Star.
London, England, 1826-11-13 00:00:00

MID LOTHIAN COURSING CLUB.

The Autumn Meeting of the Mid Lothian Coursing Club was
' held at Dalkeith on Tuesday and Wednesday last, when the fill-
lowing prizes, &c. were run for at the Mama Camp, on the pros
,party of the Marquis of Lothian.
Ftarr..--.A pair of Silver Couples for dogs popped last year.
FIRST CLAIM..--40. Mr. Mereatell bk. d. Blackstrap beat Sir
Thomas Carmiebaers bk. d. Snowdrop ; 2d. Mt. Gibson Craig's
w. b. Cara beat Mr. Waeclespe's bk. d. Sam ; sd. Mr. Wauchope'•
bk. d. Wasp beat M. Gilmour's bk. d. Gipsy; 4th. Mr. Baron
Clerk Rattray's bk. and wb. d. Reaper beat Mr. Hunter's qr. b.
Hebt ; sth. Mr. Aitchison's bL d. Apollo beat Lord Melville's bk.
d. Snap; 6th. Mr. Dalrymple's bk. and wh. d. Dreadnought beat
Sir John Hope's bk. b. Vanity.
SECOND It. Mr. Mercer's bk. d. Illadtstrap beat Mr.
Gibson Craig's w. b. Can; 2d. Mr. Baton Clerk hurray's bk. and
wh. d. Reaper beat Mr. Wattchope's Ilk. b. Wakp ; 3.1. Mr. Dal.
rymple's bk. and wh. d. Dreadnought, beat Mr. Aitchion's bi. da

Apollo. _
Turas CLASS.—Ist. Mr. Baron Clerk Rattray's bk. and wh. d.
Reaper, beat Mr. Mercer's bk. d. Blackstrap ; 2d. Mr. Dalrymple's
bk. and vrh. d. Dreadnought ran a bye.
FOURTH CLASS. ••111L Mr. Dalrymple's bk. and *h. d. Dread.
nought, beat Mr. Baron Clerk Rattray's Reaper, and won the
couples.
Second Prize, the Cup—open to Dogs of all ages.
FIRST CLASS.-11H. +llolllas Carrhichael's IV. and y.d. BlaCkbear4
beat Mr. Wauchope's b. d. Sultan ; 2d. Mr. Thlrymple's b. and w.
h. Dhu Dhu beat Lord Melville's b. b. Fly ; M. Nlercer's b. b.
Cesarina beat Mr. Gilmour's b. d. Cupid; 4th. General Maxwell's
y. h. Fly beat Mr. Anderson's b. b. Fairy; sth. Mr. Hunter's br.
d. Hanker beat Mr. Baron Clerk Ratts ay's b. d. Rook ; 6th. Mr.
Gibson Craig's y. d. Castor beat Mr Aitchison's b. b. Angelica; 7th.
Sir John Hopes b. d. Rankeillor ran a bye.
~. &CON. CLASS.— Ist. General Maxwell's Fly beat Mr. Hunter's
flanker; 2d. Sir Thomas Carmichael's Rlackbeard beat Sir J.
kilope's llankeillor ; 341:--bir. Gibson Craig's Castor heat Mr. Dal-
' rymple's Mau Dhu; 4tb. Mr.. Mercer's Cesarina ran a bye.

THIRD CLASS.—Ist. Mr. Gibson Craig's Castor best Mr. Mer-
cer's Cesarina ; 2d. Sir Thomas Carmichael's Blaclobeard beat Ge-
9eral Maxwell'i Fly.
FOURTH CLASS.-Ist. Sir Thomas Carmiehael's Blackbeard beat
Mr. Gibson Craig's Castor, and won the cup.
THIRD Pats[, CHAIITION CUT,
For dolga of all ages.
FIRST CLASS.-111. Mr. 114111/11pit'S b. d. Dhu Dhu beat Mr.
Gih,on Craig's d. b. Comet; 2d. General !Maxwell s b. d. Swift
beat Sir Thomas Carmichael's hl. d. Sky Rocket; Sd. Mr. Wane-
hope's hI. d. Wonder ran a bye.
Sccorro CLASS.—.IO. Mr. Wanchepe's Wonder beat Mr. Dal-
rymple's Dhu Dhu; 2d. General Maxwell's Swift ran a bye.
THIRD CLASS.—Iit. General Maxwell's Swift beat Mr. Wane-
hope's Wonder, and won the Champion Cup.
Maveurs.-I.t. Mr. Gilmones b. d. beat Mr. Wattchnpes
Russian dog ; 2d. Sir Thomas Carmichael's b. d- beat Mr. Dalrym4
ple's b. and w. d. 31. Mr. Gibson Craig's Fly, beat Mr. Munter'*
y. d. 4th. Mr. Dalrymple's Dku Ohs beat Lord MeNille's Ply;
3th. Sir Thomas Carmichael's Snowdrop ran twice' again.t Mr.
Gilntour's b. d.—still undecided; 6th. Mr. Hunter's fiebe beat Mr.
Gibson Craig's Czar; 7th. Mr. Gibson Craig's Cara beat Sir
Thomas Carmichael's Snowdrop.
The meeting was numerously attended, both in the field and at
the dinner, and the sport was excellent, the weather being fine, and
the hares very plentiful.
The following Matches have already been made for the New.:
market Craven Meeting of next year.
Fran Day.—Mr. Payne's Melvin. (5 yrs old, Sat. 91b.) against
Lord Wharncliffe's Pastime, 4 yrs old, Sit 21b. fir t.,00 h. ft.
The Marquis of Exeter's Recruit, Bst. Mb. against Mr. Greville's
Rachel, B.t. for 200 h. ft.

Scams Dar.—. Mr. Payne's Babel against Mr. Rogers's Monarch,
Bst sib. each, first three nsiles of B. C. for 300 b. ft.

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Mr. Payne 's Bachelor asalast the Duke of Grafton's Chferia,
Sgt. 41b each, for 100.

At the First Spring Meeting the following Alatches will be run :
Vaasa DAY.-Ur. Greg/ilk's c. by Waterloo against Mr. Stone-
bewer's brother to Problem, sit. Sib. each, fur 100 h. ft.
Air. Grevalle's Rachel agaittst Mr. Lush's Carthage (Bst. 51b.
each, for 500 h. ft.

On the first da, of the Jahr Meeting,
The Duke of Graftun's Paul Jones (Bst. 61b.) agst Lord Eseter's
Recruit, Sit 21h. for 200, h. ft.
At the Houghton Meeting, first day,
Sir J. Shelley's c. Barnardo against Mr. Payne's bl. c. by Smo-
lensko, for 250 b. ft.