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were here run off, but the last five
hares were very weak, and the
order to move should have been
made much earlier. Afterwards
a move was made to the Withins,
and here all the remaining trials
were run off. The first round was
run off by half-past two, and in
another two hours we were through
the second round of the Cup.
By this time Genetive had de-
feated Wild Oats, George Tincler
Wild Night, Lapal Reepham,
Peregrine Pickle Prescot, Faber
Fortunae Chock, Father of Fire
Westminster, Real Emperor An-
strude, Hesper Mac's Blend, and
Black Fury Border Song. Lapal
and Black Fury quite ran up to
expectation, and Peregrine Pickle,
though lame, ran right into his
hare several lengths . in front of
Waving Still, and in the second
round, was well led by his kennel
companion, Prescot ; but after the
turn, after pecking badly twice.
Peregrine Pickle, going well, was
a decided winner when he killed.
Black Fury at once began to show
in front of Border Song, and was
quite three lengths in front when
the hare came round, when the
white collar took possession, and
was just the winner when Black
Fury again drew to the front,
wrenched, killed, and won. In
the evening Colonel McCalmont
took the chair at the dinner, and
the card was read over by Mr. R.
W. B. Jar dine. There was con-
siderable betting between Father
of Fire and Lapal, Real Emperor
and Weather Forecast, Rare
Luck and Hesper; but it appeared
to us that George Tincler, Black
Fury and Faber Fortunae were Cystone Tablets
decidedly the favourites.
On Thursday, after another
frosty night had somewhat
hardened the ground, some doubt
was entertained as to the pros-
pects of coursing, until Lydiate
Station was reached, when all
doubt was dispelled, but a com-
mencement was not made until
half-past eleven. Lapal just beat
Father of Fire in an exceedingly
long and very close trial, and the
crowd were greatly divided in
opinion as to which the award
would be given. Another splendid
trial was seen when Weather
Forecast beat Real Emperor, and
then had to be drawn, in favour
of Hesper, from being lamed.
Against George Tincler — Pere-
grine Pickle, the former looked as
if he would lead a long distance,
but Mr. Pilkington's dog caught
him at the finish of the run up,
and then, when he got placed
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killed too quickly for his chance.
Faber Fortunae was decidedly
unlucky against Black Fury, as
he was in front until the hare
came right to the latter who,
making the most of his chance,
quickly killed. In the fourth
round, after a tremendous race to
the hare, Genetive just got the
turn by favour, but La pal then
shot up for possession, and made
three or four nice points before'
making a good kill. Very shortly
after the slip, George Tincler
began to show in front of Dick
Burge, and gradually increasing
his lead as Cystone Himalaya they came up the flat,
he eventually led quite a length
and a half, and killed his hare
after wrenching once. It was a
tremendous race between Black
Fury and Circus Clown for a long
distance, but nearing the hare
Black Fury began to show, Himalaya Cystone and
was in front by a good length
when he came round with his
hare, and Circus Clown looked
like taking the second, but Black
Fury rushed across, wrenched
twice, and killed.
On Friday morning, although
the.re was no frost to contend
with, there was yet another enemy
to coursing of an even greater
force to fight in the shape of a
dense fog. The meet was at Hill
House, and almost immediately a
move was made to the Withins.
Still the fog kept increasing, and
the outlook was most unpromising
until the sun forged ahead, and
then it was quickly dispersed,
and the first brace of dogs were
placed in the hands of the slipper
at the hour of eleven.
La pal quickly showed in front
of Hesper from a capital slip, and
was leading by a length and a
half when Lapal rather overshot
his game, and then when the hare
broke back, Hesper was placed
for the second and third turns ;
then when the hare again broke
to the top of the ground, Lapal
took possession for a very smart
sequence of points. Afterwards,
the hare went over to the club
side of the Withins, and Lapal
scored almost every other point
in a long trial, and concluded
with a kill. Black Fury, very
shortly after the slip, began to
show in front of George Tincler,
the latter then crossing behind.
Black Fury, however, kept his
lead all the way, and reached his
game a length and a half in front.
Going on in front, he made a very
strong sequence of points to nearly
the end of the Withins, and
made a good kill, the former not
having scored a point in the trial.
In the deciding course the dogs
came away very evenly from a
splendid slip, and almost immedi-
ately Black Fury got his head in
front, but for the greatest part of
the run-up the bitch held him, until
nearing the game, when Black
Fury quickly drew out quite two
lengths ; taking his position well,
he scored a sequence of seven or
eight half points before bringing
his hare round, when it was imme-
diately killed by Lapal. The
winner was backed for some
^"3,000 only on the night of the
draw, 2,000 to 60 being taken by
his owner. He passed into pos-
session of his owner, Mr. E.
Rogers, less than two months
ago, at the price of 90 guineas.
He is a fine Buy Cystone upstanding dog, and
is well furnished, and — a matter
of rejoicing for Londoners— was
trained at Hendon. We had
nearly omitted to state that the
crowd mustered nearly 15,000,
and that notwithstanding their
number, never has a more orderly
and good - humoured assembly
been seen at Altcar. The duties
of judge and slipper were effici-
ently discharged by Mr. R. A.
Brice and Tom Bootiman respec-
tively.
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