COURSING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1041, 4 August 1930, Page 13

COURSING

AUCKLAND CLUB’S MEET RECORD CROWD SEES SPORT The large and enthusiastic attendance at the meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club, held on the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s course at Mangere Crossing on Saturday afternoon, promises a healthy revival of this popular pastime in Auckland. The attendance was easily a record for the present club, and the high standard of coursing displayed kept the large gathering on its toes till the meeting concluded. Two stakes were set down for decision, but owing to the failing light, the final of the open stake will be run off next Saturday, and the remaining ties of tlie maiden stake will be disposed of at the same time. The plumpton was in splendid condition, and the strong, well-trained hares provided some excellent coursing. Mr. M. Freeney carried out the duties of judge, and Mr. R. Polkinghorne acted as slipper. The outstanding feature of the meeting was the defeat in the first round of J. Crowley’s Beau Geste. which won the Waterloo! Cup at Patea last week, by L. C. Buckenham’s The Shrew, while in the second tie W. Sheeran’s Glimpse accounted for L. C. Buckenham’s The Crow, which captured the Waterloo Purse at the same meeting. Details are* OPEN STAKE Winner £ls and the Freeney Memorial Cup: runner-up £7, and two dogs £2 2s. Eliminating Heat.—J. and G. Smith’s The Martyr beat F. Johnston’s Tasman; M. C. Hardy’s Mickey’s Own beat J. Crowley’s Chewton; B. W. McCrory’s Gold Flake beat W. Over’s Speedy; C. Buckenham’s The Shrew beat J. Crowley’s Beau Geste; J. T. Nicholson’s Billy Boy beat .T. Shanks’s Silver Tip; W. Sheeran’s Glimpse beat C, Turner s Blue Girl’s Pride; McGrath and Bridge’s Scottish Archer beat R. Gibson’s Supremacy; B. C. Buckenham’s The Crow beat M. Bennett’s Tempest. First Tie.—The Martyr beat Mickey’s Own; Gold Flake beat The Shrew; Glimpse beat Billy Boy; Scottish Archer beat The Crow.

Semi-final.—The Martyr beat Gold Flake; Glimpse beat The Crow The final between The Martyr and Glimpse will be decided next Saturday MAIDEN STAKE Winner £l3, runner-yn £7. two dogs £2 2s Elimination Heat —Fan than) and Knight's Black Rose- beat J . E. Reeve’s* Yarbadee. J. Steel’s Lord Jaffa beat H. Brigg’s Harwin; J. Shanks’s Blue Twist beat Why Worry; H. Taylor’s La Bell** beat H. Derbyshire's One Alone: H. Quinn’s Frisco Bad beat X. Basham’s Page Boy; C. Turner’s Blue Pride bear F. Johnson’s Bady Marie; Smith and Smith’s Tui Bocks beat J. Young's New Zealand Son: W. Noonan’s Tui Bells beat \V. Bovett’s Flying Rose. The remaining ties will be decided next Saturday.