Coursing Notes.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 303, 14 May 1896, Page 7

Coursing Notes.

[by

SLIP.]

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A.C.H., Napier.—Yes; you must register the pup before three months old if you wish to run it in the Puppy Stakes. The National Coursing Club Rule No, 6 reads:— “Every litter of greyhounds must be registered in the hooks of the National Coursing Club of New Zealand before the puppies are three months old, or they will not he allowed to run in any sapling or puppy stakes.” It will be necessary now for you to register your pnp with any of the coursing clubs affiliated to the National Club, Dunedin. The Hawke’s Bay Club would take the registration, or you can forward particulars and two shillings and sixpence to Mr H. H. Hayr, secretary of the Auckland Club, who will attend to the registration.

This week we give a picture of Fabulous Fortune, the winner of the English Waterloo Cup, and another picture of Mr Bladon and his famous bitch “ Bloomer,” winner of the Dunedin Challenge Stakes, and of Mr Martin Taylor’s bitch Lizzie Godfrey runner up for the same stake.

Mr J. W. Russell, landlord of the Occidental Hotel, Vulcan Lane, has presented a very handsome silver cup to the Auckland Coursing Club, which is to be given to the winner of the Challenge Stakes, at the June Meeting. The cup is on view in Mr Williamson’s, tobacconist, shop window. The drawing in connection with the Auckland Coursing Club’s meeting, to be decided on Wednesday, 13th and Saturday, 16th, took place at the Occidental Hotel, on Monday night. Some life was infused into the betting, and some fairly brisk speculation took place after the draw. For the New Lynn Maiden Stakes Ginger was made favourite, while Discard was the principal selection for the Avondale Cup, although Doro 8., Stormfiend, and See Saw were accord-'- 1 support The weather does not look altogether m»x«— o

the first day’s coursing, and it is to be hoped that it will be more favourable on Saturday.

A Supplementary Stakes will be added to Saturday’s Avondale programme for all dogs beaten in the first and second round of the Maiden. Entries close this (Thursday) evening.

AUCKLAND COURSING CLUB MAY MEETING, 13th and 16th.

First Draw.

Avondale Cup, for an unlimited number of all-aged dogs at £2 10s each. —Dora B. meets Discard, Linwood meets White Hind, Wisdom meets Raspberry, Newport meets Stormfiend, Tim Doolan meets Sequah, See-Saw meets Guy Fawkes. New Lynn Maiden Stakes, for an unlimited number of all-aged dogs at £1 10 each. Open to dogs that have not won any advertised money. — Lady Guy meets Best Bower, Starlight meets Cupid’s Dart, Game Boy meets Port Bow, Robin Hood meets Bangle, Tradesman meets Rita, Captain Webster meets Ajax, Snow Flake meets Sir Roto, Lady Mack meets Speed King, J.F.

meets Laura, Monawai meets Queenie, Romp meets Gilga, The Wanderer meets Errand Boy, Bessie meets Blue Girl, Trilby meets the Vicar, Sir Thomas meets Black Jack, Ginger meets Keiler, Three Star meets Reliance. Wednesday, 13th April. Weather wet. Attendance about 300. Results— New Lynn Maiden Stakes. First Round. —Lady Guy beat Best Bower, Starlight beat Cupid’s Dart, Game Boy beat Port Bow, Bangle beat Robin Hood, Rita beat Tradesman, Ajax beat Captain Webster, Sir Roto beat Snowflake, Lady Mack beat Speed King, Laura beat J.F., Queenie beat Monowai, Romp beat Gilga, The Wanderer beat Errand Boy, Blue Girl beat Bessie, The Vicar beat Trilby, Sir Thomas beat Black Jack, Ginger beat Keiller, Reliance beat Three Star. Second Round.—Lady Guy beat Starlight, Bangle beat Game Boy, Ajax beat Rita, Lady Mack beat Sir Roto, Queenie beat Laura, Wanderer beat Romp, Blue Girl beat The Vicar, Sir Thomas beat Ginger, Reliance ran a bye. Avondale Cup. First Round.—Dora B. beat Discard, White Hind beat Linwood, Wisdom beat Raspberry, Stormfiend beat Newport, Tim Doolan beat Sequah, Guy Fawkes beat See-Saw.