The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-09

of the gathering TO destroy the pleasure OF the
snort by using language against the judge that
would not be tolerated ar DrlZe-nghL
The best Judge will make bad errors occa-
sionallv, and although his decisions may not
apree with some people it must be remembered
that according to all rules OF sport they are
final and conclusive; hence the absuruity OF
the fools "kick" which Is so frequently heard
on the coursng field.
AS there are a number of men who Witness
coursng meeting and then go away impressed
| with the Idea that the fastest dogs were
| cheat ed ont of the races they had Iun, few re-
| marks on coursing and how dogs are judged
| may prove of interest TO those who Judge
! colirsiug as they Judge hOrseraces.
The race is not always TO the swilteSt by any
means in coursing. There are many other
/ points which dog must possess besides speed
10 place 1t in the championship Glass; so to
speak.
The points of a course are speed, which shall
be estimated as one, TWO or three points ac-
cordlng TO the degree of superiority shown, as
for instance, II III the run up clear LEAD is
gained by one OF the dogs one, two or three
points may be allowed, according TO the length
OF IL d apart from the score for turn or
wrench. In awarding these points the iudge
must take into consideration the merit of a
lead obtained by dog which has lost ground
from the start either from being unsIghed or
from bad SLIP or which has had to run til e
outer circle. When one greyhound leads the
other, that Is so long as the hare runs straight
but loses the lead from her bending round de.
cidedly in favor of the slower dog of her accord
one point for speed shown aud the other dog
shall score one point for III G first turn
Under DO circumstances Is speed without sub
seQuent work TO be allowed To decide a course
except where great superiority is shown by one
greyhound over another dog In long lead TO
covert.
If dog after gaining the first six points
still keeps possession OF the hare by superior
speed lie VIII be entitled TO double the pre-
scrIbed allowance for the subsequent points
m de before his opponent begins TO score
1ne g0-Oy Is where one greyhound starts a
clear length behind his opponent, and vet
passes the latter In a straight run and gets a
clear length IN advance of him.
A turn is where the hare Is brought round at
not less than right angle from her previous
line.
A wrench is where the hare is bent from a
line at less than right angle but only leaves
the line TO suit its own convenience and not
because II was pressed by any of its pursuers.
In This Case nothing is to be allowed
The merit OF kill must be estimated ac-
c0rdlng 10 whether greyhound by its own SUI
perior dash and SIKH bears the hare; whether
lie picks II up through mere accident favoring
him, or whether the hare is turned into his
mouth, as it were, by the competing dog
Inc points which govern Il course are speed
which may be one, two or three.
Go-by-Two points, or, if gained on the
outer circle. three points.
The turn Is one point. The wrench is half a
point.
The kill is two points, or. in a descending
scale, III proportion TO the degree of merit dis
played ID that Kill, which may be OF no value.
lie ETlp, which Is now obsolete, used TO be
counted one point.
IL second hare should be started during
course, which occasionally happens, and one of
the dogs follows the newly starred hare, the
course ends where the dogs parted company.
The Pacific Club viii hold a meeting to-day
al Ocean View