COURSING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2005, 28 July 1880, Page 2

COURSING.

CANTERBURY CLUB. The final meet of the season was held in Mr Minchin’s paddock, Sheffield (the same ground as last year) yesterday, the first slip being made at twelve. The morning was unpromising, but the weather cleared up, and a large number turned out to enjoy the sport, hares being exceedingly plentiful. For the Canterbury Cup there were twelve entries, and for the St. Reger seventeen —a favorable comparison in numbers with former years, all the winners of the season running. Mr O. W. Wise acted as judge, Mr J. Turner as slip, and Mr W. Q. Judge as flag steward. The slips were rather weak. For the Cup Young Ridley met Pauline, when the pair were slipped both dogs unsighted. A fresh hare getting up. Young Ridley had all the best of a long course. Miss Lucy and Little Queen ran a no-course. Kathleen led Rover from a long slip by two lengths, took first turn and placed the last named for a turn; Kathleen came again, and passing Rover, turned again to Rover, who took the hare out o£ sight winning the course. In the next slip, after five hares being started without a try, Skiddaw Lass led Sweep six lengths, took first and second turns, driving the hare towards the fence, which the former refused to take, allowing Sweep to finish the remainder of the course by himself, which he wound up by the first kill of the day. Miss Lucy and Little Queen next ran off their no-course, the latter having all the best of a very long run. The next was the grandest course of the day. Hermit meeting Hinemoa. The former led about twenty lengths, and took first two turn* before the latter slut got in, after which a fine course ensued, the Southland dog (Hermit) having the best of it, and ending with a kill. This dog possesses prodigious speed, but is wide in his turns. In a well run course Harmony beat Papanui pointless, finishing with a fine kill. The beaters had plenty of work among the cover, where however the kill* were mostly made. The following are the results of the day’s sport CANTSSBCET CUP. First round. Mr R. P. Hill’s Young Ridley heat Mr E. B. Hill’s Paulina Mr Thomson’s Little Queen beat Mr Simpson’s Miss Lucy Mr McConnell’s Sweep beat Mr Bonayne’s Skiddaw Lass Mr Howard’s Hermit boat Mr Thomson’s Hinemoa Mr Howard’s Harmony beat Papanui."