The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-01
THE FAVORITES WIN.
Poolss1lers' Sacks Ligbtened at inc
Coursinc-Matclh.

Pooiselters' Sacks Ligbteneu
CoursInc- Match.
What the coursing people lost week ago
they got back with interest YESTERDAY, ana
the regular habtues who bad bought ~ TO
combinations en- the eight favorites IN the
onaninp round of the puppy stakes left
Ocean View in very jubilant and enviable
frame of MIND.
The day being fine, the coursing was at
tended by an unusually large crowd. Billy
Curtin was selling pools and combinations
very lively. but TO use the expression of that
old-rIme follower OF the dogs, English"
George Stead, sail the boys in the know
knocked him higher than a kite" After
the first six favUliteS got home, Curtin
looked very blur, but frightened up little
when R0che's dog William O'Bre0, who
was selling q hot first choice, was nowhere
to be found. The public then remembered
their previous Sundays experience and
great howl went up. CanaYan declared that
he would insist on having all the money
taken in by the booksellers right through the
day returned unless the dog was produced.
lie was determined to protect the ubiic at
his grounds, and would allow no dog to be
held out in the.poolsellcrs interests TO break
up the cOm bination tickets.
Finally William O'Brien was foTthcom-
ing, and was at ouce put into the slips
against Myrtle and won the course handily
amid great enthusiasm from the speculative
part of HE crowd. Tie hares during the
day were very strong AID fast, aud some
capital sport was witnessed. John Grace
Jr was In the saddle and John Canavan at
the slips, and bath carried out their duties
effectively and well. The stake was event
uahy won by Denny Rache's john Mitchell.
who was well supported by the Folsom
street division.
The following are the details of the stake:
Ocean View Coursing Park, Sunday, July
81. 1892 16-dog stake.
Preliminary rOund-Duffy's Maid of the
Valley beat John Hough's Dexter; p. f.
Caravans Lady Freestone beat II. Smiths
jeanette Roche's John Mitchell beat Hayes
Blue jacket; Heaiy's Plumas beat Rowe's
Lady K; Jones Niger beat Rothy's ~
rant; Geary's Nancy Till beat Caravans
Uncle Jim; R0che'S William O'Brien beat
Browns Myrtle; MuTphy's Last Spice beat
kerrigan's Honeymoon.
First ties-MRid of the Valley beat Lady
FreestOne. John Mitchell beat Pumas.
Niger beat Nancy TIL. Last Spike beat
William O'Brien.
Second tes-John Mitchell beat Maid of
the Valley Betting to on the loser
Mitchell led up by an open length and took
first turn and turned again. Then the
Maid got in, WreUched and Killed, Mitchell
getting the yerdicts
Last Spike beat Niger. Betting to
on the winner. The favOrite ran rings
around Niger, led up turned, put in some
close and clever work, killed aud won
handIly.
Final course-John Mitchell beat Last
Spike and won the stake. Betting 2 to ! on
Mitchell. A good hare got up and was
sighted by both dogs. Mitchell showed his
superior turn Of speed by leading up and
scoring first turn. He turned again. Spike
then gave him 90 by aud killed. Mitchell
had too many points to his credit, however,
and was awarded first prize.
Several private matches then took place.
Next Sunday the Pacific Coast Coursing
Club run 32-dOg stake under novel condi-
tiOus,