COURSING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18408, 15 June 1925, Page 14

COURSING.

SOME GOOD SPORT. I Despite the wintry conditions prevailing, th© Christckurch Coureing Club bold a successful meeting on the Sookburn enolosure on Saturday afternoon. 'There werb good' entiies in each of the two events decided, snd some good ooursing was witnessed. The cold weather, however, made the hares stiff and thera wore mora than the usual number o* hills. A now airangqment which worked successfully was the use of a. high tripod for the judge's eeat, thus giving, him a moro <»av mantling ■view «f eaoh course. The Merivale Maiden Stakes we're won, by Mr E. E. Topp's dog, Our Duster, who won in the final course .from Mr J. Fox's Mith. The Canterbury All Ag«d Open Stakes went to Mr B. Hartley's Better Luck, With Mr J. McMillan's Awake as runner-tip. Better Luck coursed well,. although she was suffering' from a- eprained fore leg. She has » great turn,of speed and is an adept at turning the bare to

her own advantage. In the K(*4«B| Waterloo last y«ar she ■should bo heard of again 'this Jw^^fflH Detailed results are:— *"**ifilßi MERIVALE MAIDEN STAX||l|| First round—Our Duster beat';H«i|||H§S nal; WicMow Lass best Agnus beat Flying- Feathers; 1 -ft&imE bsat Lucky, Millie; Mith beat Mh bion *,, Black Comet, a bye. • ~ 4g^^^B Second laund—Our Duster Lass; Lady Agnus beat Jokn t IHl|f|f»| best Black Comet. - -„." i: ;^sj|B| Thiid round—Our Duster *wtf||l|{ Agmiß; Mitt, a bye, '33faH Final—Our Duster best Mith. ■ '^Jf||§| CANTERBURY ACL AGEDi,:(^P STAKES. 7rWm Tirst round—King GeorgeChief; Wido Awake, beat Maori AcHim of Tricks beat Gem; Erin's <mgiffl Feather Your iNeat; Better Anotber Coon; Happy Millie bawroSHl Grant; Prince Pirate, a Itye. " J 1 Second round—Wide Awake bsatjjflM George; Box~ of Tricks beat Eria'pSffi Happy Millie beat Prince KratailMl 'Luck, % bye. '^lfflffi Third Tound—Wide Awcka bea»yj»MH Tricks; Better Luok beat Hapny kHJi ' Final—Better Luck beat Wie>\^f«H| Mr J. Jonkinion officiated ii'iMiMi