COURSING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 844, 10 May 1906, Page 6

COURSING.

(By

“The Judge.”)

The following nominations have been received in connection with the North New Zealand Coursing Club’s meeting, to take place at Auckland on June 16 and 23:—Maiden Stake: Mr. C. Hannigan, two nominations; Mr. W. Gurneck (Huntly), one; Mr. W. C. Griffiths two; Mr. G. Mills, two; Mr. J. Smith, one; Mr. A. Higgins, two; Mr. W. Parker one; Mr. E. Jones (Papakura), one; Mr. S. Barnes, one; Mr. F. Wyatt (Netherton), one; Mr. J. Collingwood, two; Mr. S. Bright (Panmure), one; Mr. J. Coulson, one; Mr. H. Brierly, one; Mr. T. Buckland, one; Mr. A. Gordon, one; Mr. B. Lynch, one; Mr. A. J. Searle (Hamilton), two; Mr. A. Wood, one; Mr. A. Goddard, one; Mr. J Witheridge, one; Mr. T. Bassett, one; Mr. J. Elliot, one; Mr. E. Crawford, one; Mr. F. Pearse (Thames), one; Mr. J. W. Edgar, one; Mr. T. Coughlan, one; Mr. (Frankton), two; Mr. J. Riddlemore, six; Mr. W. T. Tilsley (Thames), one; Messrs. TapBros., two. This makes a very satisfactory list, and augurs well for the success of the inaugural meeting at Otahuhu.

Mr. Witheridge has leased from Mr. McCredie a beautifully-bred black bitch, which claims close relationship to the New South Wales Derby and Oaks winners, Bulwark and Balmy Breeze.

The dates for holding the North New Zealand Coursing Club’s opening meeting have been changed to June 16 and 23, the reason of this being that otherwise it would have clashed with the Auckland Racing Club’s winter fixture.

The Canterbury Coursing Club will bring off its next gathering on May 31 and June 2. A Maiden Stake and the Sockburn Cup will be the chief events.

Among the many coursing clubs formed during the present season, one of the newest is the Wairau Coursing Club, with its headquarters at Blenheim. At its first annual meeting the following officers were elected: —Patrons, the Hon. C. H. Mills, Messrs. G. P. Richardson, G. Watts, Joseph Redwood; president, Mr. S. M. Neville; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Quane, C. G. Teschmaker, W. Pollard, Weld, R. McCallum, Captain Falconer; committee, Messrs. J. K. Vail, C. P. Nash. A. Hammond, T. O’Leary, S. Tapp, sen., W. Draper, L. Griffiths, J. Penny, R. McCallum; secretary, T. Howell; treasurer, Mr. A. Wiffen; auditors, Messrs. E. F. Healy and Harold Mills.

The Wairarapa Coursing Club will hold a meeting on May 16, 17 and 18.

A coursing meeting at Martinborough takes place to-day and tomorrow.

The veteran Rooty Hill courser, Mr. S. Bladon, has won both the New South Wales Derby and Oaks, pulling off the two classic events with the aid of Bulwark and Balmy Breeze. These two came from the same litter, and were got by the Leopold dog Braddon’s Blot from that good bitch Bloomee, by Goldsmith —Bloomer. The Woodstock Stakes at the same meeting was won by Le Blot, a daughter of Braddon’s Blot and La Carabine, which, by the way, put out Mr. Bladon’s Braggadocio in the second ties.

Concerning the meeting, “Amesbury,” of the “Sydney Referee,” says: The result of the running was a veritable triumph for Mr. Bladon, who won both Derby and Oaks, and but for his crack, Braggadocio, being sore, would piobably have scored “the treble.” It is really remarkable that with the first mating of Braddon’s Blot and Bloomer’s daughter Bloomee, Mr. Bladon should get a Braggadocio and a Best Blend, whilst at the second mating the progeny srould include such puppies as Bulwark, Balmy Breeze and Bold Prince. After the Kensington Encourage Stakes the general opinion was that Bold Prince was the fastest —in fact, the pick—of Mr. Bladon’s puppies; but, personally, I favoured Bulwark. Mr. Bladon may still be the only one to know which of his dog puppies is the better, but, at any rate. Bulwark was last week, despite that Bold Prince was the better favourite. Both are fine-looking dogs, with great pace and stamina, and the further the winner went in the stake the better he ran, his exhibition in the decider being a veritable eye-opener.