COURSING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2481, 20 March 1882, Page 4

COURSING NOTES.

By L'evbibb. The recently formed Sheffield Coursing Club have decided to hold the opening meeting of tbe season on April 25tb, when a puppy stake and a trial stake will be competed for. Mr J. Turner, who is favorably known as slipper at all the Canterbury Club meetings, has been chosen judge, and Mr J. Spooner, than whom a better slip nt cover would be hard to find, will aot as slipper. This club starts with everything in its favor. An unequalled coursing oountry, a numerous list of members, and good offioers. I hope its success will be equal to its advantages. Mr W. H. Porter's well known slut Avonbrae, a daughter of Donald, from Apology, has whelped a fine litter »f nine to the well known Balmoral. Two of them are blacks and exactly marked as their sire, three fawns and four red and whites complete the list, three being dogs and six sluts. It need hardly be mentioned that Donald was a Waterloo Cup winner. Mr E. B. Deacon has received two exceedingly well bred ones from England—a dog and a slut. The latter combines the Contango and Master MoGrath strains, whilst the dog is also a descendant of the same celebrated dog that helped to make famous the name of his recently deceased owner, tho late Lord Lurgan. They were taken from the Oity of Perth by For»faid on Monday list, in whose care they will remain for a few days, when they will be taken to Mr Deacon's kennels at Biccarton. It is to be hoped that this venture of that gentleman to introduoe really good greyhound stook into Canterbury may bo as succetsful in every respect as it deserves. A meeting of coursing men resident in the Yaldhurßt district was recently held at the Talbot, Taldhurst, when the question of forming a Yaldhurst Coursing Club was considered, but it was deemed inexpedient at present, but a private day's coursing, for whioh an invitation oiroular will be issued, was agreed upon, and on whioh ocoasion a picked number of dogs, at say 1 or ljgs eaob, will try conclusions. I note that the North Canterbury coursing men are moving, with the avowed object of forming a coursing olub at Bangiora, and that a meeting will be held at the Junction Hotel tomorrow afternoon, to take further steps in tho matter, judging from the abundance of hares in the district and the nature of the country I should imagine the new olub will have plenty of scope for its operations. I regret to notice that Mr J. Manning has sustained a heavy lots by the death of his well-bred dog Bussian Emperor, stated to have been caused by a rupture of the heart whilst jumping a fence. Bussian Emperor was bred by Mr W. H. Porter of the Shades.

Mr T. Haskett, whose zeil as a ooursing man deserves better luck in the field than fell to his lot during the past season, has recently had a big increase, his slut, Fair Helen, having whelped a nice even litter of eleven to Brigade, eight being dogs and three sluts. They all greatly favor Brigade, and I hope the youngsters will turn out well. I i'lso saw two twenty months' old children of St. Bees—Little Woman, a dog and slut. I fancy the dog as regards points in his favor, although it would be hard to find any fault with the slut. Mr ITaskett has also a son of Field Marshal, who has not yet reaohed his second birthday, and as he is in good fettle it is yet on the cards that he will do something during the oomine lounn.

In 18S0 export* of cheese from the United States averaged 8omoth ; n» more than 2,000,0001 b per week; for 1881 the average waa little more than 1,000,0001 b. From 450,0001 b to 500,0001 b of butter per week were exported in 1880 ; in 1881 the average did not exceed 200,0001 b per week, and of this quite a percentage was oleomargarine, reported at the Custom House as butter. Exports of bull butter were lesa than those of 1880 j but much of the material cleared as oleomargarine was in the shape of oil.