COURSING.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2242, 9 June 1881, Page 3

COURSING.

CANTERBURY COURSING CLUB.

The second meeting of this club for ths season commenced on Wednesday, on Mr E. Chapman’s run, between Swannanoa and West Eyreton. The weather was all that could be wished, except that towards the close of the day it became somewhat oold. Part of the members of the Club 'proceeded to the ground from Kaiopoi and part from Bangiora, owing to a want of proper understanding oe to how they were to arrive on the ground and the position of the country to be coursed over, a&d in consequence it was quite 11.30 before the first pair of dogs were put in the slips. The officials were all present, and the manner in which the meeting was managed reflected every credit on all concerned. The country was a somewhat rough one, and owing to the long tussocks in parts, the dogs frequently unsighted, and the hares had every advantage. In spite of this, however, there were some capital runs, and, out of nine courses, only one hare managed to get away. The first ties in the Publicans’ Plate and the Maiden Puppy Stakes were concluded about 3.30 p.m., and as darkness drew on, after keeping Seafield and Bab, the first pair to run off the Publicans’ Plate in the slips for threequarters of an hour, it was decided to give up the sport for the night. The hares, in spite of repeated statements to the effect that they wore plentiful, were by no means so. The events run off were :

Publicans’ Plate, for an unlimited number of all-aged dogs, at £o 5s each, with piece of plate presented by the publicans of Christchurch. Closed with 10 subscribers. Winner, .£3O ; runner-up, .£ls : third dog, £5. Mr Cookson’s r d Seafield beat Mr Cookson’s ns bd b Prairie Bird

Eavenhill and Smith's r b Nikola Gate Bab) beat Mr Hole’s w f d Spring Mr Deacon’s be w d Talbot beat Mr E. B, Hill’s bd b Heroine

Mr Adkin’s r d Matchem beat Mr E. W. Boper’s r d Cracbshot Mr Butler's w d Van Diemen beat Mr Hill’s w f b Estelle (late Fly) The run between Seafield and Prairie Bird was very quick and easily decided, Nikoia and Spring were slipped to a very strong hare, and after a tough run, daring which they both went equally well, they each came to kill at the same time, and this course was ux< decided. In the next trial between them Bab had no doubt the best number of points, and took his pussy in grand style. Heroine and Talbot went away well for a time, but the latter, in the very long course, which wai decidedly the best of the day, caught np to his quarry in grand style. It would, how. ever, have proved perhaps detrimental to his winning of the next ties with Matchem that day had he been called on, for Talbot had no sooner finished one course than he slipped himself from his trainer and made a splendid course after a hare alone, which he killed. Orackshot and Matchem ran a game chase till the former unfortunately, when getting a good position in the race, unsighted for a moment, and Matchem ran in, securing the game. Van Dieman and Estelle ran a very clever course, and the way in which each dog took the fences showed capital training. The Maiden Puppy Stakes—For an unlimited number of puppies, winners of and runners up for other Puppy Stakes during the season excepted, at £5 5s each. Closed with eight Winner, .£25;

runner-up, .£10; two doge, JB3 10a each, Mr Thomas’s bk d Blackboy beat Mr Deacon’s fwb Clito.

Mr Horse's bk b Lu-ln beat Mr Cookson’s (ns) b Bashful Maid

Mr Thomas’s bk b Barbells beat Mr Judge’s be w d Callao

Mr Beard’s (n s) be d Master Tom beat Mr Roper’s f d Deerfoot. While Olito ran well he was ever matched by Blackboy, who ran very strong. Lu-lu seemed to be used to the class of country, and soon dispensed with Bashful Maid. Callao and Barbelle made a splendid ran in the course. The former being the favorite was expected to win, but the judge’s decision on this course, which finished some distance away from the public, was in favor of the latter. The hare in this instance got away from the dogs in a shingle pit. The course between Master Tom and Deerfoot was of short duration, and resulted for the former.

The first ties in the Publican’s Plate were next gone on with, but Seafield and Bab who were held in the slips for some time were not fortunate in being put on to a hare. The coursing was to bg continued on Thursday. R ANCHOR A, June 9.

At a meeting this morning of the Coursing Club, at Roberts’ Junction Hotel, at eleven o’clock, it was decided to postpone the tieifor the Publican and Puppy Stakes owing to the weather, and ran them near town. The course between Lulu and Bashful Man yesterday was undecided.