The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-25
WINS.
A Great Coursing Day at
Newark Park.
Nimble Hares and Keen Dogs Race
Through Pools of Water-Points
of the Courses.

The coursing for the Christmas cup yesterday
at Newark, under the auspices OF the San
Francisco COursing Club, was a great success.
Twenty-four dogs entered for the stake. and
assuredly no such number of hounds has here
tOfore met on any of our coursing fields.
Greater numbers have met before at Newark,
but the cream of the kennel, with two excep-
tions-Litle Banshee and Skyrock et-donned
the collars on this occasion. and. as a result,
when the "draw" was published there were
few bold enough to say which Of the dogs were
lIhely to come out scatheless.
The hares In the park were, perhaps, the
finest that were ever put into it. and the dances
that most OF them led their pursuers yesterday
were sOmel hing that the fieetest OF the longtais
will have cause to remember for some time.
The grounds of the park we're In splendid
order. but the weather-well, 1t was simply de-
testahe. Heavy and almost continuous
showers fell all through the day, making il
anything but pleasant for the hundred or so
sportsmen. who. in spite Of the Indictment
weather. carried on the sport with determine
tion that was astonishing and with a success
that none but leashmcB could rival.
The haIes seemed 10 revel In the water pools
that were all over the park and frequently as
pursued and pursuers dashed on sprays of
water could be seen flying high into the AIR like
miniature fountains.
1t was just O'Clock when the first pair OF
dogs were handed TO Slipper Wren aud tile last
-
little over three hours. allowing an hour for
luncheon. | was really amusing to see the
slipper and the judge as they went along
through showers, seemingly to enjoy it all as
IL IL was so much sunshine.
The courses were all, with one or two excep-
tiOns, great ones. and 1t was difficult to saw
which elected the greatest applause--the hares
or The hounds.
Mr.. Curtis great dog. Shortstop, must, OF
course. get the palm, as he took first MONEY!
ana next TO him comes MIR. Coney's Queen Bess
while MIR. Edmonds' Vida Shaw deserves promi-
nent mention, as under great difficulties she
snatched third money from Home Rule. being
at the time suffering from bad injury to one
Waratah, the Australian dog. showed up
wonderfully well. Indeed it Is questionable II
any dog IN the stake sh0 we'd such speed as he
did, and had The hare gone into the fields Queen
Bess would certainly have fallen before him.
The cOursiDe commenced with L. j. CrOnin's
nofty Dlmple aud j. Doneley's Chief of the
Valley. The hare was a boomer, and he way
he scampered before tie hounds was caution.
The course was very long one, etch of the
dogs doing 4 great dea! OF work, though in the
commencement DOtIy had the best OF IT, but NOT
by a great deal, and when the hare made good
bis escape Mir. Grace must have s.opued TO
think which OF the two had the balance to
credit. Deity got The verdict.
I. Cooney's Queen Bess and M Tieruan's
Geufarron were then sent fter flyer The
old veteran GlenfarrOn made play at once and
shot out, the black bitch raced up sbarply and
both ran for hundred yards close up to the
game. The bitch then shot out and broupht
the hare round and nearly all the rest of the
long course. The hare escaped.
j. Cranston's Whip and j. Shannon's Native