WAIRARAPA COURSING CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 17 May 1883, Page 2

WAIRARAPA COURSING CLUB.

President —Mr - John Russell; VicePresident—Mr D. McDougal j Jddub—Mr T. H. Hill;, Stewards—Messrs A. Elkins, Jas. Maoara,' W!'Perry; J. Burrow, 1 arid T. Chamberlain; Hon. Seo. and Treab.—Mi B. J.Fitton, - . - i 'ii

The weather almost up 10 thi) dale, fixed for the extremely ,\ifet andßformyiand itapjeaved almost certain: thas tfie .coursing"; would have to' be-ipostpone'd' in Still, on Subdayj Mnsterton- jfith gale in tHeir as 'a for their enterprise ; hajtl i ihe;;saliefaction of finding that; 'bp'itlie feventfuj tiday jthe most fastidious could desirei; : A fair,,rtciater of members and all 'th«i taken place at Mr Hume's woolshed, a start >vas made for, the . hunting grounds -Tauanui andPiriiioa-at about 8.30 on Tuesday. First a large paddock nf. Mr Hume's was ; well beaten with •Mr James Macara's black dog Satan and Mr.T, Ray's black slut Rose ini.ihe slips; held.iby ; Mr Elkins. After about half an hour's beating a hare was started, but got away without being conrsed. After another long beat a sooond hare was put up and the dogs Bliuped amongjjji Sjgt'jj'f rushes.' i',The,slut' loit 'sight aimost but, tho 'dog went on! splendidly' put' in a few pia then round'for jjtbout fojjr ?ii|jojjt getting another cojiiae, when bfipdle and Bjkin's diig jlawn were" wejtlslipped tQ' a hsf, hare by 'Mi Jamw Ma?ara. '• fhe tyibifie bad' jt ; way for most -of t/ieiii'rinift? lip a cjuihpof bushes, when fawn wept jjp vepy clfiap, hut t'fo bare pas lost, long tramp to,ok place pd ti)ef) a ha>*e was put up J. Wood's t b Queenlan'd $. Chambikljin's Spring. The opuj-sg wag liparly all in the sorub, and Spring was declared winner

[or his spaed. The lira seamed vevy Moult to find and tho boating was very indifferently managed, for another long interval aud much travelling took place before the next! rim. was? made,: This,

pourse of tfig day, i& a kill. John Maoam's Bob ; ftt)d f}. Kaiser were In tho slips, and they were well sent : away: to ainaro. whioh' bi'oke cover and rani into the open. Bob got to work at once andpufciha turn. ' Kaiser

immediately followed' suit,' but ran Very Wid's itaif gfiji another tarn in and fojib# his «|»»rar witijpijf lofing Yjriri and in; a give polgVi pp nPV quietus. line, owing to Bob's ability to turn as gjpft m'pubs ' Ijerself, W. E. Bidwill's Vera awl B. "Kmsbft o#ft vf?re v next slipped'to a bate whioli sifipf y£j'rtfa run pot ittw'the, 'scrub'/.&'elfert'.'proT|rtg tnt) |wifto|t ao| and sirfeeeding' to turning pjp, "ly. E, Bidwill'a Gomo dHd James imm TO' 1 ! 16 ? by Mr D. Might.jljut ftfc®Bt' , n6itM' to ajßhfthe I .' fur." sooner to $e her, but she doubled Wok through, tho WW Mh»i} §IM$l h P feet-.'of' the betters' ho?see, wn§rij flo'njo j)ippgdher. This was dpciwed a no pourpe' l ant} will be run again. 0, and 1. J. Hill's slut Backet then ran a bye, To ICooti, who was tohave.m,other, having hurt his foot and been sora'iobetl . This,was the longest and*fastest course of : the day.; Farmer's puppy Venus was slipped with her to. a yew smart which ;hacl about 120 £ho puppy seemed coWWediand didnot i/j)s/)djaie|y set'to'worlt, b'ut'Rackai wenj; went offiri id jty through a belt' oficirijb and ;ijp appp liill. On the journey up Backet got' within about a foot of puss' tail and they maintained this position to the top, Un-. fortunately; there jni.t' gully a lew yards further on and the hare got lost in' the scrub. This finished the day's,': 1 sport," Ihnugb.frQit).your special reporter's point of yjew m term fop this djy'g doings is somewhat of a monomer I , !, ds :: tjie hares were too feW; ia^d' ,the''jtramping'to' firid tjjem oift-gf-prcjportiojj/to tho fun obtaltjefj |yfp ! sßcoyered. Howew, thorp may bp [)§ttpr'|ijc]i tpmorrow. The following jbi tft.e rppijjf af presenti

Open All-Aoed Dog Stake, '<■ James Macara's Satan beat T. Ray's Rose. T. Ray's Rocket.beat A, Elkin's;Fawn, B.- Chamberiain's'Sp'ring beat J, Wood's Queen. . ... ./ : ' Jolin Macara's Bob jjeab B. Campbell's Kajse'r,'V.' l; i < : V/'hr . C, apd E, f.Hill's Eacjtet ran a bye, lljtjn'i Beatrice, T, Ol)affll)Br)?in'B|tflaij} aqjf Jn.Q.Slacara'B Mim ha# sll;toifjjn fojrtljw'atalff!,'';