THE COURSING CLUB.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2126, 8 July 1907, Page 4

THE COURSING CLUB.

AN APPRECIATION OF THE Sl’OltT. AD AM'S GRE YllO U NDS. A correspondent signing himself “Merry Aiulru” remarks as follows regarding the ancient sport of coillsing: Losli mon, Air wis jist lookin ower v’r columns this morn in’, and 1 see a wlieon o' time sportin' billies hao jis'- started a coursing club. Od mon, it pits mo in mill’ o’ tiilld times, when a wheeu o’ us laddies wad lmo unco dailin’ ower. the llraes of lullocli wi twa guid grows chasin’ the pawky mawkins and jinkin’ tho gamekeeper. 1 line noticed this while back a guid sprinklin’ o’ grow dougs aboot, an' All wis jist flunkin' tao masol that there maun be some o' the iiuld breed about yet. A'o ken, sir (mebbo yo’ro Scots yorsol’), that tae see twa dougs i’ the slips, and the slipper liiugin ontil them like grim death tae give Bunny plenty o’ law, and Bunny jist watchin’ them and no fashin’ liersel’ ava, till they arc jist ontil her, and then whirr 1 she’s roon like a flip and cockin’ lier fur fu’ braw and lookin’ outowor lier sliouther as nnickle’s tao. say. “No this times chappies.” Od mon, it’s graun; an’ Ah’m jist as pleased as onytliing tao see tliao young Colonials fakin’sic lieed o’ ano o’ the auldest breed o’ doug that the warld e’er saw'. Ah’ve heard mild folks say (though Ah winna srtvear till't p’-ma ain personal knowledge) that Faitlier Adam had twa guid grows afore lie had ower nnicklo wnrk tae dao—jist for diversion for himsel’ and liis kimmer. AYlien warlc cam i’ the gate lie Uadna time tao train them so he jist handed them ower tae Esau (so Ah’m tell’t). However that may ho, tliey are a verra anld breed. Dinna we read i’ tho “Tales o’ tho Borders” where the Eouglas and Rorydall lia’ a unco difference about their dougs regarding the decision o’ the doug judge? Cornin’ back tae the present time o’ day tlie verra neist tinio Ah gang tae toon All’ll jist mak’ it nia business tae see Paddy Maher. .Ah’m gae well acqnant wi the chappie and All’ll list gie Paddy ina gouden guinea and jine the club. Maybe a wee taet Scots’ bluid will canny them a hittock.