COURSING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2764, 2 August 1883, Page 3

COURSING.

fOUm CANTRRBORY OOUBSING CLUB'B MEETING. The South Canterbury Coursing Club round up their 1883 tea«on yesterday by a wo-slake meeting on tlie Pareora estate, near It. Andrcwi, and k mira pleasant and successul meeting it would be impossible to conceive, fhere was not a very large attendnee, not more than forty, all t>ld, but the briy had enjoyment enough for two hundred, "he day was a delightful one, bright and ;enisl, th» courting wa% unusually good and ras completed eirly, everyone was content vith the results, or at least could find no fault rith the judging, and therefore tho meeting ras enjoyed to tho full. Mr O. R. Wiee ifficia'ed ne Judge, Mr A. Dalgleish, of )amsru l as 81ipper, Mr B. Hibbard, junr., 8 Slip and Flag Steward, and Messrs Htcpherson, Laurie, and Wyllie at Ground Itewardr, and thoe officers performed heir dutiea most satisfactorily. Tho courting vas as good us bat boen Boon in this >r nny neighboring district, the hares leing very a'rong and tho paddocks large inough to adord a long cour#o without a >ro»k. They were alio plentiful enough, only wo paddocks being run over during tho day. rhe first paddock tried, about a mile and i half from the railway elation, bad been jrepared for tho occasion, by stopping he few gaps and tbe runs in the t'onces, and he trials of the morning were very complete, larei and dogs boing both run down, io to ipeak, scren or eight bares being killed off the 'eel. In the afternoon in the second paddock, :ourses wero also long, and gave every opportunity for the best dog to come ,o the fore, but the hares saved their ires more frequently by getting brougb fences. There was not a single flukey or miatisfactory course throughout the day, and .hose of the spectator*, interested or other' wite, who had been through the season, •epeatedly averred that this was the best Jay 'a coursing they had seen this season, while the open country, the constant movo nent, and the freedom of the meeting, made it a very much more pleasant affair than auj formal "Plumpton" meeting could possiblj be. For the first of the two ovents on the card the St. Leger Stakes, there were ton entries but one of these dii not turn up and the dog drawn against tho defaulter of course ran a byo. This wji Mr Laurie's St. Andrew, and it is worthy ol note as an unusual circumstance that thit dog was left in the final round with 1 ut contesting a course, running one accidental and ons natural bye, and then becoming runner-up on being beaten in th.i final round. All the courses in this stake were first-rate, but th<> result might have been different if Miis King, who won the course well io the first round, had not got away with her cover on and hunted a bare down on her own account. This gava her such a " grueller " that she had no chance when her turn came again. Tbe winner of the St. Leger, Mr Dulgteiah't Bathful Maid, is a very pretty little black and whito slut, and she has « very creditable record, having won fourteen courses in public, and lott none. For the seoond event there were nine entries, all turning up. The running of the several rounds of this event, were, us usual, alternated with those of tho first on the card, and the same general remarks apply to both. Tbo winner turned up in a very pretty little white and fawn slut, Queen, belonging to Mr Oonolly, of Geraldine, and the runner-up and the third dog in Mr DalglcUh's Solway and Rockwood, tho latter being withdrawn in favor of tho other in the final round. Mr Conolly sent down his slut iu chargi of a youngster, who was given a speoial cheer at the close of the meeting. The events wero completed early in the afternoon, and tho party separated before the evening chill set in, having enjoyed a oapital daj'o sport. The judging of Mr Wise was highly spoken of, and the management of every department left nothing to be desired. Mr Brown, of the Masonio Hotel, St. Andrews, provided an excellent lunoheon on the ground, — a very much better spread than is usually seen at such meetings, while private hampers were not wanting. After tbe meeting a number of the attendants accepted the hospitality of Mr Maopherson, tbe managar of the estate, and wound up at the homestead in a most enjoyable manner, a ruott enjoyable day. The following is the order of running : — St. Legbb Stakes j winner, £10 10s ; runner op, £7 7s | third dog, £3 3s. Mr Cague's f d Grasshopper, beat Mr Boss' fw d van Dieman . Mr Dtlgleish's f w d Bonnie Briar, beat Mr Laurie's bdl w d Spring

Mr Dolgleish's b vr b Bashful Maid bra' - Mr Prinze's btll A Bonnie Charlie Mr Kina'a rirb Mi?a King beat Mr Hurt's r d Moxry Lender Mr Laurie's f d St. Andrew ran a bye. I Seeon.-l Round. , Gra»»iiopper beat Bonnie, Briar i Hathful Maid bent Miss King St. Andrew ran a bye. Final Round. I Mr Cbruk's Gr.imhopper was withd-awn, and Mr Dalgleiih'* Bashful Maid boat Mr Laurie's St. Andrew, and won tho stake. St. Anubkws Cup; winner, £14 and cup ! pr,(9nU'd by Mr Brown, Mssonic Hotel, St. Andrews ; runn-r-up, £9 ; third dug, £'5. Mr Meiklo's (n») Bell Lorimer be«t Mr Haekett'e r w b British Queen Mr Conoily's w f b Queen beat Mr King's bdl w b Jowi»h Maid Mr Lsurio's (ns) f w b Fly beat Mr Turnbull'* (ns) t H Star Mr IMuleish'* r d Rockwood best M Stewart's (n») f b Minerva Mr Daln'cish'n b<)l >1 So'wuy ran a bje. Second Round. Queen heit Bell Lorimer Solway beat Fly Rockwood ran a bye. Final Round. Mr Dalglcish's Rockwood w>« withdrawn, ard Mr Oonolly'i w and f b Queen bent Mr Dulgleisli's bdl'd Sohvay, add win tho stake