COURSING.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 May 1919, Page 2

COURSING.

BOOKER CUP. Ideal conditions prevailed for the opening day of the coursing competitions for the Eoo4at Cnp, held on Friday at Okato. The mm Mok place in the open, the hares putting up mime great runs and thoroughly testing the (legs. As Judge, Mr. Joe Jenkinson gave prompt decisions in each. Instance. Coursing generally was well up to former years and the a'tpiidance very satisfactory, and warrants the hope that now the war is over the New Plynontn and other clubs will revive the sport thpt has languished somewhat of late. The details of the first rounds are as follows: • Piastrle, 3 points, beat Volo 0; Burnett® .ft: bye; Bounce v. King Pirate (undecided); Coastguard (3%) beat Belgian King (2); Flying; Fox v. Lady lupin (undecided); Nlr (5) boat Fan Tan (1); Volley (4) heat Belle 10) ; Pirate Chief (2) beat Torquia (1); Veto v. Shlllahagh (undecided); Master Queensberry v. Bronze Wing (undecided); Champion lass (3) beat Master Queensland (%). SECOND DAY. • The weather wa9 again tavontble for.-llio second day at the Booker Cup .compgWtioj. ..The' locality for this occaslonVwas 1 Warea.' and'the hares proving particularly strops*, ine spectators were awarded-with several good J. Jenkinson .and Wilford ..were vejjypprombt Jii announcing the points gained by'each dog;' whilst the slippers (Mossrs. 1 J. Doughty!' and-;1U Gardiner). carried out their duties, to.. tl)e Wttafaction of all. The tMrdrouhd'aml final? willbe run on June 3 at 'OKtito: Details' day's round are as follows: First Round.—Piastre (3) beat Volo (0); Sunspot (4) v.. rate v. Bounce (3%) v. Belgian- ;''Flying Fox (3) v. Lady Lupin (1); Nix (5)...v.-JEan Tan (1); Volley (4) v. 8e1ie...(!(),; ;sk?ip qhjef (mj -,v.,.®orauay (1); shillelagh fS)' vTvetd (I) V'iraize Wing (2)'; ''CfiWri'pion Lass-afaJiryi' MtftW ftW&pVmd '(%)• if •Second §not, (2W) v„ Piastre (1); Coastguard (8%) V. KinV Pfiate'-(4);-Nisi (7) V. Flyitig:Foxi (5) ; Pfrate Cliief '42) v.KVoK. 1 ley (i) h 'lßtofr «X» '3l' —TiiWl'-,:x