Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01
GREYH0UNDS And RABBITS.
Tley Furnish Splendid Sport for a Large
Crowd at the Fair Grounds
A NUMBER OF ExClTING CONTESTS.
soycTai Intere sting Events on the
Program me for TOday-Omaha
Takcs Three Straight e
from the Niinnies.
A NUMBER OF XCHING CONTESTS.

As nearly everyone expressed it who was
present at the coursing meet at the fair
grounds yesterday, ut was immense" The
cumming was most excellent from start to
finish, the local dogs showing more speed and
resolution than was expected Of them, Cap,
lain Rays Kelly won first place anduy
against fcldof eight good dogs, He is
Dlargc hall Scotch greyhound and for 50
large a dog handles himself we'll. His
strides down the track were tremendous, and
The speed he showedwas worthy ofthe cham.
pons
Several Of the dogs entered from Council
Bluffs failed to appear on account of the
motorliue refusing to bring them over. Sev
Iral Of the owners were compelled to hire
private COnyCyanCcs to carry the dogs over.
kHOWCNcE there were several grey hounds
present not entered in the regular stake
that took the places Of those that Were ab
teut, and there was no brcakin the regular
program The races were all hOtly con.
tcstcd but there was not a rabbit touched
during thcafternoon The little long cared
fellows shOwcdmo3t wonderful skill in evad-
ing their pursucrs, at times doubling over the
course aud returning to the corral where
they were started, but in most instances
they went through like flying phan.
toms, not allowing the dogs to
approach nearer than twenty feet
peared like shadows In one instance rab.
bit too closely pursued as he tried to pass
Captain Rays Kelly, nimbly Jumped over the
dog, clearing him by several feet, to the evi.
dent delight ofthe spectators judging by the
vigorous applause from the grand stand,
Coursing in Omaha is an assured success,
and the two remaining days will undoubtedly
see large crowds inattendance
Today there will be a new stake with several
greyhouuds entered that did not compete yes
Nut aUI hp aV,r y.v1 ILL.,. L.
more interesting, ifsuch is possible Seldom
has any exhibition been given on the track
withesS friction and more satisfaction to
the spectators.
The races Yesterday were begun with
Captain Rays Kelly and Ernest Meyers
Fly as "bye5 dog in the slips,
bat when the rabbit came from the chute
they were gagged in a genuine ''scrap,n
and the little jack, unconscious ofall danger
ran down the stretch to the escape Anot her
one was sent out, the dogs being slipped
singly. AT once they caught sight and were
Off, Kelly saking the pace, but the rabbit
was too quick for the big fellow and stopped
for an instant, and then quickly pairing him,
reached the escape in safety
DR. BelIlngers Faust, very large white
md blue dog, mudea game race with William
Huflsky's Mercury, but the biz fellow was
too heavy the smaller dog beating him point
less.
f.. n. .Iaynes' blue dog Hilalgo was next
owned by one Of the members of the assoca.
ton, but this being Onlya ''bye'' race, or ex-
crcisllg course, il was awarded FIdalgo. BY
the rules OF COursing, If dog entered is not
present, dognot in the stake must be used
TO give AN Tdal numberOf racers
James Stocdalcs Prince Bismark rama
be race with William Huhslzy's Beauty
making grand effort for dog SO large and
fat.
nhe second series Kelly was sippcd
with Mercury defeating him in hard
course, the hare leading them twice over the
track. Hidalgo and Prince Bis mark ran eek
and neck half down the track 1hen Prince
showed slightly in the lead, beating Hdalgo
witch little to spare.
In the third series Kelly and Prince ran
an undecided course, but they were again
placed in the slips and Kelly ran the course
twice over the track alone, Prince refusingto
pursue the hare. Kelly was awarded the
honOrS.
The ladies' were quite as numerous in the
grand stand and In carriages as the gentle
men, and were most highly entertained Sev-
eral prominent persons were present, among
them Mayor Cushing, who eXpressedh his de-
light with the sport in most compl men tary
terms. The managers have ex tended an in
vitation TO the ball clubs, and they will be out
in force today to see the coursing
The day was deligh tful for the sport but
the track would be improved bya good rain
The perfect success of the meet here will
serve to draw a very large crowd today and
at the running at the Bluffs on SUNDAY
Coursiug is worthy to be placed in the front
ranks of field sports, and is quite adapted to
themaSses OF the people. 1t is both exciting
and entertaining, and none who can get out
Bh Ould miss 1t.