COURSING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 108, 18 August 1892, Page 3

COURSING.

The Christchurch Plumpton Park Co.’s Waterloo Meeting concluded on the 10th inst., when the finals resulted thus: - Waterloo Stakes, for an unlimited number of all-aged dogs at 3gns. each ; first dog, /"bo; runner-up, £25 ; third

and fourth dogs, /7 10s. each. (Closed with 29 subs.). Mr. M. Taylor’s bd d Avonside, by Brewer—Deception, beat Mr. J. Cooper’s w b Tainui, by Aorangi—Snowflight, and won the stake. Supplementary Stakes; first prize, /'is; runner-up £5. Mr. T. Alexander’s f d Hop o’ My Thumb, by Horse Marine —Fugue, beat Mr. J. Reid’s bl w d East Lynne, by Smoker —Lady Lynne.

The Dunedin Plumpton Park’s Champion Meeting was to have commenced yesterday, and will be continued to-day and to-morrow. For the Champion Stakes for all-aged dogs at £5 each, with /io added, there are 16 entries. For the Maiden Stakes, for all-aged dogs at £2 each that have never won /s or over in one stake, the large entry of 82 was received, and for the Sapling Stakes of £z each there were 16 entries, therefore our Dunedin friends have every prospect of capital sport. The Melbourne Sporting Standard of August 2nd contains what purports to be a likeness of Mr. Martin Taylor, the . Christchurch coursing man amf his redoubtable bitch Bess Morley, but Mr. Taylor’s visage is hardly recognisable. Our contemporary says :— *• The majority of metropolitan coursers will, no doubt, remember Mr. Martin Taylor, of Christchurch, New Zealand, who paid a visit to Melbourne a couple of seasons ago with a string of greyhounds, included amongst which was Bridegroom 11., who ran up for the big stake at Moonee Valley, won by Faugh-a-Ballagh. Since that time Mr. Taylor has won many important events in New Zealand, but the best greyhound he ever owned is Bess Morley, the subject of the above illustration. 'Although only two years and nine months old, thebitch has won no less than 22 courses, and has never been led to the hare, or run an undecided. She has won five stakes one after another, which comprise —lB9l : Ladies’ Bracelet, at Dunedin, ' and New Zealand Cup, at Christchurch. 1892: Sockburn Cup, at Christchurch; May Cup at Dunedin, and Grand; National Cup, at vious to Bess Morley May Cup, at Dunedin, Mr. to match the bitch aga;ns.l in New Zealand,- but- her well known in that Colony, and consequently the challenge was never accepted. Bess Morley is by The Brewer—Deception, the former of whom is also the property of Mr. Taylor. The gentleman in question owns and trains a large number of greyhounds, which are kept at the Avonside kennels, Christchurch. The owner of Bess Morley is a native of Cumberland, England, and has been an ardent supporter of coursing from his boyhood. He is looked upon as one of the genuine lovers of the leash in New Zealand, and as such is worthy of every victory gained by the Avonside kennel. Mr. Taylor had fully made up his mind to visit Melbourne again this season, with some of the occupants of his kennel, but, owing to the discontinuance of coursing at Moonee Valley, he decided to remain way, Bessr Motley suf Uerred her first defeat in the fourth round of the Waterloo Stakes, at Christchurch, last week. She a very severe course with Heart of Grace in the third round, and on meeting Tainui (who subsequently ran up for the stake) she was beaten rather easily. Not only did she suffer defeat, but she was led to her game for the first time in her life.