COURSING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3557, 2 May 1901, Page 3

COURSING.

THE MEETING AT OAMARU. Per Press Association. OAMARU, May 1. The coursing season was opened at the North Otago Plumpton to-day, when 60 dogs competed for the Challenge Stakes. The day was fine, and the coursing was good, although the hares had suffered a considerable diminution in numbers. °The following were the results : CHALLENGE STAKES; first dog, £100; runner-up, £3O; two dogs, £9 each; four dogs, £5 each; eight dogs, £3 Mr Bulleid's St. Conon, beat Mr Smith's Mabs; Mr Dalgleish's Hero Again, beat Air Lees' Wild Fire; Mr Gardiner's Ponsonby, beat Mr Williams' Flo; Mr Bulleid's Secrecy, beat Mr Myers' Shy Lizzie ; Mr Barry's May Queen, beat Mr Pringle's Chieftainess; Mr Glennie's Khaki Lass, beat Mr Wise's Pedosolida; Mr Christie's Multiform, beat Mr Myers' Field Rose; Mr Lees' Botherem, beat Mr Lethaby's Faster Yet; Mr Weedon's Roxana, beat Mr Dalgliesh's Flintlock; Mr Smith's Renown, beat Mr Weedon's Rowena; Mr Fitzsimmon's Persimmon, beat Mr Bulleid s Dingo; Mr Lopdell's Princess May, beat Mr Christie's Starshot; Mr Little s Holly, beat Mr Cleary's Emperor; Mr Buttemore's Hector Mac Donald, beat Mr French's Philistine; Mr Cameron's Frisky Lass, beat Mr Woods' Clean Sweep ; Mr Black's Pibroch, a bye, Mr Glew's St. Clement's being drawn; Mr Leslie's Tommy Atkins, beat Mr Wise's Charming May; Mr Kennedy's Mafeking, a bye; Messrs, Smart and Hastie's Mattie Collet, beat Mr Whelan's Spieler; Mr Harris' Blank Boy, beat Mr Price's Bluegown;Mr Lees' Mizpah, beat Mr Whelan's Smoke; Mr Glew's Lord Roberts, beat Mr Hewson's Wild Flower ; Mr McAuliffe's Bonnie Shamrock, beat Mr Black's Wild Harp; Mr Buttemore's Rory O'More, beat Mr Smith's Lady; Mr Wise's Synditikon-, beat Mr Rodgers' Smoker; Mr Taylor's Austfal, beat Mr Lisdale's Nenthorne 11-; Mr Wise's Shamrock, beat Mr Barry s Gedric •, Mr Cleary's Advance, beat Mr Harrax s Hawkdun; Mr Buttemore's Black Tracker, beat Mr Pringle's Duntroon ; Mr Jenkins- Lads, beat Mr Woods' Prima Donna. Only the first round was completed; coursing being resumed to-morrow at midday*. (From our Special Correspondent.) . There was a good attendance and beautiful -weather. Some splendid contests were witnessed. The escapes answered well. Only the first round was run to-day. All the Timaru dogs were and showed splendid form, Mr McAuliffe s and Mr McKenna's beating their opponents almost pointless. To-morrow Mr McAuliffe's dog meets Lord Roberts, Mr McKenna's Ilex, and Mr Fitzsimmons' Princess May. ..