COURSING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 440, 29 December 1898, Page 8

COURSING.

[By

Dicken.]

According to the latest American files coursing in America is still booming, and the recent importations from New Zealand are very highly spoken of. It is only a few months back that Mr J. W. Russell’s bought a couple of dogs for our Americans friends. These dogs were Hurricane, by Stormfiend—Dora 8., and a younger half brother by the New Zealand champion, Shylock. Both Stormfiend and Shylock are owned by Mr Russell, who will be gratified to note that Hurricane made such a favorable debut in the All-aged Stakes run at Morris Park in November. The dog could not have had time to be thoroughly

fit, but this is what the California TurfXwA to say about him :—“ The All-aged Stakes brought out some great trials, and the “dark dog” of the meeting, a New Zealander named Hurricane, whose appearance was spoken of with' warmth, justified in a great measure the interest taken in his first appearance in California. He is certainly a grand looking dog, red in color, with strong white markings around neck and legs. He is splenidly built, being about 62 or 631bs, and would be chosen by any coursing man from a hundred dogs as a most likely good p rformer. If anything he was a little bit heavy in flesh, but in the course of a week or two more he should be in perfect condition. He was made favorite over Forget-me-not in the first round at 4 to 1, and j< stifled it as he bad simply a runaway course of it, showing a great dash of speed, and of course won with many points to spare. There was some great coursing in this stake. Betting was fast and heavy, and the large crowd separated at the close of the first run down thoroughly satisfied with their day’s pleasure, and determined to see the finish .of the stakes on the morrow.” Concerning Hurricane’s performance on the second day the same paper remarks; —“Hurricane’s running in the secord ties on Sunday with Flush was a stinger which certainly came against him in the third lies, when he ran against the well-seasoned Thornhill. The trial was a great one, though, and this in turn helped to beat Thornhill when he met the fast young flyer, Royal Flush, in the semi-final.” Hurricane ran sufficiently far into the stake to entitle him to thirty dol ars. Subsequently Typhoon (Shylock—Dora Bj ran unsuccessfully in a Sapling Stakes. Turf remarks: —“ The New Zealand bred sapling, Typhoon, and Rock Island King’s sister, Miss Rabbit, were another pair that highly distinguished themselves, and are sure to be hrard of again.”