COURSING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5583, 5 June 1896, Page 1

COURSING.

DUNEDIN, June 4. The June Plumpton coursing meeting was concluded to-day. The sport was good and the courses excited considerable interest. K«sults: — SPEIGHT STAKES, for twenty-four all-aged dogs at £2 eacli und a trophy presented by Messrs Speight nnfl Co. Winner £24, ruuner-np £12, one dog £6 aud two dogs £'3 each; total,£4B—Third round: Flying Jib beat Gipsy Grand, King Leur boat Waratab, Hazeldean beat Cavatina: Fourth Kound—Flying Jib heat King Lear, Hazeloean a bye. Final—Mr W. Butler's blk w h Hazeldean, by Dean Swift—Hazel, heat Messrs Leslie and Black's blk w h Flying Jib, hy Jack Tar—Sillwood, and won the stake. FOEB'JKY CUP, for fifteen all-aged dogs, at £2 ep.ch; winner £21 10s, runner-up £11, two dogs .SaiOsench; total £37105. Second Bound—Faster and Faster beat Kingdom, Deceit heat Christmas Kose, Duckwiug beat Nitrato King, Lcdgerkeeper beat Nigbtlock. Third,rouni —Faster and Faster heat Duckwmg, Deceit beat. Ledgerkeeper. '-. .' Final—Mr "W. Lethaby's rw d Faster and Faster, hy Deceiver —Yorkshire, and the same owner'sbrt w b Deceit, by Deceiver — Yorkshire Lass, divided the stake. DKKBY STAKES, for eleven aog3 under two years oil, at £2 each; winner £14, runner-up £6, bue dog £2, total £22—Second round: Lynn Kegis heat Wood's Hotel, Sealed Packet heat Torpedo, Game Lad heat Assesrai. Third round—Lynn Kegis beat Sealed Packet, Game Lad a bye. final—Mr J. W. Price's hd w d Lynn Regis, hy Rocket—Cora Lynn, heat Mr T. Liken'a r d Game Lad, hy Game Boy —Effie Deaus and won the stake. OAKS STAKBS, for five bitches under two years old afi £2, each winner £7, runner-up £3, total £10. Second round—Chapter beat Cora Lynn, Nightingale a bye. ■ Final—Mr B. Bolton's fw h Nightins:ale, by Black Pine—Chorister, beat Mr H. MVonnell's f w b Chapter, hy Index—Flo, and won the stake.