COURSING

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2496, 6 April 1882, Page 3

COURSING

TALD HURST. The opening meeting of the season was «ozkmenced on Monday at Yaldhurst, and finished Tnewday. This meeting, which was* by invitation, was got up under the management of several sporting men of the district Mr E. Mason undertook tho roll of judge, and Mr Adam McConnel, who is slipperier the Papanui Club, which holds the next meeting, was entrusted with the slipping which he performed very well. Flora Mclvor, the winner of the Puppy Stakes, was trained by Hayden of Ih-cb-bleton. The following are the results ; Puppy Stakes ; twelve entries at £2 2s each; winner, £l4; runner up, £ 7; and third dog, £4 4s. First Round. Mr Burrows* f b Longhshielan Witch beat Mr Holmes’ wrb Bridesmaid. Mr M'Connel’s blk b Flying Scud beat Mr Fesguson’s blk w d Magpie. Mr Bell’s blk w b Merivale beat Mr Franks* w t b Rady Sykes. Mr Kerr’s r d Busy Boy a bye, Mr Cooksen’s l d Clan Christie being absent. Mr Haskett’s w r h Flora M'lvor heat Mr Holmes' w b Matrimony. Mr f d Dick heat Mr Jameson’s f d Taldhurst D . First Ties. Loughshielan Witch beat Flying Scud. Busy Boy heat Merivale. Flora M‘lvor beat Dick. Second Ties. Loughshielan Witch heat Busy Boy. Flora Mclvor ran a bye. Final. Flora Mclvor heat Busy Boy and won. Ann- Aged Stakes ; 10 entries at £2 2a each; winner, £l2; runner-up, £6 ; third dog, £3. Mr Frame’s rd Sir Modrod beat Mr Frank’s w f d Sir Tatton Sykes Mr Cookson’s r d Charon beat Mr Addison’s bik b Ccrnation Mr D. O’Brien’s bd d Wizard beat Mr Taylcr’s f b Ruby, late Flo Mr Weston’s bdle d Scamp beat Mr Cavanagh’a f d Springwater Mr McConnel’s w f d Le Loup l<*a4 Mr McFh«U den’s f b Fun First ties. Sir Mod red beat Charon Wizard heat Scamp Le Loup ran a bye Second ties. L« Loup heat Sir Modred Wizard ran a bye Pinal. Le Loup beat Wizard, and won. A circular has been addressed to several coursing men from Mr T. Et. Ranger, inviting them to a day’s coursing on his property at Eollestou on Friday next. As the day is a holiday, and the distance from town an easy one, the invitation will no doubt be largely responded to. The first meeting of the Canterbury Coursing Club will be hold on May 17th and following days, on which occasion the Canterbury Derby, for an unlimited number of dog puppies whelped on or after July Ist, IfiSO, and the Canterbury OakK, for an unlimited number of slut puppies, also whelped on or after the same da e, and tho Christchurch Stakes, for an unlimited number of all-aged dogs of both eexos, will be contested. Tho entrance fee im sgs each. Entries, accompanied with a deposit of Ig each, will close at S p.m. on Monday, April 17th, for the Derby and Oaks, whilst tho nominations for tho Christchurch stakes will close at 8 rum. cm Monday, May 17 th. There? is every probability of the coursing season of 1882 being a most successful one, os very great interest, is being manifested in the sport, and the number of owners of greyhounds is largely in excess of any previous year.