COURSING.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2256, 25 June 1881, Page 4

COURSING.

THE WATEBLOO MEETING. TAPANTJI, June 24.

Tapanui presented a busy appearance early this morning. The inhabitants and visitors alike were up at break of day and rushing stbout with their dogs, the object being to get on to the coursing ground as early as possible fo as to finish the meeting early, and let the Ohristohurch people get away by the twelve o'olook train. The first brace of dogs were in the slips by 8.40, and hares being started at once, no time was lost. Proceedings began with the Purse; Qneen of the Seas and Legerdemain being coupled at 8 40. Directly they were in the slipper's hands two hares started up, one squatting for a moment; the dogs got sighted and were slipped. The hare made for the swamp, and after in and out work, in which Queen of the Seas appeared to have the advantage, the dogs got unsighted, and the judge ruled it undecided. Harmony then ran a bye with Holy Friar. Harmony led ; Queen of the Seas got the turn, and drove the hare back to the swamp, never allowing the brindle to score onoe. The third round of the plate here intervened, but to keep the report straight it may be mentioned that when Legerdemain and Queen of the Seas started to run off their undecided courso, the former had almost a length advantage in the lead up, and got first turn, but the hare favoring the Queen, she got in, and ran a number of points in tussocky ground. Legerdemain got in again and wrenohed, but the Queen, coming with determination, took charge and ran up a tall score, winning with several points to spare. The Pubse. —Fourth round. Queen of the Sena beat Legerdemain. harmony ran a byo, Final Conrae. Mr H. Howard's w b d b Harmony, by Sedan —Happy Lass beat Mr Sberwin's bd b Queen of the Seaa, by Geelong Comet or Almond Water, Queen Deck, and won the purse. Commencing the third round of the Plate, Lancashire Lass led Duchess of Gonnaught ■lightly from the slips, then turned and wrenohed alone, the Duchess hanging back. Off the last turn, the Duchess got in, but in .fifty yards the Lass overhauled her, and the hare getting buried in a swamp, both killed. The owners of Bonnie Scotland and Lan•hire Lass agreed to divide without the former running a bye. Thb Plate—Third rjund. Lancashire Lubb beat Duchess of Oonnaught, and Mr Smith's blk ww b Lancashire Lass, by Donald —Hinemoa, and Mr B. Thomson's bd w d Bonnie Scotland, by Totara—Dion, divided the Plato. For the final round of the Oup 6 to 4 was laid on Don Carlos. When slipped the Don led Briton Still in the run up. The latter then gave him the go-by and scored a turn, showing great speed. Then the Don scored a po-by, and driving the hare about 100 yards killed, but the judge ruled the course vmdooidod. Subsequently a weak hare was started. Briton Still took a Btrong lead in the run up and took the first turn, tho hare taking through a bit of bog got momentarily stuck, and Don Carlos got in, but the white dog scored a go-by and wound up a short but smart course with a brilliant kill, thus scoring, a decisive victory. Thb Cdp—Final Course. Mr M'Laren's (üb) wf d Briton Still, by Briton Yet—Stella, beat Mr Thomson's rd Don Corloa, by Azamat—Lespirit, and won the Cup. ■ The viotory of Briton Still must be regarded as a great surprise. He was almost unknown, and though his owner believed him to be a rattler, the friends of the kennel generally thought that Progress was the best of Mr Bannatyne's lot. To show what an outsider he was, it may be mentioned that he was knocked down without any competition in the Calcuttoj,' and that his price after the draw was 100 to 3. Even after his undecided with Den Carlos any amount of money could be had against him at 6 to 4. The owner does not win a cent beyond the stake, which will bring him in £2lO. Briton Still was -trained by Mr Thomas Kett. He is an upstanding strongly built dog, showing great power. His running weight is 571bs.