AUCKLAND COURSING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 319, 3 September 1896, Page 9

AUCKLAND COURSING.

Saturday’s coursing brought the Auckland 1896 coursing season to a close. The weather was fine, and the attendance numbered about 500. Great interest was manifested in the Shylock—-Luck’s All course, but it ended in a one-sided contest, Shylock winning all the way. Luck’s All did not show the same dash as when he was here last, and prevented the £6OO to £2OO wager coming off against Mr W. Profitt. There were two courses during the afterno >n that the public did not agree with the judge. The hares were in great nick on Saturday, and only one was killed. The following are the concluding courses, the first round of the Collar and Recovery Stakes having appeared in our last issue: — Champion Collar. Winner, £25 and Silver Collar ; runner-up, £6 10s, and two dogs at £3 each. SECOND ROUND. Luck’s All beat Black Feather Linwood beat Wisdom Shylock beat Cupid’s Dart The Fiend beat Keiller THIRD ROUND. Shylock beat Luck’s All Linwood beat The Fiend FINAL. Mr J. W. Russell’s brdl and wh d Shylock, by Padlock—Spruce, beat Mr W. Cavanagh’s wh and f d Linwood, by Australian Peer —Fly, and won the stake. Recovery Stakes, winner £22 ; runner-up, £7; two dogs at £2 10s each ; four dogs at £1 10s each. .... second round. Monowai beat Blue Girl Daisy Bell 11. beat The Native Lottery beat Starlight 111. Sequah beat Errand Boy Sir Mack beat Firefly Romp beat Grace Darling Kissing Cup beat Snowflake 11. Snowdonia 11. beat The Soukar third round. Monowai beat Daisy Belle Sequah beat Lottery Romp beat, Sir Mack Snowdonia 11. beat Kissing Clip ' FOURTH ROUND. Sequah beat Monowai Romp beat Snowdonia 11. FINAL. Mr M. Freeny’s brdl and wh d Sequah, by Whip—Busy Bee,, beat Mr J. W. Russell’s blk and wh b Romp, by Sir Robert—Rangapai, and won the stake.

The Prince of Wales won the Andover Stakes at Carlisle on July’ Bth, with the well named Safety Pin, a three-year-old by Surefoot from Pinbasket. lam always pleased to hear of an aptly-named horse winning a race, and Safety Pin is a gem in the nomenclature line' Why cannot our New Zealand owners displav some originality in naming their horses ? One at Marton is named Gipsy Prince. This is the name held by the brother to Gipsy King. Some of the horses engaged in the. Caulfield and Melbourne Cups had a run at the V.A.T.C. meeting at Caulfield on the 15th ult. In the Victorian Club Handican, of one mile. Excel (7.11, by Albury son of Yaftendon) beat Marusa (8.10) by half a head in Imin 45sec Devon, Culzean, and Lord Richmond were amongst the number that started. It is said that Marusa got bumped coming round the turn. However, it is claimed that the brother to Malvolio is not near ready in his preparation, and if that is so a 1.45 gallop for a mile nearly t/wo months before the two cups is irideed very useful. In the Caulfield Cup Marusa is handicapped at 8.3, and Excel has 6.12, or thirteen pounds less to.carry than he had in the race under notice. At the Fame meeting Larrikin (12.8, Jack Cameron) won the steeplechase. so that his Caulfield Grand Nat’onal was no fluke;