COURSING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3963, 21 June 1887, Page 3

COURSING.

« SOUTH CANTERBURY CLUB. What was called by courtesy the Jubilee Carnival meeting of this Club took place on the Levels Estate yesterday, and was, so far as sport was concerned, a very fair success. The! early morning broke raw and wet, but a change came over before mid-day, and tho day was on the whole a fine one. The stakes did not fill so well as usual, the majority of Mr Mahoney's dogs being m Napier just now, and the St. Andrew's contingent holding m reserve for the Jubilee Cup meeting to-morrow. To many it was a mutter of regret that the meetings clashed, the argument used being that it would have been better to have held one good meeting than two six or eight-dog stake ones. Yesterday the Club members and others left town m Mr Jabez Lukey's drag, and arrived at the trysting ground between 9 and 10 a.m., no time being lost m getting the first dogs intheslips. Hares were not numerous and it took till after 4 p.m. to run the stakes off. The scarcity of fur wa3 due to the wet weather, which swamped all tho favourite level-lying camping places. The hares coursed ran very gamely, but few of the trials call for special mention here. The judging was left to a keen lover of sport, who always rides close at hand, and whose decisions are received with the greatest confidence. Mr Connolly, of Geraldine, handled the slip 3, and did capital work all day ; while Mr Lukey as flag steward au lion, secretary, and Mr Stratford a3 t..p steward, greatly help to make the meeting a success. The beating was thorough, and m this connection great praise is due to MrT. Clark, who did yeoman service from morn till eve. At the conclusion of the day*3 outing hearty cheers were given for Mr C. N. Orbell, the courteoua manager of the estate, for his kindness m allowing the paddocka to be coursed over. Details : — All Aged Stakes ; winner, £4 ; runnerup, £2 ; two dogs £1 each. Mr Gunn's (ns) f d Scotsman, by Totara ll.— Swift, beat Mr T. R. Jones' b w d Kauri, by Musket — Flora. MrDow'sb b Ebony, by Duke — Queen, beat Mr Lukey'3 (n3) b d Springheel, by Why Not— Minnie. Mr J. Power's (ns) w d Sorrel, by Three Springs— Quick, beat Mr Rosa 1 bdl b Minnie, by Hill— Fly. Mr Mahoney's (ns) b d Paaha, by Glasgow Collie — Miss McKenzie, beat Mr Lukey's b d Blackwood, by Dying Poet-Nell. 11. Scotsman beat Ebony. Sorrel beat Pasha. 111. Mr Gunn's (ns) f d Scotsman, by Totara II. — Swift, beat Mr Power's (ns) w d Sorrel, by Three Springs — Quick, and won the stake. Puss rose on the face of a terrace, and on getting into the open made best time for a plantation near, Scotsman having the best of the run up. Kauri followed mto the trees, and Scotsman ran close to the fence until the hare turning let him m, and on it at once taking to the open Kauri could not stay. Ebony proved much too good for Springheel, and working closely almoat beat him pointless. In a very good trial Sorrel worked too cleverly for Minnie, who had only got a couple of points on her tally, when the white dog killed and won before his companion could equalise matters. After a short undecided Pasha and Blackwood again met, the former proving far too warm a member for Blackwood to compete against. Second Round. — Owing to having a long run with cover on, due to getting away accidentally, Ebony ran rather unkindly with Scotsman. The latter had much the best of the lead up, and Ebony only got m for a couple of turns, wheu Scotsman got selfish possession to tho end. From a short slip Sorrel was quickest to got to work, and had wrenched and turned before Paaha got mat all. Exchanges followed and Pasha killed too quickly to allow of Sorrel's early score being rubbed out. Deciding Round. — To the surprise of many who thought the final would be most exciting Scotsman romped over Sorrel. The rather plain son of Totara 11., had put m three pegs before Sorrel commenced to show his quality, and then, though Scotsman ran exceptionally wide on the turns, Sorrel could not live with him. The trial showed Scotsman to be a really fast dog and pretty clever worker, but ho is just a little bit given to m and out running. Puppr Stakes; winner, £3; runner up, £2 ; third dog, £1. Mr Dow's f d Jubilee, by Street Amb — Queen o' Scots, beat Mr Power's b d Selby, by Three Springs— Blue Bell. Mr Wederell'a f b Impulse, by Chester — Fly, beat Mr Mahoney's (ns) w r d Marco Polo, by Three Springs — British Queen. Mr Stratford's (ns) b and w d Hard Times, by Cloud— Blue Bell, beat Mr Ross' (ns) f b Firefly, by Spring— Cora. 11. Impulse beat Jubiloo Hard Timos, a bye. 111. Mr Stratford's b w d Hard Times, beat Mr Wederell'a f b Impulse, and won the stake. Jubilee easily beat Selby over a very long trial, m which tho fawn had it all his own way. Impulse led Marco Polo, and the latter running wide, let the St. Andrew's dog get securely placed and a rather trying trial resulted m him winning. Hard Times proved much too fleet for Firefly, and the hare was too good for both dogs, (jetting to cover very comfortably after allowing Hard Times to beat his companion rather easily. Second Round. — From a very good slip Impnlse led Jubilee, but on going along a gully Jubilee got m and turned, but Impulse came again and kept possession to tho end. Jubilee came back very lame,

the ball of the off hind foot being very severely lacerated. Hard Times ran a clipping bye with an untried pup. Deciding Round.— Tho final was a very flukey trial. After an undecided, and travelling miles of country, a hare was put out of a plantation, and Hard Times just led up and turned, placing Impulse, when puss squatted among the trees, and the flag went up for the son of Cloud — Blue Bell. The winner behaved consistently throughout, and m time should develope into a regular clinker.