; Eosaßohheur^again essayed their powers, • and after a good course^ Fawn proved to;be ■■ the- best ; dogl"' This ■ended 1 the All Aged Stakes,and the Tuppy" Stakes' were- then proceeded with. Nymph and Nora wei'e the first candidates for honors, and the course, after a long and exciting run, resulted in a victory for the latter: The second course, between Harmony and Bushman, was perhaps the best of the meeting, the hare proving a very knowing one, and the white dog working remarkably well. There was no kill, however, the hare escaping through a wire fence. The coursing afterwards was not rworthyj of ' particular Tnotice, "hares beginning 1 to get rather scarce, f and- the weather by no means pleasant. We must mention that although the attendance was so poor several ladies graced the proceedings with their presence; Mr Powell supplied the refreshments, and gave general satisfaction. v: ' v , v . Appended are the . results of the day's coursing : — All- Aged Stakes.. Bntrauce, £3 3s; winner, £20 ; runner up, £10. "Winner of two courses, £6. Mr Kingsland's w and r d Kip, Harem— Grlencoe beat Mr A. Tapper's, rd.T^rigadier, Bredalbane— Blackbird.; .... „. >r Mr J. B. Sutton's r d Rufus beat Mr H. Bentley's bk b Semaphore, Eocketer. Mi- C. and H. Howard's r and w b Duchess of Linton, • Solf erino--Rosa : beat Mr R. Powell's f b War Queen, St.; Valentine — Countess. r, .... . . ■..-..,:'.. Mr Hovyard's w.b Austrian Briar, Solf erino — Rosa beat Mr HayV r d Te Kboti, Rautin' Robin — Arabella Goddard. Mr J. B. Sutton's r b Fawn, Basstian's Dog — Fly beat Mr Z. Muu-ay's, .£ ; b Rosa Bonheur, Red Kail— Grips' j. Mr Wade's w and be b Lily, Sedan — Bagot's Fly beat Mr R. Powell's w and f b Flora Temple, Sedan — Bagot's Fly. , „ Puppy Stakes. Entrance, £3. 3s; winner, £20: runner up, £10. .Winter.- of , two courses, £6. Mr R. Powell's be b Nora, Woodcock, Flora - beat Mr.J. Murray's nsf b Nymph, Rufus — Fawn. • ■'...'• Mr C. and. H. Howard's w and bd b Harmony, Sedan — Happy Lass beat Mr H. Hawell's r and w d Bushman, Soldier — Tintoretto. • ' .; Mr J. B. Sutton's r d Referee, Rufus — Fawn beat Mr Kingsland's r d Crop, Harem — Glencoe. Mr J. B. Sutton's f d Ranger; ' Rufus— Fawn, beat Mr Hay's f b: Koromika, Rantin' Robin— Bessy Bedlam. Mr J. B. Sutton's Rattler, Rufus — Fawn beat Mr R. Blackham's bd and w b Flossy, Right Bower— Regalia. '■'■■' The first course after the undecided one in the Puppy Stakes will be between Kip and Rufus, Duchess of Linton against Fawn, and Austrian Briar against Lily.