Waterloo Cup

[Guest MOLLY]

And if tears are for women, then I'm in touch with my feminine side - I don't believe anyone who's ever cheered as the hare got away could watch that final scene dry-eyed. The one in the barn, with how-many-hundred hares that had been shot over the coursing grounds the next day. Makes me shivver even now, and I've watched it more times than I've eaten rabbit pie...

Thank you for that. The tears were more for the realisation of what had happened and what should have been, no silly girly tears (they are reserved for lassie films).

 

No-one mentioned the very last hare of the day, infact the last hare ever!...the one that was stuck in the water filled ditch, and a 'cruel heartless coursing enthusiast' waded in to catch then release the hare. Now that really put a lump in my throat.

MOLL.

[scottish lurcher 185]

Yes the BBC are Labours lap dogs

how can you say that after "war in Iraq" affair!

the sight of a hare in flight is a sight to be hold see a good dog work them you cant help admire them

[inan 841]

I'm sorry if I sound ignorant but I've been thinking about this one for some time.

Having never attended any type of organised hare coursing meeting such as the Waterloo Cup before the ban, I wondered how enough hares were found for the dogs to course.

Were they flushed into the general area of the meeting.

Did the meeting treck from field to field.

Were the hares bagged, which I would guess was unlikely.

I would appreciate it if anybody could throw some light on this for me.

Many Thanks

Shepp

Youre not ignorant mate far from it ,you have asked to be informed on a subject in a courteous way and the good posters on here will respond fair play to you ,thats what forums are for ,discussion and an exchange of information and views ,fair play to you.Inan

 

i went to the last waterloo cup it was great ,it was the first time i had ever watched the greyhound coarsing and loved it just wish it was still on .we even had some fool strip of and swim this massive puddle on the field his mates offered him 50 each if he done it mad .I take it the dvd is the same as the one they showed on the telly or is it showing more coarsing ?

Never managed to get there,it allways coincided with a big coursing meeting[lurchers ]in my own club,but Ive not given up hope that one day I'll see it.Inan

 

it proved that they no fook all about hare coarseing and no fecking respect for there quarry... the hare had won that battle of athletes and then some pillock lets a unfit lurcher at it and thought he had done well..it was about 6" deep in mud and water on the embankment side the hare was stuggleing anyway....you not even suppose to have your dogs there anyway.the stewards threw them out they should have knocked him out ...sorry about going on one but it pissed me right off..

I agree with you 100%,a good job I wasnt there ,at my age Id probably have come second in an argument with scum like that.