Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-01
PURSUING PUSs.
A GRAND DAYS Rim WITH HARES
AND HOUNDS.
The Spring Meeting of the Alta
Coursing Club-Many Excit-
ing Contests-Etc.

Yesterday was delightful spring day,
and every lover of hare coursing that could
beg, borrow or hire horse and vehicle
turned out to witness the series of matches
arranged to take place on the Whitcomb
ranch, some twelve miles south of the city,
under the auspices of the Alta Coursing
Club. AT an early hour in the morning
the roads leading from the city became
thronged with vehicles of every possible
description, with here and there groups of
horsemen, all heading for the broad green
meadows where the hounds were to try
their mettle against the fleet footed jack
rabbits. 1t is estimated that not less than
from two hundred and fifty to three hun
dred vehicles of various kinds, all loaded
with expectant humanity, pulled up at the
rendezvous
The grounds were in superb condition,
the understanding meadows being covered
with verdure and the turf just sufficiently
yielding to prevent injury TO the feet of the
dogs. The panorama was delightful one
to those unaccustomed to seeing the coun-
try at this season of the year. AS far as
the eye could see on either side of the road
stretched fields of luxuriantly-growing
grain, with occasional meadows made
beautiful by wild flowers of almost every
variety.
The officers of the day, under whose
supervision the races were conducted, were:
J. O'Brien, Judge; Andrew Larkin and
William Doland slippers; H. Greer and
M. Judge, field stewards; James Kennedy,
chief of the refreshment department. The
club was disappointed in but one thing,
but that was a very important adjunct to
really successful and enjoyable coursing
match-a scarcity of hares. For some rea-
son the supply, usually abundant on these
grounds, was not equal to the demand and
as consequence the heats were prolonged
to such an extent that it was not possible
to complete the first series of fifteen hests,
there being thirty entries. Those that
were run resulted as follows:
FIRST SERIES.
Homer Buckman's Longfellow beat
Larry Harrigan's Governor B.
II. Devine's Talleyrand Jr., beat Alex
ander Halls Gladstone.
Lawrence Mahoney's frankie r. beat
Phil Callahan's Red Mike.
Homer Buckman's Lady Alpha beat
Phil Callahan's Volunteer
Fred Neary's Gimlet, No. 1, beat Ed.
Sneehans Old dag.
7. Farrelrs Pride beat Bud Grifith's
Fremont Boy.
Larry Harrigan's Queen had bye.
Tom Kennedy's Snowflake beat Ed.
OConnOr's Unknown.
Bud Grifiths Ben Harrison beat Fred
Neary's Gimlet No g.
Mike Judges Windsor Joe beat NJ. How
ards Maud Jones.
John McMahon's Mohrn Shore beat r.
o. Mullan's Mollie M
Owing to the lateness of the hour three
courses were left unfinished. These and
the succeeding series will be run off on
next Sunday, probably on grounds to be
selected along the Marysville road, where
hares are more plentiful.
INCIDENTS OF THE MEET.
Several of the matches were very exciting.
notably those between Tallyrand, Jr. and
Gladstone, Snowflake and Unknown, and
Ben Harrison and Gimlet, No. 2.
During the day an exciting runaway oc-
Cured in which Mike Judge showed great
horsemanship.
The greatest race of the day-at least. the
most exhilarating one-was between hare
and horse attached to a cart. The driver
of the latter did not cut a very important
figure in the contest until "Puss' took to
the water, plunging into convenient pond.
The excited occupant of the cart leaped to
the ground and dashed into the water.
Spurred on by the cheers of the multitude,
he pursued the swimming hare, and after a
most exciting and ludicrous struggle cap
tured it.
The return to town was without special
incident. but all who attended the meet
declared they had spent a most enjoyable
day.