The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-29
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: to-day and il has been one Of th
2 most successful ones ever held Il
.. this country. A person who ha
I never followed the hounds can hav
no idea of the exciting and exhilirat
!. ing sport, and when 1t Is reduced Il
asystem, and the best dogs in Amer
lea contest, as has been the case q
, this meeting just closed, the excite
ment sometimes reaches fever heat
The coursing grounds are sever
miles north OF Great Bend In tn,
Cheyenne Bottoms, and much near.
er Hoisington, on the Missouri
Pacific, than to The Bend In
company with two other travelling
men, I went out to see the sport this
morning, and II was certainly worth
the candle The weather was de.
lightful, . perfect 0ctc Der day, and
as we reached the last hilltop and
saw the plains stretched before US Tor
miles, q chase was on, aud we in
structively rose in the coupe and
waved our hats and cheered, for
there In plain sight half mile away
was q pair Of greyhounds flying over
the smooth ground, and q crowd of
people waving their hats and para
sole, rider on .bang-tail hunter
In close pursuit OF the hounds, and a
dozen horse-men following in the
rear. No Jack was in sight, but
We knew he was there somewhere,
and rs the dogs got closer and closer
we could see his tactics were of the
lodging kind. and the dogs passed
and repsssed each other, cutting
across his narrow circles, till at last
he WAS picked up and the course for
that brace OF dogs was completed.
We soon reached the crowd OF ex
cited people, aud Joined the hunt f6r
another Jack The Judge. u joll,
Hingiishmsn from California
mounted on Q thoroughbred, took the
lead, followed by the slipper an
other Of the Queens former subjects, |
following beautiful pair Of hounds
side by side, with ears erect, Juggling
at the slip. and I knew then what
the poet meant when he said:
81 see you stand, like greyhounds In the slips,
straining before the start.
The games esr aiDG for HsrT Sw England ana and
Saint George""
Follow! The crowd follows the
strung out in both directions
for about thirty or forty rods, on
horses, In wagons, carriages, buggies,
surries and carts, on mules and on
foot. Up one side Of q draw we go
till we reach the western side Of the
field; then we cross over and down
the other side and finally q shout
goes up as q Jack leaves his cover
and goes bounding along ahead in an
easy tantalizing gait, the hounds are
loosed and away go hounds and the
Judge IL close upon them, followed
1t the proper distance by others on
horses, and the crowd in vehicles
stops and follows the chase with
eyes. The Jack IL turned
by the foremost hound, and the other
takes his track, and so by repeated
and lodges he reaches his
quarry, or is picked up by one Of the
The Judge waves a red or
white flag, according as the hound
with the red or white collar has
scored the most points, and the
fortunate hackers of the winner
cheer and collect their money from
he shareholders. The winner is
by the proper official,
Ind another brace of hounds Is call
ID to the slip.
So 1t goes till the last grand course
8 called and Pearl Of Pekin,' q
Colorado lady, and Chicopee Lass
California lady, are called. These
wo have In turn distanced all com
,etitors In list of thirty-six besuti-
ul hounds. Pearl Of Pekin is taken
rom q carriage where she has been .
the proceedings from the
ap Of her proud groom, and the
wDer OF Chicopee Lass takes her
rom within the curtains of a carIi-
ge. The blankets are removed, the
leads, bodies and limbs are tho
ughly rubbed. The feet are care
ully examined and oiled-the
sponged out as carefully as
trotter's, and they are placed i'm the
lips-a pair of beautiful queens.
hey touch the earth as lightly as
ady fingers her piano, and the
rowd starts for q new piece Of
round that has not been beaten over.
'wo or three Jacks start up and
ound away, but the experienced
Upper knows they are too young,
nd waits till q larger one, worthy
Z their mettle, is started when away
hey 60, and the Jack il turned In q
ew rods, for the Queens of the
anime turf are feet as thought, and
be rabbit turns for safety towards
be crowd. In and out he goes, now
eeking the open prairie, but his
ursuers are upon him, and back he
ONES. Unfortunately for the owner
Chicopee Lass, the Pearl OF Pekin
uns under his horse, and is knocked
yer, but she 10 up instantly and il
fter the Jack like the wind. At
lst Mr.. Jack is caught, and the
Judge waves the flag corresponding
, the color Of the collar worn by the
hicopee Lass, and declares her the
inner Of the grand money prize
nd the Cup But the owner Of
earl Of Pekin enters protest under
be Rules claiming his competitor
nd purposely ridden over his dog.
t 10 unfortunate, as Chicopee Lass
J clearly the better dog, and all adj
nit she has fairly beaten her rival
, the 'points,' but rules are rules
nd how the matter will be finally de-
lded cannot attempt to prophesy.
rom my point Of view the acct
ent was purely unavoidable, and
hould dislike TO see the prize go to
ny other dog than to the one who
'on IL by her magnificent display Of G
speed and Endurance.
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