COURSING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1940, Page 2

COURSING

CENTENNIAL CUP MEETING AT HASTINGS. RESULTS OF CONCLUDING EVENTS The New Zealand Centennial Cup coursing meeting, which has been held at Longlands, Hastings, last week under the control of the Hawke’s Bay Coursing Club, concluded on Saturday. No final was run in the cup event as the two finalists, Bon Ton and Betty Micawber, were both owned by J. Woodhill, of Napier. In the N.Z. Centennial Purse, Mr J. Ryan's Glengarry was defeated in the second round while Archer Bros’ Bit-o-Blue, which won the St Leger last Saturday, was narrowly beaten in the semi final by 4 points to 3. Messrs James and Taylor’s Dainty Footsteps and Mr W. Spring’s Julius Caesai- both reached the semi-finals of the New Zealand Centennial Cup, , but both were eliminated. Results were: — New Zealand Centennial PurseSecond round: Elk 5 beat Glengarry 0; China Clipper 14 beat Second Fiddle 0; Bit-o-Blue 4 beat Lucky Gold 31; Gay Pariel. a bye; Paper Shade 3 beat Golden, News 1; White Tracer 4 beat Yeobil Prince, 1; Tukaia 3J beat Lochiel 11; Bridesmaid, a bye. Third round: Elk 1J- beat China Clipper 0; Bit-o’-Blue 6 beat Gay Pariel 0; White Tracer 41 beat Paper Shade 1; Tukaia 11 beat Brdidesmaid 0. Semifinals: Elk 4 beat Bit-cf-Blue 3; Tukaia 84 beat White Tracer 2. Final: Tukaia (J. Stewart, Hastings beat Elk (E. T. Boyd, Westshore). New Zealand Centennial Plate. —Second round: The Jewel 3 beat Black Royal 0; Dawn-o’-Day 5 beat Desiree 4; Lady Luna 5-1 beat Observer 2J; Royal Artillery 2 beat Satin King V- Semifinals: The Jewel 31 beat Dawn-o’-Day 0; Royal Artillery 31 beat Lady Luna 1. Final: Royal Artillery (P. Swanson, Westshore), 1 beat The Jewel (J. Webb, Oamaru) 0.

New Zealand Centennial Cup.— Fourth round: Bon Ton 24 beat El Gallo 1; Dainty Footsteps beat Matiere Footsteps by default; Betty Micawber 1 beat Royal Desir 0; Julius Caesar 3 beat The Surgeon 1. Semifinals: Bon Ton 4 beat Dainty Footsteps 0; Betty Micawber 4 beat Julius Caesar 0.