The morning call., 1892-10-31
BAD WEATHER DON'T COUNT.
It Does Not Affect Lovers Of
Dog-Racing.
The Coursing at Ocean View Successfully
Carried on Yesterday Through a Fog
and Drenehing Rain.

1t Is an old sporting saying that nothing
in the shape OF any kind OF weather will
stop an Irishman from going to a coursing
match" Yesterday the IMAM who holds
the waterng-pot' put in good days work,
as scarcely moment passed but there was
either penetrating and uncomfortable
drizzle, a sharp shower or heavy downfall
OF rain descending Under these eircum-
stances the numerous horsemen who on
Saturday announced their intention of be-
ing present at the sister sport Of d0g-racing
failed to show up at the Ocean View Cours-
ing Park yesterday.
Their absence, however, did not prevent
the enthusiastic sons Of the Emerald Isle
from turning out in large numbers to their
favorite sport. Most of them had specu-
lated their pile on one dog or another 10
carry off the Ackerson 64-dog stake and
they brought along another to support their
former fayorites. Shortly after IL O'clock
the first pair of dogs in the first ties of the
standing the heavy fog and rain which
alternately swept over the ground at short
intervals during the whole day the sport
was carried on with ali the wel-kno wn
energy and enthusiasm which invariably
characteTiZes true lovers OF the game.
first ties of the stake, and the booksellers
and bookmakeTs were kept very busy writ
ing tickets on the fav0rites. Skyroeket. the
San Jose crack, was hot fayorite from
start 10 fBisb, and many OF the best judges
think that he will win the first prize with
case when the final is run off next Sunday,
Other dogs we'll backed to win lots OF
Doodle were Dashaway (named Billy Acker-
sou pro TEN, for this particular eyenD,
ShOTtst0p, Jack Dempsey, Laurelwood, Sir
John. Dan G and Queen OF the Valley. Tha
surprise OF the day was the dQwIlall oil Sir
John, which was accom- Lined by the green
Voungster Monf@ ~ who ran rings around
the fsv9::::e, and when Laurelwood fell be-
lore Dan G great wall went up from the
talent Before the end of the afternoon
they were on better terms with themselves,
however, as most OF the other fayorites won
their respective courses.
Ire slipping and judging were all that
could be desired, the hares were good and
strong and capital afternoons sport was
enjoyed. Next Sunday the big stake will
be run of with a sixteen-dog consolation
stake as an addition, when big crowd Will
doubtless put in an appearance.
The following is the present position OF
the stake:
Ocean View Coursing Park, Sunday. Oc-
tober 80, 1892. Sixty-four-dOg stake. FIRST
ties-MUnday beat Sir John, Whip beat
Dexter, Dan beat Laurelwood, Mountain
Hare beat Capaiino Maid. Billy Ackerson
beat Gienfarren, Depend on Me beat So So,
Molle II ran bye, Skyrocket beat MoIiie.
Coomasse beat Nelly Bly,. Judge N0rrt W
beat Queen of the Valley. Speculation ran
a bye, Shortstop ran a bye. Pennyroyal beat
San Jose Maid. Chief of the Valley beat
Bessie from Pike, Jack Dempsey beat
Charles w. and Tom Moore ran bye.
The long odds on the dogs are now quoted
as follows: / to 8 Skyrocbet, 10 to l Mon
day, 10 to l Dan c, 20 to Mountain Hare,
4 to / Ackerson, 80 to 1 Depend on Me, so
TO Moiie Ii, 50 to Judge Morrow. 80 to l
Speculation, 3 to Shortstop, 90 to i Penny
royal. 20 to Chief of the Valley, 5 to l
Jack Dempsey and 20 10 Tom Moore.