COURSING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 August 1938, Page 7

COURSING

WAIRARAPA CLUB’S MEETING . THE , CLIPPER WINS AGAIN Mr W. James’s The Clipper, by winning the open stake at the Wairarapa Coursing Club’s meeting on Saturday achieved a notable record for the season, having secured the Waterloo Cup at Invercargill, and every possible open stake held by the Wairarapa club. Saturday’s meeting, which attracted entries from many parts pf the North Island was held in ideal weather. Two events were decided, an open stake for the Yule trophy, which was won by The Clipper, and a maiden stake,) for the Wing trophy, which went to Butcher Brothers’ Full-d-Gay. There were only two kills during the afternoon’s coursing. Detailed results are as follow:

Open Stake. First round: W. James’s l The Clipper (Masterton), beat S. A. Thompson’s Paper Rule (Napier), 3J/2; P. Greig’s Boston Bill j(Hastings), beat Miss Paddy Nix’s Waipoto Flash (Featherston) 4/1; M. Boyd’s Black Blizzard (Auckland), beat! D. Wilson’s White Gold (Masterton), 3/2; J. Crawford’s Jeanne (Carterton), beat Mrs F. A. Dunn’s Small Boy. (Gisborne), 4/O;.F. Ridway’s Mungi Taipo (Wanganui) beat J. Han nan’s Paper Shade (Matiere), 3/0. Second round: The Clipper beat Bos-’ ton Bill, 7/1; Black Blizzard beat Jeanne, 2/1; Mungi Taipo a “bye. Semi-final: The Clipper beat Mungi Taipo, 4/0; Black Blizzard, a bye. Final: W. James’s I 'The; Clipper beat M. Boyd’s Black Blizzard, 7/0. Maiden Stake. First round: Butcher Brothers’ Full-o-Gay (Wellington) beat T. Thompson’s Boston Turn (Hastings), 3/1; L. E. Cook’s Cute Miss (Wellington) beat J. E. Laing’s Annabella (Hastings), 3/0; J. McGrath’s Ace Pot (Wellington) beat Mrs S. C. Drinkwater’s Auto Buzz (Dannevirke), 3/1; T. McCord's (n.s.), Welcome Footsteps (Masterton), beat B. Laking’s Queen Maria (Hastings); J. H. Pront’s China Clipper (Napier) beat L. E. Cook’s Cardsharper (Wellington), 6/0; Steve Cooper’s Taueru Lass (Taueru), beat J. Hannan’s Silver Note (Matiere), SJ/4; J. McGrath’s Queen of Diamonds (Wellington) beat Mrs E. J. Holly’s Grand (Mogul (Wanganui), 2/J; Mrs B. Moseh’s British Pride (Masterton) beat Mrs C. S. Drinkwater’s Stone Ginger (Dannevirke), 5£70. Second round: Full-o-Gay beat Cute Miss, 3/0; Ace Pot beat Welcome Footsteps, 3/0; China Clipper beat Taueru Lass, 2J70; British Pride beat Queen of Diamonds,' 5/1. Semi-finals: Full-o-Gay beat Ace Pot, 4/1; China Clipper beat British Pride, 2/1. ;■ Final: Butcher Brothers’ Full-o-Gay beat J. H. Prout’s China Clipper, 4/U.