The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-08
COUE SING.
Racing at MERGED - The Occidental
Club.

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Racing at MERGED The Occidental
Club.
The American Field has received code
of courSng rules drawn up by the National
Greyhound Club.
The finish of the big stake which was to
have been completed on Sunday at Ocean
View was postponed until after the MERGED
meeting.
The American Field cup, of which cut
is herewith presented, was contested for at
the Great Bend meeting, Kansas, and won
for the hrst time by L. j. Cronin's Chicopee
Lass.
The next meeting of the Occidental Cours-
ing Club will be held at y keaIny street
on Tuesday. On that evening the club will
make final arrangements tor its winter
coursng at Newark on Thanksgiving day
At recent meeting Of the American Club
1t was moved and carried that committee
of three be appointed in different parts Of
the country to raise the required fund and
the following officers were then elected for
the ensuing year: President, DIR. n. Rowe;
V lce-PresldeDt, DIR. ). q. Shaw; Secretary,
Ira ID. Brougher; Treasurer, }. V Brink
man. Executive Committee-C. q. Page
II. c. Lowe and d. c. Luse.
Arthur Chambers Of Philadelphia, we'll
known sport, has been always a lover of
faSt-runnng dogs. Concerning che Of his
celebrities the Detroit Free Press SAYS:
The famous whppet Ben Bow died at an early
hour on Tuesday morning from the effects of
wound Inflicted by great Dane Tom Blake,
who has had the whinuet for some lime, was
called out 10 DR.. NicOlais TO attend to some OF
that gentemen's great Danes, and Bake took
Ben inlo The Kennel with him. 1t seems strange
that lie would do such a thing. knowing the
character Of The Danes, and IL was not long be-
fore one of lie big dogs had badly laeerated the
whippers shoulder, causing him to bleed 70
death. Ben Bow was about Az years old. and
was bought from Arthur Chambers OF Phlladel-
phia, some years ago by WOOD Campbell He
was very speedy and had worlds
record for 220 yards. II seconds. He was also
a bench winner, having captured first at Chicago.
Montreal, Philadelphia, De!Ioit, Cleveland,
Buffalo, Toledo and other places.
The annual coursng meeting at MERGED
Will begin on Tuesday and will last three
days. 1t Is hoped that the weather will
continue fine, as drenching on the plains,
where there Is no shelter within several
miles OF the coursing ground. will mar all
the pleasure Of the sport. The result of the
drawing, which took place last evening,
Will be found in another part of THE CALL.
The following letter is from DR.. n Rowe
TO the Secretary Of the American Coursing
Club at Great Bend. relative to meeting
between dogs representing England and
America, and will interest lovers of the
sport:
CHICAGO, Oct. 16. 1891.
COtrsi,g club, great BEND, Kans.: DEAR SIR
When was In Europe last year discussed with
Mr.. George s. Lowe, well.knOwn authority and
prominent writer for many years on field sports,
and VINO Eas since been appointed editor OF the
Sporting Life, London, England. the possibility
OF having an International cOufsng contest in
1893, and lie believed IL would be possible under
the following conditions.
A 64-dos stake $500 guaranteed. el0 each
nominations; goo TO the winner, goo to Tie
lunner-np. GlO0 each 10 the two next dogs, and
9lo each To the four next. or the 81 nomna.
lions ~ TO be taken In America and 81 In Eng
land.
In View OF the fact that almost every other
Dranch OF held sports las taken some action In
30 nf mo han mr. l.
nary Importance in 1893, l think the time has
come When this matter should be considered,
ana believing The American COurslng Club to be
tne proper body TO act In The matter submit IL for
The clubs consideration, with the assurance that
any action Of the club VIII receive the cordial
support OF the American Field, as heretofore