COURSING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 July 1938, Page 7

COURSING

WAIRARAPA CLUB’S MEETING. TWO STAKES DECIDED ON SATURDAY. The Wairarapa Coursing Club held its sixth meeting of the season at the Akura Enclosure on Saturday in perfect weather. There was a large attendance of spectators. Two events were decided. The Kerslake Trophy (for maiden dogs) was won by Mr T. Greig, of Hastings, with Boston Bill, while the Cooper Challenge Cup (open) went to Mr J. A. Taylor, of Eketahuna, with The Clipper. Although 23 courses were held during the afternoon only one hare failed to reach the escapes, while in the last three meetings, during which 49 courses were held, there were only three kills. The hares on Saturday were in exceptionally fine fettle. , Detailed results are as follow:— Kerslake Trophy (maiden dogs). First round: S. A. Thompson’s (Napier) Paper Rule beat Butcher Bros’ (Wellington) Aristocrat, 2J70; L. Fulton’s (Masterton) Just-a-Flash, beat A. La Roche’s (N.S.) (Wellington) Bonny Sovereign, 2J70; R. Alien’s (Carterton) Gold Boa beat A. Taplin’s (Masterton) Dark Hazard, 3/0; T. Greig’s (Hastings) Boston Bill beat R. Allen’s Gold Rod, .2/0; J. McGrath’s (Wellington) Queen of Diamonds beat H. McDonald’s (Napier) Annie Laurie, 4/1; Mrs T. E. McDonald’s (Napier) Bonnie Doone beat L. E. Cook’s (Wellington) Cute Miss, 3/0; Mrs B. Mosen's (Masterton) British Pride beat J. McGrath’s Ace Pot, l|/0; Butcher Bros’ Full-o-Gay beat L. Fulton’s Thunderbolt, 2/0. Second round: Paper Rule beat Just-a-Flash, 4/1; Boston Bill beat Gold Boa, 21/J; Queen of Diamonds beat Bonnie Doone, 2>}/0; British Pride beat Full-o-Gay, 3£/0. Semi-final: Boston Bill beat Paper Rule, 4/2; British Pride beat Queen of Diamonds, 5/1. Final: T. Greig’s Boston Bill beat Mrs B. Mosen’s British Pride, 2J/1. Cooper Challenge Cup (open). First round: Archer Bros’ (Carterton) Golden King beat W. L. Jenkin’s (Carterton) Lady Hurley, 3/0; F. Riding’s (Wanganui) Mungi Taipo beat J. Prout’s (Napier) White Gold, 3/11; J. A. Taylor’s (N.S.) (Eketahuna) The Clipper beat H. H. Webb’s (Wellington) Pit Palu, 5/1; F. Riding’s Mosquito Boy a bye. Semi-final: Mungi Taipo beat Golden King, 3/0; The Clipper beat Mosquito Boy, 4/2. Final: J. A. Taylor’s The Clipper beat F. Riding's Mungi Taipo, 4/1.