Corrie Coursing Meeting
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The coursing
meeting for greyhounds that was held at Corrie, near Lockerbie
in Dumfries and Galloway
consisted of several stakes that were competed for. The meeting took place on land belonging to Andrew Jardine of Lanrick Castle
, brother of Robert Jardine.
Coursing
Coursing is the pursuit of game or other animals by dogs—chiefly greyhounds and other sighthounds—catching their prey by speed, running by sight and not by scent. Coursing was a common hunting technique, practised by the nobility, the landed and wealthy, and commoners with sighthounds and lurchers...
meeting for greyhounds that was held at Corrie, near Lockerbie
Lockerbie
Lockerbie is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. It lies approximately from Glasgow, and from the English border. It had a population of 4,009 at the 2001 census...
in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
consisted of several stakes that were competed for. The meeting took place on land belonging to Andrew Jardine of Lanrick Castle
Lanrick Castle
Lanrick Castle was a late 18th-century country house near Doune in central Scotland. It was demolished in 2002 despite being protected as a category B listed building. It was located on the south bank of the River Teith, in Stirling council area.-History:...
, brother of Robert Jardine.
The Corrie Cup
- 1869 Wave.
- 1872 Magenta and Avonside divided.
- 1873 Ironshell.
- 1875 Polly Perkins.
- 1876 Fairy Glen.
- 1877 Faithful.
- 1878 Miss Walker.
- 1883 Annie Macpherson.
- 1888 Miss Jessie II and Picadilly divided.
- 1889 Jim 'O The Hill.
The Hutton Stakes
- 1873 Macgregor and Cement divided.
- 1875 Benlomond.
- 1876 Serag.
- 1877 Shepherdess.
- 1878 Highland Mary.
- 1883 Borneo and Soger Hugh divided.
- 1888 Asteria and Glenderg divided.
- 1889 Powfoot and Clyde Spray divided.
The Penlaw Stakes
- 1873 Agnes and Old England divided.
- 1876 Wee Wee
- 1878 Bonnie Scotland.
- 1888 Dandeleur and Cloudy Morn divided.