Carlisle Journal November 30, 1855 Birney's Coursing Meeting

Birney's Coursing Meeting

BIRNEY'S COURSING MEETING, KNIPE SCAR. MR. JAMES BIRNEY, of the Caledonian Hotel, in this city, held his annual coursing meeting at Knipe Scar yesterday.  The day was exceedingly favourable, and a considerable number of spectators assembled to participate in the sport.  Hares were plentiful, and this year's meeting, we are informed, was one of the most successful that ever before took place at Knipe Scar.  Subjoined is a return of the various courses: --- ALL AGE STAKE - FIRST TIES. MR. HYSLOP's Eve beat MR. CARRICK's Acrobat. MR. STORDY's West Country Lad beat MR. FORSTER's Little Wonder. MR. BIRRELL's Eva beat MR. NICHOL's Ravenhill. MR. G. A. THOMPSON's Cock of the North beat MR. BIRNEY'S Darkie. MR. G. D. RICHARDSON's Teddington beat MR. ROUTLEDGE'S White Ox. MR. JARDINE's Lady Like beat MR. MILBURN's Anna SECOND TIES Eve beat West Country Lad Cock of the North beat Eva Lady Like beat Teddington THIRD TIES Cock of the North beat Eve Lady Like ran a bye RUN UP Lady Like beat Cock of the North and won the stake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUPPY STAKE - FIRST TIES MR. JARDINE's Tight Legs beat MR. BIRRELL's Mahala MR. BIRNEY's Jobby beat MR. LAWSON"S Violet MR. LENNOX's Gladiator beat MR. HUDSON's Logan Lassie MR. THOMLINSON's Canadian West beat MR. G. D. RICHARDSON's Birdlime MR. G. A. THOMPSON's The Trapper beat MR. W. JACKSON's Queen MR. BIRRELL's Marcus beat MR. A. THOMPSON's England Yet. MR. BIRNEY's Woolstapler beat MR. W. BATY's Catlowdy MR. G. D. RICHARDSON's Charley Boy beat MR. ROWELL's Jack Randal SECOND TIES Jobby beat Tight Legs Canadian West beat Gladiator The Trapper beat Marcus Charley Boy beat Woolstapler THIRD TIES Canadian West beat Jobby Charley boy beat the Trapper RUN UP Charley Boy beat Canadian West and won the stake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The running of Lady Like in the whole of her courses was universally admired.  At Brampton, it will be remembered, she was defeated by Bonnie Prince Charlie, - not for any want of speed, but by the heavy nature of the ground over which the running took place. At Knipe Scar, however, the ground was smooth and in every way suited to fairly test her "mettle", and the admirable style in which she distanced her competitors fully realised the most sanguine expectations of her backers. MR. BENNET discharged the onerous duties of judge to the satisfaction of all.  MR. THOMAS COATES officiated as slipper. On their return to Carlisle, a numerous party sat down to an excellent and substantial repast at the Caledonian Hotel.  In the course of the evening, "Success to the next meeting" was proposed and drunk with rapturous applause. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

 

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