COURSING

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15033, 2 September 1922, Page 17 (Supplement)

COURSING

(By “Slipper.”)

The Hamilton Club is looking forward to getting another meeting-off before the close of the season. Local coursing men will welcome another try-out with their charges before finally placing them out of commission. 'File club has been unfortunate with its hares this season, several havingescaped from the enclosure through misadventure. When they have to be brought from Canterbury, hares prove costly enough lo land them here without suffering such a direct Loss as these mishaps occasion. Tlie local owners who were present at tlie Waterloo meeting at Forbury last week report that they were royally treated by tiie Dunedin lcasiirnen, and in every way thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the South, on tlie closing day the going at the Forbury enclosure was fairly heavy, but tlie arrangements in every other department were ideal, and the meeting generally was a highly pleasurable one. The success of Mr J. Hannan, with his dog, Pretty Mickey, in Hie principal event decided in Dominion coursrig circles, tiie Waterloo, was everywhere popularly received. Tr.e Matiere (King Country) owner has been associated with the sport in this country for many years, and has had much to do towards placing it on the pedestal it is to-day. Mr Hannan is well known to loaslimen in these parts, where tie has attended all tiie prominent meetings conducted by the Hamilton Club. There is a further pleasing feature lo claim in connection with tlie win, in that Pretty Mickey was bred by Mr E. C. Moore, of Hamilton, and presented lo Mr Hannan as a puppy. The Waterloo winner lias been slipped Lo I He quarry here on several occasions, and was a starter at tlie Australasian

Waterloo, which was decided at Rooty Hill in June last. The fawn son of Comedy Chief and Grand Opera did not appear at his best there, but lie won a stake later on before returning to New Zealand.

Circus Clown, the runner-up in this year’s Waterloo, is the property of iiiose well-known Blenheim sportsmen, Messrs Hughes arid Bennett. Circus Clown, a white and fawn dug by Court Joker —Creation, was a runner in the Australasian Waterloo decided here last year, when lie was well fancied by good judges, but eventually had the flag hoisted against him after showing good form. In the third round of the Waterloo Cup, at Dunedin, Pretty Mickey met Sea Prince. The former led to the hare and turned near the escapes, and the score remained In his favour, when the hare almost immediately afterwards made good its escape. Molly’s Own was well in front of Uramic when the hare was reached, and was prominent in tiie remainder of the work that drove to cover. Home Rule had slightly tile best of Queen Heather in a straight run lo the escapes. Long slips had become the order of the day, and Happy-go-Lucky beat Galling Gun in a straight course to the escapes. Gazelle led Ocean Queen, and after brief work, in which both took part, the hare gained cover. Lady Lou beat Paddy’s Verse on speed, and the score was in her favour when the hare escaped. Irish Twist and Jolly Time made a good run up to the game, and a fair amount of give-and-take work ensued, the •.balance remaining with Irish Twist when the hare escaped. Circus Clown ran a bve. ,

In the fourth round of the Cup Pretty Mickey led Molly’s Own by three lengths, and won on speed Home Rule and Happy-go-Lucky ran an undecided. On being put back into the slips, Happy-go-Lucky led by about five lengths, worked splendidly in a lengthy course, and beat Lady Lou practically pointless. Circus Clown led Irish Twist about five lciigths in a straight run to the escapes, and won on speed. In the semi-final of the Waterloo Cup Pretty Mickey and Happy-go-Lucky were first coupled. Pretty Mickey led Happy-go-Lucky a length and turned. Both dogs worked closely on the hare, which beat them to the escapes, the judge signalling a jio course. Gazelle and Circus Clown 'were well slipped, and the latter had a fair lead when the hare reached the escapes. In the no course between Pretty Mickey and Happy-go-Lucky the former led in a straight course to the escapes, the hare getting away. Pretty Mickey therefore won the course. In the final Circus Clown had slightly the advantage from the slips, and Pretty Mickey scored a go by, and ran up a lead of several lengths, chasing to cover., Foulden Field, the winner of the Waterloo Purse at Dunedin, is a red dog, owned by the Otago leashman. Mr A. Ronald. Foulden Field is by Norman Tuckfleld —Queen Bee. In the final with Still-a-I-lopc there was not very much between the pair. The course terminated in the hare making a rapid escape.

King Heaiher, from Mr Fraser Smith’s kennels, was the only one of tli e Waterloo dogs to run up to a prominent place. The Heather's champion representative went under in the final of the Waterloo Purse to tli e Wellington-owned N.Z. Cadet (Australian Cadet —Rebecca).The T c Kowhai representative, Irish Twist, got through to the fourth round’ of the Waterloo Cup, as also did the Frankton greyhound, Molly’s Own. Pretty Mickey and Circus Clown were the pair to run them out at that stage.