The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

THE SCOTTISH CHAMPION OPEN
MEETING, under the auspices of the Biggar and Cale-
donian Coursing Clubs, by the kind permission of the Right
Ho,. the Earl of Home, .tc. will be held at Douglas, on
Tuesday, March 24, 1863 andfollowing days, when the fol-
lowing stgkes will be run for:—
I. ThP CALEDONIAN CHAMPION CUP. for 32 all-
aged greyhounds, at £lolos. entrance ; to be divided ¶n
the fo lowing manner :
Winmr £l6O
Runner-up
Third and fourth, each
Fifth, sixth, -eventh, and eighth, each 10
11. The DOUGLAS CUP, for 32 all-aged greyhounds, at £5
ss. entrance ; divided as follows :
W nner £BO
Runner-up 25
Thi,d an, fourth, each lO
Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth, each
111. The CLYDE STAKES. for 16 puppies of 1861, at £4
10s. entrance; divided as follows :
Winner
in.

unner-r p iz
Third and fourth, each 5
IV. The FORTH STAKES for 16 greyhounds, pupped on
or after lrp June, 161, the age of which has been v+ub-
liahedin "3 he Sporting Gazette," "Bell's Life," or
"The EielA," (hiring the season 1862-3, or proved to the
satista tion of the stewards and committees; divided as
follows :
Winner £4O
Runner-up
T ird and fourth each 5
V. The SE' LING STAKES, for 16 all-aged greyhounds,
at £2 10s. ; any ,sog ent, red in this stake may be claimed
for £lO, except the winner and runner-u p, which may be
claimed for £l5 each; the owner of the runner-up to
have first c aim for the winner, but all claims must ba
lodged with the secreta,,, within fifteen minutes after
the stake is won ; divided as fo lows :
Winner £2o
Runner-u
Third and fourth, each 2 6
The meeting to be governed by the National Club rules.
All winners of £2O and ui wards to pay 5 per cent. to the
dinner fund. The drawings for Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4, will take
place at 8 p.m., in the Douglas Arms Hotel, Douglas, Lanark-
shire, on Monday, the 23d March, 1863, previous to which all
entries must be made, and entry, moneys paid. Dinner imme-
diately after the drawing-. All nominators in Nos. 1 and 2
must take a dinner ticket, price 3s. 6d. The entry and draw-
ing for the Selling Stakes will to -e place after the second
day's running Single nominations secured in the order of
application to E. J. Lindsay, Esq., Hon. Seere'ary, tlalleraig
House, Carluke, Lanarkshire, N.B. If the stakes do not fill
by the 14th Nlarch, double nominations will then be given in
the order of application. A four-hone omnibus will be in
waiting at Carstairs Junction station, on Monday, the 23d
March, which will start for Douglas direct at 5 2.) p.m., for
the exclusive accommodation of gentlemen attending the
meeting. The express train from Carlisle at 120 p.m., the
expresses from Glasgow at 4 p.m., and from Edinburgh at
4 15 p.m., will c tch the omnibus, the arrival of which at Dou-
glas will be waited for for dinner. Private conveyances can
be had at any time at Carstairs or Lanark by ordering them
beforehand of Mr. Irving, the Clydesdale Hotel, Lanark. The
meet each morning. will be within a few yards of the Lanark
and Douglas turnpike-roads at 930 a. Quarters for men
and dogs can be secured by applying to Mr. Amos, Douglas
Castle, Lanarkshire.
BIGGAR CLUB. CALEDONIAN CLUB.
J. Gordon, Esq., of Aikenhead PRESIDENT.
A. Graham, Esq., of Capellie His Grace the Duke of Bue-
J. L. Ewing, Esq ,of Calder- clench
cruix I STEWARDS FOR 1862-3.
H. B. Irving, Esq., of Milbank Earl of Haddington
W. M. Gilmour, Esq., of Glas- John Gibson, Esq.
Lord Binning
gow
W. G. Borron,Esq.,of Glasgow Major Boothby
J. Jardine. Egl, of Arkleton John Gordon, Esq.
E. J. Lindsay,Esq., Hon. Sec., A. Graham, Esq.
Hallcraig House, near Car- , G. Blanshard, Esq., Hon. Sec.
luke, Lanarkshire
Mr. WARWICK, Judge.
Mr. ItArER, Slipper.