"For which sport, now banned in Britain by the Hunting Act 2004, was the ""Waterloo Cup"" 3 day event run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005?"
Waterloo Cup Waterloo Cup The Waterloo Cup was a coursing event. The three-day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005 and it used to attract tens of thousands of spectators to watch and gamble on the coursing matches. It was founded by The 2nd Earl of Sefton and, originally, was supported by his patronage. It was the biggest annual hare coursing event in the United Kingdom and was often referred to by its supporters as the blue riband event of the coursing year. A hare coursing event of identical name was held in Australia from
Waterloo Cup the Waterloo Cup between 1889 and 1892. In later years the event has been championed by Newmarket trainer Sir Mark Prescott. The 2005 event, held on 1416 February, was eventually won by a dog called Shashi, bred by Ernest Smith, and owned by him with Albert Shackcloth and Michael Darnell. Trained at Malton, North Yorkshire by the Jonathan Teal, the winner beat Hardy Admiral, owned by Diana Williams, in the final. * Cup divided Waterloo Cup The Waterloo Cup was a coursing event. The three-day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005 and