The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-15
Kennel and Coursing Notes.

The exhibitors Of the late bench show
held under the auspices of the Deseret
Agricultural and Manufacturing society
will hold meeting next Wednesday even
ing at 81 South Main street. for the pur-
pose of organizing kennel and coursing
club, also to receive their awards. The
cups that are given for first prize are ele-
CANT in the extreme, being silver, gold
lined, handsomely engraved and standing
some seven inches high. The cups were
selected by Major Levey, who is to be COM
plimented for his taste.
The question is daily being asked, how
do the greyhounds RIM and do the dogs that
kill. the hare win9 and numerous other
questions appertaining to coursing. For
the benefit of the public we publish the
rules governing the same. These should
be cut out and preserved for the comm e
meet, as it is essential that the audience, as
well as the referee, should be educated in
the rules, thereby making it pleasant and
interesting for all concerned. Following
are the points of coursing that will be
known in future as the Utah coursing rules ::
The Judge shall decide all courses upon
the uniform principle that the greyhound
which does the most towards killing the
hare, during the continuance Of the course,
is to be declared the winner. The princi-
pie Is to be carried out by estimating the
as seen by him, upon balance of points,
according to the scale hereafter laid down,
from which also ar to be deducted certain
specified allowances and penalties. The
points of the course are:
Speed, which shall be estimated as one
two or three points, according to the degree
of superiority shown. (See definition
beloW.)
The go by, two points, or, if gained on
1tar OH re
The turn, one point.
The wrench, half point
The kill, two points, or in descending
scale in proportion to the degree of merit
displayed in that kill, which may be of no
value.
The trip, one point.
DEFINITION OF POINTS.
In estimating the value of speed to the
hare, the Judge must take into account the
several forms in which it may be displayed,
viz:
Wherein the run up to clear lead is
gained by one of the dogs in which case
one, two or three points may be given, ac-
cording to the length of lead apart
| from the score for action or wrench. In
awarding these points the judge shall take
| into consideration the merit of lead OBJ
tanned by dog that has lost ground at the
start, either from being unsighted or from
bad slip, or has had to run the outer
| circle.
2-When one greyhound leads the other,
SO long as the hare runs straight, but loses
| the lead from her bending around in favor
of the slower dog, of her OVID accord, the
greyhound shall score one point for the
first turn.
3-Under no circumstances is speed with.
out subsequent work to be allowed to de.
eide course, except where great superior
ity is shown by one greyhound over an
other in long lead to covert.
If dog, after gaming the irstsiX points
! still keeps possession of the hare by gu
perior speed, he shall have double the pre-
scribed allowance for the subsequent points
made before his opponent begins to score
The go-by is where one greyhound starts
a clear length behind his opponent and yet
passes him in a straight run and gets a
clear length before him.
The turn is where the hare is brough
round at not less than a right angle, bu
where she only leaves her line to suit her
self and not from the greyhound pressing
her, nothing is to be allowed.
The merit of a kill must be estimated &C
cording to whether greyhound, by hi!
own superior dash and and skill tears The
hare; whether he picks her up through any
little accidental circumstance favoring him
or whether she is turned into his mouth
The trip, or unsuccessful effort to KILL
where the hare is thrown off her legs, Of
where a greyhound fecks her but canno
hold her.
The following allowances shall be mad,
for accidents to greyhound during
course, but in every case they shall only bt
deducted from the other dogs score:
For losing ground at the start, eitheI