The morning call., 1890-10-20
HOUNDS AND HAREs.
a Poorly Conducted CoursinE Event oil
the Oakland Track.


In anticipation OF q DAYS sport with the
hounds several hundred spectators gathered
at the Oakland Race-track yesterday to wit
ness a speed test with the invincible patent
hare for a purse of $40. Sixteen dogs
were entered for the contest and were paired
OF as follows:
P Pegan's Lady Washington vs. J. Cells
Miss Birdie, George Sharp's Wake Up VS.. ID.
Lenafds Berkeley Lass, 7. WaitOn's Daily Re
pom ". z. Mullan's George Washington, j. j.
ltedemackers Al Faro VS.. 7. j. Crouin's Dan
OCoDner J. COleman's Jessie VS.. j. HIPS Even
Ing Post. J. j. Edman's " anut VS.. J. Sullivan's
Fenlan Boy, L. Mullen'S Lady Guess VS.. j. j.
Edman's Bones. j. j. Edman's Pipin Jr. vs.. w.
Cframers Highland Chief.
The first bye was run shortly after 10
o'clock, but as most of the interest was
cenieTed in The pools, where Jimmy Caravan
acted as master of ceremonies, only seven of
the eight rounds were run off aud when
night fell the contest was undecided. The
running resulted as follows:
Miss Birdie beat Lady WashIn gton; Berkeley
Lass beat Wake Up; Shoe Ely (aiias ReporJ
beat George Washington; Al Faro beat Dan
U'Connor; Jessie beat jim (alias Evening Posp;
Fenian Boy beat Walnut, and Bones beat Lady
Guess.
Before the fifth. bye, trouble arose over the
ownership of J. Hills Evening Post, which
a spectator on entering the track claimed as
bis property. 1t appears that some months
ago Walter Sewell, veli-known contractor
and house-m0Yer. a resident of Oakland, was
the owner of brinde pup answering to the
name of Jim. The dog was stolen, and no
trace Of it was discovered TIL Sewell, at
tracted by yesterdays event. went to the
track to take it in. Great was his surprise to
find his dog there, tied to post, waiting for
his bye with Jessie. To cut the rope that
held him and resume his ownership was the
work OF second, but the proceeding gave
rise to an animated debate between the
rival owners and their adherentS that Cana
van had considerable trouble in queIling.
Hill said he purchased the dog q short time
ago from Police Officer Ryan of this city.
who claimed to have picked him up on his
beat on Second street, and to have adver-
tlsed im in one Of the daily papers for sew
eral days. The proofs on SewelfS part were
so abundant that Hill finally consented to
part with his bargain on being allowed the
privilege Of pairing him with Jessie. This
was agreed to all around, and Jim went
home with his master after involving his
tempo Fary owner in additional expense by
losing the run.
SO far as sport was concerned, the whole
thing was tizzle. John Grace was the
nominal judge and Jim Mullen the nominal
slipper, while half dozen different people
acted II those capacities, and the only one
who STUCK to business was Caravan, who
sold the pools and boSsed everything in
sight. In some of the byes the patent hare
was WORKED so slowly that the better dog,
detecting The fraud, gave up the chase and,
in the wolds of the losers, tine cur won"
Then, too the owners, in a couple of in
stances, slipped their dogs, and in one OF the
byes there was an incipient mutlny around
the pools until Canavan announced the
race of. Il was a carelessly managed ar
fair throu1 bout, aud only success from
betting standpoint.