A Regency era silver trophy for the hare coursing meeting held at Letcombe Bowers in 1815, hallmarked William Burwash, London, 1814, the two handled

A Regency era silver trophy for the hare coursing meeting held at Letcombe Bowers in 1815, hallmarked William Burwash, London, 1814, the two handled trophy in campana form, gilt interior, the obverse with a raised medallion depicting a greyhound catching a hare, the reverse inscribed BOWERS, COURSING MEETING, 1815, height 19cm., width across handles 18cm., weight 702gr.; sold together with The Courser's Manual & Supplement or Stud Book, 1828, by Thomas Goodlake (2) Although not a Waterloo Cup, this hare coursing trophy dates coincidentally from 1815 the year of the Battle of Waterloo ! Letcombe Bowers Coursing Club was established by Mr Thomas Goodlake in 1814 upon his own estate near Wantage. The club dined at the Bear Inn in Wantage. From 1816 one meeting a year was held on the last Thursday in November at which members competed for a silver cup or tankard (value 25 guineas), a silver goblet (10 guineas) and a pair of gravy spoons. In 1815, however, the date of this trophy, two meetings were held. The inaugural meet was on 1st February with the Cup being won by Mr Thomas's ''Tiney.'' Then on 1st December patron Mr Goodlake on the Cup with his black dog ''Grasshopper.'' It is not known at which meeting the present trophy was awarded. A book by Thomas Goodlake is offered with the trophy. An oil painting of Goodlake, that was engraved for the book's frontispiece, was sold at Graham Budd Auctions 28th October 2009 as lot 3.