COURSING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VIII, Issue 413, 23 June 1898, Page 11

COURSING.

[By

Dicken.]

At the Hawke’s Bay Coursing Club’s gathering which takes place next Saturday and Monday, ■ the old style of judging will be dispensed with. Mr Ward, who has so ably filled the position of slipper at several meetings, will, upon thia • ■ occasion, perform the duties of judge from an. elevated stand. Mr A. Morrison has '-’fi selected as slipper. '

show that the New South Cup Meeting, which was held ’ 10, and 11, was a pronounced success, may be regarded as booming again. 54e officials worked well, but, of course, it would be impossible for a coursing meeting to pass off without a growl, for someone is sure to be found who knows more than the judge, slipper, and stewards. Mr R. T. Ball, M-P-, was again judge, i' this being the fifth Waterloo Cup that he has £;) judged. The hares are said to have run well, but as very nearly half of those coursed on the first day were killed, it is evident that the Avondale hares could be safely matched against those of Rooty Hill for cleverness and pace. The final m of the Waterloo Cup was won by Mr Yates’ f b , Hazel Girl, by Trafalgar—Hoopla, the runner-up being Mr Sam Bladon’s blk and w d Douglas, by Loyalist—Bezant. An excellent hare had been reserved for this course. Hazel Girl (on the red collar) and Black Douglas (on the white) were delivered on very even terms. To a good long slip, they raced almost locked together until they almost reached the hare, which favored the dog by ’.bearing up the hill. Consequently he reached her about a length in advance and took the first turn. Still holding possession, he took another turn, when Hazel Girl cut in and scored a couple . ' of points, placing the hare to the dog, who got another turn. Some very even work followed, first one and then the other exchanging point for point right up to the covers, and had the hare \ escaped it would have been hard to say which had won ; but the bare, instead of going to cover doubled back and made straight down the hill, followed closely by Hazel Girl, who put in some good work. Black Donglas would now and then get in and score a point, but the bitch would not be denied possession, and did most of the work in a long run right back to the slipper, where the hare ran into the fence, and was killed by Hazel Girl, who won with four points to spare. Both dogs were pretty well knocked up when the course ended. Both the winner and runner-up owe to dogs belonging to Mr Percy ~ Lamb’s kennels.. The winner is by Trafalgar, ’ who was by Livingstone, one of the best dogs the Rooty Hill squire ever possessed, while Douglas is;by Loyalist, another great dog and favorite of Mr Lamb. lam not quite sure, but I think that Loyalist and Livingstone are closely related. Sam Bladon, the trainer of the runner up, is a veteran who has lived more than the allotted three score years. He has handled many Waterloo winners, and won last year at Orange. For years he had charge of Mr Percy Lamb’s kennels, and was the mentor of Livingstone and Loyalist. The’Waterloo Purse was won by Mr J. W. Wilcox’s Pretender (Spoitsman—Rosalind), who beat Mr Sam Bladon’s Rogan, by Clement’s Tonic —Bezant. The veteran had bad luck to get so close to two such good stakes without winning outright. The Waterloo Plate was won by The Wasp, by Hedley—Queenie, the runner-up being Blythewood, by Livingstone—Bliss. The Wasp was running in the nomination of Mr Harry Dawson, a thoroughly good sport, but I fancy the bitch , : belongs to that enthusiast, Mr James Weir, for . whom in the past she has won a hatful of money. Well he deserves it, for no one has done more to keep the sport alive in New S»uth Wales than the genial George Street butcher. We ought to have a few like him here. If some of our sports could see how he can take a defeat as well as a i victory, then they might profit with the result that the pursuit of the sport would be more < pleasant. We are now fast approaching the June meet- • ing of the Auckland Club, which is fixed for Wednesday, June 29, ond Saturday, July 2. The programme consists of the New Lynn Maiden Stakes, for an unlimited number of allaged dogs . that have not won any advertised . money, and the Avondale Cup, for an unlimited ; number of all-aged dogs. Nominations may be lodged up to Monday night next by 8 p.m. •.' - . ■