COUNTRY NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 18838, 3 June 1920, Page 5

COUNTRY NEWS

WOODLANDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Woodlands Open Coursing Club held the first meeting of the season last week on the property of Mr J. C. Milliken, “Flemington.” The weather was not of the best, but some goorl sport was witnessed and an energetic committee kept things going, A ! good number of dogs were entered, and some good courses were run and keenly contested. Owing to darkness the finals could not be run oft', and it was derided to meet the following day. The weather was, if anything, worse than on the previous day, but a good number turned up at the property of Messrs Garney Bros., "Woollands,'’ where the finals were run off. Some splendid courses were run, and the hares being in good fettle, the dogs were seen at their best. The stake was won by Mr Finn’s Tip with Mr Mears’ Hurry On as runner up. Third place went to Mr Craigen’s Mona. The first and third dogs are fr j i Wrcy’s Bush, and the second from Edendale. The veteran Mr H. Irving was judge, and his verdicts were never disputed. Messrs Broad and Marshall were the slippers, and got the dogs away without a hitch. The thanks of the committee are due to Messrs Milliken and Garvey' Bros, for the use of their properties for the meeting, to the judge, slippers, beaters, and all who helped to make the meeting a pleasant and successful one.