The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-23
HARES AND HOUNDS.
A Splendid Day at the Newark
COursing Grounds.
Her First Defeat SkyrOcket and Twi-
light the Winners.

Her First Defeat kyrOcket and Twi-
light the Winners.
! There could not be less than 800 sports
! men at Newark Park yesterday to witness
the spring meeting of the Occidental
| Coursing Club.
The day was delightful. the grounds abso-
! lutely perfect and the hares all that could
be desired, consequently the cOursing was
! first-class.
There were two Stakes-an alleged OF
! sixteen dogs, and a sapling OF six. John
Grace, who was appointed judge by the club,
! was unable through Illness TO attend, and
in his stead j. r. Dickson was appointed.
! The coursing commenced about II o'clock.
| The first pair in slips were Nelly Bly, and
| Prince Rupert The latter led from the
/ slips, but before they had got 800 yards
| Nelly took possession and worked her hare
cleVerly for the first four or five points.
| Just here another jumped up, after which
| Nelly went, while Rupert stuck TO his
| game, which he eventually killed. Rupert
got the course This decision caused some
considerable annoyance to Nely'S owners.
SOME GOOD COURSES.
Monarch ! Ii and Tom Moore had short
and undecided course, but on being put
again in slips Monarch had things his own
way and won easily.
Twilight and John Mitchell Jr. were the
next pair, but Mitchell was in no condition
to meet the bitch and though he made
game battle against superior condition ana
training he could not last 1t out anu Tie
bitch won
Catherine Hayes and Headlight had
good course, but Catherine won Win iolS
TO spare
Skyrocket and Dawn were next let go to
a rafting hare. but it was asOne sided
course, the former doing all the work ana
winning "hauds down.
Valley Queen and Depend-on-Me were
sent after lodging hare, and so perfect
was he at turning and twisting that wren,
the slipper remarked: IF there happened
to be post in the field he would have gone
mp it," But the Queen found his weak
point at last, killed MIN and won.
Jenny q ana Dashaway had short
quick course, ana though DaShaway at first
took the lead, Jenny proved too quick IN
the turns, and won pretty course, thus
closing the first round OF the stakes.
THE SECOND ROUND.
The second round was opened by Prince
Rupert and Monarch Ill. and, though Mon
arch was evidently suffering from an injury
received last week, he managed to stall OIL
his opponent aud win the course.
Twilight and Catherine Hayes were next
in older, but hard and continued work had
evidently told on Catherine, and she fell
rather easily before the Santa Clara flyer.
Skyrocket and Jenny q had a pretty
course, but it was evidently the day out for
the Santa Clara dogs and Jenny, good as
she is, had 10 lower her cOlors TO the Son
Of Midnight and Peasant Girl
The flyer and twice winner OF the Occi-
dental New Year staEes-169l and 1892
Valley Queen, came out 10 try conclusions
IA GNv, EsArn
slipped both dugS went at desperate
speed, the Queen slightly in the lead and
making the first turn. but Kathleen got the
next TWO and drove the hare straight TO tn e
fence, when both dogs instantly grabbed
and killed. Tie judge ordered them again
TO slips aud in a few moments they were
again let 60.
NECK AND NECK.
Both dogs again went at terrific pace
and iumIed the drain IN the center OF tie
field as il in slips. Here puSs Sweryed
toward Kathleen, who made quick use OF
the opportunity, wrenched twice and killed,
and for the fist time in her lie the flag
went up against the great bitch.
When Monarch was brought out for the
third round 1t was dollars TO dOughnut5"
that he must fall before Twilight, and ne
did with comparative ease.
SkyrUcket was then led cut against Kath-
leeu. and his great effort against Valley
Oueen made him somewhat Of "a faVOTlte.
they we're soon slipped to grand hare.
Rocket showed wonderful speed and led the
bitch the whole length OF the field. driving
his game before him 10 great shape; but as
they neared the escape Kathleen got in and
began 90 make things pretty lively for her
opponent, but she killed too soon, and con-
sequenJly lost the course.
The final was then between SkyrOCket and
Twilight. but IN Il short, quick course the
former proved the winner and took first
pTlZe-S4O.
TIE SUMMARY.
Following i, The summary:
First round-H. c. loves Prince Rupert beat
J. Bytues' Nelly BY.
j t. CARROTS Monarch III beat j. Buckley's
Tom Moore.
". T. Wadam's Twilight beat ID. d. Roche's
John Michel Jr.
NJ Temau's Catherine Hayes beat w. e.
Wadam's Headlight
NJ Curtis Skyrocket beat ID. ). Healy's Dawn.
+. d. Nolau's valley Queen beat I. j. Cronlns
Depend-On-Mr.
7. J. Cronn's Jenny beat p. d. Nolan's
Dashaway.
I. }. Cfonln's Kathleen beat W. Il. McCOmb'g
LaurelwOOd.
Second round Monarch III beat Prince Ru-
pert, Twilight beat Catherine Hayes, SkYrocket
bat Jenny q, Kathleen beat Valley Queen.
Third round-IWiight beat Monarch, Sky
rocket beat Kathleen.
Fin IN. Curtis SKyTOcket. by Midnight out
OF Peasant GIL, beat W. l.. Wadams Twilight,
by Midnight out Of Peasant Girl, and won the
stake-S4O; Twilight look $50 aud Kathleen and
Monarch III $40 each.
The youngsters in the Sapling stakes were
for the most part very green, with two ex-
captions, and these two T. COOney's Tenn
pest and j. J. Rademaler's Young Jessie,
came out at the finish, the former winning
and taking $50, the latter $40.