COURSING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 321, 17 September 1896, Page 5

COURSING.

[by

SLIP.]

HAWKE S BAY COURSING CLUB’S

MEETING.

The Hawke’s Bay Plumpton Coursing Club struck beautiful weather for their postponed meeting on Saturday. There was a fair attendance, and speculation was brisk. Mr Counihan. judged, and left nothing to be desired in the discharge of his arduous duties, and Mr Ward was au fait with the slips. Results : — Grand National Challenge first dog, £25; second dog, £8; third dog, £5; fourth dog, £3 10s. FIRST ROUND. Lillie Langtry beat Waterbury Ronda beat Sbylock Balfe beat Lizzie Godfrey Blackthorn beat Lucy Glitters Discard beat Bookseller Ajax and Ua ran byes. SECOND BOUND. Ronda beat Ua Blackthorn beat Discard FINAL. Mr T. Lopdell’s blk and w d Blackthorn beat Ronda and won the stake. Ladies’ Bracelet ; first dog, Bracelet and cash, total value £l6 ; second dog, £5 15s; third dog, £3 ; fourth dog, £1 10s. first round. Lord Roseberry beat J.F. Fleetbird beat Pat Bracelet ran a bye Grace Darling beat Pearl Powder Zaccho ran a bye On Trial beat Password Ascot beat Marvel Harvester beat Errand Boy Port Alone beat Belle Black Feather beat Paddy Empress ran a bye. third round. Lord Rosebery beat Empress Ascot, a bye. FINAL. Lord Rosebery beat Ascot and won the Bracelet.

This week we reproduce a picture of Mr Cavanagh’s greyhound Linwood, who distinguished himself by acting as runner-up to Shylock in the Champion Collar Stakes, at the Auckland August Meeting. Linwood gives promise of being a useful dog next season. Another coursing picture we give this week is of Mi- James Barr, the judge of the Auckland Coursing Club, who, taking all things into consideration, has, I think, given satisfaction to the majority of the greyhound owners who have had dogs competing at Avondale plumpton. The public will always agree to differ in coursing trials, but so long as the owners and trainers of the competing dogs are satisfied, that is the main question.