The morning call., 1892-07-24
COCR SING.
Novel Stake of the Pacific Coast Cours-
ing CIub-The Merced Meet.

Novel Stake of the Pacific Coast Cours-
ing CIub-The Merced Meet.
To-day at Ocean View puppy stake will
be run through. Renewed interest is being
taken In this sport, and P. J. Canavan
made very good move when he decided to
hold all future drawings at COrbett'S re-
sort Quite a number Of out.ide sports
have bought pools on the races. and cOnSe-
quently a large crowd viii journey out there
to-day.
On August the Pacific Coast Coursing
Club will give a 16-dOg stake at Ocean
View, and offers novel inducements to
owners to enter. The winners of two
courses $40, and the dog winning the fourth
course ca ptures S100. The entries for this
stake have already been filed. and specula-
ton is ruling brisk thereon.
That well known coursing authority.
J. Herbert Watson, says that ''the most
important object for American coursers to
attain is TO breed their own cOuIsing dogs,
and 10 breed them in such way that il
Will no longer be necessary 10 send 10 Eng
land to find the best greyhOunds IN tie
world. In order TO accomplish this end
many experiments must be tried, but the
path Of tile breeder may be made some
what more easy by careful study of the
results ACCOMPLISHED IN England. The an
nual stake known IS the Champion
Produce stake best indicates the lines that
euoulu DC lUllUhtQ DE luktuulUR DfESQGEs.
and no better advice or more timely sug-
gestlon can be given than to cite from the
CourSing Calendar the results as 10 the
siTes Of gTeyhoundS that have run in that
STAKE In the last two seasons
At the meeting in 1890 the stake was
divided between Young Fullerton, by Green
tick-Bit of Fashion, Times, by Greentick-
Tinsel, Humphrey Hall, by Greentick-
Fancy Jane, Short Splice, by Greentck-
Hark, Lady Nairn. BY Burnswark-sisGer TO
Mnler'S Rab. and Free Forgiveness, by Free
Forrester-MaGge. This was the largest
stake ever run for in the world, 16S runners
being engaged. In the first round Green
tick had 54 representatives, and 81 Of them
won; Huic H0lloa had three representa-
tives, two won Burnaby had two repre-
srntatves, one won; Britain Still had two
representatives, Que won; MuillngaT had two
representatives. both of whom succumb bed.
Tie most remarkable result of this stake Is
shown in the fact that Of the six diyiders
four were by Greentick cut OF four different
bitches.
Grand old Greentick" commenced. how
ever, best and he will no doubt maintain his
position as prince of stud dogs.
The Merced meeting is beginning to make
stir now among the buShmen, especially
Is this the case since the rumor got about
that there Will be a $1,000 prize. That there
Will be dogs from the East is more than
probable, as il is noticed in some of the New
\ ork Weekies that the time for the Kansas
neetng should be so arranged as to dove
tail with the California meetings so that
the dogs that run at the former could have
time to reach this coast TO take part in the
Decide ntal Clubs meeting
NJ. fireman, the well-knOwn coursing
man, has lost one of his fne young grey
hounds by giving it an overdose of Areca
nut powder. Owners OF dogs cannot be too
careful with this medicine, for when fresh,
no mole than will cover a 1O-cent piece
should be given. This amount will be
found to be ample. provided the dog was
kept fasting for the a hours previous, and
Oh the following day a dose of castor oil.
Such treatment will have the desired effect
without in any way iDjuring the dog.