NORTH OTAGO COURSING CLUB.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 704, 19 June 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO COURSING CLUB.

The second coursing meeting of the above Ohio, ...rtho cup presented by tiie Bor. M. !!■ ernes, a .silver collar given by Mr. K. I'iehardson, and other prizes, was (••'included yesterday on the Totara e:;1:i!:e. 'l"ne wi aiher, -.-.-iiicli, early in the morning, •vas very threatening, cleared up, and before the appointed time for starting, tiie sun shone out brightly, and the day became a very pleasant one for coursintr ourposes. Towards the afternoon, howver, a few drops of rain fell, accompanied by a very cold wind. There was a very large attendance of spectators on the ground, horsemen in particular musteriie.; in strong force. For some unexplained reason, a fresh, ii.-l i was chosen, but tiie result did not fully justify tiie selection made. Although the ground was admirably suited for coursing, being remarkably dry and affording tine opportunities for* spectators to-obtain a- good view of

rV.o ruminsr, there was a very irreat -C'i'i-ity ,<i Jnres —tbuso little animal • iiiost: pivs rice is so necessary an adjunct ■ o t.ise ]i;<» vtdintr of intyrnsting sum't. The ground chosen was anvihmir bur a !ikeb r one en which to obtain ! >,uvs i<; -nv large numbers. bring exc;- 'high ■ U-v.-id "f shelter fur th in. T:;t- r-.snit ■as that, <>»"ly suvs-n c-u-.-c.-t v.w io be run i 'l' i" complete ; : e ... ; w (m; twenty and t. irty miirs w untry was U'avers<'d, and m-nrly suvhours sp.;i)t in setting through whai. oilier cii constant' >s, nr.g.d h.vb.j.n done in half the time. Ait'og-.-th" r, he maimgi-n)..;;-. and g- nerai ai"ang - Mi nts v.vre v- • v f.-i'dry. and not a: ~i •••sir -mi l* " ' : •«>-' "f thr ju-. vi-rs : V : ill 1 of i w.rc.:. Add'.-! . • ti is. wi- inn."! infUU'Ui ;hat on.- at lea

~f die Judge's d c:sinn~ oid n..t egve anything lik;- eg nera! s .t-iseac-: j. .n. We nfr '■> the second '* la> conrs. " run kgw: -i: Soling and Gazelle. In this <.baz -ie- bs sight of the hare directly a;ter hieg siijioed, and went ail astray. 8 : i-in.. bowovev. ioliowi-d ids hare reiiuirkai.iv well, an.,l kept up well with if ; but' lie failed to kill .several tinn s ■, hen be- bad (lie ebaiice, tlu; bare tret ting away after V- long course had buen run. "'he indg" declared ili-.i ali'.iir a no course. •MiK'ii to tlii! disappointment of ;i iai-;e :,ui! ber or those on rre ground, wbo were not baek-vard in declaring f'.at li:c decision tboidil liiive* been inven in So-ang".-: ravov. fi is not for us to sa.y wiieiiiev tile -Midge's decision was right or wrong, bm Soring did appear to the uninitiated to be c'te winner. Owing to the hilly nature ,f the groivad. and the consequent inability of tee .judge to keep within view of •he dogs, several undecided and unsatisfactory courses ioek ybice. The spov; provided was, however, very good, a <!

,-,-ouM have been mirirkahly so hail v not been for the (!:•:>.whacks which we have mentioned. During the day some very excellent courses iv. to run, and capital opportunities .iuV.rut.-d of testing the qualiti-s of the does. Though, us was also the case on the last occasion, the nrincipal prize leaves Oamaru, there i.-s ie> •eason to feel ashamed a.:, the performances of the d"gs belonging to tire district. Few would be prepared to deny that the best dog proved tile winner, for Gaz-d'.o both ran and worked exceedingly

•.veil when confined to level ground. Spring 2 ;; ' -;V, ' himself a very good do;;, and ran some hard courses in fine r-tyle. Both he and Hamlet, from their great strength and power of endurance, had generally the best of it when hard uphill work had ty bo done.' One notice.-.1 »i.e

feature in Connection witli the meeting was the comparative ease with which Camellia, the winner of the Pahnerston mutch, and Smoker, .Mechanic, and Trooper, all of whom also occupied prominent positions in the same match, were vanquished, thus proving the glorious uncertainty of even coursing. Yesterday's proceedings v/ere commenced hy Hazel and Waterloo, who ran. a no course, the hare taking through a fence and the dogs getting out of the Judge's sight. P.oth dogs followed pussy _• -me-y. and a kill was effected ; but .■., thing could be seen of their individual performances. Sunbeam and Handel, were tl,t next pair to be placed in the slips, and a capital course took place. Tioth. dogs ran exceedingly well. A i

:':i'=;t, Sunbeam looked like winniiiLj. bin ' i.'iiiJft's greater strength t-«>I».l its tale. ■■.1.1 lie won u very close course. Tuen .'■lowed a long traiup, miles of ground i gone over before another bare could • tabled. When o i w.\.; r.rrrel. towe •' an exciting r-:i i'-ok • : ..c* - twea L:'il;.'birtl and Spring ; but. n -m----i.nnuced in no definite result being arrived fit, tin* dogs g-juing out of sigi ' of the Judge, who declared it an mid,ciued course, fto f''" as could be seen of • Lo run. however, Ladybh'd appeared to have the best of the struggle. Immediately afterwards, the undecided event between Hazel and Water'oo was run off. A. fine course took place within full view of the spectators, Waterloo proving a comfortable winner, Gaz.ile then ran a bye in company with Mr. Prince's Magic. A long course took place, the hare having received a considerable start, ami getting safely away in the scrub. After a little time had been spent in beating, a fine strong hare was started, and a splendid run took plaGe between Ladybird and Spring. Both ran exceedingly well, but the hare taking to the hill, Spring's isnperior strength told, and he

kept a good load, and succeeded in effecting a clever kill ; Ladybird being very closs at the death. Haras now appeared to be tolerably plentiful, but for some unaccountable reason, the order to march onwards was given, severs.', miles of hills and dales being gone over before a start was made to run oil" the third lbs. Waterloo and Hamlet were the first pair to try conclusions. They ran the longest and hardest course of the meet-in;:, tiling over about a mile of ground. Hamlet, did nearly the whole of the work, leading throughout. Pussy had the best of it, an 1 fotin-l shelter and security in a thick .scrub. Spring and Gazelle were the next pair, and had no less than four runs before a decision was arrived at. In the iirst they failed to get a proper sight of the bar-.-, the .fudge declaring it a '" no course." Again they were placed in the slip-, and sent away to a o-ipbal start, bul. G.az.'ll-.' almost immediately lost si-iit of the hare, and ran about in all directions. Spring, in the meantime, had kept well up to pussy, running alongside? of i: and round it several iiines ; but he appeared to be somewhat clum-iy at picking Mi), and. missed several opportunities of killing. The result was that the hare •:ot away into a dense mass of scrub, and saved its life, .lust before the hare got out of rcieh, Gazelle drew pretty close up to Spring, but. without-doing anything. Tile .: iid;;o's decision was £i no course"'—a deeis:--!) which met with disapproval from

very largo number of people. Once man; tii -j dogs wero placed in the slip.-:, an-.l again without arriving ■;.t any conclusion, the oiiii'.-iii being declared undecided. both dogs scoring live P"iuv.s, Spring luckily saving a defeat by securing a kill After a moderately long hunt fur auoUier hare, Spring iuul (,1aHcllo liad another (rial. T: ; s time Ga/.elle li.'i'l far tlie hi st of it while tin; hare remained on the liit. scaring almost everything : but when the hare took to the hi!!, ihe rabies were turned, and Spring rushed to the front. Tiio Judge-, i»eiti;* unable to follow the dogs, gave his decision in favor of Oazdle on tile s.rength of lier sp!eu-;i i performance\s on ihe level ground. Aitur a spell of half an hour. Gazelle and JTamh't 1.1-t f>r the filial sfni'.'glo —t-hc struggle which was to decide riie winner of tho President's Cup. Uarkti-.'ss was now approaching, anil it was fear- d that the ma'ch would not be hnished. A miserably small liaro was .'■••■rt.-il, and a short but sharp run look I-lac -. ( '.z 'He who was much faster .r-iiii the slips ihaii lie' opponent, led five ; ih:' s; art, and had ildng.s all li.-nnvn u!i\. k:!ii.\g the liare in a few seconds, "•ins ended tile second meeting of the Nor>!i Otugo Courdng Club- a meet in:.; » ':icii had ]>"oviiled soino excellent sport, is w.-il as s-•!!!(! n.s.•nil hints to the Gomii:it e for tin ir future guidance. We ■oust not oert to mention thai Mars hall's slipping g-.ve very g- lieral satisfaction. • i start w~s then made b-r town, which .vas reached b. tweeii (J and 7 o'clock. Tins following ale the results of (lie day's coursing :

S'X'es-n t;ks. "Waterloo h-at !| .:;-!. ii:,..,i.-r. heid Sin. ~-!.,.. .-oi-in:: 1 eat 1,-.ivhii-d. (..a>:jile ran a i.\',TIIIKH l'e s. TTainhfc heat V> a: ei'ioo, (daz die lu-at Spiin-j; i.i:e]Hi>'i: ~e-; on. Afr. T. Sen n.au s 1 w s iiazelo Wat Mr. W. M'Aviley's f il Hamlet, anil won the v.'iNNEiis or rnizi:*. r !":ie follow in!,- arc the winners of prizes. iie-iurii, "f course, the amount nf iimney set i,ii>:ii K ii.j their names w.ii have to in: reduced sdg'rJy, tiie fail numh, r of does odiedaied for not having been entered : First prize, .LY-, sideiil's Cup. of the value of LoO, with L4O add, d-Uazelle. i-'eeond |.nze. Jlr. 1 liehardcci's Silver Collar, value. LCi os, and LoO—l lanilet. Two uou's, Lib each Spring ;l nd Waterloo. " \'* ii'iiev.s of two convs-s, "L 7 each H :/. 1. Sunbeam, and Lidyoird. Winners of one cell's.'. J,.'! each lUaV-1, Camellia.. Trouper, Le i'.ravo. Ophelia, Oyp. and M-citanie.