The morning call., 1892-07-25
THE TALENT UPSET.
Rank Outsiders Win at the Ocean Vie,
Coursing Park YESTERDAY.

Coursing Park Yesterday.
Owing to the flip. given to coursing by
the new system of selling pools and COM
bnations on the night of the drawing, q big
crowd of people with light hearts and
heavy pockets journeyed out to Ocean View
yesterday. Most of them returned with
heavy hearts and light pockets.
Never in the history of coursing on the
coast aid the talent get so heavily dumped.
The long end won right through the day,
and the outsiders ran so surprisingly that
ali previous form was upset and the favor
ties went down with tedious regularity. 1t
is not likely, either, that the followers of
coursDg Will play any more Of Billy Cur
tins short-priced combinations. The rule
IN this kind of speculation is that If any one
dog In combination be not started the
packer loses. Yesterday two of the most
fancied dogs were not on the spot, and as
their names had been written on most of
the tickets the combinations were all
broken up and the bookmakers got all the
good money.
The cOursing was good, the hares being
fresh ana strong, and when it Is said that
John Grace, the veteran, judged the sport,
1t is needless 10 add that there was no kick
coming against the decisions. Johnny
Canavan did yeoman service in the slips,
and William Halpin as slip steward got the
Sixteen dogs were entered for the puppy
stakes. and the winner turned up in Me
Cracken's D1nard, 4 80 to l chance. When
lunterS found that Irish Girl could not
start, aud that her owner was trying to'ring
IN the five year-Old Snowflake as his puppy,
things generally began TO hum and a row
appeared imminent Matters aUieted down,
however, and the stake was finished ilh-
out further trouble. In the final course
DonaTd met Richard r. The betting was 3
E..r l,.,f
proved to be one out of the bag and ran
rings around the favorite, winning first
money amid great excitement.
The following ars the official details Of
the cOursing:
Ocean View Coursing Park, puppy stake
Sunday, July "a, 1892.
Preliminary round-Lynn's Richard Il beat
Reiilys Swede; Cummings Queen OF Hearts
peat peat tempest; Relily's Fairy beat Cummings
California Giri; Tuiy's Cypress Larn beat
ROette's Tyrant; MeCrackens DOnard beat Wal.
toms Quiekstep; kerrigan's substitute for Irish
Girl beat Wieand's John W; herrigan's Blue
Jacket beat Skylark; Cramer's Judge Morrow
beak Beatties Oracle.
Fist Tound-Rlchard R beat Queen of Hearts;
Fairy beat Cypress; DOnard Leaf Kerrgan's
substitute and Judge Morrow beat Blue Jacket.
Second round-Richard X beat Fairy. Betting
o 10 on the loser Both dogs got an even slip
10 strong hare, the fdyOriie leading up and sc.
curing first turn. She Then ran wide OF her game,
aud Richard X got In. put in lot OF quick and
clever work, killed and won the course
DOnard beat Judge Morrow; betting 3 10 on
the loser. Again the talent went do wn heavily,
as the nOD-faVOTite took long lead I'D TO mod
craze hare. Killed aud won without the Judge
getting a chance TO score.
Final eourse-Donard beat Richard and
won the stake; betting 10 l ON the loser. It's
the last straw that breaks the camels back, and
II came and did all The breaking In Tie decider.
The clever division, having lost heavily all day,
plunged wildly on Richard X. Their judgment
was again al fault. The dogs were not long In
the slips before a dandy hare got up, and both
sighted II and were given a long and even SLIP.
To the surprise Of everybody DOnaId, the out
slder, simply lost his opponent In The lead up.
turned his hare, turned again very cleyeIiy,
wrencned. killed and won the stake. Rich aId X
never had a show.
The betting was the heaviest ever known
at Ocean View.