OAMARU COURSING MEETING.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1671, 28 June 1879, Page 2

OAMARU COURSING MEETING.

OAMARU, Juno 27. The contest for the Waterloo Cup was resumed this mornieg, with the following results : Second Ties. , Hock beat Kip Balmoral beat Crack Shot Hinemoa beat Mechanic Leo beat St. Albans Verbena heat Papanui Kathleen beat Russian Emperor Waterloo Purse. First Pound (continued). Butterfly beat Nelly (drawn) Magic ran a bye First Tie?, Gill Gill beat Ledgerkeeper Gyp beat Gazelle Rupert 2nd beat Lufra Bruce beat Hamlet Cumelia beat Juliet Gipsy beat Mr-gic Butterfly ran a bye Waterloo Plate, for dogs beaten in first ties for the Cup. Frolic against Onego Bel'e against Honeymoon Flora Temple against Tam O’Shantcr Bonnie Carlisle against Shylock Referee against Cleophila Brigadier against Nora. We met this morning at Totara station, bu owing to the frost wore detained fully one hour the stewards deciding to commence certainly before the ground was fit for coursing, but the stewards at this meeting have a peculiar way of doing business. Not only do they order dogs into the slips with the ground like flint, but they also alter the position of dogs upon the card, or in other words break up the clay, as was the case with Russian Emperor to-day. Ho should have met Morning Star, and Kathleen should have had a bye, but owing to her having had an accident she could not come forward. Then they (the stewards) decided to deprive Kathleen of her natural bye, and place her to run with Russian Emperor. Such a thing has never before been done in coursing, and when the stewards of the loading meetiug ignore the stand ng rules of coursing, what can bo expected at minor meetings in the colony ? Mr Lloyd had a nasty fall from his horse, but did not appear to be much the worse. In the second tics for the Cap, Hock, after two nndecid"ds, just managed to boat Kip. Balmoral and Crackshot had a tremendous long course, a great part of which was not seen by the judge, owing to a fence preventing him following. Had he seen the whole course his verdict would no doubt have been reversed. Hioemoa, after ano go with Mechanic, led him up to the hare. The clever little black slut once gaining possession, Mechanic had no more chance. Loo easily disposed of t>t. Albans. Verbena and Papanui were slipped upon a hill side. Papanui led up and took first turn, but got unsighted among some Scotch thistles and could not again recover hor.Tost ground. I fully expect to hear of Papanui again, as she is a real clover greyhound. Russian Emperor showed pace over Kathleen, but took to his old game of looking on. allowing the slut to run up a score, which he was fast reducing whan he killed it. In the first ties for the Purse, Gill Gill very cleverly disposed of the much over-rated dog Ledgerkeeper. Gyp left Gazelle easily in the roar. Rupert ran a splendid game course with. Lufra, which ho won well Bruco and Hamlet were a very good match, when they were lost from view, Bruce gaining the verdict. (Tameli.% led and outworked Juliet in a good course. Gipsy left Magic and had the course all her own way. Both Magic and Mechanic have gone off greatly since last season, Magic more especially. All the local dogs are now out of tho Cup. The despised clog Hock has so far proved himself a real good dog, with plenty of pace. I still fancy that Hinemoa will win the Cup for Mr Cavorhill, The Purse I fancy will go to Christchurch with Gill Gill, and I should not be surprised to see Tam o’ Sbauter land the Plate,