The morning call., 1892-10-03
SPORT Az OCEAN VIEW
A Good Day With the Pacific
COursing Club.
L Disastrous One for the Favorits Eounis.
Full Details Of the Runs-McDade's
Stake for Next Sunday.

There was a good days sport In Cana
vans Park yesterday under the auspices OF
the Pacific Coursing Club.
The weather was good and the hcres ran
well, with very few exceptions.
But the day was the most disastrous for
the favorites that has yet been seen in the
park. Depend-on- Ne, AL FarroD, Governor,
Sir John and Dan O'Connell all falling one
after another, and at the finish only two OF
the. rank outsiders stood up against each
other to 90 battle for the final course and
the stake. These two were Dexter and Will
liam O. Briep, and on being slipped Dexter
went to the front and never left the qGes-
ton in doubt, winning good course in the
most decided manner.
This dog has been running now at the
various courSing meetings for the last two
or three years, and so miserable has been
his performances during that time that II
was looked upon as joke whenever his
name appeared among the list of runners.
On this occasion, however, he showed In
the clearest manner that there was more In
him than ever expected, and the result was
that ne left all his detractors In the soup,
and the few who did back him for the sake
of the big odds offered. were jubilant over
their good fortune and "Old Dexters" Won
derful success.
The first round commenced with NJ. 3.
Kavanaghs Lilly Hynes and J. Mcnamara s
LlghttoOt. On the dogs being slipped Lilly
ran up quickly TO her game and never gave
her opponent show in pretty course
I. Fitzpatrick's William O'BTien and NJ.
Lang's Speculation next came 10 slips
and on being sent off beth dogs ran neck
and neck for 300 yards, when Speculation
drew cut and reached his game three
lengths in front OF OBrien. The latter
then got in for couple of good points
when the hare made another go for the es-
capes. Speculation then took command
aud looked all over winner, but on press
ing his game too closely he got tumbler
that must have shook him to pieces. for in
the rest of the course he was completely
out Of II.
T. j. Crenn's Depend-on-Me and J. j.
Rademaker's AL Farron came now on the
sward, the former being hot iavoIite at 6
to /, and the flyers went into the p0olboy
like hot cakes, the talent looking upon the
affair more as joke than anything else.
But oh. there off, and beayensi the old
dog is leading. He Is running all round
him, and before the crowd knew where
they were the course was over and the
white flag was waving In the sunshine. and
the investors Of the dollar were crow ding
around the poolbox and shouting them
selves hoarse over their good luck.
w. Flynn's Governor and ID. Curtis Dolly
Warden came next. The former sold at
50 90. the latter al 81, and here again fell
the talent, rs, On being slipped. Dolly SIM
ply ran away, and picked up the game in q
run.
j. Byrnes' Occidental and j. Shea's Te-
resa Fair were next out, but Shea's dog
never saw hare before and could not be
Induced TO Iun. Eventually they were
slipped to a weak hare and Occidental had
all the fun to himself.
5. A. Cummings Lilly w and G. Dough-
eriy's Irish Girl Lad a pretty course, bnt
tie Irish Girl proved the best slayer and
won
F. Ryan's Niger and S. A. Cumming
Dexter next came forth, Niger being a
good faForiJe at two 10 one, but the fayorite
never had a show, for the old dog made
things so lively for both hare and Niger
that the hackers OF the latter wished they
had their money again in their pockets.
But that was not TO be, Dexter winning
handsomely.
Sir John and Dan 0'Connell were the last
pair IN the round. Both dogs had many
friends, but Sir Johns had TO give odds,
and, on tue dogs being slipped. they ran
pretty even to the hare. The latter being
slightly in advance he wreBched the hare
and drove il into OConnelYs mouth. The
course was undecided
When next sent away the slips broke,
OConnell taking them away with him.
Though hampered with the weight be ran
good course. and. on being picked UP
again and getting rest. they were slipped
70 rafting good hare. but Sir John took
the lead and won fair course. though not
without some trouble from Dan.
The second round commenced with Will