COURSING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13908, 20 May 1909, Page 2

COURSING.

TIM.VKC MAY MEETING. President—Mr T.. MeWhirtor; Secretary. .Mr./. 11. i'odgois: Hon. .Judge, Air l. Kelt; lion. Slipper,. Mr .1. .\l. Kairhairn. If to deserve success is hotter even tluin t-o achieve it. tin- South Canterluiry Coursing C'luh may ho said to have n-viui'd the bott.-r part, hut the regrettable tact has to he recorded that- with them the coursing business ha* ncViT run in a manner calculated to place the clul) on a .sound working ha>is. The promoters of the sport have (lone their level host, and no fault can be tairly charged against tiiein. but for n.t.iie leason or other they have not been supported in the way tnat it anticipated they would !).• by ti.e sporting section of the community: ci.ur.sing in an enclosure has not taken on in South Canterbury, and this being so . it would not i>e. surprising if the club decided to discontinue its efforts to provide attractive coursing meetings. A particularly hard stroke of ill luck betel the club this year in the loss about three, weeks ago, of between <>() and til) hares representing a cash value of iiliout £'-". some person or persons having let the hares out of their endosecf home at the plunipton. -Nothing daunted, more hares were obtained, but it is stated that since Sunday last about 15 of these have mysteriously disappeared, and the result was that there was an insufficiency of hares for the meeting which opened on the Washdyko Plunipton yesterday. There was enough for the opening day, but not enough left lor to-day and the result is that the events which were partly decided yesterday will have to l>e concluded at Oamani to-morrow. The weather did not promise well for the sport yesterday, but the rain held off, and the bite that was in the air was all in favour of keen going on the part of the dogs. The first round of the Maiden Stake, for which liberal prize money aggregating £52 was ottered, and for which there wore 46 entries, was got off, and the first and second rounds of the Open Stake were also got off, some very good work being put in by the dogs. All the officials did their best to ensure success and Mr J. H. Rodgers supplied a very acceptable afternoon tea. The following are results: — MAIDEN STAKE; First dog £25, second £lO, third £5, three dogs £2, , six dogs £l. First Round. Mr T). Harrington's f d Victory ran a bve. Mr J. Campbell's r d Jenny Lind beat Mr W. J. Shearman's Gala Day. Mr A. Mitir's blk and w d Salvator beat Mr G. G. Todd's blk and w d Kentish Fire. Mr J. Smith's r d Joie .beat Mr E. Bowler's f d Warlock. Messrs Ilighet and Mitchelson's blk and w b Flving Show ran a bye. Mr S. Mumford's, blk and w d Merry Bess beat Mr J. Marsh's f d Fern Mark. Mr S. Mumford's Nomination ran a bve.

* Mr W. Bain's blk and w d Waitapu beat Mr A. "Waterman's blk and v b Tlio Scepr>'e. . Mr A. Johnson's.blk and w b Princess Ena beat Mr H. Goodall's blk d Trojan. , Miss J. Riddle's brd b Tui beat Mr F C. Hacks r d Maori Chief. Mr J. -Marsh's blk d Tracker ran a bve. Mr \Y. Connolly's blk b Keepsake beat Mr G. Keriiiek's blk and w b Blue Ribbon. Mr F. C. Hack's r b Joy Bell beat Messrs K. and J. Smith's blk b Abel Lass. Mr C. Pearce's r d Convict beat .Mrs A.RenmVs r and w b Lady Mizpah. Mr A. Muir's blk d Contender beat Mr J. Riddle's blk and w d Blue Moon. Mr A. Willis' f d Merman beat Messrs E. and J. Smith's blk d Abel Lad. , „. Mr W. Smart's blk and -w d \\ar" Trail beat -Mr G. G. Todd's brd d Pas Seul. , - r Mr D. Dunn's blk b Little Mary beat Mr L. H. Sutcliife's f d .Submarine. Mr F. Brown's blk and w b Black Xile beat Mr G. Brand's f d Scotland. Mr S. Johnson's blk and w d Royal Carrier beat Mr \Y. Ford's Wailiao ur \V. Bain's f d Friskies Last beat Mr G. "Wilkinson's w b Pure Silver. Mr J. Fitzsimnion's blk and w b Fern Leaf beat Mr L. V. Or bell's blk » rair Main. . . Mr G. Webb's blk 1> Victoria Cross ran a bye. Bong Hong was withdrawn in the jrst course. , Jenny Land showed a good turn oi speed and leading straigno up to the hare caught and Killed ic straight out. Salvator ;ud Kentish Fire ran a tiptop course, balvator was first to take a turn out of the quarry, aud thereafter he did most of the work though Kentish Fire also showed good form. Salvator finally killed and was awarded the course. . - Warlock and Joie were sent in pursuit of a strong hare, but both ran wide and lost sight of her. Joie picked uo the hare aud worked her a little "but she escaped and the judge's verdict was "no course."Alter a spell the pair was loosed to another hare and again -leither of the dogs could siMit it. The third time was more successful. Both dogs put in some effective work, taking a wrench and turn alternately, and finally killing. The course was awarded to Joie. Flving Snow and Black Streak had accidental byes and they were sent after a fleet-footed hare which headed straight for the escapes and homed after a couple of turns had been taken out of her. Merry Bess and Fern Mark ran a short course. The 'former led, did most of the work, and was awarded the palm. A kill resulted just outside the home boundary Waitapu :.nd The Sceptic were sent after a hare which could not make the pace at all, aud she quickly lost the number of her mess, honours falling to Waitapu Princess Ena and Trojan had a merry run,, but Trojan ran wide at "the start and victory went to Princess Kna. Tui and Maori Chief made very .short work of their hare, snapping her up and killing together, before she had got half way to the escapes. Maori Chief showed an awkward style of running and went to Tui. The course was run over again, when Tui was again the Victor, though in the opinion of a good many, Maori Chief should have- been declared an easy winner. Tracker ran a bye. Amy Bock with whom he was to have run, not putting in !•»! aP"e:iranee.

Blue "Ribbon and Keepsake prave a splendid exhibition. They had a strong iind very tricky hare which led her imrMiors all over the Plnmpt'm. Hltie Hihlmn led up in Hue stvle. and eonrsed puss well :-t the st:>H. hut after a time she tired mid then Ke«"iake u'itli plenty »>i" •t.ivinir ""wer. did nil the work. The hare c""M rot lw pent home and the dues <-<-iil'' not catch her so the course was finallv stonned by catching the docs when the white flap; indicated a victorv for Tveepsake. ."toy Pell find -\h«l Lass h n A a short spin and killed their hare. The former

led .up 'in ' fine style showing a . good J. turn of speed, anil lie was also ■ better in turning than his opponent and was given the course. Convict and Lady Mizpah ran. a good course, honours being for aitinie pretty evenly' divided, b..,th- dogs, working well. Finally the hare .was.,killed and tho contest-went .to Convict. In the go between 'Blue Moon- and Contondr-r the-latter led up, took-live turns out of. the hare, then killed it, and was 'awarded the victory. Merman easily heat Abel Lad, the former showing superior speed, cleverness in turning, and having his ncso on the hare practically all tlie time. War Trail and Pas Soul ran a short course killing their hare after taking one turn out of her. War Trail was given the course. ]n the course between Submarine and Little M;:ry, the former worked i'i a verv ciin-ni"' wav. watching for the quarry while the other dog hunted it. The result was a win for Little Marv. Scotland and Black Nile were liberated after a strong hare which• led them a fast and tricky chase. Both .dogs worked well but puss escaped, and on points, Black Nile scored. Royal Carrier and Waihao Chief had a hard course and eventually killed jn.st outside the escapes the honours being annexed by Royal Carrier. Pure Silver and Friskies Last had a brief spin. The former had never been out of slips before and Was hardly up to the form shown by her opponent. Fern Leaf and Fair Main had a short course hut one which .gave scope for some clever work in which Fern Leaf showed to greatest advantage, and was awarded the victory. OPEN STAKE; First dog. £B, run-ner-up £5, third £3. . First Round. Mr A. Rennie's blk d Awapuni beat Mr E. Cameron's f b Clarionet. Mr 0. Wise's r d Jovial heat Mr V. Fox's f and w 1> Faro. • Mr G. G. Todd's Screw Gun beat Mr J. Ward's blk and w d Gohlspur. Messrs Irving and Marsh's brd d Lord Clements heat Mr G. G. Todd's f d Admiration. Mr L. Donohue's f d Tho Yoke beat Mr W. Ford's blk d Royalist. Awapuni and Clarionet had a short, but interesting course. Clarionet led up and turned, and then Awapuni pot to work in earnest and scored heavily, »«»iiig more clever at the turn than Clarionet. Awapuni killed and •die verdict was given in his favour. The go between Jovial and Faro was a very fast one. The little bitch Faro put in excellent work in the early stages of the course, but she did not keep it up, and honours went to Jovial. Screw Gun and Goldspur went in verv hot pursuit of their hare and af-. ter" twisting and turning her about for a time or two (they killed, the verdict going to Screw Gun. The course between Admiration and Lord Clements was a fairly even one, out the decision of the judge was in favour of the latter. „-,,,'' Rovalist and The Yoke killed the hare "of which they wenfin chase, Ihe Yoke scoring most of the points. .Second Round.

Awapuni beat Jovial. Lord Clements beat Screw Gun,

The Yoke a bye. Awapuni and Jovial ran a good course. Awapuni led up m great stvle and took the first turn, after. which Jovial scored several half points for wrenches, but finally when puss was run to earth the red flag gave the verdict to the Timaru dog. * short and straight run took place in the course between Screw Gun and Lord Clements. The latter killed as soon as he got on terms with the. hare, aiid was awarded the course.

TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS. ' The committee held a meeting last nifitit. iit> winch Mr isumpter, secietary uTtlie Oamaru. Coursing Club, and to the Coursing Association, was present, ana lie mane a generous otter for winch ho was cordially thanked on behalt oi the Oamaru Club. This was that the Timaru Club could go to Oamaru to-. dav and use the Oamaru Humptpn and the hares which are there to complete the Maiden Stake, as the liniaru Club had not a sufficient number ot hares left. The oiler was accepted "ratefullv Mid the Maiden; Stake will be continued at Oamaru to-day and completed to-morrow. The Open Stake for which the Timaru Club has a sufficient number of hares left will ho decided on the Washdyko Plumpton at 9 o'clock this morning.