COURSING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8144, 19 May 1906, Page 5

COURSING.

THE WAIRARAPA CLUB. FINAL DAY The Wairarapa Coursing Club's* May meeting was concluded on the Mastertun Showgrounds yesterday. The weather was fine, and there wast a fair attendance of the public. The coursing was exceptionally good,, pspeoially in the Unils. There was only four "kills" during the During the meeting Mr W. Dowling acted as judgn, and Mr A. E. Miles as slipper, and both positions werefilled to the satisfaction of all concerned. Mr J. Cairns, the Club's Secretary, assisted by an energetic Committee, carried out the arrangements for the meeting in a creditable manner. The concluding results are as follow : WAIRARAPA CUP. First dog, £SO and 'trophy 1 presented by Mrs J. Troy; sec6nd dog. £ls: third dog, £7; and fourth. £3. Fourth Round. Derby Day beat Honesty., Lobelia beat Street Arab. Final Rohnd. Derby Day Beat Lobelia. Final Result. Mr W. H. Davies'.Derby Day ... 1 Mr M. Taylor's, Lobelia ... 2 Mr A. W. Davies'- Street Arab and Mr S. Pell's Honesty ... 3 MAIDEN STAKE. Fhurth Round. Stringy Bark beat Nine of Diamonds. Royalist beat Tutanekai. Bobtail a bye. Fifth Round. Stringy Bark beat Bobtail. Royalist a bye. Final Result. Mr A J. Weloh's Stringy Bark, andMr F. O'Uonnell's Koyalist 1 Mr J. Uiess'Bobtail ... 3 The owners of Stringy Bark and Royalist decided, instea 1 of running off for the final, to divide the stake. SUPPLEMENTARY STAKE. Second Round. Clarissa beat Release. Enchanter beat Laburnum. Crimson Rambler a bye. Third Round. Enchanter beat Crimson Rambler.' Clarissa u bye. Final Round. Enchanter beat Clarissa. Final ! Result. Mr W. H. Oberton's Enchanter 1 Mr H. O. Ramsden'o Clarissa 2 Mr A. E. Wilton's Crimson Rambler ... 3 SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY STAKE. (For beaten dogs in the Maiden and first Supplementary Stake). First Round. 'i Rosemary beat Cameronia Clorine beat Inspan. Country Girl beat Tutanekai. Pretty P'llly boat Maori Boy. Valley's Pride beat Grey Steel. Seoond Rotfnd. Rosemary beat Pretty Polly. Clorine beat Valley's Pride. Country Girl a bye. Third Round. Rosemary beat Countryf Girl. Clorine a bye. * Final Round. Rosemary beat Clorine., Final Result. Rosemary ... 1 Clorine ... 2 Country Girl ... 3 SMOKE CONCERT. '* jj' j A smoke concert was. held in th& evening in the Central Hotel. Mr M. C. O'Oonuell presided, and there were about 70 present. The Chairman presented Mr W. H. Davies with the cup, given by Mrs J. Troy, and won by his dogDerby Day. In making the .preI seutation he referred to the fact that this was the first club i'l the oolony that had been presented with a cup by a lady. Mr Davies suitably replied. ' The members of the Club presented Mr M. Taylor with a tobacco pouch. During the evening the following toasts were honoured: •—■' "The King,'' the Chairman; "Prize Winners," the Chairman; "Visitors," Mr F. Hill; "Kindred Clubs," Mr. Miller; "New Zealand Cnursiug Association," Mr Davies; "Wairarapa Coursing Club," Mr Pownall; "Donors of Trophies to the Club," Mr Hodgins; "Judges andSlfppers," Mr Taylor; "Press," Mr Jerome;; "The Host aud Hostess." Songs were sung by Messrs. Thompson, Fawcett, M. Taylor and Jerome.