NORTH CANTERBURY COURSING CLUB.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2561, 23 June 1882, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY COURSING CLUB.

Favoured with splendid weather, good country to course over, and a capital field, tho members of this club had a thoroughly enjoyable day’s coursing on Mr Chapman’s run yesterday. There was a large company assambled, and fun followed fast and furious. About 10 a.m. the dogs were put into slips, Mr Cone noting as slipper—a duty which he discharged with much satisfaction. Mr John Hossaok undertook the anything but onerous duties of judge, and the greatest praise is due to that gentleman for tho manner in which his decisions were given. The Match was for an unlimited number of puppies, at £1 1s each, aud closed with ten entries. Mr G. Cone’s b d Oakley beat Mr J. Roberts blk b Nellie Mr J. Farrell’s w f d Lough boat Mr J. Burt s bd d Spring Mr D. Dick’s bk b Kate O’Sbanter beat Mr J. Bowie’s w f d Vigo Mr R. HopkinsVbk d Erin beat Mr J. Manning’s bk d Spring Mr J. Manning’s bo b Fly beat Mr J, Farrell’s bk d Supplejack. Between Nellie and Oakley the course was short, sharp, and decisive, Oakley effecting a kill within two hundred yards. Lough against Spring had it all the way. Kate O’Shanter and Vigo had never been in slips before, and ran twice to undecided courses. They were then clipped to a long oouree, and ran over two paddocks, the white getting hung up in a fence and allowed the black to score without a kill. Between Brin and Spring there was a splendid long course, tho black getting the best of it at the start, but the brindls made a turn, and being in better condition, won with ease. Fly and Supplejack were let go to a bad clip, and were unsighted, but the latter started a hare, and went away for a quarter of a mile, when the blue got in, and after a severe coarse the elut won easily.

Lough beat Oakley. Krin boat Kate O’Shane. Fly ran a bye. Lough led to the hare, Oakley only getting in on sufirance, Lough killing and scoring a win. Erin led up and scored Kate O’Shane, getting in, but Erin cleverly came in, killed, and won, both dogs jumping the fences well in this spin. Fly ran its bye with Nellie.

Erin ran a bye. I ougb beat Fly. . , Brin’s bye was run with Spring over a long gruelling course, Erin scoring freely. Lough and Fly ran the toughest course of the day, and both dogs kept the quarry in eight for over a mile, scoring well. Lough having slightly the advantage. They passed behind a gorse fence, where both dogs were found baked ; the hare laid down fifty yards in front of them. Longh and Erin were slipped to an uncertain sight for the final run, but as the darkness was drawing in, neither scored, and it was left to owners to divide the stake.