Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-17
SOME WARM WORK.
Exciting "Speed Contests" Between Hares
and Hounds Yesterday.

Yesterday there took place at Agricult-
ural Park the first of series OF coursing
matches that give promise of attracting a
great deal of interest among those whose
tastes run in that direction. A few weeks
ago couple of gentlemen in this city, who
have for years been foremost among the
patrons of coursing. conceived the idea of
importing a lot of hares from the San Joa-
quin valley, where they are very numerous,
and stocking the grounds inside the park
for the purpose of these matches. The
hares were procured (some four DOZEN and
turned loose. They appear TO have got
along very well in their new home, having
plenty of green food and water and excel
lent cover. The races were announced and
twelve young dogs were entered. The
drawing took place on Saturday evening,
and the races were divided as follows
Nellie against Eve, Lucy and Crystal Pa
lace, Lily of the West and Niger, Aimee
and Fox, Maud S. and a. S. w, Tyrant
and Joe Cotton, Blacli-eyed Susan and Dan.
The prizes were as follows: First, $50; sec
Ond, $40 third, IS. Judges, Il. O. Mullane,
Mike Howard and Thomas Waite. Slipper,
John O'COnnell.
The attendance of spectators at O'Clock
on yesterday, at which hour the races were
ammo unced 10 begin, was not large, but as
the forenoon advanced it was considerably
increased. Much of the ground contains
a dense growth of weeds, and the hares lay
so close that it was with great difficulty
they were put up, and much time and hard
work were often required to get a race
started. Some of the heats were very ex-
citing as the hares would occasionally get
ot, flta track ar,l laaH tlfn hounds
races down the homeStretch. But as rule
Puss was not given fair chance. She
should have in each case a clear hundred
yards the start on such open, level ground
As it was, the dogs were often slipped
within twenty or thirty yards of the hare,
and in such cases the heats were short and
uninteresting. Some Of the hares were
fleet and strong, and gave the Young dogs
all they wanted in the way of exercise but
they are much smaller than the hares in
this part OF the State, being not much
larger than their half brothers, the Cotton
tail family" If some of the big fellows
found on the San Juan Grant could be
trapped for the purpose the hounds might
be taught to entertain higher degree of
respect for the speed and bottom Of LepRS
tiBtidjLs. At y o'clock noon the heats Were
not all decided, and as the grounds were TO
he otherwise occupied in the afternoon the
remaining ones were postponed until P. NJ
Following is a summary of the races:
First series-Dennis Maroney's Nellie
beat Charles n Posts Eve after quite an
exciting contest. Charles n Posts Lucy
beat II. O. Buckman's Crystal Palace r.
0. Mullane's Lily beat John McComb's
Niger. Joe Bowers Aimee beat Charles
Zietler's Fox. II. o. Buckman's A.
S. w beat C. Ryder's Mandy L. 2. Kel-
ly's Joe Cotton beat c. H. Todd's Tyrant.
IL. ]. w. DAMS Susie beat c. II. Todd's
Donymite.
Second series-C. N. Posts Lucy beat D.
Maroneys Nellie. r. o. Mullanes Lille
beat Joe Bowers Aimee. F. kellys Joe
Cotton beat H. o. Buckman's A. S. "
Susie ran q bye.
On Resembling at p. NJ Susie ran a
bye, Lucy beat Lily of the West, Joe Cot
ton beat Susie.
On the final tie Joe Cotton beat Lucy
winning the first money, which is $40
Lucy takes second money, $40 and Black
Eyed Susan third money, So.
The winner Of the first prize Joe Cotton,
is the blue and white Blue Jacket bitch
Nellie, the property of John McComb Jr
of the Folsom State Prison. He was loaned
to Mr.. Kelly to fill vacant entry in place
of Joe Cotton, withdrawn.
The three prize-winners of yesterday
were all sired by Leslie's well-known dog
Blue Jacket.